Selby hits maximum in defeat

Leicester cueman hits 147 but still goes down 2-1 to Perry in Wuxi

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Selby hits maximum in defeat

Selby: Hit maximum but still lost

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Mark Selby experienced both highs and lows in China on Friday by making his first-ever maximum in competition - but then losing out to Joe Perry.

The 25-year-old Leicester cueman made the 147 in the opening frame of their best-of-three match in the Wuzhou International Jiangsu Classic.

But his opponent levelled after a scrappy frame in the Group Two match, before sealing victory with a break of 74.

The defeat means Selby, whose previous top professional break was 141, failed to progress from the tournament's round robin stage to the knockout rounds.

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