Selby primed for defence

Mark Selby is eyeing another Masters title - to help pay for his forthcoming wedding.

Leicester cueman returns to happy hunting ground

Defending champion Mark Selby is in confident mood ahead of his bid for a third Ladbrokes Mobile Masters title in four years. The Leicester potter beat Ronnie O'Sullivan in the final 12 months ago in sensational fashion, winning four frames in a row from 9-6 down. And Selby is in good form for this year's renewal having beaten John Higgins and Ali Carter in the Championship League earlier in the week. "It's a tournament where I'm glad to say I've done really well, and I'd love to win a third Masters title," said Selby, who also triumphed at Wembley in 2008 and lost to O'Sullivan in the 2009 final. "Hopefully I can now kick on and go to the Masters and do well there." The 27-year-old starts his campaign against Mark King on Sunday in the tournament opener and has the added incentive of chasing a big payday to cover the cost of his upcoming wedding. Selby will marry his girlfriend Vikki in Mexico later in the year. "It'd be nice to pick up a big one rather than have to pay for the wedding on my own. It'd be nice to have (World Snooker chairman) Barry Hearn pay for it," joked Selby, living up to his 'Jester from Leicester' nickname.