Four-time world champion Mark Selby ponders the future after first-round exit

Selby told the BBC: “I’ll sit down with (my wife) Vicky and see what the options are."

Joe O’Connor celebrates beating Mark Selby (right) on day three of the 2024 Cazoo World Snooker Championship at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield. Picture date: Monday April 22, 2024.

Qualifier Joe O’Connor held his nerve to sink four-time champion Mark Selby and book his place in the second round of the World Championship in Sheffield.

O’Connor, who grew up idolising Selby and cheered him to three of those previous successes, scrambled to a 10-6 victory after resuming 7-2 in front from Sunday’s dominant first session.