The 2014 Masters: Nerveless Ronnie O’Sullivan beats Mark Selby to take his fifth title
O'Sullivan closed out the match 10-4 after a Selby fightback
Your support helps us to tell the story
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
Your support makes all the difference.Ronnie O’Sullivan had to withstand a fightback from defending champion Mark Selby to claim his fifth Masters title at Wembley on Sunday night. O’Sullivan headed into the midway break 7-1 up, having won the first five frames, but Selby battled back to win three of the next five.
However, O’Sullivan held his nerve to close out the match 10-4, and said: “It is always difficult playing Mark because he loves coming from behind. Even at 7-1 up I didn’t feel comfortable. I don’t know how I did it, to be honest.”
Selby said: “When Ronnie gets on form, he just steamrollers you. He started off really well, the first three frames were fantastic. He is fantastic at taking his chances.”
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments