Mark Selby 10-7 Ronnie O'Sullivan
Mark Selby beat Ronnie O'Sullivan 10-7 in a thrilling final to win the UK Championship for the second time.
In a sensational evening session Selby hit three centuries in the final six frames, with O'Sullivan hitting two of his own, to clinch victory in York.
Five-time winner O'Sullivan fought back from 7-2 down to trail 8-7.
But Selby, 33, rose to the challenge to become only the sixth player to secure the World Championship and UK titles in the same calendar year.
Selby joins the greats
Selby has now ended O'Sullivan's five-title winning streaks in both the World and UK tournaments, collecting the £170,000 winner's prize money.
He joins an illustrious list of players in O'Sullivan, Stephen Hendry, Steve Davis, John Higgins and John Parrott to hold both titles in the same year.
The match looked to have been won in the first session as Selby, renowned for his resolute style of play, won 33 and 48 minute frames.
He compiled 489 points to O'Sullivan's 50, taking six frames in a row.
Early errors cost O'Sullivan
O'Sullivan missed the chance to not only equal Steve Davis's UK haul of six, but also move second in the all-time ranking winner's list behind Hendry.
It was his third defeat in the final of a major event this season, following losses against Judd Trump at the European Masters and John Higgins at the Champion of Champions.
Despite a blistering opening frame and further tons in the second session - taking his total of career centuries past 850 - he made uncharacteristic errors in the opening session which ultimately cost him the match.
