Mark Selby has been highlighting snooker’s strength in depth as he gears up for a tilt at a fifth World Championship title. The qualifying event for the Crucible has got underway this week, with a number of former winners and runners-up all desperate to book their ticket to Sheffield. Selby says with the likes of Stuart Bingham and Neil Robertson in action, some “horrible” matches lie ahead.
Four-time world champion Selby believes that shows snooker’s strength in depth, and that some tasty early contests could come up.
“You’ve got some horrible matches coming through the qualifiers,” he told Metro.co.uk.
“Normally over the last few years there’s been some horrible matches and you can pick four or five where you don’t really want him and him, but now there’s more than ever.”
