Wu Yize beats Selby 13-11 in Worlds last-16

Mark Selby, the four-time world snooker champion, suffered a 13-11 defeat to China's Wu Yize in the last-16 round of the World Snooker Championship at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield on Monday, ending his campaign and advancing the 22-year-old to the quarterfinals.

Selby, the seventh seed, started strongly with breaks of 123 and 124 to lead 2-0. Wu, the 10th seed and the youngest player remaining in the draw, responded to take a 3-2 lead by the end of the first session, marked by an eighth frame that ended 4-4 after errors from both. The Chinese player extended his advantage to 11-9 before Selby won two frames in a row to close the gap to 11-11. In the decisive final frame, Selby missed a routine red while trailing 11-9, prompting him to smash his cue against the table in frustration. Wu held his nerve to secure the win with a 53 break.

Post-match, Selby described his performance as "pathetic," admitting lapses in concentration and too many missed shots. He reserved sharp criticism for the table conditions, calling them the worst he had experienced at the Crucible. "I felt like the conditions were the worst I've experienced here at the World Championship, for sure," Selby...