Mark Selby "over the moon" with UK Championship triumph

World number one Mark Selby has said that he is "over the moon" with his triumph at the UK Snooker Championship.

The 29-year-old defeated his English compatriot Shaun Murphy 10-6 in the final in York on Sunday.

"I am over the moon and it means a great deal. It makes it even more special to beat someone of Shaun's class," Selby told BBC Sport.

"It was a strange game, it was not pretty. I was twitching all over the place.

"I never really give in until the last ball is potted and that is me all over. If I was not like that, I would not have got to the final."

Selby won £125,000 as prize money for winning the competition.