Mark Selby wins UK Snooker Championship 2012

Mark Selby has won the UK Snooker Championship 2012 with victory over Shaun Murphy in the final.

The world number one won the final 10-6 in what was the first time since 1992 that two Englishmen contested the right to become the UK Snooker Champion.

Selby and Murphy headed into the evening session levelled at 4-4 after the first session in York.

However, the 29-year-old emerged the stronger of the two players in a tightly-contested match and eventually got the better of his compatriot.

Selby went 6-5 ahead in the evening before Murphy made it 6-6, only for the former to clinch four frames in a row to win the final.

The victory sees Selby pocket a prize money of £125,000.