 Nyora kuenderera mberi kweiyi ndima - Mumwaka we2017-18 snooker mwaka, Selby akabviswa mumutambo wekutanga weHong Kong Masters mushure mekukundwa ne3 × 5 nemukundi wekupedzisira Neil Robertson. Mutambo wake wekutanga wemutambo wemwaka uyu waive China Championship kwaakakundwa 4 × 5 naZhou Yuelong mumutambo wechipiri. Akakundikana kufambira mberi kupfuura kutenderera kwechina kwaPaul Hunter Classic mukudzivirira zita rake, achirasikirwa 14 kune mukwikwidzi wekupedzisira Michael White. Akakundwa 25 naLee Walker mumutambo wekutanga weWorld Open, achiteverwa nekukundwa 24 naStuart Bingham mumakwikwi ekupedzisira eEuropean Masters, uye kubuda kwechitatu kutenderera kuEnglish Openuko akarasikirwa ne14 kuna Xiao Guodong. 