In the Masters, Selby began his title defence by beating Mark Davis in the first round and John Higgins in the quarter-finals, winning both matches by a scoreline of 6--5 and extending his unbeaten record in deciding frames at the Masters to 11.
In the Masters, Selby began his title defence by beating Mark Davis 6--5 in the first round, after Davis fought back from 0--4 behind to take the match to a deciding frame. In defeating Davis and Higgins in final-frame deciders, Selby extended his unbeaten record in deciding frames at the Masters to 11.