Mark Selby suffers surprise defeat to Liam Highfield in Newport

Mark Selby crashed out of the Welsh Open in the second round as the world champion was beaten by Liam Highfield in Newport.

Having been 2-0 down, world number one Selby battled back and secured a 3-2 lead with a break of 115 before Highfield took the next two to triumph 4-3, wrapping things up with a 92 clearance.

Highfield, the world number 40 who will now face Michael White, said in an interview on World Snooker Tour’s official Twitter feed: “The way I handled it was my most pleasing thing. I stayed calm throughout the match and took my chances and made it difficult for Mark.

“I do think the key with Mark is to stay patient, but it is very hard because my natural instinct is to attack and be ultra-aggressive and play that way. I think the key is to just err on the side of a little bit more caution.

Hear from Liam Highfield after his 4-3 win against Mark Selby.

He made 92 in the decider