Jak Jones wins biggest title of his career with British Open victory

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• Jak Jones secured the biggest title of his career by defeating Mark Selby 10-6 to win the British Open in Cheltenham.
• The 33-year-old Welshman claimed his second ranking title of the season, having defeated Judd Trump in Saturday's semi-final.
• The final was locked at 4-4 after the afternoon session, which featured a 139 break from Selby and a 92 from Jones.
• Despite Selby levelling at 5-5 with another century break, Jones won five of the next six frames to pull away.
• The victory denied Selby a second British Open title as Jones ground out the result in the evening session.