Mark Selby’s victory over Shaun Murphy at the Crucible lifted him level with John Higgins as a four-time Crucible winner.

Here, the PA news agency takes a look at the multiple winners of the tournament since it moved to its current, illustrious venue in 1977.

7 – STEPHEN HENDRY

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Stephen Hendry holds the record of seven Crucible crowns (Nick Potts/PA)

6 – STEVE DAVIS

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PA Graphic

6 – RONNIE O’SULLIVAN

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Ronnie O’Sullivan has won six world titles (Lynne Cameron/PA)

4 – JOHN HIGGINS

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John Higgins could have won more than four world titles (Sean Dempsey/PA)

4 – MARK SELBY

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Mark Selby is climbing the list of multiple world champions (Steven Paston/PA)

3 – MARK WILLIAMS

2018 Betfred Snooker World Championships – Day Seventeen – The Crucible
Mark Williams claimed a wholly unexpected third world crown (Richard Sellers/PA)

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