Retaining his title, who won the 2017 World Snooker Championships on May 1st, 2017?

Question

In 2014, Yan Bingtao from China became the youngest ever amateur snooker world champion when he won the IBSF World Snooker Championship. How old was he?

Answer 1

Mark Selby

Mark Selby retained the world championship title to join a select band of four successful defenders by beating John Higgins 18-15 in the final after trailing 10-4 on the first day.