World Championship 2014: Picture Perfect

As the dust settles on Mark Selby’s memorable World Championship victory at the Crucible Theatre, it’s time to look back on the best of my photos from this year’s tournament, including those of the venue, backstage and the people involved in the action…

The Arena

The Crucible – one table

The scoreboard

The Crucible ready on the opening morning of the tournament

The new BBC arena studio

The Crucible arena – two table set-up

The Markers

Table two view from the photography booth

The Crucible Tunnel

The Venue

The Crucible exterior

The doors into the arena tunnel The Crucible press conference area

  Stage Door   The Crucible hedge art

The BBC studio under construction

The Winter Gardens Cue Zone

The Crucible Foyer

Sheffield banner

 Trophies

Crucible Exterior

Crucible press cuttings

The Media Room

 The Crucible at night

Crucible Rules

Arena Entrance (backstage)

The big screen

BBC studio

The Final

Final day

Mark Selby

Ronnie smiles during his post-final press conference

 Mark, with wife Vikki and the trophy

 Ronnie collects his runners-up medal

Brendan Moore is congratulated by Barry Hearn following his first final

The arena awaits

 Ronnie immediately following the final

Mark Selby with the trophy

Mark Selby and Iron Maiden’s Nicko McBrain at the after-show party

The People

Ronnie O’Sullivan

Stephen Maguire

 Neil Robertson takes a photo of son Alexander in his chair

Ken Doherty

Michael Wasley

Leo Scullion    Barry Hearn

Xiao GuodongAli Carter

 Clive Everton, Dominic Dale

  Ryan DayJoe Perry

Rob Walker and Dominic Dale, through the viewfinder

Neil Robertson

Brendan Moore

 Judd Trump

Michael White

Barry Hawkins

Mark Allen

Ding Junhui

Ricky Walden

Marco Fu

Alan McManusSteve Davis, Hazel Irvine

Kyren Wilson

John Higgins

Rob Walker