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Mark Selby moved one step away from a third Betfred World Championship title in four years as he saw off Ding Junhui again at the Crucible. Twelve months ago it was in the final where Selby denied Ding, and this time a 17-15 victory in their semi-final saw the Leicester man through to a title match against John Higgins, with the Scot easing past Barry Hawkins 17-8 in his last-four clash.