Postpublished at 17:18 British Summer Time 1 May 2017
Frame 24: Selby 12-11 Higgins
Willie Thorne
BBC snooker commentator at The Crucible
Mark Selby will be more confident now than any other part of this match.
Result: Mark Selby 18-15 John Higgins
Selby defends his title and wins his third World Championship in four years
Selby trailed 10-4 before fighting back
Controversy in frame 31 after referee says Selby did not hit the black and Higgins went on to win the frame
Selby made 131 break in 32nd frame and 78 in final frame
Michael Emons
Frame 24: Selby 12-11 Higgins
Willie Thorne
BBC snooker commentator at The Crucible
Mark Selby will be more confident now than any other part of this match.
Frame 24: Selby 12-11 Higgins
Winning six out of seven frames today is something Selby may not have even been able to dream of, from being the outsider to the clear favourite with a two-frame advantage.
It could well happen soon. The break is up to 30. Higgins sits, waits, ponders and hopes.
Frame 24: Selby 12-11 Higgins
This is the last frame of the day. Selby is again at the table, 11-0 up. Looking strong.
Frame 24: Selby 12-11 Higgins
The celebrity game is strong at the Crucible today. So far we've seen Iron Maiden drummer Nicko McBrain, Peanut from the Kaiser Chiefs, Masters champion Danny Willett, now we can add former England international Kevin Davies to the list.
Watch his interview with BBC Sport's Seema Jaswal below.
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Frame 23: Selby 12-11 Higgins
Tony Burden: Wow. I've just turned the snooker on. Crikey. That scoreline is a complete surprise.
Callum Churchill: What character from Selby, that's what sets him aside as world No1. He grinds through each frame one frame at a time.
Frame 23: Selby 12-11 Higgins
John Parrott
1991 world champion at The Crucible
Mark has really got the bit between his teeth now.
Frame 23: Selby 12-11 Higgins 82-0 (Selby 58)
What a turnaround. From 10-4 down to 12-11 up. He's the world number one for a reason.
Mark Selby's fightback is over, now he is the leader. John Higgins looks powerless to stop Selby, who has now won eight of nine frames.
Good news for us, good news for Selby, bad news for Higgins, we have one more frame this session.
Frame 23: Selby 11-11 Higgins
Selby dominating this frame, he could well have an outright lead again soon. (61-0).
Frame 23: Selby 11-11 Higgins
Sheffield lad Danny Willett, the winner of the 2016 Masters (golf, not snooker), has just been speaking to BBC Sport's Seema Jaswal about his Crucible visit.
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Frame 23: Selby 11-11 Higgins
Steve Davis
Six-time world champion at The Crucible
Halfway through that 22nd frame it really did look like the game had been bogged down but that break (of 67) could be the thing which kick-starts the game into life again.
Perhaps Mark Selby has got his arm going now and perhaps John Higgins will have to respond.
Frame 23: Selby 11-11 Higgins
Remember, we have a cut-off point of 17:15 BST for a frame to start, so this could be the last one of the session.
Selby starts off with three reds, three blacks but a loud groan from the Crucible follows as he gets no luck when he goes into the pack of reds. 24-0 to Selby. So, you could well say he is back in front again.
For the first time since about 4pm yesterday.
As chosen by you, the number one moment from the last 40 years of snooker at the Crucible is... the 1985 black-ball final between Dennis Taylor and Steve Davis.
It was the number one pick of 55% of respondents and in the top three of 85%.
Ronnie O'Sullivan's fastest ever 147 break was second with 22.25%, and Alex Higgins' emotional triumph in 1982 was third with 7.64%.
Here is the list in full:
Frame 22: Selby 11-11 Higgins (68-19, Selby 67)
OK, who thought it was all over when Higgins was 10-4 up? Wrong.
Selby has won seven of the last eight frames, including a break of 67 in the 22nd, and it is 11-11.
Frame 22: Selby 10-11 Higgins
Selby's break is up to 66, the three reds are on the side cushion, but he pots one of them and then misses the black. 67-19, Higgins comes to the table needing two snookers. We continue.
Frame 22: Selby 10-11 Higgins
Mark Selby is doing what he can to make sure we can get in another frame in this session. His break is up to 42. 42-19 in the 22nd.
Frame 22: Selby 10-11 Higgins
So, this could be the last frame of the session. Maybe.
Cancel your plans for tomorrow, we could be in for the long-haul here. We're hardcore though here, we're here no matter what, so stay with us. Even at two in the morning.
Shamoon Hafez
BBC Sport at The Crucible
We have been told that because of the slow play from the two players this afternoon, there will be a cut-off point of 17:15 BST for another frame to start.
That will allow the players a good rest going into the final session at 19:00 BST, but we could be in for a long night.
As it stands, we could have an extra three frames carried over.
Frame 22: Selby 10-11 Higgins
Some breaking news from the Crucible...
Frame 22: Selby 10-11 Higgins
Selby has an attempt at a red to the middle, but it stays out, the black is on the left cushion, the blue is in the D, the pink is hidden by a couple of reds. Not many points available at the moment. Higgins is 19-0 up as I write.
Frame 22: Selby 10-11 Higgins
Yep, he loves his snooker. He was here in the final in 2014 - Selby's first win, and ended up playing drums as Selby sung some karaoke classics in the post-final party.