the crucible curse will be one weight on the mind of mark selby on saturday , but the mercurial talents of a debutant capable of ` absolutely murdering anybody ' will be another altogether .
while that statistical curiosity has added an element of pressure to selby , so too has the presence of kurt maflin , one of four men making their first appearance in the main draw .
mark selby poses with the trophy after winning the world snooker championship at the crucible in 2014 .