Kammala jumla mai zuwa: Selby ya lashe lambar farko a kakar wasa ta Paul Hunter Classic, ya doke Tom Ford 4<unk>2 a wasan karshe. Rabin karshe da ya buga da Stuart Bingham a Masters na Shanghai a watan Satumba, ya kasance gamuwa tsakanin manyan 'yan wasa biyu da aka zaba a duniya, Selby ya ci 6<unk>5, bayan ya ragu da 3<unk>5. Bayan samun nasara 3<unk>1 a kan Ding Junhui a wasan karshe, daga karshe ya rasa wasan 6<unk>10. A watan da ya biyo baya, Judd Trump ya doke shi 2<unk>6 a wasan kusa da na karshe na
European Masters.&lt;ref name="2016/17"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt; Daga nan ya ci 9<unk>3 a wani wasan kusa da na karshe da Bingham, don isa wasan karshe na Gasar Duniya a Daqing, China, inda ya lashe gasar a karon farko ta hanyar shawo kan Ding 10<unk>1; Selby ya mamaye gwagwarmayarsu, inda ya lashe dukkan bangarori bakwai na karshe, a wasan karshe na wasan kwaikwayo na karshe tun daga 2012 World Open lokacin da Mark Allen ya ci Stephen Lee ta hanyar daidai. Selby ya yi sau bakwai 50+ ya karya, yayin da mafi girma na Ding ya kasance kawai 47.