World number one Mark Selby takes on Chinese star Ding Junhui for the right to be crowned 2012 Welsh Open champion today.

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The duo have prevailed from a star-studded field of 32 players and will both have their eyes set on lifting the title and taking home the £30,000 first prize this evening.

Selby produced a gritty display in defeating Ronnie O'Sullivan 6-2 to reach the final last night and can never be counted out when it comes to major ranking events.

He has fired himself to the number one spot courtesy of wins at the Wuxi Classic, Paul Hunter Classic and Shanghai Masters this season and is the favourite to take the title tonight.

His opponent - Ding Junhui - will be out to banish his poor season so far by winning his first title of the campaign.

The multiple major winner has recaptured some of his best form on the biaze this week in defeating the likes of John Higgins and Shaun Murphy and is likely to push The Jester all the way in the final.

Both players are capable of producing high breaks as well as effective safety play, which should make for an interesting match in Newport.

The duo have met seven times over the past decade and Selby will be encouraged by his good record against the youngster, having won five of those meetings.

Their most recent meeting came in the Semi-Finals of the Wuxi Classic last year, with Leicester cueist Selby taking a narrow 6-5 victory over the local hero en route to taking the title.

Ding will be out for revenge today and will hope to send out a message in doing so that he will be among the several contenders for the big one at the Crucible in April.

The bookmakers make Selby the 4/6 favourite to be crowned champion, with offering value at 6/5 with Bet365.

The final will be played over two sessions, starting from 1pm and 7pm in the evening. It will be streamed live over the best of 17 frames from the Newport Centre, Wales.