Chris Wakelin ended Mark Selby's defence of the Champion of Champions with a 6-2 win in the Group One final at the Mattioli Arena in Leicester on Monday night.

Selby, the defending champion and a local favourite in his home city, had opened the tournament by beating Alfie Burden 4-3 in the afternoon. But he fell at the quarter-final stage to Wakelin, who had earlier beaten Barry Hawkins 4-1 and carried that form into the evening session.

The defeat brings a swift end to Selby's hopes of retaining the title he won last year, when he beat Judd Trump 10-5 in the final on home soil. Wakelin, by contrast, is through to the semi-finals of the invitational event and will return to the arena later in the week.

Selby's day in Leicester

Selby's title defence began with a battle. The four-time world champion needed all seven frames to get past Burden, the Shoot Out holder, winning 4-3 in the opening match of the tournament on Monday afternoon.

Wakelin's path to the group final was more comfortable. He beat Hawkins 4-1 in the second match of the afternoon, and by the time the two winners met over the best of 11 frames in the evening, he was the sharper of the two. A 6-2 win sealed his place in the last four.

What it means for the week

The Champion of Champions brings together 16 tournament winners from the past year, with a prize fund of £440,000 and £150,000 going to the winner. The event runs at the Mattioli Arena from Monday 9 November until Sunday 15 November, with the final played over the best of 19 frames.

Wakelin is the first player through to the semi-finals, which take place on Friday and Saturday evening. Each group is played in a single day, with two best-of-seven openers followed by a best-of-11 group final, and the four group winners go through to the last four. The rest of the groups play out across the week: Neil Robertson faces Panchaya Channoi and Judd Trump meets Jak Jones on Tuesday, while Wednesday brings the eye-catching tie between Shaun Murphy and Ronnie O'Sullivan, who is bidding for a fifth Champion of Champions title.

For Selby, the early exit is a disappointment in front of his home crowd, particularly after last year's triumph in the same venue. He arrived in Leicester as reigning UK champion as well as the defending Champion of Champions holder, but Wakelin's win means a new name will lift the trophy on Sunday.