Winner Selby's final flourish as he takes the title with a 141 break

In a sensational end to his dream campaign, Selby fired off four centuries, completing his victory with a brilliant 141 that landed a £5,000 bonus for matching Ken Doherty's tournament-highest break.

Selby, who announced his arrival on snooker's big stage by reaching the 888.com world final as a 40-1 qualifier, was the first Masters debutant winner since Stephen Hendry arrived in 1989.

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Sealed with a kiss: Selby savours his victory

He said: "It means the world to me. I've been knocking on the door for some time but I'm chuffed to bits. At times it felt like I was on the practice table. Now it's just a matter of time for the world title."

The 24-year-old from Leicester, a former eight-ball pool world champion but without a snooker title to his name, reeled off eight successive frames from 3-2 down to devastate 33-year-old Lee's revival.

Lee said: "He deserved it, but I'm gutted. I wanted to do as well as I could for a pal of mine, Paul Hunter."

Instead, the former Welsh Open champion, who broke his duck with the Grand Prix 10 years ago, took a similar battering to that endured by Ding Junhui 12 months earlier against Ronnie O'Sullivan. It was World No 11 Selby's biggest pay day, having won £110,000 as Crucible runner-up. Lee picked up £68,000 and Doherty £5,000 for his 141 break.

Selby, watched by a 2,000 crowd that included members of Leicester rock band Kasabian as well as his pool player girlfriend of 18 months Vicky Layton, punched the air before the final frame ended.

Referee Michaela Tabb, controlling her first Masters final, had to ask celebrating fans to calm down, with a share of the high-break cheque at Selby's mercy.

Selby reached the top 16 only this season, thanks to his brilliant run in the 888.com contest where Lee was a victim as well as ex-Crucible champions Peter Ebdon and Shaun Murphy.

He was in determined mood after all three of his previous matches went to the final frame.

Selby, up against six-times Masters champion Stephen Hendry "in his own backyard", likened himself to a rabbit caught in the headlights before overturning the Scot's 5-3 lead for a last-gasp victory.

In the quarter-finals, he saw off another Scot, Stephen Maguire, from exactly the same position — including a nerveless 103 in his comeback to leave his rival stunned.

Semi-final victim Doherty, who had been playing some of his best snooker of recent seasons, was the next to fall 24 hours before Selby stepped up to the final plate.

Triumph: Selby

Selby delighted his large following by firing a 124 break in the second frame, but the rest of the afternoon was a nervy, nip-and-tuck exchange that saw Lee struggling for form.

Lee's potting accuracy temporarily deserted him and the 41 he carved out to take the opening frame was the best he could manage all match, although he did briefly lead again at 3-2.

But Lee's poor safety shot in the sixth frame let in his opponent for a 43 break that hauled them level, then Selby knocked in breaks of 60 and 45 to be five frames away from glory.

So often the Wembley final has been the platform for a classic fightback — the late Paul Hunter, three times Masters champion, was a brilliant exponent — but Selby was in no mood to be caught.

After the interval, Lee had to sit in his chair and watch a magnificent 132 total clearance by Selby to stretch his lead to 6-3.

As well as the big scores, Selby has an appetite for scraps and the pair slugged out the next frame before Lee conceded.

Lee had stared defeat in the face at 5-2 down to Graeme Dott in the first round before recovering to win 6-5, then added Ebdon and Marco Fu to his victims but at 7-3 behind his prospects looked grim.

Selby recovered from 5-0 down at the Crucible last April to defeat Lee 10-7 and the possibility of revenge sprung to mind in the wake of the World No 13's semi-final win over Fu on Saturday night.

But those prospects were dead by the 11th frame, as uncharacteristic errors on top of Lee's inability to conjure even a half century made the match suddenly a foregone conclusion.

Lee sat and suffered as Selby strode on. Handed the rare chance of a lifeline, Lee miscued and jumped over the yellow at 52-48 ahead and saw Selby coolly snatch another frame to lead 8-3.

With the finish in sight, Selby relaxed and flourishes of 125 and 141 put Lee out of his misery.