The great sportsman Matthew Selt is a professional snooker player, who won his first ranking event when he secured victory at the 2019 Indian Open. He also won the 2016-17 Haining Open, and has been placed as high as No.20 in the world snooker rankings.
Born and raised in London, Selt started playing snooker at a young age, and after competing on the amateur circuit made an important breakthrough at the beginning of the 2009-10 season when he reached the last 32 of the Shanghai Masters. Since then he has continued to impress on the baize at tournaments and events across the globe, and has reached the semi-finals of back-to-back Championship Leagues (in 2014-15 and 2015-16), as well as the semi-final of the 2014-15 Six-red World Championship, the semi-final of the 2019-20 Riga Masters, and the semi-final of the 2020-21 Gibraltar Open. He also reached the final of the 2021-22 Turkish Masters. His two professional victories have come at the 2016-17 Haining Open, and at the 2018-19 Indian Open.
Selt regularly connects with his legions of followers and fans through Instagram, posting pictures and comments about his life both on and off the baize.