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Matthew Selt

  • Title

    219 Indian Open champion

  • Nationality

    English

  • Turned Pro

    2000

  • Highest Tournament Break

    144

  • Location

    Chelmsford

  • D.O.B

    07 March 1985

  • Money List Earnings

    ยฃ131,750

  • Nickname

    -
Season Stats

  • Frames Played

    213

  • Frames Won

    120

  • Frames Lost

    93

  • Frames Won Percentage

    56.34%

  • Shots Played

    5212

  • Shots Per Frame

    24.47

  • Breaks Over 50

    75

  • 50 Break Rate

    2.84

  • Breaks Over 100

    12

  • 100 Break Rate

    17.75

Ranking titles: One – 2019 Indian Open

Career highlights

2011: Makes his first ranking event quarter-final at the Australian Open, knocking out John Higgins and Stephen Hendry.
2013: Beats Ken Doherty in the final qualifying round of the World Championship to earn a Crucible debut, which he loses against Mark Selby.
2014: Reaches the final of the Lisbon Open. Beats the likes of Judd Trump and Barry Hawkins before losing to Stephen Maguire.
2015: Quarter-finalist at the UK Championship. Climbs in to the world’s top 32 for the first time.
2019:ย  After 13 seasons as a professional, wins his first ranking title at the Indian Open. Beats John Higgins in the semis before aย 5-3 win over China’s Lyu Haotian in the final.
2021: Reaches the semi-finals of the Gibraltar Open, notably knocking out Stephen Hendry who was playing his first pro match in nine years. Selt’s run was ended by Judd Trump.