| Born | March 7, 1985 |
|---|---|
| Sport country | England |
| Professional | 2000– |
| Highest ranking | 38 (2011, 5 months) |
| Current ranking | 41 |
| Highest <dfn style="border-bottom:1px dotted #0645AD; font-style:inherit;">break</dfn> | 143 (2008 UK Championship Qualifiers) |
| Best ranking finish | Quarter-finals: 2011 Australian Goldfields Open |
Matthew Selt (born 7 March 1985) is an English professional snooker player from Romford. He qualified for the professional tour by finishing seventh on the Pontin’s International Open Series in 2006/2007. He is a friend and practice partner of Neil Robertson and Ronnie O'Sullivan.
He made an important breakthrough at the start of the 2009/2010 season by reaching the last 32 of the Shanghai Masters by winning four qualifying matches, ending with a 5–4 victory over Steve Davis. There he faced John Higgins, losing 5–2. He also impressed at the Grand Prix, by recovering from 0–4 against Jordan Brown to win 5–4 and going on to beat Jimmy White, Stuart Pettman and Fergal O'Brien to reach the final stages of a tournament for the second time in succession. There he was drawn against Stephen Hendry who beat him 5–2.
He qualified to the final stage of 2011 Australian Goldfields Open. In last 32 he won the most important match for his career so far, by beating John Higgins in the deciding frame. He overcame the scoreline from 1–4 to 5–4. In the last 16 Selt beat Stephen Hendry 5-1 to earn himself his first ranking event quarter final, where he lost 3-5 to Shaun Murphy. Selt qualified for the main draw of the UK Championship for the first time in 2011 by defeating Mark King 6-4 in the final round of qualifying.[1] His reward was a tie against former world champion Graeme Dott, who beat him 6-1.[2]