Matt Selt hit with fine and suspended ban for aggressive and abusive behaviour
Today at 05:29 AM
Matt Selt has been fined £10,000 and given a suspended three-month ban for aggressive and abusive behaviour at the Saudi Masters Snooker earlier this season.
The 39-year-old was charged on three counts and since accepted the allegations against him, apologising to those involved.
The World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) confirmed that the three charges against Selt were:
- That he was aggressive in his behaviour and was rude and abusive in his language towards a Matchroom Senior Executive in the presence of an important WST Partner.
- That he sent an abusive text to a WPBSA Member
- That he was aggressive in his behaviour and was rude and abusive in his language towards a WPBSA Member.
The charges were made in October 2024 and the WPBSA state that Selt accepted them in February this year, making the apology.
The statement continued: ‘On 18th February 2025 he fully accepted the allegations made against him and made a full and wholehearted apology to the persons concerned. It was accepted that Mr Selt was under a significant amount of stress and pressure at the time of the incidents.’
Selt has been fined £10,000 for the incident and has to pay £11,000 towards the WPBSA’s legal costs.
The world number 33 has also been given a three-month suspension but this has been suspended until the end of the 2025/26 season and will only be activated if he is found guilty or pleads guilty to any further offences.
The WPBSA statement confirmed that ‘Mr Selt is the Vice Chairman of the WPBSA Players, the players association’ and did not state that he has left this position as a result of the incident.
More to follow…
