Grove player Matt Selt is 25 today and he’s coming to the end of his best ever season.

A professional since 2006, Matt made an important breakthrough at the start of the season by reaching the last 32 of the Shanghai Masters. He achieved this by winning four qualifying matches, ending with a 5-4 victory over Steve Davis. In Shanghai he faced John Higgins, losing 5-2. At the next qualifying event, for the Grand Prix, he recovered from 0-4 against Jordan Brown to win 5-4 and then went 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. Matt is provisionally ranked 49 and will enter 2010/11 with his highest ever ranking.

The Grove wishes Matt all the best for next season and hopes this good form continues.