Smoking snooker star shouts at teenager before storming off, telling umpire to ‘shut up’ in stunning meltdown

MATTHEW SELT faces possible disciplinary action for shouting at a TEENAGER and the referee in a stunning outburst.

The Briton, 39, had battled Latvian 18-year-old Artemijs Zizin in their German Masters qualifier in Sheffield on Tuesday night.

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Romford cueist Selt shouted “OH MY GOD!” as Zizins was red-balled in the final frame of their best-of-nine encounter.

Zizins tried to put the ball in the upper right pocket, only for it to ricochet into the jaws.

To Selt’s horror, however, the ball then seeped over the top cushion and fell into the opposite corner.

As Selt watched the scene unfold, he bellowed “Oh my God!”

He seemed to shake his head in disgust.

When Zizins then went to clear the colors, having secured a 5-4 victory, the irreverent Selt, 39, rose from his chair, shook hands and packed his cue box.

A puzzled Zizins awkwardly told Selt “Have a Merry Christmas”, only to laugh along with his enraged rival and reply: “And you.”

But Selt was seen walking off camera before several loud bangs and crashes could be heard backstage at the closed-door event.

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World no. 33 Selt – who had made a break of 143 in Frame 1 – was appointed to the WPBSA Players Board last December, but is no longer in that role.

The Essex star has made four appearances at the Crucible World Championship and the highlight of his career was lifting the Indian Open in 2019.

The matter could now be referred by the World Snooker Tour to the WPBSA to start a disciplinary investigation.

The World Snooker Tour declined to comment when contacted by SunSport.

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