'A frame within a shot' – Watch Matthew Selt complete greatest win at Turkish Masters snooker without potting ball

Sometimes it is better to be lucky than good. In the curious case of Matthew Selt during the Turkish Masters semi-finals in Antalya on Saturday, it is better to be both. Selt – the 2019 Indian Open champion – led former Masters and UK holder Ding Junhui 3-0 in Saturday's semi-final then trailed 4-3, but battled ferociously to complete arguably the most satisfactory win of his 20-year professional career.

Ad/> Selt's highest break of the match was a relatively modest contribution of 59 with Ding the heavier scorer in compiling 97, 60, 90 and 84, but the match ultimately came down to a little rub of the green when it mattered most on the old green baize. Turkish MastersSelt halts Ding charge to book place in Turkish Masters final18 HOURS AGO A Matt finish does not always require gloss. Nor does it always require a pot.

Selt's key to victory was not a heavy break, an audacious long pot or a telling safety. It was just a good old fashioned fluke. Selt halts Ding charge to book place in Turkish Masters final Turkish Masters 2022 — Latest results, scores, schedule With the tension mounting in the deciding frame before a bewitched audience and Selt clinging to a narrow 33-10 lead, the Romford man jabbed at a black in trying to generate power to open up the pack of reds.

The black missed the pocket, came off three cushions and nudged open the pack of reds, but the white astonishingly came to rest behind the blue ball to leave Ding snookered. «A frame within a shot,» quipped a shocked Philip Studd alongside 1986 world champion Joe Johnson in the commentary box. With six reds in the open, it is highly likely Selt would not have played another shot in the tournament if the white had stopped a centimetre either side of the blue, but