Mathew Selt clinched his maiden ranking professional title, getting the better of Lyu Haotian by five frames to three in a hard-fought final of the Indian Open world-ranking snooker tournament yesterday.

Selt also pocketed a cool GBP 50,000 (approx Rs 46 lakh) for his effort. While Selt had put out defending champion John Higgins 4-2 in the first semi-final of the morning, Haotian strung rallied from 0-2 down to send Anthony Hamilton packing.