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    Luca Brecel (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈlukaː breːˈsɛl]; born 8 March 1995) is a Belgian professional snooker player. A four-time ranking event winner, Brecel...
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  • Ashley Carty whitewashed Long Zehuang. Mark Davis beat Xiao Guodong, Luca Brecel beat Tian Pengfei, and Judd Trump beat Ryan Day, all by 4‍–‍2. Liam Davies...
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  • was Luca Brecel who had defeated Mark Selby in the 2023 final; Brecel lost in the first round to David Gilbert. As a first-time champion, Brecel was unable...
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  • compete in 100 matches at the Crucible—but lost 10–13 to Belgian player Luca Brecel. Crucible debutants at the event were Fan Zhengyi, Jak Jones, Pang Junxu...
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  • in the semi-finals, O'Sullivan defeated the reigning world champion Luca Brecel 11‍–‍9 in the final to win his fifth Shanghai Masters title, his fourth...
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  • was played on 14 November. Barry Hawkins defeated 2023 World Champion Luca Brecel with a 4–0 whitewash, making century breaks of 128 and 108 in the first...
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  • £825,000. The defending champion was Ronnie O'Sullivan, who defeated Luca Brecel 11‍–‍9 in the 2023 final. O'Sullivan lost in the semi-final to Judd Trump...
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    Mark Selby makes first maximum in final but trails Luca Brecel". BBC News. "Breath-Taking Brecel Beats Selby In Crucible Classic". World Snooker Tour...
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  • matches involving defending champion Trump, reigning World Champion Luca Brecel, the two highest‑ranked Chinese players (Ding and Zhang Anda), and four...
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  • in the final. As defending champion, Trump was the first seed, while Luca Brecel was seeded second as the reigning World Champion. The next six players...
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  • invitational event. Mark Selby was the defending champion, having defeated Luca Brecel 9–6 in the 2022 final, but he lost 2–4 to Martin O'Donnell in the last...
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  • Luca Brecel advances with win over Yuan Sijun". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 26 November 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2023. "Luca Brecel v...
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  • 142 break as he whitewashed He Guoqiang. The reigning World Champion Luca Brecel won his first professional match in two months as he defeated Jiang Jun...
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  • players on the snooker world rankings, with the reigning World Champion, Luca Brecel, as the top seed, as well as two local wildcard players, Ali Alobaidli...
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  • over another wildcard Gong Chenzhi by 6–5 on the same day. Second seed Luca Brecel had a 6–2 win over Daniel Womersley. Third seed Ronnie O'Sullivan scored...
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  • down to defeat Wang Yuchen 5‍–‍3, and Duane Jones beat the fourth seed Luca Brecel 5‍–‍4. Neil Robertson whitewashed Ken Doherty, and Marco Fu defeated...
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  • tournament: Neil Robertson and Mink Nutcharut, Mark Selby and Rebecca Kenna, Luca Brecel and Reanne Evans, and Judd Trump and Baipat Siripaporn. The tournament...
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  • featuring the top two players in the world rankings (Ronnie O'Sullivan and Luca Brecel), the two highest ranked Chinese players (Ding Junhui and Zhou Yuelong)...
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  • made one in 2016, and Mark Davis made two in 2017. Martin Gould and Luca Brecel both made maximums in 2018, and Ryan Day made one in 2020. John Higgins...
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    but lost 10–13 to eventual winner Luca Brecel. At the invitational 2023 Shanghai Masters, O'Sullivan defeated Brecel 11–9 in the final to claim his fourth...
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  • 2025 event. The defending champion is Ronnie O'Sullivan, who defeated Luca Brecel 5‍–‍2 in the 2024 final, capturing his fifth professional title of the...
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  • World Snooker Tour. 24 March 2024. Retrieved 24 March 2024. "Evans and Brecel crowned in Manchester". World Snooker Tour. 31 March 2024. Retrieved 31...
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    with Cliff Thorburn (CAN), Ken Doherty (IRL), Neil Robertson (AUS) and Luca Brecel (BEL) usually regarded as the only non-United Kingdom winners. Due to...
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  • is a professional snooker team tournament. The reigning champions are Luca Brecel and Reanne Evans. The event was first held in 1991, at Green's Leisure...
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    wildcard for the next season as a European nomination, along with young Luca Brecel. Drago could not qualify for any of the ranking events during the 2012–13...
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  • held on 18 August 2024. Both Lim Kok Leong and the 2023 World Champion Luca Brecel failed to arrive at the venue in time for their qualifying matches, and...
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  • evening session. It was O'Sullivan's heaviest defeat in a Masters final. Luca Brecel made the highest break of the tournament, a 140 in his first round 6–5...
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    5–4 scorelines, he reached the semi-finals, but was defeated 6–3 by Luca Brecel who became the first Belgian player to reach the final of a ranking event...
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  •      Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) 3   Pang Junxu (27) 4       Luca Brecel (6) 3    Luca Brecel (BEL) (6) 4        Anthony Hamilton (ENG) 3   Chris Wakelin...
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    the Welsh Open, he defeated Stephen Maguire 5–1 in the quarter-finals, Luca Brecel 6–4 in the semi-finals and Ben Woollaston 9–3 in the final to claim a...
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