Luca Brecel (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈlukaː breːˈsɛl]; born 8 March 1995) is a Belgian professional snooker player. A four-time ranking event winner, Brecel...

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...

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...

tournament: Neil Robertson and Mink Nutcharut, Mark Selby and Rebecca Kenna, Luca Brecel and Reanne Evans, and Judd Trump and Baipat Siripaporn. The tournament...

the January 2023 edition falling within the 2022–23 snooker season. Luca Brecel won a non-ranking tournament in the previous season, but it was not considered...

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...

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...

Davis. In the morning session on 23 October Pang Junxu beat 6th seed Luca Brecel 4‍–‍1, and Lei Peifan beat 13th seed Tom Ford also by 4‍–‍1. In the afternoon...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

century break of 126 in the deciding frame. Reigning World Champion Luca Brecel whitewashed Iulian Boiko 4‍–‍0 despite arriving at the venue just before...

matches involving defending champion Trump, reigning World Champion Luca Brecel, the two highest‑ranked Chinese players (Ding and Zhang Anda), and four...

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...

Archived from the original on 17 July 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022. "Brecel Lands Third Ranking Crown". 29 July 2022. Archived from the original on...

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...

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...

Mark Selby makes first maximum in final but trails Luca Brecel". BBC News. "Breath-Taking Brecel Beats Selby In Crucible Classic". World Snooker Tour...

£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...

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...

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...

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...

World Snooker Tour. 24 March 2024. Retrieved 24 March 2024. "Evans and Brecel crowned in Manchester". World Snooker Tour. 31 March 2024. Retrieved 31...

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...

final, which was contested between China's Zhao Xintong and Belgium's Luca Brecel, both of whom made their first appearances in a Triple Crown final. Zhao...

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...

loss to Stephen Maguire in the quarter-finals. Aged 17 years, 45 days, Luca Brecel became the youngest player to compete at the Crucible. Defending champion...

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...