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Within Vinony's link graph, Luca Brecel is referenced by 565 other articles, and connects out to continental Europe, Raidió Teilifís Éireann and 2019–20 snooker season.
It sits within the topics 1995 births, 21st-century Belgian sportsmen and Belgian people of Italian descent.
Its subject is documented across 33 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1995-03-08 ) 8 March 1995 (age 31) , Dilsen-Stokkem , Belgium
- Sport country
- Belgium
- Nickname
- The Belgian Bullet
- Professional
- 2011–present
- Highest ranking
- 2 (May 2023)
- Current ranking
- 44 (as of 5 May 2026 )
- Century breaks
- 230 (as of 4 May 2026)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Belgium
- Place of birth
- Dilsen-Stokkem
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Sport
- snooker
- Country for sport
- Belgium
- Image
- Luca Brecel EuM 2022-1.jpg
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- Commons category
- Luca Brecel
- date of birth
- 1995-03-08
- century breaks
- 226
- nickname
- The Belgian Bullet
- prize money
- 2557441
- highest break
- 147
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Encyclopedic overview
Luca Brecel ( Dutch pronunciation: [ˈlukaː breːˈsɛl]; born 8 March 1995) is a Belgian professional snooker player. A four-time ranking event winner, Brecel is a former World Snooker Champion, having won the 2023 event by defeating four-time champion Mark Selby in the final. Brecel trailed Si Jiahui 5–14 in the semi-final, but recovered to win 17–15. This comeback from nine frames behind is the biggest deficit ever overturned in the history of the World Championship at the Crucible Theatre. He became the first player from mainland Europe to win the World Championship.
He was also the first player from mainland Europe to win a ranking event when he won the 2017 China Championship, and then went on to win other ranking events: the 2021 Scottish Open and 2022 Championship League. He is the youngest player to compete in the World Snooker Championship making his debut in 2012, aged 17 years and 45 days losing to Stephen Maguire in the first round.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Luca Brecel” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.