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Luca Brecel Meets Polly James – Coming Soon

We are excited to announce that renowned radio presenter and sport broadcaster Polly James will be heading out to Belgium to interview World Champion Luca Brecel in his home town of Maasmechelen. Polly regularly presents on Radio X and has experience broadcasting from major sporting events in darts, football, rugby and boxing. She and Luca… Read More

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The Belgian Perspective

Luca Brecel’s landmark Crucible victory saw him become Belgium and Continental Europe’s first ever snooker World Champion. It was a result which sent shockwaves throughout the sporting landscape of his home country. Since Eurosport began covering snooker, the European market has been a huge one for the sport. Brecel’s 18-15 world final triumph over Mark… Read More

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Brilliant Brecel Claims Second Ranking Crown

Belgium’s Luca Brecel summoned one of the best performances of his career to beat John Higgins 9-5 and win the BetVictor Scottish Open at Venue Cymru. It’s the second ranking title of 26-year-old Brecel’s career. He became the first Belgian to lift ranking silverware with victory at the China Championship in 2017. On that occasion… Read More

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Brecel Edges Thrilling Group

Luca Brecel’s 2-2 draw with Jack Lisowski in the final match of the day was enough for him to clinch top spot in Group Nine at the Matchroom.Live Championship League in Milton Keynes. Click here for Group Tables, Results and Fixtures and here for details of how to watch live. Both players went into the last tie of… Read More

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Brecel – I Dreamed Of Winning So Many Times

For as long as he can remember, Luca Brecel has dreamed of potting the final balls to win one of snooker’s biggest tournaments. That became reality earlier this month for the Belgian when he beat Shaun Murphy 10-5 to capture the Evergrande China Championship crown. It was a huge breakthrough for the 22-year-old who had… Read More

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Breakthrough Gives Brecel Rankings Boost

Luca Brecel has jumped to the top of the one year ranking list thanks to his victory at the Evergrande China Championship. Belgium’s 22-year-old Brecel won his maiden ranking title on Tuesday by beating Shaun Murphy in the final, and his £150,000 top prize is the joint-largest on offer for any event staged outside the… Read More

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Brecel Wins First Ranking Crown

Luca Brecel won his first ranking title by beating Shaun Murphy 10-5 in the final of the Evergrande China Championship in Guangzhou. Belgium’s 22-year-old Brecel came from 3-1 down to win nine of the last 11 frames against former World Champion Murphy, to land the silverware and top prize of £150,000. Brecel becomes the first… Read More

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Brecel Enjoying Strong Start

Luca Brecel succumbed to of one of the great Crucible comebacks at the World Championship in April, but he has now put that behind him and got the new season off to the best possible start. The Belgian star played some spectacular snooker to establish a 7-1 lead against Marco Fu in his Crucible opener… Read More

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Brilliant Brecel Storms Into Last Four

Teenage talent Luca Brecel came from 3-0 down to beat Ricky Walden 5-3 and reach his first ranking event semi-final at the BetVictor Welsh Open. Belgium’s 19-year-old Brecel will meet John Higgins for a place in the final of the £300,000 event in Cardiff, while Mark Williams will face Ben Woollaston, who also got through… Read More

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Selby Struck By Belgian Bullet

Gifted Belgian teenager Luca Brecel reached the quarter-finals of the BetVictor Welsh Open with a 4-3 victory over World Champion Mark Selby. World number one Selby was aiming to win back-to-back titles having captured the German Masters, but suffered a surprise defeat against a player 65 places below him in the rankings. Brecel, 19, jumped… Read More

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