Luca Brecel’s World Championship triumph to spark European snooker boom
LONDON: Belgium’s Luca Brecel said European snooker would “explode” after he became the first player from the continental mainland to be crowned world champion.
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Belgium's Brecel holds off Selby to win world title
Belgium's Luca Brecel became the first player from mainland Europe to win the snooker world title as he completed a fairytale fortnight by resisting a Mark Selby fightback to triumph 18-15 at The Crucible on Sunday (May 1).
Belgium’s Luca Brecel holds off Mark Selby fightback to win World Championship
Luca Brecel withstood a stirring fightback from Mark Selby to clinch a dramatic 18-15 victory and become the first player from mainland Europe to win the World Snooker Championship at the Crucible.
Snooker-Belgium's Brecel holds off Selby to win world title
:Belgium's Luca Brecel became the first player from mainland Europe to win the snooker world title as he completed a fairytale fortnight by resisting a Mark Selby fightback to win 18-15 at The Crucible on Sunday.
Luca Brecel opens up five-frame lead over Mark Selby in World Championship final
Luca Brecel rendered Mark Selby’s maximum a distant memory as he fired four centuries to fashion a 15-10 lead after a high-quality penultimate session of their World Snooker Championship final at the Crucible.
Luca Brecel builds up five-frame buffer over Mark Selby in World Championship final
Luca Brecel rendered Mark Selby's maximum a distant memory as he fired four centuries to fashion a 15-10 lead after a high-quality penultimate session of their World Snooker Championship final at the Crucible.
Mark Selby hits 147 as he reels in Luca Brecel at the Crucible
Mark Selby made the first maximum break in a World Snooker Championship final as he reeled off the final three frames of an exhilarating opening day to trail Belgium's Luca Brecel 9-8 overnight at the Crucible.
Mark Selby makes World Snooker Championship history with first 147 maximum break in a Crucible final
Mark Selby made history by making the first 147 maximum break in a World Championship final against Luca Brecel at the Crucible Theatre on Sunday night. Selby is the second player to make a 147 at this year’s tournament at the Crucible after Kyren Wilson made one in the first round. The pair will share the £40,000 prize for a maximum break.