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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)
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- Luca Brecel
- date of birth
- 1995-03-08
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- 226
- nickname
- The Belgian Bullet
- prize money
- 2557441
- highest break
- 147
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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 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.