Tag: Luca Brecel
Luca Brecel is the first man through to the World Snooker Championship quarter-finals after a 13-11 victory over Mark Williams on Friday. The Belgian arrived at the Crucible having failed to win a match on each of his five previous appearance in the main draw of snooker’s blue-riband event. But after beating Ricky Walden 10-9 […]
Ronnie O’Sullivan launches his quest for an eighth Masters crown against Luca Brecel at the Alexandra Palace on Monday. The seven-time champion is the most successful player in the history of snooker’s most prestigious invitational event, while he also leads the way in final appearances (13), centuries (80) and matches played (77). Also the winner […]
Mark Selby ended his title drought by landing the English Open crown after a 9-6 victory over Luca Brecel in the final. The four-time World champion claimed his first silverware since his latest Crucible triumph 19 months ago in Brentwood on Sunday. Selby also became the joint-most decorated player in Home Nations history, levelling with […]
Luca Brecel is looking to break new ground at the Crucible as he targets a first victory in five appearances. It is now a decade since a 17-year-old Brecel became the youngest player ever to appear at snooker’s spiritual home; breaking Stephen Hendry’s record during his clash with Stephen Maguire. Fast forward 10 years and […]
John Higgins will play Neil Robertson in the Tour Championship final after a 10-7 victory over Luca Brecel in Llandudno on Saturday. The Wizard avenged his 9-5 defeat by the Bullet in the Scottish Open final – also played at Venue Cymru last December – to reach his sixth showpiece of the season. Higgins overturned […]
John Higgins and Luca Brecel go head to head on Saturday for the right to face Neil Robertson in the Tour Championship final. The second of the last-four clashes in Llandudno is a repeat of the Scottish Open final at Venue Cymru last December, which Brecel won 9-5. That was the Belgian’s first ever victory […]
Luca Brecel completed the Tour Championship semi-final line-up with an impressive 10-6 victory over Judd Trump in Llandudno on Thursday. The Scottish Open champion hit a top break of 100 and had a further seven contributions over 50 in what was his first match in the elite event. Although pegged back to 8-6 from 8-3 […]
Judd Trump begins his quest for a maiden Tour Championship title when he locks horns with Luca Brecel in Llandudno on Thursday. The last of the quarter-finals at Venue Cymru promises to be another entertaining one, with the winner aiming to join John Higgins, Neil Robertson and Ronnie O’Sullivan in the semis. Trump has been […]
Luca Brecel ended a four-year wait for a ranking title by defeating John Higgins 9-5 to claim the Scottish Open crown on Sunday. Brecel, who first triumphed at the 2017 China Championship, atoned for his defeat in the UK Championship final seven days ago by pulling off a dominant win over Higgins to claim the […]