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Luca Brecel
Brecel at the 2011 Paul Hunter Classic
Born (1995-03-08) 8 March 1995 (age 29)
Dilsen-Stokkem
Sport country Belgium
NicknameThe Belgian Bullet[1]
Professional2011–
Highest ranking72 (September 2012)
Current ranking 8 (as of 16 December 2024)
Century breaks220 (as of 23 December 2024)
Best ranking finishQuarter Final
(2012 UK Championship)

Luca Brecel (born 8 March 1995 in Dilsen-Stokkem) is a professional Belgian snooker player, widely considered one of the most promising upcoming snooker talents.[4]

Amateur career

In April 2009, he became the youngest European under-19 champion at 14 years of age.[5]

In May 2009, in the Grand Final of the World Series of Snooker in Portugal, he beat Jimmy White 4–3 and former World Champion Ken Doherty 5–3 on his way to the quarter-finals, where he lost 4–5 to Graeme Dott.[6] In August 2009, he beat Joe Perry, the then world number 12, at the Paul Hunter Classic.[7] On 8 January 2010, Brecel defeated former world champion Stephen Hendry 4–1 at an exhibition game in Bruges, Belgium.[8]

Luca Brecel became the Belgian senior snooker champion on 24 May 2010, beating Bjorn Haneveer 7–4 in the final. He also had the highest break of the tournament with a 136.[9]

Brecel was one of the eight players in the first ever Power Snooker event, held on 30 October 2010 at the indigO2, next to former reigning world champion Neil Robertson, Ding Junhui, Mark Selby, Ali Carter, Shaun Murphy, Jimmy White and Ronnie O'Sullivan. Brecel was defeated by O'Sullivan in the first round.[10]

On 19 December 2010, Brecel was named the Young Belgian Sportsman of the year.[11]

Brecel received a wild card for the Main Tour of the professional 2011/2012 season on 5 May 2011.[12]

Professional career

2011/2012 season

Brecel became a professional snooker player in June 2011, beating Anthony Hamilton in his first official professional match. By August 2011, he was ranked 87 on the Snooker world rankings, as second Belgian after Bjorn Haneveer, then ranked 65. In January 2012, he made his first 147 break in an amateur tournament.[13]

Brecel played in all 12 of the minor-ranking Players Tour Championship events throughout the season, with his best finishes coming in Event 2, Event 8 and Event 9, where he reached the last 32 each time. He finished 69th on the Order of Merit.[14][15]

Brecel became the youngest ever player to qualify for the World Snooker Championship in 2012, after defeating Ian McCulloch, Barry Pinches, Michael Holt and Mark King. In doing so he broke the record of Stephen Hendry from 1986, as he was almost 2 months older than Brecel. He also became one of five players to qualify for the tournament under 18 years of age and played in his first ranking event main draw,[16] but lost 5–10 in the first round against Stephen Maguire despite making a century break and a 96 break during the match.[17]

Although finishing the season outside the top 64 who automatically retain their places on the snooker tour, Brecel received a two-year wildcard, along with Tony Drago. World Snooker chairman, Barry Hearn said the decision was made as it would be a "loss to the sport" if Brecel did not feature.[18]

2012/2013 season

On 2 July, Brecel made his second 147 break in an amateur tournament.[19]

In qualifying for the first ranking event of the season, the 2012 Wuxi Classic, Brecel reached the third qualifying round but ultimately lost 5–4 to Jamie Burnett. He made three century breaks.[20]

Brecel's next test came in qualifying for the 2012 Australian Goldfields Open. He lost 5–4 in the first round to Rod Lawler.[21]

Next up for Brecel was the first PTC event of the year. The teenager had a good run, beating former world champions Graeme Dott and Ken Doherty on his way to the last 16 where he met Judd Trump who beat him 4–1. Brecel made two centuries in the tournament.[22]

Brecel was beaten in the first round of the second PTC event of the year, 4–2, by Matthew Selt.[23] He fared a little better in the first European Tour event of the season reaching the last 64 but was beaten 4–3 by Rory McLeod.[24] The Belgian was also knocked out in the last 64 of the third PTC of the season, 4–1, by Chinese player Xiao Guodong. He made one century in the tournament.[25]

Brecel failed to qualify for the 2012 Shanghai Masters, losing 5–1 in the second round to Andy Hicks.[26] He also failed to qualify for the fourth ranking event of the season, the 2012 International Championship, losing 6–3 to Anthony Hamilton in the third round.[27]

Brecel qualified for the 2012 UK Championship after coming through four rounds of qualifying. He beat Scott Donaldson 6–5, Peter Lines 6–4, Liu Chuang 6–3 and former World Champion Peter Ebdon 6–1 to reach the main draw of a ranking event for the second time.[28] The Belgian won his first ever match in a ranking event by beating Ricky Walden 6–5 in the first round, following this up with a 6–4 win over Mark King,[29] to become the first Belgian player to reach the quarter-finals of a ranking event. He was eventually defeated 6-5 in the quarter-final by Shaun Murphy.

Performance and rankings timeline

Tournament 2011/
12 		2012/
13
Ranking UR[nb 1] 79
Ranking Tournaments
Wuxi Classic NR LQ
Australian Goldfields Open LQ LQ
Shanghai Masters LQ LQ
International Championship NH LQ
UK Championship LQ QF
German Masters LQ LQ
Welsh Open LQ
World Open LQ
Players Tour Championship LQ
China Open LQ
World Championship 1R
Non-Ranking Tournaments
Masters A A
Premier League Snooker A A
Performance Table Legend
LQ lost in qualifying draw #R lost in the early rounds of the tournament
(WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin)
QF advanced to but not past the quarterfinals SF advanced to but not past the semifinals
F advanced to the final, tournament runner-up W won the tournament
DQ disqualified from the tournament A did not participate in the tournament
NH / Not Held Means an event was not held.
NR / Non-Ranking Event Means an event is/was no longer a ranking event.

  1. ^ New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking.

Tournament wins

Amateur

  • Belgian Under 16 Championship – 2007, 2008, 2009
  • Belgium Ranking Events
    • St.Martinus Gent – 2007
    • Happy Snooker Hasselt – 2009
    • Zele – 2010
    • Peer – 2011
  • Malta Under 16 Open – 2007
  • Flemish Under 16 Championship – 2008
  • Belgian Teams Championship – 2008
  • Belgian Open Under 21 – 2008
  • Belgian Under 21 Championship – 2008, 2009
  • European Under-19 Championship – 2009
  • International Open under 21 – 2009
  • Belgian Senior Championship – 2010
  • European Snooker Championship – 2010

Personal life

In 2009, it was revealed in the Snooker Scene magazine that Brecel is on the autistic spectrum,[30] Brecel's elder sister; Jessica has severe autism.[31] Luca has been observed to show common traits of the condition such as limited interests and detailed knowledge of specific activities (remembering all the results of the 2009 World Snooker Championship),[30] aloofness and being uneasy around strangers as well as being single minded.[31]

References

  1. ^ "Luca Brecel". World Snooker Tour. Archived from the original on 15 May 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Brecel mené 6–3 par Maguire". RTBF. Retrieved 23 April 2012.
  3. ^ a b c "Luca Brecel, Season 2012/2013". CueTracker – Snooker Database. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
  4. ^ "Ten sporting prospects to watch in 2010". Eurosport. 1 January 2010. Retrieved 11 January 2010.
  5. ^ "Right on cue: Luca Brecel". Eurosport. 10 April 2009. Retrieved 11 May 2009. [dead link‍]
  6. ^ "World Series: Belgian teen into last eight". Eurosport. 9 May 2009. Retrieved 11 May 2009. [dead link‍]
  7. ^ "Murphy retains Paul Hunter title". Eurosport. 17 August 2009. Retrieved 7 September 2009. [dead link‍]
  8. ^ Vanhee, Nico (11 January 2010). "14-jarige klopt wereldkampioen" (in Dutch). De Standaard. Retrieved 11 January 2010.
  9. ^ "Luca Brecel est devenu champion de Belgique de snooker à 15 ans" (in French). RTL. 24 May 2010. Retrieved 25 May 2010.
  10. ^ "Ronnie O'Sullivan praises quick-fire Power Snooker". BBC Sport. 22 July 2010. Retrieved 27 September 2010.
  11. ^ "Luca Brecel (snooker), Espoir de l'année" (in French). RTBF. 19 December 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
  12. ^ "Snooker – Luca Brecel reçoit une invitation pour le Main Tour" (in French). Belga. 5 May 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
  13. ^ "Luca Brecel maakt in Peer eerste officiële 147-break". Gazet van Antwerpen (in Dutch). 23 january 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2012. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  14. ^ "Order of Merit". WWW Snooker. 8 January 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
  15. ^ "Luca Brecel heeft eerste grote scalp als profspeler beet". De Morgen. 8 August 2011. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
  16. ^ "Brilliant Brecel will be youngest ever at World Championship after qualifying win over King". Daily Mail. 15 April 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2012. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  17. ^ "World Snooker Championship 2012: scores and schedule". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
  18. ^ "Snooker: Brecel awarded wild card". ESPN Star. 24 April 2012. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
  19. ^ "Luca Brecel maakt maximumbreak van 147". Het Belang Van Limburg (in Dutch). 07 July 2012. Retrieved 07 July 2012. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)
  20. ^ "2012 Wuxi Classic qualifying results". Worldsnooker.com. 9 June 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
  21. ^ "2012 Australian Goldfields Open qualifying results". Worldsnooker.com. 16 June 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
  22. ^ "PTC Event 1 Results". Worldsnooker.com. 23 July 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
  23. ^ "PTC Event 2 Results". Worldsnooker.com. 13 August 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
  24. ^ "ET Event 1 Results". Worldsnooker.com. 3 September 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
  25. ^ "PTC Event 3 Results". Worldsnooker.com. 10 September 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
  26. ^ "2012 Shanghai Masters Results". Worldsnooker.com. 26 September 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
  27. ^ "2012 International Championship Results". Worldsnooker.com. 6 November 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
  28. ^ "Veteran Davis and teen Brecel reach UK Championships". Eurosport.com. 24 November 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
  29. ^ "BBC UK Championship Results". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 6 December 2012. {{cite news}}: Text "6 December 2012" ignored (help)
  30. ^ a b "BRECEL JOINS 110SPORT". Snooker Scene Blog. 14 January 2010. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
  31. ^ a b "HIS NAME IS LUCA". Snooker Scene Blog. 27 June 2011. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
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