Who is Belgian snooker professional Luca Brecel and is he married?
LUCA Brecel broke a few world snooker records when he was younger.
But who is he and what did he achieve in his career since 2011?
Who is Luca Brecel?
Luca Brecel is a Belgian professional snooker player.
He started his career when he was only nine years old and turned his then amateur career professional in June 2011.
Brecel was born in Dislen-Stokkem in Belgium and his birthday is on March 8.
He is known to snooker fans as The Belgian Bullet.
Is Luca Brecel married and does he have any children?
Luca Brecel seems to have a girlfriend but it is not confirmed.
As of April 2023 he has the letter L and a heart behind it in his Instagram profile.
Brecel does not have any children.
What are Luca Brecel’s snooker accomplishments?
When Luca Brecel was 14 years old he became the youngest ever winner of the European Under-19 Championship for snooker.
He also was the youngest ever player to compete in the World Snooker Championship in 2012 when he was 17 years old, almost two months younger than Scottish player Stephen Hendry in 1986.
Brecel has three titles from the 2017/18 China Championship, 2021/22 Scottish Open and 2022/23 Championship League.
In the final of the China Championship in 2017 he was the first player to win a ranking event from mainland Europe.
In the world ranking for snooker players he ranks at place ten, as of April 2023.
His highest ranking was in June 2022, when he placed at number nine.
Ronnie O’Sullivan, world number one snooker player as of April 2023, said about Brecel: “Such a dynamic player, full of talent.
“Probably the most talented snooker player I have seen.”
What is Luca Brecel’s net worth?
As of April 2023 Luca Brecel’s net worth is $5m (£4m).
Brecel keeps his life outside of snooker private.
He is playing in the World Snooker Championship 2023, in which he won all of his matches.
During that he beat Ronnie O’Sullivan in April 2023 and kicked him out of the race for his eight world title.
His next match is on April 27, 2023 against Si Jiahui from China.