THE CRUCIBLE curse has struck again – as Luca Brecel became the latest victim. No first-time winner of the World Snooker Championship in more than four decades has successfully retained the title.

I haven’t got a clue,” declared Stephen Hendry earlier this snooker season, upon attempting to assess Luca Brecel since he lifted the world title two years ago. Search query Search ...

Being crowned world champion is the highest honour most snooker players can dream of - but perhaps not Luca Brecel. After clinching the Crucible title with victory over Mark Selby in 2023 ...

Ronnie O’Sullivan named Luca Brecel as one of the few snooker players he would pay to watch and the Belgian Bullet has returned the compliment. Brecel is back at the Crucible this week ...

Snooker icon Tony Drago says new world champion Luca Brecel is one of just a handful of players that he likes to watch, hailing the Belgian’s stunning style of play at the Crucible. A three-time ...

Luca Brecel has dropped an impressive amount of weight as he bids to regain the form which made him a world snooker champion. The 2023 Crucible king, a renowned party-lover, has endured a torrid ...

Newly-crowned world champion Luca Brecel has been backed to spearhead a new golden generation of snooker superstars so talented they could even go on to rival the exploits of the fabled ‘Class ...

Amusingly, he has put his World Snooker Championship trophy in a gloomy part of his home. Brecel said: "I'd keep the trophy and the medal or whatever you get as well, it would mean a lot to me.