Crucible Updates

We provide updates from the Snooker World Championship! Updates, pictures and much more!

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🏆Kyren Wilson is the 2024 World Snooker Champion!

Another first time World Champion, after Luca Brecel won it last year! It was an incredible event, with three qualifiers in the semi-finals and a lot seeds fallen in the opening rounds!

Well done @KyrenWilson, you deserved it!

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Ladies and Gentlemen, your Snooker World Champion for 2023: Luca Brecel! The first player from mainland Europe to do so!

Commiserations @markjesterselby!
Congratulations @LucaBrecel!

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The new King of the Crucible, Luca Brecel! 🏆

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A class act in victory, a class act in defeat 👌

It’s been a pleasure watching @markjesterselby at the Crucible this year 👏

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17 days of unmissable snooker 🍿

Thank you for joining us 🤝

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“I’m so proud of myself… I just wanted it to happen for Belgium and for Europe and for snooker.” 🥺❤️

Luca Brecel, the first player from mainland Europe to be crowned World Snooker Champion 👑

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“To Mark and Vikki, I just want to say ‘stay strong’” ❤️

A touch of class from Luca Brecel after becoming World Champion 👏

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Route to the first World Title for Luca Brecel:

✅️Round 1: Ricky Walden 10-9
✅️Round 2: Mark Williams 13-11
✅️Quarterfinals: Ronnie O'Sullivan 13-10
✅️Semi-finals: Si Jiahui 17-15
✅️Final: Mark Selby 18-15

Brecel defeated three former World Champions along the way!

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The 𝐛𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭 win in his entire career 🤩

🇧🇪 Luca Brecel becomes the 𝒇𝒊𝒓𝒔𝒕 player from continental Europe to win the World Snooker Championship! 🏆👏

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🇧🇪🏆LUCA BRECEL IS THE 2023 CAZOO WORLD CHAMPION!

The Belgian Bullet defeats Mark Selby 18-15 and finished it off with a century of 112!

What a performance, well done Luca 👏

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Mark Selby makes a safety mistake! Brecel has a decent chance now!

He cleared the black, is 39 and counting!

Can he?

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Mark Selby 15-17 Luca Brecel

Selby was first in, but missed black from the spot! Brecel made a break of 51, which is enough in the end! One frame needed for the World title! Can he finish it?

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Mark Selby 15-16 Luca Brecel

Breaks of 43 and 52 for Selby, Brecel is for the taking...

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Mark Selby 14-16 Luca Brecel

Breaks of 50 and 31 is enough for Selby! It is game on again now! Selby has the momentum, can Brecel stop the rot now?

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The players are back for the final time! Who will be the 2023 World Champion?

Luca Brecel leads 16-13!

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MID-SESSION INTERVAL:

Mark Selby 13-16 Luca Brecel

Mark Selby half the deficit to three frame with third century of the match: 122! The interval comes on the perfect moment for the Belgian!

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Mark Selby 12-16 Luca Brecel

Another frame goes to Selby! Brecel had the chances to go one frame away from the title, but in the end it is Selby who closes the gap to 12-16!

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Mark Selby 11-16 Luca Brecel

Brecel was first in, but missed a very tricky blue! Selby took the chance in one visit with a break of 78 for 16-11!

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Mark Selby 10-16 Luca Brecel

Luca Brecel made a break of 67, which is enough to make it 16-10!

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The players are in the arena for the final time! Enjoy the final session gents!