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New generation backed to take snooker to new heights after Luca Brecel success

Brecel, 27, became the first player from continental Europe to claim the Crucible title.

The Independent UK

How Mark Selby's wife and "rock" Vikki saved his snooker career amid messages of support

Mark Selby paid tribute to his wife Vikki after losing the Snooker World Championship final to Luca Brecel - and the four-time champion's partner has been key to his successful career

Daily Mirror

New world snooker champion Luca Brecel ready for life to ‘explode’ after ‘crazy’ Crucible win

Belgian revels in historic triumph after holding off Mark Selby comeback

Evening Standard

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Luca Brecel sends Mark Selby and wife Vikki ‘stay strong’ message after World Snooker Championship win

A mutual respect between both finalists was evident after the culmination of the final at the Crucible

The Independent UK

Mark Selby opens up on wife Vikki's health struggles after World Snooker Championship final

Former world champion Mark Selby shared a message of support for his wife Vikki after Luca Brecel came out on top in Monday's World Snooker Championship final. Brecel won his maiden world title after edging out Selby 18-15 in an enthralling final.

Irish Mirror

Shunning practice to get drunk: Luca Brecel’s very unlikely route to snooker’s biggest prize

Snooker – and Belgium – have a new star after the 28-year-old beat Mark Selby in the World Championship final, writes Lawrence Ostlere at the Crucible

The Independent UK

Luca Brecel in tearful Mark Selby tribute as he tells four time snooker world champ and wife to 'stay strong'

Brecel became the first snooker player from mainland Europe to lift the crown at the Crucible following a classing final in Sheffield.

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Mark Selby sends message of support to wife Vikki after World Snooker Championship final

Former world champion Mark Selby shared a message of support for his wife, Vikki, after Luca Brecel came out on top in Monday's World Snooker Championship final at the Crucible

Daily Mirror

Shunning practice and getting drunk: Luca Brecel’s very unlikely route to snooker’s biggest prize

Snooker – and Belgium – have a new star after the 28-year-old beat Mark Selby in the World Championship final, writes Lawrence Ostlere at the Crucible

The Independent UK

Luca Brecel insists he is ‘not going to go wild’ as he celebrates Crucible win

Brecel got over the line in style with his fifth century of the match.

The Independent UK

Luca Brecel holds off late Mark Selby fightback to win first world snooker title

The Belgian defeated the four-time world champion 18-15 in final and said after: ‘This has been a crazy week, no practice, just partying’

The Guardian - UK

Luca Brecel tells Mark Selby and wife Vikki to "stay strong" after World Snooker Championship win

Luca Brecel got over the line to win his first World Snooker Championship with Mark Selby mounting a brilliant comeback before finally losing 18-15 at the Crucible Theatre

Daily Mirror

Luca Brecel survives late Mark Selby charge to win first World Snooker Championship title

The Belgian has repeatedly insisted he has played more darts than snooker in the build-up to the tournament

Evening Standard

Luca Brecel and Si Jiahui come of age – World Championship talking points

The pair starred at the Crucible this year.

The Independent UK

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Belgium’s Luca Brecel holds off Mark Selby fightback to win World Championship

Brecel triumphed 18-15 at the Crucible.

Daily Mirror

Luca Brecel beats Mark Selby to become snooker world champion for the first time

Luca Brecel has made history by beating Mark Selby in the final of the World Snooker Championship by 18-15 to clinch his first ever world title at the Crucible in Sheffield

The Independent UK

World Snooker Championship LIVE: Score and result as Luca Brecel holds off Mark Selby to win maiden title

Four-time world champion Mark Selby couldn’t stop mercurial Belgian Luca Brecel from winning the World Championship final at the Crucible

Daily Mirror

People are finally realising why snooker tables are green despite ball issue

Luca Brecel and Mark Selby are gunning to become snooker world champion on Monday night - with millions expected to tune into conclusion of the the Crucible final

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The Independent UK

World Snooker Championship prize money: Rewards for winner, runner-up, highest break and 147

Mark Selby hit a 147 in the final to secure a share of the £40,000 prize money for producing a maximum

The Independent UK

Luca Brecel moves to brink of World Snooker Championship title as Mark Selby falters

The 28-year-old Belgian moved just three frames away from becoming the first winner of the title from mainland Europe

The Independent UK

Brecel and Si come of age in Sheffield – World Championship talking points

The pair starred at the Crucible.

The Guardian - UK

Luca Brecel defeats Mark Selby to win World Snooker Championship 2023 final – as it happened

Luca Brecel, who had never previously won a match at the Crucible, beat four-time champion Mark Selby 18-15 to become snooker’s first world champion from mainland Europe

The Independent UK

World Snooker Championship final LIVE: Latest score updates as Mark Selby and Luca Brecel battle for title

Four-time world champion Mark Selby is on the brink of defeat against mercurial Belgian Luca Brecel in the World Championship final at the Crucible

Irish Mirror

Watch: Mark Selby makes history with 147 in snooker World Championship final

The four-time champion became the first player to ever record a maximum break in a World Championship final.

The Guardian - UK

Give praise for Hazel Irvine’s cool presence in the heat of the Crucible

BBC broadcaster is synonymous with the event after more than 20 years as TV’s face of the world snooker championship

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