The Belgian is the first player in Crucible history to overturn a nine-frame deficit.
LUCA BRECEL STAGED one of the most astonishing comebacks in snooker history as he won 11 frames in a row against China’s Si Jiahui to reach the World Championship final with a remarkable 17-15 win on Saturday.
But he began his astounding rally by winning the final five frames of Friday’s evening session and carried on from where he left off Saturday to end Si’s bid to become the youngest finalist at Sheffield’s Crucible Theatre and the first debutant world champion since Wales’ Terry Griffiths back in 1979.
In the other semi-final, four-time world champion Mark Selby retained his one frame lead over Mark Allen at 11-10 come the end of the third session on Saturday.The Englishman, 7-6 ahead overnight after a gruelling opening to the match, went further clear with breaks of 63 and 112 to win Saturday’s first two frames.
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