Brecel, 28, is only the fourth non-British Crucible winner and the first overseas player to triumph since Neil Robertson in 2010.
Brecel won six of the eight frames on Monday afternoon to establish a 15-10 advantage in the first session started from the score 9-8.
In the evening session he prevailed again and took the victory and the top prize of £500,000 by winning three of the eight frames played.
Brecel thus climbs eight positions in the world ranking to finish the season in second place, after Ronnie O’Sullivan.
But this title was only achieved after going through the toughest opposition from England’s Mark Selby, the four-time world champion, who won five consecutive frames from 16-15, making it 315 consecutive points without a reply at one point to return to 16-15.
Brecel then made a break of 51 points for 17-15, ending the match and winning the world title with an elegant break of 112.
Despite becoming the youngest player to ever qualify for a World Championship main draw in 2012 at the age of 17 years and 45 days, ‘The Belgian Bullet’ had not won a match at the Crucible until this year, losing in the first round in the previous five participations.
This year, however, he produced an incredible display of offensive snooker to clinch the title, collecting four breaks of over 100 points (113, 101, 141 and 119) on the final day of the final.
Brecel’s fighting style has endeared him to fans around the world, especially due to his famous victories against O’Sullivan and Si Jiahui during his run to the finals.
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