Luca Bresel defeated Ronnie O’Sullivan and Mark Selby to become the first continental European world champion. After the title in the Crucible, the Belgian comes to Romania and will play against Jimmy White (61 years old).

Luca Bres and Jimmy White, exhibition matches in Bucharest and Cluj

So, Bresel and White (a six-time World Cup finalist) will play exhibition matches at the Globus Circus in Bucharest (June 9) and at a restaurant in Cluj (June 10).

Ronnie O’Sullivan was also due to attend the event, but “The Rocket” changed his mind at the last minute.

“Unfortunately, Ronnie won’t be coming now. But on June 9, we will have two world champions: Luca Bresel and Jimmy White. There will be a unique confrontation between them. Then, on June 10, we go to Cluj, where Bresel and White will give a dinner show, in an exclusive format, where entry is only by invitation and VIP” – Adrian Thiesevent organizer, for Fanatik.

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Know:

• Luca Bresel defeated Ricky Walden (24th in the world / score 10-9), Mark Williams (8 / 13-11), Ronnie O’Sullivan (1 / 13-10), Xi Jiahui (80) at the World Championship of snooker 2023 Championship / 17-15) and Mark Selby (2 / 18-15).

• Luca Bresel is the first player from continental Europe to win the world title.

• In the entire history of the World Cup, only five champions were not from the Kingdom of Great Britain: Horace Lindrum (Australia, 1952), Cliff Thorburn (Canada, 1980), Ken Doherty (Ireland, 1997), Neil Robertson (Australia, 2010) and Luca Bresel (Belgium, 2023).

• In 2012, Luca Bresel became the youngest player to participate in the Crucible (17 years and 45 days).

• Bresel (28) did not win a main draw match at the Crucible in his first 5 appearances.