- Was beaten in the fourth round of the Welsh Open 4-2 by Ding Junhui and, after losing in the first round of three successive ranking events and failing to qualify for the World Championship, he finished the year at 30th in the world, still the highest he has ended a campaign.
- Highest ranking is 2.
- Highest break so far is 140.
- Won the European Under-19 title at the age of 14 and is the youngest player to play at the Crucible after qualifying for the 2012 World Championship aged 17.
- Has 198 century breaks.
- On 19 December 2010 was named the Young Belgian Sportsman of the year.
- Became the Belgian senior snooker champion on 24 May 2010, beating Bjorn Haneveer 7-4 in the final. He also had the highest break of the tournament with a 136.
- Was one of the eight players in the first ever Power Snooker event, held on 30 October 2010 at the indigO2, next to the then reigning world champion Neil Robertson, Ding Junhui, Mark Selby, Ali Carter, Shaun Murphy, Jimmy White and Ronnie O'Sullivan. Lost to Ronnie O'Sullivan in the first round.
- During the 2012 Wuxi Classic reached the third qualifying round but ultimately lost 5-4 to Jamie Burnett.
- First ranking event final came at the 2016 German Masters which he lost to Martin Gould.
- Turned pro in 2011.
- In July 2012 made his second 147 break in an amateur tournament.
- As of 26 September 2016 his ranking is 32.
- In May 2009, in the Grand Final of the World Series of Snooker in Portugal, he beat Jimmy White 4-3 and former World Champion Ken Doherty 5-3 on his way to the quarter-finals, where he lost 4-5 to Graeme Dott.
- Is a professional Belgian snooker player.
- Won his first ranking title from the 2017 China Championship by defeating Shaun Murphy 10-5 in the final.
- Entered the Top 16 for the first time during his career after winning the 2017 China Championship in August. He is at number 15.
- On 1 May 2023 won the World Championship as he defeated Mark Selby 18-15 in the final. Thus he became the first winner from Continental Europe ever to win the tournament.
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