Mike De Decker scored the biggest win of his career on Sunday evening.
The Belgian star went into the World Grand Prix as an underdog – but after a handful of rip-roaring performances he found himself in the final against World No.1 Luke Humphries. And Cool Hand had no answer to the Belgian in the form of his life.
De Decker would claim his first major – winning 6-4 in Leicester. Away from the oche, the Belgian star once dated Elke Clijsters – a Belgian tennis professional who was crowned as Miss Bachelorette Belgium.
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Elke comes from sporting stock – her dad, Lei Clijsters, played 40 games for Belgium while her sister, Kim Clijsters, is a former World No.1 in tennis. Elke would never quite reach the heights of her sister, in the four years she spent as a pro.
However, she would meet Belgian star Jelle Van Damme – who turned out for Wolves and Southampton in the Premier League. The pair would marry and have two kids before going their separate ways in 2016.
Elke would re-emerge into the public consciousness when she was made Miss Bachelorette Belgium.
In the reality show, Elke was wooed by a group of men – each vying to win the show and take her out on a date. She picked the then 30-year-old Ivan, but that fairy tale did not last long. After the final episode aired it was announced that the two had already broken up.
“I do indeed have a new relationship, but we haven’t been together for very long,” Elke told Het Laatste Nieuws after the show when quizzed about De Decker. “We met each other via Instagram about two years ago.
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“This year we met for the first time at the beach club Ipanema in Hasselt. Ultimately, we only became a couple some time later.”
However, last summer, Elke confirmed that she had broken up with De Decker. “Ask me a question,” Elke posted on her Instagram Stories after returning from Ibiza.
And one fan asked: “How are you and Mike?” However, she responded: “Mike and I have not been together since recently, we are better as friends.”