Reigning world snooker champion Luca Brecel is in a mess with the current year’s Cauldron crusade under 90 days away. The Belgian paralyzed Ronnie O’Sullivan in transit to securing the 2023 crown yet his beyond couple of exhibitions in positioning competitions propose he will go into his title safeguard miles off the speed.
Brecel mauled back a 10-6 shortage against the Rocket last April to seal a 13-10 quarter-last win ultimately. After that, the 28-year-old defeated Mark Selby in the final to win his first world title and a cool £500,000 in cash.
After their Crucible match, O’Sullivan exclaimed, “He played unbelievable.” He’s a decent player, I love watching him play. He gets through the ball so well with his cue action. It’s mind boggling. He hits the ball with a thud, top spin, and whip on the white.
“He’s a particularly powerful player, likely the most capable snooker player I’ve at any point seen. Because that’s how snooker should be played, I’d love to see him win it. He’s an extraordinary ability and player.”
Luca Brecel’s positioning competition results have been frustrating this season (Picture: Getty) In contrast, Brecel’s performance this season has been disappointing. He made the last of the Shanghai Bosses in September, where he lost to O’Sullivan, yet the supreme world champion has not arrived at the quarter-finals of a solitary positioning competition since the mission started off in July.
Having crashed out in the principal round of the English Open, Brecel accordingly neglected to make it past cycle two of the Global Title or the UK Title.
The Limburg-conceived ability came to cycle three of the Scottish Open, while doing combating to decent fourth-round results at the European Bosses and the English Open – however that is on par with what it’s been for Brecel this season.
A violent few months went from terrible to more regrettable on Monday night as he was taken out of the German Bosses in the principal round by world No 96 Singh Chadha. On the whole, the Belgian should track down a few additional cog wheels assuming he is to duplicate his big showdown achievement when snooker’s masterpiece occasion starts off in April.
In November, Brecel acknowledged that it is difficult for him to maintain the same level of hunger as when he first started competing in the sport. “Ronnie O’Sullivan makes history with his eighth UK Championship. I purchased two additional vehicles, so I went from a tycoon to a non-mogul,” he said. ” I made the conscious decision to buy the cars in order to recreate the feeling I had when I first started my career and perhaps feel that little bit of pressure once more.
“I didn’t go apathetic, however I simply didn’t feel that craving or inspiration going from one competition to another. I could do without that inclination and I needed to change something. I wasn’t feeling any tension any longer. I was simply playing and assuming I lost I was glad to be home. It’s anything but a decent mentality to have.”
