Go back to the story of Luca Brecel, the first finalist of the Snooker World Cup

he Sheffield Crucible Theatre He already has the first protagonist in the most coveted matches of the season. Belgian player Luca Precel had become The first runner-up in the World Snooker Championship after signture Back to history in the first semi-final. Precel defeated before 17-15 to chinese Yes Jiahuiranked 80th in the world and in his first finals, at A match he lost 5-14.

Eleven consecutive frames (against 16-14 in his favor) signed between the third session on Friday evening and the fourth and final play early on Saturday, pushing him towards a historic pass for the final against him. Si Jiahui who paid for the mental cruelty of the situation. So, Precel Wait for a “semi” solution between Mark Selby and Mark Allen (11-10 for Selby in the absence of the last session of the evening, Saturday) to face his opponent in the final battle on Sunday and Monday.

He is Brissel’s first World Cup final, second in the ‘Triple Crown’ tournament After being abandoned last season in the UK Championship against Zhao Xintong. Brecel, in fact, it is The first player from the continent of Europe (not british or irish) which goes into World Cup final, where he has already become the first player from the continent of Europe to play in the final of one of the three major tournaments after his historic achievement in the United Kingdom. He got those nine frames back against, The biggest comeback in World Series history.


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Since that last season in the UK, Pressel, a young prodigy who came to the ring years ago looking for great challenges, has managed to establish himself as a A more serious player, capable of anything in big events As he has already shown in this World Cup after coming back from 6-10 vs Ronnie O’Sullivan A devastating 7-0 partial score in the quarter-finals. attacking player He’s gained a lot of sangfroid on the build breaks and in the defensive phaseWithout losing the point of aggression that makes him a player capable of defeating everyone and from any situation.

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He claimed it at this World Cup, having already recovered from an unexpected game against O’Sullivan. despite of, For the comeback, which took place between Thursday, Friday and Saturday in a very tense match against Si JiahuiBig reveal of the World Cup after defeating Shaun Murphy, Robert Milkins and Anthony McGill, from their previous stage, winning matches one and three with maximum tension of the “winner”. However, it took its toll on him in the semifinals, where he seemed to set out on a quest for the Crucible Final and ended up being the bitter face of a match for history.

This is because Brecel, from 5-14 down, signed eleven consecutive frames To hit your opponent emotionally. Si Jiahui was erratic, wasting his chances, presenting options on a plate again and again to the more experienced and efficient Bressel who knew how to capitalize them to the millimeter to seal the pass to the World Cup Grand Final.


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Without a doubt, there have been two games in one that have been experienced in the Crucible. The first, up to 5-14 Si Jiahui, with just over two sessions. The Chinese abandoned the first frame, but since then it has become very cool in its great specialty, which is building breaks. He took 125, 102 and 97 to make it 1-3 at the end of the first session. Brecel lowered the Rentals to a 3-4 defense, but Si Jiahui finished 3-5 in that first round.

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It was in the second session when the Chinese jumped in. He finished the ninth frame of the match on the defensive and added 122 and 89 to grow to 4-8 at the innings. They also won the second part of the tournament even going 5-11 leaving Brecel on the ropes. more so when, in the third session, he started with 90, 132, and 137 to Stand 5-14.

Eleven consecutive and decisive frames for Brecel

But nothing indicated that at the time, just before that third session break, everything would have changed. Presil, with nothing to lose, relaxed on the table, knowing that he probably lost almost everything and could only win. But the truth is that nothing was lost. Loose in build, exploiting C’s mistakes, and taking risks with his usual aggressive style, I was walking about 9-14.

Si Jiahui, surpassed by Luca Brecel in the Snooker World Cup semi-final after suffering a stunning comeback at the hands of his opponent

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The key was the last frame of the third session, on Friday evening, as Bressel blocked his rival’s attempt to strike back to emerge victorious from the table despite the fact that he was still four frames away. He had the green ball to rule Si Jiahui 9-15, but he missed it and Brecel entered to clinch the final 10-14 and deal a huge morale blow to his opponent this round 5-0.

Because, without a doubt, the sensations were completely different, and so Brecel reversed it on Saturday, equalizing from the start in the last session. 70 after a great long ball and table after a defensive phase and 81 They made him argue until 13-14 against Si Jiahui unable to score.

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He was Schedule XXVIII Quite the key. They both had chances, and they both missed them. Until Brecel, with his brilliant touch, cut a green ball in the middle and put a long brown ball for control and He dominated the score that made it 14-14 at half time. Since then, Si failed and the Belgian took advantage of it to walk towards 16-14, which left him on the gates of victory. Si Jiahui stopped the bleeding of eleven consecutive frames with a signature 84 frame 16-15, but there was still one last text change in the thirty-second frame.

Brecel had 44, but the red was lost in the white to let Si Jiahui in for 40. The Chinese defended with another red and in the defensive phase, He had the option to turn the score around with a risky shot He was leaving for little. So, Pressel scored a superb angled shot to seal their place in the final. And so the Chinese, who came in the 20-year-olds from the previous stage, had one of the Crucible’s biggest drop-outs in recent times with some impressive semi-finals.

while, The Belgian will play his first World Cup final, a historic milestone for European snooker outside the British Islesand we will try to win the most expensive tournament in the calendar. On the 28th, Brecel, who never got past the first round in the Crucible Up until this season, they have won three ranking titles in their history, the Chinese Championship of the 2017-2018 campaign, the Scottish Open last season and the Championship League at the start of this season. He also won the Championship League in the 2019-2020 season, but did not get the ranking. UK Finalist 2021-2022, He will have the match of his life against Mark Allen or Mark Selby between Sunday and Monday In search of the most expensive title on the planet of snooker after signing with Si Jiahui Back to history.

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