'That was just a strange phase in my life.'
Luca Brecel took a unique route to World Championship glory Getty Images) There remains an air of mystery over just how Luca Brecel managed to win the 2023 World Snooker Championship the way he did, with the champion admitting: ‘I don’t know how I kept it going for the whole tournament. It’s strange, very strange.’ The Belgian arrived in Sheffield last year without a single win to his name at the Crucible, then he won five on the spin to go home with the trophy.
’ Brecel won seven frames on the bounce to beat O’Sullivan 13-10 The amazing comeback to beat O’Sullivan was extremely hard to top, but Brecel did it in the semis, finding himself 14-5 down to Si, but emerging with a stunning 17-15 victory. After beating Williams and the Rocket, expectations changed and he admits he felt his amazing run was over, until it wasn’t. ’14-5 down I was thinking it’s not going to be my year, no way,’ he said.
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