The previous King of the Crucible will not be in motion at this 12 months’s event.
Luca Brecel is not going to be participating within the World Snooker Championship this 12 months (Picture: Getty)
Luca Brecel’s seemingly snooker nightmare hit a brand new low because the Belgian missed out on a qualification spot at this 12 months’s World Championship. Brecel received the event three years in the past, however after dropping down the world rankings, the 2023 champion was compelled to enter qualifiers.
It marks the primary time since 2021 that Brecel will not be concerned in the principle draw, with a 10-5 defeat towards Jak Jones the newest in a protracted line of disappointing outcomes this season. The 31-year-old has made it previous the third spherical of a rating occasion simply as soon as, with the as soon as world No.2 now as little as forty sixth within the rankings.
Brecel had battled by a tense match towards proficient Chinese language potter, Chang Bingyu, to arrange the conflict towards Jones. For probably the most half, the Belgian Bullet was giving nearly as good as he received, as each gamers shared the opening eight frames of the match, with neither pulling out multiple body in entrance.
“It’s not my head. I’m completely pleased. I’m high quality. It’s not psychological. It’s bodily issues in my physique. Unusual. I’ve been to the physician many, many instances. Possibly 18 instances in three to 4 months.”
Brecel will now sit out the largest occasion in snooker, which runs from mid-April to early Could, and will not return to aggressive motion till the 2026/27 season will get underway in June. Brecel’s lowly spot within the rankings means he faces an almighty battle to get himself again in competition for the coveted top-16 positions on the planet.
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