WK snooker Sheffield – Luca Brecel stumbled in the first round of the World Snooker Championship, he was unable to gain a 9-6 lead against David Gilbert (9-10). “I was completely exhausted, I was happy that it was over,” sighed a hoarse Brecel. There was a huge difference between the confident Luca Brecel, who ran … Read more
Luca Brecel’s first match is one of 30,000 points or nothing Defending champion Luca Brecel will open the Snooker World Cup in Sheffield at 11 am. The 29-year-old Maaslander will face Englishman David Gilbert, number 31 in the world, in the sixteenth finals.The stakes are high in the Crucible, where a place in the eighth … Read more
© BELGAIMAGE Ben Mertens, number 74 on the Order of Merit, free in the first round, will face 52-year-old Englishman Rod Lawler (WS-87) in the second qualifying round for the World Snooker Championship on Friday afternoon. The always painfully slow playing ‘Rod the Plod’ eliminated the young Chinese Gong Chenzi 10-7 well after midnight on … Read more
© AFP Four-time world champion Mark Selby (WS-5) said on Tuesday that he is considering ending his career after the World Cup. The forty-year-old Englishman did this after he was eliminated 10-8 by his compatriot Gary Wilson (WS-13) in the first round of the Tour Championship in Manchester. “It was a pathetic display from start … Read more
Luca Brecel baalt. — © VCG via Getty Images SnookerSno The Englishman Martin O’Donnell (WR 76) remains Luca Brecel’s black beast. O’Donnell also won in their fourth mutual match (3-5), making the quarter-finals the final stage of the Welsh Open for the world champion. Snooker can be a sport of contrasts. The 37-year-old O’Donnell is … Read more
