Brecel had opened up on the struggles he faced despite being world champion, having struggled to match the heights of his Crucible victory last May. “I feel so not in the game,” he continued. “I just don’t feel like a professional snooker player at the moment, because I’m not playing enough matches and I’m not winning enough.
“You always go home with a not satisfied feeling after a tournament, so you try to find that feeling, and it never comes. You need one run.
“I feel like I’m playing the same as I’ve always been playing, but it’s just not on the table like that. I’ve been playing for so long, and I know it’s going to come back. It could be any time.”
