World champion Luca Brecel answers fans’ questions: from his next major goal to his favorite opponent with Belgium or Italy

World champion Luca Brecel answers fans’ questions: from his next major goal to his favorite opponent with Belgium or Italy

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The Crucible was set in motion when Luca Brecel (28) became the first Belgian man to win a snooker world title on May 1. Now, weeks later, Brecel already has new aspirations to play, as his original snooker dream has already been fulfilled.

Jeroen DePauw

Brecel did a so-called Q&A on Instagram, where his followers were allowed to throw all kinds of questions at him. And many interesting things came into it. When asked what his next goal is, Brecel replied: “To be number one in the world.” A dream that is not even that far away, because the Belgian has risen to second place in the list after his world title. Only Ronnie O’Sullivan has 10,000 more points.

Brecel after his world title.©AFP

Italy over Belgium

He looked at his cards without batting an eyelid. He regularly admitted that Judd Trump is his favorite opponent while Stephen Hendry is his favorite player, that spicy Asian food is his thing and that the World Cup has become just one of his favorite matches since this year. The end result will have something to do with that. And if the Red Devils play in the World Cup final against Italy – we’ll immediately sign up for that – Luca Brecel will support La Squadra Azzurra.

Brecel also said that after a break at the end of August he will return to the snooker arena at the German Masters. That one day he will also buy a Lamborghini, which several “haters” have now suddenly become followers and that he is a fan of Andres Iniesta and Ronaldo of Brazil.- More: “I no longer feel pressured by the world title. My career has been successful, but without Of course I hope to win more competitions.