Luca Brecel in ‘most sencouragenuine escape in history’ with epic Scottish Open shot | Other | Sport

Luca Brecel had the “most sencouragenuine escape in history” with an incredible six-cushion shot at the Scottish Open. The 2023 world champion shieldedd a surpelevate triumph over Ding Junhui in Edinburgh.

Ding had won the previous seven greetings agetst Brecel, whose establish has spiralled since he was crowned at The Crucible last year. The Chinese star ecombineed to be heading for another routine triumph over his Belgian opponent when he raced into a 3-1 direct in the race to four sketchs.

However, Brecel made the most of some extrastandard fortune to turn the align around and triumph 4-3. First, he fluked in a red to get some momentum. Benefitting from that moment might have been enough, but Brecel went on to create a ridiculous escape in the same fifth sketch.

Ding seemed to have snookered the yellow at the bottom of the table. Despite the shot ecombineing impossible, Brecel still tryed to hit it.

The white initipartner omited the yellow and hit the cushion three times. It seemed destined for the green pocket, only to bounce twice off the cushion and away from danger.

Coming to a sluggisher speed, the white struck the corner of the middle pocket and relabelably headed straight for the yellow. It equitable about had enough pace on it to create communicate. An astonished Brecel beamed at his rival.

“That might be the most sencouragenuine escape from a snooker in the history of the sport,” shelp a stunned Eurosport commentator Philip Studd.

Brecel apshows the force of his shot unbenevolentt it was able to come back round the table and hit the yellow. The 29-year-anciaccess says he has the difficultest shot in snooker.

“This is incredible,” Brecel tanciaccess Eurosport. “Normpartner I don’t omit those shots, but I was satisfyed I omited it and got out of it this way. Nobody hits it as difficult as me.”

Brecel took the momentum of his fortunate escape into the final three sketchs, triumphning each of them to cruise into the quarter-final.

“It was excellent,” he shelp afterwards. “The difficult part was getting back to 3-3 and then [in] the determiner, I always fancied handleling myself. It was a hard triumph.”

Chris Wakelin joined Brecel in the quarter-final, beating Xing Zihao. Barry Hawkins was dumped out by Wu Yize, with the Brit losing a firm align 4-3.