In the early morning of December 12, Beijing time, the semi-final of the Snooker Scottish Open, Brechel defeated McGill 6-1 to reach the final, and Higgins' championship opponent was determined. Following the British Championship, the post-95 star Brechel reached the final back-to-back, in a brave state!
This season, Brechel has performed well! In the last British Championship, Brechel reached the final and lost to Zhao Xintong, who was also a post-95. At the Scottish Open, Brechel's fiery form was extended. In the previous promotion process, Brechel eliminated Joe Perry 4-2, Beat Pang Junxu 4-3, Beat O'Brien 4-1, and Beat Matthew Serte 5-4 to reach the final four. After reaching the top 4 back-to-back, Brechel is expected to reach the finals further back-to-back. With recent outstanding results, The Brechel Instant World Ranking has risen to 17th, and the single-season Instant Ranking is second only to Zhao Xintong.
In this semi-final, facing mcGill in the top 16 (13th in the world at the time), Brechel showed his ambition to reach the final back-to-back in the opening stage! In the first three sets, Brechel's unreasonable play was desperate, accurate bench + big heart at key moments, Brechel won the first three sets in a row, establishing a 3-0 lead in the General Bureau. In the first set, Brechel scored 96 points to win. In the second set, Brechel completed the reversal in the final stages, winning 60-51. In the third set, Brechel won 67-11.
However, in the fourth set, Brechel made mistakes, and the first three sets were judged by two people, of course, McGill was also very depressed, and finally Brechel laughed to the end, 60-42. In the fifth set, Brechel won 58-1, and the general manager took a sharp 5-0 lead, holding the match points full. In the sixth inning, McGill scored 90 points to save the first match point. In the seventh set, McGill scored a single 54 points first, but McGill made a fatal mistake, With Brechel winning 77-54 and advancing to the final with a 6-1 victory over the General Bureau.
It is worth mentioning that once Brechel finally defeats Higgins and wins the championship, then Zhao Xintong's single season no. 1 will not be guaranteed!