In the early morning of December 12, Beijing time, the semi-final of the Scottish Open Snooker, another top 16 out, McGill lost 1-6 to Brechel. At this point, McGill lost 6 battles against Brechel in his career and suffered a heart demon!
Currently, McGill is provisionally ranked 13th in the world and Brechel is 17th, both of whom are today's post-90s players in professional snooker. Previously, McGill and Brechel have played each other a total of 5 times, but McGill has lost all 5 battles, it can be said that Brecher is the heart of the top 16 master McGill! This season, the two just met once in the last British Championship, Brechel won 6-2 and reached the final, eventually losing to Zhao Xintong and relegating to the second place.
In this Scottish Open, McGill eliminated Jamie Wilson, Waxlin, Jimmy Robertson, Selby, and Maguire to reach the top 4, of which the 4-3 kill of the world's 1st Selby was McGill's highlight moment, in addition, he was able to eliminate Selby and Maguire 2 top 16 masters in a row, indicating that McGill was in good shape. However, in this battle, competing with nemesis Bretchell for the right to the final, McGill lost a lot of standards, suffering consecutive defeats in the first four sets, and there were too many mistakes.
In the first set, McGill was kept clean sheet and Brechel scored a 96-point win. In the second set, McGill once had a huge advantage, but in the final stage it was tragically overturned, McGill powder ball bag painfully missed a good set, Brechel 60-51 reverse to win again. In the third set, McGill still made a lot of mistakes, and Brechel won 67-11. In the fourth set, Brechel also made more mistakes, but mcGill could not seize the opportunity, losing another set 42-60, and the General Bureau fell behind 0-4.
Returning from break, Brechel won the fifth set 58-1. McGill briefly recovered, scoring 90 points to win the sixth inning. However, in the seventh set that followed, McGill returned to sleepwalking, with Brechel advancing to the final 6-1 in the General Assembly and competing with Higgins for the title.