Almost all fans thought that John Higgins would win the championship at the Scottish Open, but the ending was so dramatic that Belgian prodigy Bray Chell won the championship trophy.
It was really in response to the fans' joke after tea: "Those who win Higgins will win the championship"! Coupled with the defeat of the Scottish final, Higgins has already finished runners-up four times this season, just one step away from O'Sullivan's embarrassing record of five Asians this season.
And Brechel not only won the second ranking championship of his career, but also set a record for the first post-90s player in this event to win the championship, for Brechel, his snooker career has just begun.
Brechel said after the game: "It is an honor to be able to play against John Higgins, and defeating him in the final is my dream all along, and it is more meaningful in my heart to beat Higgins to win the Scottish championship than to win the British Championship.
The audience is also very aware that Higgins is a very humble person, and if you don't know him before, it's hard to imagine that he is a player with four World Championships, which is where he is incredible. He respects every player and, of course, I respect him as well.
There is no doubt that although Higgins has been recognized by many fans and players throughout his career, the 46-year-old veteran has not escaped the tricks of time, but this has not affected him from congratulating his opponents sincerely enough at the end of the game. This has been the case in the previous three finals, and this time it has not changed.
Higgins said after the game: "Luca is simply fantastic, his presence is the luck of Snooker Sport, he will definitely become a superstar in the future, I am fully confident that he will be the next snooker Grand Prix title."
As Higgins said, Luka Brechel's victory also means that more young players in Snooker Sport have stepped forward, and the snooker era, which was previously ruled by the "75 Three Masters" for a long time, is gradually changing.
Higgins said: It is really gratifying to see more and more young players stand up, and now we not only have Trump, Selby and other post-80s players, but also many foreign outstanding players such as Zhao Xintong, Yan Bingtao, Brechel, etc. I have to say that snooker is in a very healthy environment today.
What is more surprising is that Higgins did not mention Ding Junhui when mentioning post-80s players and foreign players, and it should be noted that Ding Junhui was also one of the 80 Five Tigers, and he was one of the best snooker players in non-British nationality.
Of course, as Higgins said, snooker is in a very good environment today, and it is not only a good thing for the majority of fans to compete for the championship in the four eras of 70-80-90-00, but also a blessing for the entire snooker movement.