On the evening of April 21, Beijing time, in the first round of the Snooker World Championship, the post-90s star Brechel was cold out, and the General Administration lost to Sankam 5-10. So far, as a TOP16 master, Brechel has created a personal career shame, 5 times in his career to the World Championships, 5 round trips, 0 wins and 5 losses, it is difficult to find a win, and he has not yet won the first victory of Crucible.
This season, Brechel beat Higgins to win the Scottish Open, winning the second crown of his career, and tied with Zhao Xintong, Karen Wilson and Michael White to become the post-90s double. In addition, in terms of single-season rankings, Brechel is ranked 4th, and before the start of the World Championships, he is ranked 11th in the world, and is the 11th seeded player of this World Championship. Undoubtedly, in this game, "Belgian Bullet" Brechel is the big hit to win.
However, Sankam, who broke through from the qualifiers to the main tournament, was a hit! At one point in the first stage, he led 11th seed Brechel by a large margin of 6-1. By multi-shot, Brechel finally won the last two sets in the first stage, leaving himself with a chance to reverse.
Leading 6-3, Sancam sprinted to the round of 16 in the second stage, winning three consecutive sets at the beginning, and the General Bureau quickly took out the match point 9-3. By this time, One of Brechel's feet was already outside the cliff. The Belgian Bullets worked hard, saving 2 match points in a row, which of course had to do with Sankam's decline in accuracy. In the 15th set, Brechel's 5th World Championship main game trip came to an end, with Sancam cashing in on match points 63-8.
In the first round of the 2012 World Championships, he lost 5-10 to Maguire; in the first round of 2017, he lost 9-10 to Fu Jiajun; in the first round of 2018, he lost 6-10 to Richwood; in the first round of 2019, he lost 9-10 to Gary Wilson; in the first round of 2022, he lost 5-10 to Sancham. Brechel lost all five of his career World Championships, which is indeed a shame considering Brechel's status as a top 16 player.