In the first match of the first round of the just-concluded World Snooker Championship on April 21, 2024, Beijing time, defending champion Brecel and David Gilbert ushered in the second meeting between the two sides. In this match, although Brecel played a strong competitive form, he ended up out of the tournament due to a simple mistake.
After 19 rounds of competition, the defending champion Brecel lost four games in a row with a single shot of 104 points, 134 points, 50 points, 73 points, 91 points, 58 points, 85 points and a 9-6 lead, and finally lost 9-10 to "Potato Brother" Gilbert.
After this match, Gilbert completed his revenge on Brecel. Next, Gilbert will face the winner between Pang Junxu and Milkins for a spot in the quarterfinals of this tournament.
Brecel won two games in a row to draw 2-2 with Gilbert
Both Brecel and Gilbert played well in the first four games, and this performance kept them evenly matched.
In the first game, Brecel scored 10 points and made a turnover, followed by Gilbert also made a mistake. Immediately afterwards, Brecel scored 91 points with a single shot to win the game 101:0 and successfully took a 1-0 lead.
In the second game, Brecel won the game 142-0 with an excellent performance of 134 points with a single stroke, and secured a 2-0 lead over Gilbert to extend his lead.
In the third game, Gilbert scored 70 points with a single shot and won the game 85:40 and fell behind Brecel 1-2 to narrow the difference.
In the fourth game, Gilbert scored 77 points with a single shot and won the game with a performance of 77:19, drawing 2-2 with Brechel and pulling the two sides back to the same running line.
Gilbert lost three games in a row to trail Brecel 3-6
As the game entered the second half of the first stage of the game, Brecel gradually opened up the gap between himself and Gilbert. In the fifth game, Brecel won the game 77:24 with an excellent performance of 73 points with a single shot and continued to lead Gilbert 3-2 to win a game advantage.
In the sixth game, Gilbert took the lead to score 22 points and then made a mistake, and then Brecel scored 104 points with a single shot to win the game 104:22, thus leading Gilbert 4-2 to extend his advantage in this game.
In the 7th game, Brecel won the game 66-8 with his excellent ability to seize the opportunity and led Gilbert 5-2. In the 8th game, Brecel scored 16 points and missed, and Gilbert scored 115 points and 115:16 with a single shot to win the game 3-5 behind Brecel.
In the ninth game, Brecel won the game with a performance of 65:19, successfully taking a 6-3 lead and taking a three-game advantage.
Brecel went out with a 9-10 loss to Gilbert
After entering the second stage of the match, Brecel's form remained good. In the 10th game, Brecel completed a single-game reversal with 66:61 to lead Gilbert 7-3 to extend the advantage. In the 11th game, Gilbert won the game 93-15 with a good performance of 57 points with a single shot and fell behind Brecel 4-7.
In the 12th game, Gilbert won the game with a performance of 64:63 and narrowed the gap behind Brecel 5-7. In the 13th game, Brecel scored 58 points with a single shot and won the game 67:30 to lead Gilbert 8-5.
In the 14th game, Gilbert won the game with a 75-37 performance and fell behind Brecel 6-8. In the 15th game, Brecel scored a red ball with a powerful miraculous solution, scored a single shot and scored 85 points to win the game, leading Gilbert 9-6 and taking the lead to get the match point. In the 16th game, Gilbert scored 65 points with a single shot and won the game 66:55, thus trailing Brecel 7-9.
In the 17th game, Gilbert won the game with a single stroke of 81 points and 81:3, 8-9 behind Brechel. In the 18th game, Gilbert won the game with a single stroke of 53 points and 59:51 to draw 9-9 with Brecel. In the 19th game, Gilbert scored 65 points with a single shot and finally won the game 70:0 to beat Brecel 10-9.