Luca Brecel showed character against James Cahill. — © WST
Snooker
Edinburgh
Luca Brecel escaped through the smallest gap in the second round of the Scottish Open during a thriller against James Cahill (4-3). Brecel turned a 0-1 deficit into a lead (2-1) with a century (127). But he did not cross the line in both frames four and five, because he missed a feasible pot on brown and green respectively in the final phase. Very atypical for a normally clinical world champion, who also received little support from Dame Fortuna.
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Brecel got away well when his opponent got stuck at 45 on the way to victory in frame six. He showed grinta and cleared the table flawlessly with a 36 clearance, including a left last black ball. Then he had the white ball on a string during a wonderful total clearance (133) in the final frame: 4-3.
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“A very important victory,” Brecel beamed afterwards. “James played strongly, it came down to details. I feel good and would really like to go far in this tournament, which I won two years ago. At the same time, I can secure my ticket for the World Grand Prix.”
In the sixteenth finals, Brecel will meet Martin O’Donnell (WR 80) on Wednesday evening at 8 p.m. (mg)
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