While O’Sullivan made many untypical mistakes and missed a few reds in the first frame, Brecel played big and rarely let the Englishman at the table.
With breaks of 112, 64, 72, 61, 78 and 63 points, “The Belgian Bullet” bagged participation in the round of four.
There he meets either Scotsman Anthony McGill or qualifier Si Jiahui. Before the last session in the evening (20:00 live on Eurosport 1 and on discovery+) it is 8:8 in this quarter final.
O’Sullivan, on the other hand, has to wait at least a year to become the sole record world champion of the “Crucible era”. He currently shares the record with Stephen Hendry (both seven titles).
Brecel starts catching up with Century
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UPDATE YESTERDAY AT 12:23 PM