{"id":296893,"date":"2023-12-02T10:26:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-02T10:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=296893"},"modified":"2023-12-02T10:26:00","modified_gmt":"2023-12-02T10:26:00","slug":"uk-championship-star-brecel-no-longer-a-millionaire-after-blowing-fortune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/nba\/uk-championship-star-brecel-no-longer-a-millionaire-after-blowing-fortune\/","title":{"rendered":"UK Championship star Brecel &#8216;no longer a millionaire&#8217; after blowing fortune"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/4\/590x\/secondary\/UK-Championship-snooker-Luca-Brecel-5089113.jpg?r=1701174595060\"><\/p>\n<p>Luca Brecel has revealed he is no longer a millionaire after blowing his World Snooker Championship winnings. The 28-year-old has splashed out on fancy cars since his victory at the Crucible earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>Brecel landed himself \u00a3500,000 when he beat Mark Selby in Sheffield in May. It was the first world championship triumph of his career and included victory over seven-time champion Ronnie O&#8217;Sullivan at the quarter-final stage.<\/p>\n<p>The Belgian immediately splashed out on a Ferrari 488, worth an estimated \u00a3350,000 at the time. He has since added a Range Rover and a Porsche to his ever-growing collection.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the UK Championship this week, Brecel revealed that a large part of his fortune had gone. He claimed it has allowed him to recreate the pressure he faced before his Crucible success.<\/p>\n<p> <strong> Read more&#8230; <\/strong> <strong>Snooker star hangs head in disbelief after strange foul at UK Championship<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/4\/590x\/secondary\/UK-Championship-snooker-Luca-Brecel-5089117.jpg?r=1701174595117\"><\/p>\n<p>He said: &#8220;I bought two more cars this week, so I went from a millionaire to a non-millionaire. It was a conscious decision to buy the cars and maybe feel that bit of pressure again, to recreate the feeling I had of just starting my career.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Brecel admits his motivation dropped once he picked up his \u00a3500k reward seven months ago. He intentionally spent a fortune in order to bring back that winning mindset.<\/p>\n<p>He added: &#8220;I didn\u2019t go lazy, but I just didn\u2019t feel that hunger or motivation going from tournament to tournament. I don\u2019t like that feeling and I had to change something.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I wasn\u2019t feeling any pressure any more. I was just playing and if I lost I was happy to be home. It\u2019s not a good mindset to have.&#8221;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/g> <defs> <clipPath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"\/> <\/clipPath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Support fearless journalism<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/g> <defs> <clipPath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"\/> <\/clipPath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Read The Daily Express online, advert free<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/g> <defs> <clipPath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"\/> <\/clipPath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Get super-fast page loading<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/logo\/logo-premium-subscription.png\"><\/p>\n<p> <strong> Don&#8217;t miss&#8230; <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Ronnie O&#8217;Sullivan preparing to get &#8216;a good bending over and a good seeing to'[QUOTES] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>O&#8217;Sullivan opens up on complex relationship with dad &#8211; &#8216;Wouldn&#8217;t be that brutal'[INSIGHT] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>O&#8217;Sullivan&#8217;s &#8216;scary&#8217; three-day jolly with Beckham left snooker icon staggered[DOCUMENTARY] <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Brecel is also open to spending big on a night out, admitting after his world championship win: &#8220;I won&#8217;t practice for a couple of weeks and months. I will enjoy this. It has been a crazy week. No practice, just partying. It shouldn&#8217;t be legal.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Brecel has come close to achieving world No 1 status but is yet to break that barrier. He admits that is one of his next goals in the sport.<\/p>\n<p>Brecel said: &#8220;I\u2019m still young and I feel like one day I\u2019m going to get to number one anyway. I\u2019ve been one match away and one frame away from world number one.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think my best chance was going to the Wuhan Open and I didn\u2019t, so that shows you how much it keeps me busy. But it would be nice to tick it off, I\u2019m not going to lie.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/sport\/othersport\/1839894\/UK-Championship-snooker-Luca-Brecel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Luca Brecel has revealed he is no longer a millionaire after blowing his World Snooker Championship winnings. 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