Ex-World Snooker Champ maverick Luca Brecel fails to show up for start of season after going public with new girlfriend
The Belgian Bullet has fallen a long way since becoming
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Luca Brecel has missed the first day of the new season
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Brecel was a no-show in Leicester - and appeared to be out of the country with his new flame Shawney Demuyter
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The 2023 world champion swapped the baize for pizza
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The 2025-26 baize campaign began on Sunday with Wuhan Open qualifying and Brecel, 30, was due to play Pakistani Haris Tahir.
It was scheduled to take place at 2.30pm at the Mattioli Arena in Leicester.
Yet Brecel, who has fallen to 39th on the WST list, appears not to have been in the country.
So, a 5-0 walkover was awarded to his opponent, who secured a spot in the main draw in the Far East.
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On Saturday, he posted images of himself with his reported new girlfriend Shawney Demuyter and hours before his match he uploaded a photo of pizzas and two wine glasses.
If anything, it suggested he was not necessarily in the mood for break-building.
It is another sorry situation for a potting maverick who lives by his own rules.
His absence means he will not take part in the Wuhan Open, which takes place in the last week of August and has a top prize of about £140,000.
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Former world champions
During the World Championship, Brecel flew to Sheffield, from Holland via East Midlands Airport, on the day of his second-round clash with Ding Junhui.
BBC commentator spots moment Luca Brecel apologises to Judd Trump during epic World Snooker Championship quarter-final
That is because he did not want to stay the night before in a hotel in South Yorkshire.
Amazingly, he dominated the opening session 7-1 against Ding even though he had only arrived in the UK a few hours earlier.
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