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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
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’Sullivan at the quarter-final stage.<\/p>\n
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
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
Read more… <\/strong> Snooker star hangs head in disbelief after strange foul at UK Championship<\/strong><\/p>\n He said: “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.”<\/p>\n 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 He added: “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 “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.”<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/4\/590x\/secondary\/UK-Championship-snooker-Luca-Brecel-5089117.jpg?r=1701174595117\")
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