Stephen Hendry has torn into Luca Brecel (Image: Getty) Stephen Hendry has ripped into Luca Brecel amid the Belgian Bullet's run of woeful form since winning the World Snooker Championship last year. The 55-year-old slammed Brecel's work ethic and questioned whether he actually wanted to keep playing snooker . Brecel was crowned world champion in exhillerating circumstances in 2023, having overturned the biggest deficit in the history of the tournament in his semi-final clash with Si Jiahui before beating Mark Selby in the final.
But in the 15 months since, the 29-year-old has been well off the pace. Speaking on the Snooker Club Podcast , Hendry said there were no excuses for Brecel's poor form and accused him of not really caring about the sport. However, his comments were criticised by English snooker ace Matt Selt, who reckoned the Scot was being too "harsh".
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