Scottish Open 2021 - UK Championship runner-up Luca Brecel sets up John Higgins final with win over Anthony McGill
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Published 11/12/2021 at 22:14 GMT
Luca Brecel came close to the biggest win of his career last weekend but ended up the losing finalist at the UK Championship. Now he has moved onto Wales to reach the Scottish Open final with a 6-1 win over Anthony McGill. He will player former world number one, John Higgins, in the final on Sunday. Stream the Scottish Open and much more top snooker action live and on demand on discovery+
Luca Brecel at the Scottish Open
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Luca Brecel crushed Anthony McGill 6-1 to reach the final of the Scottish Open.
The semi-final was being held in Llandudno, Wales, due to Covid-19 restrictions, and the Belgian hit the ground running with his biggest break coming in the first frame.
Brecel, who was the losing finalist in last weekend’s UK Championship, put down a break of 96 which McGill had no answer to.
The second was scrappier, with McGill just missing out 51-60, as Brecel kept up his resilient performance.
A third (67-11), fourth (60-42) and fifth (58-1) had no huge breaks of note, but left him one frame away from another shot at a title.
McGill - a runner-up in the 2012 edition of the tournament - gave himself hope with an impressive break of 90 to reduce the deficit, before Brecel secured a 77-54 win in the final frame.
Brecel will play John Higgins in Sunday’s final after the Scottish veteran defeated Ronnie O’Sullivan in the first semi-final.
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