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Luca Brecel rescued by Arsenal star before arriving at Crucible with minutes to spare
Luca Brecel has revealed that Arsenal forward Leandro Trossard came to his rescue by sorting him a private jet for the World Snooker Championship. Brecel scraped through his first-round match against Ryan Day but was much improved against Ding Junhui in his next outing as he stormed to a 13-4 win. He will face tournament favourite Judd Trump in the quarter-finals.
Brecel returned to his native Belgium after the first round and was in a race against time to reach the Crucible before the start of his match against Ding. He arrived in England that afternoon and turned up at the famous Sheffield venue just minutes before taking to the table. A private jet was hastily arranged, with Brecel using his celebrity contacts to seal the deal.
