LUCA BRECEL splashed nearly all of his World Snooker Championship prize money on cars.
But he admits he barely even drives them.
Luca Brecel has made the most of being snooker world champion
He treated himself to a £250,000 Ferrari
The Belgian bought this Porsche for his girlfriend Laura
The Ferrari 488 cost half of his World Snooker Championship prize money
Brecel, 29, stunned snooker when he dumped out Ronnie O’Sullivan and then clinched victory by seeing off Mark Selby in the 2023 final.
That saw him pocket a very tidy £500,000.
And part of his blockbuster celebration 12 months – which also included plenty of holidays, hanging out with Leandro Trossard, TV quiz shows and fancy dinners, followed by a mega diet – included dropping huge money on three new cars.
Brecel paid £250,000, half of his World Champs earnings, on a stunning red Ferrari 488.
He then dropped £111,000 on a Porsche Taycan GT for his doting girlfriend Laura.
And to top it off, the snooker star forked out £80,000 for a Range Rover Sport.
However, despite spending £441k of his £500k on cars, Brecel admitted he rarely even gets behind the wheel.
He said: “I got a couple of cars with my winnings. I got a Ferrari and a couple of others.
“Just to enjoy myself. I don’t really drive it that often.
“I’m not really home that often. So it’s not really a big thing, but yeah, I did it. And I think I deserved it maybe.
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“To be honest, I live quite a simple life, apart from the cars maybe.
“I just love being at home when I have the chance to be at home. Walk the dog, watch a bit of television, play a few games.
“A pretty basic life to be honest. It maybe doesn’t look like that, but it is.”
Brecel racked up 14 countries in four months after his world title win and played in lucrative exhibitions in the likes of Dubai, Hong Kong, Las Vegas and Curacao.
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And he was left starstruck when he met his music idol Game and could show him his arm tattoo of the American rapper.
For Luca and Laura, it has certainly been a whirlwind year to remember – off the table rather than on it.
Brecel – who is aiming to be the first new winner to their title in 45 years – added: “We’ve been to some amazing countries and had a great time. We really enjoyed it. Some of those trips involved exhibitions.
“It was a really nice year for me and I’m really lucky for that.
“It’s funny because I didn’t have the best season but I feel like I could play well this year as well. I’m really looking forward to it.
“There has been no hunger this season. But I feel like I have got that back now since a couple of months. I’m really hungry – literally as well because I’m on a diet!”