Luca Brecel has delivered a scathing assessment of the new generation of British snooker players, branding them "lazy" and claiming they are only interested in "social media and money".
Brecel's comments come after no British players under the age of 30 were seeded for the World Championship for the first time since the advent of 16 seeds in 1980. And the Belgian believes it is a sign of things to come, stating it will be "difficult for more players like [John] Higgins and [Mark] Williams to break through".
Aged 27, Brecel is one of six overseas players under the age of 30 competing at the tournament, with the other five players all from China. Meanwhile, the highest ranked British player under 30 is Sam Craigie, the world No 42.
