Kim Huybrechts gelooft dat de veranderingen die hij heeft aangebracht aan zijn spel zijn carrière een herstart kunnen geven. Dat zei hij voorafgaand aan zijn wedstrijd tegen Gerwyn Price in de BoyleSports World Grand Prix van vanavond.
De voormalige Premier League deelnemer kwam van een set achterstand terug om Brendan Dolan met 2-1 te verslaan in de eerste ronde van het toernooi.
De energieke Belg heeft een aantal lastige jaren gehad, binnen en buiten de sport, maar gelooft dat er nu betere tijden aankomen. Hij is veranderd van pijlen en managementteam.
HUYBRECHTS: "I decided to change everything around me.
I had great success with the teams around me for many years and I had the best manager in the world but sometimes you just need something a little bit different to kick-start your career again.
We will see over the next two years if it works.
I was in a bad spot after losing my parents in 2018. I got depressed but I've worked really hard on myself the last year.
Everything is in a good place now. My wife is pregnant again so that will be amazing to have a new member of our family. I'm really happy with myself at the moment.
It's been a while since I played a TV tournament but I have definitely missed the feeling of being on stage against the big players. I'm happy to be back.
I was chuffed to win against Brendan, I had to fight really hard to win that and I know I will need to keep fighting to keep going in the tournament."
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