JACK LISOWSKI has revealed his snooker "gap year" has helped him rediscover his passion for the sport.
The talented potter, nicknamed 'Jackpot, fell out of love with the game as he struggled with burnout earlier this season.
But potting playboy Lisowski has been living it large with regular holi days to Dubai - partying and jumping out of planes.
"I have been in Dubai for months," said the world No.17. "My results fell off. But you know, so what? I've probably got another 20-odd years of this.
"I figured I cannot keep playing non-stop snooker all of the time. "Like I didn't really care for the last few months. I didn't care at all. "I didn't want to speak to anyone about snooker. I didn't really care.
"That's just how it has been. It's life.
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