 In 1981, he beat Denmark's Jan Larsen in the first round before losing in round two to Tony Brown.In 1982, Marreel beat Alistair Forrester in the first round, but lost in the second round to Sweden's Stefan Lord.In 1983, Marreel again won his first round match, defeating the Welshman Ceri Morgan 2–0 in the opening round but lost 3–0 in the second round again to Lord.