David Gilbert produced a outstanding end to win Group 15 as Stage One among Championship League Snooker concluded on Thursday.
A wierd set of outcomes noticed all six round-robin fixtures involving Gilbert, Xu Si, Duane Jones, and Andrew Pagett finish in 2-2 attracts.
With virtually all the things within the league desk equivalent, their respective positions got here all the way down to the best break compiled in the course of the day’s play in Leicester.
A 100 from Pagett and a 130 from Jones proved to not be sufficient, which appeared like sending Xu via courtesy of his contribution of 131.
However taking part in in opposition to the Chinese language competitor within the final recreation and trailing 2-1, Gilbert constructed a marvellous run of 136 to advance as a substitute.
In what is basically a boring format, it marked some of the thrilling climaxes to a Championship League Snooker group ever.
The scenario was a lot clearer in Group 3, with defending champion Shaun Murphy easing his means into the final 32.
The Magician, who beat Mark Williams in final yr’s last to assert the final of his 12 rating titles, misplaced just one body as he orchestrated an ideal file on the Mattioli Area.
Murphy secured a brace of 3-0 triumphs over Steven Hallworth and Tian Pengfei both aspect of a 3-1 victory in opposition to Reanne Evans.
With the lineup for Stage Two now full, the subsequent section of Championship League Snooker can lastly start after virtually three weeks of motion.
Teams B and C happen on Friday, with each Murphy and Gilbert instantly returning to the fray.
In Group B, Gilbert will face Stuart Bingham, Ashley Carty, and He Guoqiang.
Murphy entertains Hossein Vafaei, Jamie Jones, and Lengthy Zehuang in Group C.
Like earlier than, the participant who finishes in first place following the round-robin format will advance.
Thursday, June twenty seventh – Outcomes
Group 3
1. Shaun Murphy 3-0 Steven Hallworth
2. Tian Pengfei 3-0 Reanne Evans
3. Steven Hallworth 3-1 Tian Pengfei
4. Shaun Murphy 3-1 Reanne Evans
5. Steven Hallworth 3-0 Reanne Evans
6. Shaun Murphy 3-0 Tian Pengfei
Group 15
1. David Gilbert 2-2 Duane Jones
2. Xu Si 2-2 Andrew Pagett
3. Xu Si 2-2 Duane Jones
4. David Gilbert 2-2 Andrew Pagett
5. Andrew Pagett 2-2 Duane Jones
6. David Gilbert 2-2 Xu Si
Championship League Snooker
Stage One Draw
| Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 4 |
| Scott Donaldson | He Guoqiang | Shaun Murphy | Mark Williams |
| Group 5 | Group 6 | Group 7 | Group 8 |
| Ali Carter | Gary Wilson | Robbie McGuigan | Jak Jones |
| Group 9 | Group 10 | Group 11 | Group 12 |
| Ma Hailong | Jackson Web page | Ryan Day | Jack Lisowski |
| Group 13 | Group 14 | Group 15 | Group 16 |
| Si Jiahui | Hossein Vafaei | David Gilbert | Fan Zhengyi |
| Group 17 | Group 18 | Group 19 | Group 20 |
| Chris Wakelin | Stuart Bingham | Lengthy Zehuang | Stuart Carrington |
| Group 21 | Group 22 | Group 23 | Group 24 |
| Neil Robertson | Joe O’Connor | Michael White | Martin O’Donnell |
| Group 25 | Group 26 | Group 27 | Group 28 |
| Matthew Stevens | Alexander Ursenbacher | David Lilley | Wu Yize |
| Group 29 | Group 30 | Group 31 | Group 32 |
| Ben Woollaston | Jamie Jones | Ashley Carty | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh |
Stage Two
| Group A June twenty ninth |
Group B June twenty eighth |
Group C June twenty eighth |
Group D July 1st |
| Chris Wakelin | David Gilbert | Shaun Murphy | Mark Williams |
| Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | Stuart Bingham | Hossein Vafaei | Si Jiahui |
| Fan Zhengyi | Ashley Carty | Jamie Jones | Ben Woollaston |
| Scott Donaldson | He Guoqiang | Lengthy Zehuang | Stuart Carrington |
| Group E June twenty ninth |
Group F July 2nd |
Group G July 2nd |
Group H July 1st |
| Ali Carter | Gary Wilson | Jackson Web page | Jak Jones |
| Jack Lisowski | Ryan Day | Michael White | Matthew Stevens |
| Neil Robertson | Joe O’Connor | Alexander Ursenbacher | Martin O’Donnell |
| Wu Yize | David Lilley | Robbie McGuigan | Ma Hailong |
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