Si Jiahui denies Jak Jones to win Group 2


Si Jiahui progressed in Championship League Snooker after profitable Group 2 on the Mattioli Area in Leicester on Tuesday.

The 22 year-old gained 5 out of his six round-robin fixtures to comfortably qualify for the knockout levels in first place.

Si then twice fought again from behind to beat Chris Wakelin 3-2 within the semi-finals earlier than repeating the identical scoreline within the group last towards Jak Jones.

The latter had established a 2-0 benefit with breaks of 73 and 58, however Si received on the scoreboard with a terrific 101 break within the third body.

A run of 94 subsequently compelled a deciding body which the world quantity 13 duly gained.


Prize Cash

Teams 1–7
Winner: £3,000
Runner-up: £2,000
Semi-final: £1,000
Body-win (league stage): £100
Body-win (play-offs): £300
Highest break: £500

Winners’ Group
Winner: £10,000
Runner-up: £5,000
Semi-final: £3,000
Body-win (league stage): £200
Body-win (play-offs): £300
Highest break: £1,000


Si Jiahui joins Hossein Vafaei within the Winners’ Group of Championship League Snooker, which is able to happen originally of subsequent month.

Jones, who was additionally denied on the final hurdle of Group 1 on Saturday, may have a 3rd alternative to succeed in the ultimate levels of the competitors when he competes in Group 3.

The Welshman will probably be disenchanted to have twice fallen simply brief, however he does have the comfort of constructing his first aggressive most break.

Final yr’s World Championship runner-up constructed a terrific 147 effort throughout his round-robin overcome Chris Wakelin.

Jones, Wakelin, Ali Carter, and Robert Milkins will probably be again in Group 3 on Wednesday and Thursday alongside newcomers Ronnie O’Sullivan, Mark Selby, and Kyren Wilson.

Ryan Day and Pang Junxu have been eradicated from the event, nevertheless, after ending on the backside of Group 2.

Schedule

Group 1: January 3–4
Hossein Vafaei
Jak Jones
Pang Junxu
Ryan Day
Chris Wakelin
Elliot Slessor
Gary Wilson

Group 2: January 6–7
Si Jiahui
Jak Jones
Ali Carter
Chris Wakelin
Robert Milkins
Ryan Day
Pang Junxu

Group 3: January 8–9
Ronnie O’Sullivan
Kyren Wilson
Mark Selby
Jak Jones
Ali Carter
Chris Wakelin
Robert Milkins

Group 4: January 10–11
Barry Hawkins
Stuart Bingham
Jackson Web page

Group 5: January 20–21
Judd Trump
Tom Ford
Neil Robertson

Group 6: January 22–23
David Gilbert
Jack Lisowski
Noppon Saengkham

Group 7: January 24–25
Xiao Guodong
Zhou Yuelong
Matthew Selt

Winners’ Group: February 3–4


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