Ben Woollaston prevailed in Group 29 as Championship League Snooker continued on Saturday in Leicester.
Woollaston lives just a short distance away from the Mattioli Arena and made the most of his latest appearance at one of his hometown events.
The 37 year-old began the day with a 2-2 draw against Stan Moody but followed it up with a 3-0 defeat of amateur top-up Dylan Emery.
Dominic Dale was his final round-robin opponent, the veteran Welshman having also accumulated four points from his encounters with Moody and Emery.
In the winner-takes-all battle, Dale looked to be heading for the last 32 when he took the opening frame with a break of 66.
But Woollaston responded by winning the following three to end the group undefeated and on top spot with seven points.
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There was more drama in Group 30, meanwhile, with Jamie Jones just about clinging on to the number one position.
Jones, Ishpreet Singh Chadha, and Chris Totten all had an opportunity to end the day’s play in first heading into the last round of fixtures.
But all they could manage were draws, leaving the table as it was and Jones thankful for his 3-0 success over Totten at the start of the day.
There is a small break on Sunday before the action in Stage One of Championship League Snooker continues on Monday in Leicester.
In Group 7, Tom Ford encounters Sanderson Lam, Robbie McGuigan, and Barry Pinches.
Group 8 will see World Championship runner-up Jak Jones back in competition for the first time since Sheffield, the Welshman facing Jordan Brown, Bulcsú Révész, and Antoni Kowalski.
The 2024/25 snooker season’s opening ranking tournament runs until July 3rd.
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 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 | Long 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 | Group B | Group C | Group D |
Scott Donaldson | David Gilbert | Long Zehuang | Mark Williams |
Group E | Group F | Group G | Group H |
Ali Carter | David Lilley | Jackson Page | Martin O’Donnell |
Stage Three
Final Group 1 | Final Group 2 |
Ali Carter | Jackson Page |
Final (bo5)
Ali Carter 3-1 Jackson Page
Featured photo credit: WST