Si Jiahui compiled a maximum break but still suffered the disappointment of an early exit from Championship League Snooker on Tuesday in Leicester.
The Chinese cueist is one of only four members from the top 16 competing in this year’s edition of the season-opening ranking event.
Si produced the second 147 break of the fledgling 2026/27 campaign in the opening frame of his 3-0 victory over Xu Yichen.
It represented the second maximum of the 23 year-old’s career and the 243rd officially recognised 147 break in professional snooker.
Yet that proved to be his only victory of the day at the Mattioli Arena.
Draws against Sean Maddocks and Marco Fu ultimately left Si short of qualification, with the latter advancing from Group 6 instead.
The veteran Hong Kong star supplemented his crucial 2-2 tie with Si at the end of the day by earlier recording victories over Maddocks and Xu to book his place in Stage Two.
Fu is bidding to add to the three ranking titles he has already captured during a distinguished career on the main tour.
Joining him in the next phase will be fellow Hong Kong competitor Cheung Ka Wai.
The 27 year-old produced a flawless display to top Group 26 with a perfect record of three wins from three matches.
Cheung surrendered only a single frame as he overcame Ashley Carty, George Pragnell, and Matthew Stevens to complete a Hong Kong double on Tuesday.
There are now only four groups left to be determined in Stage One before the competition moves on to its second phase.
Jack Lisowski headlines Group 7 on Wednesday alongside Liam Highfield, Zhao Hanyang, and Jack Bradford.
Elsewhere, former Championship League winner Luca Brecel enters the fray in Group 31 with Aaron Hill, Deng Haohui, and Mitchell Mann for company.
Championship League Snooker represents the opening ranking event of the fledgling 2026/27 snooker season.
The overall winner on July 15th will take home £33,000 worth of prize money and ranking points, plus a ticket to the lucrative Champion of Champions invitational later this year.
Live coverage is available for Ireland and UK viewers on the Matchroom Multi Sport and Matchroom Pool YouTube channels.
Tuesday, July 7
Group 6 Results
Si Jiahui 2-2 Sean Maddocks
Marco Fu 3-0 Xu Yichen
Marco Fu 3-1 Sean Maddocks
Si Jiahui 3-0 Xu Yichen
Sean Maddocks 3-1 Xu Yichen
Si Jiahui 2-2 Marco Fu
Group 6 Table
1. Marco Fu – 7 points
2. Si Jiahui – 5 points
3. Sean Maddocks – 4 points
4. Xu Yichen – 0 points
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Group 26 Results
Cheung Ka Wai 3-1 Ashley Carty
Matthew Stevens 2-2 George Pragnell
Matthew Stevens 3-0 Ashley Carty
Cheung Ka Wai 3-0 George Pragnell
George Pragnell 3-1 Ashley Carty
Cheung Ka Wai 3-0 Matthew Stevens
Group 26 Table
1. Cheung Ka Wai – 9 points
2. Matthew Stevens – 4 points
3. George Pragnell – 4 points
4. Ashley Carty – 0 points
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