David Gilbert won Group One of the Championship League after coming from behind to beat Ryan Day in the final in Coventry. Gilbert qualified from a tight group of seven in fourth place with four wins from his six matches. In the semi-final the Englishman overcame Mark Davis 3-1 with the[Read More…]
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2017 Commences with Championship League
2017 is only a day old but it’s straight into the action as this season’s Championship League gets under way at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry. Indeed, the schedule is pretty unforgiving from now until the campaign’s conclusion at the Crucible for the blue riband World Championship in April and May.[Read More…]
Trump Tames O’Sullivan to Win Championship League
Judd Trump won the Championship League for a record third time after beating Ronnie O’Sullivan 3-2 in the final at Crondon Park on Thursday. The Englishman had only just squeezed into the semi-finals thanks to a superior frame difference but took full advantage as he held his nerve to add to[Read More…]
Selt Completes Championship League Winners’ Group
Matthew Selt beat Liang Wenbo 3-2 in the final of Group 7 of the Championship League to book the final place in this week’s Winners’ Group. The Chinese no.2 had finished top of the round-robin after five victories out of six in the league format before edging Kyren Wilson in[Read More…]
Watch: Fergal O’Brien Makes 147 Break
Ireland’s Fergal O’Brien recorded his first ever 147 break in the Championship League on Thursday. In the first frame of his round-robin tie with Mark Davis, O’Brien orchestrated the break in superb fashion, rarely out of position as he pocketed £500. It wont be about the money whatsoever with O’Brien,[Read More…]
Selby Wins Championship League Group 5
Mark Selby won Group 5 of the Championship League on Tuesday at Crondon Park. The world no.1 dominated proceedings from the get-go, winning five out of his six round-robin matches to comfortably reach the last four. In the semi-finals he easily saw off Michael Holt with the help of two[Read More…]
Williams Wins Group 4 in Championship League
Mark Williams won Group 4 of the Championship League at Crondon Park on Thursday. The Welshman topped the round-robin phase with five wins out of six before coming from 2-0 down to edge Graeme Dott in a semi-final decider. Williams met world no.1 Mark Selby in the final and, following[Read More…]
Maguire wins Group 3 in Championship League
Stephen Maguire was in good form in Group 3 of the Championship League as he emerged victorious at Crondon Park on Tuesday. By beating Mark Selby 3-2 in the final, Maguire joins Ronnie O’Sullivan and Judd Trump in what is looking like a very high-quality Winners’ Group in March. Scotland’s[Read More…]
Trump Wins Championship League Group 2
Judd Trump won Group 2 of the Championship League on Thursday to join Ronnie O’Sullivan in the Winners’ Group at Crondon Park. Trump only just squeaked into the semi-finals after finishing fourth in the round-robin phase. He managed just three victories from his six encounters but narrowly progressed ahead of[Read More…]
O’Sullivan Wins CL Group 1
Ronnie O’Sullivan comfortably won the first Championship League event to become the first player to book his place in the Winners’ Group at Crondon Park in March. The ‘Rocket’ was making only his second appearance at a tournament this season and his entry revealed that the 40 year-old wished to[Read More…]