“SNOOKER is back – and while it’s not quite the Masters, the world’s top players are all in action for the Championship League in Leicester. Ronnie O’Sullivan, Judd Trump and Kyren Wilson are among the snooker stars in action for the non-ranking event. The Championship League is a non-ranking event and has a small prize”, — write: www.thesun.co.uk
Ronnie O’Sullivan, Judd Trump and Kyren Wilson are among the snooker stars in action for the non-ranking event.
The Championship League is a non-ranking event and has a small prize pot but players see it as the perfect warm-up after the Christmas break.
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- Today’s scheduleThere’s a bumper day of snooker ahead.
Every match is a race to three frames, best of five.
It’s time for Group 3 to enter the fray, with Ronnie O’Sullivan, Kyren Wilson and defending champ Mark Selby all in action from 11am.
Group 3 league matches:
- Ali Carter vs Robert Milkins
- Kyren Wilson vs Mark Selby
- Ali Carter vs Jak Jones
- Ronnie O’Sullivan vs Chris Wakelin
- Mark Selby vs Robert Milkins
- Kyren Wilson vs Ronnie O’Sullivan
- Ronnie O’Sullivan vs Mark Selby
- Chris Wakelin vs Jak Jones
- Ali Carter vs Chris Wakelin
- Kyren Wilson vs Robert Milkins
- Ronnie O’Sullivan vs Jak Jones
- Mark Selby vs Ali Carter
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- Yesterday’s resultsWe’re into Day 5 of the tournament, with Hossein Vafaei and Si Jiahui already in the Winners’ Group.
Here’s how yesterday’s matches went down:
Group 2 league matches
- Si Jiahui 3-1 Ryan Day
- Ali Carter 3-1 Chris Wakelin
- Jak Jones 1-3 Robert Milkins
- Chris Wakelin 3-1 Pang Junxu
- Ali Carter 3-2 Ryan Day
- Si Jiahui 3-0 Pang Junxu
- Chris Wakelin 0-3 Jak Jones
- Si Jiahui 3-2 Jak Jones
- Pang Junxu 3-1 Robert Milkins
Group 2 play-offs
- Si Jiahui 3-2 Chris Wakelin
- Ali Carter 1-3 Jak Jones
Group 2 final
- Si Jiahui 3-2 Jak Jones
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- The final countdownOnce the winner’s group has been assembled, the real fun can start.
The players will be ranked by matches won, then most frames won, then least frames lost.
If two players are tied, the player who won the head-to-head match finishes higher.
The play-off semi-finals are played between 1st and 4th and 2nd and 3rd, with the two winners meeting and then playing for a place in the Winners’ Group.
The overall winner secures a place in the 2025 Champion of Champions and a tidy prize of £10,000.
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- How it worksIf you’re new to the tournament, think of it as a relentless Champions League-style format – before Uefa ruined it, at least.
Players will compete across seven intense group stages, with the winners progressing to the Winners’ Group, where the ultimate champion will be crowned.
Each group follows a round-robin format, with the top four players advancing to a play-off to determine the group winner.
The winners from Groups 1–7 will then battle it out in the Winners’ Group, scheduled for February 3–4.
Following?
- Best of the bestTime to cure those January blues – the Championship League Snooker Invitational is underway in Leicester.
25 of the world’s best are here to battle it out across seven intense group stages over the next few weeks.
Group 3 enter the tournament today – and it’s a star-studded lineup.
Defending champion Mark Selby, reigning World Champion Kyren Wilson, and Ronnie O’Sullivan will all be in action.
The Rocket is set to play in FOUR matches today in the East Midlands.
His first is set for 12.30, where O’Sullivan will go up against World No. 15 Chris Wakelin.
But before that, Wilson and Selby get us going along with Ali Carter vs Robert Milkins.
Let’s go.
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