Gary Wilson and He Guoqiang safely progressed to Stage Two as Championship League Snooker continued on Friday in Leicester.
Each gamers went undefeated to complete prime of their respective round-robin teams within the season-opening rating occasion on the Mattioli Enviornment.
Wilson had a below-average second half to the final marketing campaign and his failure to defend a variety of rating factors meant that he slipped down the rankings considerably.
The Englishman, who has at all times struggled a bit with consistency, beat Duane Jones 3-1 earlier than whitewashing Alexander Ursenbacher to take full command of Group 14.
That successfully assured his spot within the final 32 of the competitors, leaving not a lot to play for throughout his 2-2 draw towards Lyu Haotian in his final fixture of the day.
Group 28, in the meantime, was alleged to characteristic Anthony McGill however the Scot withdrew – gifting a chance for another person to grab.
Up stepped China’s He, the 25 year-old producing a dominant show to win all three of his matches to the lack of only a single body.
He beat McGill’s alternative Dylan Smyth at the beginning of play and duly backed it up with victories towards Liu Yang and Sean O’Sullivan.
Wilson and He’ll rejoin the event in a few weeks, however earlier than that there are nonetheless a variety of teams winners from Stage One to be decided.
There will likely be a pair extra on Saturday with Thepchaiya Un-Nooh fronting Group 8 alongside Louis Heathcote, Reanne Evans, and Dean Younger.
Pang Junxu has David Lilley, Fergal Quinn, and Luo Zetao for firm in Group 15.
Championship League Snooker represents the opening rating occasion of the fledgling 2026/27 snooker season.
The general winner on July fifteenth will take residence £33,000 value of prize cash and rating factors, plus a ticket to the profitable Champion of Champions invitational later this yr.
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Friday, June 26
Group 14 Outcomes
Gary Wilson 3-1 Duane Jones
Alexander Ursenbacher 3-1 Lyu Haotian
Lyu Haotian 2-2 Duane Jones
Gary Wilson 3-0 Alexander Ursenbacher
Alexander Ursenbacher 2-2 Duane Jones
Gary Wilson 2-2 Lyu Haotian
Group 14 Desk
1. Gary Wilson – 7 factors
2. Alexander Ursenbacher – 4 factors
3. Lyu Haotian – 2 factors
4. Duane Jones – 2 factors
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Group 28 Outcomes
He Guoqiang 3-0 Dylan Smith
Liu Yang 3-1 Sean O’Sullivan
Sean O’Sullivan 3-0 Dylan Smith
He Guoqiang 3-1 Liu Yang
Liu Yang 3-1 Dylan Smith
He Guoqiang 3-0 Sean O’Sullivan
Group 28 Desk
1. He Guoqiang – 9 factors
2. Liu Yang – 6 factors
3. Sean O’Sullivan – 3 factors
4. Dylan Smith – 0 factors
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