Chang Bingyu continued his undefeated begin to the 2026/27 snooker season with a dominant show to high Group 27 of Championship League Snooker on Tuesday.
The 23 year-old had a robust final marketing campaign, rocketing up the rankings as he reached the ultimate of the Scottish Open.
Chang has watched from the sidelines in recent times – not helped by a ban that curtailed his progress – as a few of his fellow Chinese language rivals like Zhao Xintong and Wu Yize have taken the limelight.
But it surely very a lot appears prefer it’s solely a matter of time earlier than the previous IBSF world newbie champion joins the very best echelons of the game as nicely.
Chang is already into the world’s high 50 and has no rating factors to defend this time period, so a push in the direction of the highest 16 may rapidly be on the playing cards.
He coasted by his first group stage on the Championship League in Leicester, dropping only a single body as he overcame Ryan Day, Jamie Clarke, and Phil O’Kane.
Chang additionally gained all 4 of his qualifying fixtures on the Mattioli Enviornment earlier this month, which means he has an ideal report from the seven video games he has contested thus far.
In Group 2, Ian Burns emerged from a round-robin by which there have been no members from the highest 64 concerned, following the withdrawal of Mark Williams a couple of days in the past.
Like Chang, Burns solely surrendered a single body as he completed in first place by wins over Steven Hallworth, Jamie O’Neill, and Jeff Cundy.
Chang and Burns be part of Xu Si and Dylan Emery in Stage Two, which gained’t get underneath approach for an additional few weeks.
There are nonetheless 28 extra group winners from Stage One to be decided, with the subsequent couple on the agenda for Wednesday’s order of play in Leicester.
Zhang Anda fronts Group 10 with Jiang Jun, Ross Muir, and Daniel Womersley for firm, whereas former Championship League runner-up Jackson Web page is in Group 25 alongside Lengthy Zehuang, Artemijs Zizins, and Ashley Hugill.
Championship League Snooker represents the opening rating occasion of the fledgling 2026/27 snooker season.
The general winner on July fifteenth will take house £33,000 price of prize cash and rating factors, plus a ticket to the profitable Champion of Champions invitational later this 12 months.
Stay protection is accessible for Eire and UK viewers on the Matchroom Multi Sport and Matchroom Pool YouTube channels.
Tuesday, June 23
Group 2 Outcomes
Steven Hallworth 3-1 Jeff Cundy
Ian Burns 3-0 Jamie O’Neill
Ian Burns 3-0 Jeff Cundy
Jamie O’Neill 3-0 Steven Hallworth
Jamie O’Neill 3-1 Jeff Cundy
Ian Burns 3-1 Steven Hallworth
Group 2 Desk
1. Ian Burns – 9 factors
2. Jamie O’Neill – 6 factors
3. Steven Hallworth – 3 factors
4. Jeff Cundy – 0 factors
Click on right here for extra details about the event.
Group 27 Outcomes
Jamie Clarke 3-1 Ryan Day
Chang Bingyu 3-0 Phil O’Kane
Chang Bingyu 3-1 Jamie Clarke
Ryan Day 3-0 Phil O’Kane
Jamie Clarke 3-0 Phil O’Kane
Chang Bingyu 3-0 Ryan Day
Group 27 Desk
1. Chang Bingyu – 9 factors
2. Jamie Clarke – 6 factors
3. Ryan Day – 3 factors
4. Phil O’Kane – 0 factors
Featured picture credit score: WST
