The 2025 rating occasion model of Championship League Snooker commenced on Monday with Stephen Maguire simply advancing from Stage One in Leicester.
As traditional, the 128 gamers within the draw have been break up into 32 teams of 4 for the preliminary section of the competitors.
Maguire, who would have been disenchanted to squander a 3-0 result in Marco Fu in final week’s British Open qualifiers, stormed by his group with three wins from three.
The previous UK Championship winner beat James Cahill 3-1 in his opening fixture on the Mattioli Enviornment, which was the one body he’d lose throughout your complete day’s play.
After that, Maguire thumped each Liam Graham and Michael Holt with whitewash shows to simply high Group 15.
In Group 26, rookie Yao Pengcheng made probably the most of one in every of his first alternatives to impress in a rating occasion this season.
The 28 year-old topped the CBSA China Tour rankings to grow to be knowledgeable participant for the primary time in his profession.
Yao opened his account with a 2-2 draw in opposition to Lyu Haotian earlier than securing a pivotal 3-1 success over established professional Jamie Jones.
A subsequent 2-2 tie with fellow rookie Zhao Hanyang, by which he twice got here from a body behind, proved to be sufficient to see him high a good league format.
Each Stephen Maguire and Yao Pengcheng will transfer onto Stage Two of the match, however they’ll have to attend about three weeks to reenter the fray.
Previous to that, there are 30 extra teams to happen in Stage One with two of these on the schedule for Tuesday in Leicester.
In Group 3, one of many pre-tournament favourites Shaun Murphy will probably be joined by Robbie McGuigan, Bulcsu Revesz, and Alfie Burden.
Matthew Selt, Scott Donaldson, Fergal Quinn, and Umut Dikme will contest Group 22.
Championship League Snooker represents the opening rating occasion of the fledgling 2025/26 snooker season.
The general winner on July twenty third will take residence £33,000 price of prize cash and rating factors, plus a ticket to the profitable Champion of Champions invitational later this 12 months.
Monday’s Outcomes
Group 15
Stephen Maguire 3-1 James Cahill
Michael Holt 2-2 Liam Graham
Michael Holt 3-0 James Cahill
Stephen Maguire 3-0 Liam Graham
Liam Graham 2-2 James Cahill
Stephen Maguire 3-0 Michael Holt
Desk
1. Stephen Maguire – 9 factors
2. Michael Holt – 4 factors
3. Liam Graham – 2 factors
4. James Cahill – 1 factors
Group 26
Lyu Haotian 2-2 Yao Pengcheng
Jamie Jones 2-2 Zhao Hanyang
Yao Pengcheng 3-1 Jamie Jones
Lyu Haotian 3-1 Zhao Hanyang
Zhao Hanyang 2-2 Yao Pengcheng
Jamie Jones 3-1 Lyu Haotian
Desk
1. Yao Pengcheng – 5 factors
2. Jamie Jones – 4 factors
3. Lyu Haotian – 4 factors
4. Zhao Hanyang – 2 factors
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