David Gilbert reached Stage Two of Championship League Snooker by profitable all three of his round-robin fixtures on Wednesday in Leicester.
The 2021 winner comfortably topped Group 12 on the Mattioli Area, shedding solely two frames throughout your entire day’s play.
Gilbert opened his account with a 3-0 defeat of beginner top-up Paul Deaville the place he contributed a excessive break of 129.
The 44 year-old added runs of 105, 139, and 77 to subsequently overcome Louis Heathcote after which sealed a superb Stage One outing with breaks of 67, 96, and 82 towards Duane Jones.
Gilbert had a mediocre 2024/25 marketing campaign throughout which he managed to achieve solely two rating occasion quarter-finals.
The Indignant Farmer has slipped to quantity 23 on the planet, however with a number of star names absent from this match, there is a chance for Gilbert to launch the brand new time period strongly.
Elsewhere, Lei Peifan moved ahead within the competitors with a file of two wins and a draw.
The reigning Scottish Open champion beat Ryan Davies 3-1 and Mateusz Baranowski 3-0 to maneuver to throughout the brink of advancing.
Lei wanted solely a draw from his final sport towards Lengthy Zehuang, and he recovered from 2-0 down with breaks of 120 and 54 to get the required level.
Each David Gilbert and Lei Peifan will function in Stage Two of Championship League Snooker later this month.
Earlier than that, there are nonetheless 14 teams from Stage One to be contested, with one other couple on Thursday’s schedule in Leicester.
Jak Jones is in Group 10 alongside Ben Mertens, Jonas Luz, and Alfie Davies whereas Jimmy Robertson fronts Group 23 towards Mark Davis, Sam Craigie, and Connor Benzey.
Championship League Snooker represents the opening rating occasion of the fledgling 2025/26 snooker season.
The general winner on July twenty third will take house £33,000 price of prize cash and rating factors, plus a ticket to the profitable Champion of Champions invitational later this yr.
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Wednesday’s Outcomes
Group 12
David Gilbert 3-0 Paul Deaville
Duane Jones 3-1 Louis Heathcote
Duane Jones 3-0 Paul Deaville
David Gilbert 3-1 Louis Heathcote
Louis Heathcote 3-1 Paul Deaville
David Gilbert 3-1 Duane Jones
Desk
1. David Gilbert – 9 factors
2. Duane Jones – 6 factors
3. Louis Heathcote – 3 factors
4. Paul Deaville – 0 factors
Group 19
Lei Peifan 3-1 Ryan Davies
Lengthy Zehuang 3-0 Mateusz Baranowski
Ryan Davies 3-1 Lengthy Zehuang
Lei Peifan 3-0 Mateusz Baranowski
Mateusz Baranowski 3-1 Ryan Davies
Lei Peifan 2-2 Lengthy Zehuang
Desk
1. Lei Peifan – 7 factors
2. Lengthy Zehuang – 4 factors
3. Ryan Davies – 3 factors
4. Mateusz Baranowski – 3 factors
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