Thepchaiya Un-Nooh boasted an undefeated file as he reached the final 32 of Championship League Snooker in Leicester on Tuesday.
The Thai competitor started his day in Group 31 on the Mattioli Enviornment with a 2-2 draw with Gao Yang the place he compiled breaks of 71 and 79.
Un-Nooh then inflicted a 3-0 defeat on Reanne Evans earlier than overcoming Martin O’Donnell by the identical margin to maneuver via.
The latter had gained his opening couple of fixtures and wanted only a draw to progress, however Un-Nooh dominated their affair by compiling runs of 74, 76, and 98.
In Group 24, in the meantime, Chinese language rookie Liu Wenwei topped proceedings with an analogous file of two victories and a draw.
Liu sealed his first skilled card in Could by rising from the Asia-Oceania leg of Q College in Thailand.
Aged simply 21, he secured spectacular back-to-back triumphs over Jordan Brown and Jackson Web page to ensure his qualification after simply two out of the three round-robin ties.
Liu had no strain going into his remaining recreation in opposition to novice top-up Zack Richardson, with their 4 frames in opposition to one another shared.
Welshman Web page went all the way in which to the ultimate 12 months in the past however has bowed out on the first stage in 2025.
For Thepchaiya Un-Nooh and Liu Wenwei, the prospect of an early title this season stays on the playing cards with the pair set to rejoin the fray in Stage Two.
There are nonetheless 4 extra teams from the prolonged Stage One to be accomplished with two extra on Wednesday’s order of play schedule.
Chris Wakelin, certainly one of solely two top-16 members left within the operating, is in Group 5 alongside Julien Leclercq, Mitchell Mann, and Daniel Womersley.
Joe O’Connor fronts Group 16 with Zak Surety, Liam Pullen, and Andrew Pagett for firm on the Mattioli Enviornment.
Championship League Snooker represents the opening rating occasion of the fledgling 2025/26 snooker season.
The general winner on July twenty third will take dwelling £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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Tuesday’s Outcomes
Group 24
Jackson Web page 2-2 Zack Richardson
Liu Wenwei 3-0 Jordan Brown
Jordan Brown 2-2 Zack Richardson
Liu Wenwei 3-1 Jackson Web page
Liu Wenwei 2-2 Zack Richardson
Jackson Web page 3-1 Jordan Brown
Desk
1. Liu Wenwei – 7 factors
2. Jackson Web page – 4 factors
3. Zack Richardson – 3 factors
4. Jordan Brown – 1 level
Group 31
Martin O’Donnell 3-0 Reanne Evans
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 2-2 Gao Yang
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 3-0 Reanne Evans
Martin O’Donnell 3-1 Gao Yang
Gao Yang 3-1 Reanne Evans
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 3-0 Martin O’Donnell
Desk
1. Thepchaiya Un-Nooh – 7 factors
2. Martin O’Donnell – 6 factors
3. Gao Yang – 4 factors
4. Reanne Evans – 0 factors
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