Championship League Snooker LIVE RESULTS: Latest winners group updates
And we are on our way
The action kicks off this afternoon with four-time world snooker champion Mark Selby against his compatriot and 2018 English amateur champion Joe O’Connor.
This round, like the previous rounds in the championship, will feature a round-robin before the top four advance to the semi-finals and eventual final.
Shelby has lost his last two matches, so he will be desperate for a win today.
While the 28-year-old recorded his first 147 on the World Snooker Tour last time out to win Group 7.
Why O’Sullivan isn’t playing
Ronnie O’Sullivan withdrew from the competition before his group had even finished.
The world number 1 played in group seven of the snooker Champions League at the end of February, beating Sam Craigie and Elliot Slessor 3-2 in his first two matches.
But in his third match he lost 3-0 to Jak Jones before losing 3-2 to Joe O’Connor in his next match.
O’Sullivan had two more scheduled matches, but tournament organizers confirmed the Rocket withdrew.
Today’s schedule
Today’s session starts at 11am. And here’s the line-up.
- Mark Selby vs. Joe O’Connor – 11:00am
- Kyren Wilson vs. Stuart Bingham – 11am
- John Higgins vs Stuart Bingham – 12:30
- Neil Robertson vs Chris Wakelin – 12:30
- Mark Selby vs John Higgins – 2pm
- Kyren Wilson vs. Neil Robertson – 2:00 PM
- Mark Selby vs Stuart Bingham – 4.30pm
- Chris Wakelin vs. Joe O’Connor – 4:30 p.m
- John Higgins vs. Joe O’Connor – 6:00 PM
- Mark Selby vs. Kyren Wilson – 6:00 PM
- Neil Robertson vs Stuart Bingham – 7.30pm
- Kyren Wilson vs. Chris Wakelin – 7:30 p.m
Welcome to the Championship League snooker blog
Championship League snooker is back for the winners group stage of the competition.
There are some big names in the running, with the likes of Mark Selby, John Higgins, Neil Robertson and Kyren Wilson in the last seven in Leicester.
But one important name is missing during the two-day event.
Ronnie O’Sullivan withdrew from the competition before his group had even finished.
Now the Winners’ Group will play over two days, starting today at 11am, with the final taking place on Wednesday evening, March 13.