David Gilbert extends Championship League Snooker run

David Gilbert moved into the final eight of Championship League Snooker after profitable his second group stage in Leicester on Friday.

It took till the sixteenth day of the 2024/25 marketing campaign’s opening rating event for the Englishman to enter the fray.

However having squeezed by his preliminary round-robin foursome in dramatic style on Thursday, Gilbert was instantly again on the baize for Stage Two.

Buoyed by the terrific 136 century break that took him by a day earlier, the 2021 champion progressed to the ultimate group stage in complete style this time round.

Gilbert, who made a second profession look on the semi-finals of a World Championship final month, secured back-to-back 3-1 victories over Ashley Carty and He Guoqiang.

That left him needing only a level from his ultimate fixture in opposition to Stuart Bingham, who oddly sufficient Gilbert had by no means overwhelmed in 13 earlier makes an attempt.

Breaks of 62 and 52, nevertheless, assured the draw he required, and he duly received the third body for good measure to make sure his 100% profitable report for the day.

Gilbert shall be joined in Stage Three by Lengthy Zehuang, who regardless of being the bottom ranked competitor prevailed from Group C on the Mattioli Enviornment.

Reigning champion Shaun Murphy had appeared to be on target to proceed his defence of the event.

The Magician beat Lengthy 3-1 to open his account after which adopted that up with a 3-0 defeat of Jamie Jones.

Murphy wanted solely some extent in opposition to ultimate opponent Hossein Vafaei however was whitewash by the Iranian, leaving the door ajar for Lengthy.

Having earlier recovered to eclipse Vafaei 3-0, the 27 year-old from China orchestrated the identical scoreline in opposition to Jones in his final match to prime the group.

Lengthy, Vafaei, and Murphy all completed on six factors with a report of two wins and a defeat, however the former superior because of his superior body distinction.

On Saturday, Stage Two continues with two extra teams.

Neil Robertson has withdrawn from the competitors, which means Group E boasts solely three gamers within the type of Ali Carter, Jack Lisowski, and Wu Yize.

In Group A, Chris Wakelin entertains Thepchaiya Un-Nooh, Fan Zhengyi, and Scott Donaldson.

Thursday, June twenty seventh – Outcomes

Group B
1. David Gilbert 3-1 Ashley Carty
2. Stuart Bingham 3-1 He Guoqiang
3. Stuart Bingham 2-2 Ashley Carty
4. David Gilbert 3-1 He Guoqaing
5. He Guoqiang 3-1 Ashley Carty
6. David Gilbert 3-0 Stuart Bingham

Group C
1. Shaun Murphy 3-1 Lengthy Zehuang
2. Hossein Vafaei 3-1 Jamie Jones
3. Lengthy Zehuang 3-0 Hossein Vafaei
4. Shaun Murphy 3-0 Jamie Jones
5. Lengthy Zehuang 3-0 Jamie Jones
6. Hossein Vafaei 3-0 Shaun Murphy

Championship League Snooker
Stage One Draw

Stage Two

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