Matthew Selt produced a well timed show of highly effective scoring to win Group 5 of Championship League Snooker on Tuesday in Leicester.
The 39 year-old gained solely three out of his six round-robin fixtures, however that proved to be sufficient to see him rank within the high 4 and attain the knockout levels.
Within the group semi-finals, Selt got here from a body behind to beat Jak Jones 3-1 earlier than finishing a powerful success over Judd Trump within the remaining.
The Englishman compiled back-to-back century breaks of 102 earlier than including a run of 95 to dominate the world primary and attain the Winners’ Group.
Prize Cash
Teams 1–7
Winner: £3,000
Runner-up: £2,000
Semi-final: £1,000
Body-win (league stage): £100
Body-win (play-offs): £300
Highest break: £500
Winners’ Group
Winner: £10,000
Runner-up: £5,000
Semi-final: £3,000
Body-win (league stage): £200
Body-win (play-offs): £300
Highest break: £1,000
Trump and Jones had topped Group 5 with a stellar document from the round-robin section on 5 victories and only one defeat apiece.
Trump was concerned in a notable match with final yr’s runner-up Joe O’Connor – the pair combining to compile 5 century breaks between them within the 5 frames that they contested.
Jones, in the meantime, scored his twenty fourth ton of this yr’s Championship League – a brand new document for a single version of an expert event.
The Welshman had reached the ultimate of all 4 earlier teams within the invitational competitors however fell simply quick on this event.
Selt, who has are available for criticism recently on the again of some high-profile incidents during which his sportsmanship has been questioned, strikes ahead within the occasion as an alternative.
The previous Indian Open champion joins Hossein Vafaei, Si Jiahui, Kyren Wilson, and Mark Selby in subsequent month’s Winners’ Group.
There are simply two extra spots obtainable with Group 6 set to happen on Wednesday and Thursday on the Mattioli Enviornment.
Trump, Jones, O’Connor, and Tom Ford all get one other alternative on the again of their shows in Group 5.
The quartet will likely be joined by newcomers to the fray Jack Lisowski, David Gilbert, and Noppon Saengkham.
Former world champions Neil Robertson and Stuart Bingham had been eradicated after ending on the backside of Group 5.
The general winner of Championship League Snooker will obtain an invite to compete on the Champion of Champions subsequent season.
Schedule
Group 1: January 3–4
Hossein Vafaei
Jak Jones
Pang Junxu
Ryan Day
Chris WakelinElliot Slessor
Gary Wilson
Group 2: January 6–7
Si Jiahui
Jak Jones
Ali Carter
Chris Wakelin
Robert MilkinsRyan Day
Pang Junxu
Group 3: January 8–9
Kyren Wilson
Jak Jones
Mark SelbyAli Carter
Chris Wakelin
Robert Milkins
Ronnie O’Sullivan
Group 4: January 10–11
Mark Selby
Jak Jones
Stuart Bingham
Joe O’Connor
Matthew SeltJimmy Robertson
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Group 5: January 20–21
Matthew Selt
Judd Trump
Jak Jones
Joe O’Connor
Tom FordStuart Bingham
Neil Robertson
Group 6: January 22–23
Judd Trump
Jak Jones
Joe O’Connor
Tom Ford
David Gilbert
Jack Lisowski
Noppon Saengkham
Group 7: January 24–25
Xiao Guodong
Zhou Yuelong
Matthew Selt
Winners’ Group: February 3–4
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