The Final:
Mark Davis 3-1 Mark Selby
59-5 (Davis 59), 67-15 (Davis 40), 0-138 (Selby 138), 72-0 (Davis 72)
Semi-Finals:
Mark Selby 3-2 Mark Allen
0-128 (Allen 128), 69-43 (Selby 64), 129-0 (Selby 129), 64-69 (Allen 41, Selby 52), 78-7 (Selby 78)
Peter Ebdon 0-3 Mark Davis
16-83 (Davis 40 & 43), 29-88 (Davis 54), 9-77 (Davis 40 & 37)
Hasting’s Mark Davis is the latest player to qualify for the final stages of Championship League Snooker after beating Mark Selby in the Group 4 final. The Leicester man had run undefeated through the league section of the group but the stout match play of Davis saw him over the line in a hard fought final.
Davis, who bagged £6,000 for his Group 4 efforts, has now claimed a total of £13,600 from Championship League Snooker with the promise of more to come, when he joins Judd Trump, Shaun Murphy and Neil Robertson plus three to be determined in the final group in March.
“I’m absolutely over the moon and I can’t say enough about this tournament,” said a delighted Davis.
“A great event, great money, great match practice and you’re well looked after. Last year I earned £600 in this event so it’s all positive this year!” he added.
Earlier Selby had edged past Mark Allen in a high quality match up that contained two centuries, while Davis made lighter work of Peter Ebdon. Both Allen and Ebdon return for Group 5 in ten days time, along with Selby.
The £500 group high break prize went to Selby with an excellent run of 142, made during his match against Mark Davis in the group stages.
The Championship League Snooker event is a venture between Matchroom Sport and Perform where 25 of the game's finest players compete with all matches broadcast on a host of betting websites.
Each group features seven players with each man playing the other six once in a round-robin basis. Every match is the best of five and the winner gaining a point. At the end of the league phase the top four advances to that group's semi-finals where the two winners meet in the final.
Players are awarded £100 per frame in the round robin stages, and this increases to £300 per frame for the play-offs. In addition, £3,000 goes to the play-off winner, £2,000 to the runner up and £1,000 each to the two semi-finalists.
Each group winner then goes through to the final group on March 21st & 22nd where big money as well as a spot in the Sky Sports-televised Premier League Snooker is up for grabs. The two bottom players are eliminated from the competition, while the remaining four move forward to Group Four to be joined by three new players.
Play continues at 12.00am on Monday February 6th when Group 5 commences. Mark Selby, Mark Allen, Peter Ebdon and Jamie Cope, will be joined by Ricky Walden, Barry Hawkins and Mark King as 12 more league matches take place.
Day 2 League Results:
Mark Selby 3-1 Stephen Lee
91-0 (Selby 87), 32-73 (Lee 43), 74-24 (Selby 63), 66-65 (Selby 66, Lee 65)
Matthew Stevens 1-3 Mark Allen
77-1 (Stevens 71), 24-66 (Allen 65), 39-66 (Allen 65), 8-73 (Allen 72)
Jamie Cope 1-3 Peter Ebdon
20-75 (Ebdon 32), 33-54 (Ebdon 54), 63-53 (Cope 40, Ebdon 46), 11-68 (Ebdon 52)
Mark Davis 3-0 Stephen Lee
70-61 (Davis 70, Lee 42), 81-0 (Davis 81), 71-12 (Davis 41)
Matthew Stevens 0-3 Peter Ebdon
0-96 (Ebdon 96), 0-70 (Ebdon 46), 37-86 (Ebdon 85)
Mark Selby 3-2 Mark Allen
91-1 (Selby 91), 61-34, 0-130 (Allen 100), 10-67 (Allen 34), 68-49 (Selby 37, Allen 42)
Matthew Stevens 3-2 Stephen Lee
12-70 (Lee 69), 74-1 (Stevens 61), 37-79 (Stevens 32, Lee 55), 86-4 (Stevens 80), 71-26 (Stevens 56)
Mark Davis 0-3 Mark Allen
8-77 (Allen 57), 0-115 (Allen 115), 27-85 (Allen 58)
Mark Selby 3-0 Jamie Cope
120-0 (Selby 107), 107-1 (Selby 93), 98-4 (Selby 98)
Century breaks
142 - Mark Selby v Mark Davis - 25/1/12
138 - Mark Selby v Mark Davis - 26/1/12
133 - Mark Selby v Matthew Stevens - 25/1/12
129 - Mark Selby v Mark Allen - 26/1/12
128 - Mark Allen v Mark Selby - 26/1/12
122 - Jamie Cope v Mark Allen - 25/1/12
115 - Mark Allen v Mark Davis - 26/1/12
110 - Mark Selby v Peter Ebdon - 25/1/12
107 - Mark Selby v Jamie Cope - 26/1/12
101 - Stephen Lee v Jamie Cope - 25/1/12
100 - Mark Selby v Matthew Stevens - 25/1/12
100 - Jamie Cope v Matthew Stevens - 25/1/12
100 - Mark Allen v Mark Selby - 26/1/12
Championship League Snooker Group 2 – Complete
Player | Ply | Won | Lost | For | Against | Pts | Prize Money | |
1 | Mark Selby | 6 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 6 | £1,800 |
2 | Peter Ebdon | 6 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 4 | £1,300 |
3 | Mark Davis | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 4 | £1,200 |
4 | Mark Allen | 6 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 3 | £1,300 |
5 | Jamie Cope | 6 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 2 | £1,000 |
6 | Matthew Stevens | 6 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 1 | £1,000 |
7 | Stephen Lee | 6 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 1 | £900 |
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