It has been a long time coming for Championship League stalwart Ali Carter but at least he has managed to make it through to the winners group of the competition, defeating Mark Allen tonight by a 3-1 scoreline to do so…
Category: Championship League Snooker
Championship League – Is it Needed?
Three years ago the Championship League was conceived by Matchroom Sport as a qualifying event for the already well-established Premier League competition, at a time when snooker tournaments were somewhat thin on the ground. Now however with the additional tournaments brought in by the new regime at World Snooker, is there still a place for the event on the calendar?
CLS 2011: Murphy Comeback Downs King
Trailing Mark King 2-0 in tonight’s final, the odds were against Shaun Murphy booking his place in the winner’s group of the 2011 Championship League this evening but with breaks of 139, 137 and 80, that is exactly what he did…
CLS 2011: Event Three, Day One News
Today saw the action resume at Crondon Park as the third group of the 2011 Championship League got underway and it was a good day for Shaun Murphy and Ali Carter who each won three of their four matches…
CLS 2011: O’Sullivan Out, Bingham In
A brief news line for you on the Championship League as reported on The Snooker Blog as Group Two finalist Ronnie O’Sullivan has withdrawn from the event to be replaced by Stuart Bingham, while there has also been a change concerning Mark Allen and Mark King…
Championship League 2011: Selby Through, O’Sullivan to follow?
So the first man through to the final group of this season’s Championship League is 2008 and 2009 runner-up Mark Selby who recovered from 2-1 down in Tuesday’s final to defeat Ali Carter. So far in group two meanwhile, it has been an excellent day for ‘the big three’…
Championship League Snooker 2011: All you need to know
Monday sees the Matchroom Championship League return for a fourth year as 25 players bid for a place in next season’s Premier League. Read on for the dates and format details…