The Final:
Mark Selby 2-3 Neil Robertson
8-82 (Robertson 47), 72-0 (Selby 72),29-60 (Robertson 58), 54-44, 27-79 (Robertson 72)
Semi-Finals:
Mark Selby 3-2 Mark Davis
29-69 (Davis 55), 99-24 (Selby 93), 57-58 (Selby 57, Davis 57), 96-18 (Selby 39 ,40), 136-0 (Selby 136)
Matthew Stevens 2-3 Neil Robertson
57-75 (Robertson 57, Stevens 57), 73-9 (Stevens 68), 42-65(Stevens 33, Robertson 41), 96-0 (Stevens 96), 0-69 (Robertson 54)
Australia’s Neil Robertson capped a fantastic few days as he followed up his BGC Masters win last Sunday with victory over Mark Selby to take Championship League Snooker Group 3 and secure a spot in the winners group which takes place in March.
His gritty display means he now joins Judd Trump and Shaun Murphy in the final group where they will be joined by four further players.
Earlier Selby had defeated Mark Davis in a scrappy match, the highlight being a 136 in the decider, while Robertson got the better of Matthew Stevens.
Robertson picks up £6,200 for winning the group while Selby earned £5,500 and will return tomorrow when Group Four convenes.
The £500 group high break prize went to Selby with a sparkling run of 142, made during his Monday match against Stephen Hendry.
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 tomorrow at 11.00am when Group 4 commences as Cope, Stevens, Davis and Selby are joined by Stephen Lee, Mark Allen and Peter Ebdon as 12 more league matches take place.
Day 2 League Results:
Mark Selby 3-2 Jamie Cope
72-2 (Selby 55), 7-131 (Cope 131), 68-59 (Selby 38, Cope 46), 26-67 (Cope 65), 128-1 (Selby 128)
Matthew Stevens 3-2 Stephen Hendry
67-49 (Stevens 39, Hendry 49), 71-51 (Stevens 71, Hendry 51), 0-125 (Hendry 125), 31-74 (Stevens 31, Hendry 74), 118-16 (Stevens 118)
Mark Davis 3-1 Stephen Hendry
60-67 (Davis 56, Hendry 67), 67-0 (Davis 67), 75-40 (Davis 39, Hendry 39), 63-15 (Davis 34)
Neil Robertson 3-1 Martin Gould
0-87 (Gould 86), 72-38 (Robertson 48, Gould 38), 136-0 (Robertson 136), 72-14 (Robertson 50)
Mark Selby 1-3 Matthew Stevens
1-93 (Stevens 88), 0-93 (Stevens 93), 82-0 (Selby 49), 25-58
Mark Davis 3-0 Martin Gould
87-34 (Davis 73, Gould 34), 57-37 (Davis 36), 65-63 (Davis 65, Gould 63)
Neil Robertson 3-1 Jamie Cope
4-108 (Cope 101), 73-27 (Robertson 51), 125-1 (Robertson 116), 78-49 (Robertson 34, Cope 45)
Mark Selby 2-3 Martin Gould
62-42 (Selby 58), 26-67 (Gould 66), 83-50 (Selby 83, Gould 46), 0-88 (Gould 76), 23-101 (Gould 101)
Mark Davis 1-3 Jamie Cope
66-73 (Cope 34), 0-86 (Cope 86), 73-1 (Davis 39), 0-140 (Cope 136)4.30pm - Mark Selby v Matthew Stevens
Century breaks:
142 - Mark Selby v Stephen Hendry - 23/1/12
136 - Mark Selby vMark Davis - 24/1/12
136 - Neil Robertson vMartin Gould - 24/1/12
136 - Jamie Cope v Mark Davis - 24/1/12
131 - Jamie Cope v Mark Selby - 24/1/12
130 - Martin Gould v Matthew Stevens - 23/1/12
128 - Mark Selby v Stephen Hendry - 23/1/12
128 - Mark Selby v Jamie Cope - 24/1/12
127 - Matthew Stevens v Mark Davis - 23/1/12
125 - Stephen Hendry v Matthew Stevens - 24/1/12
122 - Matthew Stevens v Mark Davis - 23/1/12
118 - Matthew Stevens v Stephen Hendry - 24/1/12
116 - Neil Robertson v Jamie Cope - 24/1/12
112 - Stephen Hendry v Mark Selby - 23/1/12
111 - Mark Selby v Neil Robertson - 23/1/12
110 - Martin Gould v Stephen Hendry - 23/1/12
108 - Martin Gould v Stephen Hendry - 23/1/12
107 - Matthew Stevens v Neil Robertson - 23/1/12
101 - Jamie Cope v Neil Robertson - 24/1/12
101 - Martin Gould v Mark Selby - 24/1/12
100 - Mark Selby v Mark Davis - 23/1/12
Championship League Snooker Group 2 – Complete:
Player | Ply | Won | Lost | For | Against | Pts | Prize Money | |
1 | Mark Selby | 6 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 4 | £1,500 |
2 | Matthew Stevens | 6 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 4 | £1,500 |
3 | Neil Robertson | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 4 | £1,400 |
4 | Mark Davis | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 3 | £1,200 |
5 | Jamie Cope | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 3 | £1,200 |
6 | Martin Gould | 6 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 3 | £1,100 |
7 | Stephen Hendry | 6 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 0 | £1,000 |
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