'All a learning curve' – Stuart Bingham hits back to reach Championship League snooker last 32

ByEurosport

Updated 19/07/2022 at 05:35 GMT

Stuart Bingham won Group 11 to reach the Championship League last 32 in Leicester with Shoot Out champion Hossein Vafaei sealing his progress as winner of Group 14. 2015 world champion Bingham hit four breaks over 50 in a 3-0 win against Peter Lines and a 3-1 victory over Cao Yupeng after losing his opener 3-0 to Peter Devilin. Watch snooker action live and on-demand on discovery+

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Stuart Bingham lost his first match 3-0 at the Championship League in Leicester, but recovered strongly to win his next two in reaching the last 32.

The 2015 world champion topped Group 11 by making four 50-plus breaks in a 3-0 win over Peter Lines and a 3-1 success against Cao Yupeng at a sweltering Morningside Arena.

The Ball-Run missed a routine green to allowed Cao to win the 3rd frame, but a closing 56 saw Bingham over the line.

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Bingham lost his opener 3-0 to Peter Devlin, but world no. 92 Devlin was held to 2-2 draws by Cao and Lines to finish a point off top spot.

“That was hard work today, I didn’t get off to a good start against Peter Devlin, but credit to him he played well," said Bingham.

“I gave myself a stern talking to, took myself out the venue and tried to calm myself down, it worked as I ended up producing some good snooker in the end.

"It’s all a learning curve at this point in the season.”

Hossein Vafaei – who top scored with a break of 70 a day after making his first 147 at the European Masters – completed two 3-0 victories over Ryan Thomerson and Ng On Yee respectively with a 2-2 draw against Tian Pengfei enough to see him through on frame difference from Tian.

Bingham joins Ben Woollaston and Jamie Jones in Group C of the last-32 stage on Tuesday 26 July with Vafaei facing Michael Judge, Lyu Haotian and Jimmy Robertson in Group F on Monday 25 July.

Judd Trump begins his 2022/23 season in Group 2 on Tuesday in a group made up Jamie Clarke, Sean O'Sullivan and Yisong Peng.

2005 world champion Shaun Murphy meets Liam Highfield, Xu Si and Ben Mertens in Group 7.

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Latest Championship League group winners

Group 24: Robert Milkins (Eng)
Group 13: Aaron Hill (Ire)
Group 4: Zhao Xintong (Chn)
Group 31: Anthony Hamilton (Eng)
Group 6: Michael Judge (Ire)
Group 26: Chris Wakelin (Eng)
Group 10: Luca Brecel (Bel)
Group 29: Lu Ning (Chn)
Group 1: Ronnie O'Sullivan (Eng)
Group 27: Jamie Jones (Wal)
Group 15: Ricky Walden (Eng)
Group 32: Xiao Guodong (Chn)
Group 9: Yuan Sijun (Chn)
Group 30: Lyu Haotian (Chn)
Group 3: Ben Woollaston (Eng)
Group 23: Elliot Slessor (Eng)
Group 5: Mark Williams (Wal)
Group 28: Gary Wilson (Eng)
Group 22: Jimmy Robertson (Eng)
Group 21: Stephen Maguire (Sco)
Group 20: Chang Bingyu (Chn)
Group 18: Daniel Wells (Wal)
Group 17: Ali Carter (Eng)
Group 25: Pang Junxu (Chn)
Group 11: Stuart Bingham (Eng)
Group 14: Hossein Vafaei (Ira)

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