Snooker news - Luca Brecel fires majestic 138 to book place in Championship League last 16

ByEurosport

Updated 03/06/2020 at 08:00 GMT

Luca Brecel produced an immaculate break of 138 on his way to winning Group 9 on the second day of the Championship League in Milton Keynes.

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World number 37 Brecel made the highest break of the tournament so far in the first frame of his 3-0 win over Oliver Lines after a 2-2 opening draw with attacking long distance potter Robbie Williams behind closed doors at Marshall Arena.

Leeds man Lines himself contributed a 136 run in his 3-0 consolation victory over Williams.

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The group came down to a shoot-out between Brecel and world number 12 Jack Lisowski, who had enjoyed a 3-0 win over Lines before blowing a 2-0 lead in a 2-2 draw with Williams that left him needing to beat Belgium's top player to progress to the second group phase.

Lisowski restored parity at 1-1 with a break of 104, but twice blew chances on the final blue in the third frame as 'Belgian Bullet' Brecel pinched it on the black for a 2-1 lead.

Knowing he needed to overhaul Brecel's 138 to stay alive in the event, the fourth frame was an anti-climax, but Lisowski claimed it on the black to ensure he at least remained undefeated in the section.

"Happy to get over the line," said Brecel, the 2017 China Championship winner. "Jack is a world-class player. I didn't practice for two months, but started three weeks ago.

"I missed too many easy balls, but I need to improve for next week. Luckily, I can go back to Belgium before next week."

World number 68 Mark Joyce was the surprise winner of Group 3 as two 3-1 wins over Mark Davis and Michael Holt saw him progress to the last 16 with one win to spare. He completed his 100 percent record with a 3-1 win over Louis Heathcote.

World champion Judd Trump and world number 11 David Gilbert eased into the last 16 on Monday's opening day of action at snooker first tournament back since the UK's public health lockdown in March.

2020 Championship League snooker: Latest results and updated draw

Championship League full results and draw

Monday June 1

(all matches start at 3pm BST unless stated)

Table One Group 2

Match 1 Judd Trump 3-0 David Grace
Match 2 Daniel Wells 1-3 Elliot Slessor
Match 3 Daniel Wells 2-2 David Grace
Match 4 Judd Trump 3-1 Elliot Slessor
Match 5 Elliot Slessor 3-1 David Grace
Match 6 Judd Trump 3-1 Daniel Wells

Group winner: Judd Trump (Eng)

Table Two Group 13

Match 1 Stuart Carrington 3-1 Jak Jones
Match 2 David Gilbert 3-0 Jackson Page
Match 3 David Gilbert 2-2 Jak Jones
Match 4 Stuart Carrington 2-2 Jackson Page
Match 5 David Gilbert 3-0 Stuart Carrington
Match 6 Jak Jones 0-3 Jackson Page

Group winner: David Gilbert (Eng)

Tuesday June 2

Table One Group 9

Match 1 Jack Lisowski 3-0 Oliver Lines
Match 2 Luca Brecel 2-2 Robbie Williams
Match 3 Luca Brecel 3-0 Oliver Lines
Match 4 Jack Lisowski 2-2 Robbie Williams
Match 5 Robbie Williams 0-3 Oliver Lines
Match 6 Jack Lisowski 2-2 Luca Brecel

Group winner: Luca Brecel (Bel)

Table Two Group 3

Match 1 Mark Davis 1-3 Mark Joyce
Match 2 Michael Holt 3-1 Louis Heathcote
Match 3 Michael Holt 1-3 Mark Joyce
Match 4 Mark Davis 2-2 Louis Heathcote
Match 5 Michael Holt 1-3 Mark Davis
Match 6 Mark Joyce 3-1 Louis Heathcote

Group winner: Mark Joyce (Eng)

Wednesday June 3

Table One Group 12

Match 1 Kyren Wilson v Chen Feilong
Match 2 Ryan Day v Alfie Burden
Match 3 Ryan Day v Chen Feilong
Match 4 Kyren Wilson v Alfie Burden
Match 5 Alfie Burden v Chen Feilong
Match 6 Kyren Wilson v Ryan Day

Table Two Group 4

Match 1 Mark King v Sam Baird
Match 2 Joe Perry v Harvey Chandler
Match 3 Joe Perry v Sam Baird
Match 4 Mark King v Harvey Chandler
Match 5 Joe Perry v Mark King
Match 6 Sam Baird v Harvey Chandler

Thursday June 4

Table One Group 5

Match 1 Mark Selby v Lee Walker
Match 2 Liang Wenbo v Joe O’Connor
Match 3 Liang Wenbo v Lee Walker
Match 4 Mark Selby v Joe O’Connor
Match 5 Joe O’Connor v Lee Walker
Match 6 Mark Selby v Liang Wenbo

Table Two Group 14

Match 1 Matthew Stevens v John Astley
Match 2 Gary Wilson v Mitchell Mann
Match 3 Gary Wilson v John Astley
Match 4 Matthew Stevens v Mitchell Mann
Match 5 Gary Wilson v Matthew Stevens
Match 6 John Astley v Mitchell Mann

Friday June 5th

(4pm start)

Table One Group 10

Match 1 Ronnie O’Sullivan v Kishan Hirani
Match 2 Chris Wakelin v Michael Georgiou
Match 3 Chris Wakelin v Kishan Hirani
Match 4 Ronnie O’Sullivan v Michael Georgiou
Match 5 Michael Georgiou v Kishan Hirani
Match 6 Ronnie O’Sullivan v Chris Wakelin

Table Two Group 15

Match 1 Robert Milkins v Mike Dunn
Match 2 Tom Ford v Ian Burns
Match 3 Tom Ford v Mike Dunn
Match 4 Robert Milkins v Ian Burns
Match 5 Tom Ford v Robert Milkins
Match 6 Mike Dunn v Ian Burns

Saturday June 6

Table One Group 1

Match 1 Stuart Bingham v Jamie Clarke
Match 2 Ricky Walden v Jordon Brown
Match 3 Ricky Walden v Jamie Clarke
Match 4 Stuart Bingham v Jordon Brown
Match 5 Jordon Brown v Jamie Clarke
Match 6 Stuart Bingham v Ricky Walden

Table Two Group 8

Match 1 Ben Woollaston v Liam Highfield
Match 2 Jimmy Robertson v Thor Chuan Leong
Match 3 Jimmy Robertson v Liam Highfield
Match 4 Ben Woollaston v Thor Chuan Leong
Match 5 Jimmy Robertson v Ben Woollaston
Match 6 Liam Highfield v Thor Chuan Leong

Sunday June 7

Table One Group 16

Match 1 Neil Robertson v Ashley Carty
Match 2 Kurt Maflin v Ken Doherty
Match 3 Kurt Maflin v Ashley Carty
Match 4 Neil Robertson v Ken Doherty
Match 5 Ken Doherty v Ashley Carty
Match 6 Neil Robertson v Kurt Maflin

Table Two Group 7

Match 1 Anthony McGill v Craig Steadman
Match 2 Barry Hawkins v Hammad Miah
Match 3 Barry Hawkins v Craig Steadman
Match 4 Anthony McGill v Hammad Miah
Match 5 Barry Hawkins v Anthony McGill
Match 6 Craig Steadman v Hammad Miah

Monday June 8

Table One Group 11

Match 1 Mark Allen v Nigel Bond
Match 2 Martin O’Donnell v Michael White
Match 3 Martin O’Donnell v Nigel Bond
Match 4 Mark Allen v Michael White
Match 5 Michael White v Nigel Bond
Match 6 Mark Allen v Martin O’Donnell

Table Two Group 6

Match 1 Matt Selt v Sam Craigie
Match 2 Ali Carter v Dominic Dale
Match 3 Ali Carter v Sam Craigie
Match 4 Matt Selt v Dominic Dale
Match 5 Ali Carter v Matt Selt
Match 6 Sam Craigie v Dominic Dale

Group Winners’ Stage

Tuesday June 9

Group C

Winner of Group 10
Winner of Group 6
Winner of Group 1
Winner of Group 4

Group D

Winner of Group 15
Winner of Group 11
Winner of Group 8
Winner of Group 5

Wednesday June 10

Group B

Winner of Group 12
Winner of Group 2 – Judd Trump (Eng)
Winner of Group 7
Winner of Group 13 – David Gilbert (Eng)

Group A

Winner of Group 14
Winner of Group 3 – Mark Joyce (Eng)
Winner of Group 9 – Luca Brecel (Bel)
Winner of Group 16

Tournament finals

Thursday June 11

Winner of Group C
Winner of Group D
Winner of Group B
Winner of Group A

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