Championship League Snooker 2021 - Peter Lines shocks Mark Williams to top Group 7 and advance to second stage
/dnl.eurosport.com/sd/img/placeholder/eurosport_logo_1x1.png){kind=logo}
Published 18/07/2021 at 20:26 GMT
The snooker season kicked off with the multi-group event in Leicester, with two groups taking place on Sunday. Ricky Walden was an impressive winner of Group 7, with three wins from as many matches, while Peter Lines dug deep to fend off the challenge of Mark Williams to advance to the second stage of the competition
Peter Lines has reclaimed his World Snooker Tour card.
Image credit: Eurosport
Peter Lines was a surprise winner of Group 8 on the opening day of the Championship League, shocking Mark Williams in the process.
The snooker season kicked off with the multi-group event in Leicester, with two pools taking place on Sunday.
Williams, who spoke positively about his mindset heading into the new season, was a hot favourite to advance from Group 8 and made a bright start with a 3-0 win over Hammad Miah.
However, he was undone in his second match as Lines claimed a 3-0 win of his own - with the highlight being a century break in the second frame.
Lines held his nerve to beat Miah 3-1 and that put him in control of the group.
Jak Jones still had a chance to claim top spot, but his failure to beat Williams in the final match of the evening - with the Welshman winning 3-1 - set Lines on the way to the second stage.
Lines and Williams finished level on six points, with the former advancing on account of winning their match.
It is a feel-good story, as Lines dropped off the tour at the end of last season, but earned his Tour card for the new campaign via Cue School - the oldest player to do so at the age of 51.
Group 7 was one-way traffic, with Ricky Walden securing top spot to advance to the second stage.
Walden, the world number 32, beat Oliver Brown 3-1, Allan Taylor 3-0 and Nigel Bond 3-0 to top the group with a perfect record.
The action continues on Monday, with Ali Carter and Dominic Dale the bigger names on show.
Scan me
Related Topics
Share this article
Advertisement
Advertisement