Matthew Selt narrowly prevailed to win Group F and make it to the final stage of the BetVictor Championship League in Leicester.
The former Indian Open champion needed to beat 2015 Crucible king Stuart Bingham 3-0 to in the final game to progress and that was exactly what he did. A tense last frame came down to the colours, but he prevailed 58-50 to seal his progression on frame difference. He edged out Liam Davies, who he had earlier drawn 2-2 with, by a single frame and beat Dylan Emery 3-1 with a top score of 75.
On the other table it was Ricky Walden who came through in the last match. The Chester cueman beat Liu Hongyu 3-1 to seal top spot and force the Chinese cueman into second spot. Earlier in the day Walden beat David Gilbert 3-1 and drew 2-2 with Chris Wakelin.
The second stage concludes on Tuesday with the likes of Tom Ford and Wu Yize in action.
