Stuart Bingham obtained his 2024 off to a optimistic begin by successful Group 1 of Championship League Snooker on Wednesday.
The previous world champion completed third after the round-robin section, successful 4 of his six league matches to qualify for the semi-finals.
Within the final 4, Bingham overcame fellow Englishman Kyren Wilson 3-0 after which repeated that scoreline within the last towards Gary Wilson.
There has already been a rating occasion model of the Championship League this season, from which Shaun Murphy emerged with the silverware.
However this version of the Championship League is the unique invitational model, which Stuart Bingham received again in 2015.
The 47 year-old now qualifies for the Winners’ Group in March, the place seven group winners in whole vie for the general title.
A spot within the prestigious Champion of Champions can be on provide for the match champion.
The 2 Wilsons and different semi-finalist Ryan Day, along with fifth-placed Chris Wakelin, can have one other crack at qualifying for the latter section once they compete in Group 2.
They are going to be joined within the competitors on Thursday and Friday in Leicester by newcomers Mark Selby, Ali Carter, and Matthew Selt.
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