2018 Championship League

Championship League
Tournament information
Dates	2 January – 29 March 2018
Venue	Ricoh Arena
City	Coventry
Country	England
Format	Non-ranking event
Total prize fund	£180,300
Winner's share	£10,000 (plus bonuses)
Highest break	Martin Gould (ENG) (147); Luca Brecel (BEL) (147)
Final
Champion	John Higgins (SCO)
Runner-up	Zhou Yuelong (CHN)
Score	3–2
	← 2017 2019 →

The 2018 Championship League was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament taking place from 2 January to 29 March 2018.^[1] It was the 11th staging of the tournament.

The defending champion John Higgins retained his title with a 3–2 final win over Zhou Yuelong. As in the previous edition of the tournament Higgins had entered the competition in Group 7 and from there won his way through to the Winners' Group.^[2]

Martin Gould and Luca Brecel both made their maiden official maximum breaks in this tournament. Gould achieved his maximum in the deciding frame of his Group 6 round robin match against Li Hang. Brecel achieved his in the third frame of a 3–0 whitewash of defending champion John Higgins in their Group 7 round robin match. These were the 135th and 136th official maximum breaks and the fourth and fifth of the 2017/2018 season. It was the fifth consecutive year that a maximum was made in the Championship League, and the second consecutive year that two were made.^[3]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for the 2018 Championship League is shown below.^[4]

Group 1–7

Winner: £3,000
Runner-up: £2,000
Semi-final: £1,000
Frame-win (league stage): £100
Frame-win (play-offs): £300
Highest break: £500

Winners' Group

Winner: £10,000
Runner-up: £5,000
Semi-final: £3,000
Frame-win (league stage): £200
Frame-win (play-offs): £300
Highest break: £1,000

Tournament total: £180,300

Group 1

Group 1 was played on 2 and 3 January 2018. Zhou Yuelong was the first player to qualify for the Winners' Group.^[5]

Matches

Kyren Wilson 3–1 Stephen Maguire
Ryan Day 1–3 Zhou Yuelong
Anthony Hamilton 3–1 Kyren Wilson
Mark King 2–3 Michael Holt
Stephen Maguire 3–1 Ryan Day
Zhou Yuelong 3–2 Mark King
Michael Holt 1–3 Anthony Hamilton
Kyren Wilson 1–3 Ryan Day
Stephen Maguire 3–2 Zhou Yuelong
Mark King 3–2 Anthony Hamilton
Michael Holt 1–3 Zhou Yuelong
Ryan Day 3–1 Anthony Hamilton
Kyren Wilson 3–1 Michael Holt
Stephen Maguire 3–2 Mark King
Ryan Day 1–3 Michael Holt
Zhou Yuelong 3–0 Anthony Hamilton
Kyren Wilson 0–3 Mark King
Stephen Maguire 2–3 Anthony Hamilton
Ryan Day 3–2 Mark King
Stephen Maguire 3–1 Michael Holt
Kyren Wilson 3–0 Zhou Yuelong

Table

Pos	Player	Pld	W	L	FF	FA	FD
1	Stephen Maguire (SCO)	6	4	2	15	12	+3	Qualification to Group 1 play-off
2	Zhou Yuelong (CHN)	6	4	2	14	10	+4
3	Ryan Day (WAL)	6	3	3	12	13	−1
4	Anthony Hamilton (ENG)	6	3	3	12	13	−1

5	Kyren Wilson (ENG)	6	3	3	11	11	0	Advances into Group 2

6	Mark King (ENG)	6	2	4	14	14	0	Eliminated from the competition
7	Michael Holt (ENG)	6	2	4	10	15	−5	Eliminated from the competition

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Play-offs

Semi-finals Best of 5 frames		Final Best of 5 frames



Stephen Maguire (SCO)	2

Anthony Hamilton (ENG)	3
		Anthony Hamilton (ENG)	2

		Zhou Yuelong (CHN)	3
Zhou Yuelong (CHN)	3

Ryan Day (WAL)	2

Group 2

Group 2 was played on 4 and 5 January 2018. Mark Selby was the second player to qualify for the Winners' Group, recording his 500th career century in the Group 2 final against Barry Hawkins.^[6]

Matches

Mark Selby 3–1* Neil Robertson
Barry Hawkins 3–2 Kyren Wilson
Stephen Maguire 1–3 Mark Selby
Ryan Day 3–0 Anthony Hamilton
Neil Robertson 3–2* Barry Hawkins
Kyren Wilson 1–3 Ryan Day
Anthony Hamilton 3–0 Stephen Maguire
Mark Selby 2–3 Barry Hawkins
Neil Robertson 3–2* Kyren Wilson
Ryan Day 1–3 Stephen Maguire
Anthony Hamilton 1–3 Kyren Wilson
Barry Hawkins 3–0 Stephen Maguire
Mark Selby 2–3 Anthony Hamilton
Neil Robertson 3–0* Ryan Day
Barry Hawkins 3–1 Anthony Hamilton
Kyren Wilson 3–0 Stephen Maguire
Mark Selby 2–3 Ryan Day
Neil Robertson 2–3* Stephen Maguire
Barry Hawkins 3–1 Ryan Day
Neil Robertson w/d–w/o* Anthony Hamilton
Mark Selby 3–0 Kyren Wilson

Note

* Neil Robertson had to pull out of the Championship League for personal reasons after his fifth match. Results from Robertson's previous matches were removed from the group table.^[7]

Table

Pos	Player	Pld	W	L	FF	FA	FD
1	Barry Hawkins (ENG)	5	5	0	15	6	+9	Qualification to Group 2 play-off
2	Ryan Day (WAL)	5	3	2	11	9	+2
3	Mark Selby (ENG)	5	2	3	12	10	+2
4	Kyren Wilson (ENG)	5	2	3	9	10	−1

5	Anthony Hamilton (ENG)	5	2	3	8	11	−3	Advances into Group 3

6	Stephen Maguire (SCO)	5	1	4	4	13	−9	Eliminated from the competition
7	Neil Robertson (AUS)	0	0	0	0	0	0	Eliminated from the competition

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Play-offs

Semi-finals Best of 5 frames		Final Best of 5 frames



Barry Hawkins (ENG)	3

Kyren Wilson (ENG)	1
		Barry Hawkins (ENG)	1

		Mark Selby (ENG)	3
Ryan Day (WAL)	0

Mark Selby (ENG)	3

Group 3

Group 3 was played on 8 and 9 January 2018. Kyren Wilson was the third player to qualify for the Winners' Group.^[8]

Matches

Tom Ford 1–3 Mark Allen
Ali Carter 3–2 Anthony Hamilton
Kyren Wilson 3–2 Tom Ford
Ryan Day 3–2 Barry Hawkins
Mark Allen 3–0 Ali Carter
Anthony Hamilton 3–1 Ryan Day
Barry Hawkins 3–0 Kyren Wilson
Tom Ford 0–3 Ali Carter
Mark Allen 2–3 Anthony Hamilton
Ryan Day 2–3 Kyren Wilson
Barry Hawkins 3–2 Anthony Hamilton
Ali Carter 2–3 Kyren Wilson
Tom Ford 3–0 Barry Hawkins
Mark Allen 3–0 Ryan Day
Ali Carter 0–3 Barry Hawkins
Anthony Hamilton 1–3 Kyren Wilson
Tom Ford 3–1 Ryan Day
Mark Allen 3–1 Kyren Wilson
Ali Carter 3–2 Ryan Day
Mark Allen 1–3 Barry Hawkins
Tom Ford 3–1 Anthony Hamilton

Note

Anthony McGill withdrew before the tournament and was replaced by Tom Ford.

Table

Pos	Player	Pld	W	L	FF	FA	FD
1	Mark Allen (NIR)	6	4	2	15	8	+7	Qualification to Group 3 play-off
2	Barry Hawkins (ENG)	6	4	2	14	9	+5
3	Kyren Wilson (ENG)	6	4	2	13	13	0
4	Tom Ford (ENG)	6	3	3	12	11	+1

5	Ali Carter (ENG)	6	3	3	11	13	−2	Advances into Group 4

6	Anthony Hamilton (ENG)	6	2	4	12	15	−3	Eliminated from the competition
7	Ryan Day (WAL)	6	1	5	9	17	−8	Eliminated from the competition

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Play-offs

Semi-finals Best of 5 frames		Final Best of 5 frames



Mark Allen (NIR)	3

Tom Ford (ENG)	2
		Mark Allen (NIR)	1

		Kyren Wilson (ENG)	3
Barry Hawkins (ENG)	1

Kyren Wilson (ENG)	3

Group 4

Group 4 was played on 10 and 11 January 2018. Ali Carter was the fourth player to qualify for the Winners' Group.^[9] On the first day, Judd Trump made his 500th career century in his match against Liang Wenbo.^[10]

Matches

Shaun Murphy 3–1 Liang Wenbo
Judd Trump 3–0 Ali Carter
Tom Ford 2–3 Shaun Murphy
Barry Hawkins 3–1* Mark Allen
Liang Wenbo 0–3 Judd Trump
Ali Carter 0–3 Barry Hawkins
Mark Allen w/d–w/o* Tom Ford
Shaun Murphy 0–3 Judd Trump
Liang Wenbo 3–2 Ali Carter
Barry Hawkins 3–1 Tom Ford
Mark Allen w/d–w/o* Ali Carter
Judd Trump 3–1 Tom Ford
Shaun Murphy w/o–w/d* Mark Allen
Liang Wenbo 3–1 Barry Hawkins
Judd Trump w/o–w/d* Mark Allen
Ali Carter 3–0 Tom Ford
Shaun Murphy 2–3 Barry Hawkins
Liang Wenbo 0–3 Tom Ford
Judd Trump 1–3 Barry Hawkins
Liang Wenbo w/o–w/d* Mark Allen
Shaun Murphy 1–3 Ali Carter

Note

* Mark Allen had to withdraw due to family reasons prior to his second match in the group. The result from Allen's first match in the group was removed from the group table.^[7]

Table

Pos	Player	Pld	W	L	FF	FA	FD
1	Judd Trump (ENG)	5	4	1	13	4	+9	Qualification to Group 4 play-off
2	Barry Hawkins (ENG)	5	4	1	13	7	+6
3	Shaun Murphy (ENG)	5	2	3	9	12	−3
4	Ali Carter (ENG)	5	2	3	8	10	−2

5	Liang Wenbo (CHN)	5	2	3	7	12	−5	Advances into Group 5

6	Tom Ford (ENG)	5	1	4	7	12	−5	Eliminated from the competition
7	Mark Allen (NIR)	0	0	0	0	0	0	Eliminated from the competition

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Play-offs

Semi-finals Best of 5 frames		Final Best of 5 frames



Judd Trump (ENG)	0

Ali Carter (ENG)	3
		Ali Carter (ENG)	3

		Shaun Murphy (ENG)	1
Barry Hawkins (ENG)	2

Shaun Murphy (ENG)	3

Group 5

Group 5 was played on 23 and 24 January 2018. Mark Williams was the fifth player to qualify for the Winners' Group.^[11]

Matches

Martin Gould 3–1 Ricky Walden
Mark Williams 1–3 Ben Woollaston
Judd Trump 3–1 Martin Gould
Joe Perry 1–3 David Gilbert
Ricky Walden 1–3 Mark Williams
Ben Woollaston 1–3 Joe Perry
David Gilbert 0–3 Judd Trump
Martin Gould 1–3 Mark Williams
Ricky Walden 3–2 Ben Woollaston
Joe Perry 1–3 Judd Trump
David Gilbert 1–3 Ben Woollaston
Mark Williams 0–3 Judd Trump
Martin Gould 3–0 David Gilbert
Ricky Walden 2–3 Joe Perry
Mark Williams 3–0 David Gilbert
Ben Woollaston 3–2 Judd Trump
Martin Gould 3–1 Joe Perry
Ricky Walden 3–2 Judd Trump
Mark Williams 3–0 Joe Perry
Ricky Walden 3–0 David Gilbert
Martin Gould 1–3 Ben Woollaston

Note

Barry Hawkins, Shaun Murphy and Liang Wenbo withdrew from the tournament and were replaced by Joe Perry, David Gilbert and Ben Woollaston.

Table

Pos	Player	Pld	W	L	FF	FA	FD
1	Judd Trump (ENG)	6	4	2	16	8	+8	Qualification to Group 5 play-off
2	Ben Woollaston (ENG)	6	4	2	15	11	+4
3	Mark Williams (WAL)	6	4	2	13	8	+5
4	Ricky Walden (ENG)	6	3	3	13	13	0

5	Martin Gould (ENG)	6	3	3	12	11	+1	Advances into Group 6

6	Joe Perry (ENG)	6	2	4	9	15	−6	Eliminated from the competition
7	David Gilbert (ENG)	6	1	5	4	16	−12	Eliminated from the competition

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Play-offs

Semi-finals Best of 5 frames		Final Best of 5 frames



Judd Trump (ENG)	2

Ricky Walden (ENG)	3
		Ricky Walden (ENG)	1

		Mark Williams (WAL)	3
Ben Woollaston (ENG)	1

Mark Williams (WAL)	3

Group 6

Group 6 was played on 25 and 26 January 2018. Martin Gould was the sixth player to qualify for the Winners' Group.^[12]

Matches

Li Hang 3–0 Michael White
Graeme Dott 3–1 Martin Gould
Judd Trump 0–3 Li Hang
Ben Woollaston 1–3 Ricky Walden
Michael White 2–3 Graeme Dott
Martin Gould 3–0 Ben Woollaston
Ricky Walden 0–3 Judd Trump
Li Hang 3–2 Graeme Dott
Michael White 1–3 Martin Gould
Ben Woollaston 1–3 Judd Trump
Ricky Walden 0–3 Martin Gould
Graeme Dott 0–3 Judd Trump
Li Hang 2–3 Ricky Walden
Michael White 3–0 Ben Woollaston
Graeme Dott 2–3 Ricky Walden
Martin Gould 3–2 Judd Trump
Li Hang 1–3 Ben Woollaston
Michael White 0–3 Judd Trump
Graeme Dott 3–2 Ben Woollaston
Michael White 2–3 Ricky Walden
Li Hang 2–3 Martin Gould

Table

Pos	Player	Pld	W	L	FF	FA	FD
1	Martin Gould (ENG)	6	5	1	16	8	+8	Qualification to Group 6 play-off
2	Judd Trump (ENG)	6	4	2	14	7	+7
3	Ricky Walden (ENG)	6	4	2	12	13	−1
4	Li Hang (CHN)	6	3	3	14	11	+3

5	Graeme Dott (SCO)	6	3	3	13	14	−1	Advances into Group 7

6	Michael White (WAL)	6	1	5	8	15	−7	Eliminated from the competition
7	Ben Woollaston (ENG)	6	1	5	7	16	−9	Eliminated from the competition

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Play-offs

Semi-finals Best of 5 frames		Final Best of 5 frames



Martin Gould (ENG)	3

Li Hang (CHN)	2
		Martin Gould (ENG)	3

		Judd Trump (ENG)	0
Judd Trump (ENG)	3

Ricky Walden (ENG)	0

Group 7

Group 7 was played on 26 and 27 March 2018. John Higgins was the seventh player to qualify for the Winners' Group.^[13]

Matches

John Higgins 0–3 Luca Brecel
Robert Milkins 1–3 Dominic Dale
Ricky Walden 2–3 John Higgins
Jimmy Robertson 0–3 Judd Trump
Luca Brecel 1–3 Robert Milkins
Dominic Dale 1–3 Jimmy Robertson
Judd Trump 3–1 Ricky Walden
John Higgins 3–1 Robert Milkins
Luca Brecel 0–3 Dominic Dale
Jimmy Robertson 3–0 Ricky Walden
Judd Trump 3–2 Dominic Dale
Robert Milkins 1–3 Ricky Walden
John Higgins 3–1 Judd Trump
Luca Brecel 2–3 Jimmy Robertson
Robert Milkins 1–3 Judd Trump
Dominic Dale 2–3 Ricky Walden
John Higgins 2–3 Jimmy Robertson
Luca Brecel 0–3 Ricky Walden
Robert Milkins 1–3 Jimmy Robertson
Luca Brecel 1–3 Judd Trump
John Higgins 3–0 Dominic Dale

Notes

Graeme Dott and Li Hang withdrew from the tournament prior to Group 7 play. They were replaced by Dominic Dale and Jimmy Robertson.

Table

Pos	Player	Pld	W	L	FF	FA	FD
1	Judd Trump (ENG)	6	5	1	16	8	+8	Qualification to Group 7 play-off
2	Jimmy Robertson (ENG)	6	5	1	15	9	+6
3	John Higgins (SCO)	6	4	2	14	10	+4
4	Ricky Walden (ENG)	6	3	3	12	12	0

5	Dominic Dale (WAL)	6	2	4	11	13	−2	Eliminated from the competition
6	Robert Milkins (ENG)	6	1	5	8	16	−8
7	Luca Brecel (BEL)	6	1	5	7	15	−8

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Play-offs

Semi-finals Best of 5 frames		Final Best of 5 frames



Judd Trump (ENG)	3

Ricky Walden (ENG)	1
		Judd Trump (ENG)	2

		John Higgins (SCO)	3
Jimmy Robertson (ENG)	1

John Higgins (SCO)	3

Winners' Group

The Winners' Group was played on 28 and 29 March 2018. In the final, John Higgins defeated Zhou Yuelong 3–2 to retain his Championship League title and win it for the second time in his career.^[2]

Matches

Zhou Yuelong 3*–2 Mark Selby
Kyren Wilson 3–1 Ali Carter
Mark Williams 3–2 Zhou Yuelong
Martin Gould 0–3 John Higgins
Mark Selby 3–1 Kyren Wilson
Ali Carter 3–0 Martin Gould
John Higgins 3–2 Mark Williams
Zhou Yuelong 3–1 Kyren Wilson
Mark Selby 1–3 Ali Carter
Martin Gould 3–1 Mark Williams
John Higgins 2–3 Ali Carter
Kyren Wilson 3–1 Mark Williams
Zhou Yuelong 2–3 John Higgins
Mark Selby 3–0 Martin Gould
Kyren Wilson 1–3 John Higgins
Ali Carter 3–2 Mark Williams
Zhou Yuelong 3–0 Martin Gould
Mark Selby 3–0 Mark Williams
Kyren Wilson 3–2 Martin Gould
Mark Selby 0–3 John Higgins
Zhou Yuelong 2–3 Ali Carter

Notes

* Zhou Yuelong was awarded the first frame, due to Mark Selby arriving late.

Table

Pos	Player	Pld	W	L	FF	FA	FD
1	John Higgins (SCO)	6	5	1	17	8	+9	Qualification to the Winners' Group play-off
2	Ali Carter (ENG)	6	5	1	16	10	+6
3	Zhou Yuelong (CHN)	6	3	3	15	12	+3
4	Mark Selby (ENG)	6	3	3	12	10	+2

5	Kyren Wilson (ENG)	6	3	3	12	13	−1	Eliminated from the competition
6	Mark Williams (WAL)	6	1	5	9	17	−8
7	Martin Gould (ENG)	6	1	5	5	16	−11

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Play-offs

Semi-finals Best of 5 frames		Final Best of 5 frames



John Higgins (SCO)	3

Mark Selby (ENG)	2
		John Higgins (SCO)	3

		Zhou Yuelong (CHN)	2
Ali Carter (ENG)	0

Zhou Yuelong (CHN)	3

Century breaks

Total: 116

147 (6), 140, 108, 106, 102, 101, 101 – Martin Gould
147 (7), 109 – Luca Brecel
146, 138, 137, 121, 113, 105, 103 – John Higgins
145 (1), 122, 100 – Ryan Day
144 (5), 136, 133, 123, 111, 104, 100 – Mark Williams
143, 103, 102 – Li Hang
141 (W), 131, 122, 111, 110, 105, 100 – Zhou Yuelong
140, 137, 134, 125, 124, 120, 120, 118, 110, 109, 108, 104, 103, 100, 100, 100 – Judd Trump
140, 137, 131, 129, 104 – Ricky Walden
140 (4), 115 – Liang Wenbo
139 – Tom Ford
139 – Michael Holt
138, 129, 122, 114, 104, 103, 101, 101 – Barry Hawkins
137 (3), 137, 131, 129, 105 – Kyren Wilson
136 – Graeme Dott
134, 125, 116, 107, 103, 101, 101 – Ali Carter
134 (2), 116, 110 – Neil Robertson
134, 116 – Mark King
132, 128, 112, 111, 104, 103, 103, 101, 101 – Mark Selby
125, 124, 102 – Mark Allen
122, 121, 113, 101 – Jimmy Robertson
120, 106, 103, 102, 101 – Ben Woollaston
118, 103 – Anthony Hamilton
115, 104 – Stephen Maguire
113, 111, 100 – Michael White
104 – Shaun Murphy

Bold: highest break in the indicated group.

Winnings

No.	Player	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	W	TOTAL
1	John Higgins (SCO)							6,200	15,200	21,400
2	Zhou Yuelong (CHN)	6,200							10,500	16,700
3	Judd Trump (ENG)				2,600	3,200	4,300	5,100		15,200
4	Ali Carter (ENG)			1,100	5,900				6,200	13,200
5	Kyren Wilson (ENG)	1,100	2,400	6,600					2,400	12,500
6	Mark Selby (ENG)		6,300						6,000	12,300
7	Barry Hawkins (ENG) ⁽³⁾		4,900	2,700	3,200					10,800
8	Ricky Walden (ENG)					4,500	2,200	2,500		9,200
9	Martin Gould (ENG)					1,200	6,900		1,000	9,100
10	Mark Williams (WAL)					6,600			1,800	8,400
11	Anthony Hamilton (ENG)	4,700	1,100	1,200						7,000
12	Ryan Day (WAL)	3,300	2,100	900						6,300
13	Mark Allen (NIR) ⁽²⁾			4,700	100					4,800
14	Shaun Murphy (ENG) ⁽³⁾				4,400					4,400
15	Stephen Maguire (SCO)	3,100	700							3,800
=	Tom Ford (ENG)			2,800	1,000					3,800
17	Ben Woollaston (ENG)					2,800	700			3,500
18	Li Hang (CHN) ⁽⁴⁾						3,000			3,000
19	Jimmy Robertson (ENG)							2,800		2,800
20	Neil Robertson (AUS) ⁽¹⁾		1,700							1,700
21	Liang Wenbo (CHN) ⁽³⁾				1,500					1,500
22	Mark King (ENG)	1,400								1,400
23	Graeme Dott (SCO) ⁽⁴⁾						1,300			1,300
24	Luca Brecel (BEL)							1,200		1,200
25	Dominic Dale (WAL)							1,100		1,100
26	Michael Holt (ENG)	1,000								1,000
27	Joe Perry (ENG)					900				900
28	Michael White (WAL)						800			800
=	Robert Milkins (ENG)							800		800
30	David Gilbert (ENG)					400				400
	Total prize money	20,800	19,200	20,000	18,700	19,600	19,200	19,700	43,100	180,300

Green: Won the group. Bold: Highest break in the group. All prize money in GBP.
Notes
⁽¹⁾ Neil Robertson withdrew for personal reasons after his fifth match in Group 2.
⁽²⁾ Mark Allen withdrew due to family reasons after his first match in Group 4.
⁽³⁾ Barry Hawkins, Shaun Murphy and Liang Wenbo withdrew from the tournament prior to Group 5 play.
⁽⁴⁾ Graeme Dott and Li Hang withdrew from the tournament prior to Group 7 play.

References

^ "2017/18 World Snooker Calendar" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Higgins Retains Championship League Crown". Championship League Snooker. Matchroom Sport Ltd. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
^ "Gould Makes Maiden 147". World Snooker. 26 January 2018.
^ "Home - Championship League Snooker". Championship League Snooker.
^ "Zhou Wins CLS Group One". World Snooker. 4 January 2018.
^ "Selby Makes 500th Century". World Snooker. 5 January 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Fixtures and results". championshipleaguesnooker.co.uk. Perform. Archived from the original on 13 February 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
^ "Kyren Wilson Is Group 3 Champion - Championship League Snooker". 9 January 2018.
^ "Ali Carter Is Group 4 Champion - Championship League Snooker". 11 January 2018.
^ "2018 Championship League - Group 4". snooker.org. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
^ "Williams Is Group 5 Champ - Championship League Snooker". 24 January 2018.
^ "Gould Takes Group 6 Honours - Championship League Snooker". 26 January 2018.
^ "Higgins Takes Final Berth In Winners' Group". Championship League Snooker. Matchroom Sport Ltd. 27 March 2018.

External links

http://www.championshipleaguesnooker.co.uk/players/

[1] "2017/18 World Snooker Calendar" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.

[TournamentConclusion-2] "Higgins Retains Championship League Crown". Championship League Snooker. Matchroom Sport Ltd. Retrieved 30 March 2018.

[3] "Gould Makes Maiden 147". World Snooker. 26 January 2018.

[4] "Home - Championship League Snooker". Championship League Snooker.

[5] "Zhou Wins CLS Group One". World Snooker. 4 January 2018.

[6] "Selby Makes 500th Century". World Snooker. 5 January 2018.

[championshipleaguesnooker.co.uk-7] "Fixtures and results". championshipleaguesnooker.co.uk. Perform. Archived from the original on 13 February 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2018.

[8] "Kyren Wilson Is Group 3 Champion - Championship League Snooker". 9 January 2018.

[9] "Ali Carter Is Group 4 Champion - Championship League Snooker". 11 January 2018.

[10] "2018 Championship League - Group 4". snooker.org. Retrieved 8 December 2020.

[11] "Williams Is Group 5 Champ - Championship League Snooker". 24 January 2018.

[12] "Gould Takes Group 6 Honours - Championship League Snooker". 26 January 2018.

[13] "Higgins Takes Final Berth In Winners' Group". Championship League Snooker. Matchroom Sport Ltd. 27 March 2018.

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