Si Jiahui notched three wins out of three as he topped Group 13 and booked his place in the second stage of the BetVictor Championship League in Leicester.
China's Si was a Crucible semi-finalist in 2023 then reached his first ranking final last season at the German Masters and is looking to continue his rapid progress.
He started his season with a 3-0 win over Peter Lines then saw off Zak Surety 3-0 with a top break of 82, before securing top spot with a 3-1 defeat of Jimmy Robertson.
Former World Champion Stuart Bingham also made it through the day unbeaten, scoring two wins and a draw to advance from Group 18. He let slip a 2-0 lead against Hamim Hussain, finishing 2-2, but then beat Aly Ahmed Elsayed 3-0 with a top break of 110 and Anthony Hamilton 3-1.
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