China's Long Zehuang dominated Group 19 at BetVictor Championship League on Saturday, winning all three of his matches to reach the second stage.
Long played his first season on the pro tour in 2023/24 and enjoyed promising results, notably reaching the last 16 of the Shoot Out and the last 32 of the World Open. He is looking to build on that in his second season and is off to a fine start.
A break of 73 helped him to beat Lei Peifan 3-1 and he then saw off Alfie Davies by the same scoreline before wrapping up the group by beating Jamie O'Neill 3-1 with breaks of 68, 78 and 98.
Group 20 went to Stuart Carrington, finishing ahead of top seed Pang Junxu. Carrington beat Gong Chenzhi 3-1 with a top break of 107 then whitewashed Gerard Greene 3-0. That left Carrington just needing to avoid defeat in his final showdown against Pang, and he managed a 2-2 draw to seal his progress.
Results / Fixtures
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