Michael Holt made probably the most of his late alternative to take part in Championship League Snooker by topping Group 1 on Monday.

The previous Snooker Shoot Out champion was a alternative for Ronnie O’Sullivan, who withdrew from the rating occasion on the Morningside Area.

Holt, who’s competing as an beginner top-up after dropping off the tour on the finish of the 2021/22 season, first beat Scott Donaldson 3-1.

A reverse defeat by the identical margin to Rod Lawler left him with work to do forward of his ultimate round-robin fixture with Alfie Burden.

The latter had seemed to be answerable for proceedings having already crushed each Donaldson and Lawler to the lack of only one body.

Certainly, Burden would have superior to Stage Two of the competitors by successful a single body in opposition to Holt.

However the Hitman secured the 3-0 whitewash victory that he wanted with the intention to usurp Burden in prime spot by body distinction.

It was much more dramatic in Group 19, the place Noppon Saengkham and Mark Davis performed out a tense ultimate crunch tie.

After beating each Ross Muir and Jenson Kendrick, Saengkham wanted to attain solely a draw in opposition to Davis to maneuver by.

Nonetheless, the latter might have pinched first place with a victory over the Thai, and it seemed good for Davis when he established a 2-1 lead.

However Saengkham clinched the fourth body on the final black to simply about maintain onto the highest spot.

Each Michael Holt and Noppon Saengkham will proceed their Championship League Snooker journeys within the final 32 spherical of teams subsequent week in Leicester.

On Tuesday, Judd Trump enters the fray in Group 2 alongside Jimmy White, Xu Si, and Reanne Evans.

In Group 18, Joe Perry is in motion with Jamie Clarke, Stuart Carrington, and Andy Lee.

Stage 1 draw

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