Championship League Group 7 - Day 1

Tom Ford tops the Group 7 table at the end of day 1 after
winning all four of his matches (picture Eurosport)

Championship Snooker returned to Crondon Park with the final group vying for the final place in the winner’s group which begins on Wednesday. Tom Ford has put himself in a strong position to qualify for the semi-finals after winning all four of his games on the opening day. Marcus Campbell is second after winning two of his games whilst the Welshmen Ryan Day and Dominic Dale are also on two points but have only played three games each.

World number 7 Ding Junhui has not lived up to his status as the highest ranked player in the group so far after winning only one of his three games so far and currently sits in 5^th place. Joe Perry and Peter Ebdon will both have to improve their respective games if they are going to have a chance of qualifying in the top four come tomorrow afternoon as they sit 6^th and 7^th in the table.

Play continues at 11am tomorrow morning with the all Welsh tie between Dale and Day whilst on the other table it will be Peter Ebdon v Ding Junhui. Coverage will be available on liveworldsnooker.tv and on the relevant betting websites.

Table after Day 1:

Pos / Name	Played	Won	Lost	Frames Won	Frames Lost	Money won	Pts
1. Tom Ford	4	4	0	12	4	£1,200	4
2. Marcus Campbell	4	2	2	9	8	£900	2
3. Ryan Day	3	2	1	7	5	£700	2
4. Dominic Dale	3	2	1	6	5	£600	2
5. Ding Junhui	3	1	2	6	8	£600	1
6. Joe Perry	4	1	3	6	11	£600	1
7. Peter Ebdon	3	0	3	4	9	£400	0