Michael Holt was a late replacement for Ronnie who withdrew and made the most of his opportunity as he won Group 1 yesterday. Noppon Saengkham was the highest ranked player in his group and duly won it.
Here is the report shared by WST
Holt And Saengkham Make Winners’ Week
Michael Holt and Noppon Saengkham progressed to Winners’ Week of the BetVictor Championship League Snooker – Ranking Edition at the Morningside Arena in Leicester.
Holt was the first of the day to make it into the second phase, following victories over Scott Donaldson and Alfie Burden in group one. The Hitman ended tied on six points with Burden, but edged him out on frames won. Nottingham’s Holt deposed Londoner Burden by beating him in his last match of the group, earning a 3-0 whitewash victory
Saengkham and Mark Davis contested an exhilarating final match in group 19 for a return to Leicester next week. Saengkham had won both of his previous games – against Ross Muir and Jenson Kendrick. Davis secured a 3-0 victory over Kendrick, but drew 2-2 with Muir – leaving a deficit of two points to Saengkham at the top of the table. Only a victory for Davis would see him progress.
With Davis leading 2-1, the match came down to the final black. Both players spurned chances, but it was Saengkham who eventually deposited the black to ensure the match ended 2-2.
Judd Trump and Jimmy White take centre stage on Tuesday, 11 July, in a fascinating Group 2 with Xu Si and Reanne Evans live on Viaplay Xtra in the UK and Ireland. Table 2 action is available worldwide on Matchroom.Live and the Matchroom Multi Sport YouTube where Group 18 sees Joe Perry, Jamie Clarke, Andy Lee and Stuart Carrington fight for a place in the second stage.
Michael Holt has always been a very emotional type of person and I believe this has been his undoing more than once in his career, and notably at the Q-School. He should be on tour: he has the talent, ability and technique to succeed. But overwhelming emotions have been his undoing. It’s not by chance that the only ranking event he won is the Shoot-out … you don’t have time to think and dwell on bad shots or bad luck, you just need to act on instinct.
Mark Davis remains a very good player and maybe, this season, he will be able to show more of his abilities. He should have been relegated; he was saved by the wave of players’ suspensions that hit the tour last season. He knows it and somehow this may give him more “freedom”. He played well yesterday, as did Noppon Saengkham.
I switched a lot between the to tables yesterday. I didn’t like Phil Yates commentary on table 1. He was extremely harsh on Jenson Kendrick, not just once but on almost every shot he played. Now, there is no denial that Jenson was poor, and he is yet to win a match since turning pro. But what I saw yesterday, was a young man, extremely nervous, anxious trying too hard and unable to think clearly. Jenson is young father: his daughter was born in the first week of May. The arrival of a first child usually brings a lot of joy, but it’s also stressful, added responsibilities … and sleepless nights. Phil , please … the players are human beings, it wasn’t necessary, nor helpful to be so harsh.
… meanwhile there are IBSF championships under way
In the under-17 event Liam Davies will face Riley Powell for the title. The trophy will go to Wales … that much is certain. You can follow the various IBSF events here.
Ronnie O'Sullivan 
In general I’ve been quite happy with the commentators in this event: Dave Hendon and Dominic Dale are always great, and the new voices have been welcome. My main problem with Phil Yates is that he’s spending increasing amounts of time talking about Pool – possibly because he’s been involved in several events recently, or it may be part of a wider strategy.
Jenson Kendrick is objectively one of the weakest players on tour – an example of a player who qualified from Q School a year or two too early, benefiting from a weak section in the random draws. He does have ability, but he needs to be spending lots of time on the practice table knocking in centuries. He really doesn’t look comfortable enough in the balls.
In Riyadh, Liam Davies looks to defend his title. Riley Powell is still extremely young and his opponent has a succession of tournament wins behind him. But I felt that Liam Davies hasn’t played as well this year as he did last year, and maybe his path to the top of the game will not be quite as inevitable as it looked.
I agree that Jenson is not the strongest player in the field but when you see a man obviously struggling and clearly unhappy/embarrassed by his own performance, there is no need to add to it the way Phil did.