Here is the report by WST on groups 6 and 7 that were played yesterday in Leicester:
Davies Downs The Captain
Welsh teenager Liam Davies swept to three victories out of three to win Group 6 of the BetVictor Championship League Ranking event in Leicester, while Iran’s Amir Sarkhosh topped Group 7 to progress.
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Davies faced a crucial final game against defending champion Ali Carter, where he fired in a match and group winning 62 to come through a 3-1 victor. He set up his progression with 3-1 defeats of Jack Bradford and Huang Jiahao. Davies composed a superb 135 during his victory against Bradford.
Sarkhosh came through an extremely tight day of play in Group 7. The only match win of the day saw him beat Alex Clenshaw 3-1. Every other match in the group ended in a 2-2 draw. He needed to take the final frame of the day against Gary Wilson to progress, which he did in style with a break of 129 to end 2-2.
The action continues on Tuesday with the likes of Jack Lisowski and Pang Junxu taking to the baize.
This format can be really harsh. Bai Yulu was undefeated yesterday, yet came only third in her group. Gary Wilson came second solely because his highest break was higher than hers. It makes a 1000 points difference in the ranking list, 1000 points that surely matter more to Bai than to Gary. Of course those are the rules and they are known by all from the start but … anyway…
All the same, the women on tour have registered some very encouraging results in the early stages of the season.
Ronnie O'Sullivan 
In each of her three matches yesterday, Ng led 2-1. Yet, in each she gave away the last frame. Very puzzling, that. Had she won the last frame against Sarkhosh, she’d have topped the group.
Most encouraging I found that she managed to keep her error rate low, seized most chances as they were presented to her, and played Word Tour-level snooker over long stretches. It would appear, at least to me, she’s navigating a steep learning curve, which is really promising.
I also thought Sarkhosh acquitted himself well. He’s not the most elegant of players, but puts in a consistent, serious effort, and justifiably won the group. I found that respectable.