Stage 2 continued yesterday at the 2025 ranking Championship League Snooker, with Group C and Group D in action. Follow the links for detailed results on snooker.org.
Here is the report shared by WST:
Chinese Duo Reach Final Stage
Pang Junxu and Xu Si both remained on course for a first ranking title as they progressed to the last eight of the BetVictor Championship League by topping their groups on Saturday in Leicester.
The Chinese pair follow Stephen Maguire and Joe O’Connor into the third and final phase on Wednesday, with four more players to join them. The champion of the first ranking event of the 2025/26 season will be crowned on Wednesday night.
Pang battled through a tight Group C which came down to the last frame of the day. After beating Alfie Burden 3-1 with breaks of 109 and 132, Pang then lost 3-0 to Robbie Williams. His last fixture was against Lei Peifan and a win for either player was worth top spot, while a 2-2 draw would have handed Burden the group. After sharing the first two frames, Pang took the next two for a 3-1 victory.
Xu was the dominant player in Group D as he opened with a 3-0 win over David Lilley, highlighted by a break of 97 in the opening frame. He then saw off Artemijs Zizins 3-0 with top runs of 90 and 102, and secured top spot with a 2-2 draw against Jack Lisowski.
The action resumes on Monday with Chris Wakelin the highest ranked player Group E, while former World Champion Stuart Bingham is among the quartet in Group F.
The Chinese lads were their reliable selves for most of the day. David Lilley is a very competent and experienced player without being brilliant. Artemijs Zizins acquitted himself well and hopefully the experience will serve him well going forward. As for Jack Lisowski, I really like him but … grrrr ….
There is no professional snooker played today.
Ronnie O'Sullivan 
I agree Zizins was impressive. Still, he must have been slapping himself all weekend. He could have won that fourth frame (and the match) against Lisowski, and he definitely should have won that fourth frame (and the match) against an out-of-sorts Lilley.
Yet he did neither and thus had to settle for last place in his group. In a way, he reminded me of Bai Yulu in her first round matches. 2:1 ahead in all her matches, she lost the fourth frame every time – that is, thrice. They both looked good, until they didn’t – finish line coming in sight.
Anyway, if he can halve his rate of stupid errors, Zizins is headed for a secure place on Tour. That is, according to my impression, whatever that is worth. Fingers crossed and all…
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It is quite unfortunate, Evenepoel dropping out, eh?
Re Evenepoel, yes. He seems to be better cut for “The Classics” than for the marathon that is the Tour de France.