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Starting tomorrow.
Hereafter you will find
- the composition of the groups
- the fixtures information
- information about live streaming
You have to register on the bookmakers site to be able to watch it, but it's free and you don't have to take any bet.
http://matchroomsport.com/articleDet...tArticleID=813
Here is more information about this competition aswell as a provisional calendar of next season PL.
http://matchroomsport.com/sportMain.asp?sport=7
Hereafter you will find
- the composition of the groups
- the fixtures information
- information about live streaming
You have to register on the bookmakers site to be able to watch it, but it's free and you don't have to take any bet.
http://matchroomsport.com/articleDet...tArticleID=813
Snooker stars set to compete in Championship
CHAMPIONSHIP League Snooker returns in January and features some of the biggest names in the sport.
Seven-time World Champion Stephen Hendry, arguably the best player to have ever picked up a cue, is included in the first group, along with 2008 Premier League Snooker runner-up Mark Selby.
The Championship League Snooker will again be streamed exclusively live on a number of betting websites and there is a huge incentive for all the players as the winner will qualify for the 2009 PartyPoker.com Premier League Snooker.
Group 1, which will be held on Monday, January 5 and Tuesday, January 6, also features a further two players who competed in the 2008 Premier league with semi-finalist Joe Perry and Ding Junhui, who came fifth, among the seven.
The rest of the opening group is made up of 2005 World Champion Shaun Murphy, Ryan Day, who, before this week's UK Championship was third in the provisional rankings, and 2008 World Championship runner-up Ali Carter.
Matchroom Sport Chairman Barry Hearn was expecting another thrilling competition said: "Championship League Snooker was a wonderful success for everyone involved in 2008.
"It was great to see Joe Perry win through to claim a coveted spot in the Premier League Snooker, the game’s biggest invitational event.
"For our partners Perform, they were delighted with the response from bookmakers, especially with so many new accounts and website traffic from all over the world.
"The event is here to stay and the new competition will be intense when Championship League Snooker 2 is held from January to March 2009."
Ross MacEacharn, Managing Director of watchandbet.tv and Betting, added: "The success of the 2008 Championship League Snooker illustrates how far the Internet has come as a medium for live sports distribution.
"We know our bookmaker partners were delighted with the uptake and that the players saw great value in the format of the event.
"We’ve made some further changes to the timing of the event to ensure it works even better for our partners.”
Championship League Snooker - Crondon Park Golf Club, Stock, Essex
Group 1 - Ali Carter, Ryan Day, Ding Junhui, Stephen Hendry, Shaun Murphy, Joe Perry, Mark Selby.
Fixtures
Monday, January 5 (all times are approximate times)
11am - Joe Perry v Ryan Day, Mark Selby v Ali Carter
12pm - Shaun Murphy v Stephen Hendry, Ding Junhui v Joe Perry
Not before 2pm - Ryan Day v Mark Selby, Ali Carter v Shaun Murphy
3pm - Stephen Hendry v Ding Junhui, Joe Perry v Mark Selby
Not before 6.30pm - Ryan Day v Ali Carter, Shaun Murphy v Ding Junhui
7.30pm - Mark Selby v Ding Junhui, Stephen Hendry v Ali Carter
Tuesday, January 6
11am - Joe Perry v Stephen Hendry, Ryan Day v Shaun Murphy
12pm - Ali Carter v Ding Junhui, Mark Selby v Stephen Hendry
Not before 2pm - Joe Perry v Shaun Murphy, Ryan Day v Ding Junhui
3pm - Ryan Day v Stephen Hendry, Mark Selby v Shaun Murphy
4pm - Joe Perry v Ali Carter
Not before 6.30pm - Play-offs (first v fourth and second v third)
7.30pm - Final.
All matches in the league phase are played over four frames. The play-offs and final are the first to 3.
The Championship League Snooker consists of eight groups. Seven regular groups and then a winners' group fetaures the seven previous successful players.
In groups one to six, the winner of the final will advance to the winners' group. The loser in the final, the two losing semi-finalist and the player finishing fifth in the league will advance into the next group. They will then be joined by three new players for the next group.
Group two will played on Wednesday, January 7 and Thursday, January 8. The three new players are Mark Allen, Barry Hawkins and Mark Williams.
Further group dates are...
Group 3 - Monday, February 9 and Tuesday, February 10
Group 4 - Wednesday, February 11 and Thursday, February 12
Group 5 - Monday, March 2 and Tuesday, March 3
Group 6 - Wednesday, March 4 and Thursday, March 5
Group 7 - Monday, March 23 and Tuesday, March 24
Winners' Group - Wednesday, March 23 and Thursday, March 26
The bookmakers that will be screening the Championship League Snooker are Bet 365, Betfair, William Hill, Ladbrokes, Paddy Power (Ireland only), Skybet, Sportingbet and IBC.
CHAMPIONSHIP League Snooker returns in January and features some of the biggest names in the sport.
Seven-time World Champion Stephen Hendry, arguably the best player to have ever picked up a cue, is included in the first group, along with 2008 Premier League Snooker runner-up Mark Selby.
The Championship League Snooker will again be streamed exclusively live on a number of betting websites and there is a huge incentive for all the players as the winner will qualify for the 2009 PartyPoker.com Premier League Snooker.
Group 1, which will be held on Monday, January 5 and Tuesday, January 6, also features a further two players who competed in the 2008 Premier league with semi-finalist Joe Perry and Ding Junhui, who came fifth, among the seven.
The rest of the opening group is made up of 2005 World Champion Shaun Murphy, Ryan Day, who, before this week's UK Championship was third in the provisional rankings, and 2008 World Championship runner-up Ali Carter.
Matchroom Sport Chairman Barry Hearn was expecting another thrilling competition said: "Championship League Snooker was a wonderful success for everyone involved in 2008.
"It was great to see Joe Perry win through to claim a coveted spot in the Premier League Snooker, the game’s biggest invitational event.
"For our partners Perform, they were delighted with the response from bookmakers, especially with so many new accounts and website traffic from all over the world.
"The event is here to stay and the new competition will be intense when Championship League Snooker 2 is held from January to March 2009."
Ross MacEacharn, Managing Director of watchandbet.tv and Betting, added: "The success of the 2008 Championship League Snooker illustrates how far the Internet has come as a medium for live sports distribution.
"We know our bookmaker partners were delighted with the uptake and that the players saw great value in the format of the event.
"We’ve made some further changes to the timing of the event to ensure it works even better for our partners.”
Championship League Snooker - Crondon Park Golf Club, Stock, Essex
Group 1 - Ali Carter, Ryan Day, Ding Junhui, Stephen Hendry, Shaun Murphy, Joe Perry, Mark Selby.
Fixtures
Monday, January 5 (all times are approximate times)
11am - Joe Perry v Ryan Day, Mark Selby v Ali Carter
12pm - Shaun Murphy v Stephen Hendry, Ding Junhui v Joe Perry
Not before 2pm - Ryan Day v Mark Selby, Ali Carter v Shaun Murphy
3pm - Stephen Hendry v Ding Junhui, Joe Perry v Mark Selby
Not before 6.30pm - Ryan Day v Ali Carter, Shaun Murphy v Ding Junhui
7.30pm - Mark Selby v Ding Junhui, Stephen Hendry v Ali Carter
Tuesday, January 6
11am - Joe Perry v Stephen Hendry, Ryan Day v Shaun Murphy
12pm - Ali Carter v Ding Junhui, Mark Selby v Stephen Hendry
Not before 2pm - Joe Perry v Shaun Murphy, Ryan Day v Ding Junhui
3pm - Ryan Day v Stephen Hendry, Mark Selby v Shaun Murphy
4pm - Joe Perry v Ali Carter
Not before 6.30pm - Play-offs (first v fourth and second v third)
7.30pm - Final.
All matches in the league phase are played over four frames. The play-offs and final are the first to 3.
The Championship League Snooker consists of eight groups. Seven regular groups and then a winners' group fetaures the seven previous successful players.
In groups one to six, the winner of the final will advance to the winners' group. The loser in the final, the two losing semi-finalist and the player finishing fifth in the league will advance into the next group. They will then be joined by three new players for the next group.
Group two will played on Wednesday, January 7 and Thursday, January 8. The three new players are Mark Allen, Barry Hawkins and Mark Williams.
Further group dates are...
Group 3 - Monday, February 9 and Tuesday, February 10
Group 4 - Wednesday, February 11 and Thursday, February 12
Group 5 - Monday, March 2 and Tuesday, March 3
Group 6 - Wednesday, March 4 and Thursday, March 5
Group 7 - Monday, March 23 and Tuesday, March 24
Winners' Group - Wednesday, March 23 and Thursday, March 26
The bookmakers that will be screening the Championship League Snooker are Bet 365, Betfair, William Hill, Ladbrokes, Paddy Power (Ireland only), Skybet, Sportingbet and IBC.
http://matchroomsport.com/sportMain.asp?sport=7
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