Ryan Day booked his spot in the Group One play-offs after an impressive four….

Ryan Day booked his place in the Group 1 play-offs after an impressive run of four wins to open day one of the 2024 BetVictor Championship League Invitational at Leicester’s Morningside Arena, live on Matchroom. Live in the UK and Ireland, DAZN in the US, Viaplay in Scandinavia and the Baltics as well as other broadcasters worldwide.

SCORES/TABLE Welshman Day defeated Gary Wilson 3-2, Stuart Bingham 3-1, Kyren Wilson 3-1 and Chris Wakelin 3-2 to top the group with a perfect record so far.Kyren Wilson finished the day with two wins from three, while Wakelin has two wins from four games.The BetVictor Championship League Snooker Invitational will see all seven players face off once in the round-robin group stage, with the top four players in the rankings advancing to Wednesday night’s play-offs. The eventual group champion will advance to the March winners’ group. The remaining players who placed in the top five during the competition phase will advance to Group Two, which begins on Thursday when three new players enter the tournament. The last two players in each group stage are eliminated. All games are best of five.The tournament has a prize pool of £205,000, with players earning £100 per frame won, with significant bonuses for their final position in the group and higher prize money in the winners’ group.There’s also a place in the 2024 Champion of Champions up for grabs, with each group made up of seven players and the matches taking place over two days. The action continues on Wednesday starting at 11am with the conclusion of Group One.