Selby ends day one of Group Two in pole position - 11/01/2012

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Mark Selby looks in pole position to make his way into Thursday evening’s play-offs after a fine performance on day one of Group Two.

Mark Selby

The Leicester potter leads the way with three wins from three matches and is pursued by Stuart Bingham, Mark Davis and Shaun Murphy, all with two wins each. At the other end of the table, 2011 champion Matthew Stevens looks set for an early exit from the competition with four straight defeats.

The Championship League Snooker event is a venture between Matchroom Sport and Perform where 25 of the game's finest players compete with all matches broadcast on a host of betting websites.

Each group features seven players with each man playing the other six once in a round-robin basis. Every match is the best of five and the winner gaining a point. At the end of the league phase the top four advances to that group's semi-finals where the two winners meet in the final.

Players are awarded £100 per frame in the round robin stages, and this increases to £300 per frame for the play-offs. In addition, £3,000 goes to the play-off winner, £2,000 to the runner up and £1,000 each to the two semi-finalists.

Each group winner then goes through to the final group on March 21st & 22nd where big money as well as a spot in the Sky Sports-televised Premier League Snooker is up for grabs. The two bottom players are eliminated from the competition, while the remaining four move forward to Group Three to be joined by three new players.

Play continues tomorrow at 11.00am when the remaining nine group matches take place, followed by the play-offs.