Jak Jones picked up from where he left off at the World Championship in April by winning Championship League Group 26 on Wednesday.
The Welshman – who lost 13-10 to Mark Allen in the quarter-finals in Sheffield – showed why he defeated Ali Carter (10-6) and Neil Robertson (13-7) during his surprise run to the last eight on his Crucible debut by remaining unbeaten at the Morningside Arena.
Ad After a 2-2 draw with Dean Young, Jones overcame Rebecca Kenna 3-0 before winning a group decider with compatriot Jamie Jones 3-1 to progress to the last 32 of the season's first ranking event.
SnookerStevens vows to extend golden snooker career after winning start to seasonYESTERDAY AT 08:34 The world No. 37 was joined in the second group phase by Zhou Yuelong, who emerged the winner of Group 17.