John Higgins through to winners group after unbeaten day in the Championship League

John Higgins has qualified for the Winners Group at the Championship League snooker after beating Ding Junhui 3-2 in the Group 7 final. Higgins enjoyed an incredible second day in Leicester, winning all of his games to set up the crucial clash with the Chinese player.

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He was always going to be up against it after losing three out of four of his fixtures on the opening day. /> As for Higgins though, he lives to fight another day at Morningside Arena, where he will go head-to-head with each of the winners from the seven group stages.

Graeme Dott and Zhao Xintong will arrive at the next part of the competition full of confidence after qualifying for the Winners Group without losing a single game. Scott Donaldson and Stuart Bingham are also into the next round, while Yan Bingtao and Liang Wenbo complete the line-up.