Kevin Burness has headed into the lead of Group C in the
MODUS Online Live League after a flawless opening day on Thursday afternoon.
Burness saw off
Diogo Portela (4-2),
Richie Burnett (4-1), Jamie Kelling (4-1), Matthew Dennant (4-1) and
Robert Thornton (4-2) to see him currently on 10 points.
This is ahead of
Robert Thornton (six points), Matthew Dennant,
Richie Burnett and Jamie Kelling (four points) and
Diogo Portela (two points).
Now onto the evening sessions, James Richardson and Arron Monk who finished second and third will be joined by Chas Barstow, Scott Marsh (both multiple winners in the first phase) and Arron's father, Colin which will produce an intriguing tie.
From these, the two best players in each group move through as per the previous format. The top three from the first four Saturday nights make up the 12 for this Champions Week.
Thursday 27 May (from 9:30 am)
Jamie Kelling 4-3 Matthew Dennant
Matthew Dennant 4-1
Diogo PortelaRobert Thornton 4-1 Jamie Kelling
Matthew Dennant 3-4
Robert ThorntonJamie Kelling 1-4
Kevin BurnessKevin Burness 4-1 Matthew Dennant
Richie Burnett 2-4 Jamie Kelling
Jamie Kelling 3-4
Diogo PortelaMatthew Dennant 4-3
Richie Burnett