Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, Wales – 16-22 February, 2015.
All Grove players are competing in this event that starts at last 128 at the venue. At the end of day 1, Judd and Neil has booked their place in the last 32, they were joined by Wenbo on day 2. On day 3, Judd and Neil further progressed to the last 16 but that’s where their run ended.

Day 1 – Last 128 + last 64

Last 128

Yu Delu got a bye, he was due to play John Sutton.

Neil Robertson 4-0 James Cahill
Scores: 116(116)-0; 131(131)-0; 118(103)-13; 92-23
Centuries: Neil: 116, 131, 103

Judd Trump 4-2 James Wattana
Scores: 70-8; 89(54)-41; 1-71(71); 107(57)-0; 0-107(63); 77-15
Referee: Marcel Eckardt

Li Hang 4-3 Jack Lisowki
Scores: 24-68; 71-17; 70(70)-14; 57-68(60); 72-44; 22-67; 57-21
Referee: Nico De Vos

Cao Yupeng 4-2 Craig Steadman
Scores: 123(71)-1; 82-29; 64-57; 45-90(90); 14-103; 84(69)-45
Referee: Joery Ector

Mark Davis 4-3 Lyu Chenwei
Scores: 62-42; 35-63; 17-63; 59-45; 42-78(55); 49-38; 68-1
Referee: Andy Yates

Gary Wilson 4-0 Zhang Anda
Scores: 113(81)-17; 82(64)-24; 90(75)-16; 74-32
Referee: Joery Ector

Last 64

Michael Wasley 4-2 Li Hang
Scores: 6-96(65); 78(78)-0; 22-83(65); 69-57(53); 73(72)-4; 72(64)-71(71)
Referee: Dave Palmer

Judd Trump 4-0 Mark Joyce
Scores: 110(110)-0; 76-0; 143(104)-0; 93(65)-14
Centuries: Judd: 110, 104

Neil Robertson 4-0 David Morris
Scores: 73-29; 81(72)-32; 66(51)-9; 91-0

Mark Allen 4-3 Cao Yupeng
Scores: 133(133)-0; 15-70; 70-50; 60-49; 48-85; 0-78(78); 60(52)-19
Centuries: Allen: 133
Referee: Tatiana Woollaston

Joe Perry 4-0 Yu Delu
Scores: 85-32; 78(65)-12; 85(60)-7; 60-31

Day 2 – Last 128 + last 64

Last 128

Liang Wenbo 4-0 Cao Xinlong
Scores: 71(71)-2; 87(68)-35; 79(54)-67; 69-45
Referee: Rene Tinge

last 64

Liang Wenbo 4-0 Gerard Greene
Scores: 70-0; 86(86)-0; 80(80)-15; 94-22

Day 3 – Last 32

John Higgins 4-0 Liang Wenbo
Scores: 92(58)-0; 88(51)-0; 103(103)-0; 68(65)-54
Centuries: Higgins: 103
Referee: Tatiana Woollaston

This pretty much sums up Wenbo’s match … not his day!

Neil Robertson 4-3 Jamie Cope
Scores: 48-59; 69(50)-0; 2-67(53); 109(94)-1; 113(113)-23; 12-65; 63-23
Centuries: Robertson: 113
Referee: Hilde Moens

Judd Trump 4-2 Michael Wasley
Scores: 70-15; 45-67; 32-67; 80(73)-1; 87(87)-16; 64-51
Referee: Jan Scheers

Day 4 – Last 16

Mark Williams 4-1 Judd Trump
Scores: 72(68)-23; 74-40; 72-47; 61-66(59); 95(56)-6
Referee: Brendan Moore

Gary Wilson 4-2 Neil Robertson
Scores: 71(50)-45; 1-71; 43-60; 81(81)-0; 49-28; 75(53)-9
Referee: Paul Collier
The fifth frame ended abruptly when Neil failed to make contact with a red, three times in a row, when he was not snookered. It’s very rare this happens at professional level.