The last 128 and last 64 rounds of the European Masters 2016 were played in Preston, from 26 to 28 September 2016. The European Masters is a new event and the final stages will be played in Bucharest next week. All Grove players were involved but only Judd, Neil and Luca managed to book their place in Bucharest. It was unfortunate that Oliver Lines and Neil had to clash in the last 64.
All detailed results are on Cuetracker as usual

Essex County Table Tennis Association – 2016 Closed Championships News
Held At The Rayleigh Leisure Centre, Rawreth Lane, Rawreth On The 27th_29th August 2016
In the Men’s Over 40s Singles, there were shocks as un-seeded Django Fung took the Title. Django, who is more renowned as the Manager of Ronnie O’Sullivan and Judd Trump, turned his attention to Table Tennis. In the top half of the draw, No. 1 Seed Rik James lost a close five setter to Mark Wicker, only for Mark to lose in the Semi-Final to …

The Shanghai Masters 2016, main event, was played from September 19 to September 25, 2016, in Shanghai, China. Judd and Neil were the only Grove players involved and none of them had a deep run. Neil was beaten in the last 32, by Ryan Day and Judd lost in the last 16 to Michael White. The conditions were tough and they were not alone in their fate: only 2 of the top 10 seeds reached the QF …

Snooker star Judd Trump has become an ambassador for Bristol-based charity Jessie May Children’s Hospice At Home.
Trump, currently ranked fourth in the world, is from Bristol and gratefully accepted an invitation to support a local charity.
Jessie May provides a hospice at home service for terminally ill children, offering care to families in Bristol, Bath, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire and Wiltshire.
The charity is currently caring for over 100 terminally children throughout the area and a further 40 bereaved families. Jessie May Nurses provide respite care, end of life care, emotional support …

Ronnie won leg 5 in Bradford on Saturday, 10 September, and Judd won leg 6 the next day, in Preston. So the series ended 3-3, but Ronnie came out the winner, because he scored 10 centuries, whilst Judd made 3. Ronnie also had the highest break of the series a 141. Both players hugely enjoyed the challenge and they now want a decider!!!

Luca Brecel is the only Grove player involved in this invitational tournament, played in Bangkok, from 5 to 10 September 2016. Luca reached the quarter finals, where he narrowly lost by 7-6 to Stephen Maguire, the 2015 champion.
All the results are on cuetracker

Ronnie won the 4th leg of the Eleven30 series in Petersborough, beating Judd Trump by an emphatic 6-0, with breaks of 114, 84, 77, 109, 57 and 112. It’s now all squares in the series, with Ronnie leading by 7 centuries to 3, which could prove crucial if they end up at 3-3 next week-end. All to play for though! Great for the fans.
Ronnie played very, very well but Judd wasn’t probably at his sharpest having been stranded on the motoway en route to the venue. Not ideal preparation …

The qualifying rounds of the Shanghai Masters 2016 were held in Barnsley from August 30 to September 2, 2016. These are the only qualifiers still played under a true tiered system. None of the Grove players involved managed to book their place in the final stages. Neil and Judd, of course, will be in Shanghai as top 16 seeds. All the results, as always, are on cuetracker.