Judd bounced back in style from the disappointment of losing in the Welsh Open Final by winning the Championship League Snooker 2017 Group 5 yesterday evening. Having to play again less than 24 hours after a final defeat isn’t easy. To do it and win ALL 8 matches you are involved with over two days is some feat and it’s exactly what Judd did. He beat Mark Williams by 3-0 in the Group 5 Final to book his place in the Winners Group to be played later in March.
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The Welsh Open 2017 was held in Cardiff, Wales, from February 13 to 19, 2017.
It was a tournament full of shocks with all but 6 of the top 25 surviving the last 32, and only 3 of the top 30 making it to the QF. Yet it was Judd Trump v Stuart Bingham in the Final, and it was Stuart who came out the winner by 9-8 . The Ray Reardon Trophy was presented by the six times World Champion and Welsh Legend himself.

The tournament, featuring only the 32 players leading the one year list, was held in the Preston Guildhall from February 6th to 12th 2017. Only three Grove players were involved: Yu Delu, Judd and Neil. Yu lost in the last 32 to Ding Junhui. Neil and Judd both fell to the eventual champion, Barry Hawkins, Judd in the last 16, Neil in the QF.

The main event was played in the Tempodrom in Berlin from 1 to 5 February 2017 and Neil was the only player who had survived the qualifying rounds to make the trip. Unfortunately he lost in the last 32 to Ben Woollaston, by 5-4.
All detailed results are available on Cuetracker.