The tournament was played from 26 November to 8 December, 2013, in the Barbican, York.
The UK was played under the flat draw format, with strict seeding, for the first time and all Grove players were competing in York. Neil Robertson went on to win the title and doing so joined the exclusive club of players who have won the “Triple Crown”: World Championship, UK Championship and Masters. He made history also being the first non British player to achieve this.

Lotto Arena, Antwerp, Belgium – 14-17 November, 2013 (pros start on November 15)
Judd played Cao Xin Long again on day 1 and, this time, beat him 4-1. He then beat Tepchaiya Un-Nooh, but lost 3-4 to Mark Selby in the last 32, despite making two tons, including a 147. Sleepy, Li Hang, Yu Delu, Zhang Anda and Liang Wenbo all played on Day 2. Only Yu won his first match but lost to Mark Allen in the last 32. Neil did not enter, Li Yan withdrew.
JUDD MADE A 147 in frame 3 of his last 32 match. Well done!

The Capital Venue will again host the Kay Suzanne Memorial Cup, running from November 7 to November 10, 2013. The pros start playing on Friday, November 8. The dress code is “Pink” as the whole event is meant to support the fight and prevention against breast cancer. All Grove players, except Li Yan, were involved. Judd and Neil reached the Final day. Neil lost to Mark Allen in the quarters. Judd made it to the Final after beating Jamie Jones in the semis, but came runner-up to Mark Allen

Asian Tour Event 3 – Zengzhou, China, 20-24 October 2013
All Chinese Grove players are involved. In round 1, they all beat their Chinese amateur opponents. Wenbo and Yu Delu got a bye. Round 2 was less successful: only Wenbo won his match whilst Cao Xin Long benefitted from Ding Junhui withdrawal. Cao lost in round 3. Wenbo beat Rouzi Maimaiti in last 16 and Liu Chuang in the quarters. He then beat Anthony McGill in the semis and whitewashed Lyu Haotian in the Final. First ranking event win! Well …

Snooker was invented in India, but the Indian Open 2013 – 14-18 October 2013 – is the first ranking event played there. The format is best of 7 throughout, except for the Final that is best of nine. Wenbo, Li Yan, Anda, Sleepy and Yu Delu have qualified, but Yu didn’t get his visa unfortunately. Wenbo, Anda and Li Yan are now in the last 32. Only Wenbo made it to the last 16 where he fell to the World n°1, Neil Robertson.

Mülheim an der Ruhr – 4-6 October 2013. The first day wasn’t a good one fro Grove as Li Yan, Li Hang and Anda all lost in the last 128. The second day was a bit better as Judd qualified for the last 16, but Wenbo, Yu Delu and Sleepy all lost in last 128. On the final day, Judd made it to the last 8 where he lost 4-1 to Mark Allen who went to win the event.

The last 128 of the International Championship 2013 take place in Barnsley (Yorkshire, England) on 1 and 2 October 2013. All Grove players will compete for spots at the television stage in Chengdu late October. Judd is the defending Champion. Judd, Wenbo, Li Yan and Anda have qualified for the television stage.

All Grove players except Judd were playing in AT2 in Zhangjiagang . The event schedule is 23 to 27 September, 2013. Jack, Sleepy and Yu Delu got a bye to round 2, the others all beat their Chinese amateur opponent. Round 2 was less successful as only Wenbo won his match whilst Sleepy got another bye. Sleepy lost in Round 3 but Wenbo reached the semis where he lost to Michael Holt.

The third European Tour Event is played in Doncaster from 14 till 17 August 2013, with the pros starting on the 15. All Grove players are involved. In last 128, Judd will play Ding Junhui and Wenbo takes Neil Robertson in two of the best matches of the round. Yu Delu, Li Hang and Judd played on day 1 but none of them made it to the last 16. In was the same scenario on day 2: none of Jack, Li Yan, Sleepy or Wenbo made it to the finals …

The first ranking event ever played in India gets underway in … Doncaster. Round 1 saw 128 players in action on August 11 & 12, 2013, with the 64 winners bound to Delhi later in the season. All Grove players were involved. Wenbo, Li Yan, Anda, Yu Delu and Sleepy will play in India. Judd, Jack and Li Hang didn’t make it.