On August 16, 2026 Mark Selby became China Open Champion for the 4th time. This was Mark’s record-extending 4th China Open win. It was his 26th ranking title and first of the season.
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Mark Selby won his first ranking title of 2026, and 26th of his career overall, as he came from 4-2 down to beat Noppon Saengkham 10-6 in the final of the China Open in Taiyuan.
Underdog Saengkham looked the stronger player in the early stages but crucially missed chances to …

The invitational 2026 Shanghai Masters was played from 27 July to 2 August 2026, at the Luwan Gymnasium, Shanghai, China.
The event was won by Judd Trump who beat Kyren Wilson by 11-6 in the final.
Grove was represented by Ding Junhui, Neil Robertson, Mark Selby and Wu Yize.
Mark Selby lost in round 1 beaten 6-5 by Zhou Yuelong.
Ding lost in round 2, beaten by Zhao Xintong (6-2) and to add to his disappointment he also missed the 15th red en route to a maximum in the 7th frame of that …

Wu Yize won the 2026 World Championship at the Crucible theatre in Sheffield, beating Shaun Murphy 18-17 in the Final. The final was refereed by Rob Spencer and here are the detailed scores of the Final:
Session 1:
72-50 (51), 60-50 (SM 50), 86-53 (61), 0-95 (85)
0-98 (98), 24-90 (77), 1-118 (109), 74-32 (65)
Session 2:
82-1 (82), 106-16 (103), 32-80 (72), 72-8
89-8 (89), 0-83 (70), 97-29 (66), 1-66, 91-39 (91)
Session 3:
37-103, 9-76 (76), 13-55, 2-120 (59)
37-67 (60), 93-0 (64), 73-1, 121-5 (61)
Session 4:
88-1 (88), 0-82 (82), 26-75, 60-56
70-73 (WY 70, SM 65), 65-0 …

The 2026 World Open was played in Yushan China, from 16 to 22 March 2026. John Higgins was the defending Champion.
All detailed results are available on snooker.org..
The event was won by Thepchaiya Un-Nooh, who defeated Ronnie O’Sullivan by 10-7 in the final.
It was Ronnie who had narrowly defeated Wu Yize in the semi-finals (6-5).
Ding Junhui had entered the event but lost in the qualifiers to Marco Fu (5-2). Mark Selby also had entered the event and had qualified to play at the venue but withdrew in order to better prepare …

The 2026 Welsh Open took place in Llandudno, Wales, from 23 February till 1st of March 2026. The event was won by Barry Hawkins who beat Jack Lisowski by 9-5 in the final. Except for Ding Junjui, all Grove players were involved in the main event.
Luca Brecel though failed to make any sort of impact as he was whitewashed by Jackson Page in the first round proper. Mark Selby also exited the tournament in that round, beaten 4-3 by Jiang Jun.
Neil Robertson lost to the eventual champion, Barry Hawkins, …

The 2026 World Grand Prix was played at the Kai Tak Arena in Hong Kong, from 3 to 8 of February 2026. Neil Robertson was the defending champion.
The event was won by Zhao Xintong who beat Zhang Anda by 10-6 in the final.
Other than Luca Brecel, all Grove players qualified for it. Remember, this event is for the top 32 in the one year list only.
Neil Robertson, the defending Champion, was beaten by 5-1 by Jak Jones in the first round. Ding also lost in that round, beaten 5-3 by …

The 2026 Masters was played at Alexandra Palace, London from 11th to 18th of January 2026. Shaun Murphy was the defending champion. The events was won by Kyren Wilson who beat John Higgins by 10-6 in the final. Other than Luca Brecel, all Grove players were involved. From the Grove Wu Yize and Judd Trump had the best tournament. Both reached the semi-finals. Wu lost to Kyren Wilson and Judd to John Higgins. Both matches went to a deciding frame.
Wu also made the highest break of the tournament, a 137. …

Mark Selby beat Judd Trump in the Final in York to become the 2025 UK Champion.
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Mark Selby held off a fightback from defending champion Judd Trump to triumph in a nerve-shredding final 10-8 and win the Victorian Plumbing UK Championship for a third time.
Victory sees Selby reach the quarter-century mark in ranking silverware, with this being his 25th title.
The Jester from Leicester also captured UK crowns in 2012 and 2016, when he won respective finals against Shaun Murphy and Ronnie O’Sullivan.
Selby has ended …

Wu Yize won his first ranking title in Nanjing as he prevailed at the 2025 International Championship!
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China’s Wu Yize blitzed to a 10-6 victory over Scotland’s four-time World Champion John Higgins to capture his maiden ranking title by winning the International Championship in Nanjing.
The supremely talented 22-year-old’s potential has been clear for many years. He became World Under-21 Champion back in 2018, aged just 14. Four years later, in 2022, he was named Rookie of the Year after his debut season on …

The 2025 Xi’An Grand Prix was played in Xi’An, China from 7 to 13 of October 2025. Mark Williams won the event, beating Shaun Murphy in the final.
Ding Junhui was the most successful of the Grove players in this event: he reached the QFs, losing by 5-3 to Shaun Murphy, the eventual runner-up. It was also Shaun Murphy who had eliminated Wu Yize by 5-4 in the round of 32. NEil Robertson also lost at the last 32 stage, beaten 5-4 by He Guoqiang. Mark Selby lost in the …