Judd turns 25 today. Happy birthday Judd, have a great one, and a great year on and off the baize!

Riga, Latvia – 7-10 August 2014.
Neil and Judd were the only Grove played in this one. Neil opened the proceedings with the first television match of the event. In last 128 he beat Ross Muir but not without a scare, 4-3 it was, but lost 4-3 to Jak Jones in the last 64. Judd made it to the Finals day. He beat Chris Wakelin 4-1 in the last 16, but lost by 4-3 to Anthony McGill in the quarters..

The Wuxi Classic is the first tournament of the new season and is scheduled from 23 to 29 June, 2014 in Wuxi, China. Neil is the defending champion. Five Grove players are competing: Neil, Judd, Yu Delu, Liang Wenbo, Cao Yupeng and Lyu Chenwei. Yu had a wilcard to play first but lost. Wenbo had a great win over Mark Selby in the last 32. Judd, Cao and Wenbo lost in the last 16. Neil beat Joe Perry by 10-9 in the Final and it clearly meant a lot …

TEENAGE CANCER TRUST PATRON THE DUCHESS OF YORK AND WORLD SNOOKER PLAYERS JUDD TRUMP AND JACK LISOWSKI OPEN FIRST SPECIALIST TEENAGE CANCER UNIT IN THE SOUTH WEST

Yesterday, Sarah, Duchess of York and world snooker players Judd Trump and Jack Lisowski, officially opened at Bristol Haematology Oncology Centre, the first specialist Teenage Cancer Trust unit in the South West for local young people with cancer.
Each year, over 200 young people from Bristol, Somerset, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, Devon and Cornwall, are diagnosed with cancer. Across the UK, around seven are diagnosed every …

The new season starts already with the Wuxi Classic Qualifiers, played at The Capital Venue in Gloucester fro May 24 to May 28, 2014. All Grove players, except Zhang Anda are involved. Neil is the defending champion. Neil, Judd, Yu Delu, Lyu Chenwei and Wenbo qualified and will be in Wuxi.

The Crucible Theatre is the home of snooker once again as the World Championship unfolds, from April 19 to May 5, 2014. Only Judd and Neil are involved and they are in the same half of the draw. Neil beat Judd by 13-11 in the quarter finals. Neil lost by 17-15 to Mark Selby in what was one of the best semi finals at the Crucible.
Neil finally made the ton of tons in frame 22 of the quarters!

The China Open television stages were held in Beijing from March 31 to April 6, 2014 and features 64 players plus 4 wildcards. Neil was the defending champion. Li Hang lost in the last 64, Judd in the last 32 and Yu Delu in the last 16. Neil was unwell all week and had a few very difficult days, but still managed to reach the final where he lost 10-5 to Ding. Very well done Neil, under the circumstances, and congratulations to Ding for his 5th ranking title of …

The Player Championship Grand Final concludes the Players Tour season with 32 players competing for the £100 000 winners prize.
Neil, Judd, Wenbo and Yu Delu have qualified. Neil and Wenbo fell at the first hurdle. In the last 16, Yu Delu played an excellent match to beat Ronnie O’Sullivan 4-3 and Judd beat Shaun Murphy 4-0 in no time. Judd won another very high quality match, beating Joe Perry 4-2 to book his spot in the semi finals, but Yu Delu lost to Barry Hawkins. And Barry beat Judd …

The television stage of the Haikou World Open, features 64 players and runs from March 10 to March 15, 2014. Neil, Judd, Wenbo, Li Yan and Yu Delu have qualified. Neil is the first to book his last 32 spot with a 5-1 win over Jamie Jones. Judd and Wenbo joined him on day 2. All three won on day 3 and reached the last 16, where unfortunately they all lost.

The Championship League Snooker is invitational and Judd, Neil and Wenbo entered it in 2014. It’s played in 7 groups of 7 players, with the winner progressing to the “Winners group”, 4 players moving to the next group and the last 2 being eliminated. Each Group is played over 2 days and starts with a league phase – played over best of 5 – and play-off, semi finals and final, played by the 4 players at the top of the league table.. The Winners Group then follows a similar format …