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.

The pro stage of the Rotterdam Open was played in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, on 19-21 July 2013. Grove’s Jack and Judd were involved and played their first matches on Saturday, 20 July. Jack lost in the last 64 and Judd in the last 32

Since a few months Jack and Judd support the Teenage Cancer Trust and yesterday Jack was in Bristol to support the fundraising campaign for the local unit. Unfortunately Judd was unwell and unable to attend.
Niamh Paul, celebrity liaison manager at the Teenage Cancer Trust, was delighted with Jack’s support. He said:
He (Jack) was really brilliant and helped us get some great press. It is brilliant to have him onboard. Have a look at some of the press so far….
You can read and watch it here:

The Victoria Bulgarian Open 2013 (European Tour event 1) was played in Sofia, Bulgaria, from June 6 till June 9, 2013. Judd Trump and Jack Lisowski were in the draw. On Friday, Jack won two matches, despite struggling with his game at times, but couldn’t overcome Jimmy Robertson in the last 32. Judd, the Defending Champion, lost to David Gilbert in the last 64.

The new season got under with the Wuxi Classic; the first round was played at The Capital Venue, Gloucester (formerly South West Snooker Academy) from 27 to 29 May, 2013. All Grove players have entered. With the new flat structure, all were in action. Jack, Yu Delu, Sleepy, Hang, Wenbo and Judd have qualified. In Wuxi, on June 17, Yu was first in action but lost to a very solid Stuart Bingham. On day 2, Jack, Wenbo and Hang booked their spot in the last 32 whilst Judd and …

The World Championship, was played at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield from April 20 till May 6, 2013. Ronnie is the defending champion. Jack was making his debut and Judd hoped to go one better than in 2011.
Jack lost to Barry Hawkins 3-10 in the last 32. Ronnie beat Judd by 17-11 in the semi finals.
Ronnie beat Barry Hawkins in the final 18-12.

The China Open 2013 ran from Monday 25.03.2013 to Sunday 31.03.2013. Judd, Jack and Wenbo were in acxtion in Beijing. In wildcard round Jack won his first match 5-1 and defeated Judd 5-3 in last 32, in high quality entertaining contest. Wenbo beat wildcard Lu Ning 5-1 but lost to Stuart Bingham in last 32. Jack beat Mark Davis, 5-4 in the last 16 but was beaten by Shaun Murphy by the same score in the quarters.

Jack and Judd will compete in the PTC Grand Final 2013, running from March 12 till March 17 2013 in Galway, Ireland. Jack managed to tame Mark Selby, winning 4-3, in the last match on day 1, whilst Judd got beat by Alfie Burden in the evening on day 2. In last 16, Jack lost 3-4 to Tom Ford.

Listen to Jack assessment of his win over Mark Selby here

Judd is the only Grove player still involved as the Haikou World Open 2013 runs from Monday 25.02.2013 till Sunday 03.03.2013. He played Mark Joyce in the last 32 and beat him 5-0 in no time. He made 3 centuries in dispatching of Nigel Bond with a 5-1 score. His run ended in the quarter. Judd, having suffered tips problem through the match, lost 3-5 to Matthew Stevens, who did play very well.

All Grove player were in action in the Welsh Open 2013. The qualifying stages started on Thursday, February 7 and the event proper kicked off on Monday, February 11. Only Judd and Wenbo made it to Newport. Wenbo came out the first winner at the venue, beating Ryan Day 4-1 but lost 2-4 to Matthew Stevens in last 32. Judd reached the semis after wins over Mike Dunn, Dominic Dale, Andrew Higginson and Pankaj Advani, but was denied the final Stephen Maguire.