Friday
Judd Trump wasted no time in booking his place for the final stages at Beijing. He beat Tom Ford 5-1 and rattled in breaks of 114 and 100 on the way.
Judd will play Peter Ebdon in the last 32 – the tournament begins on 29 March.
Wednesday
Both Matt Selt and Mei Xiwen were defeated in their second round matches today. Matt lost 4-5 to Rod Lawler, going down 49-62 in the deciding frame – despite a break of 105 earlier in the match. Xiwen was up against an …

Saturday
Ronnie O’Sullivan lost his semi-final 6-4 to John Higgins.
Ronnie claimed a hard-fought opener 64-53 and re-established his lead with a break of 81 in the third after the Scot had levelled, but Higgins hit the front for the first time as he followed a superb run of 138 in the fourth with a scrappier 61-28 win in the fifth.
Friday
Ronnie beat Mark Allen 5-2 in today’s quarter-final match.
Having lost the first frame Ronnie hit back with a 92 and an 88, having missed the 11th red when he was on for …

Friday
A great win today for Liu Song in the final qualifying round, beating world no 24 Michael Holt 5-1. It’s the first time in over two years that Song has reached the final stages of a ranking tournament and he is looking forward to meeting up again with sometime Grove player Neil Robertson on Monday afternoon in Newport.
A good win for the Grove’s newest player too – Judd Trump overcame in-form Rory McLeod 5-4. Judd was 2-4 down at one stage but hit a break of 127 to …

The Grove is delighted to announce the signing of Judd Trump.

Judd said, “I’m very happy to be part of a growing team at the Grove. I have been practicing at the new Academy here in Romford and look forward to improving my game with the other pros playing here”.
Principals Django Fung and Paul Golder said, “It’s great to have Judd on board. He’s a really nice guy with a great attitude and fantastic natural ability.
“We have been fans of his for some time and we look forward to …