Four Grove players made it through to the last 32 of the final PTC event for the season, held in Sheffield.

Not such a good weekend for the Grove’s seven players taking part.
Amateur Chen Zhe got through the qualifying round once again by beating Stephen Grove 4-0 but then lost to world no 27 Andrew Higginson 4-2.
Liu Chuang did win his first round match against Jeff Cundy 4-3 but then lost 4-1 to Allan Taylor. Liu Song also reached the same stage, losing to eventual finalist Jamie Jones 4-0 after defeating David Morris 4-2.
Two Grove players met in the first round – Jack Lisowski overcoming Zhang Anda 4-1. Jack …

Three Grove players made it through to the last 32 at the latest players’ tour event in Bruges.

JUDD TRUMP took his first ranking title with a 4-3 victory over Anthony Hamilton in the Paul Hunter Classic, late on Sunday night.

Great news for two Grove players, Judd Trump and Liu Song, who have made it through to the final stages, to be played in Glasgow from 18-26 September 2010.
Liu Song fully justified his inclusion in the Pro draw – he was a late replacement for the currently-suspended John Higgins. Song had three great wins, against Allan Morgan 3-2, in-form Barry Pinches 3-1 and Michael Holt by the same score, which included a break of 104.
Judd started in round 3 and defeated Thailand’s Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon 4-0, including breaks of 108, …

Liu Song continued his great run of form with a run to the quarter finals. Having defeated Sam Baird 4-3, Andy Hicks 4-2, Gerard Greene 4-1 and Jimmy Robertson 4-3, he then came up against in-form Barry Pinches who beat him 4-2. Barry had a great tournament, eventually beating Ronnie O’Sullivan 4-3 in the final to score his first professional win.
Judd Trump continued his good early season form with three wins in the PTC4, only losing one frame in the process. He started with a 4-1 victory …

PTC3: Sheffield, 6-8 August 2010

After a quiet start to his first professional season, it was a fantastic weekend for the Grove’s Jack Lisowski who returned to his winning ways. Jack won six consecutive matches, starting out in the first round with a 4-2 win against Jimmy Michie which showed a glimpse of the form to come with breaks of 87, 70 and 75 for Jack.
He followed this up with a 4-0 win against Ben Woolaston and a 4-3 win over Stuart Carrington, hitting three more 50+ breaks in each …

Six Grove players were in action for qualifying for the first major ranking tournament of the year, the Shanghai Masters.
Liu Song found himself in the draw at the expense of John Higgins, and took advantage by winning his first match against Ben Woollaston 5-3, including breaks of 91 and 84. Song was unable to keep this up however and went out in the next round 3-5 to James Wattana.
Liu Chuang was always going to find his first match tough against Michael White after Michael made breaks of 100 and …

The second of World Snooker’s Players Tour Championship events has started in Sheffield, with professional Main Tour players and amateurs alike battling for a prize fund of £50,000.

Seven Grove players took part with Liu Chuang and Judd Trump both making the last 32.

The first of World Snooker’s Players Tour Championship events has kicked off in Sheffield, with professional Main Tour players and amateurs alike battling for a prize fund of £50,000.

Seven Grove players are taking part: Judd Trump, Liu Song, Matthew Selt, Zhang Anda, Jack Lisowski, Liu Chuang and Chen Zhe.