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.

Grove player Matt Selt is 25 today and he’s coming to the end of his best ever season.
A professional since 2006, Matt made an important breakthrough at the start of the season by reaching the last 32 of the Shanghai Masters. He achieved this by winning four qualifying matches, ending with a 5-4 victory over Steve Davis. In Shanghai he faced John Higgins, losing 5-2. At the next qualifying event, for the Grand Prix, he recovered from 0-4 against Jordan Brown to win 5-4 and then went on to …

Friday 5 March:
A fantastic result for Anda today, beating Andrew Higginson 10-8. Anda started well with an early break of 114 to lead 6-3 at the interval. However, after winning the first game of the second session, Andrew then won five games in a row to lead 8-7. Anda held his nerve to take the last three games and complete the victory. The win gives Anda double reason to celebrate, as it confirms his place on the Main Tour for 2010/11.
Sadly Jin Long was not able …

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 …

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 …