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.

Ronnie, speaking at a press conference in London on February 26, 2013, confirmed that he will defend his World title at the Crucible theatre come April. He is aware that this will be a massive challenge but is looking forward to be back playing competitive snooker again. He admitted that he was getting “bored” and missing the game.

World Snooker Statement – Ronnie O’Sullivan

World Snooker Statement – Ronnie O’Sullivan
06th November 2012

World Snooker has been informed that Ronnie O’Sullivan does not intend to compete on the World Snooker Tour for the remainder of the 2012/13 season.

World Snooker Chairman Barry Hearn said: “I have spoken to Ronnie and he has decided to withdraw from any events he has entered, and he will not be playing for the rest of this season. He has some personal issues which he needs to resolve and we wish him all the best for the future.”

By reaching the final of the International Championship in Chengdu today, Judd overtook Mark Selby in the rankings and is now the new World n°1. With Ronnie being the reigning World Champion, it means that Grove holds the two hottest properties in snooker currently.

Ronnie O’Sullivan Statement

I’m very sorry that I had to officially withdraw from the International Championship, due to ongoing health problems. I would have loved to be fit to compete in Chengdu but I have been advised by my doctor not to travel.I want to sincerely apologise to Worldsnooker, the sponsors and the fans for the disappointment caused. I look forward to see you all soon

Ronnie, Jack and Wenbo have landed in Poland (with Django of course but there is no table tennis involved, so …) The event was well attended, as well over 1000 people watched Ronnie beat Ali by 2-0 in the final match of the day, with a 137 in the process. The players got a fantastic reception, from the organisers, the sponsors and the public and each of them produced some great entertaining snooker as the (long) day unfolded on the table. Big thank you to everyone involved and in particular to Marcin Nitschke, the main man behind the organisation and a great player.

Look here at the pictures taken on and off the table in Zielona Gora

The UK PTC Event 3, is played in Gloucester, and the pros started their campaign on September 7, 2012. All Grove players entered, including Ronnie O’Sullivan who made his return to competition on Saturday, but it was short lived as he lost his last 128 match. On Friday, Judd and Sleepy won their three matches and booked their spot to the Final day, they were joined by Stuart on Saturday. None of them got past the last 16 though Read about the team matches here

Ronnie O’Sullivan has decided to make good on his desire to take some time off from competitive snooker.

The Grove “stable” collected its fair share of snooker awards at the end of the 2011/12 season.
The nominations were announced, yesterday, 10 May 2012, in the Dorchester and here they are:
Snooker Writers Player of the Year: Ronnie O’Sullivan
Fans Player of the Year: Judd Trump
Rookie of the Year: Luca Brecel
Magic Moment of the Year: Stephen Hendry’s 147
Performance of the year: Stuart Bingham (for winning the Australian Open)
World Snooker Player of the Year: Ronnie O’Sullivan
Inducted into the Hall of Fame: Walter Donaldson, Mark Williams, John Higgins and Ronnie O’Sullivan
Well done …