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[22 Dec 2023 | No Comment | ]
The 2023 Scottish Open

The 2023 Scottish Open was the last ranking event of the year. It was played in Edinburgh from 11 to 17 December 2023.
Gary Wilson was the defending champion and defended the title. That’s a remarkable feat considering that the 2022 Scottish Open was his first (and only) ranking title.
All Grove players except Neil Robertson were involved and all lost in round 3. You will find all the detailed results on snooker.org.
Neil Robertson, who hasn’t got the best of season, has decided to take a break from snooker and visit …

Ding Junhui, Luca Brecel, Mark Selby, Neil Robertson, Tournament news »

[4 Dec 2023 | No Comment | ]
The 2023 International Championship

The 2023 International Championship took place in the Tianjin People’s Gymnasium, Tianjin, China from 5 to 12 November 2023.
The tournament hadn’t been held since 2019 because of Covid. Judd Trump was the defending Champion.
The event was won by Zhang Anda who beat Tom Ford by 10-6 in a Final not many would have predicted.
All Grove players qualified for the main event and made the trip to China. Luca Brecel and Neil Robertson exited the tournament in round 2. Mark Selby lost to the eventual runner-up, Tom Ford in the …

Neil Robertson, Tournament news »

[3 Nov 2023 | No Comment | ]

The 2023 Northern Ireland Open was played at the Waterfront Hall in Belfast from 22 to 29 October 2023. The event was won by Judd Trump, who beat Chris Wakelin by 9-3 in the final.
Neil Robertson was the only Grove player in the draw, He lost to Jordan Brown in round 2 (L64) by 4-1.
All the results are available on snooker.org.

Ding Junhui, Mark Selby, Neil Robertson, Tournament news »

[17 Oct 2023 | No Comment | ]

The 2023 Wuhan Open marked the return of ranking snooker in China, after the long gap caused by the covid pandemic. It was the first staging of this tournament, so there was no defending Champion. Judd Trump emerged the winner again, beating Ali Carter by 10-7 in the final.
It was a bit of a disaster for the Grove team.
Luca Brecel withdrew from the event. His first-round opponent got a bye to round 2. Ding Junhui, Neil Robertson, and Mark Selby all lost in round 2, the first round of …

Ding Junhui, Luca Brecel, Mark Selby, Tournament news »

[17 Oct 2023 | No Comment | ]

The 2023 English Open was played from 2 to 8 October 2023 in Brentwood, Essex. The event was won by Judd Trump who beat Zhang Anda by 9-7 in the Final.
It wasn’t a great event for the Grove players,
Neil Robertson didn’t qualify for the television stages: he was beaten by Sanderson Lam in the first round. Mark Selby was the defending champion, but exited the tournament in round 2, beaten 4-2 by Martin O’Donnell. Ding Junhui and Luca Brevel met in the last 16 round. Ding won the match by …

Mark Selby, Neil Robertson, Tournament news »

[19 Sep 2023 | No Comment | ]

The 2023 European Masters was the first “non-league” ranking event of the 2023/24 season. It was played in Nuremberg, Germany from 22 to 27 August 2023.
From the Grove, only Neil Robertson and Mark Selby had entered the event. Neil didn’t make the trip to Germany as he lost in the qualifiers. Mark reached the semi-finals, where he lost by 6-4 to the eventual champion, Barry Hawkins.
All detailed results are available on snooker.org

Ali Carter, Ding Junhui, Featured, Judd Trump, Mark Selby, Neil Robertson, Tournament news »

[10 May 2023 | No Comment | ]
Luca Brecel wins the 2023 World Championship whilst Mark Selby makes history …

The 2023 World Snooker Championship was a particularly happy one for the Grove players. Luca Brecel won it, beating Mark Selby in the final. Mark was trying to win a fifth World Title but ran across an inspired Luca Brecel. Luca – who is back at the Grove – won the final by 18-15 to become the first World Snooker Champion from mainland Europe. For Mark though, getting this far after battling severe mental health issues in recent years was a great achievement and something extremely positive. Mark was full …

Ali Carter, Ding Junhui, Judd Trump, Mark Selby, Michael Holt, Neil Robertson, Tournament news »

[11 Apr 2023 | No Comment | ]
Mark Selby wins the 2023 WST Classic

All Grove players were involved in the 2023 WST Classic. The tournament took place at the Morningside Arena in Leicester from 16 to 22 March 2023. It was a late replacement for the canceled 2023 Turkish Masters and was played without spectators, except on the final’s day. Mark Selby, the local man won the title.
All detailed results are available on snooker.org
This was Mark Selby’s second ranking title of the season and the 22nd of his career. He beat Pang Junxu 6-2 in the final. He made three centuries during …

Ali Carter, Ding Junhui, Judd Trump, Mark Selby, Tournament news »

[1 Mar 2023 | No Comment | ]
2023 Players Championship – Ali Carter reaches another Final

Ali Carter was beaten by Shaun Murphy in the final of the 2023 Players Championship.
The tournament was played in Wolverhampton, from 20 to 26 February 2023. Neil Robertson was the defending champion but hadn’t qualified as the tournament features only the top sixteen of the season’s list. Shaun, who scored extremely heavily all week, beat Ali by 10-4.
All detailed results are available on snooker.org.
The other grove players involved, Ding Junhui, Judd Trump, and Mark Selby, all lost in round one.

After the match, Ali, who had been brilliant all week, …

Ali Carter, Ding Junhui, Judd Trump, Mark Selby, Neil Robertson, Tournament news »

[1 Mar 2023 | No Comment | ]
The 2023 Welsh Open

All professional members of the Grove team took part in the 2023 Welsh Open. For the first time, the tournament was played in Llandudno in North Wales. It ran from 13 to 19 February 2023. Joe Perry was the defending champion. It was won by Robert Milkins, who beat Shaun Murphy in the Final
All detailed results can be found on snooker.org
None of the Grove players had a great tournament. Mark Selby, Judd Trump and Ali Carter were all beaten in the last 32 round. Dind Junhui and Neil Robertson lost …