All Grove players except Judd were playing in AT2 in Zhangjiagang . The event schedule is 23 to 27 September, 2013. Jack, Sleepy and Yu Delu got a bye to round 2, the others all beat their Chinese amateur opponent. Round 2 was less successful as only Wenbo won his match whilst Sleepy got another bye. Sleepy lost in Round 3 but Wenbo reached the semis where he lost to Michael Holt.

The third European Tour Event is played in Doncaster from 14 till 17 August 2013, with the pros starting on the 15. All Grove players are involved. In last 128, Judd will play Ding Junhui and Wenbo takes Neil Robertson in two of the best matches of the round. Yu Delu, Li Hang and Judd played on day 1 but none of them made it to the last 16. In was the same scenario on day 2: none of Jack, Li Yan, Sleepy or Wenbo made it to the finals …

The first ranking event ever played in India gets underway in … Doncaster. Round 1 saw 128 players in action on August 11 & 12, 2013, with the 64 winners bound to Delhi later in the season. All Grove players were involved. Wenbo, Li Yan, Anda, Yu Delu and Sleepy will play in India. Judd, Jack and Li Hang didn’t make it.

Played in Doncaster – August 7-10, 2013.
All Grove players are involved, except for Judd who is seeded in the last 32. Four of them were in action on day 1, Li Yan, Li Hang and Chen Zhe all won their first matches. Jack, Wenbo and Yu Delu joined the action on day 2. Wenbo, Yu Delu and Jack booked their place in round 3, but only Yu Delu made it to the final qualifiers round and, defeating Ken Doherty by 5-1, booked his place in the last 32 in …

The television stage of the Australian Goldfield Open was played from Monday, July 8 till Sunday July 14, 2013, in Bendigo.
Anda was the only Grove player involved. He outplayed Andrew Higginson 5-1 on the first day evening (local time). Next for him was an in form Mark Selby who proved too strong, beating him 5-1.

The APTC Event 1 was scheduled in Yixing from June 11 till June 14, 2013. All Grove players have entered except for Judd. In the last 16, Jack lost to “Eric” – Cao Yupeng – after an excellent match that went to a decider. Delu lost in the quarters, 4-1 to Alan McManus. Complete results here.

The Australian Goldfields Open 2013 Qualifiers were held in the Capital Venue in Gloucester from May 30 to June 3, 2013. Che Zhe, Li Hang, Li Yan, Zhang Anda and Yu Delu will try to qualify for the main event, played in July in Bendigo, Australia. Jack Lisowski, Judd Trump and Liang Wenbo did not enter. After four rounds, Anda is the last man standing and he’s Australia bound.

The new season got under with the Wuxi Classic; the first round was played at The Capital Venue, Gloucester (formerly South West Snooker Academy) from 27 to 29 May, 2013. All Grove players have entered. With the new flat structure, all were in action. Jack, Yu Delu, Sleepy, Hang, Wenbo and Judd have qualified. In Wuxi, on June 17, Yu was first in action but lost to a very solid Stuart Bingham. On day 2, Jack, Wenbo and Hang booked their spot in the last 32 whilst Judd and …

The qualifying stages proper of the World Championship 2013 are played in Sheffield from Saturday 6 April till Sunday 14 April 2013. Chen Zhe, Li Yan, Yu Delu, Zhang Andah, Liang Wenbo and Jack Lisowski will all try to get to the Crucible.
Jack, Yu Delu and Wenbo reached the final round. Wenbo lost to Mark Davis 6-10 and Yu was beat 9-10 by Mark King (heartbreak that!).
Jack beat Fergal O’Brien 10-4 in the final round and will make his Crucible debut. Well done Jack!

Jack’s post-match on youtube

All Grove player were in action in the Welsh Open 2013. The qualifying stages started on Thursday, February 7 and the event proper kicked off on Monday, February 11. Only Judd and Wenbo made it to Newport. Wenbo came out the first winner at the venue, beating Ryan Day 4-1 but lost 2-4 to Matthew Stevens in last 32. Judd reached the semis after wins over Mike Dunn, Dominic Dale, Andrew Higginson and Pankaj Advani, but was denied the final Stephen Maguire.