The 2022 Northern Ireland Open was played from 16 to 23 October 2022 at the Waterfront in Belfast. Mark Allen was the defending champion and he successfully defended, beating Zhou Yuelong by 9-4 in the final.
Neil Robertson was the most successful of the Grove players. He lost by 6-2 in the semi-final to Mark Allen, the eventual champion. Neil had beaten Mark Selby by 5-2 in the previous round (QF).
The other Grove players didn’t have much success. Judd Trump and Ding Junhui lost in round 1 proper, whilst Ali Carter …
The 2022 Hong Kong Masters was played from 6 to 9 October 2022 in the Coliseum in Hong Kong. Neil Robertson was the defending champion. He defeated Ronnie O’Sullivan in the first Hong Kong Masters in 2017. This time Ronnie lifted the trophy, beating Marco Fu in the Final (6-4)
The event was a fantastic success. The final was played in front of an audience of about 9000 persons, an absolute record for any snooker event.
It wasn’t a great success for the Grove but the players enjoyed the experience all …
The tournament was played from September 26 to October 2, 2022, in Milton Keynes, England. Mark Williams was the defending champion but he lost in the first round proper (L64). The event was won by Ryan Day who beat Mark Allen by 10-7 in the final.
Neil Robertson did not enter the event.
Ali Carter lost in the qualifying round (4-1 to Hammad Miah)
Ding Junhui reached round 2 (last 32) where he lost by 4-2 to Robbie Williams. Robbie went on to reach the semi-finals.
Judd Trump lost by 4-3 to …
The 2022 World Mixed Doubles, a recent addition to the calendar and the first professional mixed doubles in 30 years, was played in Milton Keynes on 24 and 25 September 2022.
The top four players in the world, Ronnie O’Sullivan, Mark Selby, Neil Robertson, and Judd Trump, were paired with the four female professional players, Reanne Evans, Rebecca Kenna, Mink Nutcharut, and On Yee Ng. The format was a round-robin, each match consisting of 4 frames, followed by a best of 7 final between the two “top” pairs.
Neil Robertson and …
The 2022 European Masters was played in the Stadthalle Fürth, in Germany, from 16 to 21 August 2022. It was the first “knockout” ranking event of the 2022/23 season. Fan Zhengyi was the defending champion. The event was won by Kyren Wilson who beat Barry Hawkins by 9-3 in the final.
Four Grove players were involved. Neil Robertson and Ding Junhui didn’t enter.
Michael Holt and Mark Selby were beaten in the first round (qualifying round).
Judd Trump could have regained the World number one spot had he reached the final. It …
