Sofia, Bulgaria – 6-8 November 2015
Only Judd made it to the Finals day; he reached the QF, losing 4-1 to Sam Baird, a devastating player on his day but sometimes inconsistent. Oliver Lines gave also a good account of himself; he got to the last 32, losing to an in-form Mark Williams.
Daqing, China – October 23-31, 2015
Cao Yupeng, Oliver Lines, Yu Delu, Liang Wenbo and Neil Robertson were in Daqing for the television stage of the tournament. Wenbo had his last 128 match held over. All except Cao reached the last 32, but only Neil progressed further. He lost to mark Selby in the QF.
Haining Sports Center, Haining, China – October 19th 2015 – October 23rd 2015
All Grove players, except Judd and Neil, entered the event. It was Anda who had the best run: he reached the QF, where he lost to Ding Junhui. Ding went on to win the event. Anda had beaten Wenbo in the previous round.
All Grove players entered the Ruhr Open 2015, played in Mülheim, Germany, 9th-11th October 2015. It wasn’t a great success for the Grove team as Cao Yupeng, Judd and Neil lost in last 128 already. It was James Cahill who beat Neil though. No Grove player reached the final day … Liang Wenbo had to withdraw as well.
Barnsley, UK, 30 September – 3 October, 2015
All players had to win one match to qualify for the television stage of the International Championship that will be played in the Baihu Media Broadcasting Centre, Daqing, China, end October 2015. Liang Wenbo last 128 match has been held and will be played at the venue. Yu Delu, Oliver Lines, Cao Yupeng and Neil Robertson are China bound, but Judd Trump got whitewashed by Michael Wild, which was certainly the shock of the round.
