Rex Wong won the top junior group at the Nottingham 2-star tournament in June. He recorded 5 wins from his 6 matches, defeating eventual runner-up, Fred Jones of Nottingham (rated 33), Janak Shah of Middlesex (39), Fraser Massey of Lancashire (69), Charlie Willimas of Lancashire (74) and Lukas Keys of Middlesex (80). His only blemish was against Wajid Wafiq of Warwickshire (47) who finished in 6th place.