 The furthest Grace progressed in any tournament thereafter was a last-48 finish in Event 1 of the WPBSA Non-Ranking series during the 1988–89 season; however, he played his first match in the event at this stage, and lost 3–5 to David Greaves.Between 1990 and 1992, Grace played nine matches, but could not win any.His last victory had come in the first qualifying round of the 1990 World Championship, where he beat Anthony Harris 10–8 but lost in the second round 9–10 to Dave Gilbert.