2021 Championship League (ranking) explained

Tournament Name:	2021 Championship League
Venue:	Morningside Arena
Location:	Leicester
Country:	England
Organisation:	Matchroom Sport
Format:	Ranking event
Total Prize Fund:	£328,000
Winners Share:	£33,000
Highest Break:	(146)
Score:	3–1
Previous:	2020 (ranking) ← 2021 (invitational)
Next:	2022 (ranking)→ 2022 (invitational)

The 2021 Championship League was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place from 18 July to 13 August 2021 at the Morningside Arena in Leicester, England. The event featured 128 players and was played as three rounds of round-robin groups of four, before a best-of-five final. It was the 17th edition of the Championship League and the first ranking tournament of the 2021–22 snooker season. It was one of two Championship League events held over the season, with a following invitational event held as the 2022 Championship League (invitational).

Kyren Wilson was the defending champion, having defeated Judd Trump 3–1 in the final of the September to October 2020 edition of the tournament. Wilson's title defence ended in Stage Three, where he finished third in his group. David Gilbert won the tournament, defeating Mark Allen 3–1 to win his first ranking title. Allen made the highest of the event, a 146.

Format

The 2021 Championship League was hosted from 18 July to 13 August 2021 at the Morningside Arena in Leicester, England.^[1] 128 players took part in the event. The competition began with 32 rounds of group matches with each group consisting of four players.^[2] Two groups were played to a finish every day during three blocks, from 18 to 23 July, from 26 to 30 July and from 2 to 6 August, using a two-table setup in the arena. The groups were contested using a round-robin format, with six matches played in each group. All matches in group play were played as best-of-four frames, with three points awarded for a win and one point for a draw. Group positions were determined by points scored, frame difference and then head-to-head results between players who were tied. Places that were still tied were then determined by the highest made in the group.^[3]

The 32 players that topped the group tables qualified for the group winners' stage, consisting of eight groups of four players. The eight winners from the group winners' stage qualified for the two final groups, with the final taking place later on the same day. The winner took the Championship League title and a place at the 2021 Champion of Champions.^[3] ^[4] ^[5]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for the tournament is shown below.^[6]

Stage One

Winner: £3,000
Runner-up: £2,000
Third place: £1,000
Fourth place: £0

Stage Two

Winner: £4,000
Runner-up: £3,000
Third place: £2,000
Fourth place: £1,000

Stage Three

Winner: £6,000
Runner-up: £4,000
Third place: £2,000
Fourth place: £1,000

Final

Winner: £20,000
Runner-up: £10,000

Tournament total: £328,000

Summary

The first stage was held over 32 groups with 128 participants between 18 July and 6 August.^[7] Peter Lines won Group 8 over Mark Williams after winning their match 3–0, despite losing to Jak Jones.^[8] Noppon Saengkham won all three of his matches, including over four-time world champion John Higgins to win Group 9. This was Saengkham's first professional match since being forced to withdraw from the 2021 World Snooker Championship due to a positive case of COVID-19.^[9] World number 115, Ashley Hugill won Group 24, with wins over John Astley and Stephen Maguire. Former UK Championship winner Maguire finished bottom of the group.^[10] Defending champion Wilson lost just two frames as he won Group 16.^[7]

The second stage was held over 8 groups with 32 participants between 9 and 12 August.^[11] Tom Ford won Group A, after he completed a whitewash over world number one Judd Trump.^[12] Ali Carter won Group E over two former world snooker champions Shaun Murphy and Graeme Dott, winning all three of his Group matches 3–1.^[11] Ronnie O'Sullivan, who had won Group 32, withdrew from the event, and was replaced by second placed Mark Joyce.^[13] Joyce, however, finished bottom of Group H, won by David Gilbert.^[11]

The final two groups and the final were played on 13 August.^[14] Allen won the first of the stage three groups, completing 3–0 victories over Ford and Wilson, as well as a 3–1 win over Bai Langning.^[4] During his win over Wilson, Allen made three century breaks of 127, 124 and 146 (the highest of the tournament), where Wilson scored just two points.^[15] Despite a loss in the opening match to Cao Yupeng, Gilbert won the second Group after victories over Carter and Ryan Day.^[4] The final had Allen win the opening frame with a break of 102, before Gilbert won the remaining three frames with breaks of 59 and 57.^[15] This was the first ranking event win of Gilberts 22-year career, having appeared in four previous finals.^[15] Gilbert commented after the match that he was "only used to loser's speeches".^[16] ^[15]

Stage One

Stage One consisted of 32 groups, each containing four players.^[7]

Order of play

Date	Group
18 July	Group 7
18 July	Group 8
19 July	Group 19
19 July	Group 23
20 July	Group 6
20 July	Group 32
21 July	Group 2
21 July	Group 28

Date	Group
22 July	Group 3
22 July	Group 10
23 July	Group 12
23 July	Group 31
26 July	Group 13
26 July	Group 14
27 July	Group 9
27 July	Group 26

Date	Group
28 July	Group 18
28 July	Group 29
29 July	Group 16
29 July	Group 20
30 July	Group 21
30 July	Group 22
2 August	Group 4
2 August	Group 24

Date	Group
3 August	Group 25
3 August	Group 27
4 August	Group 15
4 August	Group 17
5 August	Group 11
5 August	Group 30
6 August	Group 1
6 August	Group 5

Group 1

Group 1 was played on 6 August.

Matches

Judd Trump 3–1 Rod Lawler
Anthony Hamilton 3–1 Lee Walker
Anthony Hamilton 2–2 Rod Lawler
Judd Trump 3–1 Lee Walker
Lee Walker 3–1 Rod Lawler
Judd Trump 3–1 Anthony Hamilton

Table

width=20	width=240	Player	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20	width=20	width=20	width=20	width=30	width=20
1	3	3	0	0	9	3	+6	92	9
2	3	1	1	1	6	6	0	119	4
3	3	1	0	2	5	7	−2	74	3
4	3	0	1	2	4	8	−4	88	1

Group 2

Group 2 was played on 21 July.

Matches

Stuart Carrington 3–0 Duane Jones
Jordan Brown 3–0 Michael Judge
Jordan Brown 2–2 Duane Jones
Stuart Carrington 3–1 Michael Judge
Jordan Brown 2–2 Stuart Carrington
Duane Jones 2–2 Michael Judge

Table

width=20	width=240	Player	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20	width=20	width=20	width=20	width=30	width=20
1	3	2	1	0	8	3	+5	137	7
2	3	1	2	0	7	4	+3	78	5
3	3	0	2	1	4	7	−3	91	2
4	3	0	1	2	3	8	−5	65	1

Group 3

Group 3 was played on 22 July.

Matches

Tom Ford 2–2 Simon Blackwell
Simon Lichtenberg 2–2 Reanne Evans
Simon Lichtenberg 3–0 Simon Blackwell
Tom Ford 2–2 Reanne Evans
Reanne Evans 1–3 Simon Blackwell
Tom Ford 3–1 Simon Lichtenberg

Table

width=20	width=240	Player	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20	width=20	width=20	width=20	width=30	width=20
1	3	1	2	0	7	5	+2	77	5
2	3	1	1	1	6	5	+1	81	4
3	3	1	1	1	5	6	−1	57	4
4	3	0	2	1	5	7	−2	60	2

Group 4

Group 4 was played on 2 August.

Matches

Joe Perry 3–0 Jimmy White
Jimmy Robertson 3–0 Sean Maddocks
Jimmy Robertson 2–2 Jimmy White
Joe Perry 3–0 Sean Maddocks
Sean Maddocks 0–3 Jimmy White
Joe Perry 1–3 Jimmy Robertson

Table

width=20	width=240	Player	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20	width=20	width=20	width=20	width=30	width=20
1	3	2	1	0	8	3	+5	140	7
2	3	2	0	1	7	3	+4	92	6
3	3	1	1	1	5	5	0	80	4
4	3	0	0	3	0	9	−9	28	0

Group 5

Group 5 was played on 6 August.

Matches

Chris Wakelin 0–3 Mitchell Mann
Mark Allen 3–0 Daniel Womersley
Mark Allen 2–2 Mitchell Mann
Chris Wakelin 2–2 Daniel Womersley
Mark Allen 3–0 Chris Wakelin
Mitchell Mann 2–2 Daniel Womersley

Table

width=20	width=240	Player	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20	width=20	width=20	width=20	width=30	width=20
1	3	2	1	0	8	2	+6	137	7
2	3	1	2	0	7	4	+3	132	5
3	3	0	2	1	4	7	−3		2
4	3	0	1	2	2	8	−6	60	1

Group 6

Group 6 was played on 20 July.

Matches

Andrew Higginson 2–2 Fergal O'Brien
Michael Holt 2–2 Mark Lloyd
Michael Holt 2–2 Fergal O'Brien
Andrew Higginson 3–0 Mark Lloyd
Michael Holt 3–0 Andrew Higginson
Fergal O'Brien 3–0 Mark Lloyd

Table

width=20	width=240	Player	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20	width=20	width=20	width=20	width=30	width=20
1	3	1	2	0	7	4	+3	100	5
2	3	1	2	0	7	4	+3	67	5
3	3	1	1	1	5	5	0	74	4
4	3	0	1	2	2	8	−6		1

Group 7

Group 7 was played on 18 July.

Matches

Nigel Bond 2–2 Allan Taylor
Ricky Walden 3–1 Oliver Brown
Ricky Walden 3–0 Allan Taylor
Nigel Bond 2–2 Oliver Brown
Ricky Walden 3–0 Nigel Bond
Allan Taylor 3–1 Oliver Brown

Table

width=20	width=240	Player	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20	width=20	width=20	width=20	width=30	width=20
1	3	3	0	0	9	1	+8	112	9
2	3	1	1	1	5	6	−1	47	4
3	3	0	2	1	4	7	−3	46	2
4	3	0	1	2	4	8	−4		1

Group 8

Group 8 was played on 18 July.

Matches

Mark Williams 3–0 Hammad Miah
Jak Jones 3–1 Peter Lines
Jak Jones 2–2 Hammad Miah
Mark Williams 0–3 Peter Lines
Peter Lines 3–1 Hammad Miah
Mark Williams 3–1 Jak Jones

Table

width=20	width=240	Player	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20	width=20	width=20	width=20	width=30	width=20
1	3	2	0	1	7	4	+3	100	6
2	3	2	0	1	6	4	+2	74	6
3	3	1	1	1	6	6	0	76	4
4	3	0	1	2	3	8	−5	66	1

Group 9

Group 9 was played on 27 July.

Matches

John Higgins 3–0 Soheil Vahedi
Noppon Saengkham 3–1 Igor Figueiredo
Noppon Saengkham 3–1 Soheil Vahedi
John Higgins 3–0 Igor Figueiredo
Igor Figueiredo 2–2 Soheil Vahedi
John Higgins 1–3 Noppon Saengkham

Table

width=20	width=240	Player	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20	width=20	width=20	width=20	width=30	width=20
1	3	3	0	0	9	3	+6	114	9
2	3	2	0	1	7	3	+4	130	6
3	3	0	1	2	3	8	−5	119	1
4	3	0	1	2	3	8	−5	80	1

Group 10

Group 10 was played on 22 July.

Matches

David Grace 3–0 Farakh Ajaib
Ben Fortey 0–3 Bai Langning
Ben Fortey 2–2 Farakh Ajaib
David Grace 0–3 Bai Langning
Ben Fortey 1–3 David Grace
Farakh Ajaib 2–2 Bai Langning

Table

width=20	width=240	Player	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20	width=20	width=20	width=20	width=30	width=20
1	3	2	1	0	8	2	+6	80	7
2	3	2	0	1	6	4	+2	96	6
3	3	0	2	1	4	7	−3	40	2
4	3	0	1	2	3	8	−5		1

Lu Ning was originally due to take part in this group, but withdrew and was replaced by Ben Fortey.^[17]

Group 11

Group 11 was played on 5 August.

Matches

Joe O'Connor 2–2 Andy Hicks
Zhao Xintong 2–2 David Lilley
Zhao Xintong 3–1 Andy Hicks
Joe O'Connor 0–3 David Lilley
Zhao Xintong 1–3 Joe O'Connor
Andy Hicks 1–3 David Lilley

Table

width=20	width=240	Player	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20	width=20	width=20	width=20	width=30	width=20
1	3	2	1	0	8	3	+5	78	7
2	3	1	1	1	6	6	0	98	4
3	3	1	1	1	5	6	−1	116	4
4	3	0	1	2	4	8	−4	127	1

Group 12

Group 12 was played on 23 July.

Matches

Anthony McGill 1–3 Billy Castle
Mark Davis 2–2 Yuan Sijun
Mark Davis 3–0 Billy Castle
Anthony McGill 0–3 Yuan Sijun
Yuan Sijun 3–1 Billy Castle
Anthony McGill 0–3 Mark Davis

Table

width=20	width=240	Player	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20	width=20	width=20	width=20	width=30	width=20
1	3	2	1	0	8	2	+6	66	7
2	3	2	1	0	8	3	+5	111	7
3	3	1	0	2	4	7	−3	51	3
4	3	0	0	3	1	9	−8	66	0

Group 13

Group 13 was played on 26 July.

Matches

Oliver Lines 2–2 Peter Devlin
Joshua Thomond 3–0 Luke Pinches
Joshua Thomond 0–3 Peter Devlin
Oliver Lines 3–0 Luke Pinches
Joshua Thomond 0–3 Oliver Lines
Peter Devlin 3–0 Luke Pinches

Table

width=20	width=240	Player	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20	width=20	width=20	width=20	width=30	width=20
1	3	2	1	0	8	2	+6	93	7
2	3	2	1	0	8	2	+6	76	7
3	3	1	0	2	3	6	−3	85	3
4	3	0	0	3	0	9	−9		0

Zhou Yuelong was originally due to take part in this group, but withdrew and was replaced by Joshua Thomond.^[18]

Group 14

Group 14 was played on 26 July.

Matches

Martin Gould 2–2 Ryan Davies
Ken Doherty 3–1 Rory McLeod
Ken Doherty 3–0 Ryan Davies
Martin Gould 2–2 Rory McLeod
Rory McLeod 3–1 Ryan Davies
Martin Gould 2–2 Ken Doherty

Table

width=20	width=240	Player	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20	width=20	width=20	width=20	width=30	width=20
1	3	2	1	0	8	3	+5	89	7
2	3	1	1	1	6	6	0	81	4
3	3	0	3	0	6	6	0	52	3
4	3	0	1	2	3	8	−5		1

Group 15

Group 15 was played on 4 August.

Matches

Mark King 3–1 Andrew Pagett
Matthew Stevens 3–1 Ross Muir
Matthew Stevens 1–3 Andrew Pagett
Mark King 2–2 Ross Muir
Matthew Stevens 3–1 Mark King
Andrew Pagett 1–3 Ross Muir

Table

width=20	width=240	Player	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20	width=20	width=20	width=20	width=30	width=20
1	3	2	0	1	7	5	+2	130	6
2	3	1	1	1	6	6	0	64	4
3	3	1	1	1	6	6	0	58	4
4	3	1	0	2	5	7	−2	53	3

Group 16

Group 16 was played on 29 July.

Matches

Kyren Wilson 3–1 Dylan Emery
Sam Craigie 3–0 Ben Hancorn
Sam Craigie 3–0 Dylan Emery
Kyren Wilson 3–1 Ben Hancorn
Ben Hancorn 2–2 Dylan Emery
Kyren Wilson 3–0 Sam Craigie

Table

width=20	width=240	Player	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20	width=20	width=20	width=20	width=30	width=20
1	3	3	0	0	9	2	+7	68	9
2	3	2	0	1	6	3	+3	90	6
3	3	0	1	2	3	8	−5	66	1
4	3	0	1	2	3	8	−5	64	1

Group 17

Group 17 was played on 4 August.

Matches

Shaun Murphy 3–0 Michael Collumb
Jamie Jones 3–1 Chen Zifan
Jamie Jones 2–2 Michael Collumb
Shaun Murphy 3–1 Chen Zifan
Chen Zifan 2–2 Michael Collumb
Shaun Murphy 2–2 Jamie Jones

Table

width=20	width=240	Player	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20	width=20	width=20	width=20	width=30	width=20
1	3	2	1	0	8	3	+5	100	7
2	3	1	2	0	7	5	+2	102	5
3	3	0	2	1	4	7	−3	73	2
4	3	0	1	2	4	8	−4	97	1

Group 18

Group 18 was played on 28 July.

Matches

Zhao Jianbo 2–2 Gerard Greene
Robert Milkins 1–3 Haydon Pinhey
Robert Milkins 0–3 Gerard Greene
Zhao Jianbo 3–0 Haydon Pinhey
Robert Milkins 2–2 Zhao Jianbo
Gerard Greene 3–1 Haydon Pinhey

Table

width=20	width=240	Player	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20	width=20	width=20	width=20	width=30	width=20
1	3	2	1	0	8	3	+5	61	7
2	3	1	2	0	7	4	+3	93	5
3	3	1	0	2	4	7	−3	75	3
4	3	0	1	2	3	8	−5	111	1

Group 19

Group 19 was played on 19 July.

Matches

Ali Carter 3–1 Michael Georgiou
Dominic Dale 2–2 Sydney Wilson
Dominic Dale 2–2 Michael Georgiou
Ali Carter 3–0 Sydney Wilson
Sydney Wilson 1–3 Michael Georgiou
Ali Carter 2–2 Dominic Dale

Table

width=20	width=240	Player	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20	width=20	width=20	width=20	width=30	width=20
1	3	2	1	0	8	3	+5	79	7
2	3	1	1	1	6	6	0	94	4
3	3	0	3	0	6	6	0	54	3
4	3	0	1	2	3	8	−5	102	1

Alfie Burden was originally due to take part in this group, but withdrew and was replaced by Sydney Wilson.^[17]

Group 20

Group 20 was played on 29 July.

Matches

Robbie Williams 3–0 Iulian Boiko
Graeme Dott 3–1 Si Jiahui
Graeme Dott 3–1 Iulian Boiko
Robbie Williams 0–3 Si Jiahui
Graeme Dott 2–2 Robbie Williams
Iulian Boiko 2–2 Si Jiahui

Table

width=20	width=240	Player	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20	width=20	width=20	width=20	width=30	width=20
1	3	2	1	0	8	4	+4	88	7
2	3	1	1	1	6	5	+1	58	4
3	3	1	1	1	5	5	0	49	4
4	3	0	1	2	3	8	−5	65	1

Group 21

Group 21 was played on 30 July.

Matches

Stuart Bingham 2–2 Michael White
Elliot Slessor 0–3 Gao Yang
Elliot Slessor 1–3 Michael White
Stuart Bingham 3–0 Gao Yang
Gao Yang 1–3 Michael White
Stuart Bingham 3–1 Elliot Slessor

Table

width=20	width=240	Player	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20	width=20	width=20	width=20	width=30	width=20
1	3	2	1	0	8	3	+5	134	7
2	3	2	1	0	8	4	+4	112	7
3	3	1	0	2	4	6	−2	65	3
4	3	0	0	3	2	9	−7	50	0

Group 22

Group 22 was played on 30 July.

Matches

Hossein Vafaei 1–3 Jackson Page
Ryan Day 3–1 Barry Pinches
Ryan Day 3–0 Jackson Page
Hossein Vafaei 2–2 Barry Pinches
Ryan Day 2–2 Hossein Vafaei
Jackson Page 2–2 Barry Pinches

Table

width=20	width=240	Player	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20	width=20	width=20	width=20	width=30	width=20
1	3	2	1	0	8	3	+5	136	7
2	3	1	1	1	5	6	−1	95	4
3	3	0	2	1	5	7	−2	122	2
4	3	0	2	1	5	7	−2	82	2

Group 23

Group 23 was played on 19 July.

Matches

Alexander Ursenbacher 3–0 Aaron Hill
Scott Donaldson 1–3 Leo Fernandez
Scott Donaldson 1–3 Aaron Hill
Alexander Ursenbacher 3–0 Leo Fernandez
Scott Donaldson 0–3 Alexander Ursenbacher
Aaron Hill 0–3 Leo Fernandez

Table

width=20	width=240	Player	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20	width=20	width=20	width=20	width=30	width=20
1	3	3	0	0	9	0	+9	79	9
2	3	2	0	1	6	4	+2	59	6
3	3	1	0	2	3	7	−4	54	3
4	3	0	0	3	2	9	−7	59	0

Group 24

Group 24 was played on 2 August.

Matches

Sunny Akani 2–2 Ashley Hugill
Stephen Maguire 2–2 John Astley
Stephen Maguire 1–3 Ashley Hugill
Sunny Akani 2–2 John Astley
Stephen Maguire 0–3 Sunny Akani
Ashley Hugill 3–0 John Astley

Table

width=20	width=240	Player	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20	width=20	width=20	width=20	width=30	width=20
1	3	2	1	0	8	3	+5	87	7
2	3	1	2	0	7	4	+3	65	5
3	3	0	2	1	4	7	−3	56	2
4	3	0	1	2	3	8	−5	70	1

Group 25

Group 25 was played on 3 August.

Matches

Yan Bingtao 3–0 Robbie McGuigan
Jamie Clarke 2–2 Louis Heathcote
Jamie Clarke 3–0 Robbie McGuigan
Yan Bingtao 3–1 Louis Heathcote
Louis Heathcote 3–0 Robbie McGuigan
Yan Bingtao 3–1 Jamie Clarke

Table

width=20	width=240	Player	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20	width=20	width=20	width=20	width=30	width=20
1	3	3	0	0	9	2	+8	130	9
2	3	1	1	1	6	5	+1	115	4
3	3	1	1	1	6	5	+1	79	4
4	3	0	0	3	0	9	−9		0

Group 26

Group 26 was played on 27 July.

Matches

Steven Hallworth 0–3 Cao Yupeng
Gary Wilson 2–2 James Cahill
Gary Wilson 0–3 Cao Yupeng
Steven Hallworth 3–1 James Cahill
Gary Wilson 2–2 Steven Hallworth
Cao Yupeng 3–1 James Cahill

Table

width=20	width=240	Player	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20	width=20	width=20	width=20	width=30	width=20
1	3	3	0	0	9	1	+8	87	9
2	3	1	1	1	5	6	−1	66	4
3	3	0	2	1	4	7	−3	117	2
4	3	0	1	2	4	8	−4	93	1

Group 27

Group 27 was played on 3 August.

Matches

Ashley Carty 3–1 Lukas Kleckers
Matthew Selt 2–2 Fraser Patrick
Matthew Selt 2–2 Lukas Kleckers
Ashley Carty 2–2 Fraser Patrick
Matthew Selt 3–1 Ashley Carty
Lukas Kleckers 3–1 Fraser Patrick

Table

width=20	width=240	Player	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20	width=20	width=20	width=20	width=30	width=20
1	3	1	2	0	7	5	+2	63	5
2	3	1	1	1	6	6	0	53	4
3	3	1	1	1	6	6	0	91	4
4	3	0	2	1	5	7	−2	76	2

Group 28

Group 28 was played on 21 July.

Matches

Barry Hawkins 3–0 Kuldesh Johal
Ben Woollaston 2–2 Zak Surety
Ben Woollaston 3–0 Kuldesh Johal
Barry Hawkins 3–0 Zak Surety
Zak Surety 2–2 Kuldesh Johal
Barry Hawkins 2–2 Ben Woollaston

Table

width=20	width=240	Player	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20	width=20	width=20	width=20	width=30	width=20
1	3	2	1	0	8	2	+6	107	7
2	3	1	2	0	7	4	+3	73	5
3	3	0	2	1	4	7	−3	76	2
4	3	0	1	2	2	8	−6		1

Group 29

Group 29 was played on 28 July.

Matches

Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 3–1 Zhang Jiankang
Martin O'Donnell 0–3 Craig Steadman
Martin O'Donnell 1–3 Zhang Jiankang
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 2–2 Craig Steadman
Craig Steadman 2–2 Zhang Jiankang
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 2–2 Martin O'Donnell

Table

width=20	width=240	Player	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20	width=20	width=20	width=20	width=30	width=20
1	3	1	2	0	7	4	+3	85	5
2	3	1	2	0	7	5	+2	111	5
3	3	1	1	1	6	6	0	92	4
4	3	0	1	2	3	8	−5	130	1

Group 30

Group 30 was played on 5 August.

Matches

David Gilbert 3–1 Sanderson Lam
Liam Highfield 3–0 Jamie Wilson
Liam Highfield 3–1 Sanderson Lam
David Gilbert 3–0 Jamie Wilson
Jamie Wilson 2–2 Sanderson Lam
David Gilbert 3–0 Liam Highfield

Table

width=20	width=240	Player	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20	width=20	width=20	width=20	width=30	width=20
1	3	3	0	0	9	1	+8	67	9
2	3	2	0	1	6	4	+2	88	6
3	3	0	1	2	4	8	−4	69	1
4	3	0	1	2	2	8	−6	63	1

Group 31

Group 31 was played on 23 July.

Matches

Pang Junxu 2–2 Chang Bingyu
Luca Brecel 3–1 Dean Young
Luca Brecel 1–3 Chang Bingyu
Pang Junxu 2–2 Dean Young
Luca Brecel 0–3 Pang Junxu
Chang Bingyu 3–0 Dean Young

Table

width=20	width=240	Player	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20	width=20	width=20	width=20	width=30	width=20
1	3	2	1	0	8	3	+5	127	7
2	3	1	2	0	7	4	+3	90	5
3	3	1	0	2	4	7	−3	53	3
4	3	0	1	2	3	8	−5	100	1

Group 32

Group 32 was played on 20 July.

Matches

Ronnie O'Sullivan 3–1 Ian Burns
Mark Joyce 3–1 Saqib Nasir
Mark Joyce 2–2 Ian Burns
Ronnie O'Sullivan 3–0 Saqib Nasir
Saqib Nasir 0–3 Ian Burns
Ronnie O'Sullivan 2–2 Mark Joyce

Table

width=20	width=240	Player	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20	width=20	width=20	width=20	width=30	width=20
1	3	2	1	0	8	3	+5	88	7
2	3	1	2	0	7	5	+2	95	5
3	3	1	1	1	6	5	+1	70	4
4	3	0	0	3	1	9	−8		0

Ng On-yee was originally due to take part in this group, but withdrew and was replaced by Saqib Nasir.^[18]

Stage Two

Stage Two consisted of eight groups, each containing four players.^[11]

Order of play

Date	Group
9 August	Group G
9 August	Group H
10 August	Group E
10 August	Group F

Date	Group
11 August	Group C
11 August	Group D
12 August	Group A
12 August	Group B

Group A

Group A was played on 12 August.

Matches

Judd Trump 2–2 Jimmy Robertson
Tom Ford 0–3 Stuart Carrington
Tom Ford 3–0 Jimmy Robertson
Judd Trump 3–0 Stuart Carrington
Stuart Carrington 1–3 Jimmy Robertson
Judd Trump 0–3 Tom Ford

Table

width=20	width=240	Player	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20	width=20	width=20	width=20	width=30	width=20
1	3	2	0	1	6	3	+3	124	6
2	3	1	1	1	5	5	0	128	4
3	3	1	1	1	5	6	−1	63	4
4	3	1	0	2	4	6	−2	125	3

Group B

Group B was played on 12 August.

Matches

Ricky Walden 3–1 Peter Lines
Mark Allen 3–0 Fergal O'Brien
Mark Allen 3–1 Peter Lines
Ricky Walden 3–0 Fergal O'Brien
Mark Allen 3–0 Ricky Walden
Peter Lines 2–2 Fergal O'Brien

Table

width=20	width=240	Player	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20	width=20	width=20	width=20	width=30	width=20
1	3	3	0	0	9	1	+8	115	9
2	3	2	0	1	6	4	+2	125	6
3	3	0	1	2	4	8	−4	125	1
4	3	0	1	2	2	8	−6	68	1

Group C

Group C was played on 11 August.

Matches

Mark Davis 1–3 David Lilley
Noppon Saengkham 2–2 Bai Langning
Noppon Saengkham 3–1 David Lilley
Mark Davis 0–3 Bai Langning
Noppon Saengkham 0–3 Mark Davis
David Lilley 2–2 Bai Langning

Table

width=20	width=240	Player	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20	width=20	width=20	width=20	width=30	width=20
1	3	1	2	0	7	4	+3	92	5
2	3	1	1	1	6	6	0	90	4
3	3	1	1	1	5	6	−1		4
4	3	1	0	2	4	6	−2	113	3

Group D

Group D was played on 11 August.

Matches

Kyren Wilson 3–1 Ken Doherty
Matthew Stevens 2–2 Oliver Lines
Matthew Stevens 0–3 Ken Doherty
Kyren Wilson 3–1 Oliver Lines
Oliver Lines 3–0 Ken Doherty
Kyren Wilson 0–3 Matthew Stevens

Table

width=20	width=240	Player	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20	width=20	width=20	width=20	width=30	width=20
1	3	2	0	1	6	5	+1	92	6
2	3	1	1	1	6	5	+1	80	4
3	3	1	1	1	5	5	0	111	4
4	3	1	0	2	4	6	−2	95	3

Group E

Group E was played on 10 August.

Matches

Shaun Murphy 3–1 Gerard Greene
Graeme Dott 1–3 Ali Carter
Graeme Dott 3–1 Gerard Greene
Shaun Murphy 1–3 Ali Carter
Ali Carter 3–1 Gerard Greene
Shaun Murphy 3–0 Graeme Dott

Table

width=20	width=240	Player	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20	width=20	width=20	width=20	width=30	width=20
1	3	3	0	0	9	3	+6	97	9
2	3	2	0	1	7	4	+3	91	6
3	3	1	0	2	4	7	−3	106	3
4	3	0	0	3	3	9	−6		0

Group F

Group F was played on 10 August.

Matches

Ryan Day 2–2 Alexander Ursenbacher
Stuart Bingham 3–1 Ashley Hugill
Stuart Bingham 3–0 Alexander Ursenbacher
Ryan Day 3–1 Ashley Hugill
Stuart Bingham 0–3 Ryan Day
Alexander Ursenbacher 2–2 Ashley Hugill

Table

width=20	width=240	Player	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20	width=20	width=20	width=20	width=30	width=20
1	3	2	1	0	8	3	+5	74	7
2	3	2	0	1	6	4	+2	67	6
3	3	0	2	1	4	7	−3	95	2
4	3	0	1	2	4	8	−4	74	1

Group G

Group G was played on 9 August.

Matches

Barry Hawkins 2–2 Matthew Selt
Yan Bingtao 2–2 Cao Yupeng
Yan Bingtao 2–2 Matthew Selt
Barry Hawkins 1–3 Cao Yupeng
Yan Bingtao 3–1 Barry Hawkins
Matthew Selt 0–3 Cao Yupeng

Table

width=20	width=240	Player	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20	width=20	width=20	width=20	width=30	width=20
1	3	2	1	0	8	3	+5	117	7
2	3	1	2	0	7	5	+2	129	5
3	3	0	2	1	4	7	−3	72	2
4	3	0	1	2	4	8	−4	80	1

Group H

Group H was played on 9 August.

Matches

Mark Joyce 1–3 Craig Steadman
David Gilbert 3–0 Chang Bingyu
David Gilbert 3–0 Craig Steadman
Mark Joyce 2–2 Chang Bingyu
Chang Bingyu 3–1 Craig Steadman
Mark Joyce 0–3 David Gilbert

Table

width=20	width=240	Player	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20	width=20	width=20	width=20	width=30	width=20
1	3	3	0	0	9	0	+9	143	9
2	3	1	1	1	5	6	−1	86	4
3	3	1	0	2	3	7	−4	133	3
4	3	0	1	2	4	8	−4	89	1

Ronnie O'Sullivan was originally due to take part in this group, but withdrew and was replaced by Mark Joyce.^[19]

Stage Three

Stage Three consisted of two groups, each containing four players.^[14]

Group 1

Group 1 was played on 13 August.

Matches

Kyren Wilson 2–2 Bai Langning
Mark Allen 3–0 Tom Ford
Mark Allen 3–1 Bai Langning
Kyren Wilson 2–2 Tom Ford
Tom Ford 3–1 Bai Langning
Kyren Wilson 0–3 Mark Allen

Table

width=20	width=240	Player	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20	width=20	width=20	width=20	width=30	width=20
1	3	3	0	0	9	1	+8	146	9
2	3	1	1	1	5	6	−1	79	4
3	3	0	2	1	4	7	−3	103	2
4	3	0	1	2	4	8	−4	118	1

Group 2

Group 2 was played on 13 August.

Matches

Ali Carter 2–2 Ryan Day
David Gilbert 1–3 Cao Yupeng
David Gilbert 3–0 Ryan Day
Ali Carter 3–1 Cao Yupeng
David Gilbert 3–1 Ali Carter
Ryan Day 3–1 Cao Yupeng

Table

width=20	width=240	Player	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20	width=20	width=20	width=20	width=30	width=20
1	3	2	0	1	7	4	+3	139	6
2	3	1	1	1	6	6	0	87	4
3	3	1	1	1	5	6	−1	91	4
4	3	1	0	2	5	7	−2	113	3

Final

The final was played on 13 August as the best of five frames.^[15]

Final: Best of 5 frames. Referee: Paul Collier Morningside Arena, Leicester, England, 13 August 2021.
	1–3	David Gilbert England
Frame scores: 120–0 (102), 5–74, 6–78, 36–82
102	Highest break	59
1	Century breaks	0

Century breaks

There was a total of 74 century breaks made during the tournament. The highest break was made by Mark Allen, who made a 146 in his stage three match against Kyren Wilson.^[20] ^[21] ^[22] ^[23]

146, 137, 127, 124, 124, 123, 115, 110, 103, 102 Mark Allen
143, 139, 131, 100 David Gilbert
140, 100 Jimmy Robertson
137, 125 Stuart Carrington
136, 134 Ryan Day
134, 116 Stuart Bingham
133 Craig Steadman
132 Mitchell Mann
130, 129, 114, 104 Yan Bingtao
130, 111 Matthew Stevens
130 John Higgins
130 Martin O'Donnell
128 Judd Trump
127, 125 Chang Bingyu
127 Andy Hicks
125, 115, 100 Peter Lines
125, 112, 105, 104, 101 Ricky Walden
124 Tom Ford
122 Barry Pinches
119 Anthony Hamilton
119 Soheil Vahedi
118 Bai Langning
117, 113 Cao Yupeng
117 Gary Wilson
116 Joe O'Connor
115 Louis Heathcote
114, 108 Noppon Saengkham
113, 102 Mark Davis
112, 104 Michael White
111, 103 Yuan Sijun
111, 100 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
111 Robert Milkins
107 Barry Hawkins
106 Graeme Dott
103, 100 Kyren Wilson
102 Jamie Jones
102 Sydney Wilson
100 Shaun Murphy
100 Fergal O'Brien
100 Dean Young

External links

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