Tournament information | |
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Dates | 18 January – 21 March 2021 |
Venue | Marshall Arena |
City | Milton Keynes |
Country | England |
Organisation | World Snooker Tour |
Format | Ranking event |
Total prize fund | £420,500 |
Winner's share | £20,000 |
Highest break | Gary Wilson (ENG) (147) |
Final | |
Champion | Mark Williams (WAL) |
Runner-up | Ali Carter (ENG) |
Score | Round-Robin |
The 2021 WST Pro Series was a professional ranking snooker tournament, taking place from 18 January to 21 March 2021 at the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes, England. The event featured 128 players, and was played over three stages of round-robin groups of eight players, with the Final Group winner as the tournament champion. [1]
Seven-time World Champion, Stephen Hendry, was due to make his return to the professional snooker tour, having initially retired in 2012. However, he withdrew before the tournament began. [2]
Gary Wilson made his third career maximum break in the second frame of his Group G match with Liam Highfield. [3]
Mark Williams won the only edition of the event, winning the 23rd ranking title of his career on his 46th birthday, becoming the third oldest ranking event winner behind Welsh compatriots Doug Mountjoy who was 46 in 1989 and Ray Reardon who was 50 in 1982.
There were 128 players taking part in the event. In the tournament's first stage players were divided into 16 groups of each eight players, with the top two players of each group advancing to the second group stage. The tournament draw was conducted on 8 January 2021.
The second group stage consisted of four groups, also of each eight players, with the top two players of each group advancing to the final group.
The winner of the final group were crowned as tournament champion.
All matches were played as best of three frames, and players were ranked, using the following criteria:
The breakdown of prize money for the tournament is shown below.
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The first group stage consisted of 16 groups, each containing eight players, with the top two of each group advancing to the second group stage. [4]
Group A was played on 23 January 2021. Shaun Murphy and Louis Heathcote qualified for the Second Group stage. [5]
Pos. | Player | P | W | L | FW | FL | FD | Pts |
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1 | Shaun Murphy (ENG) | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 21 |
2 | Louis Heathcote (ENG) | 7 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 15 |
3 | Alan McManus (SCO) | 7 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 15 |
4 | Xu Si (CHN) | 7 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 12 |
5 | Michael Holt (ENG) | 7 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 9 |
6 | Brian Ochoiski (FRA) | 7 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 6 |
7 | Ken Doherty (IRL) | 7 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 6 |
8 | Fraser Patrick (SCO) | 7 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 0 |
Group B was played on 19 January 2021. Kyren Wilson and Sunny Akani qualified for stage two. [6]
Pos. | Player | P | W | L | FW | FL | FD | Pts |
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1 | Kyren Wilson (ENG) | 7 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 15 |
2 | Sunny Akani (THA) | 7 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 15 |
3 | Pang Junxu (CHN) | 7 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 15 |
4 | Li Hang (CHN) | 7 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 12 |
5 | Yuan Sijun (CHN) | 7 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 12 |
6 | Kacper Filipiak (POL) | 7 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 9 |
7 | Fan Zhengyi (CHN) | 7 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 6 |
8 | Dean Young (SCO) | 7 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 14 | −12 | 0 |
Aaron Hill was initially due to take part in Group B, but he withdrew and was replaced by Dean Young.
Group C was played on 21 January 2021. Stuart Bingham and Sam Craigie qualified for the Second Group stage. [7]
Pos. | Player | P | W | L | FW | FL | FD | Pts |
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1 | Stuart Bingham (ENG) | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0 | +14 | 21 |
2 | Sam Craigie (ENG) | 7 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 15 |
3 | Jamie Clarke (WAL) | 7 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 12 |
4 | Chris Wakelin (ENG) | 7 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 12 |
5 | Scott Donaldson (SCO) | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 9 |
6 | Ashley Carty (ENG) | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 9 |
7 | Billy Castle (ENG) | 7 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 6 |
8 | Jamie Curtis-Barrett (ENG) | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 14 | −11 | 0 |
Group D was played on 12 March 2021. Barry Hawkins and Ricky Walden qualified for the Second Group stage. [8]
Pos. | Player | P | W | L | FW | FL | FD | Pts |
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1 | Barry Hawkins (ENG) | 7 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 18 |
2 | Ricky Walden (ENG) | 7 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 18 |
3 | Jimmy Robertson (ENG) | 7 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 12 |
4 | Alexander Ursenbacher (SUI) | 7 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 9 |
5 | Gerard Greene (NIR) | 7 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 9 |
6 | Duane Jones (WAL) | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 6 |
7 | Farakh Ajaib (PAK) | 7 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 6 |
8 | Paul Davison (ENG) | 7 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 6 |
Group E was played on 14 March 2021. Mark Selby and Stuart Carrington qualified for the Second Group stage. [9]
Pos. | Player | P | W | L | FW | FL | FD | Pts |
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1 | Mark Selby (ENG) | 7 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 18 |
2 | Stuart Carrington (ENG) | 7 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 15 |
3 | Soheil Vahedi (IRN) | 7 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 15 |
4 | Matthew Selt (ENG) | 7 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 12 |
5 | Eden Sharav (ISR) | 7 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 6 |
6 | Lukas Kleckers (GER) | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 6 |
7 | Joe O'Connor (ENG) | 7 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 6 |
8 | Daniel Womersley (ENG) | 7 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 6 |
Group F was played on 11 March 2021. Ben Woollaston and Fergal O'Brien qualified for the Second Group stage. [10]
Pos. | Player | P | W | L | FW | FL | FD | Pts |
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1 | Ben Woollaston (ENG) | 7 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 15 |
2 | Fergal O'Brien (IRL) | 7 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 15 |
3 | Noppon Saengkham (THA) | 7 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 12 |
4 | Igor Figueiredo (BRA) | 7 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 12 |
5 | Riley Parsons (ENG) | 7 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 12 |
6 | Jordan Brown (NIR) | 7 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 9 |
7 | David Grace (ENG) | 7 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 6 |
8 | Robbie McGuigan (NIR) | 7 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 3 |
Mark Allen was initially due to take part in Group F, but he withdrew and was replaced by Robbie McGuigan.
Group G was played on 20 January 2021. Lu Ning and Martin O'Donnell qualified for the Second Group stage. [11]
Pos. | Player | P | W | L | FW | FL | FD | Pts |
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1 | Martin O'Donnell (ENG) | 7 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 15 |
2 | Lu Ning (CHN) | 7 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 15 |
3 | Jamie O'Neill (ENG) | 7 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 12 |
4 | Liam Highfield (ENG) | 7 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 12 |
5 | Gary Wilson (ENG) | 7 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 12 |
6 | John Astley (ENG) | 7 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 9 |
7 | Zhao Jianbo (CHN) | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 6 |
8 | Rory McLeod (JAM) | 7 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 3 |
Stephen Hendry was initially due to take part in Group G, but he withdrew and was replaced by John Astley.
Group H was played on 10 March 2021. Ali Carter and Mark Davis qualified for the second Group stage. [12]
Pos. | Player | P | W | L | FW | FL | FD | Pts |
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1 | Ali Carter (ENG) | 7 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 18 |
2 | Mark Davis (ENG) | 7 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 15 |
3 | Simon Lichtenberg (GER) | 7 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 15 |
4 | Chang Bingyu (CHN) | 7 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 12 |
5 | Tian Pengfei (CHN) | 7 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 9 |
6 | Dylan Emery (WAL) | 7 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 9 |
7 | Kuldesh Johal (ENG) | 7 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 6 |
8 | Hamim Hussain (ENG) | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 14 | −11 | 0 |
Yan Bingtao and Amine Amiri were initially due to take part in Group H, but they withdrew and were replaced by Hamim Hussain and Dylan Emery respectively.
Group I was played on 15 March 2021. Ben Hancorn and Lyu Haotian qualified for the Second Group stage. [13]
Pos. | Player | P | W | L | FW | FL | FD | Pts |
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1 | Ben Hancorn (ENG) | 7 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 18 |
2 | Lyu Haotian (CHN) | 7 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 18 |
3 | David Lilley (ENG) | 7 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
4 | Tom Ford (ENG) | 7 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 9 |
5 | Mark Joyce (ENG) | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | −2 | 9 |
6 | Chen Zifan (CHN) | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 9 |
7 | Jamie Wilson (ENG) | 7 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 6 |
8 | Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) | 7 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 6 |
Group J was played on 9 March 2021. Oliver Lines and James Cahill qualified for the Second Group stage. [14]
Pos. | Player | P | W | L | FW | FL | FD | Pts |
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1 | Oliver Lines (ENG) | 7 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 18 |
2 | James Cahill (ENG) | 7 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 18 |
3 | Ian Burns (ENG) | 7 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 12 |
4 | David Gilbert (ENG) | 7 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 12 |
5 | Elliot Slessor (ENG) | 7 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 12 |
6 | Peter Lines (ENG) | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 6 |
7 | Martin Gould (ENG) | 7 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 3 |
8 | Iulian Boiko (UKR) | 7 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 3 |
Group K was played on 22 January 2021. Zhao Xintong and Dominic Dale qualified for the Second Group stage. [15]
Pos. | Player | P | W | L | FW | FL | FD | Pts |
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1 | Zhao Xintong (CHN) | 7 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 15 |
2 | Dominic Dale (WAL) | 7 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 12 |
3 | Andy Hicks (ENG) | 7 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 12 |
4 | Si Jiahui (CHN) | 7 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 9 |
5 | Lee Walker (WAL) | 7 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 9 |
6 | Peter Devlin (ENG) | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 9 |
7 | Anthony McGill (SCO) | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 9 |
8 | Mark King (ENG) | 7 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 9 |
Group L was played on 24 January 2021. Luo Honghao and Zhou Yuelong qualified for the Second Group stage. [16]
Pos. | Player | P | W | L | FW | FL | FD | Pts |
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1 | Luo Honghao (CHN) | 7 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 18 |
2 | Zhou Yuelong (CHN) | 7 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 15 |
3 | Ashley Hugill (ENG) | 7 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 9 |
4 | Mitchell Mann (ENG) | 7 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
5 | Leo Fernandez (IRL) | 7 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 9 |
6 | Anthony Hamilton (ENG) | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 9 |
7 | Lei Peifan (CHN) | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 9 |
8 | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) | 7 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 6 |
Group M was played on 18 January 2021. Joe Perry and Xiao Guodong qualified for the Second Group stage. [17]
Pos. | Player | P | W | L | FW | FL | FD | Pts |
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1 | Joe Perry (ENG) | 7 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 18 |
2 | Xiao Guodong (CHN) | 7 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 15 |
3 | Matthew Stevens (WAL) | 7 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 12 |
4 | Daniel Wells (WAL) | 7 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 12 |
5 | Jak Jones (WAL) | 7 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 9 |
6 | Rod Lawler (ENG) | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 9 |
7 | Allan Taylor (ENG) | 7 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 9 |
8 | Haydon Pinhey (ENG) | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | −14 | 0 |
Group N was played on 25 January 2021. Jack Lisowski and Luca Brecel qualified for the Second Group stage. [18]
Pos. | Player | P | W | L | FW | FL | FD | Pts |
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1 | Jack Lisowski (ENG) | 7 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 15 |
2 | Luca Brecel (BEL) | 7 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 15 |
3 | Andrew Higginson (ENG) | 7 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 15 |
4 | Jackson Page (WAL) | 7 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 12 |
5 | Zak Surety (ENG) | 7 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 12 |
6 | Michael White (WAL) | 7 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 9 |
7 | Brandon Sargeant (ENG) | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 6 |
8 | Graeme Dott (SCO) | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 14 | −13 | 0 |
Group O was played on 16 March 2021. Judd Trump and Ryan Day qualified for the Second Group stage. [19]
Pos. | Player | P | W | L | FW | FL | FD | Pts |
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1 | Judd Trump (ENG) | 7 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 18 |
2 | Ryan Day (WAL) | 7 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 15 |
3 | Jamie Jones (WAL) | 7 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 15 |
4 | Jimmy White (ENG) | 7 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 12 |
5 | Steven Hallworth (ENG) | 7 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 12 |
6 | Hossein Vafaei (IRN) | 7 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 6 |
7 | Barry Pinches (ENG) | 7 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 6 |
8 | Sean Maddocks (ENG) | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 14 | −11 | 0 |
Group P was played on 13 March 2021. Mark Williams and Robert Milkins qualified for the Second Group stage. [20]
Pos. | Player | P | W | L | FW | FL | FD | Pts |
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1 | Mark Williams (WAL) | 7 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 18 |
2 | Robert Milkins (ENG) | 7 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 18 |
3 | Nigel Bond (ENG) | 7 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 12 |
4 | Robbie Williams (ENG) | 7 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 12 |
5 | Oliver Brown (ENG) | 7 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 12 |
6 | Gao Yang (CHN) | 7 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 6 |
7 | Alex Clenshaw (ENG) | 7 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 3 |
8 | Florian Nüßle (AUT) | 7 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 3 |
Kurt Maflin and Alex Borg were initially due to take part in Group P, but they withdrew and were replaced by Alex Clenshaw and Florian Nüßle respectively.
The second group stage consisted of four groups, each containing eight players, with the top two of each group advancing to the final group. [21]
Date | Group |
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17 March | Group 1 |
18 March | Group 2 |
19 March | Group 3 |
20 March | Group 4 |
Group 1 was played on 17 March 2021. Ali Carter and Mark Williams qualified for the Final Group Stage. [22]
Pos. | Player | P | W | L | FW | FL | FD | Pts |
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1 | Ali Carter (ENG) | 7 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 18 |
2 | Mark Williams (WAL) | 7 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 15 |
3 | Martin O'Donnell (ENG) | 7 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 15 |
4 | Sunny Akani (THA) | 7 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 15 |
5 | Lyu Haotian (CHN) | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 6 |
6 | Louis Heathcote (ENG) | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 6 |
7 | James Cahill (ENG) | 7 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 6 |
8 | Ben Hancorn (ENG) | 7 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 3 |
Group 2 was played on 18 March 2021. Kyren Wilson and Xiao Guodong qualified for the Final Group Stage. [23]
Pos. | Player | P | W | L | FW | FL | FD | Pts |
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1 | Kyren Wilson (ENG) | 7 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 15 |
2 | Xiao Guodong (CHN) | 7 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 15 |
3 | Ben Woollaston (ENG) | 7 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 15 |
4 | Stuart Carrington (ENG) | 7 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 12 |
5 | Robert Milkins (ENG) | 7 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 9 |
6 | Shaun Murphy (ENG) | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 9 |
7 | Zhao Xintong (CHN) | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 6 |
8 | Lu Ning (CHN) | 7 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 3 |
Group 3 was played on 19 March 2021. Sam Craigie and Jack Lisowski qualified for the final Group stage. [24]
Pos. | Player | P | W | L | FW | FL | FD | Pts |
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1 | Sam Craigie (ENG) | 7 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 15 |
2 | Jack Lisowski (ENG) | 7 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 15 |
3 | Barry Hawkins (ENG) | 7 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 15 |
4 | Luca Brecel (BEL) | 7 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 12 |
5 | Mark Davis (ENG) | 7 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 12 |
6 | Joe Perry (ENG) | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 6 |
7 | Luo Honghao (CHN) | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 6 |
8 | Fergal O'Brien (IRL) | 7 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 3 |
Group 4 was played on 20 March 2021. Judd Trump and Stuart Bingham qualified for the final Group stage. [25]
Pos. | Player | P | W | L | FW | FL | FD | Pts |
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1 | Judd Trump (ENG) | 7 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 18 |
2 | Stuart Bingham (ENG) | 7 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 15 |
3 | Ryan Day (WAL) | 7 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 12 |
4 | Dominic Dale (WAL) | 7 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 12 |
5 | Mark Selby (ENG) | 7 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 9 |
6 | Zhou Yuelong (CHN) | 7 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 9 |
7 | Ricky Walden (ENG) | 7 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 6 |
8 | Oliver Lines (ENG) | 7 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 3 |
The final group stage also consisted of eight players, and took place on 21 March 2021, with the group winner as the tournament champion. [26] Mark Williams finished top and won the title, with Ali Carter finishing as runner-up and Sam Craigie in third place. [27]
Pos. | Player | P | W | L | FW | FL | FD | Pts |
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1 | Mark Williams (WAL) | 7 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 18 |
2 | Ali Carter (ENG) | 7 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 15 |
3 | Sam Craigie (ENG) | 7 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 15 |
4 | Judd Trump (ENG) | 7 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 12 |
5 | Stuart Bingham (ENG) | 7 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 12 |
6 | Xiao Guodong (CHN) | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 9 |
7 | Kyren Wilson (ENG) | 7 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 3 |
8 | Jack Lisowski (ENG) | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 14 | −11 | 0 |
Key: P = Matches played; W = Matches won; L = Matches lost; FW = Frames won; FL = Frames lost; FD = Frame difference
A total of 146 century breaks were made during the tournament. [28]
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The 2022 Scottish Open was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 28 November to 4 December 2022 at Meadowbank Sports Centre in Edinburgh, Scotland, the first time since the 2003 event that the tournament was staged in that city. It was the sixth ranking event of the 2022–23 season and the second tournament in the Home Nations Series, following the Northern Ireland Open and preceding the English Open and the Welsh Open. It was the third of eight tournaments in the season's European Series. Qualifiers were held from 4 to 9 October at the Chase Leisure Centre in Cannock, England, although matches involving the top 16 players in the world rankings were held over and played at the main venue. Sponsored by BetVictor, the tournament was broadcast by Eurosport in the UK and Europe. The winner received £80,000 from a total prize fund of £427,000.
The 2023 German Masters was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 1 to 5 February 2023 at the Tempodrom in Berlin, Germany. Organised by the World Snooker Tour and sponsored by sports betting company BetVictor, the tournament was the tenth ranking event of the 2022–23 snooker season and the seventh of the eight events in the European Series. The 17th edition of the German Masters, first held in 1995 as the German Open, the tournament was broadcast by Eurosport in Europe and by multiple other broadcasters internationally. The winner received £80,000 from a total prize fund of £427,000.
The 2023 Championship League Invitational was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament, which took place from 19 December 2022 to 2 March 2023 at the Morningside Arena in Leicester, England.
The 2023 Championship League was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place from 26 June to 21 July 2023 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 fourth edition of the ranking version of the Championship League, and the first ranking tournament of the 2023–24 snooker season.