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2021 English Open (snooker)

The 2021 English Open (officially the 2021 BetVictor English Open) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place from 1–7 November 2021 at the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes, England.[1][2] It was the fourth ranking event of the 2021–22 season, and the second event in both the Home Nations Series and the European Series. Qualifying for the tournament took place from 17 to 22 September 2021 at the Metrodome in Barnsley, England,[3] although matches involving the top 16 players, and two other matches involving English wildcards, were held over and played at the Marshall Arena.[4] The event was broadcast on Eurosport across the United Kingdom and Europe.

2021 BetVictor English Open
Tournament information
Dates1–7 November 2021 (2021-11-01 – 2021-11-07)
VenueMarshall Arena
CityMilton Keynes
CountryEngland
OrganisationWorld Snooker Tour
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£405,000
Winner's share£70,000
Highest break Barry Hawkins (ENG) (146)
Final
Champion Neil Robertson (AUS)
Runner-up John Higgins (SCO)
Score9–8
← 2020
2022 →

Judd Trump was the defending champion, having defeated Neil Robertson 9–8 in the previous year's final.[5] Trump lost 3–5 to Mark King in the quarter-finals.[6] Robertson faced John Higgins in the final. Although Robertson led 5–3 after the afternoon session, Higgins won the first four frames of the evening session to lead 7–5, and then moved within one frame of victory at 8–6. However, Robertson won the last three frames to defeat Higgins 9–8 and claim the 21st ranking title of his professional career. He became the third player, after Trump and Mark Selby, to win three Home Nations titles, and the first player to win three different tournaments in the series, having previously won the Scottish Open and the Welsh Open.[7][8]

Higgins sustained his second successive defeat from 8–6 ahead in a best-of-17 ranking final. He had lost the 2021 Northern Ireland Open final to Mark Allen under similar circumstances the previous month.[9]

Prize fund

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The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:

  • Winner: £70,000
  • Runner-up: £30,000
  • Semi-final: £20,000
  • Quarter-final: £10,000
  • Last 16: £7,500
  • Last 32: £4,000
  • Last 64: £3,000
  • Highest break: £5,000
  • Total: £405,000

Main draw

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Top half

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Last 64
Best of 7 frames		Last 32
Best of 7 frames		Last 16
Best of 7 frames		Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames		Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
 
                  
 
 
 
 
  Judd Trump (ENG) (1)4
 
 
 
  Jimmy Robertson (ENG)2
 
  Judd Trump (1)4
 
 
 
  Steven Hallworth1
 
  Xiao Guodong (CHN) (32)2
 
 
 
  Steven Hallworth (ENG)4
 
  Judd Trump (1)4
 
 
 
  Ross Muir1
 
  Anthony McGill (SCO) (16)4
 
 
 
  Gerard Greene (NIR)0
 
  Anthony McGill (16)0
 
 
 
  Ross Muir4
 
  Ross Muir (SCO)4
 
 
 
  Wu Yize (CHN)1
 
  Judd Trump (1)3
 
 
 
  Mark King5
 
  Alexander Ursenbacher (SUI)0
 
 
 
  Tom Ford (ENG) (24)4
 
  Tom Ford (24)3
 
 
 
  Mark King4
 
  Cao Yupeng (CHN)0
 
 
 
  Mark King (ENG)4
 
  Mark King4
 
 
 
  Paul Deaville0
 
  Xu Si (CHN)0
 
 
 
  Zhao Xintong (CHN) (25)4
 
  Zhao Xintong (25)3
 
 
 
  Paul Deaville4
 
  Chang Bingyu (CHN)3
 
 
 
  Paul Deaville4
 
  Mark King4
 
 
 
  Neil Robertson (4)6
 
  Kyren Wilson (ENG) (5)4
 
 
 
  Ashley Carty (ENG)2
 
  Kyren Wilson (5)4
 
 
 
  Ben Woollaston3
 
  Gary Wilson (ENG) (28)3
 
 
 
  Ben Woollaston (ENG)4
 
  Kyren Wilson (5)4
 
 
 
  Robbie Williams1
 
  Barry Hawkins (ENG) (12)4
 
 
 
  Jak Jones (WAL)3
 
  Barry Hawkins (12)1
 
 
 
  Robbie Williams4
 
  Soheil Vahedi (IRN)1
 
 
 
  Robbie Williams (ENG)4
 
  Kyren Wilson (5)4
 
 
 
  Neil Robertson (4)5
 
  Mark Davis (ENG)4
 
 
 
  Graeme Dott (SCO) (20)3
 
  Mark Davis4
 
 
 
  Fergal O'Brien1
 
  Fergal O'Brien (IRL)4
 
 
 
  Stuart Bingham (ENG) (13)3
 
  Mark Davis3
 
 
 
  Neil Robertson (4)4
 
  Sunny Akani (THA)4
 
 
 
  Ricky Walden (ENG) (29)3
 
  Sunny Akani2
 
 
 
  Neil Robertson (4)4
 
  James Cahill (ENG)w/d
 
 
  Neil Robertson (AUS) (4)w/o
 

Bottom half

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Last 64
Best of 7 frames		Last 32
Best of 7 frames		Last 16
Best of 7 frames		Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames		Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
 
                  
 
 
 
 
  Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) (3)4
 
 
 
  Michael Georgiou (CYP)1
 
  Ronnie O'Sullivan (3)4
 
 
 
  Anthony Hamilton3
 
  Rory McLeod (JAM)1
 
 
 
  Anthony Hamilton (ENG)4
 
  Ronnie O'Sullivan (3)4
 
 
 
  Jamie Clarke0
 
  Mark Joyce (ENG)0
 
 
 
  Jamie Clarke (WAL)4
 
  Jamie Clarke4
 
 
 
  Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (19)1
 
  Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) (19)4
 
 
 
  Peter Devlin (ENG)0
 
  Ronnie O'Sullivan (3)5
 
 
 
  Luca Brecel1
 
  Li Hang (CHN)4
 
 
 
  Ali Carter (ENG) (22)2
 
  Li Hang1
 
 
 
  Luca Brecel4
 
  Stuart Carrington (ENG)0
 
 
 
  Luca Brecel (BEL)4
 
  Luca Brecel4
 
 
 
  Fraser Patrick2
 
  Fraser Patrick (SCO)4
 
 
 
  Hossein Vafaei (IRN)2
 
  Fraser Patrick4
 
 
 
  Shaun Murphy (6)2
 
  Joe O'Connor (ENG)2
 
 
 
  Shaun Murphy (ENG) (6)4
 
  Ronnie O'Sullivan (3)5
 
 
 
  John Higgins (7)6
 
  John Higgins (SCO) (7)4
 
 
 
  Oliver Lines (ENG)0
 
  John Higgins (7)4
 
 
 
  Lu Ning3
 
  Lu Ning (CHN)w/o
 
 
 
  Allan Taylor (ENG)w/d
 
  John Higgins (7)4
 
 
 
  Ding Junhui (10)1
 
  Ding Junhui (CHN) (10)4
 
 
 
  Tian Pengfei (CHN)1
 
  Ding Junhui (10)4
 
 
 
  Martin Gould (23)0
 
  Martin Gould (ENG) (23)4
 
 
 
  Scott Donaldson (SCO)0
 
  John Higgins (7)5
 
 
 
  Yan Bingtao (15)3
 
  Martin O'Donnell (ENG)1
 
 
 
  David Gilbert (ENG) (18)4
 
  David Gilbert (18)2
 
 
 
  Yan Bingtao (15)4
 
  Nigel Bond (ENG) 1
 
 
 
  Yan Bingtao (CHN) (15)4
 
  Yan Bingtao (15)4
 
 
 
  Mark Selby (2)3
 
  Stephen Hendry (SCO)0
 
 
 
  Chris Wakelin (ENG)4
 
  Chris Wakelin1
 
 
 
  Mark Selby (2)4
 
  Jamie Wilson (ENG)1
 
 
  Mark Selby (ENG) (2)4
 

Final

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Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Rob Spencer
Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes, England, 7 November 2021
Neil Robertson (4)
  Australia 		9–8 John Higgins (7)
  Scotland
Afternoon: 72–0, 80–24, 0–90, 51–66, 140–0 (140), 65–2, 16–68, 123–1 (123)
Evening: 39–68, 0–89, 37–71, 43–74, 87–7, 18–71, 79–9, 121–1 (120), 74–22
140 Highest break 90
3 Century breaks 0

Qualifying

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Qualification for the tournament took place from 17 to 22 September 2021 at the Metrodome in Barnsley, England.[10] Matches which involved the top 16 players and two wildcard nominations were held over and played at the Marshall Arena. Zhou Yuelong and Zhang Jiankang were withdrawn from the event due to being identified as a close contact of a positive COVID-19 case; they were replaced by Ross Muir and Bai Langning respectively.[11] Separately, Lei Peifan withdrew and was replaced by James Cahill.[citation needed] Cahill won his qualifying match but then he had to withdraw due to a positive COVID-19 test.[12] Mark Williams was also withdrawn from the event after testing positive for COVID-19 in October; he was replaced by Mark Lloyd.[13] Teenage amateurs Paul Deaville and Oliver Sykes played in their first professional events after receiving an invite from WST.[14]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Match was held over and played in Milton Keynes.

Century breaks

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Main stage centuries

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Total: 45[15]

Qualifying stage centuries

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Total: 23[15][16]

References

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  1. ^ "BetVictor extends involvement with WST". wst.tv. 2021-06-28.
  2. ^ "Tickets for UK events on sale". wst.tv. 2021-05-28.
  3. ^ "Updated 2021/22 Calendar" wst.tv. 2021-08-18
  4. ^ "BetVictor English Open Draw". wst.tv. 2021-08-25
  5. ^ "Trump beats Robertson in fantastic final". wst.tv. 2010-10-18.
  6. ^ "King Stuns World Number One Trump". World Snooker Tour. 5 November 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-11-05.
  7. ^ "Robertson Downs Higgins In Classic Clash". World Snooker Tour. 8 November 2021. Archived from the original on November 8, 2021.
  8. ^ Davies, Jonathan (17 October 2022). ""Extra incentive" as Neil Robertson eyes Home Nations grand slam". livesnooker.com.
  9. ^ "Neil Robertson rallies against John Higgins to win English Open". RTE. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  10. ^ "English Open Qualifiers (2021)". snooker.org.
  11. ^ "Zhou and Zhang Withdrawn From English Open". World Snooker Tour. 17 September 2021. Archived from the original on September 17, 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  12. ^ "Cahill Pulls Out of BetVictor English Open". November 2021. Archived from the original on November 2, 2021.
  13. ^ "Williams Withdraws From European Masters And English Open". World Snooker Tour. 27 October 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-10-27.
  14. ^ "Deaville And Sykes Earn English Open Spots". World Snooker Tour. 23 August 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-08-28.
  15. ^ a b "BetVictor English Open 2021 | Centuries". World Snooker Tour. 1–7 November 2021. Archived from the original on 27 May 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  16. ^ "BetVictor English Open 2021 Qualifiers | Centuries". World Snooker Tour. 17–22 September 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-09-17.
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