2021 British Open
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 16–22 August 2021 |
| Venue | Morningside Arena |
| City | Leicester |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | World Snooker Tour |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £470,000 |
| Winner's share | £100,000 |
| Highest break |  John Higgins (SCO) Ali Carter (ENG)(147) |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Mark Williams (WAL) |
| Runner-up | Gary Wilson (ENG) |
| Score | 6–4 |
← 2004 | |
The 2021 British Open (branded as the 2021 Matchroom.live British Open for sponsorship reasons) was a professional snooker event played from 16 to 22 August 2021 at the Morningside Arena, Leicester, England. It was the 27th edition of the British Open event, and the first in 17 years since the 2004 British Open. It was the second ranking event of the 2021–22 snooker season, following the 2021 Championship League and preceding the 2021 Northern Ireland Open. It was broadcast by ITV Sport in the UK, and sponsored by Matchroom Sport. The winner received £100,000 from a total prize pool of £470,000.
All rounds in the tournament were played after a random draw was made: this broke with the tradition of most ranking tournaments which use a seeded draw under single-elimination tournament format. The first four rounds, from the last 128 to the last 16, were played as best-of-five frame matches, the quarter-finals and semi-finals as best-of-seven-frame matches, and the final played as the best-of-eleven frames.
John Higgins was the defending champion, having defeated Stephen Maguire 9–6 in the 2004 final, but he lost 1–3 to Ricky Walden in the third round. Mark Williams defeated Gary Wilson 6–4 in the final to win the 24th ranking title of his career. The event recorded 32 century breaks, including two maximum breaks. Higgins made his 12th maximum break in professional competition in the first frame of his first-round win over Alexander Ursenbacher, while Ali Carter made his third maximum break in the second frame of his fourth-round match against Elliot Slessor.
Format[]
The British Open is a snooker event first held in 1980 as the British Gold Cup, won by Alex Higgins,[1] which changed names to the British Open for the 1985 event won by Silvino Francisco.[2] The 2021 tournament was held from 16 to 22 August 2021 at the Morningside Arena in Leicester, England.[3][4] It was the first British Open event in 17 years, the last being played in 2004.[5][2] It was the second ranking event of the 2021–22 snooker season, following the 2021 Championship League, and preceding the Northern Ireland Open.[4][6] John Higgins is the defending champion, having defeated Stephen Maguire 9–6 in the 2004 final, to win his 16th ranking title.[7] The event is broadcast by: ITV Sport in the United Kingdom, Eurosport in Europe; Liaoning TV, , Kuaishou, Migu, Youku, and Huya Live in China; Now TV in Hong Kong; Sports cast in Thailand; DAZN in Canada, Astrosport in Australia and by Matchroom Sport in all other territories.[8] Matchroom also sponsored the event.[9]
The event featured 128 participants, with no seedings, and a random draw after each round.[10] Matches are played as the best-of-five frames, until the quarter-finals and semi-finals, which will be played as best-of-seven-frame matches, and the final as a best-of-eleven.[11]
Prize fund[]
The tournament had a total prize fund of £470,000, with the winner receiving £100,000. A breakdown of prize money for this event is shown below:[12]
- Winner: £100,000
- Runner-up: £45,000
- Semi-final: £20,000
- Quarter-final: £12,000
- Last 16: £7,000
- Last 32: £5,000
- Last 64: £3,000
- Highest break: £5,000
- Total: £470,000
Tournament summary[]
The first round was played from 16 to 18 August, as the best of five frames.[11] On the first day, defending champion Higgins made his 12th competitive maximum break in the first frame of his 3–1 win against Alexander Ursenbacher.[13] At 46 years and 90 days, Higgins became the oldest player to make a maximum break in competition. Higgins was already the oldest player to make one, having completed a maximum at the Championship League in October 2020. Higgins became the player with the second most maximum breaks, behind Ronnie O'Sullivan with 15, and now ahead of Stephen Hendry.[14][15] World number one Judd Trump trailed 1–2 to Mitchell Mann, but won 3–2.[16] Despite making two century breaks, Kyren Wilson was defeated by Ashley Hugill 2–3.[17] Mark Allen and Reanne Evans who had been in a relationship between 2005 and 2008, met in the first round.[18] The pair who had fought over child maintenance, had their first professional meeting at the event.[19][20][21] Evans refused to shake hands with Allen before the match,[22] and led 2–1, but missed match ball allowing Allen to win the contest.[16][23] Both of the finalists of the 2021 World Snooker Championship, Shaun Murphy and Mark Selby met in the first round.[24][25] World champion Selby won the match 3–2.[26] Four-time winner Hendry met Chris Wakelin in the first round.[27] Hendry won the match 3–2, his first main tournament win since retiring in 2012.[25] Lukas Kleckers won the final two frames against Masters champion Yan Bingtao to win 3–2.[28]
The second round was played on 18 and 19 August as the best of five frames.[11] The 1997 winner Mark Williams recovered from 0–2 behind to Dominic Dale to win 3–2.[28][29] Iranian player Hossein Vafaei defeated Allen 3–2, despite having never beaten him on the prior four meetings.[29] Stephen Maguire defeated Martin O'Donnell 3–2, but complained about O'Donnell's slow play, who had averaged more than 30 seconds per shot.[29] Ali Carter described playing reigning world champion Selby as a "dream draw",[28] and won the match 3–0.[30] Higgins trailed Cao Yupeng 1–2, but made breaks of 95 and 96 to win the match.[31] Higgins lost the third frame of the match after missing a shot, because the red ball had a stray hair on it.[31] Hendry played Gary Wilson, but lost 0–3 as neither player made a break above 50. Wilson called the performance "an embarrassment".[32]
The third and fourth rounds were played on 20 August also as the best of five frames.[11] Trump played Elliot Slessor, but lost 2–3. The loss meant that Selby would now be ranked as the world number one after the event.[33][34] Slessor went on to face Carter in the fourth round. Carter made the second maximum break of the event in the second round, but only won that frame, losing 1–3.[35] Ricky Walden completed a 3–1 win over defending champion Higgins, and then defeated Ross Muir by the same scoreline.[35] Williams made breaks of 71 and 70 as he defeated Liam Highfield 3–0.[36] Williams played Zhang Jiankang in the fourth round, where he was the sole player remaining within the top 16.[35] Zhang led 2–1 and was within four pots of winning the match, but missed a routine black ball, and eventually lost 2–3.[37] David Gilbert who had won his first ranking event at the preceding Championship League event reached the quarter-finals where he drew Wilson, who had defeated Vafaei.[37]
The quarter-finals were played on 21 August as the best of seven frames.[11] Gilbert played Wilson, and led both 2–0 and 3–2, but lost the match after missing a pot using a long rest. Slessor met Zhou Yuelong and won 4–3 to reach his second ranking event semi-final.[38][39] Williams played Ricky Walden in the quarter-finals. Williams won 4–3 on the final black, despite Walden making four breaks over 50.[40] Williams commented that despite the win, he "couldn't string three pots together", and that the players he had faced in the tournament had lost matches, rather than him winning them.[41] Robertson played Lu Ning in the final quarter-final match, winning 4–2.[40] The semi-finals were contested on 21 August as the best of seven frames.[11] Wilson played Slessor, but trailed 0–2. He won the next three frames with breaks of 67, 68 and 100 to lead 3–2, before Slessor made a 125 break to force a deciding frame.[41][42] Wilson won the frame to reach his second ranking final.[41] Williams completed breaks of 60, 73 and 58 in a 4–1 win over Robertson.[41]
The final was played between Williams and Wilson on 22 August as the best of eleven frames.[41] Williams won the opening frame, before Wilson tied the match in frame two. A break of 111 in frame three for Williams was his first century break of the event, before Wilson won frame four.[43] Wilson won frame three with a break of 101 to lead the match for the first time, with Williams winning back-to-back frames to lead 4–3.[43] Wilson won frame eight to tie the match, but Williams won the next two frames to complete a 6–4 victory.[43] This was Williams's 24th ranking event title, and his second British Open title, 24 years since he last won the event in 1997.[44] Aged 46, Williams was the third oldest person to win a ranking event, only behind Ray Reardon in 1982 (50) and Doug Mountjoy in 1989 (46).[43] Williams commented that he had been lucky to progress to the final, but his performance in the final was the best he had played in the tournament. Wilson, however was "bitterly disappointed" not to win.[43]
Tournament draw[]
The results from the event are shown below; players in bold denote match winners. Kurt Maflin withdrew from the event (denoted by w/d), his opponent received a walkover (w/o).[45]
Top half[]
Section 1[]
| Last 128 Best of 5 frames | Last 64 Best of 5 frames | Last 32 Best of 5 frames | Last 16 Best of 5 frames | |||||||||||
| (WAL) | 3 | |||||||||||||
 Gao Yang (CHN) | 2 | |||||||||||||
| | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Andrew Pagett | 3 | |||||||||||||
 Michael Judge (IRL) | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Andrew Pagett (WAL) | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Andrew Pagett | 0 | |||||||||||||
| David Gilbert | 3 | |||||||||||||
| David Gilbert (ENG) | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Matthew Stevens (WAL) | 0 | |||||||||||||
| David Gilbert | 3 | |||||||||||||
| John Astley | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Zhang Anda (CHN) | 1 | |||||||||||||
| John Astley (ENG) | 3 | |||||||||||||
| David Gilbert | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Hammad Miah | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Liang Wenbo (CHN) | 3 | |||||||||||||
 Simon Lichtenberg (GER) | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Liang Wenbo | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Hammad Miah | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Ben Woollaston (ENG) | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Hammad Miah (ENG) | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Hammad Miah | 3 | |||||||||||||
 Luca Brecel | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Barry Hawkins (ENG) | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Luca Brecel (BEL) | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Luca Brecel | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Zhao Jianbo | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Anthony McGill (SCO) | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Zhao Jianbo (CHN) | 3 | |||||||||||||
Section 2[]
| Last 128 Best of 5 frames | Last 64 Best of 5 frames | Last 32 Best of 5 frames | Last 16 Best of 5 frames | |||||||||||
| Michael Holt (ENG) | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Mark Davis (ENG) | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Mark Davis | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Jak Jones | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Jak Jones (WAL) | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Lyu Haotian (CHN) | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Jak Jones | 2 | |||||||||||||
 Hossein Vafaei | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Jamie Jones (WAL) | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Hossein Vafaei (IRN) | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Hossein Vafaei | 3 | |||||||||||||
 Mark Allen | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Mark Allen (NIR) | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Reanne Evans (ENG) | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Hossein Vafaei | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Gary Wilson | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Xu Si (CHN) | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Fan Zhengyi (CHN) | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Xu Si | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Barry Pinches | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Jack Lisowski (ENG) | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Barry Pinches (ENG) | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Xu Si | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Gary Wilson | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Fergal O'Brien (IRL) | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Gary Wilson (ENG) | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Gary Wilson | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Stephen Hendry | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Chris Wakelin (ENG) | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Stephen Hendry (SCO) | 3 | |||||||||||||
Section 3[]
| Last 128 Best of 5 frames | Last 64 Best of 5 frames | Last 32 Best of 5 frames | Last 16 Best of 5 frames | |||||||||||
| Steven Hallworth (ENG) | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Joe O'Connor (ENG) | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Joe O'Connor | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Ken Doherty | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Zak Surety (ENG) | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Ken Doherty (IRL) | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Joe O'Connor | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Anthony Hamilton | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Ashley Hugill (ENG) | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Kyren Wilson (ENG) | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Ashley Hugill | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Anthony Hamilton | 3 | |||||||||||||
 Iulian Boiko (UKR) | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Anthony Hamilton (ENG) | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Joe O'Connor | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Zhou Yuelong | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Matthew Selt (ENG) | 3 | |||||||||||||
 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Matthew Selt | 3 | |||||||||||||
 Michael Georgiou | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Michael Georgiou (CYP) | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Soheil Vahedi (IRN) | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Matthew Selt | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Zhou Yuelong | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Zhou Yuelong (CHN) | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Tom Ford (ENG) | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Zhou Yuelong | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Andy Hicks | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Andy Hicks (ENG) | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Chang Bingyu (CHN) | 1 | |||||||||||||
Section 4[]
| Last 128 Best of 5 frames | Last 64 Best of 5 frames | Last 32 Best of 5 frames | Last 16 Best of 5 frames | |||||||||||
| Mark Selby (ENG) | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Shaun Murphy (ENG) | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Mark Selby | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Ali Carter | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Ali Carter (ENG) | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Lei Peifan (CHN) | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Ali Carter | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Oliver Lines | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Si Jiahui (CHN) | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Oliver Lines (ENG) | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Oliver Lines | 3 | |||||||||||||
| David Grace | 0 | |||||||||||||
| David Grace (ENG) | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Mark Lloyd | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Ali Carter | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Elliot Slessor | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Stuart Bingham (ENG) | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Robert Milkins (ENG) | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Stuart Bingham | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Judd Trump | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Mitchell Mann (ENG) | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Judd Trump (ENG) | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Judd Trump | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Elliot Slessor | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Elliot Slessor (ENG) | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Peter Devlin (ENG) | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Elliot Slessor | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Wu Yize | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Wu Yize (CHN) | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Fraser Patrick (SCO) | 0 | |||||||||||||
Bottom half[]
Section 5[]
| Last 128 Best of 5 frames | Last 64 Best of 5 frames | Last 32 Best of 5 frames | Last 16 Best of 5 frames | |||||||||||
| Joe Perry (ENG) | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Ben Hancorn (ENG) | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Ben Hancorn | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Scott Donaldson | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Dean Young (SCO) | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Scott Donaldson (SCO) | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Ben Hancorn | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Lu Ning | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Graeme Dott (SCO) | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Martin Gould (ENG) | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Martin Gould | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Lu Ning | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Lu Ning (CHN) | 3 | |||||||||||||
 Igor Figueiredo (BRA) | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Lu Ning | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Lukas Kleckers | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Lukas Kleckers (GER) | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Yan Bingtao (CHN) | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Lukas Kleckers | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Louis Heathcote | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Yuan Sijun (CHN) | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Louis Heathcote (ENG) | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Lukas Kleckers | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Lee Walker | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Lee Walker (WAL) | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Sanderson Lam (ENG) | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Lee Walker | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Mark King | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Jamie Wilson (ENG) | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Mark King (ENG) | 3 | |||||||||||||
Section 6[]
| Last 128 Best of 5 frames | Last 64 Best of 5 frames | Last 32 Best of 5 frames | Last 16 Best of 5 frames | |||||||||||
| Ian Burns (ENG) | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Michael White (WAL) | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Ian Burns | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Duane Jones | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Duane Jones (WAL) | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Nigel Bond (ENG) | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Duane Jones | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Jimmy Robertson | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Sean Maddocks (ENG) | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Noppon Saengkham (THA) | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Noppon Saengkham | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Jimmy Robertson | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Jimmy Robertson (ENG) | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Mark Joyce (ENG) | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Jimmy Robertson | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Stephen Maguire | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Gerard Greene (NIR) | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Martin O'Donnell (ENG) | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Martin O'Donnell | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Stephen Maguire | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Stephen Maguire (SCO) | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Jackson Page (WAL) | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Stephen Maguire | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Jordan Brown | 0 | |||||||||||||
| David Lilley (ENG) | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Craig Steadman (ENG) | 1 | |||||||||||||
| David Lilley | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Jordan Brown | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Andrew Higginson (ENG) | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Jordan Brown (NIR) | 3 | |||||||||||||
Section 7[]
| Last 128 Best of 5 frames | Last 64 Best of 5 frames | Last 32 Best of 5 frames | Last 16 Best of 5 frames | |||||||||||
| Li Hang (CHN) | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Sam Craigie (ENG) | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Li Hang | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Zhang Jiankang | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Zhang Jiankang (CHN) | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Peter Lines (ENG) | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Zhang Jiankang | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Pang Junxu | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Jamie Clarke (WAL) | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Pang Junxu (CHN) | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Pang Junxu | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Bai Langning | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Ashley Carty (ENG) | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Bai Langning (CHN) | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Zhang Jiankang | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Mark Williams | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Stuart Carrington (ENG) | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Liam Highfield (ENG) | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Liam Highfield | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Chen Zifan | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Chen Zifan (CHN) | 3 | |||||||||||||
 Farakh Ajaib (PAK) | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Liam Highfield | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Mark Williams | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Mark Williams (WAL) | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Tian Pengfei (CHN) | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Mark Williams | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Dominic Dale | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Dominic Dale (WAL) | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Xiao Guodong (CHN) | 0 | |||||||||||||
Section 8[]
| Last 128 Best of 5 frames | Last 64 Best of 5 frames | Last 32 Best of 5 frames | Last 16 Best of 5 frames | |||||||||||
| James Cahill (ENG) | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Ricky Walden (ENG) | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Ricky Walden | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Robbie Williams | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Robbie Williams (ENG) | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Sunny Akani (THA) | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Ricky Walden | 3 | |||||||||||||
| John Higgins | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Zhao Xintong (CHN) | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Cao Yupeng (CHN) | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Cao Yupeng | 2 | |||||||||||||
| John Higgins | 3 | |||||||||||||
 Alexander Ursenbacher (SUI) | 1 | |||||||||||||
| John Higgins (SCO) | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Ricky Walden | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Ross Muir | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Alfie Burden (ENG) | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Allan Taylor (ENG) | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Allan Taylor | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Jimmy White | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Aaron Hill (IRL) | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Jimmy White (ENG) | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Allan Taylor | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Ross Muir | 3 | |||||||||||||
 Rory McLeod (JAM) | w/o | |||||||||||||
 Kurt Maflin (NOR) | w/d | |||||||||||||
| Rory McLeod | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Ross Muir | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Ross Muir (SCO) | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Ryan Day (WAL) | 2 | |||||||||||||
Finals[]
| Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames | Semi-finals Best of 7 frames | Final Best of 11 frames | ||||||||
| David Gilbert | 3 | |||||||||
| Gary Wilson | 4 | |||||||||
| Gary Wilson | 4 | |||||||||
| Elliot Slessor | 3 | |||||||||
| Zhou Yuelong | 3 | |||||||||
| Elliot Slessor | 4 | |||||||||
| Gary Wilson | 4 | |||||||||
| Mark Williams | 6 | |||||||||
| Lu Ning | 2 | |||||||||
| Jimmy Robertson | 4 | |||||||||
| Jimmy Robertson | 1 | |||||||||
| Mark Williams | 4 | |||||||||
| Mark Williams | 4 | |||||||||
| Ricky Walden | 3 | |||||||||
Final[]
| Final: Best of 11 frames. Referee: Leo Scullion Morningside Arena, Leicester, England, 22 August 2021. | ||
| Gary Wilson England
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4–6 | Mark Williams Wales
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| Frame Scores: 8–82, 72–0, 1–133 (111), 73–18 (62), 101–0 (101), 24–85, 0–81 (75), 73–42, 0–140 (115), 15–62 | ||
| 101 | Highest break | 115 |
| 1 | Century breaks | 2 |
| 2 | 50+ breaks | 3 |
Century breaks[]
There were 32 century breaks made during the event.[46] Both Higgins and Carter made maximum breaks of 147 during the event. Higgins made one in the first frame of his first-round win over Ursenbacher, whilst Carter made his during the second frame of his fourth-round loss to Slessor.[13][46]
- 147, 107 – Ali Carter
- 147 – John Higgins
- 135, 112 – David Gilbert
- 134 – Zhang Anda
- 133 – Yuan Sijun
- 129, 125 – Elliot Slessor
- 126 – Jimmy Robertson
- 124, 109 – Zhou Yuelong
- 121 – Hossein Vafaei
- 118, 117 – Luca Brecel
- 118 – Barry Hawkins
- 117 – Michael Holt
- 117 – Michael White
- 115, 111 – Mark Williams
- 115, 101 – Kyren Wilson
- 114, 106, 101, 100 – Gary Wilson
- 111 – Lu Ning
- 110 – Anthony McGill
- 108 – Wu Yize
- 107 – Jordan Brown
- 104 – Ian Burns
- 104 – Anthony Hamilton
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