2021 Gibraltar Open

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2021 BetVictor Gibraltar Open
Tournament information
Dates1–7 March 2021 (2021-03-01 – 2021-03-07)
VenueMarshall Arena
CityMilton Keynes
CountryEngland
OrganisationWorld Snooker Tour
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£251,000
Winner's share£50,000
Highest break Jamie Jones (WAL) (145)
Final
Champion Judd Trump (ENG)
Runner-up Jack Lisowski (ENG)
Score4–0
← 2020
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The 2021 Gibraltar Open (also known as the 2021 BetVictor Gibraltar Open for sponsorship purposes) was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 1 to 7 March 2021 at the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes, England. It was the twelfth ranking event of the 2020–21 snooker season, and the sixth and final event in the BetVictor European Series.

The event was the sixth instalment of the Gibraltar Open tournament, first held in 2015. It was organised by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association and sponsored by BetVictor. The defending champion was Judd Trump, who defeated Kyren Wilson 4–3 in the 2020 final. Trump retained his title, defeating Jack Lisowski 4–0 in the final and losing just three of the 31 frames he played in the tournament overall.[1][2] It was Trump's fifth ranking title of the season and the 22nd of his professional career. In addition to the winner's prize of £50,000, Trump secured the £150,000 European Series bonus, awarded to the player who wins the most prize money across the series, for a second consecutive season.[3]

The event featured the return to the professional tour of seven-time world champion Stephen Hendry, who retired in 2012, but accepted a two-year invitational tour card to begin in the 2020–21 season.[4] Matthew Selt beat Hendry 4–1 in the first round of the tournament.[5]

Prize fund[]

The breakdown of the tournament's prize money is shown below:[6][7]

  • Winner: £50,000
  • Runner-up: £20,000
  • Semi-final: £6,000
  • Quarter-final: £5,000
  • Last 16: £4,000
  • Last 32: £3,000
  • Last 64: £2,000
  • Highest break: £5,000
  • Total: £251,000

Tournament draw[]

Below is the full draw for the event. Players in bold denote match winners.[8]

Top half[]

Section 1[]

 
Last 128
Best of 7 frames		Last 64
Best of 7 frames		Last 32
Best of 7 frames		Last 16
Best of 7 frames
 
              
 
 
 
 
  Judd Trump (ENG) (1)4
 
 
 
 Robbie Williams (ENG)1
 
 England Judd Trump (1)4
 
 
 
Thailand Sunny Akani1
 
   (ENG)1
 
 
 
 Sunny Akani (THA)4
 
 England Judd Trump (1)4
 
 
 
England Robert Milkins0
 
   (FRA)1
 
 
 
 Liang Wenbo (CHN)4
 
 China Liang Wenbo3
 
 
 
England Robert Milkins4
 
  Robert Milkins (ENG)4
 
 
 
 Gary Wilson (ENG)3
 
 England Judd Trump (1)4
 
 
 
Switzerland Alexander Ursenbacher0
 
  Zhou Yuelong (CHN) (16)4
 
 
 
 Xu Si (CHN)0
 
 China Zhou Yuelong (16)1
 
 
 
Switzerland Alexander Ursenbacher4
 
  Yuan Sijun (CHN)1
 
 
 
 Alexander Ursenbacher (SUI)4
 
 Switzerland Alexander Ursenbacher4
 
 
 
England Mitchell Mann0
 
  David Lilley (ENG)4
 
 
 
 Duane Jones (WAL)2
 
 England David Lilley3
 
 
 
England Mitchell Mann4
 
  Mitchell Mann (ENG)4
 
 
 Lukas Kleckers (GER)0
 

Section 2[]

 
Last 128
Best of 7 frames		Last 64
Best of 7 frames		Last 32
Best of 7 frames		Last 16
Best of 7 frames
 
              
 
 
 
 
  Rory McLeod (JAM)1
 
 
 
 Hossein Vafaei (IRN)4
 
 Iran Hossein Vafaei4
 
 
 
England Allan Taylor1
 
  Andy Hicks (ENG)1
 
 
 
 Allan Taylor (ENG)4
 
 Iran Hossein Vafaei2
 
 
 
Northern Ireland Mark Allen (9)4
 
  Iulian Boiko (UKR)4
 
 
 
 Fergal O'Brien (IRL)3
 
 Ukraine Iulian Boiko3
 
 
 
Northern Ireland Mark Allen (9)4
 
  Mark Allen (NIR) (9)4
 
 
 
 Jamie Curtis-Barrett (ENG)0
 
 Northern Ireland Mark Allen (9)4
 
 
 
England Ricky Walden1
 
  Scott Donaldson (SCO)4
 
 
 
 Peter Lines (ENG)2
 
 Scotland Scott Donaldson2
 
 
 
England Joe Perry4
 
  Joe Perry (ENG)4
 
 
 
 Mark Davis (ENG)2
 
 England Joe Perry2
 
 
 
England Ricky Walden4
 
  Ricky Walden (ENG)4
 
 
 
 Mark Joyce (ENG)3
 
 England Ricky Walden4
 
 
 
China Si Jiahui3
 
  Ding Junhui (CHN) (8)2
 
 
 Si Jiahui (CHN)4
 

Section 3[]

 
Last 128
Best of 7 frames		Last 64
Best of 7 frames		Last 32
Best of 7 frames		Last 16
Best of 7 frames
 
              
 
 
 
 
  Kyren Wilson (ENG) (5)4
 
 
 
 Kuldesh Johal (ENG)2
 
 England Kyren Wilson (5)4
 
 
 
China Fan Zhengyi0
 
  Oliver Brown (ENG)1
 
 
 
 Fan Zhengyi (CHN)4
 
 England Kyren Wilson (5)3
 
 
 
England Matthew Selt4
 
  Matthew Selt (ENG)4
 
 
 
 Stephen Hendry (SCO)1
 
 England Matthew Selt4
 
 
 
England Barry Hawkins3
 
  Barry Hawkins (ENG)4
 
 
 
 Luo Honghao (CHN)2
 
 England Matthew Selt4
 
 
 
Iran Soheil Vahedi1
 
  Mark Williams (WAL) (12)4
 
 
 
 Li Hang (CHN)1
 
 Wales Mark Williams (12)3
 
 
 
Iran Soheil Vahedi4
 
  Michael White (WAL)2
 
 
 
 Soheil Vahedi (IRN)4
 
 Iran Soheil Vahedi4
 
 
 
England Tom Ford0
 
  Zak Surety (ENG)2
 
 
 
 Tom Ford (ENG)4
 
 England Tom Ford4
 
 
 
Wales Jamie Jones2
 
  Steven Hallworth (ENG)2
 
 
 Jamie Jones (WAL)4
 

Section 4[]

 
Last 128
Best of 7 frames		Last 64
Best of 7 frames		Last 32
Best of 7 frames		Last 16
Best of 7 frames
 
              
 
 
 
 
  Chen Zifan (CHN)4
 
 
 
  (ENG)1
 
 China Chen Zifan4
 
 
 
Republic of Ireland Leo Fernandez3
 
  Ian Burns (ENG)1
 
 
 
 Leo Fernandez (IRL)4
 
 China Chen Zifan3
 
 
 
England Jimmy White4
 
  Jimmy White (ENG)4
 
 
 
 Joe O'Connor (ENG)3
 
 England Jimmy White4
 
 
 
England Stuart Bingham (13)2
 
  Stuart Bingham (ENG) (13)4
 
 
 
 Gerard Greene (NIR)0
 
 England Jimmy White2
 
 
 
England Chris Wakelin4
 
  Chang Bingyu (CHN)4
 
 
 
 Eden Sharav (ISR)3
 
 China Chang Bingyu2
 
 
 
England Chris Wakelin4
 
  Nigel Bond (ENG)3
 
 
 
 Chris Wakelin (ENG)4
 
 England Chris Wakelin4
 
 
 
England Mark Selby (4)2
 
  Ken Doherty (IRL)4
 
 
 
 Matthew Stevens (WAL)3
 
 Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty2
 
 
 
England Mark Selby (4)4
 
  Mark Selby (ENG) (4)4
 
 
 Sam Craigie (ENG)1
 

Bottom half[]

Section 5[]

 
Last 128
Best of 7 frames		Last 64
Best of 7 frames		Last 32
Best of 7 frames		Last 16
Best of 7 frames
 
              
 
 
 
 
  Neil Robertson (AUS) (3)2
 
 
 
 Lei Peifan (CHN)4
 
 China Lei Peifan4
 
 
 
Wales 3
 
   (WAL)4
 
 
 
 Ben Hancorn (ENG)0
 
 China Lei Peifan1
 
 
 
England Stuart Carrington4
 
  Andrew Higginson (ENG)4
 
 
 
 Lyu Haotian (CHN)3
 
 England Andrew Higginson2
 
 
 
England Stuart Carrington4
 
  Stuart Carrington (ENG)4
 
 
 
 Gao Yang (CHN)0
 
 England Stuart Carrington4
 
 
 
England David Gilbert (14)0
 
  David Gilbert (ENG) (14)4
 
 
 
 Paul Davison (ENG)1
 
 England David Gilbert (14)4
 
 
 
England Jimmy Robertson3
 
  Jimmy Robertson (ENG)4
 
 
 
 James Cahill (ENG)2
 
 England David Gilbert (14)4
 
 
 
China Zhao Xintong0
 
  Zhao Xintong (CHN)4
 
 
 
 Ashley Carty (ENG)1
 
 China Zhao Xintong4
 
 
 
Wales Daniel Wells2
 
  Peter Devlin (ENG)3
 
 
 Daniel Wells (WAL)4
 

Section 6[]

 
Last 128
Best of 7 frames		Last 64
Best of 7 frames		Last 32
Best of 7 frames		Last 16
Best of 7 frames
 
              
 
 
 
 
  Elliot Slessor (ENG)4
 
 
 
 Jackson Page (WAL)3
 
 England Elliot Slessor2
 
 
 
England Martin Gould4
 
  Martin Gould (ENG)4
 
 
 
 David Grace (ENG)2
 
 England Martin Gould3
 
 
 
Wales Jamie Clarke4
 
  Brandon Sargeant (ENG)1
 
 
 
 Aaron Hill (IRL)4
 
 Republic of Ireland Aaron Hill2
 
 
 
Wales Jamie Clarke4
 
  Yan Bingtao (CHN) (11)1
 
 
 
 Jamie Clarke (WAL)4
 
 Wales Jamie Clarke1
 
 
 
China Xiao Guodong4
 
  Kacper Filipiak (POL)0
 
 
 
 Alan McManus (SCO)4
 
 Scotland Alan McManus1
 
 
 
China Zhao Jianbo4
 
  Zhao Jianbo (CHN)4
 
 
 
 Noppon Saengkham (THA)0
 
 China Zhao Jianbo1
 
 
 
China Xiao Guodong4
 
  Martin O'Donnell (ENG)2
 
 
 
 Xiao Guodong (CHN)4
 
 China Xiao Guodong4
 
 
 
England Jamie Wilson1
 
   (ENG)0
 
 
 Jamie Wilson (ENG)4
 

Section 7[]

 
Last 128
Best of 7 frames		Last 64
Best of 7 frames		Last 32
Best of 7 frames		Last 16
Best of 7 frames
 
              
 
 
 
 
  Shaun Murphy (ENG) (7)4
 
 
 
 Ashley Hugill (ENG)2
 
 England Shaun Murphy (7)4
 
 
 
Belgium Luca Brecel1
 
  Mark King (ENG)1
 
 
 
 Luca Brecel (BEL)4
 
 England Shaun Murphy (7)1
 
 
 
England Anthony Hamilton4
 
  Dominic Dale (WAL)0
 
 
 
 Tian Pengfei (CHN)4
 
 China Tian Pengfei0
 
 
 
England Anthony Hamilton4
 
  Barry Pinches (ENG)2
 
 
 
 Anthony Hamilton (ENG)4
 
 England Anthony Hamilton1
 
 
 
England Jack Lisowski (10)4
 
  Jack Lisowski (ENG) (10)4
 
 
 
 Farakh Ajaib (PAK)1
 
 England Jack Lisowski (10)4
 
 
 
Wales Jak Jones1
 
  Jak Jones (WAL)4
 
 
 
 Ryan Day (WAL)3
 
 England Jack Lisowski (10)4
 
 
 
Scotland Fraser Patrick2
 
  Oliver Lines (ENG)4
 
 
 
 Riley Parsons (ENG)1
 
 England Oliver Lines3
 
 
 
Scotland Fraser Patrick4
 
  Liam Highfield (ENG)3
 
 
 Fraser Patrick (SCO)4
 

Section 8[]

 
Last 128
Best of 7 frames		Last 64
Best of 7 frames		Last 32
Best of 7 frames		Last 16
Best of 7 frames
 
              
 
 
 
 
  Simon Lichtenberg (GER)3
 
 
 
 Lu Ning (CHN)4
 
 China Lu Ning4
 
 
 
England Jamie O'Neill0
 
  Lee Walker (WAL)2
 
 
 
 Jamie O'Neill (ENG)4
 
 China Lu Ning4
 
 
 
China Pang Junxu2
 
  Pang Junxu (CHN)4
 
 
 
 Igor Figueiredo (BRA)3
 
 China Pang Junxu4
 
 
 
Scotland Anthony McGill (15)2
 
  Anthony McGill (SCO) (15)4
 
 
 
 Louis Heathcote (ENG)0
 
 China Lu Ning4
 
 
 
Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh2
 
  Rod Lawler (ENG)4
 
 
 
 Jordan Brown (NIR)3
 
 England Rod Lawler3
 
 
 
Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh4
 
  Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA)4
 
 
 
 Sean Maddocks (ENG)0
 
 Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh4
 
 
 
England Ali Carter2
 
  Billy Joe Castle (ENG)3
 
 
 
 Ben Woollaston (ENG)4
 
 England Ben Woollaston2
 
 
 
England Ali Carter4
 
  John Astley (ENG)2
 
 
 Ali Carter (ENG)4
 

Finals[]

 
Quarter-finals
Best of 7 frames		Semi-finals
Best of 7 frames		Final
Best of 7 frames
 
          
 
 
 
 
 England Judd Trump (1)4
 
 
 
Northern Ireland Mark Allen (9)0
 
 England Judd Trump (1)4
 
 
 
England Matthew Selt1
 
 England Matthew Selt4
 
 
 
England Chris Wakelin0
 
 England Judd Trump (1)4
 
 
 
England Jack Lisowski (10)0
 
 England Stuart Carrington4
 
 
 
China Xiao Guodong1
 
 England Stuart Carrington3
 
 
 
England Jack Lisowski (10)4
 
 England Jack Lisowski (10)4
 
 
China Lu Ning3
 

Final[]

Final: Best of 7 frames. Referee: Colin Humphries
Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes, 7 March 2021
Judd Trump (1)
 England 		4–0 Jack Lisowski (10)
 England
Frames: 72–18, 106–0 (106), 73–46, 94–0
106 Highest break 31
1 Century breaks 0
2 50+ breaks 0

Century breaks[]

A total of 80 century breaks were made during the tournament.[9]

References[]

  1. ^ "Gibraltar Open 2021 - Judd Trump defends title with completely dominant win over Jack Lisowski". Eurosport UK. 2021-03-07. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
  2. ^ "Impressive Trump retains Gibraltar Open". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
  3. ^ "Selby Loss Hands Trump Series Bonus". World Snooker. 2021-03-05. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
  4. ^ "I've entered Gibraltar open". Twitter. Stephen Hendry. 17 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Hendry loses comeback match to Selt". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
  6. ^ "BetVictor Gibraltar Open". World Snooker Tour. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  7. ^ "BetVictor Gibraltar Open 2021 | Draw | Tournament Prize Money". World Snooker Tour. 25 February 2021.
  8. ^ "BetVictor Gibraltar Open 2021 | Draw". World Snooker Tour. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  9. ^ "BetVictor Gibraltar Open | Centuries". World Snooker Tour. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
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