2021 WST Pro Series

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2021 WST Pro Series
Tournament information
Dates18 January – 21 March 2021 (2021-01-18 – 2021-03-21)
VenueMarshall Arena
CityMilton Keynes
CountryEngland
OrganisationWorld Snooker Tour
FormatRanking 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)
ScoreRound-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 is 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 inaugural 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.

Tournament format[]

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:

  1. Matches won (Points scored)
  2. Frame difference
  3. Head-to-head match(es)[a]
  4. Highest break

Prize fund[]

The breakdown of prize money for the tournament is shown below.

  • Tournament total: £420,500

First group stage[]

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]

Order of play
18 January Group M
19 January Group B
20 January Group G
21 January Group C
22 January Group K
23 January Group A
24 January Group L
25 January Group N
9 March Group J
10 March Group H
11 March Group F
12 March Group D
13 March Group P
14 March Group E
15 March Group I
16 March Group O

Group A[]

Group A was played on 23 January 2021. Shaun Murphy and Louis Heathcote qualified for the Second Group stage.[5]

Matches[]

Table[]

Pos. Player P W L FW FL FD Pts
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   (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[]

Group B was played on 19 January 2021. Kyren Wilson and Sunny Akani qualified for stage two.[6]

Matches[]

Table[]

Pos. Player P W L FW FL FD Pts
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[]

Group C was played on 21 January 2021. Stuart Bingham and Sam Craigie qualified for the Second Group stage.[7]

Matches[]

Table[]

Pos. Player P W L FW FL FD Pts
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 Joe Castle (ENG) 7 2 5 6 11 −5 6
8  Jamie Curtis-Barrett (ENG) 7 0 7 3 14 −11 0

Group D[]

Group D was played on 12 March 2021. Barry Hawkins and Ricky Walden qualified for the Second Group stage.[8]

Matches[]

Table[]

Pos. Player P W L FW FL FD Pts
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[]

Group E was played on 14 March 2021. Mark Selby and Stuart Carrington qualified for the Second Group stage.[9]

Matches[]

Table[]

Pos. Player P W L FW FL FD Pts
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   (ENG) 7 2 5 4 12 −8 6

Group F[]

Group F was played on 11 March 2021. Ben Woollaston and Fergal O'Brien qualified for the Second Group stage.[10]

Matches[]

Table[]

Pos. Player P W L FW FL FD Pts
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   (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 .

Group G[]

Group G was played on 20 January 2021. Lu Ning and Martin O'Donnell qualified for the Second Group stage.[11]

Matches[]

Table[]

Pos. Player P W L FW FL FD Pts
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[]

Group H was played on 10 March 2021. Ali Carter and Mark Davis qualified for the second Group stage.[12]

Matches[]

Table[]

Pos. Player P W L FW FL FD Pts
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   (WAL) 7 3 4 8 11 −3 9
7  Kuldesh Johal (ENG) 7 2 5 6 10 −4 6
8   (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 and respectively.

Group I[]

Group I was played on 15 March 2021. Ben Hancorn and Lyu Haotian qualified for the Second Group stage.[13]

Matches[]

  • Note: Ronnie O'Sullivan was docked a frame for arriving late to his match with Mark Joyce, so trailing 0–1 before the match even started. O'Sullivan won the next two frames in 14 minutes to win 2–1.

Table[]

Pos. Player P W L FW FL FD Pts
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[]

Group J was played on 9 March 2021. Oliver Lines and James Cahill qualified for the Second Group stage.[14]

Matches[]

Table[]

Pos. Player P W L FW FL FD Pts
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[]

Group K was played on 22 January 2021. Zhao Xintong and Dominic Dale qualified for the Second Group stage.[15]

Matches[]

Table[]

Pos. Player P W L FW FL FD Pts
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[]

Group L was played on 24 January 2021. Luo Honghao and Zhou Yuelong qualified for the Second Group stage.[16]

Matches[]

Table[]

Pos. Player P W L FW FL FD Pts
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[]

Group M was played on 18 January 2021. Joe Perry and Xiao Guodong qualified for the Second Group stage.[17]

Matches[]

Table[]

Pos. Player P W L FW FL FD Pts
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   (ENG) 7 0 7 0 14 −14 0

Group N[]

Group N was played on 25 January 2021. Jack Lisowski and Luca Brecel qualified for the Second Group stage.[18]

Matches[]

Table[]

Pos. Player P W L FW FL FD Pts
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[]

Group O was played on 16 March 2021. Judd Trump and Ryan Day qualified for the Second Group stage.[19]

Matches[]

Table[]

Pos. Player P W L FW FL FD Pts
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[]

Group P was played on 13 March 2021. Mark Williams and Robert Milkins qualified for the Second Group stage.[20]

Matches[]

Table[]

Pos. Player P W L FW FL FD Pts
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   (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 and Florian Nüßle respectively.

Second group stage[]

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]

Order of play
17 March Group 1
18 March Group 2
19 March Group 3
20 March Group 4

Group 1[]

Group 1 was played on 17 March 2021. Ali Carter and Mark Williams qualified for the Final Group Stage.[22]

Matches[]

Table[]

Pos. Player P W L FW FL FD Pts
1 England Ali Carter 7 6 1 12 4 +8 18
2 Wales Mark Williams 7 5 2 12 6 +6 15
3 England Martin O'Donnell 7 5 2 11 6 +5 15
4 Thailand Sunny Akani 7 5 2 12 8 +4 15
5 China Lyu Haotian 7 2 5 7 11 −4 6
6 England Louis Heathcote 7 2 5 7 12 −5 6
7 England James Cahill 7 2 5 5 11 −6 6
8 England Ben Hancorn 7 1 6 4 12 −8 3

Group 2[]

Group 2 was played on 18 March 2021. Kyren Wilson and Xiao Guodong qualified for the Final Group Stage.[23]

Matches[]

Table[]

Pos. Player P W L FW FL FD Pts
1 England Kyren Wilson 7 5 2 12 6 +6 15
2 China Xiao Guodong 7 5 2 12 6 +6 15
3 England Ben Woollaston 7 5 2 12 8 +4 15
4 England Stuart Carrington 7 4 3 11 8 +3 12
5 England Robert Milkins 7 3 4 10 12 −2 9
6 England Shaun Murphy 7 3 4 7 10 −3 9
7 China Zhao Xintong 7 2 5 7 12 −5 6
8 China Lu Ning 7 1 6 4 13 −9 3

Group 3[]

Group 3 was played on 19 March 2021. Sam Craigie and Jack Lisowski qualified for the final Group stage.[24]

Matches[]

Table[]

Pos. Player P W L FW FL FD Pts
1 England Sam Craigie 7 5 2 11 5 +6 15
2 England Jack Lisowski 7 5 2 11 8 +3 15
3 England Barry Hawkins 7 5 2 11 8 +3 15
4 Belgium Luca Brecel 7 4 3 9 7 +2 12
5 England Mark Davis 7 4 3 9 8 +1 12
6 England Joe Perry 7 2 5 7 11 −4 6
7 China Luo Honghao 7 2 5 7 11 −4 6
8 Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 7 1 6 5 12 −7 3

Group 4[]

Group 4 was played on 20 March 2021. Judd Trump and Stuart Bingham qualified for the final Group stage.[25]

Matches[]

Table[]

Pos. Player P W L FW FL FD Pts
1 England Judd Trump 7 6 1 12 6 +6 18
2 England Stuart Bingham 7 5 2 11 5 +6 15
3 Wales Ryan Day 7 4 3 9 7 +2 12
4 Wales Dominic Dale 7 4 3 8 9 −1 12
5 England Mark Selby 7 3 4 8 8 0 9
6 China Zhou Yuelong 7 3 4 9 10 −1 9
7 England Ricky Walden 7 2 5 8 12 −4 6
8 England Oliver Lines 7 1 6 5 13 −8 3

Final group stage[]

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]

Matches[]

Table[]

Pos. Player P W L FW FL FD Pts
1 Wales Mark Williams 7 6 1 13 5 +8 18
2 England Ali Carter 7 5 2 12 5 +7 15
3 England Sam Craigie 7 5 2 11 6 +5 15
4 England Judd Trump 7 4 3 8 6 +2 12
5 England Stuart Bingham 7 4 3 8 8 0 12
6 China Xiao Guodong 7 3 4 7 10 −3 9
7 England Kyren Wilson 7 1 6 5 13 −8 3
8 England Jack Lisowski 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

Century breaks[]

A total of 146 century breaks were made during the tournament.[28]

Notes[]

  1. ^ If three or more players were tied, a mini group of head-to-head matches and frame differences were used.

References[]

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