Q School 2021 – Event 1

Q School – Event 1

Tournament information
Dates	27 May – 1 June 2021 (2021-05-27 – 2021-06-01)
Venue	Ponds Forge International Sports Centre
City	Sheffield
Country	England
Organisation	World Snooker Tour
Format	Qualifying School
Highest break	Si Jiahui (139)
Qualifiers	Peter Lines Fraser Patrick Jackson Page Yuan Sijun
← 2020 – Event 3 2021 – Event 2 →

Q School 2021 – Event 1 was the first of three qualifying tournaments for the 2021–22 snooker season. It took place from 27 May to 1 June 2021 at the Ponds Forge International Sports Centre in Sheffield, England.^[1]

Format[]

The draw was made on 18 May 2021, with players seeded for the first time in the tournament's history. The seeded players were those that dropped off the tour at the end of the 2020–21 season, or those who ranked highly in 2020 Q School. The event was played in a knockout system with the winner of each section earning a two-year tour card to play on the main tour for the 2021–22 and seasons. All matches were the best-of-seven frames.

Main draw[]

Section 1[]

Round 1

Player 1 Score Player 2 Billy Ginn 1–4 Ronnie Blake Sean McAllister 4–1 Neal Jones Connor Benzey 4–0 Aidan Murphy Sergey Isaenko 1–4 Josh Mulholland Peter Butler 0–4 Lee Stephens Jack Haley 0–4 Lee Shanker Ross Bulman 1–4 Gary Thomson Alex Taubman 4–1 Liam Graham James Burrett 0–4 Luke Maddison

Player 1 Score Player 2 Jed Mann 4–3 Jenson Kendrick Tony Corrigan 3–4 Filips Kalnins Anton Kazakov 4–1 Bradley Tyson Brandon Sargeant 4–1 John Welsh Martyn Taylor 1–4 Matthew Roberts Chris Totten 4–0 Peter Geronimo Danny Brindle 4–3 James Height Yu Kiu Chang 4–2 Sean O'Sullivan Ross Vallance 4–1 James Silverwood

	Round 2 Best of 7 frames				Round 3 Best of 7 frames				Round 4 Best of 7 frames				Round 5 Best of 7 frames				Tour Card Qualifying Best of 7 frames
	Michael White	4
	Ronnie Blake	1
					Michael White	4
					Ben Fortey	1
	Ben Fortey	4
	Sean McAllister	1
									Michael White	0
									Peter Lines	4
	Peter Lines	4
	Connor Benzey	1
					Peter Lines	4
					Riley Parsons	2
	Riley Parsons	4
	Josh Mulholland	1
													Peter Lines	4
													Lee Shanker	1
	Ben Mertens	3
	Lee Stephens	4
					Lee Stephens	3
					Lee Shanker	4
	Saqib Nasir	3
	Lee Shanker	4
									Lee Shanker	4
									Alex Taubman	1
	Gary Thomson	2
	Alex Taubman	4
					Alex Taubman	4
					Luke Pinches	3
	Luke Pinches	4
	Luke Maddison	1
																	Peter Lines	4
																	Ian Burns	2
	Dylan Emery	4
	Jed Mann	2
					Dylan Emery	3
					Leo Fernandez	4
	Leo Fernandez	4
	Filips Kalnins	1
									Leo Fernandez	1
									Ian Burns	4
	Ian Burns	4
	Anton Kazakov	0
					Ian Burns	4
					Brandon Sargeant	1
	Brandon Sargeant	4
	Matthew Roberts	0
													Ian Burns	4
													David Lilley	3
	David Lilley	4
	Chris Totten	0
					David Lilley	4
					Paul Davison	0
	Paul Davison	4
	Danny Brindle	0
									David Lilley	4
									Paul Davies	2
	Paul Davies	4
	Yu Kiu Chang	2
					Paul Davies	4
					Ross Vallance	3
	Dean Young	3
	Ross Vallance	4

Section 2[]

Round 1

Player 1 Score Player 2 Raymond Fry 4–0 Aaron Graham Bradley Cowdroy 1–4 Tony Knowles Roshan Birdi 0–4 Samuel Lee-Stevens Ivan Kakovskii 4–1 Dean Reynolds Labeeb Ahmed 1–4 Simon Bedford Manasawin Phetmalaikul 2–4 Niel Vincent Lewis Ullah 1–4 Jamie Jones Brandon Hall 4–3 Westley Cooper

Player 1 Score Player 2 Stuart Watson 4–3 Carl Mottershaw Mark Lloyd 1–4 Julien Leclercq Joe Fenton 4–3 Kishan Hirani Mark Vincent 3–4 Lewis Gillen Richard Wienold 1–4 Evan Munro Dylan Mitchell 4–2 Jamie Tudor Luke Simmonds 4–1 Michael Tomlinson Halim Hussain 1–4 Elliott Weston

	Round 2 Best of 7 frames				Round 3 Best of 7 frames				Round 4 Best of 7 frames				Round 5 Best of 7 frames				Tour Card Qualifying Best of 7 frames
	Joshua Thomond	3
	Raymond Fry	4
					Raymond Fry	4
					Tony Knowles	3
	Craig Steadman	0
	Tony Knowles	4
									Raymond Fry	1
									Fraser Patrick	4
	Fraser Patrick	4
	Samuel Lee-Stevens	0
					Fraser Patrick	4
					Simon Blackwell	1
	Simon Blackwell	4
	Ivan Kakovskii	3
													Fraser Patrick	4
													Lei Peifan	3
	Mateusz Baranowski	w/d
	Simon Bedford	w/o
					Simon Bedford	1
					Niel Vincent	4
	Jamie Curtis-Barrett	2
	Niel Vincent	4
									Niel Vincent	0
									Lei Peifan	4
	Lei Peifan	4
	Jamie Jones	1
					Lei Peifan	4
					Jack Culligan	1
	Jack Culligan	4
	Brandon Hall	3
																	Fraser Patrick	4
																	Bai Langning	1
	Barry Pinches	3
	Stuart Watson	4
					Stuart Watson	2
					James Cahill	4
	James Cahill	4
	Julien Leclercq	0
									James Cahill	4
									Hammad Miah	3
	Michael Collumb	2
	Joe Fenton	4
					Joe Fenton	2
					Hammad Miah	4
	Hammad Miah	4
	Lewis Gillen	1
													James Cahill	1
													Bai Langning	4
	Haydon Pinhey	4
	Evan Munro	2
					Haydon Pinhey	1
					Florian Nüßle	4
	Florian Nüßle	4
	Dylan Mitchell	3
									Florian Nüßle	0
									Bai Langning	4
	Bai Langning	4
	Luke Simmonds	3
					Bai Langning	4
					Adrian Rosa	3
	Adrian Rosa	4
	Elliott Weston	0

Section 3[]

Round 1

Player 1 Score Player 2 Faizaan Mohammed 0–4 Hans Blanckaert Andrew Milliard 4–3 Mark Ganderton Stan Moody 3–4 Callum Lloyd Johnnie Bates 1–4 Aaron Busuttil Dylan Smith 0–4 Liam Pullen David Finbow 0–4 Jack Bradford Brian Cini 4–0 Matthew Lee Umut Dikme 4–1 Rebecca Kenna

Player 1 Score Player 2 Shafaqut Hussain 0–4 David Donovan Stephen Baillie 3–4 Maris Volajs Daan Leyssen 4–2 Jamie Brown Fergal Quinn 1–4 Michael Judge Gary Challis 4–1 Adam Brown Daniel Kandi 4–1 Garry Coulson Rodion Judin 3–4 Patrick Whelan Jordan Rimmer 4–1 Conor Caniff

	Round 2 Best of 7 frames				Round 3 Best of 7 frames				Round 4 Best of 7 frames				Round 5 Best of 7 frames				Tour Card Qualifying Best of 7 frames
	Billy Joe Castle	4
	Hans Blanckaert	1
					Billy Joe Castle	1
					Oliver Brown	4
	Oliver Brown	4
	Andrew Milliard	2
									Oliver Brown	4
									Aaron Busuttil	2
	Brian Ochoiski	1
	Callum Lloyd	4
					Callum Lloyd	3
					Aaron Busuttil	4
	Patrick Wallace	2
	Aaron Busuttil	4
													Oliver Brown	1
													Michael Georgiou	4
	Ian Martin	4
	Liam Pullen	0
					Ian Martin	2
					Si Jiahui	4
	Si Jiahui	4
	Jack Bradford	1
									Si Jiahui	3
									Michael Georgiou	4
	Michael Georgiou	4
	Brian Cini	2
					Michael Georgiou	4
					Umut Dikme	0
	Antoni Kowalski	w/d
	Umut Dikme	w/o
																	Michael Georgiou	1
																	Jackson Page	4
	Kuldesh Johal	3
	David Donovan	4
					David Donovan	0
					Soheil Vahedi	4
	Soheil Vahedi	4
	Maris Volajs	0
									Soheil Vahedi	2
									Jackson Page	4
	Jackson Page	4
	Daan Leyssen	2
					Jackson Page	4
					Michael Judge	2
	Alex Clenshaw	2
	Michael Judge	4
													Jackson Page	4
													Sean Harvey	0
	Ryan Roberts	0
	Gary Challis	4
					Gary Challis	1
					Hamim Hussain	4
	Hamim Hussain	4
	Daniel Kandi	3
									Hamim Hussain	1
									Sean Harvey	4
	Sanderson Lam	4
	Patrick Whelan	0
					Sanderson Lam	1
					Sean Harvey	4
	Sean Harvey	4
	Jordan Rimmer	1

Section 4[]

Round 1

Player 1 Score Player 2 Harvey Chandler 4–1 Chen Feilong Scott Bell 4–0 Thomas McSorley Imran Puri 2–4 Adam Goff Alfie Lee 4–2 Joshua Cooper Philip O'Connor 0–4 Yao Pengcheng Jack Smithers 3–4 Liam Davies Tyler Rees 4–1 John Parkin Callum Beresford 3–4 Ryan Thomerson Mark Bell 2–4 Andrew Tapper

Player 1 Score Player 2 Alex Millington 4–1 Arun Mehta Gaurang Vyas w/d–w/o Robert Read Matthew Glasby 4–2 Denys Khmelevskyi Daniel Walker w/o– w/d Amir Sarkhosh Adam Duffy 4–0 Juan Pedro Durán Sam Baird 4–0 Mark Anthony Taylor George Pragnell 1–4 Sydney Wilson Keishin Kamihashi 4–1 Keith Keldie John Pritchett 0–4 Ross Muir

	Round 2 Best of 7 frames				Round 3 Best of 7 frames				Round 4 Best of 7 frames				Round 5 Best of 7 frames				Tour Card Qualifying Best of 7 frames
	Robbie McGuigan	3
	Harvey Chandler	4
					Harvey Chandler	0
					Rod Lawler	4
	Rod Lawler	4
	Scott Bell	3
									Rod Lawler	2
									Mitchell Mann	4
	Mitchell Mann	4
	Adam Goff	0
					Mitchell Mann	4
					Eden Sharav	0
	Eden Sharav	4
	Alfie Lee	3
													Mitchell Mann	4
													Duane Jones	2
	Ryan Davies	4
	Yao Pengcheng	1
					Ryan Davies	3
					Daniel Womersley	4
	Daniel Womersley	4
	Liam Davies	1
									Daniel Womersley	2
									Duane Jones	4
	Duane Jones	4
	Tyler Rees	1
					Duane Jones	4
					Alfie Burden	0
	Alfie Burden	4
	Ryan Thomerson	1
																	Mitchell Mann	2
																	Yuan Sijun	4
	Yuan Sijun	4
	Andrew Tapper	0
					Yuan Sijun	4
					Alex Millington	1
	Alex Millington	4
	Robert Read	2
									Yuan Sijun	4
									Hayden Staniland	0
	Hayden Staniland	4
	Matthew Glasby	2
					Hayden Staniland	4
					Luo Honghao	1
	Luo Honghao	4
	Daniel Walker	0
													Yuan Sijun	4
													Sydney Wilson	0
	Daniel Wells	4
	Adam Duffy	2
					Daniel Wells	2
					Sydney Wilson	4
	Sam Baird	0
	Sydney Wilson	4
									Sydney Wilson	4
									Ross Muir	3
	John Astley	4
	Keishin Kamihashi	2
					John Astley	2
					Ross Muir	4
	Phil O'Kane	1
	Ross Muir	4

Century breaks[]

Total: 25^[2]

References[]