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The 2021 Championship League was a professional ranking
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tournament that took place from 18 July to 13 August 2021 at the
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, England. The event featured 128 players and was played as three rounds of round-robin groups of four, before a best-of-five final. It was the 17th edition of the
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and the first ranking tournament of the
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. It was one of two Championship League events held over the season, with a following invitational event held as the 2022 Championship League (invitational).
Kyren Wilson Kyren James Wilson (; born 23 December 1991) is an English professional snooker player from Kettering. He has won 10 ranking titles. Wilson made his professional tour debut in the 2010–11 snooker season, 2010–11 season after finishing fif ...
was the defending champion, having defeated
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3–1 in the final of the September to October 2020 edition of the tournament. Wilson's title defence ended in Stage Three, where he finished third in his group. David Gilbert won the tournament, defeating
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3–1 to win his first ranking title. Allen made the highest of the event, a 146.


Format

The 2021 Championship League was hosted from 18 July to 13 August 2021 at the
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in
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, England. 128 players took part in the event. The competition began with 32 rounds of group matches with each group consisting of four players. Two groups were played to a finish every day during three blocks, from 18 to 23 July, from 26 to 30 July and from 2 to 6 August, using a two-
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setup in the arena. The groups were contested using a round-robin format, with six matches played in each group. All matches in group play were played as best-of-four frames, with three points awarded for a win and one point for a draw. Group positions were determined by points scored, frame difference and then head-to-head results between players who were tied. Places that were still tied were then determined by the highest made in the group. The 32 players that topped the group tables qualified for the group winners' stage, consisting of eight groups of four players. The eight winners from the group winners' stage qualified for the two final groups, with the final taking place later on the same day. The winner took the Championship League title and a place at the
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Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for the tournament is shown below. ;Stage One *Winner: £3,000 *Runner-up: £2,000 *Third place: £1,000 *Fourth place: £0 ;Stage Two *Winner: £4,000 *Runner-up: £3,000 *Third place: £2,000 *Fourth place: £1,000 ;Stage Three *Winner: £6,000 *Runner-up: £4,000 *Third place: £2,000 *Fourth place: £1,000 ;Final *Winner: £20,000 *Runner-up: £10,000 *Tournament total: £328,000


Summary

The first stage was held over 32 groups with 128 participants between 18 July and 6 August.
Peter Lines Peter Lines (born 11 December 1969) is an English former professional snooker player. He has reached the semi-finals of one ranking tournament, the 2018 Paul Hunter Classic. He reached his highest ranking, 42nd in the world, in 1999. He is the ...
won Group 8 over Mark Williams after winning their match 3–0, despite losing to
Jak Jones Jak Jones (born 29 July 1993) is a Welsh professional snooker player. He is from Cwmbran, Torfaen, in South Wales. He became a professional in 2010 at the age of 16 after winning the 2010 European Under-19 Snooker Championship in Malta. As a ...
.
Noppon Saengkham Noppon Saengkham (; born 15 July 1992) is a Thai professional snooker player. Since turning professional in 2010, he has reached one ranking final (the 2023 Scottish Open) in which he finished as runner-up to Gary Wilson. Career Early years I ...
won all three of his matches, including over four-time world champion
John Higgins John Higgins (born 18 May 1975) is a Scottish professional snooker player from Wishaw in North Lanarkshire. Since turning professional in 1992, he has won 33 ranking titles, placing him in third position on the List of snooker players by num ...
to win Group 9. This was Saengkham's first professional match since being forced to withdraw from the
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due to a positive case of
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. World number 115,
Ashley Hugill Ashley Hugill (born 28 September 1994 in York, Yorkshire) is an English former professional snooker player. Career Hugill came through the 2017 Q School by winning six matches to earn a two-year card on the World Snooker Tour for the 2017– ...
won Group 24, with wins over John Astley and
Stephen Maguire Stephen Maguire (born 13 March 1981) is a Scottish professional snooker player. He has won six major ranking tournaments, including the 2004 UK Championship, and has twice since reached the finals of that event. Maguire turned professional in ...
. Former
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winner Maguire finished bottom of the group. Defending champion Wilson lost just two frames as he won Group 16. The second stage was held over 8 groups with 32 participants between 9 and 12 August.
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won Group A, after he completed a
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over world number one
Judd Trump Judd Trump (born 20 August 1989) is an English professional snooker player who is a former List of World Snooker Championship winners, world champion and the current List of world number one snooker players, world number one. He is currently in ...
.
Ali Carter Allister Carter (born 25 July 1979) is an English professional snooker player. He has twice been a World Championship finalist, in 2008 and 2012, losing both finals to Ronnie O'Sullivan. He has won six ranking titles and briefly reached number t ...
won Group E over two former world snooker champions
Shaun Murphy Shaun Peter Murphy (born 10 August 1982) is an English professional snooker player who won the 2005 World Snooker Championship, 2005 World Championship and has completed the Triple Crown (snooker), Triple Crown. Nicknamed "The Magician", Murp ...
and
Graeme Dott Graeme Dott (born 12 May 1977) is a Scottish professional snooker player and snooker coach from Larkhall. He turned professional in 1994 and first entered the top 16 in 2001. He has won two ranking titles, the 2006 World Snooker Championship ...
, winning all three of his Group matches 3–1.
Ronnie O'Sullivan Ronald Antonio O'Sullivan (born 5 December 1975) is an English professional snooker player. Widely recognised as one of the most talented and accomplished players in snooker history, he has won the World Snooker Championship seven times, a m ...
, who had won Group 32, withdrew from the event, and was replaced by second placed
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. Joyce, however, finished bottom of Group H, won by David Gilbert. The final two groups and the final were played on 13 August. Allen won the first of the stage three groups, completing 3–0 victories over Ford and Wilson, as well as a 3–1 win over
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. During his win over Wilson, Allen made three
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s of 127, 124 and 146 (the highest of the tournament), where Wilson scored just two points. Despite a loss in the opening match to
Cao Yupeng Cao Yupeng (; born 27 October 1990) is a Chinese professional snooker player. He won the 2011 Asian Under-21 Championship, thus qualifying for the professional main tour for the 2011–12 season. In his first season on the circuit, he reached ...
, Gilbert won the second Group after victories over Carter and Ryan Day. The final had Allen win the opening frame with a break of 102, before Gilbert won the remaining three frames with breaks of 59 and 57. This was the first ranking event win of Gilberts 22-year career, having appeared in four previous finals. Gilbert commented after the match that he was "only used to loser's speeches".


Stage One

Stage One consisted of 32 groups, each containing four players.


Order of play


Group 1

Group 1 was played on 6 August.


Matches

* Judd Trump 3–1 Rod Lawler * Anthony Hamilton 3–1 Lee Walker * ''Anthony Hamilton 2–2 Rod Lawler'' * Judd Trump 3–1 Lee Walker * Lee Walker 3–1 Rod Lawler * Judd Trump 3–1 Anthony Hamilton


Table


Group 2

Group 2 was played on 21 July.


Matches

* Stuart Carrington 3–0 Duane Jones * Jordan Brown 3–0 Michael Judge * ''Jordan Brown 2–2 Duane Jones'' * Stuart Carrington 3–1 Michael Judge * ''Jordan Brown 2–2 Stuart Carrington'' * ''Duane Jones 2–2 Michael Judge''


Table


Group 3

Group 3 was played on 22 July.


Matches

* ''Tom Ford 2–2 Simon Blackwell'' * ''Simon Lichtenberg 2–2 Reanne Evans'' * Simon Lichtenberg 3–0 Simon Blackwell * ''Tom Ford 2–2 Reanne Evans'' * Reanne Evans 1–3 Simon Blackwell * Tom Ford 3–1 Simon Lichtenberg


Table


Group 4

Group 4 was played on 2 August.


Matches

* Joe Perry 3–0 Jimmy White * Jimmy Robertson 3–0 Sean Maddocks * ''Jimmy Robertson 2–2 Jimmy White'' * Joe Perry 3–0 Sean Maddocks * Sean Maddocks 0–3 Jimmy White * Joe Perry 1–3 Jimmy Robertson


Table


Group 5

Group 5 was played on 6 August.


Matches

* Chris Wakelin 0–3 Mitchell Mann * Mark Allen 3–0 Daniel Womersley * ''Mark Allen 2–2 Mitchell Mann'' * ''Chris Wakelin 2–2 Daniel Womersley'' * Mark Allen 3–0 Chris Wakelin * ''Mitchell Mann 2–2 Daniel Womersley''


Table


Group 6

Group 6 was played on 20 July.


Matches

* ''Andrew Higginson 2–2 Fergal O'Brien'' * ''Michael Holt 2–2 Mark Lloyd'' * ''Michael Holt 2–2 Fergal O'Brien'' * Andrew Higginson 3–0 Mark Lloyd * Michael Holt 3–0 Andrew Higginson * Fergal O'Brien 3–0 Mark Lloyd


Table


Group 7

Group 7 was played on 18 July.


Matches

* ''Nigel Bond 2–2 Allan Taylor'' * Ricky Walden 3–1 Oliver Brown * Ricky Walden 3–0 Allan Taylor * ''Nigel Bond 2–2 Oliver Brown'' * Ricky Walden 3–0 Nigel Bond * Allan Taylor 3–1 Oliver Brown


Table


Group 8

Group 8 was played on 18 July.


Matches

* Mark Williams 3–0 Hammad Miah * Jak Jones 3–1 Peter Lines * ''Jak Jones 2–2 Hammad Miah'' * Mark Williams 0–3 Peter Lines * Peter Lines 3–1 Hammad Miah * Mark Williams 3–1 Jak Jones


Table


Group 9

Group 9 was played on 27 July.


Matches

* John Higgins 3–0 Soheil Vahedi * Noppon Saengkham 3–1 Igor Figueiredo * Noppon Saengkham 3–1 Soheil Vahedi * John Higgins 3–0 Igor Figueiredo * ''Igor Figueiredo 2–2 Soheil Vahedi'' * John Higgins 1–3 Noppon Saengkham


Table


Group 10

Group 10 was played on 22 July.


Matches

* David Grace 3–0 Farakh Ajaib * Ben Fortey 0–3 Bai Langning * ''Ben Fortey 2–2 Farakh Ajaib'' * David Grace 0–3 Bai Langning * Ben Fortey 1–3 David Grace * ''Farakh Ajaib 2–2 Bai Langning''


Table

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was originally due to take part in this group, but withdrew and was replaced by Ben Fortey.


Group 11

Group 11 was played on 5 August.


Matches

* ''Joe O'Connor 2–2 Andy Hicks'' * ''Zhao Xintong 2–2 David Lilley'' * Zhao Xintong 3–1 Andy Hicks * Joe O'Connor 0–3 David Lilley * Zhao Xintong 1–3 Joe O'Connor * Andy Hicks 1–3 David Lilley


Table


Group 12

Group 12 was played on 23 July.


Matches

* Anthony McGill 1–3 Billy Castle * ''Mark Davis 2–2 Yuan Sijun'' * Mark Davis 3–0 Billy Castle * Anthony McGill 0–3 Yuan Sijun * Yuan Sijun 3–1 Billy Castle * Anthony McGill 0–3 Mark Davis


Table


Group 13

Group 13 was played on 26 July.


Matches

* ''Oliver Lines 2–2 Peter Devlin'' * Joshua Thomond 3–0 Luke Pinches * Joshua Thomond 0–3 Peter Devlin * Oliver Lines 3–0 Luke Pinches * Joshua Thomond 0–3 Oliver Lines * Peter Devlin 3–0 Luke Pinches


Table

Zhou Yuelong Zhou Yuelong (; born 24 January 1998) is a Chinese professional snooker player. He has been runner-up at three ranking events, the January 2020 European Masters, the 2020 Snooker Shoot Out, and the 2022 Northern Ireland Open. Career Between 2 ...
was originally due to take part in this group, but withdrew and was replaced by Joshua Thomond.


Group 14

Group 14 was played on 26 July.


Matches

* ''Martin Gould 2–2 Ryan Davies'' * Ken Doherty 3–1 Rory McLeod * Ken Doherty 3–0 Ryan Davies * ''Martin Gould 2–2 Rory McLeod'' * Rory McLeod 3–1 Ryan Davies * ''Martin Gould 2–2 Ken Doherty''


Table


Group 15

Group 15 was played on 4 August.


Matches

* Mark King 3–1 Andrew Pagett * Matthew Stevens 3–1 Ross Muir * Matthew Stevens 1–3 Andrew Pagett * ''Mark King 2–2 Ross Muir'' * Matthew Stevens 3–1 Mark King * Andrew Pagett 1–3 Ross Muir


Table


Group 16

Group 16 was played on 29 July.


Matches

* Kyren Wilson 3–1 Dylan Emery * Sam Craigie 3–0 Ben Hancorn * Sam Craigie 3–0 Dylan Emery * Kyren Wilson 3–1 Ben Hancorn * ''Ben Hancorn 2–2 Dylan Emery'' * Kyren Wilson 3–0 Sam Craigie


Table


Group 17

Group 17 was played on 4 August.


Matches

* Shaun Murphy 3–0 Michael Collumb * Jamie Jones 3–1 Chen Zifan * ''Jamie Jones 2–2 Michael Collumb'' * Shaun Murphy 3–1 Chen Zifan * ''Chen Zifan 2–2 Michael Collumb'' * ''Shaun Murphy 2–2 Jamie Jones''


Table


Group 18

Group 18 was played on 28 July.


Matches

* ''Zhao Jianbo 2–2 Gerard Greene'' * Robert Milkins 1–3 Haydon Pinhey * Robert Milkins 0–3 Gerard Greene * Zhao Jianbo 3–0 Haydon Pinhey * ''Robert Milkins 2–2 Zhao Jianbo'' * Gerard Greene 3–1 Haydon Pinhey


Table


Group 19

Group 19 was played on 19 July.


Matches

* Ali Carter 3–1 Michael Georgiou * ''Dominic Dale 2–2 Sydney Wilson'' * ''Dominic Dale 2–2 Michael Georgiou'' * Ali Carter 3–0 Sydney Wilson * Sydney Wilson 1–3 Michael Georgiou * ''Ali Carter 2–2 Dominic Dale''


Table

Alfie Burden Alfred Burden (born 14 December 1976) is an English former professional snooker player from London. He first turned professional in 1994 and reached his highest world ranking of 38th in the 2001–02 and 2002–03 seasons. His best results in ...
was originally due to take part in this group, but withdrew and was replaced by
Sydney Wilson Sydney Wilson (born 6 April 1990 in Southend-on-Sea, Essex) is an English former professional snooker player. Career Wilson began playing snooker at the age of three with his father teaching him the basics of the game. He later took lessons ...
.


Group 20

Group 20 was played on 29 July.


Matches

* Robbie Williams 3–0 Iulian Boiko * Graeme Dott 3–1 Si Jiahui * Graeme Dott 3–1 Iulian Boiko * Robbie Williams 0–3 Si Jiahui * ''Graeme Dott 2–2 Robbie Williams'' * ''Iulian Boiko 2–2 Si Jiahui''


Table


Group 21

Group 21 was played on 30 July.


Matches

* ''Stuart Bingham 2–2 Michael White'' * Elliot Slessor 0–3 Gao Yang * Elliot Slessor 1–3 Michael White * Stuart Bingham 3–0 Gao Yang * Gao Yang 1–3 Michael White * Stuart Bingham 3–1 Elliot Slessor


Table


Group 22

Group 22 was played on 30 July.


Matches

* Hossein Vafaei 1–3 Jackson Page * Ryan Day 3–1 Barry Pinches * Ryan Day 3–0 Jackson Page * ''Hossein Vafaei 2–2 Barry Pinches'' * ''Ryan Day 2–2 Hossein Vafaei'' * ''Jackson Page 2–2 Barry Pinches''


Table


Group 23

Group 23 was played on 19 July.


Matches

* Alexander Ursenbacher 3–0 Aaron Hill * Scott Donaldson 1–3 Leo Fernandez * Scott Donaldson 1–3 Aaron Hill * Alexander Ursenbacher 3–0 Leo Fernandez * Scott Donaldson 0–3 Alexander Ursenbacher * Aaron Hill 0–3 Leo Fernandez


Table


Group 24

Group 24 was played on 2 August.


Matches

* ''Sunny Akani 2–2 Ashley Hugill'' * ''Stephen Maguire 2–2 John Astley'' * Stephen Maguire 1–3 Ashley Hugill * ''Sunny Akani 2–2 John Astley'' * Stephen Maguire 0–3 Sunny Akani * Ashley Hugill 3–0 John Astley


Table


Group 25

Group 25 was played on 3 August.


Matches

* Yan Bingtao 3–0 Robbie McGuigan * ''Jamie Clarke 2–2 Louis Heathcote'' * Jamie Clarke 3–0 Robbie McGuigan * Yan Bingtao 3–1 Louis Heathcote * Louis Heathcote 3–0 Robbie McGuigan * Yan Bingtao 3–1 Jamie Clarke


Table


Group 26

Group 26 was played on 27 July.


Matches

* Steven Hallworth 0–3 Cao Yupeng * ''Gary Wilson 2–2 James Cahill'' * Gary Wilson 0–3 Cao Yupeng * Steven Hallworth 3–1 James Cahill * ''Gary Wilson 2–2 Steven Hallworth'' * Cao Yupeng 3–1 James Cahill


Table


Group 27

Group 27 was played on 3 August.


Matches

* Ashley Carty 3–1 Lukas Kleckers * ''Matthew Selt 2–2 Fraser Patrick'' * ''Matthew Selt 2–2 Lukas Kleckers'' * ''Ashley Carty 2–2 Fraser Patrick'' * Matthew Selt 3–1 Ashley Carty * Lukas Kleckers 3–1 Fraser Patrick


Table


Group 28

Group 28 was played on 21 July.


Matches

* Barry Hawkins 3–0 Kuldesh Johal * ''Ben Woollaston 2–2 Zak Surety'' * Ben Woollaston 3–0 Kuldesh Johal * Barry Hawkins 3–0 Zak Surety * ''Zak Surety 2–2 Kuldesh Johal'' * ''Barry Hawkins 2–2 Ben Woollaston''


Table


Group 29

Group 29 was played on 28 July.


Matches

* Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 3–1 Zhang Jiankang * Martin O'Donnell 0–3 Craig Steadman * Martin O'Donnell 1–3 Zhang Jiankang * ''Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 2–2 Craig Steadman'' * ''Craig Steadman 2–2 Zhang Jiankang'' * ''Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 2–2 Martin O'Donnell''


Table


Group 30

Group 30 was played on 5 August.


Matches

* David Gilbert 3–1 Sanderson Lam * Liam Highfield 3–0 Jamie Wilson * Liam Highfield 3–1 Sanderson Lam * David Gilbert 3–0 Jamie Wilson * ''Jamie Wilson 2–2 Sanderson Lam'' * David Gilbert 3–0 Liam Highfield


Table


Group 31

Group 31 was played on 23 July.


Matches

* ''Pang Junxu 2–2 Chang Bingyu'' * Luca Brecel 3–1 Dean Young * Luca Brecel 1–3 Chang Bingyu * ''Pang Junxu 2–2 Dean Young'' * Luca Brecel 0–3 Pang Junxu * Chang Bingyu 3–0 Dean Young


Table


Group 32

Group 32 was played on 20 July.


Matches

* Ronnie O'Sullivan 3–1 Ian Burns * Mark Joyce 3–1 Saqib Nasir * ''Mark Joyce 2–2 Ian Burns'' * Ronnie O'Sullivan 3–0 Saqib Nasir * Saqib Nasir 0–3 Ian Burns * ''Ronnie O'Sullivan 2–2 Mark Joyce''


Table

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was originally due to take part in this group, but withdrew and was replaced by Saqib Nasir.


Stage Two

Stage Two consisted of eight groups, each containing four players.


Order of play


Group A

Group A was played on 12 August.


Matches

* ''Judd Trump 2–2 Jimmy Robertson'' * Tom Ford 0–3 Stuart Carrington * Tom Ford 3–0 Jimmy Robertson * Judd Trump 3–0 Stuart Carrington * Stuart Carrington 1–3 Jimmy Robertson * Judd Trump 0–3 Tom Ford


Table


Group B

Group B was played on 12 August.


Matches

* Ricky Walden 3–1 Peter Lines * Mark Allen 3–0 Fergal O'Brien * Mark Allen 3–1 Peter Lines * Ricky Walden 3–0 Fergal O'Brien * Mark Allen 3–0 Ricky Walden * ''Peter Lines 2–2 Fergal O'Brien''


Table


Group C

Group C was played on 11 August.


Matches

* Mark Davis 1–3 David Lilley * ''Noppon Saengkham 2–2 Bai Langning'' * Noppon Saengkham 3–1 David Lilley * Mark Davis 0–3 Bai Langning * Noppon Saengkham 0–3 Mark Davis * ''David Lilley 2–2 Bai Langning''


Table


Group D

Group D was played on 11 August.


Matches

* Kyren Wilson 3–1 Ken Doherty * ''Matthew Stevens 2–2 Oliver Lines'' * Matthew Stevens 0–3 Ken Doherty * Kyren Wilson 3–1 Oliver Lines * Oliver Lines 3–0 Ken Doherty * Kyren Wilson 0–3 Matthew Stevens


Table


Group E

Group E was played on 10 August.


Matches

* Shaun Murphy 3–1 Gerard Greene * Graeme Dott 1–3 Ali Carter * Graeme Dott 3–1 Gerard Greene * Shaun Murphy 1–3 Ali Carter * Ali Carter 3–1 Gerard Greene * Shaun Murphy 3–0 Graeme Dott


Table


Group F

Group F was played on 10 August.


Matches

* ''Ryan Day 2–2 Alexander Ursenbacher'' * Stuart Bingham 3–1 Ashley Hugill * Stuart Bingham 3–0 Alexander Ursenbacher * Ryan Day 3–1 Ashley Hugill * Stuart Bingham 0–3 Ryan Day * ''Alexander Ursenbacher 2–2 Ashley Hugill''


Table


Group G

Group G was played on 9 August.


Matches

* ''Barry Hawkins 2–2 Matthew Selt'' * ''Yan Bingtao 2–2 Cao Yupeng'' * ''Yan Bingtao 2–2 Matthew Selt'' * Barry Hawkins 1–3 Cao Yupeng * Yan Bingtao 3–1 Barry Hawkins * Matthew Selt 0–3 Cao Yupeng


Table


Group H

Group H was played on 9 August.


Matches

* Mark Joyce 1–3 Craig Steadman * David Gilbert 3–0 Chang Bingyu * David Gilbert 3–0 Craig Steadman * ''Mark Joyce 2–2 Chang Bingyu'' * Chang Bingyu 3–1 Craig Steadman * Mark Joyce 0–3 David Gilbert


Table

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was originally due to take part in this group, but withdrew and was replaced by
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.


Stage Three

Stage Three consisted of two groups, each containing four players.


Group 1

Group 1 was played on 13 August.


Matches

* ''Kyren Wilson 2–2 Bai Langning'' * Mark Allen 3–0 Tom Ford * Mark Allen 3–1 Bai Langning * ''Kyren Wilson 2–2 Tom Ford'' * Tom Ford 3–1 Bai Langning * Kyren Wilson 0–3 Mark Allen


Table


Group 2

Group 2 was played on 13 August.


Matches

* ''Ali Carter 2–2 Ryan Day'' * David Gilbert 1–3 Cao Yupeng * David Gilbert 3–0 Ryan Day * Ali Carter 3–1 Cao Yupeng * David Gilbert 3–1 Ali Carter * Ryan Day 3–1 Cao Yupeng


Table


Final

The final was played on 13 August as the best of five frames.


Century breaks

There was a total of 74 century breaks made during the tournament. The highest break was made by
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, who made a 146 in his stage three match against Kyren Wilson. * 146, 137, 127, 124, 124, 123, 115, 110, 103, 102
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* 143, 139, 131, 100 David Gilbert * 140, 100 Jimmy Robertson * 137, 125
Stuart Carrington Stuart Carrington (born 14 May 1990) is an English former professional snooker player. He practises frequently with Steven Hallworth and Ian Glover in Grimsby. In May 2011, Carrington qualified for the 2011–12 professional Main Tour as on ...
* 136, 134 Ryan Day * 134, 116
Stuart Bingham Stuart Bingham (born 21 May 1976) is an English professional snooker player who is a former World Champion and Masters winner. Bingham won the 1996 World Amateur Championship but enjoyed little sustained success in the early part of his pro ...
* 133
Craig Steadman Craig Steadman (born 14 July 1982) is an English former professional snooker player. Career Early career Steadman began his professional career by playing Challenge Tour in 2001, at the time the second-level professional tour. He reached the ...
* 132
Mitchell Mann Mitchell Dennis Mann (born 26 December 1991) is an English professional snooker player. Career Junior Mann first played snooker aged 9, after being forced to quit football after a diagnosis of Legg–Calvé–Perthes syndrome, a rare disease ...
* 130, 129, 114, 104
Yan Bingtao Yan Bingtao (; born 16 February 2000) is a Chinese former professional snooker player who is currently serving a five-year ban from professional competition after committing a range of match-fixing offences. He rose to prominence by winning th ...
* 130, 111
Matthew Stevens Matthew John Stevens (born 11 September 1977) is a Welsh professional snooker player. He has won two of the game's Triple Crown events, the Masters in 2000 and the UK Championship in 2003. He has also been a two-time runner-up in the other t ...
* 130
John Higgins John Higgins (born 18 May 1975) is a Scottish professional snooker player from Wishaw in North Lanarkshire. Since turning professional in 1992, he has won 33 ranking titles, placing him in third position on the List of snooker players by num ...
* 130
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* 128
Judd Trump Judd Trump (born 20 August 1989) is an English professional snooker player who is a former List of World Snooker Championship winners, world champion and the current List of world number one snooker players, world number one. He is currently in ...
* 127, 125
Chang Bingyu Chang Bingyu (; born 8 August 2002) is a Chinese professional snooker player who, in 2023, received a two-year ban from professional competition after committing match-fixing offences. In December 2022, Chang was suspended from the professional ...
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Andy Hicks Andrew Hicks (born 10 August 1973) is an English retired professional snooker player. Nicknamed "The Cream of Devon", Hicks was a semi-finalist at both the World Snooker Championship and UK Championship in 1995, and the same stage at four other ...
* 125, 115, 100
Peter Lines Peter Lines (born 11 December 1969) is an English former professional snooker player. He has reached the semi-finals of one ranking tournament, the 2018 Paul Hunter Classic. He reached his highest ranking, 42nd in the world, in 1999. He is the ...
* 125, 112, 105, 104, 101
Ricky Walden Ricky Walden (born 11 November 1982) is an English professional snooker player from Chester. Walden turned professional in 2000 and it took him eight years to win his first ranking title at the Shanghai Masters. He has since won the 2012 Wuxi ...
* 124
Tom Ford Thomas Carlyle Ford (born August 27, 1961) is an American fashion designer and filmmaker. He launched Tom Ford (brand), his eponymous brand in 2005, having previously been the creative director at Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent (brand), Yves Sai ...
* 122
Barry Pinches Barry Pinches (born 13 July 1970 in Catton, Norwich) is an English former professional snooker player, recognisable for his bright and flamboyant waistcoats, which usually feature the yellow and green colours of Norwich City F.C. He is a form ...
* 119 Anthony Hamilton * 119
Soheil Vahedi Soheil Vahedi (, born March 15, 1989) is an Iranian former professional snooker player. Career In 2009 Vahedi entered the IBSF World Under-21 Snooker Championship, World Amateur Under-21 Snooker Championships in his home country in Kish Island, ...
* 118
Bai Langning Bai Langning (, born 17 April 2002) is a Chinese former professional snooker player who, in 2023, received a ban of two years and eight months from professional competition after committing match-fixing offences. In December 2022, Bai was suspe ...
* 117, 113
Cao Yupeng Cao Yupeng (; born 27 October 1990) is a Chinese professional snooker player. He won the 2011 Asian Under-21 Championship, thus qualifying for the professional main tour for the 2011–12 season. In his first season on the circuit, he reached ...
* 117 Gary Wilson * 116 Joe O'Connor * 115
Louis Heathcote Louis Heathcote (born 3 July 1997) is an English people, English professional snooker player. Career In May 2019, Heathcote came through Q School 2019 - Event 2, Q-School - Event 2 by winning six matches to earn a two-year card on the World Snoo ...
* 114, 108
Noppon Saengkham Noppon Saengkham (; born 15 July 1992) is a Thai professional snooker player. Since turning professional in 2010, he has reached one ranking final (the 2023 Scottish Open) in which he finished as runner-up to Gary Wilson. Career Early years I ...
* 113, 102 Mark Davis * 112, 104 Michael White * 111, 103
Yuan Sijun Yuan Sijun (; born 29 May 2000) is a Chinese professional snooker player. Career Yuan started to play snooker at the age of 10 and played as a wildcard in many professional tournaments between ages of 13 and 16. Yuan first drew attention in 201 ...
* 111, 100
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (, ; born 18 April 1985) is a Thai professional snooker player. He has won one ranking event, the 2019 Snooker Shoot Out, and finished as runner-up in the 2019 World Open. He is regarded as one of the fastest snooker players ...
* 111
Robert Milkins Robert Milkins (born 6 March 1976) is an English professional snooker player known for quick play. Milkins has been a member of snooker's main tour since regaining a tour card in 1998. Milkins reached a career high rank of 12 in 2014 and 2023, ...
* 107
Barry Hawkins Barry Hawkins (born 23 April 1979) is an English professional snooker player from Ditton, Kent. He turned professional in 1996, but only rose to prominence in the 2004–05 snooker season when he reached the last 16 of the 2004 UK Championship, ...
* 106
Graeme Dott Graeme Dott (born 12 May 1977) is a Scottish professional snooker player and snooker coach from Larkhall. He turned professional in 1994 and first entered the top 16 in 2001. He has won two ranking titles, the 2006 World Snooker Championship ...
* 103, 100
Kyren Wilson Kyren James Wilson (; born 23 December 1991) is an English professional snooker player from Kettering. He has won 10 ranking titles. Wilson made his professional tour debut in the 2010–11 snooker season, 2010–11 season after finishing fif ...
* 102 Jamie Jones * 102
Sydney Wilson Sydney Wilson (born 6 April 1990 in Southend-on-Sea, Essex) is an English former professional snooker player. Career Wilson began playing snooker at the age of three with his father teaching him the basics of the game. He later took lessons ...
* 100
Shaun Murphy Shaun Peter Murphy (born 10 August 1982) is an English professional snooker player who won the 2005 World Snooker Championship, 2005 World Championship and has completed the Triple Crown (snooker), Triple Crown. Nicknamed "The Magician", Murp ...
* 100
Fergal O'Brien Fergal O'Brien (born 8 March 1972) is an Irish retired professional snooker player who competed on the World Snooker Tour from 1991 to 2024. He won one ranking title during his career, defeating Anthony Hamilton 9–7 in the final of the 1999 ...
* 100 Dean Young


References


External links


Matchroom Sport – Championship League Snooker

World Snooker Tour – Calendar 2021/2022
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