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2021 Cazoo Tour Championship
Tournament information
Dates	22–28 March 2021
Venue	Celtic Manor Resort
City	Newport
Country	Wales
Organisation	World Snooker Tour
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£380,000
Winner's share	£150,000
Highest break	Barry Hawkins (ENG) (138)
Final
Champion	Neil Robertson (AUS)
Runner-up	Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)
Score	10–4
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The 2021 Tour Championship (officially the 2021 Cazoo Tour Championship) was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 22 to 28 March 2021 at the Celtic Manor Resort in Newport, Wales. Organised by the World Snooker Tour, it was the third edition of the Tour Championship and the third and final event of the third season of the Cazoo Cup. It was the 14th and penultimate ranking event of the 2020–21 snooker season, following the conclusion of the WST Pro Series and preceding the World Championship.

The draw for the Tour Championship comprised the top eight players based on the single year ranking list. The event was contested as a single-elimination tournament, each match being played over two sessions. The winner of the tournament received £150,000 out of a total prize fund of £380,000. The event was sponsored by car retailer Cazoo. The defending champion was Stephen Maguire, but as a result of reduced earnings during the season he was unable to qualify and defend the title. In a repeat of the 2019 final Australian Neil Robertson played Englishman Ronnie O'Sullivan. Robertson won the event defeating O'Sullivan 10–4 in the final. There were 26 century breaks made during the event, Barry Hawkins making the highest break, a 138.

Overview

The 2021 Tour Championship (officially named 2021 Cazoo Tour Championship)^[1] was the third and final event in the 2020–21 Cazoo Cup series, first introduced in the 2018–19 snooker season, the first two being the World Grand Prix and the Players Championship. It was the 14th and penultimate ranking event of the 2020–21 snooker season, organised by the World Snooker Tour.^[2]^[3] The players qualified for the series by virtue of their placement on the one-year ranking list (the ranking points won over the course of the 2019–20 season), rather than by their world ranking positions.^[4] The Tour Championship featured the top eight players from the one-year ranking list taking part in a single-elimination tournament.^[5] All matches were played as the best of 19 frames.^[6]

The event took place at the Celtic Manor Resort in Newport, South Wales, between 22 and 28 March 2021.^[7] The tournament was domestically broadcast by ITV4 in the United Kingdom.^[8] It also aired on: Sky Sport in New Zealand; NowTV in Hong Kong; Superstars Online in China; and DAZN across the Americas, Germany, Italy and Spain.^[8] The event was sponsored by car retailer Cazoo.^[3]^[9]

Prize fund

The event had a prize fund of £380,000, the winner receiving £150,000.^[3] The breakdown of prize money for the event is shown below:^[7]

Winner: £150,000
Runner-up: £60,000
Semi-final: £40,000
Quarter-final: £20,000 (Prize money received at this stage does not count towards prize money rankings)
Highest break: £10,000
Total: £380,000

Qualification

The participants were determined on the basis of the one-year ranking list beginning from the first event, the 2020 European Masters, up to and including the 2021 WST Pro Series.^[10] Jordan Brown was the ninth ranked player, acting as the first travelling reserve for the event.^[11]

Rank	Player	Total Points
1	Judd Trump (ENG)	523,500
2	Mark Selby (ENG)	280,500
3	Neil Robertson (AUS)	261,000
4	John Higgins (SCO)	199,500
5	Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)	173,500
6	Jack Lisowski (ENG)	164,500
7	Kyren Wilson (ENG)	161,000
8	Barry Hawkins (ENG)	121,500

Summary

Quarter-finals

The first round of the event was the quarter-finals, held from 22 to 25 March 2021.^[12] The first match was held between Ronnie O'Sullivan and John Higgins, who had contested the final of the 2021 Players Championship, Higgins winning 10–3.^[13] O'Sullivan had won 37 of the 68 matches the pair had competed in since they turned professional in 1992.^[14] Higgins won the opening frame with a break of 72, before O'Sullivan won the next two frames to lead 2–1.^[15] Higgins made the first century break of the event in frame four, and the pair remained tied at 3–3.^[15] O'Sullivan won the final two frames of the session to lead 5–3.^[15] After the match, O'Sullivan commented that he had almost pulled out of the event due to his cue stick being in poor condition, and had sent it for repairs twice.^[16] O'Sullivan pulled ahead by three frames to 8–5 later in the match, making a break of 112, before Higgins made a 70 break in frame 15 to be one behind 7–8.^[17] O'Sullivan then made a break of 101, the 1,100th century break of his career.^[17] In frame 17 after O'Sullivan suffered a kick, he whacked his cue stick on the table in frustration, Higgins winning the frame.^[17] O'Sullivan won the match in frame 18, after Higgins missed a pot on the yellow ball.^[17]

Australian Neil Robertson met Jack Lisowski in the second quarter-final.^[18] Robertson won the opening frame, but Lisowski took the second, and later tied the match at 2–2.^[18]^[19] Lisowski only scored 39 more points over the next four frames, Robertson making two century breaks, and lead 6–2 between sessions.^[18] In the evening session, Lisowski won the first two frames, but Robertson won the next three to lead 9–4.^[20] In frame 14, Lisowski made a break of 129, before Robertson won the match 10–5 in frame 15.^[21] Robertson claimed that Lisowski would need a "killer instinct" to improve his game going forward.^[22]

The third quarter-final was held between English players Kyren Wilson and Mark Selby. Wilson won the opening frame before Selby made a break of 109 in the second.^[23] Selby also won the next two frames with breaks of 81 and 54.^[22] Wilson won frame five with a break of 83, but Selby won the remaining three frames of the first session, despite a break of 50 by Wilson in frame seven.^[24] Leading 6–2 after the first session, Selby made a clearance of 84 in frame nine, Wilson winning frame 10.^[25] Selby won the next frame with a break of 75, and won the match 10–3 with a break of 88 in frame 13.^[25] The match was the seventh time the two players had met in a professional match, Selby winning all of them.^[26] Barring the Snooker Shoot Out, a one-frame tournament, this was the only event in the season Wilson had not scored a single century break.^[27]

Judd Trump met Barry Hawkins in the last quarter-final. Hawkins won the first two frames with breaks of 70 and 90 before Trump equalled the score at 2–2, making a break of 119 in frame four.^[28] The next three frames were won by Hawkins, before Trump took frame eight to trail 3–5.^[28] Returning for the second session, Hawkins made a break of 121 in frame nine and won frame 10 to lead 7–3.^[29]^[30] Trump returned with breaks of 64 and 86 before the mid-session interval, and won frame 13 with a break of 86, to trail by a single frame.^[29] Hawkins won the next two frames including a break of 61 to lead 9–6.^[29] Hawkins had the first chance in frame 16, but his break of 45, where he misjudged the path of a red ball and was bested by a break of 94 by Trump.^[31] In a nervy 17th frame, Hawkins won the match 10–7 after potting a long brown ball.^[29] Hawkins later suggested that his loss to Trump at the 2021 German Masters, where he led 5–1, but lost 5–6 played on his mind: "I didn't throw the match away against Judd [Trump] (at the German Masters), but I nearly did the same thing tonight. If it goes 9–8 then I'm starting to feel it again."^[31]

Semi-finals

The semi-finals were played on 26 and 27 March.^[12] Robertson played Selby in the first and took the first two frames including a break of 114.^[32] In the third frame, Selby made a series of errors allowing Robertson to take the frame, and led 4–0 after a break of 77 in the next frame.^[32] Selby won two successive frames with breaks of 80 and 93.^[32] Robertson took the final two frames of the session to lead 6–2 after being left a free ball in frame eight.^[32]^[33] On the resumption, Robertson made a break of 136, before making breaks of 84 and 103 to lead 9–2. Selby won the next frame, but Roberston took frame 13 to complete a 10–3 victory.^[34] Robertson commented "My safety was fantastic, my long game was excellent – probably as good as it has been. I created a lot of opportunities", and cited his form was helped by not competing in some preceding events.^[35]

The second semi-final was played between O'Sullivan and Hawkins. O'Sullivan had won 15 of the 17 prior professional matches they had contested.^[36] Hawkins led the match 3–0, with breaks of 125 and 138, but O'Sullivan won four straight frames to lead 4–3. Hawkins took the final frame of the first session to tie the match at 4–4 with a break of 65.^[36]^[37] In the second session, O'Sullivan took frame nine, but Hawkins won the next three with breaks of 74, 50 and 103.^[38] O'Sullivan won frame 13 to trail 6–7 with a break of 78.^[38] Hawkins won the next two frames with breaks of 56 and 73 to lead 9–6.^[38] In frame 16, Hawkins led with a break of 46, but O'Sullivan won the frame with a break of 71, and took the next with a break of 90 to trail 8–9.^[38] O'Sullivan also won the next frame after Hawkins missed a green ball to send the match to a deciding frame.^[38]^[39] O'Sullivan led the final frame 48–0, but Hawkins missed a black ball meaning he required foul shots to win the match. He was unable to score the foul points, allowing O'Sullivan to win the match 10–9.^[39]^[40] After the match, O'Sullivan suggested that Hawkins deserved to win the match: "I feel for Barry, he's been grafting at his game, and he's been unlucky in a few results. He deserved that victory. It's a horrible way to lose, but hopefully he can respond from that."^[39]

Final

The final was played between Robertson and O'Sullivan on 28 March.^[41] O'Sullivan won the opening frame, before a century break by Robertson tied the match 1–1.^[41] O'Sullivan made a century break of his own before Robertson tied the scores at 2–2.^[41] Robertson then moved into a 4–2 lead before O'Sullivan produced breaks of 68 and 133 to level the scores at 4–4.^[42] In the evening session, Robertson made breaks of 93 and 75 to lead 6–4 with O'Sullivan making mistakes in each frame.^[43] Robertson then made breaks of 123 and 119 to lead 8–4.^[43] In those four frames, he scored 442 points, to O'Sullivan's 16.^[43] Robertson won frame 13, before a 114 in frame 14 to win 10–4.^[43] The final featured seven century breaks, five by Robertson and two by O'Sullivan.^[44] Over the evening session, O'Sullivan accumulated only 26 points to Robertson's 650.^[45]^[46]

The loss was O'Sullivan's fifth loss in a ranking final in the season, having never lost more than three in a row previously.^[45]^[47] He praised Robertson's play after the match, saying "I’ve never seen anyone play as well as that... I can't compete with that."^[45]^[48] This was Robertson's 20th ranking event victory,^[49] and in winning the event, he was also able to collect the Cazoo Cup.^[49]

Tournament draw

The scores from the tournament are shown below. Players in bold denote match winners.^[6]

Quarter-finals Best of 19 frames			Semi-finals Best of 19 frames			Final Best of 19 frames

1	Judd Trump (ENG)	7

8	Barry Hawkins (ENG)	10
			8	Barry Hawkins	9

			5	Ronnie O'Sullivan	10
4	John Higgins (SCO)	8

5	Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)	10
						5	Ronnie O'Sullivan	4

						3	Neil Robertson	10
3	Neil Robertson (AUS)	10

6	Jack Lisowski (ENG)	5
			3	Neil Robertson	10

			2	Mark Selby	3
2	Mark Selby (ENG)	10

7	Kyren Wilson (ENG)	3

Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Brendan Moore Celtic Manor Resort, Newport, Wales, 28 March 2021
Ronnie O'Sullivan (5) England	4–10	Neil Robertson (3) Australia
Afternoon: 63–17, 0–103 (103), 128–0 (128), 32–78, 0–133 (133), 32–80, 133–0 (133), 68–52 Evening: 8–93, 0–107, 8–123 (123), 0–119 (119), 10–101, 0–114 (114)
133	Highest break	133
2	Century breaks	5

Cazoo Cup

The Cazoo Cup series features three events: the World Grand Prix, the Players Championship, and the Tour Championship. For all three events, qualification is based on players' rankings on the one-year ranking list. Neil Robertson won the most ranking points during the three events and won the Cazoo Cup.^[50] The top eight players in the Cazoo Cup series are shown below. Prizes in bold denote an event win.^[49]

Player	World Grand Prix	Players Championship	Tour Championship	Total
Neil Robertson (AUS)	0	15,000	150,000	165,000
John Higgins (SCO)	7,500	125,000	0	132,500
Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)	20,000	50,000	60,000	130,000
Judd Trump (ENG)	100,000	0	0	100,000
Barry Hawkins (ENG)	7,500	30,000	40,000	77,500
Mark Selby (ENG)	20,000	15,000	40,000	75,000
Jack Lisowski (ENG)	40,000	15,000	0	55,000
Kyren Wilson (ENG)	12,500	30,000	0	42,500

Century breaks

There were 23 century breaks made during the tournament.^[51] Barry Hawkins made the highest, a 138 in the second frame of his semi-final match with O'Sullivan.^[51]

138, 125, 121, 103 – Barry Hawkins
136, 133, 123, 121, 119, 114, 114, 112, 106, 103, 103 – Neil Robertson
133, 128, 112, 101 – Ronnie O'Sullivan
129 – Jack Lisowski
119 – Judd Trump
109 – Mark Selby
101 – John Higgins

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+The '''2021 Tour Championship''' (officially the '''2021 Cazoo Tour Championship''') was a professional [[snooker]] tournament that took place from 22 to 28&nbsp;March 2021 at the [[Celtic Manor Resort]] in [[Newport, Wales|Newport]], Wales. Organised by the [[World Snooker Tour]], it was the third edition of the [[Tour Championship (snooker)|Tour Championship]] and the third and final event of the third season of the [[Cazoo Cup]]. It was the 14th and penultimate [[Snooker world rankings|ranking]] event of the [[2020–21 snooker season]], following the conclusion of the [[2021 WST Pro Series|WST Pro Series]] and preceding the [[2021 World Snooker Championship|World Championship]].
-The '''2021 Tour Championship''' (known as the '''2021 Cazoo Tour Championship''' for sponsorship reasons) was a professional [[snooker]] tournament taking place from 22 to 28&nbsp;March 2021 at the [[Celtic Manor Resort]] in [[Newport, Wales|Newport]], Wales. Organised by the [[World Snooker Tour]], it was the third edition of the [[Tour Championship (snooker)|Tour Championship]] and the third and final event of the third season of the [[Cazoo Cup]]. It was the 14th and penultimate [[Snooker world rankings|ranking]] event of the [[2020–21 snooker season]], following the conclusion of the [[2021 WST Pro Series|WST Pro Series]] and preceding the [[2021 World Snooker Championship|World Championship]].
 The draw for the Tour Championship comprised the top eight players based on the single year ranking list. The event was contested as a [[single-elimination tournament]], each match being played over two {{cuegloss|session|sessions}}. The winner of the tournament received £150,000 out of a total prize fund of £380,000. The event was sponsored by car retailer [[Cazoo]]. The defending champion was [[Stephen Maguire]], but as a result of reduced earnings during the season he was unable to qualify and defend the title. In a repeat of the [[2019 Tour Championship|2019 final]] Australian [[Neil Robertson]] played Englishman [[Ronnie O'Sullivan]]. Robertson won the event defeating O'Sullivan 10–4 in the final. There were 26 [[century break]]s made during the event, [[Barry Hawkins]] making the highest {{cuegloss|break}}, a 138.
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 ==Overview==
 [[File:The Resort Hotel, Celtic Manor Resort.jpg|right|thumb|The tournament took place at the [[Celtic Manor Resort]] in [[Newport, Wales|Newport]], Wales.]]
-The 2021 [[Tour Championship (snooker)|Tour Championship]] (officially named 2021 Cazoo Tour Championship)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cazoo Tour Championship - World Snooker |author= |work=World Snooker |date= |access-date=13 September 2021 |url= https://wst.tv/tournaments/tour-championship/ |quote=}}</ref> was the third and final event in the 2020–21 [[Cazoo Cup]] series, first introduced in the [[2018–19 snooker season]], the first two being the [[2020 World Grand Prix (2020–21 season)|World Grand Prix]] and the [[2021 Players Championship (snooker)|Players Championship]]. It was the 14th and penultimate ranking event of the [[2020–21 snooker season]], organised by the [[World Snooker Tour]].<ref name="cGlc4">{{Cite web |title=Full Calendar |work=World Snooker |access-date=4 August 2020 |url=https://wst.tv/full-calendar/ |archive-date=23 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200623055914/https://wst.tv/full-calendar/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=wstc/> The players qualified for the series by virtue of their placement on the one-year ranking list (the ranking points won over the course of the 2019–20 season), rather than by their [[Snooker world rankings|world ranking]] positions.<ref name="wst._Cora">{{Cite web |title=Coral To Sponsor New Snooker Series |work=World Snooker |date=21 November 2018 |access-date=4 August 2020 |url=https://wst.tv/coral-to-sponsor-new-snooker-series/ |archive-date=28 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200228231829/https://wst.tv/coral-to-sponsor-new-snooker-series/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The Tour Championship featured the top eight players from the one-year ranking list taking part in a [[single-elimination tournament]].<ref name="youneedtoknow">{{Cite web |title=The Coral Series – Everything You Need to Know |work=WPBSA |date=22 November 2018 |access-date=16 March 2020 |url=https://www.wpbsa.com/the-coral-series-everything-you-need-to-know/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181122150030/https://www.wpbsa.com/the-coral-series-everything-you-need-to-know/ |archive-date=22 November 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> All matches were played as the best of 19 {{cuegloss|frame|frames}}.<ref name="snoo_Resu"/>
+The 2021 [[Tour Championship (snooker)|Tour Championship]] (officially named 2021 Cazoo Tour Championship)<ref>{{Cite news |title=Cazoo Tour Championship - World Snooker |author= |work=World Snooker |date= |access-date=13 September 2021 |url=https://wst.tv/tournaments/tour-championship/ |quote= |archive-date=20 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220175516/https://wst.tv/tournaments/tour-championship/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> was the third and final event in the 2020–21 [[Cazoo Cup]] series, first introduced in the [[2018–19 snooker season]], the first two being the [[2020 World Grand Prix (2020–21 season)|World Grand Prix]] and the [[2021 Players Championship (snooker)|Players Championship]]. It was the 14th and penultimate ranking event of the [[2020–21 snooker season]], organised by the [[World Snooker Tour]].<ref name="cGlc4">{{Cite web |title=Full Calendar |work=World Snooker |access-date=4 August 2020 |url=https://wst.tv/full-calendar/ |archive-date=23 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200623055914/https://wst.tv/full-calendar/ |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=wstc/> The players qualified for the series by virtue of their placement on the one-year ranking list (the ranking points won over the course of the 2019–20 season), rather than by their [[Snooker world rankings|world ranking]] positions.<ref name="wst._Cora">{{Cite web |title=Coral To Sponsor New Snooker Series |work=World Snooker |date=21 November 2018 |access-date=4 August 2020 |url=https://wst.tv/coral-to-sponsor-new-snooker-series/ |archive-date=28 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200228231829/https://wst.tv/coral-to-sponsor-new-snooker-series/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> The Tour Championship featured the top eight players from the one-year ranking list taking part in a [[single-elimination tournament]].<ref name="youneedtoknow">{{Cite web |title=The Coral Series – Everything You Need to Know |work=WPBSA |date=22 November 2018 |access-date=16 March 2020 |url=https://www.wpbsa.com/the-coral-series-everything-you-need-to-know/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181122150030/https://www.wpbsa.com/the-coral-series-everything-you-need-to-know/ |archive-date=22 November 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> All matches were played as the best of 19 {{cuegloss|frame|frames}}.<ref name="snoo_Resu"/>
-The event took place at the [[Celtic Manor Resort]] in [[Newport, Wales|Newport]], South Wales, between 22 and 28 March 2021.<ref name="spor_Cazo">{{Cite web |title=Cazoo Tour Championship snooker: Draw, schedule and results for ranking event |date=28 March 2021  |work=Sporting Life |access-date=22 March 2021 |url=https://www.sportinglife.com/snooker/news/tour-championship-schedule-and-results/190206 |archive-date=22 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210322131430/https://www.sportinglife.com/snooker/news/tour-championship-schedule-and-results/190206 |url-status=live}}</ref> The tournament was domestically broadcast by [[ITV4]] in the United Kingdom.<ref name="watch">{{Cite web |title=How To Watch The Cazoo Tour Championship |work=World Snooker |date=17 March 2021 |access-date=22 March 2021 |url=https://wst.tv/how-to-watch-the-cazoo-tour-championship/ |archive-date=22 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210322131431/https://wst.tv/how-to-watch-the-cazoo-tour-championship/ |url-status=live}}</ref> It also aired on: [[Sky Sport (New Zealand)|Sky Sport]] in New Zealand; [[NowTV]] in Hong Kong; [[Superstars Online]] in China; and [[DAZN]] across the Americas, Germany, Italy and Spain.<ref name="watch"/> The event was sponsored by car retailer [[Cazoo]].<ref name=wstc>{{Cite web |title=Cazoo Tour Championship |url=https://wst.tv/tournaments/tour-championship/ |access-date=23 February 2021 |website=World Snooker |archive-date=20 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220175516/https://wst.tv/tournaments/tour-championship/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="cazo_Cazo">{{Cite web |title=Cazoo launches partnership with World Snooker Tour |work=cazoo.co.uk |access-date=22 March 2021 |date=2 February 2021 |url=https://www.cazoo.co.uk/press/cazoo-launches-partnership-with-world-snooker-tour/ |archive-date=22 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210322131435/https://www.cazoo.co.uk/press/cazoo-launches-partnership-with-world-snooker-tour/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
+The event took place at the [[Celtic Manor Resort]] in [[Newport, Wales|Newport]], South Wales, between 22 and 28 March 2021.<ref name="spor_Cazo">{{Cite web |title=Cazoo Tour Championship snooker: Draw, schedule and results for ranking event |date=28 March 2021  |work=Sporting Life |access-date=22 March 2021 |url=https://www.sportinglife.com/snooker/news/tour-championship-schedule-and-results/190206 |archive-date=22 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210322131430/https://www.sportinglife.com/snooker/news/tour-championship-schedule-and-results/190206 |url-status=live}}</ref> The tournament was domestically broadcast by [[ITV4]] in the United Kingdom.<ref name="watch">{{Cite web |title=How To Watch The Cazoo Tour Championship |work=World Snooker |date=17 March 2021 |access-date=22 March 2021 |url=https://wst.tv/how-to-watch-the-cazoo-tour-championship/ |archive-date=22 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210322131431/https://wst.tv/how-to-watch-the-cazoo-tour-championship/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> It also aired on: [[Sky Sport (New Zealand)|Sky Sport]] in New Zealand; [[NowTV]] in Hong Kong; [[Superstars Online]] in China; and [[DAZN]] across the Americas, Germany, Italy and Spain.<ref name="watch"/> The event was sponsored by car retailer [[Cazoo]].<ref name=wstc>{{Cite web |title=Cazoo Tour Championship |url=https://wst.tv/tournaments/tour-championship/ |access-date=23 February 2021 |website=World Snooker |archive-date=20 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220175516/https://wst.tv/tournaments/tour-championship/ |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="cazo_Cazo">{{Cite web |title=Cazoo launches partnership with World Snooker Tour |work=cazoo.co.uk |access-date=22 March 2021 |date=2 February 2021 |url=https://www.cazoo.co.uk/press/cazoo-launches-partnership-with-world-snooker-tour/ |archive-date=22 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210322131435/https://www.cazoo.co.uk/press/cazoo-launches-partnership-with-world-snooker-tour/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
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 ===Qualification===
-The participants were determined on the basis of the one-year ranking list beginning from the first event [[2020 European Masters (2020–21 season)|2020 European Masters]] up to and including the [[2021 WST Pro Series]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Rankings/Index/14182?orderofMeritId=20 |title=1 Year List 2020/21 |website=World Snooker |access-date=27 February 2021 |archive-date=22 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210322131435/https://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Rankings/Index/14182?orderofMeritId=20 |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Jordan Brown (snooker player)|Jordan Brown]] was the ninth ranked player, acting as the first travelling reserve for the event.<ref>{{cite magazine |title= 2021 Tour Championship |magazine=[[Snooker Scene]] |issue=May 2021 |location=Stourbridge |author1=Yates, Phil |author2=Everton, Clive |page=4}}</ref>
+The participants were determined on the basis of the one-year ranking list beginning from the first event, the [[2020 European Masters (2020–21 season)|2020 European Masters]], up to and including the [[2021 WST Pro Series]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Rankings/Index/14182?orderofMeritId=20 |title=1 Year List 2020/21 |website=World Snooker |access-date=27 February 2021 |archive-date=22 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210322131435/https://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Rankings/Index/14182?orderofMeritId=20 |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Jordan Brown (snooker player)|Jordan Brown]] was the ninth ranked player, acting as the first travelling reserve for the event.<ref>{{cite magazine |title= 2021 Tour Championship |magazine=[[Snooker Scene]] |issue=May 2021 |location=Stourbridge |author1=Yates, Phil |author2=Everton, Clive |page=4}}</ref>
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 [[File:Ronnie O’Sullivan at Snooker German Masters (DerHexer) 2015-02-06 07.jpg|thumb|alt=Ronnie O'Sullivan chalking his cue|[[Ronnie O'Sullivan]] made his 1,100th career [[century break]] in his 10–8 win over [[John Higgins]].]]
-The first round of the event was the quarter-finals, held from 22 to 25 March 2021.<ref name="snoo_Orde">{{Cite web |title=Order of Play |last=Årdalen |first=Hermund |work=snooker.org |access-date=23 March 2021 |url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?template=45&event=1097 |url-status=live}}</ref> The first match was held between [[Ronnie O'Sullivan]] and [[John Higgins]], who had contested the final of the 2021 Players Championship, Higgins winning 10–3.<ref name="bbc Higgins/O'Sullivan">{{Cite web |title=Higgins thrashes O'Sullivan in final |work=BBC Sport |access-date=23 March 2021 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/56227208 |date=28 February 2021 |archive-date=1 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210301085857/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/56227208 |url-status=live}}</ref> O'Sullivan had won 37 of the 68 matches the pair had competed in since they turned professional in 1992.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tour Championship 2021: 'Amazing' – Stephen Hendry on Ronnie O'Sullivan and John Higgins' rivalry |work=Eurosport UK |date=22 March 2021 |access-date=23 March 2021 |url=https://www.eurosport.co.uk/snooker/tour-championship/2021/tour-championship-2021-amazing-stephen-hendry-on-ronnie-o-sullivan-and-john-higgins-rivalry_sto8188142/story.shtml |archive-date=23 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210323094728/https://www.eurosport.co.uk/snooker/tour-championship/2021/tour-championship-2021-amazing-stephen-hendry-on-ronnie-o-sullivan-and-john-higgins-rivalry_sto8188142/story.shtml |url-status=live}}</ref> Higgins won the opening frame with a {{cuegloss|break}} of 72, before O'Sullivan won the next two frames to lead 2–1.<ref name="match1a">{{Cite web |title=Tour Championship snooker 2021 – Ronnie O'Sullivan leads John Higgins in quarter-final |author=Snowball, Ben |work=Eurosport UK |date=22 March 2021 |access-date=23 March 2021 |url=https://www.eurosport.co.uk/snooker/tour-championship/2021/tour-championship-snooker-2021-ronnie-osullivan-leads-john-higgins-in-quarter-final_sto8188580/story.shtml |archive-date=23 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210323094729/https://www.eurosport.co.uk/snooker/tour-championship/2021/tour-championship-snooker-2021-ronnie-osullivan-leads-john-higgins-in-quarter-final_sto8188580/story.shtml |url-status=live}}</ref> Higgins made the first [[century break]] of the event in frame four, and the pair remained tied at 3–3.<ref name="match1a"/> O'Sullivan won the final two frames of the {{cuegloss|session}} to lead 5–3.<ref name="match1a"/> After the match, O'Sullivan commented that he had almost pulled out of the event due to his [[cue stick]] being in poor condition, and had sent it for repairs twice.<ref name="repair">{{Cite web |title=Tour Championship 2021: 'Sigh of relief' – Ronnie O'Sullivan conquers cue crisis and John Higgins |work=Eurosport UK |date=22 March 2021 |access-date=23 March 2021 |url=https://www.eurosport.co.uk/snooker/tour-championship/2021/tour-championship-2021-sigh-of-relief-ronnie-o-sullivan-conquers-cue-crisis-and-john-higgins_sto8188936/story.shtml |archive-date=23 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210323094716/https://www.eurosport.co.uk/snooker/tour-championship/2021/tour-championship-2021-sigh-of-relief-ronnie-o-sullivan-conquers-cue-crisis-and-john-higgins_sto8188936/story.shtml |url-status=live}}</ref> O'Sullivan pulled ahead by three frames to 8–5 later in the match, making a break of 112, before Higgins made a 70 break in frame 15 to be one behind 7–8.<ref name="match1b">{{Cite web |title=Tour Championship 2021 – Ronnie O'Sullivan sinks 1100th century in tense win over John Higgins |author=Hincks, Michael |work=Eurosport UK |date=22 March 2021 |access-date=23 March 2021 |url=https://www.eurosport.co.uk/snooker/tour-championship/2021/tour-championship-2021-ronnie-osullivan-sinks-1100th-century-in-tense-win-over-john-higgins_sto8188921/story.shtml |archive-date=23 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210323094717/https://www.eurosport.co.uk/snooker/tour-championship/2021/tour-championship-2021-ronnie-osullivan-sinks-1100th-century-in-tense-win-over-john-higgins_sto8188921/story.shtml |url-status=live}}</ref> O'Sullivan then made a break of 101, the 1,100th century break of his career.<ref name="match1b"/> In frame 17 after O'Sullivan suffered a {{cuegloss|kick}}, he whacked his cue stick on the table in frustration, Higgins winning the frame.<ref name="match1b"/> O'Sullivan won the match in frame 18, after Higgins missed a {{cuegloss|pot}} on the {{cuegloss|yellow ball}}.<ref name="match1b"/>
+The first round of the event was the quarter-finals, held from 22 to 25 March 2021.<ref name="snoo_Orde">{{Cite web |title=Order of Play |last=Årdalen |first=Hermund |work=snooker.org |access-date=23 March 2021 |url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?template=45&event=1097 |url-status=live |archive-date=23 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210323094735/https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js }}</ref> The first match was held between [[Ronnie O'Sullivan]] and [[John Higgins]], who had contested the final of the 2021 Players Championship, Higgins winning 10–3.<ref name="bbc Higgins/O'Sullivan">{{Cite web |title=Higgins thrashes O'Sullivan in final |work=BBC Sport |access-date=23 March 2021 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/56227208 |date=28 February 2021 |archive-date=1 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210301085857/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/56227208 |url-status=live}}</ref> O'Sullivan had won 37 of the 68 matches the pair had competed in since they turned professional in 1992.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tour Championship 2021: 'Amazing' – Stephen Hendry on Ronnie O'Sullivan and John Higgins' rivalry |work=Eurosport UK |date=22 March 2021 |access-date=23 March 2021 |url=https://www.eurosport.co.uk/snooker/tour-championship/2021/tour-championship-2021-amazing-stephen-hendry-on-ronnie-o-sullivan-and-john-higgins-rivalry_sto8188142/story.shtml |archive-date=23 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210323094728/https://www.eurosport.co.uk/snooker/tour-championship/2021/tour-championship-2021-amazing-stephen-hendry-on-ronnie-o-sullivan-and-john-higgins-rivalry_sto8188142/story.shtml |url-status=live}}</ref> Higgins won the opening frame with a {{cuegloss|break}} of 72, before O'Sullivan won the next two frames to lead 2–1.<ref name="match1a">{{Cite web |title=Tour Championship snooker 2021 – Ronnie O'Sullivan leads John Higgins in quarter-final |author=Snowball, Ben |work=Eurosport UK |date=22 March 2021 |access-date=23 March 2021 |url=https://www.eurosport.co.uk/snooker/tour-championship/2021/tour-championship-snooker-2021-ronnie-osullivan-leads-john-higgins-in-quarter-final_sto8188580/story.shtml |archive-date=23 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210323094729/https://www.eurosport.co.uk/snooker/tour-championship/2021/tour-championship-snooker-2021-ronnie-osullivan-leads-john-higgins-in-quarter-final_sto8188580/story.shtml |url-status=live}}</ref> Higgins made the first [[century break]] of the event in frame four, and the pair remained tied at 3–3.<ref name="match1a"/> O'Sullivan won the final two frames of the {{cuegloss|session}} to lead 5–3.<ref name="match1a"/> After the match, O'Sullivan commented that he had almost pulled out of the event due to his [[cue stick]] being in poor condition, and had sent it for repairs twice.<ref name="repair">{{Cite web |title=Tour Championship 2021: 'Sigh of relief' – Ronnie O'Sullivan conquers cue crisis and John Higgins |work=Eurosport UK |date=22 March 2021 |access-date=23 March 2021 |url=https://www.eurosport.co.uk/snooker/tour-championship/2021/tour-championship-2021-sigh-of-relief-ronnie-o-sullivan-conquers-cue-crisis-and-john-higgins_sto8188936/story.shtml |archive-date=23 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210323094716/https://www.eurosport.co.uk/snooker/tour-championship/2021/tour-championship-2021-sigh-of-relief-ronnie-o-sullivan-conquers-cue-crisis-and-john-higgins_sto8188936/story.shtml |url-status=live}}</ref> O'Sullivan pulled ahead by three frames to 8–5 later in the match, making a break of 112, before Higgins made a 70 break in frame 15 to be one behind 7–8.<ref name="match1b">{{Cite web |title=Tour Championship 2021 – Ronnie O'Sullivan sinks 1100th century in tense win over John Higgins |author=Hincks, Michael |work=Eurosport UK |date=22 March 2021 |access-date=23 March 2021 |url=https://www.eurosport.co.uk/snooker/tour-championship/2021/tour-championship-2021-ronnie-osullivan-sinks-1100th-century-in-tense-win-over-john-higgins_sto8188921/story.shtml |archive-date=23 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210323094717/https://www.eurosport.co.uk/snooker/tour-championship/2021/tour-championship-2021-ronnie-osullivan-sinks-1100th-century-in-tense-win-over-john-higgins_sto8188921/story.shtml |url-status=live}}</ref> O'Sullivan then made a break of 101, the 1,100th century break of his career.<ref name="match1b"/> In frame 17 after O'Sullivan suffered a {{cuegloss|kick}}, he whacked his cue stick on the table in frustration, Higgins winning the frame.<ref name="match1b"/> O'Sullivan won the match in frame 18, after Higgins missed a {{cuegloss|pot}} on the {{cuegloss|yellow ball}}.<ref name="match1b"/>
-Australian [[Neil Robertson]] met [[Jack Lisowski]] in the second quarter-final.<ref name="euro_quarter2a">{{Cite web |title=Tour Championship snooker 2021 – Neil Robertson cruising towards semi-finals against Jack Lisowski |author=Snowball, Ben |work=Eurosport UK |date=23 March 2021 |access-date=23 March 2021 |url=https://www.eurosport.co.uk/snooker/tour-championship/2021/tour-championship-snooker-2021-neil-robertson-cruising-towards-semi-finals-against-jack-lisowski_sto8189568/story.shtml |archive-date=26 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210326144817/https://www.eurosport.co.uk/snooker/tour-championship/2021/tour-championship-snooker-2021-neil-robertson-cruising-towards-semi-finals-against-jack-lisowski_sto8189568/story.shtml |url-status=live}}</ref> Robertson won the opening frame, but Lisowski took the second, and later tied the match at 2–2.<ref name="euro_quarter2a"/><ref name="live_Matc">{{Cite web |title=Match Result {{!}} World Snooker Live Scores |work=livescores.worldsnookerdata.com |access-date=6 May 2021 |url=https://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Matches/Result/14184/826066 }}</ref> Lisowski only scored 39 more points over the next four frames, Robertson making two century breaks, and lead 6–2 between sessions.<ref name="euro_quarter2a"/>  In the evening session, Lisowski won the first two frames, but Robertson won the next three to lead 9–4.<ref name="spor_Neil">{{Cite web |title=Neil Robertson brushes past Jack Lisowski at snooker's Tour Championship |work=Sporting Life |access-date=24 March 2021 |url=https://www.sportinglife.com/snooker/news/robertson-thunders-past-lisowski/190341 |date=23 March 2021 |archive-date=26 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210326144820/https://www.sportinglife.com/snooker/news/robertson-thunders-past-lisowski/190341 |url-status=live}}</ref> In frame 14, Lisowski made a break of 129, before Robertson won the match 10–5 in frame 15.<ref name="euroquarter2b">{{Cite web |title=Tour Championship snooker 2021 – Neil Robertson beats Jack Lisowski to reach semi-finals |author=Walker-Robertson, James |work=Eurosport UK |date=23 March 2021 |access-date=24 March 2021 |url=https://www.eurosport.co.uk/snooker/tour-championship/2021/tour-championship-snooker-2021-neil-robertson-beats-jack-lisowski-to-reach-semi-finals_sto8189881/story.shtml |archive-date=26 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210326144817/https://www.eurosport.co.uk/snooker/tour-championship/2021/tour-championship-snooker-2021-neil-robertson-beats-jack-lisowski-to-reach-semi-finals_sto8189881/story.shtml |url-status=live}}</ref> Robertson claimed that Lisowski would need a "killer instinct" to improve his game going forward.<ref name="wst._Thun">{{Cite web |title=Thunder Storms To Celtic Manor Semis |work=World Snooker |date=23 March 2021 |access-date=24 March 2021 |url=https://wst.tv/thunder-storms-to-celtic-manor-semis/ |archive-date=24 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210324163545/https://wst.tv/thunder-storms-to-celtic-manor-semis/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
+Australian [[Neil Robertson]] met [[Jack Lisowski]] in the second quarter-final.<ref name="euro_quarter2a">{{Cite web |title=Tour Championship snooker 2021 – Neil Robertson cruising towards semi-finals against Jack Lisowski |author=Snowball, Ben |work=Eurosport UK |date=23 March 2021 |access-date=23 March 2021 |url=https://www.eurosport.co.uk/snooker/tour-championship/2021/tour-championship-snooker-2021-neil-robertson-cruising-towards-semi-finals-against-jack-lisowski_sto8189568/story.shtml |archive-date=26 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210326144817/https://www.eurosport.co.uk/snooker/tour-championship/2021/tour-championship-snooker-2021-neil-robertson-cruising-towards-semi-finals-against-jack-lisowski_sto8189568/story.shtml |url-status=live}}</ref> Robertson won the opening frame, but Lisowski took the second, and later tied the match at 2–2.<ref name="euro_quarter2a"/><ref name="live_Matc">{{Cite web |title=Match Result {{!}} World Snooker Live Scores |work=livescores.worldsnookerdata.com |access-date=6 May 2021 |url=https://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Matches/Result/14184/826066 |archive-date=7 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507121816/https://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Matches/Result/14184/826066 |url-status=live }}</ref> Lisowski only scored 39 more points over the next four frames, Robertson making two century breaks, and lead 6–2 between sessions.<ref name="euro_quarter2a"/>  In the evening session, Lisowski won the first two frames, but Robertson won the next three to lead 9–4.<ref name="spor_Neil">{{Cite web |title=Neil Robertson brushes past Jack Lisowski at snooker's Tour Championship |work=Sporting Life |access-date=24 March 2021 |url=https://www.sportinglife.com/snooker/news/robertson-thunders-past-lisowski/190341 |date=23 March 2021 |archive-date=26 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210326144820/https://www.sportinglife.com/snooker/news/robertson-thunders-past-lisowski/190341 |url-status=live}}</ref> In frame 14, Lisowski made a break of 129, before Robertson won the match 10–5 in frame 15.<ref name="euroquarter2b">{{Cite web |title=Tour Championship snooker 2021 – Neil Robertson beats Jack Lisowski to reach semi-finals |author=Walker-Robertson, James |work=Eurosport UK |date=23 March 2021 |access-date=24 March 2021 |url=https://www.eurosport.co.uk/snooker/tour-championship/2021/tour-championship-snooker-2021-neil-robertson-beats-jack-lisowski-to-reach-semi-finals_sto8189881/story.shtml |archive-date=26 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210326144817/https://www.eurosport.co.uk/snooker/tour-championship/2021/tour-championship-snooker-2021-neil-robertson-beats-jack-lisowski-to-reach-semi-finals_sto8189881/story.shtml |url-status=live}}</ref> Robertson claimed that Lisowski would need a "killer instinct" to improve his game going forward.<ref name="wst._Thun">{{Cite web |title=Thunder Storms To Celtic Manor Semis |work=World Snooker |date=23 March 2021 |access-date=24 March 2021 |url=https://wst.tv/thunder-storms-to-celtic-manor-semis/ |archive-date=24 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210324163545/https://wst.tv/thunder-storms-to-celtic-manor-semis/ |url-status=dead}}</ref>
-The third quarter-final was held between English players [[Kyren Wilson]] and [[Mark Selby]]. Wilson won the opening frame before Selby made a break of 109 in the second.<ref name="live q3">{{Cite web |title=Match Result {{!}} World Snooker Live Scores |work=livescores.worldsnookerdata.com |access-date=24 March 2021 |url=https://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Matches/Result/14184/826067 |archive-date=24 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210324163550/https://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Matches/Result/14184/826067 |url-status=live }}</ref> Selby also won the next two frames with breaks of 81 and 54.<ref name="wst._Thun"/> Wilson won frame five with a break of 83, but Selby won the remaining three frames of the first session, despite a break of 50 by Wilson in frame seven.<ref name="quarter3a">{{Cite web |title=Tour Championship Snooker 2021 – Mark Selby takes control of quarter-final with Kyren Wilson |author=Livie, Alex |work=Eurosport UK |date=24 March 2021 |access-date=24 March 2021 |url=https://www.eurosport.co.uk/snooker/tour-championship/2021/tour-championship-snooker-2021-mark-selby-takes-control-of-quarter-final-with-kyren-wilson_sto8190759/story.shtml |archive-date=24 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210324163520/https://www.eurosport.co.uk/snooker/tour-championship/2021/tour-championship-snooker-2021-mark-selby-takes-control-of-quarter-final-with-kyren-wilson_sto8190759/story.shtml |url-status=live}}</ref> Leading 6–2 after the first session, Selby made a {{cuegloss|clearance}} of 84 in frame nine, Wilson winning frame 10.<ref name="q3b"/> Selby won the next frame with a break of 75, and won the match 10–3 with a break of 88 in frame 13.<ref name="q3b">{{Cite web |title=Mark Selby thrashes Kyren Wilson to reach snooker's Tour Championship semi-finals |work=Sporting Life|access-date=26 March 2021 |url=https://www.sportinglife.com/snooker/news/sizzling-selby-wallops-wilson/190370 |date=24 March 2021 |archive-date=26 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210326144826/https://www.sportinglife.com/snooker/news/sizzling-selby-wallops-wilson/190370 |url-status=live}}</ref> The match was the seventh time the two players had met in a professional match, Selby winning all of them.<ref name="q3c">{{Cite web |title=Selby Eases Past Wilson |work=World Snooker |date=24 March 2021 |access-date=26 March 2021 |url=https://wst.tv/selby-eases-past-wilson/ |archive-date=26 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210326144818/https://wst.tv/selby-eases-past-wilson/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Barring the [[2021 Snooker Shoot Out|Snooker Shoot Out]], a one-frame tournament, this was the only event in the season Wilson had not scored a single century break.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Mark Selby (England) defeats Kyren Wilson (England) 10–3 |magazine=[[Snooker Scene]] |issue=May 2021 |location=Stourbridge |author=Yates, Phil |page=8}}</ref>
+The third quarter-final was held between English players [[Kyren Wilson]] and [[Mark Selby]]. Wilson won the opening frame before Selby made a break of 109 in the second.<ref name="live q3">{{Cite web |title=Match Result {{!}} World Snooker Live Scores |work=livescores.worldsnookerdata.com |access-date=24 March 2021 |url=https://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Matches/Result/14184/826067 |archive-date=24 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210324163550/https://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Matches/Result/14184/826067 |url-status=live }}</ref> Selby also won the next two frames with breaks of 81 and 54.<ref name="wst._Thun"/> Wilson won frame five with a break of 83, but Selby won the remaining three frames of the first session, despite a break of 50 by Wilson in frame seven.<ref name="quarter3a">{{Cite web |title=Tour Championship Snooker 2021 – Mark Selby takes control of quarter-final with Kyren Wilson |author=Livie, Alex |work=Eurosport UK |date=24 March 2021 |access-date=24 March 2021 |url=https://www.eurosport.co.uk/snooker/tour-championship/2021/tour-championship-snooker-2021-mark-selby-takes-control-of-quarter-final-with-kyren-wilson_sto8190759/story.shtml |archive-date=24 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210324163520/https://www.eurosport.co.uk/snooker/tour-championship/2021/tour-championship-snooker-2021-mark-selby-takes-control-of-quarter-final-with-kyren-wilson_sto8190759/story.shtml |url-status=live}}</ref> Leading 6–2 after the first session, Selby made a {{cuegloss|clearance}} of 84 in frame nine, Wilson winning frame 10.<ref name="q3b"/> Selby won the next frame with a break of 75, and won the match 10–3 with a break of 88 in frame 13.<ref name="q3b">{{Cite web |title=Mark Selby thrashes Kyren Wilson to reach snooker's Tour Championship semi-finals |work=Sporting Life|access-date=26 March 2021 |url=https://www.sportinglife.com/snooker/news/sizzling-selby-wallops-wilson/190370 |date=24 March 2021 |archive-date=26 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210326144826/https://www.sportinglife.com/snooker/news/sizzling-selby-wallops-wilson/190370 |url-status=live}}</ref> The match was the seventh time the two players had met in a professional match, Selby winning all of them.<ref name="q3c">{{Cite web |title=Selby Eases Past Wilson |work=World Snooker |date=24 March 2021 |access-date=26 March 2021 |url=https://wst.tv/selby-eases-past-wilson/ |archive-date=26 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210326144818/https://wst.tv/selby-eases-past-wilson/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> Barring the [[2021 Snooker Shoot Out|Snooker Shoot Out]], a one-frame tournament, this was the only event in the season Wilson had not scored a single century break.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Mark Selby (England) defeats Kyren Wilson (England) 10–3 |magazine=[[Snooker Scene]] |issue=May 2021 |location=Stourbridge |author=Yates, Phil |page=8}}</ref>
-[[Judd Trump]] met [[Barry Hawkins]] in the last quarter-final. Hawkins won the first two frames with breaks of 70 and 90 before Trump equalled the score at 2–2, making a break of 119 in frame four.<ref name="q4a">{{Cite web |title=Hawkins Edges First Session |work=World Snooker |date=25 March 2021 |access-date=26 March 2021 |url=https://wst.tv/hawkins-edges-first-session/ |archive-date=26 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210326144819/https://wst.tv/hawkins-edges-first-session/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The next three frames were won by Hawkins, before Trump took frame eight to trail 3–5.<ref name="q4a"/> Returning for the second session, Hawkins made a break of 121 in frame nine and won frame 10 to lead 7–3.<ref name="q4b">{{Cite web |title=Hawk Downs The Juddernaut |work=World Snooker |date=25 March 2021 |access-date=26 March 2021 |url=https://wst.tv/hawk-downs-the-juddernaut/ |archive-date=26 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210326144820/https://wst.tv/hawk-downs-the-juddernaut/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="q4c">{{Cite web |title=Tour Championship 2021 – Barry Hawkins knocks out Judd Trump, sets up Ronnie O'Sullivan semi-final |work=Eurosport UK |date=25 March 2021 |access-date=26 March 2021 |url=https://www.eurosport.co.uk/snooker/tour-championship/2021/tour-championship-2021-barry-hawkins-knocks-out-judd-trump-sets-up-ronnie-o-sullivan-semi-final_sto8192837/story.shtml |archive-date=26 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210326144818/https://www.eurosport.co.uk/snooker/tour-championship/2021/tour-championship-2021-barry-hawkins-knocks-out-judd-trump-sets-up-ronnie-o-sullivan-semi-final_sto8192837/story.shtml |url-status=live}}</ref> Trump returned with breaks of 64 and 86 before the {{cuegloss|mid-session interval}}, and won frame 13 with a break of 86, to trail by a single frame.<ref name="q4b"/> Hawkins won the next two frames including a break of 61 to lead 9–6.<ref name="q4b"/> Hawkins had the first chance in frame 16, but his break of 45, where he misjudged the path of a {{cuegloss|red ball}} and was bested by a break of 94 by Trump.<ref name="q4d">{{Cite web |title=Tour Championship snooker 2021 – 'Negative thoughts' – Barry Hawkins holds nerve to stun Judd Trump |work=Eurosport |date=25 March 2021 |access-date=26 March 2021 |url=https://www.eurosport.com/snooker/tour-championship/2021/tour-championship-2021-barry-hawkins-knocks-out-judd-trump-sets-up-ronnie-o-sullivan-semi-final_sto8193092/story.shtml |archive-date=26 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210326144806/https://www.eurosport.com/snooker/tour-championship/2021/tour-championship-2021-barry-hawkins-knocks-out-judd-trump-sets-up-ronnie-o-sullivan-semi-final_sto8193092/story.shtml |url-status=live}}</ref> In a nervy 17th frame, Hawkins won the match 10–7 after potting a long {{cuegloss|brown ball}}.<ref name="q4b"/> Hawkins later suggested that his loss to Trump at the [[2021 German Masters]], where he led 5–1, but lost 5–6 played on his mind: "I didn't throw the match away against Judd [Trump] (at the German Masters), but I nearly did the same thing tonight. If it goes 9–8 then I'm starting to feel it again."<ref name="q4d"/>
+[[Judd Trump]] met [[Barry Hawkins]] in the last quarter-final. Hawkins won the first two frames with breaks of 70 and 90 before Trump equalled the score at 2–2, making a break of 119 in frame four.<ref name="q4a">{{Cite web |title=Hawkins Edges First Session |work=World Snooker |date=25 March 2021 |access-date=26 March 2021 |url=https://wst.tv/hawkins-edges-first-session/ |archive-date=26 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210326144819/https://wst.tv/hawkins-edges-first-session/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> The next three frames were won by Hawkins, before Trump took frame eight to trail 3–5.<ref name="q4a"/> Returning for the second session, Hawkins made a break of 121 in frame nine and won frame 10 to lead 7–3.<ref name="q4b">{{Cite web |title=Hawk Downs The Juddernaut |work=World Snooker |date=25 March 2021 |access-date=26 March 2021 |url=https://wst.tv/hawk-downs-the-juddernaut/ |archive-date=26 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210326144820/https://wst.tv/hawk-downs-the-juddernaut/ |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="q4c">{{Cite web |title=Tour Championship 2021 – Barry Hawkins knocks out Judd Trump, sets up Ronnie O'Sullivan semi-final |work=Eurosport UK |date=25 March 2021 |access-date=26 March 2021 |url=https://www.eurosport.co.uk/snooker/tour-championship/2021/tour-championship-2021-barry-hawkins-knocks-out-judd-trump-sets-up-ronnie-o-sullivan-semi-final_sto8192837/story.shtml |archive-date=26 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210326144818/https://www.eurosport.co.uk/snooker/tour-championship/2021/tour-championship-2021-barry-hawkins-knocks-out-judd-trump-sets-up-ronnie-o-sullivan-semi-final_sto8192837/story.shtml |url-status=live}}</ref> Trump returned with breaks of 64 and 86 before the {{cuegloss|mid-session interval}}, and won frame 13 with a break of 86, to trail by a single frame.<ref name="q4b"/> Hawkins won the next two frames including a break of 61 to lead 9–6.<ref name="q4b"/> Hawkins had the first chance in frame 16, but his break of 45, where he misjudged the path of a {{cuegloss|red ball}} and was bested by a break of 94 by Trump.<ref name="q4d">{{Cite web |title=Tour Championship snooker 2021 – 'Negative thoughts' – Barry Hawkins holds nerve to stun Judd Trump |work=Eurosport |date=25 March 2021 |access-date=26 March 2021 |url=https://www.eurosport.com/snooker/tour-championship/2021/tour-championship-2021-barry-hawkins-knocks-out-judd-trump-sets-up-ronnie-o-sullivan-semi-final_sto8193092/story.shtml |archive-date=26 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210326144806/https://www.eurosport.com/snooker/tour-championship/2021/tour-championship-2021-barry-hawkins-knocks-out-judd-trump-sets-up-ronnie-o-sullivan-semi-final_sto8193092/story.shtml |url-status=live}}</ref> In a nervy 17th frame, Hawkins won the match 10–7 after potting a long {{cuegloss|brown ball}}.<ref name="q4b"/> Hawkins later suggested that his loss to Trump at the [[2021 German Masters]], where he led 5–1, but lost 5–6 played on his mind: "I didn't throw the match away against Judd [Trump] (at the German Masters), but I nearly did the same thing tonight. If it goes 9–8 then I'm starting to feel it again."<ref name="q4d"/>
 ===Semi-finals===
 [[File:Barry Hawkins at Snooker German Masters (Martin Rulsch) 2014-01-29 03.jpg|thumb|alt=Barry Hawkins playing a shot|[[Barry Hawkins]] (pictured) led [[Ronnie O'Sullivan]] 9–6, but lost 9–10.]]
-The semi-finals were played on 26 and 27 March.<ref name="snoo_Orde"/> Robertson played Selby in the first and took the first two frames including a break of 114.<ref name=s1a>{{cite web |url=https://www.eurosport.co.uk/snooker/tour-championship/2021/tour-championship-snooker-2021-neil-robertson-in-command-of-semi-final-clash-with-mark-selby_sto8194071/story.shtml |work=Eurosport |author=Livie, Alex |date=26 March 2021 |title=Tour Championship snooker 2021 - Neil Robertson in command of semi-final clash with Mark Selby|access-date=27 March 2021 |archive-date=28 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210328124403/https://www.eurosport.co.uk/snooker/tour-championship/2021/tour-championship-snooker-2021-neil-robertson-in-command-of-semi-final-clash-with-mark-selby_sto8194071/story.shtml |url-status=live}}</ref> In the third frame, Selby made a series of errors allowing Robertson to take the frame, and led 4–0 after a break of 77 in the next frame.<ref name=s1a/> Selby won two successive frames with breaks of 80 and 93.<ref name=s1a/> Robertson took the final two frames of the session to lead 6–2 after being left a {{cuegloss|free ball}} in frame eight.<ref name=s1a/><ref name="s1b">{{Cite web |title=Robertson In Control |work=World Snooker |date=26 March 2021 |access-date=28 March 2021 |url=https://wst.tv/robertson-in-control/ |archive-date=26 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210326203316/https://wst.tv/robertson-in-control/ |url-status=live}}</ref> On the resumption, Robertson made a break of 136, before making breaks of 84 and 103 to lead 9–2. Selby won the next frame, but Roberston took frame 13 to complete a 10–3 victory.<ref name="s1c">{{Cite web |title=Robertson Reaches Tour Final |work=World Snooker |date=26 March 2021 |access-date=28 March 2021 |url=https://wst.tv/robertson-reaches-tour-final/ |archive-date=27 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210327013415/https://wst.tv/robertson-reaches-tour-final/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Robertson commented "My safety was fantastic, my long game was excellent – probably as good as it has been. I created a lot of opportunities", and cited his form was helped by not competing in some preceding events.<ref name="euro_Tour">{{Cite web |title=Tour Championship 2021 – Neil Robertson defends schedule after defeating Mark Selby to reach final |author=Livie, Alex |work=Eurosport |date=26 March 2021 |access-date=28 March 2021 |url=https://www.eurosport.com/snooker/tour-championship/2021/tour-championship-2021-neil-robertson-defends-schedule-after-defeating-mark-selby-to-reach-final_sto8194671/story.shtml |archive-date=28 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210328124438/https://www.eurosport.com/snooker/tour-championship/2021/tour-championship-2021-neil-robertson-defends-schedule-after-defeating-mark-selby-to-reach-final_sto8194671/story.shtml |url-status=live}}</ref>
+The semi-finals were played on 26 and 27 March.<ref name="snoo_Orde"/> Robertson played Selby in the first and took the first two frames including a break of 114.<ref name=s1a>{{cite web |url=https://www.eurosport.co.uk/snooker/tour-championship/2021/tour-championship-snooker-2021-neil-robertson-in-command-of-semi-final-clash-with-mark-selby_sto8194071/story.shtml |work=Eurosport |author=Livie, Alex |date=26 March 2021 |title=Tour Championship snooker 2021 - Neil Robertson in command of semi-final clash with Mark Selby|access-date=27 March 2021 |archive-date=28 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210328124403/https://www.eurosport.co.uk/snooker/tour-championship/2021/tour-championship-snooker-2021-neil-robertson-in-command-of-semi-final-clash-with-mark-selby_sto8194071/story.shtml |url-status=live}}</ref> In the third frame, Selby made a series of errors allowing Robertson to take the frame, and led 4–0 after a break of 77 in the next frame.<ref name=s1a/> Selby won two successive frames with breaks of 80 and 93.<ref name=s1a/> Robertson took the final two frames of the session to lead 6–2 after being left a {{cuegloss|free ball}} in frame eight.<ref name=s1a/><ref name="s1b">{{Cite web |title=Robertson In Control |work=World Snooker |date=26 March 2021 |access-date=28 March 2021 |url=https://wst.tv/robertson-in-control/ |archive-date=26 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210326203316/https://wst.tv/robertson-in-control/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> On the resumption, Robertson made a break of 136, before making breaks of 84 and 103 to lead 9–2. Selby won the next frame, but Roberston took frame 13 to complete a 10–3 victory.<ref name="s1c">{{Cite web |title=Robertson Reaches Tour Final |work=World Snooker |date=26 March 2021 |access-date=28 March 2021 |url=https://wst.tv/robertson-reaches-tour-final/ |archive-date=27 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210327013415/https://wst.tv/robertson-reaches-tour-final/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> Robertson commented "My safety was fantastic, my long game was excellent – probably as good as it has been. I created a lot of opportunities", and cited his form was helped by not competing in some preceding events.<ref name="euro_Tour">{{Cite web |title=Tour Championship 2021 – Neil Robertson defends schedule after defeating Mark Selby to reach final |author=Livie, Alex |work=Eurosport |date=26 March 2021 |access-date=28 March 2021 |url=https://www.eurosport.com/snooker/tour-championship/2021/tour-championship-2021-neil-robertson-defends-schedule-after-defeating-mark-selby-to-reach-final_sto8194671/story.shtml |archive-date=28 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210328124438/https://www.eurosport.com/snooker/tour-championship/2021/tour-championship-2021-neil-robertson-defends-schedule-after-defeating-mark-selby-to-reach-final_sto8194671/story.shtml |url-status=live}}</ref>
-The second semi-final was played between O'Sullivan and Hawkins. O'Sullivan had won 15 of the 17 prior professional matches they had contested.<ref name="s2a">{{Cite web |title=O'Sullivan and Hawkins All Square |work=World Snooker |date=27 March 2021 |access-date=28 March 2021 |url=https://wst.tv/rocket-and-hawk-all-square/ |archive-date=27 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210327203305/https://wst.tv/rocket-and-hawk-all-square/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Hawkins led the match 3–0, with breaks of 125 and 138, but O'Sullivan won four straight frames to lead 4–3. Hawkins took the final frame of the first session to tie the match at 4–4 with a break of 65.<ref name="s2a"/><ref name="s2b">{{Cite web |title=Tour Championship 2021 – Barry Hawkins, Ronnie O'Sullivan all square heading into evening session |work=Eurosport UK |date=27 March 2021 |access-date=28 March 2021 |url=https://www.eurosport.co.uk/snooker/tour-championship/2021/tour-championship-2021-barry-hawkins-ronnie-o-sullivan-all-square-heading-into-evening-session_sto8195262/story.shtml |archive-date=28 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210328124615/https://www.eurosport.co.uk/snooker/tour-championship/2021/tour-championship-2021-barry-hawkins-ronnie-o-sullivan-all-square-heading-into-evening-session_sto8195262/story.shtml |url-status=live}}</ref> In the second session, O'Sullivan took frame nine, but Hawkins won the next three with breaks of 74, 50 and 103.<ref name="s2c">{{Cite web |title=Tour Championship – Ronnie O'Sullivan launches comeback to beat Hawkins and set up Robertson final |author=Koylu, Enis |work=Eurosport UK |date=27 March 2021 |access-date=28 March 2021 |url=https://www.eurosport.co.uk/snooker/tour-championship/2021/tour-championship-o-sullivan-launches-comeback-to-beat-hawkins-and-set-up-robertson-final_sto8195896/story.shtml |archive-date=28 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210328124508/https://www.eurosport.co.uk/snooker/tour-championship/2021/tour-championship-o-sullivan-launches-comeback-to-beat-hawkins-and-set-up-robertson-final_sto8195896/story.shtml |url-status=live}}</ref> O'Sullivan won frame 13 to trail 6–7 with a break of 78.<ref name="s2c"/> Hawkins won the next two frames with breaks of 56 and 73 to lead 9–6.<ref name="s2c"/> In frame 16, Hawkins led with a break of 46, but O'Sullivan won the frame with a break of 71, and took the next with a break of 90 to trail 8–9.<ref name="s2c"/> O'Sullivan also won the next frame after Hawkins missed a {{cuegloss|green ball}} to send the match to a {{cuegloss|deciding frame}}.<ref name="s2c"/><ref name="s2d">{{Cite web |title=Ronnie O'Sullivan beats Barry Hawkins to reach Tour Championship final |work=Sporting Life |date=27 March 2021 |access-date=28 March 2021 |url=https://www.sportinglife.com/snooker/news/osullivan-snatches-victory/190451 |archive-date=29 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210329104342/https://www.sportinglife.com/snooker/news/osullivan-snatches-victory/190451 |url-status=live}}</ref> O'Sullivan led the final frame 48–0, but Hawkins missed a {{cuegloss|black ball}} meaning he required foul shots to win the match. He was unable to score the foul points, allowing O'Sullivan to win the match 10–9.<ref name="s2d"/><ref name="wst._Rock">{{Cite web |title=Rocket Fightback Floors Hawk |work=World Snooker |date=27 March 2021 |access-date=28 March 2021 |url=https://wst.tv/rocket-fightback-floors-hawk/ |archive-date=27 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210327233656/https://wst.tv/rocket-fightback-floors-hawk/ |url-status=live}}</ref> After the match, O'Sullivan suggested that Hawkins deserved to win the match "I feel for Barry, he's been grafting at his game, and he's been unlucky in a few results. He deserved that victory. It's a horrible way to lose, but hopefully he can respond from that."<ref name="s2d"/>
+The second semi-final was played between O'Sullivan and Hawkins. O'Sullivan had won 15 of the 17 prior professional matches they had contested.<ref name="s2a">{{Cite web |title=O'Sullivan and Hawkins All Square |work=World Snooker |date=27 March 2021 |access-date=28 March 2021 |url=https://wst.tv/rocket-and-hawk-all-square/ |archive-date=27 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210327203305/https://wst.tv/rocket-and-hawk-all-square/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> Hawkins led the match 3–0, with breaks of 125 and 138, but O'Sullivan won four straight frames to lead 4–3. Hawkins took the final frame of the first session to tie the match at 4–4 with a break of 65.<ref name="s2a"/><ref name="s2b">{{Cite web |title=Tour Championship 2021 – Barry Hawkins, Ronnie O'Sullivan all square heading into evening session |work=Eurosport UK |date=27 March 2021 |access-date=28 March 2021 |url=https://www.eurosport.co.uk/snooker/tour-championship/2021/tour-championship-2021-barry-hawkins-ronnie-o-sullivan-all-square-heading-into-evening-session_sto8195262/story.shtml |archive-date=28 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210328124615/https://www.eurosport.co.uk/snooker/tour-championship/2021/tour-championship-2021-barry-hawkins-ronnie-o-sullivan-all-square-heading-into-evening-session_sto8195262/story.shtml |url-status=live}}</ref> In the second session, O'Sullivan took frame nine, but Hawkins won the next three with breaks of 74, 50 and 103.<ref name="s2c">{{Cite web |title=Tour Championship – Ronnie O'Sullivan launches comeback to beat Hawkins and set up Robertson final |author=Koylu, Enis |work=Eurosport UK |date=27 March 2021 |access-date=28 March 2021 |url=https://www.eurosport.co.uk/snooker/tour-championship/2021/tour-championship-o-sullivan-launches-comeback-to-beat-hawkins-and-set-up-robertson-final_sto8195896/story.shtml |archive-date=28 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210328124508/https://www.eurosport.co.uk/snooker/tour-championship/2021/tour-championship-o-sullivan-launches-comeback-to-beat-hawkins-and-set-up-robertson-final_sto8195896/story.shtml |url-status=live}}</ref> O'Sullivan won frame 13 to trail 6–7 with a break of 78.<ref name="s2c"/> Hawkins won the next two frames with breaks of 56 and 73 to lead 9–6.<ref name="s2c"/> In frame 16, Hawkins led with a break of 46, but O'Sullivan won the frame with a break of 71, and took the next with a break of 90 to trail 8–9.<ref name="s2c"/> O'Sullivan also won the next frame after Hawkins missed a {{cuegloss|green ball}} to send the match to a {{cuegloss|deciding frame}}.<ref name="s2c"/><ref name="s2d">{{Cite web |title=Ronnie O'Sullivan beats Barry Hawkins to reach Tour Championship final |work=Sporting Life |date=27 March 2021 |access-date=28 March 2021 |url=https://www.sportinglife.com/snooker/news/osullivan-snatches-victory/190451 |archive-date=29 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210329104342/https://www.sportinglife.com/snooker/news/osullivan-snatches-victory/190451 |url-status=live}}</ref> O'Sullivan led the final frame 48–0, but Hawkins missed a {{cuegloss|black ball}} meaning he required foul shots to win the match. He was unable to score the foul points, allowing O'Sullivan to win the match 10–9.<ref name="s2d"/><ref name="wst._Rock">{{Cite web |title=Rocket Fightback Floors Hawk |work=World Snooker |date=27 March 2021 |access-date=28 March 2021 |url=https://wst.tv/rocket-fightback-floors-hawk/ |archive-date=27 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210327233656/https://wst.tv/rocket-fightback-floors-hawk/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> After the match, O'Sullivan suggested that Hawkins deserved to win the match: "I feel for Barry, he's been grafting at his game, and he's been unlucky in a few results. He deserved that victory. It's a horrible way to lose, but hopefully he can respond from that."<ref name="s2d"/>
 ===Final===
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 The final was played between Robertson and O'Sullivan on 28 March.<ref name="fa">{{Cite web |date=28 March 2021 |title=Tour Championship snooker 2021 – Ronnie O'Sullivan and Neil Robertson all square in final |url=https://www.eurosport.co.uk/snooker/tour-championship/2021/tour-championship-snooker-news-2021-ronnie-o-sullivan-and-neil-robertson-all-square-in-final_sto8196591/story.shtml |access-date=29 March 2021 |website=Eurosport UK  |archive-date=29 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210329104316/https://www.eurosport.co.uk/snooker/tour-championship/2021/tour-championship-snooker-news-2021-ronnie-o-sullivan-and-neil-robertson-all-square-in-final_sto8196591/story.shtml |url-status=live}}</ref> O'Sullivan won the opening frame, before a century break by Robertson tied the match 1–1.<ref name=fa/> O'Sullivan made a century break of his own before Robertson tied the scores at 2–2.<ref name=fa/> Robertson then moved into a 4–2 lead before O'Sullivan produced breaks of 68 and 133 to level the scores at 4–4.<ref name="fb">{{Cite web |title=Tour Championship snooker 2021 – Ronnie O'Sullivan and Neil Robertson all square in final |author=Netherton, Alexander |work=Eurosport UK |date=28 March 2021 |access-date=29 March 2021 |url=https://www.eurosport.co.uk/snooker/tour-championship/2021/tour-championship-snooker-news-2021-ronnie-o-sullivan-and-neil-robertson-all-square-in-final_sto8196591/story.shtml |archive-date=29 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210329104316/https://www.eurosport.co.uk/snooker/tour-championship/2021/tour-championship-snooker-news-2021-ronnie-o-sullivan-and-neil-robertson-all-square-in-final_sto8196591/story.shtml |url-status=live}}</ref> In the evening session, Robertson made breaks of 93 and 75 to lead 6–4 with O'Sullivan making mistakes in each frame.<ref name="fc"/> Robertson then made breaks of 123 and 119 to lead 8–4.<ref name="fc">{{Cite web |title=Tour Championship 2021 – Neil Robertson delivers masterclass to crush Ronnie O'Sullivan to win title |author=Livie, Alex |work=Eurosport UK |date=28 March 2021 |access-date=29 March 2021 |url=https://www.eurosport.co.uk/snooker/tour-championship/2021/tour-championship-2021-neil-robertson-delivers-masterclass-to-crush-ronnie-o-sullivan-to-win-title_sto8197302/story.shtml |archive-date=29 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210329104318/https://www.eurosport.co.uk/snooker/tour-championship/2021/tour-championship-2021-neil-robertson-delivers-masterclass-to-crush-ronnie-o-sullivan-to-win-title_sto8197302/story.shtml |url-status=live}}</ref> In those four frames, he scored 442 points, to O'Sullivan's 16.<ref name="fc"/>  Robertson won frame 13, before a 114 in frame 14 to win 10–4.<ref name="fc"/> The final featured seven century breaks, five by Robertson and two by O'Sullivan.<ref name=fe>{{Cite web |title=Neil Robertson beats Ronnie O'Sullivan 10–4 in Tour Championship final |url=https://www.sportinglife.com/snooker/news/awesome-robertson-overpowers-ronnie/190467 |access-date=29 March 2021 |website=Sporting Life |date=28 March 2021 |archive-date=29 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210329104318/https://www.sportinglife.com/snooker/news/awesome-robertson-overpowers-ronnie/190467 |url-status=live}}</ref> Over the evening session, O'Sullivan accumulated only 26 points to Robertson's 650.<ref name="fd"/><ref>{{cite magazine |title=Robertson's exhibition of excellence earns Cazoo Tour Championship title |magazine=[[Snooker Scene]] |issue=May 2021 |location=Stourbridge |author=Everton, Clive |page=5}}</ref>
-The loss was O'Sullivan's fifth loss in a ranking final in the season, having never lost more than three in a row previously.<ref name="fd">{{Cite web |title=Tour Championship snooker 2021: 'Like he was playing pool' – Ronnie O'Sullivan lauds Neil Robertson |author=Snowball, Ben |work=Eurosport UK |date=28 March 2021 |access-date=29 March 2021 |url=https://www.eurosport.co.uk/snooker/tour-championship/2021/tour-championship-snooker-2021-like-he-was-playing-pool-ronnie-osullivan-lauds-neil-robertson_sto8197655/story.shtml |archive-date=29 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210329104317/https://www.eurosport.co.uk/snooker/tour-championship/2021/tour-championship-snooker-2021-like-he-was-playing-pool-ronnie-osullivan-lauds-neil-robertson_sto8197655/story.shtml |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |title=Final |magazine=Snooker Scene |issue=May 2021 |location=Stourbridge |author=Yates, Phil |page=9}}</ref> He praised Robertson's play after the match, saying "I’ve never seen anyone play as well as that... I can't compete with that."<ref name="fd"/><ref>{{Cite news |title=Robertson beats O'Sullivan to win title  |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/56552769 |date=28 March 2021 |access-date=29 March 2021 |archive-date=29 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210329104347/https://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/56552769 |url-status=live}}</ref> This was Robertson's 20th ranking event win, putting him as the seventh highest winner ahead of Mark Selby. Before the tournament, Robertson had won just one match in the calendar year preceding, but commented that the performance put him in good standing for the world championship.<ref name=fe/> In winning the event, Robertson was also able to collect the Cazoo Cup.<ref name="wst._Fina">{{Cite web |title=Final 2020–2021 Cazoo Series |work=World Snooker |access-date=29 March 2021 |url=https://wst.tv/rankings/cazoo-series/ |archive-date=29 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210329104340/https://wst.tv/rankings/cazoo-series/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
+The loss was O'Sullivan's fifth loss in a ranking final in the season, having never lost more than three in a row previously.<ref name="fd">{{Cite web |title=Tour Championship snooker 2021: 'Like he was playing pool' – Ronnie O'Sullivan lauds Neil Robertson |author=Snowball, Ben |work=Eurosport UK |date=28 March 2021 |access-date=29 March 2021 |url=https://www.eurosport.co.uk/snooker/tour-championship/2021/tour-championship-snooker-2021-like-he-was-playing-pool-ronnie-osullivan-lauds-neil-robertson_sto8197655/story.shtml |archive-date=29 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210329104317/https://www.eurosport.co.uk/snooker/tour-championship/2021/tour-championship-snooker-2021-like-he-was-playing-pool-ronnie-osullivan-lauds-neil-robertson_sto8197655/story.shtml |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |title=Final |magazine=Snooker Scene |issue=May 2021 |location=Stourbridge |author=Yates, Phil |page=9}}</ref> He praised Robertson's play after the match, saying "I’ve never seen anyone play as well as that... I can't compete with that."<ref name="fd"/><ref>{{Cite news |title=Robertson beats O'Sullivan to win title  |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/56552769 |date=28 March 2021 |access-date=29 March 2021 |archive-date=29 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210329104347/https://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/56552769 |url-status=live}}</ref> This was Robertson's 20th ranking event victory,<ref name="wst._Fina"/> and in winning the event, he was also able to collect the Cazoo Cup.<ref name="wst._Fina">{{Cite web |title=Final 2020–2021 Cazoo Series |work=World Snooker |access-date=29 March 2021 |url=https://wst.tv/rankings/cazoo-series/ |archive-date=29 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210329104340/https://wst.tv/rankings/cazoo-series/ |url-status=dead}}</ref>
 ==Tournament draw==
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-| colspan="3" align="center" style="font-size: 100%" | ''Afternoon:'' '''63'''–17, 0–'''103''' (103), '''128'''–0 (128), 32–'''78''' (70), 0–'''133''' (133), 32–'''80''', '''133'''–0 (133), '''68'''–52 (68) <br/>''Evening:'' 8–'''93''' (93), 0–'''107''' (75), 8–'''123''' (123), 0–'''119''' (119), 10–'''101''', 0–'''114''' (114)
+| colspan="3" align="center" style="font-size: 100%" | ''Afternoon:'' '''63'''–17, 0–'''103''' (103), '''128'''–0 (128), 32–'''78''', 0–'''133''' (133), 32–'''80''', '''133'''–0 (133), '''68'''–52 <br/>''Evening:'' 8–'''93''', 0–'''107''', 8–'''123''' (123), 0–'''119''' (119), 10–'''101''', 0–'''114''' (114)
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 ==Cazoo Cup==
-The Cazoo Cup series features three events: the World Grand Prix, the Players Championship, and the Tour Championship. For all three events, qualification is based on players' rankings on the one-year ranking list. Neil Robertson won the most ranking points during the three events and won the Cazoo Cup.<ref name="live_Tour">{{Cite web |title=Tour Championship Snooker 2021 Draw, Live Scores and Schedule of Play |work=livesnooker.com |date=22 March 2021 |access-date=22 March 2021 |url=https://www.livesnooker.com/major-ranking-events/tour-championship-snooker/tour-championship-2021-schedule/ |archive-date=22 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210322131435/https://www.livesnooker.com/major-ranking-events/tour-championship-snooker/tour-championship-2021-schedule/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The top eight players in the Cazoo Cup series as of 28 February are shown below. Prizes in bold denote an event win.<ref name="wst._Fina"/>
+The Cazoo Cup series features three events: the World Grand Prix, the Players Championship, and the Tour Championship. For all three events, qualification is based on players' rankings on the one-year ranking list. Neil Robertson won the most ranking points during the three events and won the Cazoo Cup.<ref name="live_Tour">{{Cite web |title=Tour Championship Snooker 2021 Draw, Live Scores and Schedule of Play |work=livesnooker.com |date=22 March 2021 |access-date=22 March 2021 |url=https://www.livesnooker.com/major-ranking-events/tour-championship-snooker/tour-championship-2021-schedule/ |archive-date=22 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210322131435/https://www.livesnooker.com/major-ranking-events/tour-championship-snooker/tour-championship-2021-schedule/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The top eight players in the Cazoo Cup series are shown below. Prizes in bold denote an event win.<ref name="wst._Fina"/>
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 ==Century breaks==
-There were 23 century breaks made during the tournament.<ref name=century>{{Cite web |title=Cazoo Tour Championship 2021 {{!}} Centuries |website=livescores.worldsnookerdata.com |url=https://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Centuries/CenturyBreaks/14184/cazoo-tour-championship-2021 |access-date=22 March 2021 |archive-date=28 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509090936/https://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Centuries/CenturyBreaks/14184/cazoo-tour-championship-2021 |url-status=unfit }}</ref> Barry Hawkins made the highest, a 138 in the second frame of his semi-final match with O'Sullivan.<ref name=century/>
+There were 23 century breaks made during the tournament.<ref name=century>{{Cite web |title=Cazoo Tour Championship 2021 {{!}} Centuries |website=livescores.worldsnookerdata.com |url=https://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Centuries/CenturyBreaks/14184/cazoo-tour-championship-2021 |access-date=22 March 2021 |archive-date=9 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509090936/https://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Centuries/CenturyBreaks/14184/cazoo-tour-championship-2021 |url-status=unfit }}</ref> Barry Hawkins made the highest, a 138 in the second frame of his semi-final match with O'Sullivan.<ref name=century/>
 *138, 125, 121, 103 {{ndash}} [[Barry Hawkins]]
 *136, 133, 123, 121, 119, 114, 114, 112, 106, 103, 103 {{ndash}} [[Neil Robertson]]
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+[[Category:Players Series|Tour Championship]]
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 [[Category:Snooker competitions in Wales]]

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