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2021 WST Pro Series
Tournament information
Dates18 January – 21 March 2021
VenueBallroom, Stadium MK
CityMilton Keynes
CountryEngland
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£420,500
Winner's share£20,000
Highest breakGary Wilson (147)
Final
Champion 
Runner-up 
ScoreRound-Robin

The 2021 WST Pro Series is an ongoing professional ranking snooker tournament, taking place from 18 January to 21 March 2021 in the Ballroom at Stadium MK in Milton Keynes, England. The event features 128 players, and is played over three stages of round-robin groups of eight players, with the Final Group winner as the tournament champion.[1] It is the first edition of the event.

Seven-time World Champion, Stephen Hendry, was due to make his return to the professional snooker tour, having initially retired in 2012. However, he withdrew before the tournament began.[2]

Gary Wilson made his third career maximum break in the second frame of his Group G match with Liam Highfield.

Tournament format

There are 128 players taking part in the event. In the tournament's first stage they are divided into 16 groups of each eight players, with the top two players of each group advancing to the second group stage. The tournament draw was conducted on 8 January 2021.[1]

The second group stage will consist of four groups of each eight players, with the top two players of each group advancing to the final group.

The winner of the final group will be the tournament champion.

All matches are played as best of three frames, and players are ranked, using the following criteria:[3]

  1. Points scored (3 points for a win)
  2. Frame difference
  3. Head-to-head match(es)
  4. Highest break

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for the tournament is shown below.[1]

  • Tournament total: £420,500

First group stage

The first group stage consists of 16 groups, each containing eight players, with the top two of each group advancing to the second group stage.[1]

Group A

Group A will be played on 23 January 2021.

Matches

Table

Position Player Played Wins Lost Frames won Frames lost Frame difference Points
1  Shaun Murphy (ENG)
2  Michael Holt (ENG)
3  Alan McManus (SCO)
4  Louis Heathcote (ENG)
5  Xu Si (CHN)
6  Ken Doherty (IRE)
7  Fraser Patrick (SCO)
8  Brian Ochoiski (FRA)

Group B

Group B was played on 19 January 2021.

Matches

Table

Position Player Played Wins Lost Frames won Frames lost Frame difference Points
1  Kyren Wilson (ENG) 7 5 2 12 5 +7 15
2  Sunny Akani (THA) 7 5 2 10 5 +5 15
3  Pang Junxu (CHN) 7 5 2 11 6 +5 15
4  Li Hang (CHN) 7 4 3 10 9 +1 12
5  Yuan Sijun (CHN) 7 4 3 9 8 +1 12
6  Kacper Filipiak (POL) 7 3 4 8 10 −2 9
7  Fan Zhengyi (CHN) 7 2 5 6 11 −5 6
8  Dean Young (SCO) 7 0 7 2 14 −12 0

Aaron Hill was initially due to take part in Group B, but he withdrew and was replaced by Dean Young.

Group C

Group C will be played on 21 January 2021.

Matches

Table

Position Player Played Wins Lost Frames won Frames lost Frame difference Points
1  Stuart Bingham (ENG)
2  Scott Donaldson (SCO)
3  Sam Craigie (ENG)
4  Chris Wakelin (ENG)
5  Jamie Clarke (WAL)
6  Ashley Carty (ENG)
7  Billy Joe Castle (ENG)
8  Jamie Curtis-Barrett (ENG)

Group D

Group D will be played on 12 March 2021.

Matches

Table

Position Player Played Wins Lost Frames won Frames lost Frame difference Points
1  Barry Hawkins (ENG)
2  Ricky Walden (ENG)
3  Jimmy Robertson (ENG)
4  Alexander Ursenbacher (SWI)
5  Gerard Greene (NIR)
6  Duane Jones (WAL)
7  Farakh Ajaib (PAK)
8  Paul Davison (ENG)

Group E

Group E will be played on 14 March 2021.

Matches

Table

Position Player Played Wins Lost Frames won Frames lost Frame difference Points
1  Mark Selby (ENG)
2  Matthew Selt (ENG)
3  Joe O'Connor (ENG)
4  Stuart Carrington (ENG)
5  Eden Sharav (ISR)
6  Soheil Vahedi (IRN)
7  Lukas Kleckers (GER)
8  Daniel Womersley (ENG)

Group F

Group F will be played on 11 March 2021.

Matches

Table

Position Player Played Wins Lost Frames won Frames lost Frame difference Points
1  Mark Allen (NIR)
2  Ben Woollaston (ENG)
3  Noppon Saengkham (THA)
4  David Grace (ENG)
5  Igor Figueiredo (BRA)
6  Jordan Brown (NIR)
7  Riley Parsons (ENG)
8  Fergal O'Brien (IRE)

Group G

Group G is played on 20 January 2021.

Matches

Table

Position Player Played Wins Lost Frames won Frames lost Frame difference Points
1  Martin O'Donnell (ENG) 7 5 2 11 5 +6 15
2  Lu Ning (CHN) 7 5 2 11 6 +5 15
3  Jamie O'Neill (ENG) 7 4 3 10 7 +3 12
4  Liam Highfield (ENG) 7 4 3 8 8 0 12
5  Gary Wilson (ENG) 7 4 3 10 10 0 12
6  John Astley (ENG) 7 3 4 6 9 –3 9
7  Zhao Jianbo (CHN) 7 2 5 7 11 –4 6
8  Rory McLeod (JAM) 7 1 6 6 13 –7 3

Stephen Hendry was initially due to take part in Group G, but he withdrew and was replaced by John Astley.

Group H

Group H will be played on 11 March 2021.

Matches

Table

Position Player Played Wins Lost Frames won Frames lost Frame difference Points
1  Yan Bingtao (CHN)
2  Ali Carter (ENG)
3  Mark Davis (ENG)
4  Tian Pengfei (CHN)
5  Chang Bingyu (CHN)
6  Simon Lichtenberg (GER)
7  Amine Amiri (MAR)
8  Kuldesh Johal (ENG)

Group I

Group I will be played on 15 March 2021.

Matches

Table

Position Player Played Wins Lost Frames won Frames lost Frame difference Points
1  Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)
2  Tom Ford (ENG)
3  Lyu Haotian (CHN)
4  Mark Joyce (ENG)
5  Chen Zifan (CHN)
6  David Lilley (ENG)
7  Ben Hancorn (ENG)
8  Jamie Wilson (ENG)

Group J

Group J will be played on 9 March 2021.

Matches

Table

Position Player Played Wins Lost Frames won Frames lost Frame difference Points
1  David Gilbert (ENG)
2  Martin Gould (ENG)
3  Elliot Slessor (ENG)
4  Ian Burns (ENG)
5  James Cahill (ENG)
6  Peter Lines (ENG)
7  Oliver Lines (ENG)
8  Iulian Boiko (UKR)

Group K

Group K will be played on 22 January 2021.

Matches

Table

Position Player Played Wins Lost Frames won Frames lost Frame difference Points
1  Anthony McGill (SCO)
2  Zhao Xintong (CHN)
3  Mark King (ENG)
4  Dominic Dale (WAL)
5  Andy Hicks (ENG)
6  Si Jiahui (CHN)
7  Peter Devlin (ENG)
8  Lee Walker (WAL)

Group L

Group L will be played on 24 January 2021.

Matches

Table

Position Player Played Wins Lost Frames won Frames lost Frame difference Points
1  Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA)
2  Zhou Yuelong (CHN)
3  Anthony Hamilton (ENG)
4  Luo Honghao (CHN)
5  Mitchell Mann (ENG)
6  Lei Peifan (CHN)
7  Ashley Hugill (ENG)
8  Leo Fernandez (IRE)

Group M

Group M was played on 18 January 2021.

Matches

Table

Position Player Played Wins Lost Frames won Frames lost Frame difference Points
1  Joe Perry (ENG) 7 6 1 13 6 +7 18
2  Xiao Guodong (CHN) 7 5 2 12 4 +8 15
3  Matthew Stevens (WAL) 7 4 3 10 6 +4 12
4  Daniel Wells (WAL) 7 4 3 9 8 +1 12
5  Jak Jones (WAL) 7 3 4 8 9 −1 9
6  Rod Lawler (ENG) 7 3 4 7 9 −2 9
7  Allan Taylor (ENG) 7 3 4 6 9 −3 9
8  Haydon Pinhey (ENG) 7 0 7 0 14 −14 0

Group N

Group N will be played on 25 January 2021.

Matches

Table

Position Player Played Wins Lost Frames won Frames lost Frame difference Points
1  Jack Lisowski (ENG)
2  Graeme Dott (SCO)
3  Luca Brecel (BEL)
4  Andrew Higginson (ENG)
5  Jackson Page (WAL)
6  Brandon Sargeant (ENG)
7  Zak Surety (ENG)
8  Michael White (WAL)

Group O

Group O will be played on 16 March 2021.

Matches

Table

Position Player Played Wins Lost Frames won Frames lost Frame difference Points
1  Judd Trump (ENG)
2  Hossein Vafaei (IRN)
3  Ryan Day (WAL)
4  Jamie Jones (WAL)
5  Barry Pinches (ENG)
6  Jimmy White (ENG)
7  Steven Hallworth (ENG)
8  Sean Maddocks (ENG)

Group P

Group P will be played on 13 March 2021.

Matches

Table

Position Player Played Wins Lost Frames won Frames lost Frame difference Points
1  Mark Williams (WAL)
2  Kurt Maflin (NOR)
3  Robert Milkins (ENG)
4  Nigel Bond (ENG)
5  Robbie Williams (ENG)
6  Gao Yang (CHN)
7  Alex Borg (MLT)
8  Oliver Brown (ENG)

Second group stage

The second group stage will consist of four groups, each containing eight players, with the top two of each group advancing to the final group.[1]

Qualified players

Group 1

Group 1 will be played on 17 March 2021.

Matches

Table

Position Player Played Wins Lost Frames won Frames lost Frame difference Points
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

Group 2

Group 2 will be played on 18 March 2021.

Matches

Table

Position Player Played Wins Lost Frames won Frames lost Frame difference Points
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

Group 3

Group 3 will be played on 19 March 2021.

Matches

Table

Position Player Played Wins Lost Frames won Frames lost Frame difference Points
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

Group 4

Group 4 will be played on 20 March 2021.

Matches

Table

Position Player Played Wins Lost Frames won Frames lost Frame difference Points
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

Final stage

The Final group will consist of eight players, with the group winner as the tournament champion.[1]

Final Group

The Final group will be played on 21 March 2021.

Matches

Table

Position Player Played Wins Lost Frames won Frames lost Frame difference Points
Winner
Runner-up
3
4
5
6
7
8

Key:  P = Matches played; W = Matches won; L = Matches lost; FW = Frames won; FL = Frames lost; FD = Frame difference

Century breaks

Total:[4] 23

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "WST Pro Series Draw". World Snooker. 8 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Hendry Withdraws From WST Pro Series". World Snooker. 15 January 2021.
  3. ^ "WST Pro Series". Twitter. World Snooker. 18 January 2021.
  4. ^ "WST Pro Series 2021 – Centuries". World Snooker. 18 January – 21 March 2021.
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