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2021 BetVictor Welsh Open
Tournament information
Dates15–21 February 2021 (2021-02-15 – 2021-02-21)
VenueCeltic Manor Resort
CityNewport
CountryWales
OrganisationWorld Snooker Tour
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£405,000
Winner's share£70,000
Highest break Zhao Xintong (CHN) (143)
Final
Champion Jordan Brown (NIR)
Runner-up Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)
Score9–8
2020
2022

The 2021 Welsh Open (officially the 2021 BetVictor Welsh Open) was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 15 to 21 February 2021 at the Celtic Manor Resort in Newport, Wales. It was the 10th ranking event of the 2020–21 snooker season and the 30th edition of the Welsh Open, first held in 1992. It was the fifth of six tournaments in the European Series and the fourth and final event of the Home Nations Series. The event was sponsored by sports betting company BetVictor, with the winner being awarded £70,000 from a total prize fund of £405,000.

Shaun Murphy was the defending champion, having won the 2020 event with a 9–1 victory over Kyren Wilson in the final. However, Murphy lost 5–4 to Stephen Maguire in the quarter-finals. Jordan Brown defeated Ronnie O'Sullivan 9–8 in the final to win the first ranking title of his career. Ranked 81st in the world, Brown became the lowest-ranked player to win a ranking event since world number 93 Dave Harold won the 1993 Asian Open.

Format

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The Welsh Open began as a ranking tournament in 1992.[1] The 2021 tournament took place at the Celtic Manor Resort in Newport between 15 and 21 February, the thirtieth edition of the event.[2][3] It was the tenth World Snooker Tour ranking competition in the 2020-21 snooker season, following the Snooker Shoot Out and preceding the 2021 Players Championship.[4] It was the fifth of six events in the BetVictor European Series and the fourth and final event of the Home Nations Series.[5]

The defending Welsh Open champion from 2020 was Shaun Murphy who won the final with a 9–1 victory over Kyren Wilson.[6] All matches were best-of-seven frames until the quarter-finals, which were the best-of-nine, the semi-finals the best-of-eleven.[7] The final was played over two sessions, as the best-of-17 frames.[8] The event was sponsored by sports betting company BetVictor, and broadcast locally by BBC Cymru Wales. It was also broadcast by Quest in the United Kingdom; Eurosport in Europe; CCTV5, Youku, Zhibo.tv and Migu in China; Now TV in Hong Kong; True Sport in Thailand; Sky Sports in New Zealand; DAZN in Canada; and Astrosport in Malaysia. In all other locations it was broadcast by Matchroom Sport.[9][4]

Prize fund

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The event's total prize fund was £405,000, with the winner receiving £70,000. The player accumulating the highest amount of prize money over the six events received a bonus of £150,000.[10] The breakdown of prize money is shown below:[11]

  • Winner: £70,000
  • Runner-up: £30,000
  • Semi-final: £20,000
  • Quarter-final: £10,000
  • Last 16: £7,500
  • Last 32: £4,000
  • Last 64: £3,000
  • Highest break: £5,000
  • Total: £405,000

Summary

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Early rounds

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The first two rounds of the competition were played between 15 and 17 February, with rounds three and four on 18 February.[12] Defending champion Shaun Murphy was 20th in the one year ranking event, and required to gain four places to play in the next event, the Players Championship.[13] Murphy reached the last 16 with wins over Zak Surety,[13] Stuart Carrington, Ryan Day and Stuart Bingham.[12] World number one Judd Trump defeated Chinese players Zhao Jianbo and Si Jiahui but lost in the third round to Iranian player Hossein Vafaei 2–4.[14][12]

Two-time winner Mark Williams defeated Michael White 4–1 in the first round, with an average shot time of only 15 seconds. Williams later commented that "I’m going to play as fast as I can and get in and out as quick as I can. I’m actually going to see if I can get one match down as quick as ten seconds a shot. That’s my goal for the rest of the season."[15] Williams defeated Liam Highfield, Joe Perry and Vafaei to reach the quarter-finals.[12] Mark Selby made a break of 134 in his opening round win over Barry Pinches, but missed the final pink ball when on route to a maximum break.[13] Selby then defeated Jamie O'Neill, Joe O'Connor and Masters champion Yan Bingtao to reach the quarter-finals.[16] Jordan Brown defeated Luo Honghao, Sam Craigie and Alexander Ursenbacher before beating Mark King 4–3 to reach his second ranking quarter-final of his career.[17][12]

Ali Carter defeated Daniel Wells and Aaron Hill before beating both John Higgins and Mark Allen to reach the quarter-finals.[18] Ronnie O'Sullivan lost only one frame in his first four matches to reach the quarter-finals, whitewashing three players.[17] Eighth seed Stephen Maguire defeated two Welshmen in Dominic Dale and Matthew Stevens before beating Matthew Selt and Pang Junxu to reach the last eight.[12]

Quarter-finals–final

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Jordan Brown playing a shot
Jordan Brown (pictured in 2012) won his first ranking event with a 9–8 win over Ronnie O'Sullivan

The quarter-finals were played as the best-of-9 frames matches on 19 February.[12] Ali Carter withdrew from the event shortly before his match against Ronnie O'Sullivan due to health concerns.[19] The remaining three quarter-finals all went to a deciding frame.[12] Murphy, the defending champion, was defeated 4–5 by Maguire. He made breaks of 105, 84, 55, 90 and 133 to defeat Murphy. In losing the match, Murphy was unable to qualify for the Players Championship, finishing 17th in the one-year rankings.[20][21] Playing in the second ranking quarter-final of his career, Jordan Brown met Mark Selby. The match lasted three hours and 48 minutes and with the scores tied at 4–4, Selby missed the final black ball into the centre pocket, which Brown potted to win the match.[20] Mark Williams defeated Tom Ford 5–4 in the final quarter-final match which decided which of the two players would qualify for the Players Championship.[20][22]

The semi-finals were played as the best-of-11 frame matches on 20 February.[12] Williams took the opening frame in his match against O'Sullivan, before his opponent won the next six successive frames.[22] O'Sullivan commented "I knew he was playing well and scoring well. I had to be on my guard. I played pretty solidly."[22] The other semi-final was played between Jordan Brown and Steven Maguire.[23] Brown made a break of 135 in the opening frame, before Maguire tied the scores at 1–1.[23] Brown then made breaks of 56, 113 and 59 winning the next five frames to take the match 6–1.[23] Brown commented "Three years ago I was working in a petrol station and serving customers... To be in a ranking tournament final is just incredible".[23]

The final was played as the best-of-17 frames held over two sessions.[12] Brown was playing in his first ranking event final; whilst his opponent O'Sullivan was playing in his 56th.[24] Brown took the first two frames of the match before O'Sullivan won frame three. Brown won frame four with a break of 78 and led 4–1 after a century break.[24] The next two frames were won by O'Sullivan, however, Brown took the next frame to lead 5–3 after the first session.[24] After the break, O'Sullivan won the next three frames to take the lead, but Brown leveled the match in frame 12 to 6–6, and level again at 7–7.[25] In frame 15, O'Sullivan missed a pot on the pink ball and showed signs of frustration. Brown made a break of 56 to lead 8–7.[25] The match was taken into a deciding frame after a break of 119 by O'Sullivan.[25] Brown won the match 9–8 after a break of 74.[25] Ranked 81st in the world, Brown became the lowest-ranked player to win a ranking event since world number 93 Dave Harold won the 1993 Asian Open.[26] He also became the first Northern Irish player to win a Welsh Open title.[27]

Tournament draw

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Below is the main draw for the event. Numbers in brackets denote seeded players. Players in bold denote match winners.[7][8]

Top half

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Section 1

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Last 128
Best of 7 frames
Last 64
Best of 7 frames
Last 32
Best of 7 frames
Last 16
Best of 7 frames
 
              
 
 
 
 
 Shaun Murphy (ENG) (1)4
 
 
 
 Zak Surety (ENG)1
 
England Shaun Murphy (1)4
 
 
 
England Stuart Carrington1
 
 Stuart Carrington (ENG)4
 
 
 
 Soheil Vahedi (IRN)1
 
England Shaun Murphy (1)4
 
 
 
Wales Ryan Day (32)1
 
 Ryan Day (WAL) (32)4
 
 
 
 Ian Burns (ENG)3
 
Wales Ryan Day (32)4
 
 
 
England Mark Davis3
 
 Lee Walker (WAL)1
 
 
 
 Mark Davis (ENG)4
 
England Shaun Murphy (1)4
 
 
 
England Barry Hawkins (17)3
 
 Anthony McGill (SCO) (16)4
 
 
 
 Louis Heathcote (ENG)0
 
Scotland Anthony McGill (16)4
 
 
 
England David Lilley0
 
 Andy Hicks (ENG)3
 
 
 
 David Lilley (ENG)4
 
Scotland Anthony McGill (16)3
 
 
 
England Barry Hawkins (17)4
 
 Barry Hawkins (ENG) (17)4
 
 
 
 Chris Wakelin (ENG)1
 
England Barry Hawkins (17)4
 
 
 
Germany Simon Lichtenberg0
 
 Simon Lichtenberg (GER)4
 
 
 Riley Parsons (ENG)2
 

Section 2

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Last 128
Best of 7 frames
Last 64
Best of 7 frames
Last 32
Best of 7 frames
Last 16
Best of 7 frames
 
              
 
 
 
 
 Li Hang (CHN)0
 
 
 
 Martin O'Donnell (ENG)4
 
England Martin O'Donnell4
 
 
 
Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty0
 
 Kurt Maflin (NOR) (24)w/d
 
 
 
 Ken Doherty (IRL)w/o
 
England Martin O'Donnell2
 
 
 
China Pang Junxu4
 
 Allan Taylor (ENG)0
 
 
 
 Pang Junxu (CHN)4
 
China Pang Junxu4
 
 
 
China Ding Junhui (9)2
 
 Ding Junhui (CHN) (9)4
 
 
 
 Lyu Haotian (CHN)1
 
China Pang Junxu2
 
 
 
Scotland Stephen Maguire (8)4
 
 Jamie Clarke (WAL)0
 
 
 
 Oliver Lines (ENG)4
 
England Oliver Lines0
 
 
 
England Matthew Selt (25)4
 
 Matthew Selt (ENG) (25)4
 
 
 
 Lukas Kleckers (GER)0
 
England Matthew Selt (25)2
 
 
 
Scotland Stephen Maguire (8)4
 
 James Cahill (ENG)0
 
 
 
 Matthew Stevens (WAL)4
 
Wales Matthew Stevens1
 
 
 
Scotland Stephen Maguire (8)4
 
 Stephen Maguire (SCO) (8)4
 
 
 Dominic Dale (WAL)1
 

Section 3

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Last 128
Best of 7 frames
Last 64
Best of 7 frames
Last 32
Best of 7 frames
Last 16
Best of 7 frames
 
              
 
 
 
 
 Mark Selby (ENG) (5)4
 
 
 
 Barry Pinches (ENG)1
 
England Mark Selby (5)4
 
 
 
England Jamie O'Neill1
 
 Sean Maddocks (ENG)3
 
 
 
 Jamie O'Neill (ENG)4
 
England Mark Selby (5)4
 
 
 
England Joe O'Connor3
 
 Liang Wenbo (CHN) (28)1
 
 
 
 Joe O'Connor (ENG)4
 
England Joe O'Connor4
 
 
 
England Andrew Higginson1
 
 Eden Sharav (ISR)2
 
 
 
 Andrew Higginson (ENG)4
 
England Mark Selby (5)4
 
 
 
China Yan Bingtao (12)2
 
 Yan Bingtao (CHN) (12)4
 
 
 
 Xu Si (CHN)1
 
China Yan Bingtao (12)4
 
 
 
France Brian Ochoiski0
 
 Brian Ochoiski (FRA)4
 
 
 
 Paul Davison (ENG)1
 
China Yan Bingtao (12)4
 
 
 
China Xiao Guodong1
 
 Gary Wilson (ENG) (21)4
 
 
 
 Ashley Hugill (ENG)2
 
England Gary Wilson (21)1
 
 
 
China Xiao Guodong4
 
 Xiao Guodong (CHN)4
 
 
 Iulian Boiko (UKR)0
 

Section 4

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Last 128
Best of 7 frames
Last 64
Best of 7 frames
Last 32
Best of 7 frames
Last 16
Best of 7 frames
 
              
 
 
 
 
 Jordan Brown (NIR)4
 
 
 
 Luo Honghao (CHN)0
 
Northern Ireland Jordan Brown4
 
 
 
England Sam Craigie3
 
 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) (20)3
 
 
 
 Sam Craigie (ENG)4
 
Northern Ireland Jordan Brown4
 
 
 
Switzerland Alexander Ursenbacher3
 
 Alexander Ursenbacher (SUI)4
 
 
 
 Noppon Saengkham (THA)1
 
Switzerland Alexander Ursenbacher4
 
 
 
England Robert Milkins3
 
 Stuart Bingham (ENG) (13)2
 
 
 
 Robert Milkins (ENG)4
 
Northern Ireland Jordan Brown4
 
 
 
England Mark King3
 
 Jak Jones (WAL)4
 
 
 
 Fan Zhengyi (CHN)3
 
Wales Jak Jones4
 
 
 
England David Grace2
 
 Michael Holt (ENG) (29)0
 
 
 
 David Grace (ENG)4
 
Wales Jak Jones2
 
 
 
England Mark King4
 
 Yuan Sijun (CHN)1
 
 
 
 Jamie Jones (WAL)4
 
Wales Jamie Jones3
 
 
 
England Mark King4
 
 Neil Robertson (AUS) (4)w/d
 
 
 Mark King (ENG)w/o
 

Bottom half

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Section 5

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Last 128
Best of 7 frames
Last 64
Best of 7 frames
Last 32
Best of 7 frames
Last 16
Best of 7 frames
 
              
 
 
 
 
 Judd Trump (ENG) (3)4
 
 
 
 Zhao Jianbo (CHN)2
 
England Judd Trump (3)4
 
 
 
China Si Jiahui2
 
 Si Jiahui (CHN)4
 
 
 
 Brandon Sargeant (ENG)2
 
England Judd Trump (3)2
 
 
 
Iran Hossein Vafaei4
 
 Zhao Xintong (CHN) (30)4
 
 
 
 Luca Brecel (BEL)2
 
China Zhao Xintong (30)3
 
 
 
Iran Hossein Vafaei4
 
 Peter Lines (ENG)2
 
 
 
 Hossein Vafaei (IRN)4
 
Iran Hossein Vafaei2
 
 
 
Wales Mark Williams (14)4
 
 Mark Williams (WAL) (14)4
 
 
 
 Michael White (WAL)1
 
Wales Mark Williams (14)4
 
 
 
England Liam Highfield1
 
 Jamie Curtis-Barrett (ENG)3
 
 
 
 Liam Highfield (ENG)4
 
Wales Mark Williams (14)4
 
 
 
England Joe Perry (19)2
 
 Joe Perry (ENG) (19)4
 
 
 
 Chang Bingyu (CHN)3
 
England Joe Perry (19)4
 
 
 
Wales Dylan Emery1
 
 Lu Ning (CHN)3
 
 
 Dylan Emery (WAL)4
 

Section 6

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Last 128
Best of 7 frames
Last 64
Best of 7 frames
Last 32
Best of 7 frames
Last 16
Best of 7 frames
 
              
 
 
 
 
 Ricky Walden (ENG)4
 
 
 
 Jackson Page (WAL)1
 
England Ricky Walden4
 
 
 
Scotland Graeme Dott (22)3
 
 Graeme Dott (SCO) (22)4
 
 
 
 Billy Castle (ENG)1
 
England Ricky Walden2
 
 
 
England Jack Lisowski (11)4
 
 Sunny Akani (THA)4
 
 
 
 Igor Figueiredo (BRA)1
 
Thailand Sunny Akani2
 
 
 
England Jack Lisowski (11)4
 
 Jack Lisowski (ENG) (11)4
 
 
 
 Lei Peifan (CHN)3
 
England Jack Lisowski (11)3
 
 
 
England Tom Ford (27)4
 
 Elliot Slessor (ENG)4
 
 
 
 Ben Fortey (WAL)2
 
England Elliot Slessor3
 
 
 
England Tom Ford (27)4
 
 Tom Ford (ENG) (27)4
 
 
 
 Peter Devlin (ENG)0
 
England Tom Ford (27)4
 
 
 
England Kyren Wilson (6)3
 
 Tian Pengfei (CHN)0
 
 
 
 Alan McManus (SCO)4
 
Scotland Alan McManus2
 
 
 
England Kyren Wilson (6)4
 
 Kyren Wilson (ENG) (6)4
 
 
 Chen Zifan (CHN)2
 

Section 7

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Last 128
Best of 7 frames
Last 64
Best of 7 frames
Last 32
Best of 7 frames
Last 16
Best of 7 frames
 
              
 
 
 
 
 John Higgins (SCO) (7)4
 
 
 
 Steven Hallworth (ENG)1
 
Scotland John Higgins (7)4
 
 
 
England Ben Woollaston3
 
 Ben Woollaston (ENG)w/o
 
 
 
 Alex Borg (MLT)w/d
 
Scotland John Higgins (7)3
 
 
 
England Ali Carter (26)4
 
 Ali Carter (ENG) (26)4
 
 
 
 Daniel Wells (WAL)3
 
England Ali Carter (26)4
 
 
 
Republic of Ireland Aaron Hill1
 
 Fergal O'Brien (IRL)2
 
 
 
 Aaron Hill (IRL)4
 
England Ali Carter (26)4
 
 
 
Northern Ireland Mark Allen (10)2
 
 Mark Allen (NIR) (10)4
 
 
 
 Fraser Patrick (SCO)2
 
Northern Ireland Mark Allen (10)4
 
 
 
England Nigel Bond2
 
 Nigel Bond (ENG)4
 
 
 
 Rod Lawler (ENG)2
 
Northern Ireland Mark Allen (10)4
 
 
 
Scotland Scott Donaldson (23)3
 
 Scott Donaldson (SCO) (23)4
 
 
 
 Gao Yang (CHN)2
 
Scotland Scott Donaldson (23)4
 
 
 
Northern Ireland Gerard Greene2
 
 Gerard Greene (NIR)4
 
 
 Farakh Ajaib (PAK)3
 

Section 8

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Last 128
Best of 7 frames
Last 64
Best of 7 frames
Last 32
Best of 7 frames
Last 16
Best of 7 frames
 
              
 
 
 
 
 Anthony Hamilton (ENG)4
 
 
 
 Ben Hancorn (ENG)3
 
England Anthony Hamilton0
 
 
 
China Zhou Yuelong (18)4
 
 Zhou Yuelong (CHN) (18)4
 
 
 
 Ashley Carty (ENG)0
 
China Zhou Yuelong (18)4
 
 
 
England David Gilbert (15)2
 
 Jamie Wilson (ENG)4
 
 
 
 Duane Jones (WAL)3
 
England Jamie Wilson0
 
 
 
England David Gilbert (15)4
 
 David Gilbert (ENG) (15)4
 
 
 
 Rory McLeod (JAM)0
 
China Zhou Yuelong (18)1
 
 
 
England Ronnie O'Sullivan (2)4
 
 Jimmy Robertson (ENG)4
 
 
 
 Kacper Filipiak (POL)1
 
England Jimmy Robertson0
 
 
 
England Martin Gould (31)4
 
 Martin Gould (ENG) (31)4
 
 
 
 Mitchell Mann (ENG)0
 
England Martin Gould (31)0
 
 
 
England Ronnie O'Sullivan (2)4
 
 Mark Joyce (ENG)w/d
 
 
 
 Jimmy White (ENG)w/o
 
England Jimmy White0
 
 
 
England Ronnie O'Sullivan (2)4
 
 Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) (2)4
 
 
 Robbie Williams (ENG)0
 

Finals

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Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
Final
Best of 17 frames
 
          
 
 
 
 
England Shaun Murphy (1)4
 
 
 
Scotland Stephen Maguire (8)5
 
Scotland Stephen Maguire (8)4
 
 
 
Northern Ireland Jordan Brown6
 
England Mark Selby (5)4
 
 
 
Northern Ireland Jordan Brown5
 
Northern Ireland Jordan Brown9
 
 
 
England Ronnie O'Sullivan (2)8
 
Wales Mark Williams (14)5
 
 
 
England Tom Ford (27)4
 
Wales Mark Williams (14)1
 
 
 
England Ronnie O'Sullivan (2)6
 
England Ali Carter (26)w/d
 
 
England Ronnie O'Sullivan (2)w/o
 

Final

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Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Ben Williams
Celtic Manor Resort, Newport, Wales, 21 February 2021
Jordan Brown
 Northern Ireland
9–8 Ronnie O'Sullivan (2)
 England
Afternoon: 59–28, 66–25, 0–75, 137–0, 107–0 (107), 0–135 (135), 14–121 (121), 67–36
Evening: 44–58, 0–68, 8–71, 68–43, 102–24, 0–64, 69–25, 0–119 (119), 74–1
107 Highest break 135
1 Century breaks 3

Century breaks

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There were 72 century breaks made during the event. The highest was a 143 made by Zhao Xintong in frame three of his first round win over Luca Brecel.[28]

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