# 2021 UK Championship

The 2021 UK Championship (officially the 2021 Cazoo UK Championship) was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 23 November to 5 December 2021 at the York Barbican, in York, England. The event was the first Triple Crown and fifth ranking event of the 2021–22 snooker season. The tournament featured a prize fund of £1,009,000, with the winner receiving £200,000. It was sponsored by car retail company Cazoo and broadcast in the UK by the BBC and Eurosport.
Neil Robertson was the defending champion, having defeated Judd Trump 10–9 in the 2020 final, but he lost 2–6 in the first round to amateur John Astley. Many other top seeds exited the tournament in the early rounds, with 11 of the world's top 13 ranked players eliminated before the last-16 stage. For the first time in the tournament's history, no top-16 player reached the final, which was contested between China's Zhao Xintong and Belgium's Luca Brecel, both of whom made their first appearances in a Triple Crown final. Zhao won the event with a 10–5 victory in the final to claim his first ranking title. The event featured 119 century breaks, with Gary Wilson making the highest, his fourth career maximum break, in his first-round match against Ian Burns.
Aged 24, Zhao became the youngest winner of the UK Championship since Trump in 2011. He became the fourth non-British winner in the tournament's history, after Ireland's Patsy Fagan, China's Ding Junhui, and Australia's Robertson. He also became the fourth player from mainland China to win a ranking title, after Ding, Liang Wenbo and Yan Bingtao. His win enabled him to enter the top 16 for the first time and secure a place in the second Triple Crown event of the season, the 2022 Masters.
This edition of the tournament was the last to be played under the flat-128 draw format. From the following edition, the tournament reverted to a tiered draw format, with the top 16 being seeded through to the venue, with all others playing a World Championship-style qualifying event prior to the main stages.

## Overview

The 2021 UK Championship was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 23 November to 5 December 2021 at the York Barbican, in York, England. The UK Championship was first held in 1977 as the United Kingdom Professional Snooker Championship, open to British residents only. At the 1984 event, it became a ranking tournament open to players of any nationality, which it has remained ever since. The event was the first Triple Crown tournament, and the fifth ranking event of the 2021–22 snooker season. There were 128 participants, 119 players from the World Snooker Tour, and 9 invited amateur players.
The defending champion was Neil Robertson, who defeated Judd Trump 10–9 in the previous year's final. The tournament was broadcast live in the United Kingdom by BBC Sport, and shown on Eurosport in Europe. Worldwide, the event was covered by China Central Television and Superstars Online in China, and by Sky Sport in New Zealand. It was simulcast in Hong Kong by Now TV; DAZN covered the event across Canada, Brazil and the United States. It was sponsored by vehicle rental company Cazoo.

### Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for the event is shown below:
* Winner: £200,000
* Runner-up: £80,000
* Semi-final: £40,000
* Quarter-final: £24,500
* Last 16: £17,000
* Last 32: £12,000
* Last 64: £6,500
* Highest break: £15,000
* Total: £1,009,000

## Summary

All matches other than the final were held as the best-of-11 frames. In the first round, defending champion Neil Robertson lost 2–6 to amateur player John Astley, but later revealed that he had been diagnosed with pulsatile tinnitus and would have withdrawn from the tournament regardless. Shaun Murphy, the sixth seed, lost 5–6 to another amateur player Si Jiahui, and made comments afterward on BBC Radio 5 Live suggesting that amateur players should not be permitted to compete in professional events. Robertson, Mark Williams and Mark Selby agreed with Murphy's comments, although the World Snooker Tour stated that giving amateurs the opportunity to compete in professional tournaments was a vital aspect of their development, and its chairman Steve Dawson stated that the drama caused by amateur players beating elite professionals had been "great for the sport". Critics on social media noted the irony that Murphy himself had attempted to qualify for golf's 2019 Open Championship as an amateur competitor. Thepchaiya Un-Nooh compiled five century breaks while defeating Stephen Hendry 6–1 in the first round, becoming only the fourth player after Fergal O'Brien, Trump, and Matthew Selt to make that many in a best-of-11 match.
Reigning world champion Selby (seeded 2), Williams (9), Ding Junhui (10), and reigning Masters champion Yan Bingtao (12) all lost in the last 64. Selby trailed world number 63 Hossein Vafaei 0–5, but won the next two frames before Vafaei fluked a respotted black in frame eight to win the match 6–2. Williams led world number 56 Anthony Hamilton 3–0, but lost the match 5–6, after which he apologised for falling asleep during the sixth frame, stating he had been feeling unwell following a case of COVID-19. Ding lost 3–6 to world number 55 Sam Craigie, guaranteeing that he would drop out of the top 16 after the tournament and be ineligible to compete in the Masters for the first time since 2006. After Craigie potted the final pink in frame eight, referee Maike Kesseler awarded him the frame for a 5–3 lead while the cue ball was still in motion. Craigie then placed his cue on the table and the cue ball collided with it. Speaking for the BBC studio, pundit Ken Doherty argued that the referee should have called a foul, respotted the pink, and given Ding the opportunity to come back to the table and attempt to level the match at 4–4; however, the frame had been awarded to Craigie prematurely. Speaking on Eurosport, pundit Alan McManus also criticised Kesseler for awarding the frame before the cue ball had come to rest. Yan lost 3–6 to world number 53 Ben Woollaston.
Five more seeded players exited in the round of 32. Third seed Trump, the previous year's runner-up, suffered a shock 3–6 defeat to world number 35 Selt. John Higgins (7) and Mark Allen (11) fell victim to comebacks by their opponents, with Higgins losing 5–6 to Zhao Xintong after leading 5–3, and Allen losing 5–6 to David Gilbert after leading 5–2. Stephen Maguire (8) was whitewashed 0–6 by world number 40 Luca Brecel, while Stuart Bingham (13) lost 5–6 to world number 45 Noppon Saengkham, despite coming back from 0–5 behind to force a deciding frame. Eleven of the world's top-13-ranked players were eliminated before the last-16 stage of the tournament. Overall, just five seeded players reached the last 16: Ronnie O'Sullivan (4), Kyren Wilson (5), Barry Hawkins (14), Jack Lisowski (15), and Anthony McGill (16). All five seeds progressed to the quarter-finals, along with Zhao, Brecel, and world number 102 Andy Hicks.
In the quarter-finals, Wilson defeated seven-time champion O'Sullivan. During their match, O'Sullivan repeatedly complained to referee Jan Verhaas about audience members distracting him as they entered and exited the auditorium, and interrupted his breaks to sit in his chair for several minutes at a time while the crowd settled down. He also requested that a photographer be removed from the arena floor. O'Sullivan came from 3–5 behind to level the match, but Wilson won the deciding frame for a 6–5 victory. The other quarter-finals were more one-sided as Brecel defeated McGill 6–2, Zhao won six consecutive frames to beat Lisowski 6–2, and Hawkins defeated Hicks 6–1. In the first semi-final, Brecel defeated Wilson 6–4, compiling four century breaks and three other breaks over 50, to become the first player from continental Europe to reach a Triple Crown final. In the second semi-final, Zhao defeated Hawkins 6–1, making a century break and an additional five breaks over 70, to reach his first ranking final.
The final was played on 5 December 2021 between Brecel and Zhao as the best-of-19 frames held over two sessions. It was the first in the tournament's history not to feature a player in the top 16 in the world rankings, and the second not to feature a player from the United Kingdom (Australian Robertson defeated Chinese player Liang Wenbo in the 2015 final). Zhao led 5–3 after the afternoon session, and then won five of the seven frames played in the evening session to defeat Brecel 10–5 and win the first ranking title of his career. Zhao became the tournament's fourth non-British winner, after Ireland's Patsy Fagan, China's Ding, and Australia's Robertson. He also became the fourth player from mainland China to win a ranking title, after Ding, Liang, and Yan. He moved up from 26th to ninth in the world rankings, which secured his place in the 2022 Masters in January. As runner-up, Brecel moved up the rankings from 40th to 18th.

## Tournament draw

The draw for the event is shown below. Players in bold denote match winners.

### Top half
#### Section 1

| Last 128 Best of 11 frames | Last 128 Best of 11 frames | Last 128 Best of 11 frames | Last 64 Best of 11 frames | Last 64 Best of 11 frames | Last 64 Best of 11 frames | Last 32 Best of 11 frames | Last 32 Best of 11 frames | Last 32 Best of 11 frames | | Last 16 Best of 11 frames | Last 16 Best of 11 frames | Last 16 Best of 11 frames |
| 1 | Neil Robertson (AUS) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| A | John Astley (ENG) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| A | John Astley (ENG) | 6 | A | John Astley | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 65 | Mark Joyce | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 64 | Andrew Higginson (ENG) | 4 | 65 | Mark Joyce | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 65 | Mark Joyce (ENG) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 65 | Mark Joyce (ENG) | 6 | | | | 65 | Mark Joyce | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 33 | Jordan Brown | 6 | | | | |
| 32 | Scott Donaldson (SCO) | 4 | | | | | | | 33 | Jordan Brown | 6 | | | | |
| 97 | Farakh Ajaib (PAK) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 97 | Farakh Ajaib (PAK) | 6 | 97 | Farakh Ajaib | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 33 | Jordan Brown | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 33 | Jordan Brown (NIR) | 6 | 33 | Jordan Brown | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 96 | Duane Jones (WAL) | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 96 | Duane Jones (WAL) | 4 | | | | | | | | 33 | Jordan Brown | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 16 | Anthony McGill | 6 |
| 16 | Anthony McGill (SCO) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | Anthony McGill | 6 |
| 113 | Iulian Boiko (UKR) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 113 | Iulian Boiko (UKR) | 0 | 16 | Anthony McGill | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 49 | David Grace | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 49 | David Grace (ENG) | 6 | 49 | David Grace | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 80 | Peter Devlin (ENG) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 80 | Peter Devlin (ENG) | 2 | | | | 16 | Anthony McGill | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 17 | Zhou Yuelong | 5 | | | | |
| 17 | Zhou Yuelong (CHN) | 6 | | | | | | | 17 | Zhou Yuelong | 5 | | | | |
| 112 | Chen Zifan (CHN) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 112 | Chen Zifan (CHN) | 1 | 17 | Zhou Yuelong | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 81 | Ashley Hugill | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 48 | Mark Davis (ENG) | 4 | 81 | Ashley Hugill | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 81 | Ashley Hugill (ENG) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

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| 41 | Li Hang (CHN) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 88 | Mitchell Mann (ENG) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 88 | Mitchell Mann (ENG) | 3 | 41 | Li Hang | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 24 | Ricky Walden | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 24 | Ricky Walden (ENG) | 6 | 24 | Ricky Walden | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 105 | Craig Steadman (ENG) | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 105 | Craig Steadman (ENG) | 4 | | | | 24 | Ricky Walden | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 56 | Anthony Hamilton | 6 | | | | |
| 56 | Anthony Hamilton (ENG) | 6 | | | | | | | 56 | Anthony Hamilton | 6 | | | | |
| 73 | Allan Taylor (ENG) | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 73 | Allan Taylor (ENG) | 4 | 56 | Anthony Hamilton | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Mark Williams | 5 | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Mark Williams (WAL) | 6 | 9 | Mark Williams | 5 | | | | | | | |
| 120 | Lei Peifan (CHN) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 120 | Lei Peifan (CHN) | 3 | | | | | | | | 56 | Anthony Hamilton | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 40 | Luca Brecel | 6 |
| 40 | Luca Brecel (BEL) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 40 | Luca Brecel | 6 |
| 89 | Xu Si (CHN) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 89 | Xu Si (CHN) | 2 | 40 | Luca Brecel | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 25 | Tom Ford | 5 | | | | | | | |
| 25 | Tom Ford (ENG) | 6 | 25 | Tom Ford | 5 | | | | | | | |
| 104 | Andrew Pagett (WAL) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 104 | Andrew Pagett (WAL) | 1 | | | | 40 | Luca Brecel | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 8 | Stephen Maguire | 0 | | | | |
| 57 | Tian Pengfei (CHN) | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | Stephen Maguire | 0 | | | | |
| 72 | Simon Lichtenberg (GER) | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 72 | Simon Lichtenberg (GER) | 5 | 57 | Tian Pengfei | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Stephen Maguire | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Stephen Maguire (SCO) | 6 | 8 | Stephen Maguire | 6 | | | | | | | |
| A | Sanderson Lam (ENG) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 3

| Last 128 Best of 11 frames | Last 128 Best of 11 frames | Last 128 Best of 11 frames | Last 64 Best of 11 frames | Last 64 Best of 11 frames | Last 64 Best of 11 frames | Last 32 Best of 11 frames | Last 32 Best of 11 frames | Last 32 Best of 11 frames | | Last 16 Best of 11 frames | Last 16 Best of 11 frames | Last 16 Best of 11 frames |
| 5 | Kyren Wilson (ENG) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| A | Soheil Vahedi (IRN) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| A | Soheil Vahedi (IRN) | 2 | 5 | Kyren Wilson | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 60 | Jak Jones | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 60 | Jak Jones (WAL) | 6 | 60 | Jak Jones | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 69 | Oliver Lines (ENG) | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 69 | Oliver Lines (ENG) | 4 | | | | 5 | Kyren Wilson | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 101 | Wu Yize | 3 | | | | |
| 28 | Lu Ning (CHN) | 3 | | | | | | | 101 | Wu Yize | 3 | | | | |
| 101 | Wu Yize (CHN) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 101 | Wu Yize (CHN) | 6 | 101 | Wu Yize | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 92 | Hammad Miah | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 37 | Matthew Stevens (WAL) | 5 | 92 | Hammad Miah | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 92 | Hammad Miah (ENG) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 92 | Hammad Miah (ENG) | 6 | | | | | | | | 5 | Kyren Wilson | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 53 | Ben Woollaston | 3 |
| 12 | Yan Bingtao (CHN) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 53 | Ben Woollaston | 3 |
| 117 | Ng On-yee (HKG) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 117 | Ng On-yee (HKG) | 0 | 12 | Yan Bingtao | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 53 | Ben Woollaston | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 53 | Ben Woollaston (ENG) | 6 | 53 | Ben Woollaston | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 76 | Rory McLeod (JAM) | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 76 | Rory McLeod (JAM) | 4 | | | | 53 | Ben Woollaston | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 44 | Liam Highfield | 4 | | | | |
| 21 | Gary Wilson (ENG) | 6 | | | | | | | 44 | Liam Highfield | 4 | | | | |
| 108 | Ian Burns (ENG) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 108 | Ian Burns (ENG) | 2 | 21 | Gary Wilson | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 44 | Liam Highfield | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 44 | Liam Highfield (ENG) | 6 | 44 | Liam Highfield | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 85 | Jamie Wilson (ENG) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| Last 128 Best of 11 frames | Last 128 Best of 11 frames | Last 128 Best of 11 frames | Last 64 Best of 11 frames | Last 64 Best of 11 frames | Last 64 Best of 11 frames | Last 32 Best of 11 frames | Last 32 Best of 11 frames | Last 32 Best of 11 frames | | Last 16 Best of 11 frames | Last 16 Best of 11 frames | Last 16 Best of 11 frames |
| 45 | Noppon Saengkham (THA) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 84 | Aaron Hill (IRL) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 84 | Aaron Hill (IRL) | 2 | 45 | Noppon Saengkham | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 20 | Ali Carter | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 20 | Ali Carter (ENG) | 6 | 20 | Ali Carter | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 109 | Jimmy White (ENG) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 109 | Jimmy White (ENG) | 3 | | | | 45 | Noppon Saengkham | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 13 | Stuart Bingham | 5 | | | | |
| 52 | Stuart Carrington (ENG) | 6 | | | | | | | 13 | Stuart Bingham | 5 | | | | |
| 77 | Zhao Jianbo (CHN) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 77 | Zhao Jianbo (CHN) | 1 | 52 | Stuart Carrington | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 13 | Stuart Bingham | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Stuart Bingham (ENG) | 6 | 13 | Stuart Bingham | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 116 | Dean Young (SCO) | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 116 | Dean Young (SCO) | 5 | | | | | | | | 45 | Noppon Saengkham | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 6 |
| 36 | Mark King (ENG) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 6 |
| 93 | Jackson Page (WAL) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 93 | Jackson Page (WAL) | 2 | 36 | Mark King | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 100 | Gerard Greene | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 29 | Kurt Maflin (NOR) | 3 | 100 | Gerard Greene | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 100 | Gerard Greene (NIR) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 100 | Gerard Greene (NIR) | 6 | | | | 36 | Mark King | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 6 | | | | |
| 61 | Nigel Bond (ENG) | 4 | | | | | | | 4 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 6 | | | | |
| 68 | Robbie Williams (ENG) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 68 | Robbie Williams (ENG) | 6 | 68 | Robbie Williams | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) | 6 | 4 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 6 | | | | | | | |
| A | Michael White (WAL) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 5

| Last 128 Best of 11 frames | Last 128 Best of 11 frames | Last 128 Best of 11 frames | Last 64 Best of 11 frames | Last 64 Best of 11 frames | Last 64 Best of 11 frames | Last 32 Best of 11 frames | Last 32 Best of 11 frames | Last 32 Best of 11 frames | | Last 16 Best of 11 frames | Last 16 Best of 11 frames | Last 16 Best of 11 frames |
| 3 | Judd Trump (ENG) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| A | David Lilley (ENG) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| A | David Lilley (ENG) | 1 | 3 | Judd Trump | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 62 | Chris Wakelin | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 62 | Chris Wakelin (ENG) | 6 | 62 | Chris Wakelin | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 67 | Jamie Clarke (WAL) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 67 | Jamie Clarke (WAL) | 2 | | | | 3 | Judd Trump | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 35 | Matthew Selt | 6 | | | | |
| 30 | Joe Perry (ENG) | 6 | | | | | | | 35 | Matthew Selt | 6 | | | | |
| 99 | Fraser Patrick (SCO) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 99 | Fraser Patrick (SCO) | 1 | 30 | Joe Perry | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 35 | Matthew Selt | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 35 | Matthew Selt (ENG) | 6 | 35 | Matthew Selt | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 94 | Chang Bingyu (CHN) | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 94 | Chang Bingyu (CHN) | 5 | | | | | | | | 35 | Matthew Selt | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 14 | Barry Hawkins | 6 |
| 14 | Barry Hawkins (ENG) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | Barry Hawkins | 6 |
| 115 | Reanne Evans (ENG) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 115 | Reanne Evans (ENG) | 1 | 14 | Barry Hawkins | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 78 | Gao Yang | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 51 | Lyu Haotian (CHN) | 2 | 78 | Gao Yang | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 78 | Gao Yang (CHN) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 78 | Gao Yang (CHN) | 6 | | | | 14 | Barry Hawkins | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 83 | Cao Yupeng | 2 | | | | |
| 19 | Martin Gould (ENG) | 6 | | | | | | | 83 | Cao Yupeng | 2 | | | | |
| 110 | Barry Pinches (ENG) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 110 | Barry Pinches (ENG) | 1 | 19 | Martin Gould | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 83 | Cao Yupeng | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 46 | Jamie Jones (WAL) | 1 | 83 | Cao Yupeng | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 83 | Cao Yupeng (CHN) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 6

| Last 128 Best of 11 frames | Last 128 Best of 11 frames | Last 128 Best of 11 frames | Last 64 Best of 11 frames | Last 64 Best of 11 frames | Last 64 Best of 11 frames | Last 32 Best of 11 frames | Last 32 Best of 11 frames | Last 32 Best of 11 frames | | Last 16 Best of 11 frames | Last 16 Best of 11 frames | Last 16 Best of 11 frames |
| 43 | Alexander Ursenbacher (SUI) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 86 | Ben Hancorn (ENG) | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 86 | Ben Hancorn (ENG) | 5 | 43 | Alexander Ursenbacher | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 22 | David Gilbert | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 22 | David Gilbert (ENG) | 6 | 22 | David Gilbert | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 107 | Alfie Burden (ENG) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 107 | Alfie Burden (ENG) | 1 | | | | 22 | David Gilbert | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 11 | Mark Allen | 5 | | | | |
| 54 | Joe O'Connor (ENG) | 6 | | | | | | | 11 | Mark Allen | 5 | | | | |
| 75 | Fergal O'Brien (IRL) | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 75 | Fergal O'Brien (IRL) | 4 | 54 | Joe O'Connor | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 11 | Mark Allen | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Mark Allen (NIR) | 6 | 11 | Mark Allen | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 118 | Michael Judge (IRL) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 118 | Michael Judge (IRL) | 2 | | | | | | | | 22 | David Gilbert | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 102 | Andy Hicks | 6 |
| 38 | Michael Holt (ENG) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 102 | Andy Hicks | 6 |
| 91 | Zak Surety (ENG) | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 91 | Zak Surety (ENG) | 4 | 38 | Michael Holt | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 102 | Andy Hicks | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 27 | Liang Wenbo (CHN) | 5 | 102 | Andy Hicks | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 102 | Andy Hicks (ENG) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 102 | Andy Hicks (ENG) | 6 | | | | 102 | Andy Hicks | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 59 | Dominic Dale | 5 | | | | |
| 59 | Dominic Dale (WAL) | 6 | | | | | | | 59 | Dominic Dale | 5 | | | | |
| 70 | Ashley Carty (ENG) | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 70 | Ashley Carty (ENG) | 4 | 59 | Dominic Dale | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | A | Si Jiahui | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Shaun Murphy (ENG) | 5 | A | Si Jiahui | 4 | | | | | | | |
| A | Si Jiahui (CHN) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 7

| Last 128 Best of 11 frames | Last 128 Best of 11 frames | Last 128 Best of 11 frames | Last 64 Best of 11 frames | Last 64 Best of 11 frames | Last 64 Best of 11 frames | Last 32 Best of 11 frames | Last 32 Best of 11 frames | Last 32 Best of 11 frames | | Last 16 Best of 11 frames | Last 16 Best of 11 frames | Last 16 Best of 11 frames |
| 7 | John Higgins (SCO) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| A | Michael Georgiou (CYP) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| A | Michael Georgiou (CYP) | 1 | 7 | John Higgins | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 58 | Sunny Akani | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 58 | Sunny Akani (THA) | 6 | 58 | Sunny Akani | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 71 | Steven Hallworth (ENG) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 71 | Steven Hallworth (ENG) | 2 | | | | 7 | John Higgins | 5 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 26 | Zhao Xintong | 6 | | | | |
| 26 | Zhao Xintong (CHN) | 6 | | | | | | | 26 | Zhao Xintong | 6 | | | | |
| 103 | Yuan Sijun (CHN) | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 103 | Yuan Sijun (CHN) | 4 | 26 | Zhao Xintong | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 39 | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 5 | | | | | | | |
| 39 | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) | 6 | 39 | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 5 | | | | | | | |
| 90 | Stephen Hendry (SCO) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 90 | Stephen Hendry (SCO) | 1 | | | | | | | | 26 | Zhao Xintong | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 106 | Peter Lines | 4 |
| 10 | Ding Junhui (CHN) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 106 | Peter Lines | 4 |
| 119 | Zhang Anda (CHN) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 119 | Zhang Anda (CHN) | 2 | 10 | Ding Junhui | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 55 | Sam Craigie | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 55 | Sam Craigie (ENG) | 6 | 55 | Sam Craigie | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 74 | Ken Doherty (IRL) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 74 | Ken Doherty (IRL) | 3 | | | | 55 | Sam Craigie | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 106 | Peter Lines | 6 | | | | |
| 23 | Ryan Day (WAL) | 3 | | | | | | | 106 | Peter Lines | 6 | | | | |
| 106 | Peter Lines (ENG) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 106 | Peter Lines (ENG) | 6 | 106 | Peter Lines | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 87 | Fan Zhengyi | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 42 | Elliot Slessor (ENG) | 5 | 87 | Fan Zhengyi | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 87 | Fan Zhengyi (CHN) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 8

| Last 128 Best of 11 frames | Last 128 Best of 11 frames | Last 128 Best of 11 frames | Last 64 Best of 11 frames | Last 64 Best of 11 frames | Last 64 Best of 11 frames | Last 32 Best of 11 frames | Last 32 Best of 11 frames | Last 32 Best of 11 frames | | Last 16 Best of 11 frames | Last 16 Best of 11 frames | Last 16 Best of 11 frames |
| 47 | Jimmy Robertson (ENG) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| A | Bai Langning (CHN) | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| A | Bai Langning (CHN) | 5 | 47 | Jimmy Robertson | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 18 | Graeme Dott | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 18 | Graeme Dott (SCO) | 6 | 18 | Graeme Dott | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 111 | Jamie O'Neill (ENG) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 111 | Jamie O'Neill (ENG) | 3 | | | | 18 | Graeme Dott | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 15 | Jack Lisowski | 6 | | | | |
| 50 | Martin O'Donnell (ENG) | 6 | | | | | | | 15 | Jack Lisowski | 6 | | | | |
| 79 | Lukas Kleckers (GER) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 79 | Lukas Kleckers (GER) | 3 | 50 | Martin O'Donnell | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 15 | Jack Lisowski | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Jack Lisowski (ENG) | 6 | 15 | Jack Lisowski | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 114 | Sean Maddocks (ENG) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 114 | Sean Maddocks (ENG) | 0 | | | | | | | | 15 | Jack Lisowski | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 63 | Hossein Vafaei | 4 |
| 34 | Robert Milkins (ENG) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 63 | Hossein Vafaei | 4 |
| 95 | Louis Heathcote (ENG) | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 95 | Louis Heathcote (ENG) | 4 | 34 | Robert Milkins | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 31 | Xiao Guodong | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 31 | Xiao Guodong (CHN) | 6 | 31 | Xiao Guodong | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 98 | Zhang Jiankang (CHN) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 98 | Zhang Jiankang (CHN) | 2 | | | | 31 | Xiao Guodong | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 63 | Hossein Vafaei | 6 | | | | |
| 63 | Hossein Vafaei (IRN) | 6 | | | | | | | 63 | Hossein Vafaei | 6 | | | | |
| 66 | Pang Junxu (CHN) | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 66 | Pang Junxu (CHN) | 4 | 63 | Hossein Vafaei | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | Mark Selby | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Mark Selby (ENG) | 6 | 2 | Mark Selby | 2 | | | | | | | |
| A | Ross Muir (SCO) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Finals

| Quarter-finals Best of 11 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 11 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 11 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Final Best of 19 frames | Final Best of 19 frames | Final Best of 19 frames |
| 16 | Anthony McGill | 2 | | | | | | |
| 40 | Luca Brecel | 6 | | | | | | |
| 40 | Luca Brecel | 6 | 40 | Luca Brecel | 6 | | | |
| | | | 5 | Kyren Wilson | 4 | | | |
| 5 | Kyren Wilson | 6 | 5 | Kyren Wilson | 4 | | | |
| 4 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 5 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 5 | | | | 40 | Luca Brecel | 5 |
| | | | | | | 26 | Zhao Xintong | 10 |
| 14 | Barry Hawkins | 6 | | | | | | | 26 | Zhao Xintong | 10 |
| 102 | Andy Hicks | 1 | | | | | | |
| 102 | Andy Hicks | 1 | 14 | Barry Hawkins | 1 | | | |
| | | | 26 | Zhao Xintong | 6 | | | |
| 26 | Zhao Xintong | 6 | 26 | Zhao Xintong | 6 | | | |
| 15 | Jack Lisowski | 2 | | | | | | |

### Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Ben Williams York Barbican, York, England, 5 December 2021 :
| Luca Brecel (40) Belgium | 5–10 | Zhao Xintong (26) China |
| Afternoon: 4–79, 133–0 (133), 25–90, 80–19, 12–92, 40–67, 60–47, 17–85 Evening: 0–87, 9–120 (120), 71–31, 6–69, 97–13, 19–71, 0–99 |||
| 133 | Highest break | 120 |
| 1 | Century breaks | 1 |

## Century breaks

A total of 119 century breaks were made during the tournament. Gary Wilson made the highest, his fourth career maximum break, in his first-round match against Ian Burns.
* 147, 104 – Gary Wilson
* 142, 115 – Fergal O'Brien
* 139, 131, 120, 115, 108 – Ronnie O'Sullivan
* 139 – Li Hang
* 138, 129, 128, 103 – Dominic Dale
* 138 – Zhang Anda
* 136, 129, 107, 106, 100 – Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
* 136, 118 – Ben Woollaston
* 135, 133, 130, 117 – Anthony McGill
* 135 – Louis Heathcote
* 135 – Andy Hicks
* 134, 131, 112 – John Higgins
* 134, 129 – Ding Junhui
* 134, 101 – Ali Carter
* 133, 130, 112, 112, 105, 102 – Luca Brecel
* 132, 131, 109 – Graeme Dott
* 132, 100 – Judd Trump
* 131, 128, 121, 119, 103, 100 – Noppon Saengkham
* 131, 115 – David Gilbert
* 131 – Gerard Greene
* 130 – Aaron Hill
* 130 – Ashley Hugill
* 129, 102 – Ricky Walden
* 128 – Jordan Brown
* 128 – Matthew Selt
* 128 – Craig Steadman
* 127, 105, 104, 100 – Stephen Maguire
* 126, 110 – Jack Lisowski
* 125 – Duane Jones
* 124 – Neil Robertson
* 122, 121, 118, 102, 102 – Cao Yupeng
* 122, 120, 120, 114, 110, 100 – Zhao Xintong
* 121, 117, 115, 113, 110, 102 – Kyren Wilson
* 120 – Ian Burns
* 120 – Gao Yang
* 119 – John Astley
* 118 – Yuan Sijun
* 115, 109 – Wu Yize
* 115, 105 – Hossein Vafaei
* 114, 113 – Robbie Williams
* 114 – Ben Hancorn
* 113 – Stuart Carrington
* 113 – Peter Lines
* 113 – Kurt Maflin
* 112, 106 – Mark Williams
* 111 – Simon Lichtenberg
* 111 – Joe Perry
* 110 – Fan Zhengyi
* 107, 100 – Yan Bingtao
* 107 – Scott Donaldson
* 105 – Ashley Carty
* 105 – Sam Craigie
* 104 – David Grace
* 104 – Allan Taylor
* 103, 103 – Barry Hawkins
* 103 – Martin Gould
* 102 – Michael White
* 101 – Mark King
* 101 – Lei Peifan