2021 Gibraltar Open
# 2021 Gibraltar Open

The 2021 Gibraltar Open (officially the 2021 BetVictor Gibraltar Open) was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 1 to 7 March 2021 at the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes, England. It was the twelfth ranking event of the 2020–21 snooker season, and the sixth and final event in the BetVictor European Series.

The event was the sixth instalment of the Gibraltar Open tournament, first held in 2015. It was organised by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association and sponsored by BetVictor. The defending champion was Judd Trump, who defeated Kyren Wilson 4–3 in the 2020 final. Trump retained his title, defeating Jack Lisowski 4–0 in the final and losing just three of the 31 frames he played in the tournament overall. It was Trump's fifth ranking title of the season and the 22nd of his professional career. In addition to the winner's prize of £50,000, Trump secured the £150,000 European Series bonus, awarded to the player who wins the most prize money across the series, for a second consecutive season.

The event featured the return to the professional tour of seven-time world champion Stephen Hendry, who retired in 2012, but accepted a two-year invitational tour card to begin in the 2020–21 season. Matthew Selt beat Hendry 4–1 in the first round of the tournament.

## Prize fund

The breakdown of the tournament's prize money is shown below:

* Winner: £50,000
* Runner-up: £20,000
* Semi-final: £6,000
* Quarter-final: £5,000
* Last 16: £4,000
* Last 32: £3,000
* Last 64: £2,000
* Highest break: £5,000
* Total: £251,000

## Tournament draw

Below is the full draw for the event. Players in bold denote match winners.

### Top half

**Section 1**

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Judd Trump (ENG) (1) | 4 | | | | |
| Robbie Williams (ENG) | 1 | | | | |
| Robbie Williams (ENG) | 1 | Judd Trump (1) | 4 | | |
| | | Sunny Akani | 1 | | |
| Haydon Pinhey (ENG) | 1 | Sunny Akani | 1 | | |
| Sunny Akani (THA) | 4 | | | | |
| Sunny Akani (THA) | 4 | | | Judd Trump (1) | 4 |
| | | | | Robert Milkins | 0 |
| Brian Ochoiski (FRA) | 1 | | | Robert Milkins | 0 |
| Liang Wenbo (CHN) | 4 | | | | |
| Liang Wenbo (CHN) | 4 | Liang Wenbo | 3 | | |
| | | Robert Milkins | 4 | | |
| Robert Milkins (ENG) | 4 | Robert Milkins | 4 | | |
| Gary Wilson (ENG) | 3 | | | | | | |
| Gary Wilson (ENG) | 3 | | | | | Judd Trump (1) | 4 |
| | | | | | | Alexander Ursenbacher | 0 |
| Zhou Yuelong (CHN) (16) | 4 | | | | | Alexander Ursenbacher | 0 |
| Xu Si (CHN) | 0 | | | | | | |
| Xu Si (CHN) | 0 | Zhou Yuelong (16) | 1 | | | | |
| | | Alexander Ursenbacher | 4 | | | | |
| Yuan Sijun (CHN) | 1 | Alexander Ursenbacher | 4 | | | | |
| Alexander Ursenbacher (SUI) | 4 | | | | | | |
| Alexander Ursenbacher (SUI) | 4 | | | Alexander Ursenbacher | 4 | | |
| | | | | Mitchell Mann | 0 |
| David Lilley (ENG) | 4 | | | Mitchell Mann | 0 |
| Duane Jones (WAL) | 2 | | | | |
| Duane Jones (WAL) | 2 | David Lilley | 3 | | |
| | | Mitchell Mann | 4 | | |
| Mitchell Mann (ENG) | 4 | Mitchell Mann | 4 | | |
| Lukas Kleckers (GER) | 0 | | | | |

**Section 2**

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rory McLeod (JAM) | 1 | | | | |
| Hossein Vafaei (IRN) | 4 | | | | |
| Hossein Vafaei (IRN) | 4 | Hossein Vafaei | 4 | | |
| | | Allan Taylor | 1 | | |
| Andy Hicks (ENG) | 1 | Allan Taylor | 1 | | |
| Allan Taylor (ENG) | 4 | | | | |
| Allan Taylor (ENG) | 4 | | | Hossein Vafaei | 2 |
| | | | | Mark Allen (9) | 4 |
| Iulian Boiko (UKR) | 4 | | | Mark Allen (9) | 4 |
| Fergal O'Brien (IRL) | 3 | | | | |
| Fergal O'Brien (IRL) | 3 | Iulian Boiko | 3 | | |
| | | Mark Allen (9) | 4 | | |
| Mark Allen (NIR) (9) | 4 | Mark Allen (9) | 4 | | |
| Jamie Curtis-Barrett (ENG) | 0 | | | | | | |
| Jamie Curtis-Barrett (ENG) | 0 | | | | | Mark Allen (9) | 4 |
| | | | | | | Ricky Walden | 1 |
| Scott Donaldson (SCO) | 4 | | | | | Ricky Walden | 1 |
| Peter Lines (ENG) | 2 | | | | | | |
| Peter Lines (ENG) | 2 | Scott Donaldson | 2 | | | | |
| | | Joe Perry | 4 | | | | |
| Joe Perry (ENG) | 4 | Joe Perry | 4 | | | | |
| Mark Davis (ENG) | 2 | | | | | | |
| Mark Davis (ENG) | 2 | | | Joe Perry | 2 | | |
| | | | | Ricky Walden | 4 |
| Ricky Walden (ENG) | 4 | | | Ricky Walden | 4 |
| Mark Joyce (ENG) | 3 | | | | |
| Mark Joyce (ENG) | 3 | Ricky Walden | 4 | | |
| | | Si Jiahui | 3 | | |
| Ding Junhui (CHN) (8) | 2 | Si Jiahui | 3 | | |
| Si Jiahui (CHN) | 4 | | | | |

**Section 3**

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kyren Wilson (ENG) (5) | 4 | | | | |
| Kuldesh Johal (ENG) | 2 | | | | |
| Kuldesh Johal (ENG) | 2 | Kyren Wilson (5) | 4 | | |
| | | Fan Zhengyi | 0 | | |
| Oliver Brown (ENG) | 1 | Fan Zhengyi | 0 | | |
| Fan Zhengyi (CHN) | 4 | | | | |
| Fan Zhengyi (CHN) | 4 | | | Kyren Wilson (5) | 3 |
| | | | | Matthew Selt | 4 |
| Matthew Selt (ENG) | 4 | | | Matthew Selt | 4 |
| Stephen Hendry (SCO) | 1 | | | | |
| Stephen Hendry (SCO) | 1 | Matthew Selt | 4 | | |
| | | Barry Hawkins | 3 | | |
| Barry Hawkins (ENG) | 4 | Barry Hawkins | 3 | | |
| Luo Honghao (CHN) | 2 | | | | | | |
| Luo Honghao (CHN) | 2 | | | | | Matthew Selt | 4 |
| | | | | | | Soheil Vahedi | 1 |
| Mark Williams (WAL) (12) | 4 | | | | | Soheil Vahedi | 1 |
| Li Hang (CHN) | 1 | | | | | | |
| Li Hang (CHN) | 1 | Mark Williams (12) | 3 | | | | |
| | | Soheil Vahedi | 4 | | | | |
| Michael White (WAL) | 2 | Soheil Vahedi | 4 | | | | |
| Soheil Vahedi (IRN) | 4 | | | | | | |
| Soheil Vahedi (IRN) | 4 | | | Soheil Vahedi | 4 | | |
| | | | | Tom Ford | 0 |
| Zak Surety (ENG) | 2 | | | Tom Ford | 0 |
| Tom Ford (ENG) | 4 | | | | |
| Tom Ford (ENG) | 4 | Tom Ford | 4 | | |
| | | Jamie Jones | 2 | | |
| Steven Hallworth (ENG) | 2 | Jamie Jones | 2 | | |
| Jamie Jones (WAL) | 4 | | | | |

**Section 4**

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chen Zifan (CHN) | 4 | | | | |
| Daniel Womersley (ENG) | 1 | | | | |
| Daniel Womersley (ENG) | 1 | Chen Zifan | 4 | | |
| | | Leo Fernandez | 3 | | |
| Ian Burns (ENG) | 1 | Leo Fernandez | 3 | | |
| Leo Fernandez (IRL) | 4 | | | | |
| Leo Fernandez (IRL) | 4 | | | Chen Zifan | 3 |
| | | | | Jimmy White | 4 |
| Jimmy White (ENG) | 4 | | | Jimmy White | 4 |
| Joe O'Connor (ENG) | 3 | | | | |
| Joe O'Connor (ENG) | 3 | Jimmy White | 4 | | |
| | | Stuart Bingham (13) | 2 | | |
| Stuart Bingham (ENG) (13) | 4 | Stuart Bingham (13) | 2 | | |
| Gerard Greene (NIR) | 0 | | | | | | |
| Gerard Greene (NIR) | 0 | | | | | Jimmy White | 2 |
| | | | | | | Chris Wakelin | 4 |
| Chang Bingyu (CHN) | 4 | | | | | Chris Wakelin | 4 |
| Eden Sharav (ISR) | 3 | | | | | | |
| Eden Sharav (ISR) | 3 | Chang Bingyu | 2 | | | | |
| | | Chris Wakelin | 4 | | | | |
| Nigel Bond (ENG) | 3 | Chris Wakelin | 4 | | | | |
| Chris Wakelin (ENG) | 4 | | | | | | |
| Chris Wakelin (ENG) | 4 | | | Chris Wakelin | 4 | | |
| | | | | Mark Selby (4) | 2 |
| Ken Doherty (IRL) | 4 | | | Mark Selby (4) | 2 |
| Matthew Stevens (WAL) | 3 | | | | |
| Matthew Stevens (WAL) | 3 | Ken Doherty | 2 | | |
| | | Mark Selby (4) | 4 | | |
| Mark Selby (ENG) (4) | 4 | Mark Selby (4) | 4 | | |
| Sam Craigie (ENG) | 1 | | | | |

### Bottom half

**Section 5**

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Neil Robertson (AUS) (3) | 2 | | | | |
| Lei Peifan (CHN) | 4 | | | | |
| Lei Peifan (CHN) | 4 | Lei Peifan | 4 | | |
| | | Dylan Emery | 3 | | |
| Dylan Emery (WAL) | 4 | Dylan Emery | 3 | | |
| Ben Hancorn (ENG) | 0 | | | | |
| Ben Hancorn (ENG) | 0 | | | Lei Peifan | 1 |
| | | | | Stuart Carrington | 4 |
| Andrew Higginson (ENG) | 4 | | | Stuart Carrington | 4 |
| Lyu Haotian (CHN) | 3 | | | | |
| Lyu Haotian (CHN) | 3 | Andrew Higginson | 2 | | |
| | | Stuart Carrington | 4 | | |
| Stuart Carrington (ENG) | 4 | Stuart Carrington | 4 | | |
| Gao Yang (CHN) | 0 | | | | | | |
| Gao Yang (CHN) | 0 | | | | | Stuart Carrington | 4 |
| | | | | | | David Gilbert (14) | 0 |
| David Gilbert (ENG) (14) | 4 | | | | | David Gilbert (14) | 0 |
| Paul Davison (ENG) | 1 | | | | | | |
| Paul Davison (ENG) | 1 | David Gilbert (14) | 4 | | | | |
| | | Jimmy Robertson | 3 | | | | |
| Jimmy Robertson (ENG) | 4 | Jimmy Robertson | 3 | | | | |
| James Cahill (ENG) | 2 | | | | | | |
| James Cahill (ENG) | 2 | | | David Gilbert (14) | 4 | | |
| | | | | Zhao Xintong | 0 |
| Zhao Xintong (CHN) | 4 | | | Zhao Xintong | 0 |
| Ashley Carty (ENG) | 1 | | | | |
| Ashley Carty (ENG) | 1 | Zhao Xintong | 4 | | |
| | | Daniel Wells | 2 | | |
| Peter Devlin (ENG) | 3 | Daniel Wells | 2 | | |
| Daniel Wells (WAL) | 4 | | | | |

**Section 6**

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Elliot Slessor (ENG) | 4 | | | | |
| Jackson Page (WAL) | 3 | | | | |
| Jackson Page (WAL) | 3 | Elliot Slessor | 2 | | |
| | | Martin Gould | 4 | | |
| Martin Gould (ENG) | 4 | Martin Gould | 4 | | |
| David Grace (ENG) | 2 | | | | |
| David Grace (ENG) | 2 | | | Martin Gould | 3 |
| | | | | Jamie Clarke | 4 |
| Brandon Sargeant (ENG) | 1 | | | Jamie Clarke | 4 |
| Aaron Hill (IRL) | 4 | | | | |
| Aaron Hill (IRL) | 4 | Aaron Hill | 2 | | |
| | | Jamie Clarke | 4 | | |
| Yan Bingtao (CHN) (11) | 1 | Jamie Clarke | 4 | | |
| Jamie Clarke (WAL) | 4 | | | | | | |
| Jamie Clarke (WAL) | 4 | | | | | Jamie Clarke | 1 |
| | | | | | | Xiao Guodong | 4 |
| Kacper Filipiak (POL) | 0 | | | | | Xiao Guodong | 4 |
| Alan McManus (SCO) | 4 | | | | | | |
| Alan McManus (SCO) | 4 | Alan McManus | 1 | | | | |
| | | Zhao Jianbo | 4 | | | | |
| Zhao Jianbo (CHN) | 4 | Zhao Jianbo | 4 | | | | |
| Noppon Saengkham (THA) | 0 | | | | | | |
| Noppon Saengkham (THA) | 0 | | | Zhao Jianbo | 1 | | |
| | | | | Xiao Guodong | 4 |
| Martin O'Donnell (ENG) | 2 | | | Xiao Guodong | 4 |
| Xiao Guodong (CHN) | 4 | | | | |
| Xiao Guodong (CHN) | 4 | Xiao Guodong | 4 | | |
| | | Jamie Wilson | 1 | | |
| Hamim Hussain (ENG) | 0 | Jamie Wilson | 1 | | |
| Jamie Wilson (ENG) | 4 | | | | |

**Section 7**

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Shaun Murphy (ENG) (7) | 4 | | | | |
| Ashley Hugill (ENG) | 2 | | | | |
| Ashley Hugill (ENG) | 2 | Shaun Murphy (7) | 4 | | |
| | | Luca Brecel | 1 | | |
| Mark King (ENG) | 1 | Luca Brecel | 1 | | |
| Luca Brecel (BEL) | 4 | | | | |
| Luca Brecel (BEL) | 4 | | | Shaun Murphy (7) | 1 |
| | | | | Anthony Hamilton | 4 |
| Dominic Dale (WAL) | 0 | | | Anthony Hamilton | 4 |
| Tian Pengfei (CHN) | 4 | | | | |
| Tian Pengfei (CHN) | 4 | Tian Pengfei | 0 | | |
| | | Anthony Hamilton | 4 | | |
| Barry Pinches (ENG) | 2 | Anthony Hamilton | 4 | | |
| Anthony Hamilton (ENG) | 4 | | | | | | |
| Anthony Hamilton (ENG) | 4 | | | | | Anthony Hamilton | 1 |
| | | | | | | Jack Lisowski (10) | 4 |
| Jack Lisowski (ENG) (10) | 4 | | | | | Jack Lisowski (10) | 4 |
| Farakh Ajaib (PAK) | 1 | | | | | | |
| Farakh Ajaib (PAK) | 1 | Jack Lisowski (10) | 4 | | | | |
| | | Jak Jones | 1 | | | | |
| Jak Jones (WAL) | 4 | Jak Jones | 1 | | | | |
| Ryan Day (WAL) | 3 | | | | | | |
| Ryan Day (WAL) | 3 | | | Jack Lisowski (10) | 4 | | |
| | | | | Fraser Patrick | 2 |
| Oliver Lines (ENG) | 4 | | | Fraser Patrick | 2 |
| Riley Parsons (ENG) | 1 | | | | |
| Riley Parsons (ENG) | 1 | Oliver Lines | 3 | | |
| | | Fraser Patrick | 4 | | |
| Liam Highfield (ENG) | 3 | Fraser Patrick | 4 | | |
| Fraser Patrick (SCO) | 4 | | | | |

**Section 8**

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Simon Lichtenberg (GER) | 3 | | | | |
| Lu Ning (CHN) | 4 | | | | |
| Lu Ning (CHN) | 4 | Lu Ning | 4 | | |
| | | Jamie O'Neill | 0 | | |
| Lee Walker (WAL) | 2 | Jamie O'Neill | 0 | | |
| Jamie O'Neill (ENG) | 4 | | | | |
| Jamie O'Neill (ENG) | 4 | | | Lu Ning | 4 |
| | | | | Pang Junxu | 2 |
| Pang Junxu (CHN) | 4 | | | Pang Junxu | 2 |
| Igor Figueiredo (BRA) | 3 | | | | |
| Igor Figueiredo (BRA) | 3 | Pang Junxu | 4 | | |
| | | Anthony McGill (15) | 2 | | |
| Anthony McGill (SCO) (15) | 4 | Anthony McGill (15) | 2 | | |
| Louis Heathcote (ENG) | 0 | | | | | | |
| Louis Heathcote (ENG) | 0 | | | | | Lu Ning | 4 |
| | | | | | | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 2 |
| Rod Lawler (ENG) | 4 | | | | | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 2 |
| Jordan Brown (NIR) | 3 | | | | | | |
| Jordan Brown (NIR) | 3 | Rod Lawler | 3 | | | | |
| | | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 4 | | | | |
| Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) | 4 | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 4 | | | | |
| Sean Maddocks (ENG) | 0 | | | | | | |
| Sean Maddocks (ENG) | 0 | | | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 4 | | |
| | | | | Ali Carter | 2 |
| Billy Castle (ENG) | 3 | | | Ali Carter | 2 |
| Ben Woollaston (ENG) | 4 | | | | |
| Ben Woollaston (ENG) | 4 | Ben Woollaston | 2 | | |
| | | Ali Carter | 4 | | |
| John Astley (ENG) | 2 | Ali Carter | 4 | | |
| Ali Carter (ENG) | 4 | | | | |

### Finals

| Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames | Semi-finals Best of 7 frames | Semi-finals Best of 7 frames | Final Best of 7 frames | Final Best of 7 frames |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Judd Trump (1) | 4 | | |
| Mark Allen (9) | 0 | | |
| Mark Allen (9) | 0 | Judd Trump (1) | 4 |
| | | Matthew Selt | 1 |
| Matthew Selt | 4 | Matthew Selt | 1 |
| Chris Wakelin | 0 | | | | |
| Chris Wakelin | 0 | | | Judd Trump (1) | 4 |
| | | | | Jack Lisowski (10) | 0 |
| Stuart Carrington | 4 | | | Jack Lisowski (10) | 0 |
| Xiao Guodong | 1 | | | | |
| Xiao Guodong | 1 | Stuart Carrington | 3 | | |
| | | Jack Lisowski (10) | 4 |
| Jack Lisowski (10) | 4 | Jack Lisowski (10) | 4 |
| Lu Ning | 3 | | |

### Final

Final: Best of 7 frames. Referee: Colin Humphries Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes, 7 March 2021 :

| Judd Trump (1) England | 4–0 | Jack Lisowski (10) England |
| - | - | - |
| Frames: 72–18, 106–0 (106), 73–46, 94–0 (94) |||
| 106 | Highest break | 31 |
| 1 | Century breaks | 0 |
| 2 | 50+ breaks | 0 |

## Century breaks

A total of 80 century breaks were made during the tournament.

* 145, 103 – Jamie Jones
* 142, 137, 130, 124 – Mark Selby
* 140, 113 – Shaun Murphy
* 140 – Scott Donaldson
* 138 – Riley Parsons
* 137, 126, 103 – Jack Lisowski
* 137 – Chris Wakelin
* 134, 114 – Jamie Clarke
* 132, 115 – Fraser Patrick
* 132, 105 – Chen Zifan
* 131, 128, 126, 124, 124, 106, 104, 101 – Judd Trump
* 130, 129, 103 – Barry Hawkins
* 127, 115, 107 – Stuart Carrington
* 126 – Mark Allen
* 125 – Mitchell Mann
* 124, 107 – David Gilbert
* 124 – Luo Honghao
* 123, 102 – Soheil Vahedi
* 121, 115, 113, 109, 101 – Xiao Guodong
* 119, 102 – Matthew Selt
* 119 – Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
* 118 – Anthony McGill
* 116 – Ashley Hugill
* 116 – Elliot Slessor
* 115, 109, 105 – Kyren Wilson
* 113 – Anthony Hamilton
* 112, 100 – Luca Brecel
* 109, 106 – Liam Highfield
* 108 – Ricky Walden
* 107, 105, 100 – Ali Carter
* 107 – Stephen Hendry
* 107 – Lu Ning
* 106, 102 – Liang Wenbo
* 105 – Hossein Vafaei
* 104 – Tom Ford
* 104 – Pang Junxu
* 103 – Oliver Lines
* 103 – Mark Williams
* 102 – Billy Castle
* 101, 101 – Jamie O'Neill
* 101 – Chang Bingyu
* 101 – Si Jiahui
* 100 – Martin Gould
* 100 – Sunny Akani
