2021 WST Pro Series
The 2021 WST Pro Series was a professional ranking snooker tournament, taking place from 18 January to 21 March 2021 at the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes, England. The event featured 128 players, and was played over three stages of round-robin groups of eight players, with the Final Group winner as the tournament champion.
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.
Gary Wilson made his third career maximum break in the second frame of his [|Group G] match with Liam Highfield.
Mark Williams won the only edition of the event, winning the 23rd ranking title of his career on his 46th birthday, becoming the third oldest ranking event winner behind Welsh compatriots Doug Mountjoy who was 46 in 1989 and Ray Reardon who was 50 in 1982.
Tournament format
There were 128 players taking part in the event. In the tournament's first stage players were 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.The second group stage consisted of four groups, also of each eight players, with the top two players of each group advancing to the final group.
The winner of the final group were crowned as tournament champion.
All matches were played as best of three frames, and players were ranked, using the following criteria:
- Matches won
- Frame difference
- Head-to-head match
- Highest break
Prize fund
;First group stage
- Winner: £4,000
- Runner-up: £3,000
- 3rd Place: £2,500
- 4th Place: £2,000
- 5th Place: £1,500
- 6th Place: £1,000
- 7th Place: £500
- 8th Place: £0
- Winner: £10,000
- Runner-up: £7,500
- 3rd place: £5,000
- 4th place: £4,000
- 5th place: £3,000
- 6th place: £2,000
- 7th place: £1,500
- 8th place: £1,000
- Winner: £20,000
- Runner-up: £10,000
- 3rd place: £7,500
- 4th place: £5,000
- 5th place: £4,000
- 6th place: £3,000
- 7th place: £2,000
- 8th place: £1,000
- Tournament total: £420,500
First group stage
Order of play
| Date | Group |
| 18 January | Group M |
| 19 January | [|Group B] |
| 20 January | Group G |
| 21 January | [|Group C] |
| 22 January | Group K |
| 23 January | [|Group A] |
| 24 January | Group L |
| 25 January | Group N |
| Date | Group |
| 9 March | Group J |
| 10 March | Group H |
| 11 March | Group F |
| 12 March | [|Group D] |
| 13 March | Group P |
| 14 March | [|Group E] |
| 15 March | Group I |
| 16 March | Group O |
Group A
Group A was played on 23 January 2021. Shaun Murphy and Louis Heathcote qualified for the Second Group stage.Matches
- Shaun Murphy 2–0 Brian Ochoiski
- Michael Holt 2–0 Fraser Patrick
- Alan McManus 2–0 Ken Doherty
- Louis Heathcote 2–1 Xu Si
- Shaun Murphy 2–1 Fraser Patrick
- Michael Holt 1–2 Ken Doherty
- Alan McManus 2–0 Xu Si
- Louis Heathcote 2–1 Brian Ochoiski
- Shaun Murphy 2–1 Ken Doherty
- Michael Holt 0–2 Xu Si
- Alan McManus 0–2 Louis Heathcote
- Fraser Patrick 0–2 Brian Ochoiski
- Shaun Murphy 2–1 Xu Si
- Michael Holt 2–1 Louis Heathcote
- Alan McManus 2–0 Brian Ochoiski
- Ken Doherty 2–0 Fraser Patrick
- Shaun Murphy 2–1 Louis Heathcote
- Michael Holt 1–2 Alan McManus
- Xu Si 2–1 Fraser Patrick
- Ken Doherty 1–2 Brian Ochoiski
- Shaun Murphy 2–1 Alan McManus
- Michael Holt 2–1 Brian Ochoiski
- Louis Heathcote 2–1 Fraser Patrick
- Xu Si 2–0 Ken Doherty
- Shaun Murphy 2–0 Michael Holt
- Alan McManus 2–1 Fraser Patrick
- Louis Heathcote 2–0 Ken Doherty
- Xu Si 2–0 Brian Ochoiski
Table
Group B
Group B was played on 19 January 2021. Kyren Wilson and Sunny Akani qualified for stage two.Matches
- Kyren Wilson 2–1 Fan Zhengyi
- Li Hang 2–1 Dean Young
- Yuan Sijun 2–1 Kacper Filipiak
- Sunny Akani 2–1 Pang Junxu
- Kyren Wilson 2–0 Dean Young
- Li Hang 1–2 Kacper Filipiak
- Yuan Sijun 1–2 Pang Junxu
- Sunny Akani 2–0 Fan Zhengyi
- Kyren Wilson 2–0 Kacper Filipiak
- Li Hang 1–2 Pang Junxu
- Yuan Sijun 0–2 Sunny Akani
- Dean Young 0–2 Fan Zhengyi
- Kyren Wilson 2–0 Pang Junxu
- Li Hang 0–2 Sunny Akani
- Yuan Sijun 2–0 Fan Zhengyi
- Kacper Filipiak 2–1 Dean Young
- Kyren Wilson 2–0 Sunny Akani
- Li Hang 2–0 Yuan Sijun
- Pang Junxu 2–0 Dean Young
- Kacper Filipiak 1–2 Fan Zhengyi
- Kyren Wilson 1–2 Yuan Sijun
- Li Hang 2–1 Fan Zhengyi
- Sunny Akani 2–0 Dean Young
- Pang Junxu 2–0 Kacper Filipiak
- Kyren Wilson 1–2 Li Hang
- Yuan Sijun 2–0 Dean Young
- Sunny Akani 0–2 Kacper Filipiak
- Pang Junxu 2–0 Fan Zhengyi
Table
Group C
Group C was played on 21 January 2021. Stuart Bingham and Sam Craigie qualified for the Second Group stage.Matches
- Stuart Bingham 2–0 Jamie Curtis-Barrett
- Scott Donaldson 2–1 Billy Castle
- Sam Craigie 2–0 Ashley Carty
- Chris Wakelin 1–2 Jamie Clarke
- Stuart Bingham 2–0 Billy Castle
- Scott Donaldson 0–2 Ashley Carty
- Sam Craigie 2–0 Jamie Clarke
- Chris Wakelin 2–1 Jamie Curtis-Barrett
- Stuart Bingham 2–0 Ashley Carty
- Scott Donaldson 1–2 Jamie Clarke
- Sam Craigie 2–1 Chris Wakelin
- Billy Castle 2–1 Jamie Curtis-Barrett
- Stuart Bingham 2–0 Jamie Clarke
- Scott Donaldson 0–2 Chris Wakelin
- Sam Craigie 2–0 Jamie Curtis-Barrett
- Ashley Carty 0–2 Billy Castle
- Stuart Bingham 2–0 Chris Wakelin
- Scott Donaldson 2–0 Sam Craigie
- Jamie Clarke 2–0 Billy Castle
- Ashley Carty 2–1 Jamie Curtis-Barrett
- Stuart Bingham 2–0 Sam Craigie
- Scott Donaldson 2–0 Jamie Curtis-Barrett
- Chris Wakelin 2–1 Billy Castle
- Jamie Clarke 1–2 Ashley Carty
- Stuart Bingham 2–0 Scott Donaldson
- Sam Craigie 2–0 Billy Castle
- Chris Wakelin 2–1 Ashley Carty
- Jamie Clarke 2–0 Jamie Curtis-Barrett
Table
Group D
Group D was played on 12 March 2021. Barry Hawkins and Ricky Walden qualified for the Second Group stage.Matches
- Barry Hawkins 2–0 Paul Davison
- Ricky Walden 2–1 Farakh Ajaib
- Jimmy Robertson 2–0 Duane Jones
- Alexander Ursenbacher 2–1 Gerard Greene
- Barry Hawkins 2–0 Farakh Ajaib
- Ricky Walden 2–1 Duane Jones
- Jimmy Robertson 0–2 Gerard Greene
- Alexander Ursenbacher 2–0 Paul Davison
- Barry Hawkins 2–0 Duane Jones
- Ricky Walden 2–0 Gerard Greene
- Jimmy Robertson 2–0 Alexander Ursenbacher
- Farakh Ajaib 2–1 Paul Davison
- Barry Hawkins 2–1 Gerard Greene
- Ricky Walden 2–1 Alexander Ursenbacher
- Jimmy Robertson 1–2 Paul Davison
- Duane Jones 1–2 Farakh Ajaib
- Barry Hawkins 2–1 Alexander Ursenbacher
- Ricky Walden 2–1 Jimmy Robertson
- Gerard Greene 2–1 Farakh Ajaib
- Duane Jones 2–0 Paul Davison
- Barry Hawkins 0–2 Jimmy Robertson
- Ricky Walden 2–0 Paul Davison
- Alexander Ursenbacher 2–0 Farakh Ajaib
- Gerard Greene 2–1 Duane Jones
- Barry Hawkins 2–1 Ricky Walden
- Jimmy Robertson 2–0 Farakh Ajaib
- Alexander Ursenbacher 0–2 Duane Jones
- Gerard Greene 1–'''2 Paul Davison'''
Table
Group E
Group E was played on 14 March 2021. Mark Selby and Stuart Carrington qualified for the Second Group stage.Matches
- Mark Selby 2–0 Daniel Womersley
- Matthew Selt 1–2 Lukas Kleckers
- Joe O'Connor 0–2 Soheil Vahedi
- Stuart Carrington 2–0 Eden Sharav
- Mark Selby 2–1 Lukas Kleckers
- Matthew Selt 1–2 Soheil Vahedi
- Joe O'Connor 0–2 Eden Sharav
- Stuart Carrington 2–0 Daniel Womersley
- Mark Selby 0–2 Soheil Vahedi
- Matthew Selt 2–0 Eden Sharav
- Joe O'Connor 0–2 Stuart Carrington
- Lukas Kleckers 2–0 Daniel Womersley
- Mark Selby 2–0 Eden Sharav
- Matthew Selt 2–1 Stuart Carrington
- Joe O'Connor 2–0 Daniel Womersley
- Soheil Vahedi 2–1 Lukas Kleckers
- Mark Selby 2–0 Stuart Carrington
- Matthew Selt 2–0 Joe O'Connor
- Eden Sharav 2–0 Lukas Kleckers
- Soheil Vahedi 1–2 Daniel Womersley
- Mark Selby 2–0 Joe O'Connor
- Matthew Selt 2–0 Daniel Womersley
- Stuart Carrington 2–1 Lukas Kleckers
- Eden Sharav 1–2 Soheil Vahedi
- Mark Selby 2–1 Matthew Selt
- Joe O'Connor 2–0 Lukas Kleckers
- Stuart Carrington 2–0 Soheil Vahedi
- Eden Sharav 1–'''2 Daniel Womersley'''