2021 World Grand Prix (snooker)
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 13–19 December 2021 |
| Venue | Coventry Building Society Arena |
| City | Coventry |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | World Snooker Tour |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £380,000 |
| Winner's share | £100,000 |
| Highest break |  Stephen Maguire (SCO) (139) |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) |
| Runner-up |  Neil Robertson (AUS) |
| Score | 10–8 |
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The 2021 World Grand Prix (officially the 2021 Cazoo World Grand Prix) was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 13 to 19 December 2021 at the Coventry Building Society Arena in Coventry, England.[1] The event was the first of three events to make up the Cazoo Cup in the 2021–22 snooker season.[2][3]
The defending champion was Judd Trump, who overcame Jack Lisowski 10–7 in the previous year's final.[4] However, he lost 3–4 in the round of 16 to Tom Ford.[5]
Ronnie O'Sullivan won the tournament for a second time, defeating Neil Robertson 10–8 in the final.[6][7]
The breakdown of prize money for the event is shown below:[8]
- Winner: £100,000
- Runner-up: £40,000
- Semi-final: £20,000
- Quarter-final: £12,500
- Last 16: £7,500
- Last 32: £5,000
- Highest break: £10,000
- Total: £380,000
Seeding list
The top 32 players on the one-year ranking list, up to and including the 2021 Scottish Open, qualified for the tournament. Seedings were based on the order of the player in that list.[9]
| Seed | Player | Total points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Zhao Xintong (CHN) |
206,000 |
| 2 |  Luca Brecel (BEL) |
170,000 |
| 3 |  Mark Williams (WAL) |
116,000 |
| 4 | John Higgins (SCO) |
109,000 |
| 5 |  Mark Allen (NIR) |
108,000 |
| 6 | David Gilbert (ENG) |
86,000 |
| 7 | Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) |
75,000 |
| 8 | Neil Robertson (AUS) |
74,000 |
| 9 | Kyren Wilson (ENG) |
66,000 |
| 10 | Gary Wilson (ENG) |
63,500 |
| 11 | Ricky Walden (ENG) |
53,000 |
| 12 | Barry Hawkins (ENG) |
51,000 |
| 13 | Judd Trump (ENG) |
50,500 |
| 14 | Anthony McGill (SCO) |
48,500 |
| 15 | Jimmy Robertson (ENG) |
46,000 |
| 16 | Yan Bingtao (CHN) |
45,500 |
| 17 | Mark King (ENG) |
44,000 |
| 18 | Matthew Selt (ENG) |
37,000 |
| 19 | Stephen Maguire (SCO) |
36,500 |
| 20 | Ben Woollaston (ENG) |
33,500 |
| 21 | Mark Selby (ENG) |
32,000 |
| 22 | Stuart Bingham (ENG) |
31,500 |
| 23 |  Hossein Vafaei (IRN) |
31,000 |
| 24 | Anthony Hamilton (ENG) |
31,000 |
| 25 |  Noppon Saengkham (THA) |
31,000 |
| 26 | Andy Hicks (ENG) |
30,500 |
| 27 | Ali Carter (ENG) |
30,500 |
| 28 | Cao Yupeng (CHN) |
29,000 |
| 29 | Tom Ford (ENG) |
28,500 |
| 30 | Jack Lisowski (ENG) |
28,500 |
| 31 | Jordan Brown (NIR) |
27,000 |
| 32 | Martin Gould (ENG) |
25,000 |