Players Championship 2021

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The 2021 Players Championship (officially the 2021 Cazoo Players Championship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament, that took place from 22 to 28 February 2021 at the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes. It was the 11th ranking event of the 2020–21 snooker season.

Judd Trump was the defending champion, having defeated Yan Bingtao 10–4 in the 2020 final. However, Trump lost 6–5 in the first round to Stuart Bingham.

The final was contested between John Higgins and Ronnie O'Sullivan, their first meeting in a ranking final since the 2005 Grand Prix, with Higgins winning 10–3. It was the 31st ranking title of Higgins's career, his first in three years, and he lost only four frames on his way to the title. This was O'Sullivan's 57th ranking final, equalling Stephen Hendry's record. There was a total of 30 century breaks made during the tournament, the highest of which was a 144 made by O'Sullivan in the final.

Majstrovstvá hráčov 2021 sú profesionálny turnaj vo snookeri, ktorý sa hrá od 22. do 31. januára 2021 vo Marshall Aréne v Milton Keynes v Anglicku. Ide o piaty turnaj Home Nations Series, ktorý sa hrá v sezóne 2020/2021.

Na turnaji sa zúčastní 16 najlepších hráčov svetového rebríčka. Obhajcom titulu je John Higgins, ktorý turnaj vyhral v roku 2020.

Turnaj sa hrá vyraďovacím systémom, pričom prvé štyri kolá sa hrajú na 9 vyhraných frejmov a finále na 11 vyhraných frejmov.

Víťaz turnaja získa 125 000 libier a okrem toho aj pozvánku na prestížny turnaj Tournament of Champions.