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.

Players Championship 2021 je turnaj v rámci série Home Nations Series 2020/21. Odehrává se od 22. do 31. ledna 2021 v Marshall Areně v Milton Keynes.

Turnaj byl založen v sezóně 2016/17 jako Players Championship Grand Final. Zúčastnit se ho mohli pouze hráči, kteří se dostali na jeden ze tří hlavních turnajů sezóny: UK Championship, Masters a Welsh Open.

V sezóně 2019/20 došlo ke změně formátu a turnaj se přejmenoval na Players Championship. Zúčastnit se ho mohli nejlepší hráči světového žebříčku. V této podobě se turnaj hraje i v sezóně 2020/21.

Obhájcem titulu je Judd Trump, který ve finále ročníku 2020 porazil Ronnieho O'Sullivana 10:4.