Higgins made his 12th maximum break in professional competition in the first frame of his first-round win over Alexander Ursenbacher, while Ali Carter made his third maximum break in the second frame of his fourth-round match against Elliot Slessor. The event recorded 32 century breaks, including two maximum breaks. Mark Williams defeated Gary Wilson 6–4 in the final to win the 24th ranking title of his career. John Higgins was the defending champion, having defeated Stephen Maguire 9–6 in the 2004 final, but he lost 1–3 to Ricky Walden in the third round. The first four rounds, from the last 128 to the last 16, were played as best-of-five frame matches, the quarter-finals and semi-finals as best-of-seven-frame matches, and the final played as the best-of-eleven frames. The winner received £100,000 from a total prize pool of £470,000.Īll rounds in the tournament were played after a random draw was made: this broke with the tradition of most ranking tournaments which use a seeded draw under single-elimination tournament format. It was broadcast by ITV Sport in the UK, and sponsored by Matchroom Sport. It was the second ranking event of the 2021–22 snooker season, following the 2021 Championship League and preceding the 2021 Northern Ireland Open. It was the 27th edition of the British Open event, and the first in 17 years since the 2004 British Open. The 2021 British Open (branded as the 2021 Matchroom.live British Open for sponsorship reasons) was a professional snooker event played from 16 to 22 August 2021 at the Morningside Arena, Leicester, England.

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