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Winner Yan Bingtao

The 2021 Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament sponsored by betting company Betfredthat took place between 10 and 17 January 2021 at the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes. It was the 47th staging of the Masters tournament, which was first held in 1975, and the second of three Triple Crown events in the 2020–21 season. The top sixteen players from the snooker world rankings were competed in a knockout tournament organised by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. It was played behind closed doors because of COVID-19 restrictions. Defending champion, Stuart Bingham, had defeated Ali Carter in the previous year's final by 10 frames to 8, but lost 6–5 to Yan Bingtao, one of three débutantes at the event, in the semi-finals. Yan beat John Higgins 10–8 in the final, his first Triple Crown victory. He won £250,000 from the prize pool of £725,000. The highest break was a 145 made by Higgins in his quarter-final win against Ronnie O'Sullivan, which earned him £15,000. (Full article...)