2020–21 Ronnie O'Sullivan snooker season
The 2020/2021 Ronnie O'Sullivan snooker season began with the European Masters in September 2020. His opening match was against Aaron Hill on 24 September.
| Full name | Ronnie O'Sullivan |
|---|---|
| Country |  England |
| Season ranking history | |
| Ranking points total | 93,500 |
| Beginning ranking | No. 2 |
| Current ranking | No. 3 |
| Season achievements | |
| Record | 20–8 (71.43%) |
| Century breaks | 18 |
| Highest break | 134 (Scottish Open) |
| Ranking titles | 0 |
| Non-ranking titles | 0 |
| Season earnings | £141,000 |
| Triple Crown record | |
| UK Championship | 2R |
| Masters | QF |
← 2019/2020 | |
All WPBSA sanctioned matches
The following tables document all matches that took place as part of WPBSA sanctioned tournaments that Ronnie O'Sullivan entered in the 2020/2021 snooker season.
World Snooker Tour
The following table chronicles all the main tour matches[nb 1] of O'Sullivan.
| Tournament | Round | Date (day month) |
Opponent (Seed)[nb 2] | Score | Centuries made[nb 3] | Tournament century total | Tournament record | Overall season record | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes, England, 21–27 September 2020. |
1R | 22 September | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Daniel Wells |
w/o | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| 2R | 24 September |  Aaron Hill |
4–5 | 102 | 1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | ||
Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes, England, 12–18 October 2020. |
1R | 12 October |  Brian Ochoiski |
4–2 | 113 | 1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| 2R | 14 October | Ryan Day |
4–1 | 1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | |||
| 3R | 15 October | Matthew Stevens (31) |
1–4 | 1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | |||
Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes, England, 2–8 November 2020. |
1R | 5 November | Michael Holt |
4–1 | 0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | ||
| QF | 5 November |  Mark Allen |
3–6 | 0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | |||
Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes, England, 16–22 November 2020. |
1R | 16 November | Jamie O'Neill |
4–1 | 125 | 1 | 1–0 | 4–3 | |
| 2R | 18 November | Elliot Slessor |
4–1 | 1 | 2–0 | 5–3 | |||
| 3R | 19 November | Matthew Stevens (31) |
4–2 | 103 | 2 | 3–0 | 6–3 | ||
| 4R | 19 November |  Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (15) |
4–2 | 106 | 3 | 4–0 | 7–3 | ||
| QF | 20 November |  Ding Junhui (10) |
5–2 | 3 | 5–0 | 8–3 | |||
| SF | 21 November | Ali Carter (19) |
6–3 | 100, 102 | 5 | 6–0 | 9–3 | ||
| F | 22 November | Judd Trump (1) |
7–9 | 130 | 6 | 6–1 | 9–4 | ||
Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes, England, 23 November–6 December 2020. |
1R | 25 November | Leo Fernandez |
6–0 | 121 | 1 | 1–0 | 10–4 | |
| 2R | 29 November |  Alexander Ursenbacher |
5–6 | 1 | 1–1 | 10–5 | |||
Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes, England, 7–13 December 2020. |
1R | 8 December | Allan Taylor |
4–2 | 127 | 1 | 1–0 | 11–5 | |
| 2R | 9 December | Chang Bingyu |
4–1 | 134 | 2 | 2–0 | 12–5 | ||
| 3R | 10 December | Tian Pengfei |
4–3 | 2 | 3–0 | 13–5 | |||
| 4R | 10 December | Robbie Williams |
4–1 | 2 | 4–0 | 14–5 | |||
| QF | 11 December | Ding Junhui (10) |
5–4 | 2 | 5–0 | 15–5 | |||
| SF | 12 December | Li Hang |
6–4 | 123 | 3 | 6–0 | 16–5 | ||
| F | 13 December | Mark Selby (1) |
3–9 | 3 | 6–1 | 16–6 | |||
Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes, England, 14–20 December 2020. |
1R | 15 December | Ali Carter (28) |
4–1 | 105 | 1 | 1–0 | 17–6 | |
| 2R | 16 December | Barry Hawkins (12) |
4–1 | 108 | 2 | 2–0 | 18–6 | ||
| QF | 17 December | Kyren Wilson (4) |
5–3 | 2 | 3–0 | 19–6 | |||
| SF | 18 December | Judd Trump (1) |
1–6 | 2 | 3–1 | 19–7 | |||
Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes, England, 10–17 January 2021. |
1R | 13 January | Ding Junhui (11) |
6–5 | 103, 100 | 2 | 1–0 | 20–7 | |
| QF | 15 January |  John Higgins (7) |
3–6 | 125, 103 | 4 | 1–1 | 20–8 |
Table legends
| Round legend | |
|---|---|
| Q# | Qualifying round |
| #R | Early round (WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin) |
| QF | Quarter-final |
| SF | Semi-final |
| F | Lost in final |
| W | Won in final |
| Tournament type legend | |
|---|---|
| World ranking event | |
| Non-ranking event | |
World Snooker Tour season records
The following records do not contain any non-tour matches.
Head-to-head matchups
O'Sullivan's 2020/2021 season overall record is 20–8 (71.43%). His record against players seeded with a rank within the top 16 at the time of their meetings is 5–5 (50%).
Bold indicates player was ranked top 16 at time of at least one meeting. Record shown in round brackets indicates their meetings when player was ranked within the top 16 if different from the overall season record. Italic indicates player was ranked world no. 1 at time of at least one meeting. Record shown in square brackets indicates their meetings when player was ranked no. 1 if different from the overall season record. The following list is ordered by number of wins, then reverse ordered by number of defeats and then chronologically ordered:
- Ding Junhui 3–0
- Ali Carter 2–0
- Brian Ochoiski 1–0
- Ryan Day 1–0
- Michael Holt 1–0
- Jamie O'Neill 1–0
- Elliot Slessor 1–0
- Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 1–0
- Leo Fernandez 1–0
- Allan Taylor 1–0
- Chang Bingyu 1–0
- Tian Pengfei 1–0
- Robbie Williams 1–0
- Li Hang 1–0
- Barry Hawkins 1–0
- Kyren Wilson 1–0
- Matthew Stevens 1–1
- Aaron Hill 0–1
- Mark Allen 0–1
- Alexander Ursenbacher 0–1
- Mark Selby 0–1
- John Higgins 0–1
- Judd Trump 0–2
Ranking finals (2 runners-up)
| Outcome | No. | Tournament | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | Northern Ireland Open | Judd Trump |
7–9 |
| Runner-up | 2. | Scottish Open | Mark Selby |
3–9 |
Non-ranking finals ()
| Outcome | No. | Tournament | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ranking points
The following table documents the results of all world ranking tournaments O'Sullivan competed in during the 2020/2021 season and the ranking points he was awarded for each result. Ranking points were distributed according to the prize money schedule.[2] This also represents his total prize money from world ranking results (in £):
| Tournament | Result | Ranking points awarded | Running season ranking points total |
|---|---|---|---|
| European Masters | 2R | 3,000 | 3,000 |
| English Open | 3R | 4,000 | 7,000 |
| Northern Ireland Open | F | 30,000 | 37,000 |
| UK Championship | 2R | 6,500 | 43,500 |
| Scottish Open | F | 30,000 | 73,500 |
| World Grand Prix | SF | 20,000 | 93,500 |
| Result legend | |
|---|---|
| L# | Last #, qualifying round |
| L# | Last #, early round |
| RR | Round robin |
| WR | Wildcard round |
| QF | Quarter-final |
| SF | Semi-final |
| F | Lost in final |
| W | Won in final |
Non-ranking results
The following table documents the results of all non-world ranking tournaments O'Sullivan competed in during the 2020/2021 season and the prize money he was awarded for each result:
| Tournament | Result | Prize money (£) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Champion of Champions | QF | 17,500 | |
| The Masters | QF | 30,000 | |
| Total | 47,500 | ||
| Result legend | |
|---|---|
| L# | Last # |
| RR | Round robin |
| WR | Wildcard round |
| QF | Quarter-final |
| SF | Semi-final |
| F | Lost in final |
| W | Won in final |
High break prizes
The following table documents all high break and maximum prizes (indicated in bold) O'Sullivan received during the 2020/2021 season and the prize money he was awarded for each:
| Tournament | High break | Prize money (£) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
Season
During the 2020/2021 season, O'Sullivan made the following total number of century breaks:
| Tournament | Tournament total | Running season total |
|---|---|---|
| European Masters | 1 | 1 |
| English Open | 1 | 2 |
| Champion of Champions | 0 | 2 |
| Northern Ireland Open | 6 | 8 |
| UK Championship | 1 | 9 |
| Scottish Open | 3 | 12 |
| World Grand Prix | 2 | 14 |
| The Masters | 4 | 18 |
Notes
- All main tour matches appear on World Snooker's official calendar.[1]
- Official seeding revisions were used for tournaments they were prescribed for on World Snooker's official calendar.[1] Otherwise the most recent seeding revision was used for any other tournament.
- Breaks in bold indicate highest break made in the tournament and thus O'Sullivan received the high break prize. Breaks in italic are maximum breaks.
References
- "Calendar 2019/2020" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
- "Indicative prize money rankings schedule 2020/2021 season" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-07-19. Retrieved 10 September 2019.