The 2021 Players Championship will run from February 22 to 28. It’s the second in a series of three events, with players earning places based on their position in the one-year ranking list. Only the top 16 on that list make it to the Players Championship.

Judd Trump won the 2020 Players Championship at the Southport Waterfront, beating Yan Bingtao 10-4 in the final.

Ronnie O’Sullivan won the 2019 Players Championship at the Guild Hall in Preston, beating Neil Robertson 10-4 in the final. In an amazing finish, O’Sullivan made his 1,000th career century in the final frame.