2016 World Open (snooker)
| Tournament information | |
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| Dates | 25–31 July 2016 |
| Venue | Yushan No.1 Middle School |
| City | Yushan |
| Country | China |
| Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £520,000[1] |
| Winner's share | £90,000 |
| Highest break |
 John Higgins (144) |
| Final | |
| Champion |
 Ali Carter |
| Runner-up |
Joe Perry |
| Score | 10–8 |
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The 2016 Hanteng Autos World Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 25–31 July 2016 at the Yushan No.1 Middle School in Yushan, China.[1] It was the third ranking event of the 2016/2017 season.[2]
Shaun Murphy was the defending champion,[3] but he lost 2–5 to Joe Perry in the quarter-finals.[4]
Ali Carter won the fourth ranking title of his career, defeating Perry 10–8 in the final.[5][6]
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[7]
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The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £35,000.
Wildcard round
These matches were played in Yushan on 25 July 2016.[8][9][10][11]
| Match | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| WC1 | Hammad Miah |
3–5 |  Huang Jiahao |
| WC2 | Zhang Anda |
5–3 | Hu Hao |
| WC3 |  James Wattana |
3–5 | Xu Si |
| WC4 |  Matthew Stevens |
5–1 | Liu Yiqi |
Main draw
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Final
Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee:  Jan Verhaas.Yushan No.1 Middle School, Yushan, China, 31 July 2016.[9][10][11] | ||
| Joe Perry England |
8–10 | Ali Carter England |
| Afternoon: 56–61, 79–0 (54), 73–41 (56), 40–75, 114–22 (78), 0–80 (80), 18–68 (54), 50–70, 0–91 (91) Evening: 17–115 (53, 61), 58–70 (Perry 58, Carter 70), 70–33, 131–0 (131), 40–75, 123–4 (106), 68–34, 92–0 (92), 0–127 (127) | ||
| 131 | Highest break | 127 |
| 2 | Century breaks | 1 |
| 7 | 50+ breaks | 7 |
Qualifying
These matches were held between 31 May and 2 June 2016 at the Preston Guild Hall in Preston, England. All matches were best of 9 frames.[12][13][14]
Century breaks
Qualifying stage centuries
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Televised stage centuries
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References
- 1 2 "World Open 2016". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 31 July 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
- ↑ "Calendar 2016/2017". Snooker.org. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
- ↑ "Shaun Murphy holds off Mark Selby to win Haikou World Open". BBC Sport. 16 March 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
- ↑ "Robertson to Face Perry in Semis". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- ↑ "Carter Captures World Open Crown". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ↑ "Ali Carter back in world's top 16 after beating Joe Perry in World Open final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ↑ "Indicative prize money rankings schedule 2016/2017 season" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
- 1 2 "World Open Draw" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
- 1 2 3 "World Open Format" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
- 1 2 3 "World Open Results". Snooker.org. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
- 1 2 3 "World Open Matches". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 31 July 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
- ↑ "World Open Qualifiers Draw" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
- ↑ "Indian Open, World Open and Riga Masters Qualifiers Format" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
- ↑ "World Open Qualifiers". Snooker.org. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
- ↑ "World Open Centuries". CueTracker. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
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