2016 English Open (snooker)

The 2016 English Open (officially the 2016 BetVictor English Open) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 10 and 16 October 2016 at the EventCity in Manchester, England.[1] It was the seventh ranking event of the 2016/2017 season.[2]

2016 Coral English Open
Tournament information
Dates10–16 October 2016 (2016-10-10 – 2016-10-16)
VenueEventCity
CityManchester
CountryEngland
OrganisationWorld Snooker
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£366,000[1]
Winner's share£70,000
Highest break Alfie Burden (ENG) (147)
Final
Champion Liang Wenbo (CHN)
Runner-up Judd Trump (ENG)
Score9–6
2017

This was the inaugural English Open event, being held as part of a new Home Nations Series introduced in the 2016/2017 season with the existing Welsh Open and new Northern Ireland Open and Scottish Open tournaments.[3][4] The winner of the English Open is awarded the Davis Trophy which is named in honour of six-time world champion Steve Davis.[5]

Liang Wenbo captured his only ranking title by beating Judd Trump 9–6 in the final.[6] As a result, he qualified for the Champion of Champions in November.[7]

Alfie Burden made the 122nd official maximum break in the sixth frame of his first round match against Daniel Wells. It was Burden's first professional maximum break.[8]

Prize fund

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The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[9]

The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £10,000.

Main draw

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Top half

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Section 1

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  Mark Selby (1)4
 
 
 
  Gary Wilson0
 
  Mark Selby (1)3
 
 
 
  Liam Highfield4
 
  Sam Craigiew/d
 
 
 
  Liam Highfieldw/o
 
  Liam Highfield1
 
 
 
  Ryan Day4
 
  Gareth Allen3
 
 
 
  Stephen Maguire4
 
  Stephen Maguire3
 
 
 
  Ryan Day4
 
  Ryan Day4
 
 
 
  Kurt Maflin1
 
  Ryan Day1
 
 
 
  Barry Hawkins (16)4
 
  Barry Hawkins (16)4
 
 
 
  Jack Lisowski3
 
  Barry Hawkins (16)4
 
 
 
  Mark Davis2
 
  Mark Davis4
 
 
 
  Tian Pengfei1
 
  Barry Hawkins (16)4
 
 
 
  David Grace1
 
  Dominic Dale2
 
 
 
  David Grace4
 
  David Grace4
 
 
 
  Andrew Higginson3
 
  Andrew Higginson4
 
 
  Nigel Bond1
 

Section 2

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  Michael White4
 
 
 
  Jason Weston0
 
  Michael White1
 
 
 
  Kritsanut Lertsattayathorn4
 
  Boonyarit Keattikun3
 
 
 
  Kritsanut Lertsattayathorn4
 
  Kritsanut Lertsattayathorn3
 
 
 
  Ricky Walden (9)4
 
  Alex Borg0
 
 
 
  Li Hang4
 
  Li Hang3
 
 
 
  Ricky Walden (9)4
 
  Ricky Walden (9)4
 
 
 
  Robin Hull1
 
  Ricky Walden (9)4
 
 
 
  Yan Bingtao1
 
  Dechawat Poomjaeng2
 
 
 
  John Astley4
 
  John Astley0
 
 
 
  Yan Bingtao4
 
  Yan Bingtao4
 
 
 
  Sanderson Lam2
 
  Yan Bingtao4
 
 
 
  Mark Allen (8)3
 
  Sean O'Sullivan2
 
 
 
  Scott Donaldson4
 
  Scott Donaldson1
 
 
 
  Mark Allen (8)4
 
  Mark Allen (8)4
 
 
  Jamie Curtis-Barrett1
 

Section 3

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  John Higgins (5)4
 
 
 
  Michael Wild2
 
  John Higgins (5)4
 
 
 
  Mark King1
 
  Mark King4
 
 
 
  Rory Thor3
 
  John Higgins (5)4
 
 
 
  Fraser Patrick3
 
  Fraser Patrick4
 
 
 
  Zak Surety1
 
  Fraser Patrick4
 
 
 
  James Wattana2
 
  Eden Sharav1
 
 
 
  James Wattana4
 
  John Higgins (5)4
 
 
 
  Tom Ford1
 
  Marco Fu (12)4
 
 
 
  Martin O'Donnell3
 
  Marco Fu (12)2
 
 
 
  Tom Ford4
 
  Rory McLeod2
 
 
 
  Tom Ford4
 
  Tom Ford4
 
 
 
  Joe Swail2
 
  Itaro Santos1
 
 
 
  Joe Swail4
 
  Joe Swail4
 
 
 
  James Cahill1
 
  James Cahill4
 
 
  Adam Stefanow3
 

Section 4

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  Oliver Lines1
 
 
 
  Ian Preece4
 
  Ian Preece4
 
 
 
  Craig Steadman1
 
  Mark Joyce3
 
 
 
  Craig Steadman4
 
  Ian Preece1
 
 
 
  Mark Williams (13)4
 
  Ian Burns4
 
 
 
  Christopher Keogan2
 
  Ian Burns1
 
 
 
  Mark Williams (13)4
 
  Mark Williams (13)4
 
 
 
  David John2
 
  Mark Williams (13)0
 
 
 
  Judd Trump (4)4
 
  Martin Gould4
 
 
 
  Sydney Wilson1
 
  Martin Gould4
 
 
 
  Zhou Yuelong2
 
  Zhou Yuelong4
 
 
 
  Jimmy White3
 
  Martin Gould1
 
 
 
  Judd Trump (4)4
 
  Matthew Stevens1
 
 
 
  Jamie Bodle4
 
  Jamie Bodle3
 
 
 
  Judd Trump (4)4
 
  Judd Trump (4)4
 
 
  Ken Doherty1
 

Bottom half

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Section 5

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  Shaun Murphy (3)4
 
 
 
  Chen Zhe0
 
  Shaun Murphy (3)3
 
 
 
  Liang Wenbo4
 
  Liang Wenbo4
 
 
 
  Graeme Dott0
 
  Liang Wenbo4
 
 
 
  Fergal O'Brien2
 
  Robbie Williams0
 
 
 
  Fergal O'Brien4
 
  Fergal O'Brien4
 
 
 
  Ross Muir2
 
  Ross Muir4
 
 
 
  Zhang Yong3
 
  Liang Wenbo4
 
 
 
  Ben Woollaston3
 
  Ali Carter (14)4
 
 
 
  Luca Brecel3
 
  Ali Carter (14)4
 
 
 
  Sunny Akani3
 
  Sunny Akani4
 
 
 
  Kurt Dunham0
 
  Ali Carter (14)2
 
 
 
  Ben Woollaston4
 
  Ben Woollaston4
 
 
 
  Cao Yupeng1
 
  Ben Woollaston4
 
 
 
  Zhang Anda3
 
  Josh Boileau2
 
 
  Zhang Anda4
 

Section 6

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  Yu Delu1
 
 
 
  Rod Lawler4
 
  Rod Lawler3
 
 
 
  Stuart Carrington4
 
  Peter Ebdon1
 
 
 
  Stuart Carrington4
 
  Stuart Carrington1
 
 
 
  Anthony Hamilton4
 
  Adam Duffy1
 
 
 
  Anthony Hamilton4
 
  Anthony Hamilton4
 
 
 
  Matthew Selt2
 
  Joe Perry (11)2
 
 
 
  Matthew Selt4
 
  Anthony Hamilton4
 
 
 
  Jak Jones3
 
  Sam Baird3
 
 
 
  Elliot Slessor4
 
  Elliot Slessor3
 
 
 
  Jak Jones4
 
  Jak Jones4
 
 
 
  Brandon Sargeant0
 
  Jak Jones4
 
 
 
  Ding Junhui (6)2
 
  Darryl Hill1
 
 
 
  Mei Xiwen4
 
  Mei Xiwen0
 
 
 
  Ding Junhui (6)4
 
  Ding Junhui (6)4
 
 
  Mitchell Mann0
 

Section 7

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  Neil Robertson (7)4
 
 
 
  Hamza Akbar1
 
  Neil Robertson (7)4
 
 
 
  Duane Jones1
 
  Mike Dunn0
 
 
 
  Duane Jones4
 
  Neil Robertson (7)3
 
 
 
  Xiao Guodong4
 
  Noppon Saengkham4
 
 
 
  Michael Georgiou1
 
  Noppon Saengkham0
 
 
 
  Xiao Guodong4
 
  Michael Holt1
 
 
 
  Xiao Guodong4
 
  Xiao Guodong3
 
 
 
  Chris Wakelin4
 
  Ronnie O'Sullivan (10)4
 
 
 
  Jimmy Robertson0
 
  Ronnie O'Sullivan (10)4
 
 
 
  Zhao Xintong3
 
  Zhao Xintong4
 
 
 
  Wang Yuchen0
 
  Ronnie O'Sullivan (10)3
 
 
 
  Chris Wakelin4
 
  Anthony McGill4
 
 
 
  Jamie Cope2
 
  Anthony McGill1
 
 
 
  Chris Wakelin4
 
  Chris Wakelin4
 
 
  Allan Taylor3
 

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  Aditya Mehta3
 
 
 
  Lee Walker4
 
  Lee Walker2
 
 
 
  Rhys Clark4
 
  Jamie Jones w/d
 
 
 
  Rhys Clarkw/o
 
  Rhys Clark4
 
 
 
  Kyren Wilson (15)3
 
  Alfie Burden3
 
 
 
  Daniel Wells4
 
  Daniel Wells1
 
 
 
  Kyren Wilson (15)4
 
  Kyren Wilson (15)4
 
 
 
  Wayne Townsend0
 
  Rhys Clark1
 
 
 
  Stuart Bingham (2)4
 
  Hammad Miah1
 
 
 
  David Gilbert4
 
  David Gilbert4
 
 
 
  Peter Lines0
 
  Peter Lines4
 
 
 
  Paul Davison1
 
  David Gilbert0
 
 
 
  Stuart Bingham (2)4
 
  Alan McManus4
 
 
 
  Thepchaiya Un-Nooh1
 
  Alan McManus2
 
 
 
  Stuart Bingham (2)4
 
  Stuart Bingham (2)4
 
 
  Robert Milkins3
 

Finals

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  Ricky Walden (9)2
 
  Barry Hawkins (16)2
 
 
 
  Judd Trump (4)6
 
  John Higgins (5)1
 
 
 
  Judd Trump (4)5
 
  Judd Trump (4)6
 
 
 
  Liang Wenbo9
 
  Liang Wenbo5
 
 
 
  Anthony Hamilton2
 
  Liang Wenbo6
 
 
 
  Stuart Bingham (2)5
 
  Chris Wakelin0
 
 
  Stuart Bingham (2)5
 

Final

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Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Greg Coniglio.[14]
EventCity, Manchester, England, 16 October 2016.[11][12][13]
Judd Trump (4)
  England
6–9 Liang Wenbo
  China
Afternoon: 9–126 (95), 0–95 (95), 63–2, 76–45 (54), 0–88 (76), 0–96 (92), 62–69 (Trump 51), 67–13 (52)
Evening: 132–0 (132), 0–84 (84), 0–115 (98), 69–31 (51), 69–0 (50), 41–69 (62), 51–75
132 Highest break 98
1 Century breaks 0
6 50+ breaks 7

Century breaks

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References

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