2016 China Open (snooker)

The 2016 BAIC Motor China Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament, that took place between 28 March and 3 April 2016 at the Beijing University Students' Gymnasium in Beijing, China. It was the ninth ranking event of the 2015–16 season.[1]

BAIC Motor China Open
Tournament information
Dates28 March – 3 April 2016 (2016-03-28 – 2016-04-03)
VenueBeijing University Students' Gymnasium
CityBeijing
CountryChina
OrganisationWorld Snooker
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£510,000
Winner's share£85,000
Highest break Stuart Bingham (ENG) (143)
Final
Champion Judd Trump (ENG)
Runner-up Ricky Walden (ENG)
Score10–4
2015
2017

Mark Selby was the defending champion, but he withdrew for personal reasons.[2]

Judd Trump defeated Ricky Walden 10–4 in the final to win his fifth career ranking title.

Prize fund edit

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

The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £15,000, but was not won.

Wildcard round edit

These matches were played in Beijing on 28 March 2016.

MatchScore
WC1  Martin O'Donnell (ENG)5–0  Wang Yuchen (CHN)
WC2  Andrew Higginson (ENG)3–5  Yuan Sijun (CHN)
WC3  Tian Pengfei (CHN)5–1  Niu Zhuang (CHN)
WC4  Ian Burns (ENG)5–3  Guan Zhen (CHN)

Main draw edit

Last 64
Best of 9 frames
Last 32
Best of 9 frames
Last 16
Best of 9 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
Final
Best of 19 frames
                  
Darryl Hill5
James Wattana3
Darryl Hill3
Dominic Dale5
Jamie Jones1
Dominic Dale5
Dominic Dale1
Stephen Maguire5
Michael White1
Jack Lisowski5
Jack Lisowski2
Stephen Maguire5
Stephen Maguire5
Gary Wilson3
Stephen Maguire5
Alfie Burden1
Rhys Clark5
Mark Davis4
Rhys Clark4
Alfie Burden5
Alfie Burden5
Joe Perry0
Alfie Burden5
Rory McLeod1
Mike Dunn5
Alan McManus4
Mike Dunn2
Rory McLeod5
Rory McLeod5
Mitchell Mann0
Stephen Maguire0
Judd Trump6
Judd Trumpw/o
Stuart Carringtonw/d
Judd Trump5
Jimmy Robertson1
Anthony McGill3
Jimmy Robertson5
Judd Trump5
Marco Fu1
Marco Fu5
Yu De Lu2
Marco Fu5
Robert Milkins0
Robert Milkins5
Ross Muir4
Judd Trump5
Mark King3
Chris Wakelin4
Matthew Selt5
Matthew Selt1
Martin O'Donnell5
Joe Swail2
Martin O'Donnell5
Martin O'Donnell0
Mark King5
Mark King5
Ali Carter2
Mark King5
Shaun Murphy3
David Grace3
Shaun Murphy5
Judd Trump10
Ricky Walden4
Neil Robertson3
Noppon Saengkham5
Noppon Saengkham5
Ben Woollaston4
Ben Woollastonw/o
Adam Duffyw/d
Noppon Saengkham5
Graeme Dott1
Martin Gould0
Yuan Sijun5
Yuan Sijun2
Graeme Dott5
Graeme Dott5
Matthew Stevens1
Noppon Saengkham3
John Higgins5
Gerard Greene1
David Gilbert5
David Gilbert5
Lee Walker1
Li Hang3
Lee Walker5
David Gilbert3
John Higgins5
Mark Joyce5
Luca Brecel2
Mark Joyce1
John Higgins5
Zhou Yuelong2
John Higgins5
John Higgins5
Ricky Walden6
Barry Hawkins4
Tian Pengfei5
Tian Pengfei5
Michael Holt2
Michael Holt5
Nigel Bond2
Tian Pengfei4
Ricky Walden5
Ricky Waldenw/o
Robin Hullw/d
Ricky Walden5
Ryan Day3
Ryan Day5
Dechawat Poomjaeng4
Ricky Walden5
Stuart Bingham1
Tom Ford3
Kyren Wilson5
Kyren Wilson1
Rod Lawler5
Rod Lawler5
Peter Lines1
Rod Lawler2
Stuart Bingham5
Ian Burns5
Peter Ebdon0
Ian Burns3
Stuart Bingham5
Sam Baird3
Stuart Bingham5

Final edit

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Jan Verhaas.
Beijing University Students' Gymnasium, Beijing, China, 3 April 2016.
Judd Trump
 England
10–4Ricky Walden
 England
Afternoon: 25–75 (71), 53–63, 65–33, 0–108 (108), 96–4 (90), 60–22, 72–60, 67–28 (59)
Evening: 67–40, 68–36, 65–35, 91–35 (69), 8–97 (64), 75–6 (55)
90Highest break108
0Century breaks1
450+ breaks3

Qualifying edit

These matches were played from 9–11 February 2016 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley, England, except for 4 matches which were held over to be played in Beijing on 28 March 2016. All matches were best of 9 frames.

Century breaks edit

Qualifying stage centuries edit

[3]

Televised stage centuries edit

[4]

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b c Match held over and played in Beijing.

References edit

  1. ^ "China Open - World Snooker". World Snooker.
  2. ^ "Selby Withdraws From Two Ranking Events". World Snooker.
  3. ^ "China Open Qualifiers: centuries". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 14 March 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  4. ^ "China Open: centuries". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 31 March 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2016.