2016 UK Championship

The 2016 UK Championship (officially the 2016 Betway UK Championship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place from 22 November to 4 December 2016 at the Barbican Centre in York, England.[1] It was the tenth ranking event of the 2016/2017 season.[2]

2016 Betway UK Championship
Tournament information
Dates22 November – 4 December 2016 (2016-11-22 – 2016-12-04)
VenueBarbican Centre
CityYork
CountryEngland
OrganisationWorld Snooker
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£850,000[1]
Winner's share£170,000
Highest break Mark Allen (NIR) (147)
Final
Champion Mark Selby (ENG)
Runner-up Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)
Score10–7
2015
2017

Neil Robertson was the defending champion,[3] but he lost 2-6 in the first round to Liang Wenbo.

In his last 64 match against Barry Hawkins, Fergal O'Brien made 5 centuries, setting up a new record in a best of 11 match.[4]

Mark Allen made the 124th official maximum break in the 7th frame of his last 64 match against Rod Lawler.[5] It was Allen's first maximum break, and it was the fifth time in a row, that a maximum was made in a UK Championship.

105 centuries were made during the tournament, breaking last year's record of 104, which included 10 from both Selby and O'Sullivan.

Mark Selby claimed his second UK title by beating Ronnie O'Sullivan 10–4 in the final.[6]This was O'Donnell' s 10th ranking title. This also made him the sixth player to have completed the Triple Crown twice.[7]

Prize fund edit

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[8]

The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £5,000.

Main draw edit

[9][10]

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

Last 128
Best of 11 frames
Last 64
Best of 11 frames
Last 32
Best of 11 frames
Last 16
Best of 11 frames
            
1  Neil Robertson (AUS)3
A  Peter Lines (ENG)6
A Peter Lines6
65 Chris Wakelin4
64  Alfie Burden (ENG)2
65  Chris Wakelin (ENG)6
A Peter Lines2
97 Liam Highfield6
32  Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA)5
97  Liam Highfield (ENG)6
97 Liam Highfield6
96 Wang Yuchen5
33  Peter Ebdon (ENG)5
96  Wang Yuchen (CHN)6
97 Liam Highfield5
16 Mark Williams6
16  Mark Williams (WAL)6
113  Jason Weston (ENG)1
16 Mark Williams6
49 Andrew Higginson2
49  Andrew Higginson (ENG)6
80  Hossein Vafaei (IRN)4
16 Mark Williams6
17 Ricky Walden5
17  Ricky Walden (ENG)6
112  Fang Xiongman (CHN)0
17 Ricky Walden6
81 Scott Donaldson2
48  Dechawat Poomjaeng (THA)4
81  Scott Donaldson (SCO)6

Section 2 edit

Last 128
Best of 11 frames
Last 64
Best of 11 frames
Last 32
Best of 11 frames
Last 16
Best of 11 frames
            
41  Matthew Stevens (WAL)6
88  James Cahill (ENG)1
41 Matthew Stevens6
24 Michael White4
24  Michael White (WAL)6
105  Fraser Patrick (SCO)5
41 Matthew Stevens6
9 Joe Perry2
56  Xiao Guodong (CHN)6
73  John Astley (ENG)3
56 Xiao Guodong4
9 Joe Perry6
9  Joe Perry (ENG)6
120  Jamie Curtis-Barrett (ENG)3
41 Matthew Stevens2
8 Ronnie O'Sullivan6
40  Mike Dunn (ENG)6
89  Darryl Hill (IOM)1
40 Mike Dunn4
104 Michael Georgiou6
25  Matthew Selt (ENG)2
104  Michael Georgiou (CYP)6
104 Michael Georgiou1
8 Ronnie O'Sullivan6
57  Li Hang (CHN)5
72  Rhys Clark (SCO)6
72 Rhys Clark0
8 Ronnie O'Sullivan6
8  Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)6
121  Boonyarit Keattikun (THA)0

Section 3 edit

Last 128
Best of 11 frames
Last 64
Best of 11 frames
Last 32
Best of 11 frames
Last 16
Best of 11 frames
            
5  Ding Junhui (CHN)6
124  Igor Figueiredo (BRA)5
5 Ding Junhui6
69 Ross Muir2
60  Joe Swail (NIR)5
69  Ross Muir (SCO)6
5 Ding Junhui2
37 Jamie Jones6
28  Alan McManus (SCO)6
101  Michael Wild (ENG)5
28 Alan McManus2
37 Jamie Jones6
37  Jamie Jones (WAL)6
92  Eden Sharav (SCO)1
37 Jamie Jones6
21 David Gilbert2
12  Ali Carter (ENG)6
117  Christopher Keogan (ENG)1
12 Ali Carter6
53 Robbie Williams2
53  Robbie Williams (ENG)6
76  Sunny Akani (THA)1
12 Ali Carter5
21 David Gilbert6
21  David Gilbert (ENG)6
108  Adam Duffy (ENG)2
21 David Gilbert6
44 Mark Joyce2
44  Mark Joyce (ENG)6
85  Lee Walker (WAL)3

Section 4 edit

Last 128
Best of 11 frames
Last 64
Best of 11 frames
Last 32
Best of 11 frames
Last 16
Best of 11 frames
            
45  Jack Lisowski (ENG)5
84  Mei Xiwen (CHN)6
84 Mei Xiwen6
20 Martin Gould3
20  Martin Gould (ENG)6
109  Gareth Allen (WAL)2
84 Mei Xiwen4
13 Marco Fu6
52  Rory McLeod (ENG)6
77  Jak Jones (WAL)3
52 Rory McLeod0
13 Marco Fu6
13  Marco Fu (HKG)6
116  Josh Boileau (IRL)2
13 Marco Fu6
61 Oliver Lines0
36  Jimmy Robertson (ENG)6
93  Rory Thor (MYS)0
36 Jimmy Robertson6
29 Mark Davis2
29  Mark Davis (ENG)6
100  Sydney Wilson (ENG)3
36 Jimmy Robertson0
61 Oliver Lines6
61  Oliver Lines (ENG)6
68  Martin O'Donnell (ENG)5
61 Oliver Lines6
4 Judd Trump2
4  Judd Trump (ENG)6
125  James Wattana (THA)2

Bottom half edit

Section 5 edit

Last 128
Best of 11 frames
Last 64
Best of 11 frames
Last 32
Best of 11 frames
Last 16
Best of 11 frames
            
3  Stuart Bingham (ENG)6
A  Adam Stefanow (POL)0
3 Stuart Bingham4
62 Yu Delu6
62  Yu Delu (CHN)6
67  Nigel Bond (ENG)3
62 Yu Delu1
30 Luca Brecel6
30  Luca Brecel (BEL)6
99  Aditya Mehta (IND)0
30 Luca Brecel6
94 Sam Craigie5
35  Mark King (ENG)2
94  Sam Craigie (ENG)6
30 Luca Brecel6
19 Stephen Maguire3
14  Barry Hawkins (ENG)6
115  David John (WAL)0
14 Barry Hawkins5
51 Fergal O'Brien6
51  Fergal O'Brien (IRL)6
78  Zhang Yong (CHN)2
51 Fergal O'Brien5
19 Stephen Maguire6
19  Stephen Maguire (SCO)6
110  Cao Yupeng (CHN)1
19 Stephen Maguire6
83 Zhao Xintong2
46  David Grace (ENG)2
83  Zhao Xintong (CHN)6

Section 6 edit

Last 128
Best of 11 frames
Last 64
Best of 11 frames
Last 32
Best of 11 frames
Last 16
Best of 11 frames
            
43  Zhou Yuelong (CHN)6
86  Duane Jones (WAL)3
43 Zhou Yuelong6
22 Michael Holt1
22  Michael Holt (ENG)6
107  Kritsanut Lertsattayathorn (THA)2
43 Zhou Yuelong6
75 Yan Bingtao5
54  Stuart Carrington (ENG)5
75  Yan Bingtao (CHN)6
75 Yan Bingtao6
11 Liang Wenbo4
11  Liang Wenbo (CHN)6
118  Kurt Dunham (AUS)1
43 Zhou Yuelong2
6 Shaun Murphy6
38  Dominic Dale (WAL)6
91  Sanderson Lam (ENG)5
38 Dominic Dale6
27 Graeme Dott3
27  Graeme Dott (SCO)6
102  Ian Preece (WAL)1
38 Dominic Dale5
6 Shaun Murphy6
59  Robin Hull (FIN)6
70  Jamie Cope (ENG)1
59 Robin Hull3
6 Shaun Murphy6
6  Shaun Murphy (ENG)6
123  Itaro Santos (BRA)3

Section 7 edit

Last 128
Best of 11 frames
Last 64
Best of 11 frames
Last 32
Best of 11 frames
Last 16
Best of 11 frames
            
7  John Higgins (SCO)6
122  Alex Borg (MLT)3
7 John Higgins6
71 Noppon Saengkham4
58  Ken Doherty (IRL)0
71  Noppon Saengkham (THA)6
7 John Higgins6
26 Ben Woollaston2
26  Ben Woollaston (ENG)6
103  Elliot Slessor (ENG)5
26 Ben Woollaston6
90 Paul Davison4
39  Gary Wilson (ENG)3
90  Paul Davison (ENG)6
7 John Higgins6
10 Mark Allen3
10  Mark Allen (NIR)6
119  Chen Zhe (CHN)4
10 Mark Allen6
55 Rod Lawler4
55  Rod Lawler (ENG)6
74  Anthony Hamilton (ENG)3
10 Mark Allen6
23 Ryan Day5
23  Ryan Day (WAL)6
106  Jimmy White (ENG)2
23 Ryan Day6
42 Kurt Maflin2
42  Kurt Maflin (NOR)6
87  Allan Taylor (ENG)0

Section 8 edit

Last 128
Best of 11 frames
Last 64
Best of 11 frames
Last 32
Best of 11 frames
Last 16
Best of 11 frames
            
47  Tian Pengfei (CHN)2
82  Zhang Anda (CHN)6
82 Zhang Anda6
18 Anthony McGill3
18  Anthony McGill (SCO)6
111  Craig Steadman (ENG)5
82 Zhang Anda6
114 Mitchell Mann3
50  Sam Baird (ENG)6
79  Sean O'Sullivan (ENG)2
50 Sam Baird2
114 Mitchell Mann6
15  Kyren Wilson (ENG)3
114  Mitchell Mann (ENG)6
82 Zhang Anda1
2 Mark Selby6
34  Tom Ford (ENG)5
95  Hammad Miah (ENG)6
95 Hammad Miah5
31 Robert Milkins6
31  Robert Milkins (ENG)6
98  Hamza Akbar (PAK)1
31 Robert Milkins1
2 Mark Selby6
63  Ian Burns (ENG)5
66  Daniel Wells (WAL)6
66 Daniel Wells4
2 Mark Selby6
2  Mark Selby (ENG)6
A  Andy Hicks (ENG)1

Finals edit

Quarter-finals
Best of 11 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
Final
Best of 19 frames
         
16 Mark Williams2
8 Ronnie O'Sullivan6
8 Ronnie O'Sullivan6
13 Marco Fu5
37 Jamie Jones5
13 Marco Fu6
8 Ronnie O'Sullivan7
2 Mark Selby10
30 Luca Brecel1
6 Shaun Murphy6
6 Shaun Murphy2
2 Mark Selby6
7 John Higgins5
2 Mark Selby6

Final edit

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Olivier Marteel.
Barbican Centre, York, England, 4 December 2016.[10]
Ronnie O'Sullivan (8)
 England
7–10Mark Selby (2)
 England
Afternoon: 138–0 (124), 41–71, 63–0 (63), 8–103 (67), 0–82 (63), 32–58, 1–109 (51, 58), 0–128 (87)
Evening: 9–65 (56), 144–0 (56, 80), 50–36, 134–0 (134), 0–137 (137), 130–0 (130), 82–0 (82), 1–134 (134), 5–118 (107)
134Highest break137
3Century breaks3
750+ breaks9

Century breaks edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Betway UK Championship 2016". World Snooker. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Calendar 2016/2017". Snooker.org. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  3. ^ "UK Championship final: Neil Robertson makes 147 and wins title". BBC Sport. 6 December 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  4. ^ "Five-Ton Fergal Floors Hawk". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 26 November 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  5. ^ "Allen Joins 147 Club". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 27 November 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  6. ^ "Mark Selby defeats Ronnie O'Sullivan 10-7 to win UK Championship". Eurosport UK. 4 December 2016.
  7. ^ "Mark Selby beats Ronnie O'Sullivan to win UK Championship final". BBC Sport. 4 December 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  8. ^ "Indicative prize money rankings schedule 2016/2017 season" (PDF). World Snooker. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 November 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  9. ^ "UK Championship 2016 Draw" (PDF). World Snooker. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  10. ^ a b "UK Championship 2016 Format" (PDF). World Snooker. Retrieved 4 November 2016.