2016 English Open (snooker)

2016 Coral English Open
Tournament information
Dates	10–16 October 2016
Venue	EventCity
City	Manchester
Country	England
Organisation	World Snooker
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£366,000
Winner's share	£70,000
Highest break	Alfie Burden (ENG) (147)
Final
Champion	Liang Wenbo (CHN)
Runner-up	Judd Trump (ENG)
Score	9–6
	2017 →

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]

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

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

Winner: £70,000
Runner-up: £30,000
Semi-final: £20,000
Quarter-final: £10,000
Last 16: £6,000
Last 32: £3,500
Last 64: £2,500

Highest break: £2,000
Total: £366,000

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

Main draw

^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13]

Top half

Section 1

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames



Mark Selby (1)	4

Gary Wilson	0
		Mark Selby (1)	3

		Liam Highfield	4
Sam Craigie	w/d

Liam Highfield	w/o
				Liam Highfield	1

				Ryan Day	4
Gareth Allen	3

Stephen Maguire	4
		Stephen Maguire	3

		Ryan Day	4
Ryan Day	4

Kurt Maflin	1
						Ryan Day	1

						Barry Hawkins (16)	4
Barry Hawkins (16)	4

Jack Lisowski	3
		Barry Hawkins (16)	4

		Mark Davis	2
Mark Davis	4

Tian Pengfei	1
				Barry Hawkins (16)	4

				David Grace	1
Dominic Dale	2

David Grace	4
		David Grace	4

		Andrew Higginson	3
Andrew Higginson	4

Nigel Bond	1

Section 2

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames



Michael White	4

Jason Weston	0
		Michael White	1

		Kritsanut Lertsattayathorn	4
Boonyarit Keattikun	3

Kritsanut Lertsattayathorn	4
				Kritsanut Lertsattayathorn	3

				Ricky Walden (9)	4
Alex Borg	0

Li Hang	4
		Li Hang	3

		Ricky Walden (9)	4
Ricky Walden (9)	4

Robin Hull	1
						Ricky Walden (9)	4

						Yan Bingtao	1
Dechawat Poomjaeng	2

John Astley	4
		John Astley	0

		Yan Bingtao	4
Yan Bingtao	4

Sanderson Lam	2
				Yan Bingtao	4

				Mark Allen (8)	3
Sean O'Sullivan	2

Scott Donaldson	4
		Scott Donaldson	1

		Mark Allen (8)	4
Mark Allen (8)	4

Jamie Curtis-Barrett	1

Section 3

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames



John Higgins (5)	4

Michael Wild	2
		John Higgins (5)	4

		Mark King	1
Mark King	4

Rory Thor	3
				John Higgins (5)	4

				Fraser Patrick	3
Fraser Patrick	4

Zak Surety	1
		Fraser Patrick	4

		James Wattana	2
Eden Sharav	1

James Wattana	4
						John Higgins (5)	4

						Tom Ford	1
Marco Fu (12)	4

Martin O'Donnell	3
		Marco Fu (12)	2

		Tom Ford	4
Rory McLeod	2

Tom Ford	4
				Tom Ford	4

				Joe Swail	2
Itaro Santos	1

Joe Swail	4
		Joe Swail	4

		James Cahill	1
James Cahill	4

Adam Stefanow	3

Section 4

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames



Oliver Lines	1

Ian Preece	4
		Ian Preece	4

		Craig Steadman	1
Mark Joyce	3

Craig Steadman	4
				Ian Preece	1

				Mark Williams (13)	4
Ian Burns	4

Christopher Keogan	2
		Ian Burns	1

		Mark Williams (13)	4
Mark Williams (13)	4

David John	2
						Mark Williams (13)	0

						Judd Trump (4)	4
Martin Gould	4

Sydney Wilson	1
		Martin Gould	4

		Zhou Yuelong	2
Zhou Yuelong	4

Jimmy White	3
				Martin Gould	1

				Judd Trump (4)	4
Matthew Stevens	1

Jamie Bodle	4
		Jamie Bodle	3

		Judd Trump (4)	4
Judd Trump (4)	4

Ken Doherty	1

Bottom half

Section 5

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames



Shaun Murphy (3)	4

Chen Zhe	0
		Shaun Murphy (3)	3

		Liang Wenbo	4
Liang Wenbo	4

Graeme Dott	0
				Liang Wenbo	4

				Fergal O'Brien	2
Robbie Williams	0

Fergal O'Brien	4
		Fergal O'Brien	4

		Ross Muir	2
Ross Muir	4

Zhang Yong	3
						Liang Wenbo	4

						Ben Woollaston	3
Ali Carter (14)	4

Luca Brecel	3
		Ali Carter (14)	4

		Sunny Akani	3
Sunny Akani	4

Kurt Dunham	0
				Ali Carter (14)	2

				Ben Woollaston	4
Ben Woollaston	4

Cao Yupeng	1
		Ben Woollaston	4

		Zhang Anda	3
Josh Boileau	2

Zhang Anda	4

Section 6

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames



Yu Delu	1

Rod Lawler	4
		Rod Lawler	3

		Stuart Carrington	4
Peter Ebdon	1

Stuart Carrington	4
				Stuart Carrington	1

				Anthony Hamilton	4
Adam Duffy	1

Anthony Hamilton	4
		Anthony Hamilton	4

		Matthew Selt	2
Joe Perry (11)	2

Matthew Selt	4
						Anthony Hamilton	4

						Jak Jones	3
Sam Baird	3

Elliot Slessor	4
		Elliot Slessor	3

		Jak Jones	4
Jak Jones	4

Brandon Sargeant	0
				Jak Jones	4

				Ding Junhui (6)	2
Darryl Hill	1

Mei Xiwen	4
		Mei Xiwen	0

		Ding Junhui (6)	4
Ding Junhui (6)	4

Mitchell Mann	0

Section 7

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames



Neil Robertson (7)	4

Hamza Akbar	1
		Neil Robertson (7)	4

		Duane Jones	1
Mike Dunn	0

Duane Jones	4
				Neil Robertson (7)	3

				Xiao Guodong	4
Noppon Saengkham	4

Michael Georgiou	1
		Noppon Saengkham	0

		Xiao Guodong	4
Michael Holt	1

Xiao Guodong	4
						Xiao Guodong	3

						Chris Wakelin	4
Ronnie O'Sullivan (10)	4

Jimmy Robertson	0
		Ronnie O'Sullivan (10)	4

		Zhao Xintong	3
Zhao Xintong	4

Wang Yuchen	0
				Ronnie O'Sullivan (10)	3

				Chris Wakelin	4
Anthony McGill	4

Jamie Cope	2
		Anthony McGill	1

		Chris Wakelin	4
Chris Wakelin	4

Allan Taylor	3

Section 8

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames



Aditya Mehta	3

Lee Walker	4
		Lee Walker	2

		Rhys Clark	4
Jamie Jones	w/d

Rhys Clark	w/o
				Rhys Clark	4

				Kyren Wilson (15)	3
Alfie Burden	3

Daniel Wells	4
		Daniel Wells	1

		Kyren Wilson (15)	4
Kyren Wilson (15)	4

Wayne Townsend	0
						Rhys Clark	1

						Stuart Bingham (2)	4
Hammad Miah	1

David Gilbert	4
		David Gilbert	4

		Peter Lines	0
Peter Lines	4

Paul Davison	1
				David Gilbert	0

				Stuart Bingham (2)	4
Alan McManus	4

Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	1
		Alan McManus	2

		Stuart Bingham (2)	4
Stuart Bingham (2)	4

Robert Milkins	3

Finals

Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames		Semi-finals Best of 11 frames		Final Best of 17 frames



Barry Hawkins (16)	5

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 Wenbo	9
Liang Wenbo	5

Anthony Hamilton	2
		Liang Wenbo	6

		Stuart Bingham (2)	5
Chris Wakelin	0

Stuart Bingham (2)	5

Final

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

^[15]

147 – Alfie Burden
140 – Li Hang
139, 125, 121, 102 – Neil Robertson
138, 136, 136, 134, 106 – Liang Wenbo
138 – Ali Carter
138 – Mark Williams
136 – Tian Pengfei
135, 106, 102 – Xiao Guodong
134, 132, 120 – Judd Trump
134 – Joe Perry
132 – Mark Allen
130, 107 – Zhao Xintong
130, 106 – Chris Wakelin
130 – Zhang Anda
126, 117, 110 – Stephen Maguire
126 – Kritsanut Lertsattayathorn
125 – Mark Joyce
122 – Anthony McGill
121 – Ian Preece
118, 103 – Kyren Wilson
116, 116 – Stuart Bingham

116, 115 – Ricky Walden
115 – Martin Gould
114, 103 – John Higgins
114 – Barry Hawkins
113 – Zhou Yuelong
112 – Scott Donaldson
111, 102 – David Gilbert
111 – Duane Jones
110 – Ronnie O'Sullivan
108, 106 – Ding Junhui
108 – Shaun Murphy
107 – Ben Woollaston
107 – Tom Ford
105 – Michael Holt
105 – Ross Muir
104 – Allan Taylor
103, 100 – Marco Fu
101 – Rory McLeod
100 – Ryan Day
100 – Rod Lawler

References

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^ "Calendar 2016/2017". Snooker.org. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
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^ "Liang Wenbo wins first ranking title by beating Judd Trump in English Open". The Guardian. 16 October 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
^ "Liang Claims Maiden Ranking Title". World Snooker. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
^ "Burden Makes First 147". World Snooker. Archived from the original on 18 October 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
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^ "English Open Draw" (PDF). World Snooker. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
^ ^a ^b "English Open Format" (PDF). World Snooker. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
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[5] "English Open snooker: Trophy named after Steve Davis". BBC Sport. 25 September 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2016.

[6] "Liang Wenbo wins first ranking title by beating Judd Trump in English Open". The Guardian. 16 October 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2016.

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[9] "Indicative prize money rankings schedule 2016/2017 season" (PDF). World Snooker. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 November 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2016.

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[format-11] "English Open Format" (PDF). World Snooker. Retrieved 2 October 2016.

[results-12] "English Open Results". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 October 2016.

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[14] "Progress For Refs Greng And Malgorzata". World Snooker. Retrieved 16 October 2016.

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Tournament information

Dates	10–16 October 2016 (2016-10-10 – 2016-10-16)
Venue	EventCity
City	Manchester
Country	England
Organisation	World Snooker
Format	Ranking 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)
Score	9–6
2017 →