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
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
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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

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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

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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