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2016 Riga Masters
International snooker competition held in Riga, Latvia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 2016 Kaspersky Riga Masters was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 22–24 June 2016 at the Arena Riga in Riga, Latvia.[1] It was the first ranking event of the 2016/2017 season.[2]
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This was the first time for which the event was a ranking tournament, having previously been a minor-ranking event of the Players Tour Championship.
Barry Hawkins was the defending champion,[3] but he decided not to defend his title.
Neil Robertson won the 12th ranking title of his career, defeating Michael Holt 5–2 in the final, from trailing 1–2.[4]
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Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[5]
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The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £25,000.
Main draw
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Final
| Final: Best of 9 frames. Referee: Desislava Bozhilova. Arena Riga, Riga, Latvia, 24 June 2016.[8][9] | ||
Neil Robertson Australia |
5–2 | Michael Holt England |
| 87–56 (Robertson 56), 40–72, 6–60, 63–19, 89–0 (79), 57–20, 70–31 (69) | ||
| 79 | Highest break | 39 |
| 0 | Century breaks | 0 |
| 3 | 50+ breaks | 0 |
Qualifying
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These matches were held between 3 and 4 June 2016 at the Preston Guild Hall in Preston, England. All matches were best of 7 frames.[8][10][11]
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Century breaks
Qualifying stage centuries
Total: 15
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Televised stage centuries
Total: 31
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References
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