2016 Scottish Open (snooker)

The 2016 Scottish Open (officially the 2016 Coral Scottish Open) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that began on 12 December and ended on 18 December 2016 at the Commonwealth Arena in Glasgow, Scotland. It was the eleventh ranking event of the 2016/2017 season.^[1]

2016 Coral Scottish Open

Tournament information
Dates	12–18 December 2016 (2016-12-12 – 2016-12-18)
Venue	Commonwealth Arena
City	Glasgow
Country	Scotland
Organisation	World Snooker
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£366,000
Winner's share	£70,000
Highest break	Marco Fu (HKG) (142)
Final
Champion	Marco Fu (HKG)
Runner-up	John Higgins (SCO)
Score	9–4
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The Scottish Open returned as a full-ranking event, being held as part of a new Home Nations Series introduced in the 2016/2017 season with the existing Welsh Open and new English Open and Northern Ireland Open tournaments.^[2][3] The winner of the Scottish Open is awarded the Stephen Hendry Trophy which is named in honour of Scottish seven-time world champion Stephen Hendry.

Ding Junhui was the defending champion but he decided not to compete this year. Marco Fu captured his third ranking title by beating John Higgins 9–4, after having trailed 1–4.^[4] He also made the tournament's highest break, a 142 in his second round 4-1 win over Liam Highfield.^[5]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:^[6]

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 stands at £5,000.

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
	Stuart Bingham (1)	3
	Mark Joyce	4
					Mark Joyce	3
					Yu Delu	4
	Josh Boileau	3
	Yu Delu	4
									Yu Delu	4
									Daniel Wells	3
	Jamie Curtis-Barrett	0
	Daniel Wells	4
					Daniel Wells	4
					Kurt Maflin	1
	Kurt Maflin	4
	Sam Craigie	1
													Yu Delu	4
													Sean O'Sullivan	3
	Anthony McGill (16)	4
	John Astley	1
					Anthony McGill (16)	1
					Mitchell Mann	4
	Mitchell Mann	4
	Sam Baird	2
									Mitchell Mann	1
									Sean O'Sullivan	4
	Robbie Williams	1
	Sean O'Sullivan	4
					Sean O'Sullivan	4
					Mark King	1
	Mark King	4
	Kurt Dunham	0

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
	Ian Burns	w/o
	Martin Gould	w/d
					Ian Burns	4
					Zhang Anda	0
	Alfie Burden	0
	Zhang Anda	4
									Ian Burns	0
									Liang Wenbo (9)	4
	Dechawat Poomjaeng	2
	Sydney Wilson	4
					Sydney Wilson	1
					Liang Wenbo (9)	4
	Liang Wenbo (9)	4
	Darryl Hill	2
													Liang Wenbo (9)	4
													Barry Hawkins (8)	3
	Mike Dunn	4
	Jason Weston	2
					Mike Dunn	4
					Gareth Allen	3
	Gareth Allen	4
	Ross Muir	3
									Mike Dunn	1
									Barry Hawkins (8)	4
	Ken Doherty	0
	Matthew Stevens	4
					Matthew Stevens	2
					Barry Hawkins (8)	4
	Barry Hawkins (8)	4
	Hammad Miah	0

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
	Neil Robertson (5)	4
	Rory Thor	1
					Neil Robertson (5)	4
					Gary Wilson	2
	Gary Wilson	4
	Allan Taylor	1
									Neil Robertson (5)	4
									Joe Swail	2
	Lee Walker	1
	Joe Swail	4
					Joe Swail	4
					Stuart Carrington	2
	Kritsanut Lertsattayathorn	3
	Stuart Carrington	4
													Neil Robertson (5)	3
													Marco Fu (12)	4
	Marco Fu (12)	4
	Sanderson Lam	1
					Marco Fu (12)	4
					Liam Highfield	1
	Liam Highfield	4
	Tom Ford	1
									Marco Fu (12)	4
									Robin Hull	0
	Boonyarit Keattikun	0
	Robin Hull	4
					Robin Hull	4
					Michael White	1
	Cao Yupeng	0
	Michael White	4

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
	Fergal O'Brien	4
	Brandon Sargeant	0
					Fergal O'Brien	2
					Stephen Maguire	4
	Zhou Yuelong	0
	Stephen Maguire	4
									Stephen Maguire	3
									Mark Williams (13)	4
	Michael Holt	4
	David Grace	3
					Michael Holt	1
					Mark Williams (13)	4
	Mark Williams (13)	4
	Rod Lawler	0
													Mark Williams (13)	3
													Mark Davis	4
	Rory McLeod	0
	Mark Davis	4
					Mark Davis	4
					Graeme Dott	0
	Jak Jones	0
	Graeme Dott	4
									Mark Davis	4
									Xiao Guodong	1
	Wang Yuchen	1
	Xiao Guodong	4
					Xiao Guodong	4
					Shaun Murphy (4)	1
	Shaun Murphy (4)	4
	Zhao Xintong	2

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
	Judd Trump (3)	4
	Zhang Yong	0
					Judd Trump (3)	4
					Igor Figueiredo	0
	Jimmy Robertson	3
	Igor Figueiredo	4
									Judd Trump (3)	4
									Noppon Saengkham	0
	Craig Steadman	3
	Noppon Saengkham	4
					Noppon Saengkham	4
					Aditya Mehta	2
	Yan Bingtao	1
	Aditya Mehta	4
													Judd Trump (3)	4
													Kyren Wilson (14)	2
	Kyren Wilson (14)	4
	Jamie Jones	0
					Kyren Wilson (14)	4
					Ben Woollaston	0
	Ben Woollaston	4
	Ross Vallance	1
									Kyren Wilson (14)	4
									Oliver Lines	0
	Rhys Clark	4
	Eden Sharav	3
					Rhys Clark	3
					Oliver Lines	4
	Oliver Lines	4
	Chen Zhe	2

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
	Fraser Patrick	3
	Anthony Hamilton	4
					Anthony Hamilton	4
					Michael Georgiou	2
	Michael Georgiou	4
	Peter Lines	1
									Anthony Hamilton	4
									Chris Wakelin	0
	Nigel Bond	0
	Chris Wakelin	4
					Chris Wakelin	4
					Ali Carter (11)	3
	Ali Carter (11)	4
	Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	2
													Anthony Hamilton	3
													Robert Milkins	4
	Michael Wild	3
	Ian Preece	4
					Ian Preece	0
					Robert Milkins	4
	Robert Milkins	4
	David Gilbert	0
									Robert Milkins	4
									Joe Perry (6)	1
	Jack Lisowski	1
	Hossein Vafaei	4
					Hossein Vafaei	0
					Joe Perry (6)	4
	Joe Perry (6)	4
	Adam Duffy	3

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
	Mark Allen (7)	4
	Christopher Keogan	3
					Mark Allen (7)	4
					Fang Xiongman	0
	Fang Xiongman	4
	Martin O'Donnell	2
									Mark Allen (7)	4
									Li Hang	3
	Sunny Akani	4
	Andrew Higginson	3
					Sunny Akani	1
					Li Hang	4
	James Wattana	1
	Li Hang	4
													Mark Allen (7)	2
													Ronnie O'Sullivan (10)	4
	Ronnie O'Sullivan (10)	4
	Matthew Selt	2
					Ronnie O'Sullivan (10)	4
					Adam Stefanow	1
	James Cahill	3
	Adam Stefanow	4
									Ronnie O'Sullivan (10)	4
									Jimmy White	2
	Ryan Day	4
	Elliot Slessor	1
					Ryan Day	0
					Jimmy White	4
	Jimmy White	4
	David John	0

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
	Dominic Dale	4
	Chris Totten	2
					Dominic Dale	4
					Duane Jones	0
	Luca Brecel	2
	Duane Jones	4
									Dominic Dale	4
									Ricky Walden (15)	3
	Daniel Womersley	2
	Alex Borg	4
					Alex Borg	3
					Ricky Walden (15)	4
	Ricky Walden (15)	4
	Tian Pengfei	1
													Dominic Dale	0
													John Higgins (2)	4
	Paul Davison	0
	Mei Xiwen	4
					Mei Xiwen	4
					Peter Ebdon	2
	Jamie Cope	1
	Peter Ebdon	4
									Mei Xiwen	0
									John Higgins (2)	4
	Itaro Santos	0
	Scott Donaldson	4
					Scott Donaldson	0
					John Higgins (2)	4
	John Higgins (2)	4
	Alan McManus	1

Finals

	Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames				Semi-finals Best of 11 frames				Final Best of 17 frames
	Yu Delu	5
	Liang Wenbo (9)	4
					Yu Delu	1
					Marco Fu (12)	6
	Marco Fu (12)	5
	Mark Davis	1
									Marco Fu (12)	9
									John Higgins (2)	4
	Judd Trump (3)	5
	Robert Milkins	3
					Judd Trump (3)	5
					John Higgins (2)	6
	Ronnie O'Sullivan (10)	2
	John Higgins (2)	5

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Leo Scullion. Commonwealth Arena, Glasgow, Scotland, 18 December 2016.
Marco Fu (12)  Hong Kong	9–4	John Higgins (2)  Scotland
Afternoon: 0–126 (126), 25–102 (101), 0–100 (100), 106–1 (106), 0–78 (78), 101–28, 94–36 (58), 78–32 (54) Evening: 62–35, 89–0 (89), 66–57 (59), 84–24 (59), 68–34 (60)
106	Highest break	126
1	Century breaks	3
7	50+ breaks	4

Century breaks

^{[citation needed]}

• 142, 141, 135, 132, 130, 127, 113, 110, 106, 104, 100 – Marco Fu
• 139, 110 – Mark Williams
• 135, 107, 104 – Neil Robertson
• 134 – Mike Dunn
• 134 – Sean O'Sullivan
• 133 – Jimmy White
• 132, 129 – Xiao Guodong
• 132, 126, 113, 112, 100 – Judd Trump
• 132, 112 – Michael White
• 130 – Stephen Maguire
• 126, 111 – Anthony Hamilton
• 126, 110, 104, 101, 101, 100 – John Higgins
• 126 – Stuart Carrington
• 124, 114, 104, 103 – Ronnie O'Sullivan
• 121 – Tom Ford
• 120 – Andrew Higginson
• 117 – Robin Hull
• 116, 101 – Stuart Bingham
• 115 – Lee Walker
• 115 – Liang Wenbo
• 114, 109 – Mark Davis
• 114 – Fergal O'Brien
• 110 – Ryan Day
• 108 – Hossein Vafaei
• 106 – Joe Perry
• 106 – Robert Milkins
• 105 – Ricky Walden
• 104 – Chris Wakelin
• 103 – Yu Delu
• 102 – Gary Wilson
• 102 – Mark Allen
• 101, 100 – Barry Hawkins
• 101 – Kyren Wilson
• 100, 100 – Shaun Murphy