2016 Shanghai Masters

This article is about the snooker tournament. For the tennis tournament, see 2016 Shanghai Rolex Masters.

The 2016 Bank of Communications OTO Shanghai Masters was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 19 and 25 September 2016 at the Shanghai Grand Stage in Shanghai, China.^[1] It was the fifth ranking event of the 2016/2017 season.^[2]

Bank of Communications OTO Shanghai Masters

Tournament information
Dates	19–25 September 2016 (2016-09-19 – 2016-09-25)
Venue	Shanghai Grand Stage
City	Shanghai
Country	China
Organisation	World Snooker
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£465,200
Winner's share	£85,000
Highest break	Stephen Maguire (SCO) (147)
Final
Champion	Ding Junhui (CHN)
Runner-up	Mark Selby (ENG)
Score	10–6
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Kyren Wilson was the defending champion,^[3] but he lost 2–5 to Michael Holt in the last 32.^[4]

Stephen Maguire made the 120th official maximum break in the third frame of his wildcard round match against Xu Yichen. It was Maguire's third professional maximum break.^[5]

Ding Junhui won the 12th ranking title of his career, defeating Mark Selby 10–6 in the final.^[6] He also became the first second-time winner in the history of the event.^[7]

Prize fund

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

Winner: £85,000 Runner-up: £35,000 Semi-final: £19,500 Quarter-final: £12,000 Last 16: £8,000 Last 32: £6,000 Last 48: £3,000 Last 64: £2,000 Last 96: £500

Non-televised highest break: £200 Televised highest break: £2,000 Total: £465,200

The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £5,000 for the televised stage and at £10,500 for the qualifiers.^[9]

Wildcard round

These matches were played in Shanghai on 19 and 20 September 2016.^{[10][11][12][13]}

Match		Score
WC1	Michael Holt (ENG)	5–1	Xu Si (CHN)
WC2	Liang Wenbo (CHN)	5–3	Hu Hao (CHN)
WC3	Anthony McGill (SCO)	5–0	Chen Zifan (CHN)
WC4	Stephen Maguire (SCO)	5–0	Xu Yichen (CHN)
WC5	Kurt Maflin (NOR)	5–1	Guan Zhen (CHN)
WC6	Ryan Day (WAL)	5–1	Ma Bing (CHN)
WC7	Stuart Carrington (ENG)	5–1	Niu Zhuang (CHN)
WC8	Martin Gould (ENG)	0–5	Yuan Sijun (CHN)

Main draw

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	Last 32 Best of 9 frames					Last 16 Best of 9 frames					Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames					Semi-finals Best of 11 frames					Final Best of 19 frames
	1	Kyren Wilson	2
		Michael Holt	5
							Michael Holt	5
						11	Ronnie O'Sullivan	2
	11	Ronnie O'Sullivan	5
		Liang Wenbo	4
												Michael Holt	3
											10	Ding Junhui	5
	10	Ding Junhui	5
		Scott Donaldson	4
						10	Ding Junhui	5
						7	Mark Allen	2
	7	Mark Allen	5
		Anthony McGill	0
																10	Ding Junhui	6
																	Stephen Maguire	3
	5	Judd Trump	5
		Ben Woollaston	0
						5	Judd Trump	3
							Michael White	5
	9	Ricky Walden	4
		Michael White	5
												Michael White	1
												Stephen Maguire	5
	15	Barry Hawkins	5
		Robert Milkins	0
						15	Barry Hawkins	3
							Stephen Maguire	5
	4	Shaun Murphy	0
		Stephen Maguire	5
																					10	Ding Junhui	10
																					2	Mark Selby	6
	3	Stuart Bingham	5
		Jamie Jones	0
						3	Stuart Bingham	5
							David Gilbert	2
	14	Marco Fu	4
		David Gilbert	5
											3	Stuart Bingham	5
											16	Ali Carter	1
	16	Ali Carter	5
		Kurt Maflin	1
						16	Ali Carter	5
						6	John Higgins	2
	6	John Higgins	5
		Matthew Selt	3
																3	Stuart Bingham	5
																2	Mark Selby	6
	8	Neil Robertson	2
		Ryan Day	5
							Ryan Day	5
							Mei Xiwen	2
	13	Mark Williams	3
		Mei Xiwen	5
												Ryan Day	3
											2	Mark Selby	5
	12	Joe Perry	4
		Stuart Carrington	5
							Stuart Carrington	3
						2	Mark Selby	5
	2	Mark Selby	5
		Yuan Sijun	1

Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Zheng Weili. Shanghai Grand Stage, Shanghai, China, 25 September 2016.[10][11][12][13]
Ding Junhui (10)  China	10–6	Mark Selby (2)  England
Afternoon: 14–74 (74), 115–0 (115), 33–82, 15–108 (108), 87–29, 98–31 (53), 80–1 (59), 86–0 (52), 75–17 (75) Evening: 0–76 (76), 0–102 (102), 0–97 (53), 100–0 (97), 98–0 (52), 84–15 (63), 72–24
115	Highest break	108
1	Century breaks	2
8	50+ breaks	5

Qualifying

These matches were played between 30 August and 2 September 2016 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley, England. All matches were best of 9 frames.^{[12][14][15][16]}

	Last 128 Best of 9 frames					Last 96 Best of 9 frames					Last 64 Best of 9 frames					Last 48 Best of 9 frames
	Sean O'Sullivan		5			Robbie Williams		5
	Boonyarit Keattikun		3			Sean O'Sullivan		3			Robbie Williams		3			Michael Holt		5
	Hamza Akbar		5			Mark King		5			Mark King		5			Mark King		2
	Zak Surety		4			Hamza Akbar		4
	Zhang Anda		5			Robin Hull		4
	Aditya Mehta		0			Zhang Anda		5			Zhang Anda		5			Liang Wenbo		5
	Lee Walker		5			Dechawat Poomjaeng		5			Dechawat Poomjaeng		1			Zhang Anda		4
	Peter Lines		4			Lee Walker		0
	Daniel Wells		5			Tom Ford		4
	Jimmy White		2			Daniel Wells		5			Daniel Wells		3			Peter Ebdon		4
	John Astley		4			Alfie Burden		1			Scott Donaldson		5			Scott Donaldson		5
	Scott Donaldson		5			Scott Donaldson		5
	Paul Davison		5			Zhou Yuelong		3
	Adam Stefanow		4			Paul Davison		5			Paul Davison		5			Anthony McGill		5
	Rory Thor		5			Oliver Lines		4			Rory Thor		3			Paul Davison		0
	Christopher Keogan		3			Rory Thor		5
	Michael Wild		2			Jack Lisowski		5
	Chen Zhe		5			Chen Zhe		3			Jack Lisowski		5			Ben Woollaston		5
	Zhao Xintong		5			Joe Swail		2			Zhao Xintong		4			Jack Lisowski		4
	Liam Highfield		1			Zhao Xintong		5
	Ross Muir		5			Jimmy Robertson		5
	Jason Weston		2			Ross Muir		1			Jimmy Robertson		w/o			Michael White		5
	Sam Craigie		3			Xiao Guodong		5			Xiao Guodong		w/d			Jimmy Robertson		4
	Andy Hicks		5			Andy Hicks		1
	Wang Yuchen		1			Thepchaiya Un-Nooh		2
	Adam Duffy		5			Adam Duffy		5			Adam Duffy		5			Robert Milkins		5
	Sydney Wilson		1			Mark Joyce		5			Mark Joyce		4			Adam Duffy		4
	James Wattana		5			James Wattana		3
	Eden Sharav		5			Andrew Higginson		5
	Fang Xiongman		0			Eden Sharav		4			Andrew Higginson		5			Stephen Maguire		5
	Cao Yupeng		1			Li Hang		5			Li Hang		2			Andrew Higginson		2
	Craig Steadman		5			Craig Steadman		0
	James Cahill		3			Jamie Jones		5
	Jamie Curtis-Barrett		5			Jamie Curtis-Barrett		3			Jamie Jones		5			Alan McManus		4
	Allan Taylor		5			Fergal O'Brien		5			Fergal O'Brien		0			Jamie Jones		5
	Hatem Yassen		3			Allan Taylor		2
	Darryl Hill		1			Yu Delu		3
	Ian Preece		5			Ian Preece		5			Ian Preece		5			David Gilbert		5
	Chris Wakelin		5			Ian Burns		2			Chris Wakelin		2			Ian Preece		2
	Josh Boileau		2			Chris Wakelin		5
	Sunny Akani		5			Rod Lawler		5
	Alex Borg		4			Sunny Akani		4			Rod Lawler		0			Mark Davis		4
	Noppon Saengkham		0			Kurt Maflin		5			Kurt Maflin		5			Kurt Maflin		5
	Yan Bingtao		5			Yan Bingtao		4
	Zhang Yong		5			Rory McLeod		5
	Fraser Patrick		2			Zhang Yong		1			Rory McLeod		4			Matthew Selt		5
	Hammad Miah		5			Tian Pengfei		2			Hammad Miah		5			Hammad Miah		0
	Kurt Dunham		3			Hammad Miah		5
	Jamie Cope		5			Nigel Bond		5
	Marc Davis		1			Jamie Cope		1			Nigel Bond		5			Ryan Day		5
	Anthony Hamilton		4			Sam Baird		1			Kritsanut Lertsattayathorn		2			Nigel Bond		1
	Kritsanut Lertsattayathorn		5			Kritsanut Lertsattayathorn		5
	Rhys Clark		5			Dominic Dale		5
	Elliot Slessor		2			Rhys Clark		3			Dominic Dale		1			Graeme Dott		0
	Sanderson Lam		2			Gary Wilson		3			Mei Xiwen		5			Mei Xiwen		5
	Mei Xiwen		5			Mei Xiwen		5
	Gareth Allen		5			Ken Doherty		3
	Brandon Sargeant		2			Gareth Allen		5			Gareth Allen		2			Luca Brecel		4
	Michael Georgiou		5			Stuart Carrington		5			Stuart Carrington		5			Stuart Carrington		5
	Mitchell Mann		0			Michael Georgiou		3
	Martin O'Donnell		5			Mike Dunn		1
	Itaro Santos		0			Martin O'Donnell		5			Martin O'Donnell		3			Martin Gould		5
	Duane Jones		5			Matthew Stevens		5			Matthew Stevens		5			Matthew Stevens		0
	David John		3			Duane Jones		4

Century breaks

Qualifying stage centuries

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136, 110 – Michael Holt 134, 117 – Jamie Curtis-Barrett 134 – Sam Craigie 130 – Jack Lisowski 128, 118 – Stuart Carrington 128 – Hamza Akbar 127, 102 – Zhang Anda 123 – Kurt Maflin 119, 102 – Jamie Jones 118 – Matthew Selt 116, 103 – Thor Chuan Leong

116 – Andrew Higginson 115 – Robin Hull 114 – Dominic Dale 108, 100 – Mei Xiwen 104 – Ian Preece 104 – Ross Muir 103 – Stephen Maguire 103 – Jamie Cope 101 – Adam Duffy 101 – Zhao Xintong

Televised stage centuries

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147, 130, 121, 104 – Stephen Maguire 141, 135, 100 – Stuart Carrington 133 – Anthony McGill 124, 123, 112 – Stuart Bingham 120, 108, 102 – Mark Selby 119 – Marco Fu 117, 115 – David Gilbert 117 – Mei Xiwen

115, 103 – Ding Junhui 113, 101 – Michael White 111, 100 – Yuan Sijun 108, 107, 107, 102 – Ryan Day 107, 103, 101 – Michael Holt 104 – Ali Carter 101 – Kyren Wilson 100 – John Higgins