2016 UK Championship

The 2016 UK Championship (officially the 2016 Betway UK Championship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place from 22 November to 4 December 2016 at the Barbican Centre in York, England.^[1] It was the tenth ranking event of the 2016/2017 season.^[2]

2016 Betway UK Championship

Tournament information
Dates	22 November – 4 December 2016 (2016-11-22 – 2016-12-04)
Venue	Barbican Centre
City	York
Country	England
Organisation	World Snooker
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£850,000[1]
Winner's share	£170,000
Highest break	Mark Allen (NIR) (147)
Final
Champion	Mark Selby (ENG)
Runner-up	Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)
Score	10–7
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Neil Robertson was the defending champion,^[3] but he lost 3–6 in the first round to Peter Lines.

In his last 64 match against Barry Hawkins, Fergal O'Brien made 5 centuries, setting up a new record in a best of 11 match.^[4]

Mark Allen made the 124th official maximum break in the 7th frame of his last 64 match against Rod Lawler.^[5] It was Allen's first maximum break, and it was the fifth time in a row, that a maximum was made in a UK Championship.

105 centuries were made during the tournament, breaking last year's record of 104, which included 10 from both Selby and O'Sullivan.

Mark Selby claimed his second UK title by beating Ronnie O'Sullivan 10–7 in the final.^[6] This was Selby's 10th ranking title. This also made him the sixth player to have completed the Triple Crown twice.^[7]

Prize fund

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

Winner: £170,000 Runner-up: £75,000 Semi-final: £35,000 Quarter-final: £22,500 Last 16: £15,000 Last 32: £10,000 Last 64: £5,000

Highest break: £5,000 Total: £850,000

The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £5,000.

Main draw

^[9][10]

Top half

Section 1

	Last 128 Best of 11 frames					Last 64 Best of 11 frames					Last 32 Best of 11 frames					Last 16 Best of 11 frames
	1	Neil Robertson (AUS)	3
	A	Peter Lines (ENG)	6
						A	Peter Lines	6
						65	Chris Wakelin	4
	64	Alfie Burden (ENG)	2
	65	Chris Wakelin (ENG)	6
											A	Peter Lines	2
											97	Liam Highfield	6
	32	Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA)	5
	97	Liam Highfield (ENG)	6
						97	Liam Highfield	6
						96	Wang Yuchen	5
	33	Peter Ebdon (ENG)	5
	96	Wang Yuchen (CHN)	6
																97	Liam Highfield	5
																16	Mark Williams	6
	16	Mark Williams (WAL)	6
	113	Jason Weston (ENG)	1
						16	Mark Williams	6
						49	Andrew Higginson	2
	49	Andrew Higginson (ENG)	6
	80	Hossein Vafaei (IRN)	4
											16	Mark Williams	6
											17	Ricky Walden	5
	17	Ricky Walden (ENG)	6
	112	Fang Xiongman (CHN)	0
						17	Ricky Walden	6
						81	Scott Donaldson	2
	48	Dechawat Poomjaeng (THA)	4
	81	Scott Donaldson (SCO)	6

Section 2

	Last 128 Best of 11 frames					Last 64 Best of 11 frames					Last 32 Best of 11 frames					Last 16 Best of 11 frames
	41	Matthew Stevens (WAL)	6
	88	James Cahill (ENG)	1
						41	Matthew Stevens	6
						24	Michael White	4
	24	Michael White (WAL)	6
	105	Fraser Patrick (SCO)	5
											41	Matthew Stevens	6
											9	Joe Perry	2
	56	Xiao Guodong (CHN)	6
	73	John Astley (ENG)	3
						56	Xiao Guodong	4
						9	Joe Perry	6
	9	Joe Perry (ENG)	6
	120	Jamie Curtis-Barrett (ENG)	3
																41	Matthew Stevens	2
																8	Ronnie O'Sullivan	6
	40	Mike Dunn (ENG)	6
	89	Darryl Hill (IOM)	1
						40	Mike Dunn	4
						104	Michael Georgiou	6
	25	Matthew Selt (ENG)	2
	104	Michael Georgiou (CYP)	6
											104	Michael Georgiou	1
											8	Ronnie O'Sullivan	6
	57	Li Hang (CHN)	5
	72	Rhys Clark (SCO)	6
						72	Rhys Clark	0
						8	Ronnie O'Sullivan	6
	8	Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)	6
	121	Boonyarit Keattikun (THA)	0

Section 3

	Last 128 Best of 11 frames					Last 64 Best of 11 frames					Last 32 Best of 11 frames					Last 16 Best of 11 frames
	5	Ding Junhui (CHN)	6
	124	Igor Figueiredo (BRA)	5
						5	Ding Junhui	6
						69	Ross Muir	2
	60	Joe Swail (NIR)	5
	69	Ross Muir (SCO)	6
											5	Ding Junhui	2
											37	Jamie Jones	6
	28	Alan McManus (SCO)	6
	101	Michael Wild (ENG)	5
						28	Alan McManus	2
						37	Jamie Jones	6
	37	Jamie Jones (WAL)	6
	92	Eden Sharav (SCO)	1
																37	Jamie Jones	6
																21	David Gilbert	2
	12	Ali Carter (ENG)	6
	117	Christopher Keogan (ENG)	1
						12	Ali Carter	6
						53	Robbie Williams	2
	53	Robbie Williams (ENG)	6
	76	Sunny Akani (THA)	1
											12	Ali Carter	5
											21	David Gilbert	6
	21	David Gilbert (ENG)	6
	108	Adam Duffy (ENG)	2
						21	David Gilbert	6
						44	Mark Joyce	2
	44	Mark Joyce (ENG)	6
	85	Lee Walker (WAL)	3

Section 4

	Last 128 Best of 11 frames					Last 64 Best of 11 frames					Last 32 Best of 11 frames					Last 16 Best of 11 frames
	45	Jack Lisowski (ENG)	5
	84	Mei Xiwen (CHN)	6
						84	Mei Xiwen	6
						20	Martin Gould	3
	20	Martin Gould (ENG)	6
	109	Gareth Allen (WAL)	2
											84	Mei Xiwen	4
											13	Marco Fu	6
	52	Rory McLeod (ENG)	6
	77	Jak Jones (WAL)	3
						52	Rory McLeod	0
						13	Marco Fu	6
	13	Marco Fu (HKG)	6
	116	Josh Boileau (IRL)	2
																13	Marco Fu	6
																61	Oliver Lines	0
	36	Jimmy Robertson (ENG)	6
	93	Rory Thor (MYS)	0
						36	Jimmy Robertson	6
						29	Mark Davis	2
	29	Mark Davis (ENG)	6
	100	Sydney Wilson (ENG)	3
											36	Jimmy Robertson	0
											61	Oliver Lines	6
	61	Oliver Lines (ENG)	6
	68	Martin O'Donnell (ENG)	5
						61	Oliver Lines	6
						4	Judd Trump	2
	4	Judd Trump (ENG)	6
	125	James Wattana (THA)	2

Bottom half

Section 5

	Last 128 Best of 11 frames					Last 64 Best of 11 frames					Last 32 Best of 11 frames					Last 16 Best of 11 frames
	3	Stuart Bingham (ENG)	6
	A	Adam Stefanow (POL)	0
						3	Stuart Bingham	4
						62	Yu Delu	6
	62	Yu Delu (CHN)	6
	67	Nigel Bond (ENG)	3
											62	Yu Delu	1
											30	Luca Brecel	6
	30	Luca Brecel (BEL)	6
	99	Aditya Mehta (IND)	0
						30	Luca Brecel	6
						94	Sam Craigie	5
	35	Mark King (ENG)	2
	94	Sam Craigie (ENG)	6
																30	Luca Brecel	6
																19	Stephen Maguire	3
	14	Barry Hawkins (ENG)	6
	115	David John (WAL)	0
						14	Barry Hawkins	5
						51	Fergal O'Brien	6
	51	Fergal O'Brien (IRL)	6
	78	Zhang Yong (CHN)	2
											51	Fergal O'Brien	5
											19	Stephen Maguire	6
	19	Stephen Maguire (SCO)	6
	110	Cao Yupeng (CHN)	1
						19	Stephen Maguire	6
						83	Zhao Xintong	2
	46	David Grace (ENG)	2
	83	Zhao Xintong (CHN)	6

Section 6

	Last 128 Best of 11 frames					Last 64 Best of 11 frames					Last 32 Best of 11 frames					Last 16 Best of 11 frames
	43	Zhou Yuelong (CHN)	6
	86	Duane Jones (WAL)	3
						43	Zhou Yuelong	6
						22	Michael Holt	1
	22	Michael Holt (ENG)	6
	107	Kritsanut Lertsattayathorn (THA)	2
											43	Zhou Yuelong	6
											75	Yan Bingtao	5
	54	Stuart Carrington (ENG)	5
	75	Yan Bingtao (CHN)	6
						75	Yan Bingtao	6
						11	Liang Wenbo	4
	11	Liang Wenbo (CHN)	6
	118	Kurt Dunham (AUS)	1
																43	Zhou Yuelong	2
																6	Shaun Murphy	6
	38	Dominic Dale (WAL)	6
	91	Sanderson Lam (ENG)	5
						38	Dominic Dale	6
						27	Graeme Dott	3
	27	Graeme Dott (SCO)	6
	102	Ian Preece (WAL)	1
											38	Dominic Dale	5
											6	Shaun Murphy	6
	59	Robin Hull (FIN)	6
	70	Jamie Cope (ENG)	1
						59	Robin Hull	3
						6	Shaun Murphy	6
	6	Shaun Murphy (ENG)	6
	123	Itaro Santos (BRA)	3

Section 7

	Last 128 Best of 11 frames					Last 64 Best of 11 frames					Last 32 Best of 11 frames					Last 16 Best of 11 frames
	7	John Higgins (SCO)	6
	122	Alex Borg (MLT)	3
						7	John Higgins	6
						71	Noppon Saengkham	4
	58	Ken Doherty (IRL)	0
	71	Noppon Saengkham (THA)	6
											7	John Higgins	6
											26	Ben Woollaston	2
	26	Ben Woollaston (ENG)	6
	103	Elliot Slessor (ENG)	5
						26	Ben Woollaston	6
						90	Paul Davison	4
	39	Gary Wilson (ENG)	3
	90	Paul Davison (ENG)	6
																7	John Higgins	6
																10	Mark Allen	3
	10	Mark Allen (NIR)	6
	119	Chen Zhe (CHN)	4
						10	Mark Allen	6
						55	Rod Lawler	4
	55	Rod Lawler (ENG)	6
	74	Anthony Hamilton (ENG)	3
											10	Mark Allen	6
											23	Ryan Day	5
	23	Ryan Day (WAL)	6
	106	Jimmy White (ENG)	2
						23	Ryan Day	6
						42	Kurt Maflin	2
	42	Kurt Maflin (NOR)	6
	87	Allan Taylor (ENG)	0

Section 8

	Last 128 Best of 11 frames					Last 64 Best of 11 frames					Last 32 Best of 11 frames					Last 16 Best of 11 frames
	47	Tian Pengfei (CHN)	2
	82	Zhang Anda (CHN)	6
						82	Zhang Anda	6
						18	Anthony McGill	3
	18	Anthony McGill (SCO)	6
	111	Craig Steadman (ENG)	5
											82	Zhang Anda	6
											114	Mitchell Mann	3
	50	Sam Baird (ENG)	6
	79	Sean O'Sullivan (ENG)	2
						50	Sam Baird	2
						114	Mitchell Mann	6
	15	Kyren Wilson (ENG)	3
	114	Mitchell Mann (ENG)	6
																82	Zhang Anda	1
																2	Mark Selby	6
	34	Tom Ford (ENG)	5
	95	Hammad Miah (ENG)	6
						95	Hammad Miah	5
						31	Robert Milkins	6
	31	Robert Milkins (ENG)	6
	98	Hamza Akbar (PAK)	1
											31	Robert Milkins	1
											2	Mark Selby	6
	63	Ian Burns (ENG)	5
	66	Daniel Wells (WAL)	6
						66	Daniel Wells	4
						2	Mark Selby	6
	2	Mark Selby (ENG)	6
	A	Andy Hicks (ENG)	1

Finals

	Quarter-finals Best of 11 frames					Semi-finals Best of 11 frames					Final Best of 19 frames
	16	Mark Williams	2
	8	Ronnie O'Sullivan	6
						8	Ronnie O'Sullivan	6
						13	Marco Fu	5
	37	Jamie Jones	5
	13	Marco Fu	6
											8	Ronnie O'Sullivan	7
											2	Mark Selby	10
	30	Luca Brecel	1
	6	Shaun Murphy	6
						6	Shaun Murphy	2
						2	Mark Selby	6
	7	John Higgins	5
	2	Mark Selby	6

Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Olivier Marteel. Barbican Centre, York, England, 4 December 2016.[10]
Ronnie O'Sullivan (8)  England	7–10	Mark Selby (2)  England
Afternoon: 138–0 (124), 41–71, 63–0 (63), 8–103 (67), 0–82 (63), 32–58, 1–109 (51, 58), 0–128 (87) Evening: 9–65 (56), 144–0 (56, 80), 50–36, 134–0 (134), 0–137 (137), 130–0 (130), 82–0 (82), 1–134 (134), 5–118 (107)
134	Highest break	137
3	Century breaks	3
7	50+ breaks	9

Century breaks

147, 137, 136, 136, 132, 105 – Mark Allen 141, 126 – Mark King 140 – Jimmy Robertson 137, 134, 120, 119, 109, 107, 102, 101, 100, 100 – Mark Selby 137 – Scott Donaldson 136, 101 – Joe Perry 134, 131, 130, 130, 129, 124, 112, 106, 103, 101 – Ronnie O'Sullivan 134 – Michael Georgiou 132, 126, 106, 101 – John Higgins 131, 106 – Noppon Saengkham 130 – Alan McManus 129 – Barry Hawkins 128, 125, 118, 114, 100 – Marco Fu 128, 116, 112, 101, 101 – Stephen Maguire 127, 121, 108 – Stuart Bingham 127 – Jamie Jones 126, 118 – Ryan Day 126, 108, 102 – David Gilbert 126 – Gary Wilson 125, 110 – Liam Highfield 125, 105, 105 – Zhang Anda 123, 120 – Sam Baird 122 – Wang Yuchen

121 – Mark Williams 119, 115, 112, 110, 103 – Shaun Murphy 119 – Dominic Dale 119 – Xiao Guodong 116, 111, 100 – Ali Carter 113, 111, 111, 101, 100 – Fergal O'Brien 113 – Kurt Maflin 113 – Sanderson Lam 112 – Hammad Miah 112 – Robbie Williams 109 – Judd Trump 108 – Rory McLeod 107, 103 – Mark Davis 107, 100 – Liang Wenbo 106 – Mark Joyce 105 – Igor Figueiredo 104 – Anthony McGill 103 – Robin Hull 103 – Martin Gould 102, 102 – Luca Brecel 102 – Yan Bingtao 101 – Ben Woollaston 100 – Josh Boileau