2016 China Open (snooker)

BAIC Motor China Open

Tournament information
Dates	28 March – 3 April 2016 (2016-03-28 – 2016-04-03)
Venue	Beijing University Students' Gymnasium
City	Beijing
Country	China
Organisation	World Snooker
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£510,000
Winner's share	£85,000
Highest break	Stuart Bingham  (ENG) (143)
Final
Champion	Judd Trump  (ENG)
Runner-up	Ricky Walden  (ENG)
Score	10–4
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The 2016 BAIC Motor China Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament, that took place between 28 March and 3 April 2016 at the Beijing University Students' Gymnasium in Beijing, China. It was the ninth ranking event of the 2015–16 season. ^[1]

Mark Selby was the defending champion, but he withdrew for personal reasons. ^[2]

Judd Trump defeated Ricky Walden 10–4 in the final to win his fifth career ranking title.

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:

Winner: £85,000 Runner-up: £35,000 Semi-final: £21,000 Quarter-final: £12,500 Last 16: £8,000 Last 32: £6,500 Last 64: £4,000

Televised highest break: £2,000 Total: £510,000

The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £15,000, but was not won.

Wildcard round

These matches were played in Beijing on 28 March 2016.

Match		Score
WC1	Martin O'Donnell  (ENG)	5–0	Wang Yuchen  (CHN)
WC2	Andrew Higginson  (ENG)	3–5	Yuan Sijun  (CHN)
WC3	Tian Pengfei  (CHN)	5–1	Niu Zhuang  (CHN)
WC4	Ian Burns  (ENG)	5–3	Guan Zhen  (CHN)

Main draw

	Last 64 Best of 9 frames					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
	Darryl Hill		5
	James Wattana		3
						Darryl Hill		3
						Dominic Dale		5
	Jamie Jones		1
	Dominic Dale		5
											Dominic Dale		1
											Stephen Maguire		5
	Michael White		1
	Jack Lisowski		5
						Jack Lisowski		2
						Stephen Maguire		5
	Stephen Maguire		5
	Gary Wilson		3
																Stephen Maguire		5
																Alfie Burden		1
	Rhys Clark		5
	Mark Davis		4
						Rhys Clark		4
						Alfie Burden		5
	Alfie Burden		5
	Joe Perry		0
											Alfie Burden		5
											Rory McLeod		1
	Mike Dunn		5
	Alan McManus		4
						Mike Dunn		2
						Rory McLeod		5
	Rory McLeod		5
	Mitchell Mann		0
																					Stephen Maguire		0
																					Judd Trump		6
	Judd Trump		w/o
	Stuart Carrington		w/d
						Judd Trump		5
						Jimmy Robertson		1
	Anthony McGill		3
	Jimmy Robertson		5
											Judd Trump		5
											Marco Fu		1
	Marco Fu		5
	Yu De Lu		2
						Marco Fu		5
						Robert Milkins		0
	Robert Milkins		5
	Ross Muir		4
																Judd Trump		5
																Mark King		3
	Chris Wakelin		4
	Matthew Selt		5
						Matthew Selt		1
						Martin O'Donnell		5
	Joe Swail		2
	Martin O'Donnell		5
											Martin O'Donnell		0
											Mark King		5
	Mark King		5
	Ali Carter		2
						Mark King		5
						Shaun Murphy		3
	David Grace		3
	Shaun Murphy		5
																										Judd Trump		10
																										Ricky Walden		4
	Neil Robertson		3
	Noppon Saengkham		5
						Noppon Saengkham		5
						Ben Woollaston		4
	Ben Woollaston		w/o
	Adam Duffy		w/d
											Noppon Saengkham		5
											Graeme Dott		1
	Martin Gould		0
	Yuan Sijun		5
						Yuan Sijun		2
						Graeme Dott		5
	Graeme Dott		5
	Matthew Stevens		1
																Noppon Saengkham		3
																John Higgins		5
	Gerard Greene		1
	David Gilbert		5
						David Gilbert		5
						Lee Walker		1
	Li Hang		3
	Lee Walker		5
											David Gilbert		3
											John Higgins		5
	Mark Joyce		5
	Luca Brecel		2
						Mark Joyce		1
						John Higgins		5
	Zhou Yuelong		2
	John Higgins		5
																					John Higgins		5
																					Ricky Walden		6
	Barry Hawkins		4
	Tian Pengfei		5
						Tian Pengfei		5
						Michael Holt		2
	Michael Holt		5
	Nigel Bond		2
											Tian Pengfei		4
											Ricky Walden		5
	Ricky Walden		w/o
	Robin Hull		w/d
						Ricky Walden		5
						Ryan Day		3
	Ryan Day		5
	Dechawat Poomjaeng		4
																Ricky Walden		5
																Stuart Bingham		1
	Tom Ford		3
	Kyren Wilson		5
						Kyren Wilson		1
						Rod Lawler		5
	Rod Lawler		5
	Peter Lines		1
											Rod Lawler		2
											Stuart Bingham		5
	Ian Burns		5
	Peter Ebdon		0
						Ian Burns		3
						Stuart Bingham		5
	Sam Baird		3
	Stuart Bingham		5

Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Jan Verhaas. Beijing University Students' Gymnasium, Beijing, China, 3 April 2016.
Judd Trump   England	10–4	Ricky Walden   England
Afternoon: 25–75 (71), 53–63, 65–33, 0–108 (108), 96–4 (90), 60–22, 72–60, 67–28 (59) Evening:67–40, 68–36, 65–35, 91–35 (69), 8–97 (64), 75–6 (55)
90	Highest break	108
0	Century breaks	1
4	50+ breaks	3

Qualifying

These matches were played from 9–11 February 2016 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley, England, except for 4 matches which were held over to be played in Beijing on 28 March 2016. All matches were best of 9 frames.

Mark Selby w/d–w/o Darryl Hill David Morris 3–5 James Wattana Jamie Jones 5–0 Lu Chenwei Dominic Dale 5–0 Hatem Yassen Michael White 5–4 Craig Steadman Jack Lisowski 5–1 Zhang Yong Stephen Maguire 5–3 Andy Hicks Gary Wilson 5–1 Paul Davison Ken Doherty 0–5 Rhys Clark Mark Davis 5–0 Steven Hallworth Robbie Williams 2–5 Alfie Burden Joe Perry 5–2 Fraser Patrick Mike Dunn 5–3 Ashley Hugill Alan McManus 5–4 Sydney Wilson Rory McLeod 5–4 James Cahill Mark Allen 2–5 Mitchell Mann Judd Trump 5–0 Joel Walker Stuart Carrington 5–1 Lu Ning Anthony McGill 5–1 Jake Nicholson Jimmy Robertson 5–0 Itaro Santos Marco Fu 5–2 Gareth Allen Yu De Lu 5–2 Vinnie Calabrese Robert Milkins 5–2 Daniel Wells Jamie Burnett 0–5 Ross Muir Kurt Maflin 3–5 Chris Wakelin Matthew Selt 5–2 Jamie Cope Joe Swail 5–3 Ian Glover Mark Williams 3–5 Martin O'Donnell Mark King 5–2 Hamza Akbar Ali Carter 5–1 Alex Taubman David Grace 5–1 Jason Weston Shaun Murphy 5–1 Zak Surety

Neil Robertson 5–3 Hossein Vafaei Oliver Lines 4–5 Noppon Saengkham Ben Woollaston 5–1 Zhao Xintong Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 3–5 Adam Duffy Martin Gould 5–1 Scott Donaldson Andrew Higginson 5–3 Liam Highfield Graeme Dott 5–4 Jimmy White Matthew Stevens 5–1 Chris Melling Gerard Greene 5–4 Oliver Brown David Gilbert 5–4 Duane Jones Li Hang 5–4 Thor Chuan Leong Ding Junhui 1–5 [nb 1] Lee Walker Mark Joyce 5–3 Sean O'Sullivan Luca Brecel 5–1 Zhang Anda Zhou Yuelong 5–1 Jordan Brown John Higgins 5–2 Michael Wasley Barry Hawkins 5–0 Sanderson Lam Tian Pengfei 5–3 Leo Fernandez Michael Holt 5–1 Matthew Day Xiao Guodong 2–5 Nigel Bond Ricky Walden 5–4 Barry Pinches Robin Hull 5–1 Eden Sharav Ryan Day 5–1 Brett Miller Dechawat Poomjaeng 5–4 Michael Leslie Tom Ford 5–2 Michael Wild Kyren Wilson 5–3 Anthony Hamilton Rod Lawler 5–4 Hammad Miah Liang Wenbo 2–5 [nb 1] Peter Lines Fergal O'Brien 4–5 Ian Burns Peter Ebdon 5–4 Michael Georgiou Sam Baird 5–3 Allan Taylor Stuart Bingham 5–0 [nb 1] Cao Yupeng

Century breaks

Qualifying stage centuries

^[3]

142, 108 – Ryan Day 140 – Joe Perry 137, 123 – Anthony Hamilton 136, 104 – Shaun Murphy 135 – Tian Pengfei 132 – Jamie Cope 132 – Neil Robertson 129 – Marco Fu 128, 109 – Barry Hawkins 125, 108, 103, 100 – Kyren Wilson 125 – Lu Ning 124 – Chris Wakelin 123 – Noppon Saengkham 121 – John Higgins 115 – Matthew Stevens

113 – Dominic Dale 110 – Dechawat Poomjaeng 108 – Judd Trump 106, 100 – Michael Holt 104 – Rhys Clark 104 – Peter Ebdon 104 – Stephen Maguire 103, 100 – Ben Woollaston 103 – Michael Georgiou 103 – Robert Milkins 102 – Mitchell Mann 101 – Mark Joyce 100 – Eden Sharav 100 – Mark Allen

Televised stage centuries

^[4]

143, 128, 119, 109 – Stuart Bingham 136 – Ding Junhui 135 – Ian Burns 135, 131, 113, 108 – Ricky Walden 133, 108 – Tian Pengfei 123, 115, 111 – Marco Fu 120, 103 – Zhou Yuelong 117, 116 – Alfie Burden 116 – Mark Joyce 115, 102 – David Gilbert 114 – John Higgins

110, 109, 100 – Judd Trump 109, 105, 101 – Dominic Dale 106, 106 – Neil Robertson 106 – Ben Woollaston 105 – Alan McManus 102 – Yuan Sijun 101 – Stephen Maguire 101 – Ryan Day 100 – Michael Holt 100 – Anthony McGill

Notes

1. Match held over and played in Beijing.

References

1. "China Open - World Snooker". World Snooker.
2. "Selby Withdraws From Two Ranking Events". World Snooker.
3. "China Open Qualifiers: centuries". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 14 March 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
4. "China Open: centuries". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 31 March 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2016.