2016 Players Tour Championship Final

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2016 Ladbrokes Players Tour Championship Grand Final
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Tournament information
Dates22–27 March 2016 (2016-03-22 – 2016-03-27)
Venue EventCity
City Manchester
CountryEngland
Organisation World Snooker
Format Ranking event
Total prize fund £350,000
Winner's share£100,000
Highest breakFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Ding Junhui  (CHN) (143)
Final
ChampionUlster Banner.svg  Mark Allen  (NIR)
Runner-upFlag of England.svg  Ricky Walden  (ENG)
Score10–6
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The 2016 Players Tour Championship Grand Final (officially the 2016 Ladbrokes Players Tour Championship Grand Final) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 22 and 27 March 2016 at the EventCity in Manchester, England. It was the eighth ranking event of the 2015/2016 season. The tournament was broadcast in the UK on ITV4.

Contents

Defending champion Joe Perry failed to qualify for this year finals having finished 51st on the Order of Merit. The tournament was won by Mark Allen who beat Ricky Walden 10–6 in the 19-frame final, winning the £100,000 first prize. It was Allen's third ranking event win and his first in Europe after two wins in China in 2012 and 2013.

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money is shown below:

Prize fund
Winner£100,000
Runner-up£38,000
Semi-finalist£20,000
Quarter-finalist£12,500
Last 16£7,000
Last 32£4,000
Highest break£2,000
Total£350,000

The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £10,000. The sponsor pledged to double the prize for a 147 break and so the prize would have been £20,000. [1]

Seeding list

The players competed in 7 minor-ranking tournaments to earn points for the European Tour and Asian Tour Orders of Merit. The top 24 from the European Tour and the top 2 from the Asian Tour qualified for the finals, plus 6 more from a combination of both lists. Mark Selby withdrew for personal reasons and was replaced in the draw by Matthew Selt. [2]

The seeding list of the finals was based on the combined list from the earnings of both Orders of Merit.

RankPlayerEuropean TourAsian TourTotal points
1Flag of England.svg  Mark Selby  (ENG)26,625026,625
2Flag of England.svg  Barry Hawkins  (ENG)25,275025,275
3Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Marco Fu  (HKG)23,1751,30024,475
4Ulster Banner.svg  Mark Allen  (NIR)22,200022,200
5Flag of England.svg  Rory McLeod  (ENG)22,200022,200
6Flag of England.svg  Ali Carter  (ENG)20,550020,550
7Flag of England.svg  Shaun Murphy  (ENG)15,975015,975
8Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Ding Junhui  (CHN)1,42513,50014,925
9Flag of England.svg  Mark King  (ENG)13,2001,30014,500
10Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Ryan Day  (WAL)14,475014,475
11Flag of England.svg  Tom Ford  (ENG)13,05080013,850
12Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Michael White  (WAL)13,200013,200
13Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Tian Pengfei  (CHN)11,7001,30013,000
14Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Mark Williams  (WAL)12,225012,225
15Flag of England.svg  Ben Woollaston  (ENG)9,7501,75011,500
16Flag of England.svg  Martin Gould  (ENG)10,425010,425
17Flag of England.svg  Andrew Higginson  (ENG)10,275010,275
18Flag of England.svg  Ricky Walden  (ENG)3,5256,50010,025
19Flag of England.svg  Mike Dunn  (ENG)9,97509,975
20Flag of England.svg  Kyren Wilson  (ENG)9,90009,900
21Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Liang Wenbo  (CHN)8,5501,3009,850
22Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Dominic Dale  (WAL)8,0251,3009,325
23Flag of England.svg  Michael Holt  (ENG)8,70008,700
24Flag of England.svg  Judd Trump  (ENG)8,25008,250
25Flag of England.svg  Jimmy Robertson  (ENG)4,5003,5008,000
26Flag of Scotland.svg  Alan McManus  (SCO)7,95007,950
27Flag of England.svg  David Gilbert  (ENG)7,35007,350
28Flag of England.svg  Sam Baird  (ENG)7,27507,275
29Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Luca Brecel  (BEL)6,67506,675
30Flag of Scotland.svg  Graeme Dott  (SCO)6,45006,450
31Flag of England.svg  Robert Milkins  (ENG)2,7003,5006,200
32Flag of England.svg  Mark Davis  (ENG)6,15006,150
33Flag of England.svg  Matthew Selt  (ENG)6,00006,000

Main draw

Last 32
Best of 7 frames 		Last 16
Best of 7 frames 		Quarter-finals
Best of 7 frames 		Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames 		Final
Best of 19 frames
               
33 Flag of England.svg  Matthew Selt  (ENG)4
17 Flag of England.svg  Andrew Higginson  (ENG)1
33 Flag of England.svg Matthew Selt 2
15 Flag of England.svg Ben Woollaston 4
15 Flag of England.svg  Ben Woollaston  (ENG)4
25 Flag of England.svg  Jimmy Robertson  (ENG)3
15 Flag of England.svg Ben Woollaston 3
7 Flag of England.svg Shaun Murphy 4
14 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Mark Williams  (WAL)3
22 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Dominic Dale  (WAL)4
22 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Dominic Dale 1
7 Flag of England.svg Shaun Murphy 4
7 Flag of England.svg  Shaun Murphy  (ENG)4
21 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Liang Wenbo  (CHN)1
7 Flag of England.svg Shaun Murphy 4
4 Ulster Banner.svg Mark Allen 6
4 Ulster Banner.svg  Mark Allen  (NIR)4
32 Flag of England.svg  Mark Davis  (ENG)3
4 Ulster Banner.svg Mark Allen 4
9 Flag of England.svg Mark King 2
9 Flag of England.svg  Mark King  (ENG)4
28 Flag of England.svg  Sam Baird  (ENG)2
4 Ulster Banner.svg Mark Allen 4
19 Flag of England.svg Mike Dunn 1
10 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Ryan Day  (WAL)4
20 Flag of England.svg  Kyren Wilson  (ENG)1
10 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ryan Day 2
19 Flag of England.svg Mike Dunn 4
5 Flag of England.svg  Rory McLeod  (ENG)1
19 Flag of England.svg  Mike Dunn  (ENG)4
4 Ulster Banner.svg Mark Allen 10
18 Flag of England.svg Ricky Walden 6
3 Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Marco Fu  (HKG)4
26 Flag of Scotland.svg  Alan McManus  (SCO)3
3 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Marco Fu 2
18 Flag of England.svg Ricky Walden 4
11 Flag of England.svg  Tom Ford  (ENG)1
18 Flag of England.svg  Ricky Walden  (ENG)4
18 Flag of England.svg Ricky Walden 4
6 Flag of England.svg Ali Carter 1
16 Flag of England.svg  Martin Gould  (ENG)1
24 Flag of England.svg  Judd Trump  (ENG)4
24 Flag of England.svg Judd Trump 1
6 Flag of England.svg Ali Carter 4
6 Flag of England.svg  Ali Carter  (ENG)4
30 Flag of Scotland.svg  Graeme Dott  (SCO)1
18 Flag of England.svg Ricky Walden 6
2 Flag of England.svg Barry Hawkins 3
8 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Ding Junhui  (CHN)4
27 Flag of England.svg  David Gilbert  (ENG)1
8 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ding Junhui 4
12 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Michael White 0
12 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Michael White  (WAL)4
29 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Luca Brecel  (BEL)2
8 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ding Junhui 2
2 Flag of England.svg Barry Hawkins 4
13 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Tian Pengfei  (CHN)1
31 Flag of England.svg  Robert Milkins  (ENG)4
31 Flag of England.svg Robert Milkins 3
2 Flag of England.svg Barry Hawkins 4
2 Flag of England.svg  Barry Hawkins  (ENG)4
23 Flag of England.svg  Michael Holt  (ENG)2

Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Colin Humphries.
EventCity, Manchester, England, 27 March 2016.
Mark Allen (4)
Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 		10–6 Ricky Walden (18)
Flag of England.svg  England
Afternoon:74–0 (59), 0–89 (85), 8–86, 0–107 (85), 73–6 (51), 96–44 (80), 71–44, 73–33 (68), 78–35 (64)
Evening:83–11 (52), 1–68 (62), 0–92 (92), 51–59, 72–38, 87–28 (61), 100–0 (67)
80Highest break92
0Century breaks0
850+ breaks4

Century breaks

[3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Rolling 147 Prizes for Ladbrokes World Grand Prix and Ladbrokes Players Championship". 29 February 2016.
  2. ↑ "Selby Withdraws from Two Ranking Events". 18 March 2016.
  3. ↑ "Players Championship: centuries". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
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