2016 UK Championship

2016 Betway UK Championship
Tournament information
Dates	22 November – 4 December 2016
Venue	Barbican Centre
City	York
Country	England
Organisation	World Snooker
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£850,000
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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Last updated October 07, 2024

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]

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

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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

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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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