2016 World Open (snooker)

World Open

Tournament information
Dates	25–31 July 2016 (2016-07-25 – 2016-07-31)
Venue	Yushan No.1 Middle School
City	Yushan
Country	China
Organisation	World Snooker
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£520,000 [1]
Winner's share	£90,000
Highest break	John Higgins  (SCO) (144)
Final
Champion	Ali Carter  (ENG)
Runner-up	Joe Perry  (ENG)
Score	10–8
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The 2016 Hanteng Autos World Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 25 and 31 July 2016 at the Yushan No.1 Middle School in Yushan, China. ^[1] It was the third ranking event of the 2016/2017 season. ^[2]

Shaun Murphy was the defending champion, ^[3] but he lost 2–5 to Joe Perry in the quarter-finals. ^[4]

Ali Carter won the fourth ranking title of his career, defeating Perry 10–8 in the final. ^{[5] [6]}

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: ^[7]

Winner: £90,000 Runner-up: £40,000 Semi-final: £21,000 Quarter-final: £12,500 Last 16: £8,000 Last 32: £6,500 Last 64: £4,000

Highest break: £2,000 Total: £520,000

The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £35,000.

Wildcard round

These matches were played in Yushan on 25 July 2016. ^{[8] [9] [10] [11]}

Match		Score
WC1	Hammad Miah  (ENG)	3–5	Huang Jiahao  (CHN)
WC2	Zhang Anda  (CHN)	5–3	Hu Hao  (CHN)
WC3	James Wattana  (THA)	3–5	Xu Si  (CHN)
WC4	Matthew Stevens  (WAL)	5–1	Liu Yiqi  (CHN)

Main draw

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	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
	Shaun Murphy		5
	Cao Yupeng		2
						Shaun Murphy		5
						Jimmy Robertson		0
	Jimmy Robertson		5
	Wang Yuchen		1
											Shaun Murphy		5
											Kurt Maflin		1
	Stephen Maguire		4
	Xiao Guodong		5
						Xiao Guodong		0
						Kurt Maflin		5
	Michael White		4
	Kurt Maflin		5
																Shaun Murphy		2
																Joe Perry		5
	Tom Ford		5
	Mark Davis		4
						Tom Ford		2
						Joe Perry		5
	Jamie Burnett		w/d
	Joe Perry		w/o
											Joe Perry		5
											Ben Woollaston		4
	Gary Wilson		2
	Ben Woollaston		5
						Ben Woollaston		5
						Ding Junhui		1
	Robin Hull		1
	Ding Junhui		5
																					Joe Perry		6
																					Neil Robertson		2
	Neil Robertson		5
	Ian Burns		2
						Neil Robertson		5
						Rory Thor		1
	Luca Brecel		3
	Rory Thor		5
											Neil Robertson		5
											Ryan Day		1
	Barry Hawkins		5
	Robbie Williams		4
						Barry Hawkins		4
						Ryan Day		5
	Ryan Day		5
	Allan Taylor		1
																Neil Robertson		5
																David Gilbert		2
	Rod Lawler		0
	David Gilbert		5
						David Gilbert		5
						Zhou Yuelong		2
	Zhou Yuelong		5
	Huang Jiahao		1
											David Gilbert		5
											Zhang Anda		0
	Zhang Anda		5
	Peter Ebdon		1
						Zhang Anda		5
						Judd Trump		2
	Yu Delu		w/d
	Judd Trump		w/o
																										Joe Perry		8
																										Ali Carter		10
	Stuart Bingham		5
	Stuart Carrington		4
						Stuart Bingham		3
						Ali Carter		5
	Ali Carter		5
	Mike Dunn		3
											Ali Carter		5
											Daniel Wells		4
	Kyren Wilson		5
	Zhang Yong		3
						Kyren Wilson		0
						Daniel Wells		5
	Xu Si		3
	Daniel Wells		5
																Ali Carter		5
																John Higgins		0
	Duane Jones		4
	Graeme Dott		5
						Graeme Dott		4
						Mark Williams		5
	Andrew Higginson		1
	Mark Williams		5
											Mark Williams		2
											John Higgins		5
	Fergal O'Brien		2
	Michael Holt		5
						Michael Holt		4
						John Higgins		5
	Oliver Lines		2
	John Higgins		5
																					Ali Carter		6
																					Thepchaiya Un-Nooh		1
	Ricky Walden		5
	David Grace		1
						Ricky Walden		1
						Anthony McGill		5
	Anthony McGill		5
	Lee Walker		1
											Anthony McGill		5
											Matthew Selt		2
	Marco Fu		3
	Sam Craigie		5
						Sam Craigie		4
						Matthew Selt		5
	Matthew Selt		5
	Matthew Stevens		2
																Anthony McGill		2
																Thepchaiya Un-Nooh		5
	Jamie Cope		3
	Alan McManus		5
						Alan McManus		5
						Liang Wenbo		2
	James Cahill		2
	Liang Wenbo		5
											Alan McManus		0
											Thepchaiya Un-Nooh		5
	Mark King		4
	Thepchaiya Un-Nooh		5
						Thepchaiya Un-Nooh		5
						Mark Selby		3
	Alfie Burden		2
	Mark Selby		5

Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Jan Verhaas. Yushan No.1 Middle School, Yushan, China, 31 July 2016. [9] [10] [11]
Joe Perry   England	8–10	Ali Carter   England
Afternoon: 56–61, 79–0 (54), 73–41 (56), 40–75, 114–22 (78), 0–80 (80), 18–68 (54), 50–70, 0–91 (91) Evening: 17–115 (53, 61), 58–70 (58, 70), 70–33, 131–0 (131), 40–75, 123–4 (106), 68–34, 92–0 (92), 0–127 (127)
131	Highest break	127
2	Century breaks	1
7	50+ breaks	7

Qualifying

These matches were held between 31 May and 2 June 2016 at the Preston Guild Hall in Preston, England. All matches were best of 9 frames. ^{[12] [13] [14]}

Shaun Murphy 5–1 [nb 1] Sanderson Lam Martin O'Donnell 4–5 Cao Yupeng Jimmy Robertson 5–2 Fraser Patrick Jamie Jones 2–5 Wang Yuchen Stephen Maguire 5–0 Fang Xiongman Xiao Guodong 5–0 Kurt Dunham Michael White 5–4 Anthony Hamilton Kurt Maflin 5–1 David John Tom Ford 5–2 Christopher Keogan Mark Davis 5–0 Rhys Clark Jamie Burnett 5–3 Ross Muir Joe Perry 5–3 Hossein Vafaei Gary Wilson 5–0 John Astley Ben Woollaston 5–3 Yan Bingtao Robin Hull 5–1 Elliot Slessor Ding Junhui 5–3 [nb 1] Michael Georgiou Neil Robertson 5–4 Sydney Wilson Ian Burns 5–3 Steven Hallworth Luca Brecel 5–4 Peter Lines Jack Lisowski 2–5 Rory Thor Barry Hawkins 5–0 Zhao Xintong Robbie Williams 5–1 Darryl Hill Ryan Day 5–1 Hamza Akbar Sam Baird 3–5 Allan Taylor Rod Lawler 5–3 Nigel Bond David Gilbert 5–3 Michael Wild Zhou Yuelong 5–4 Sunny Akani Martin Gould 4–5 Hammad Miah Dominic Dale 1–5 Zhang Anda Peter Ebdon 5–1 Alex Borg Yu Delu 5–3 Ian Preece Judd Trump 5–1 Brandon Sargeant

Stuart Bingham 5–3 Eden Sharav Stuart Carrington 5–2 Adam Duffy Ali Carter 5–4 Liam Highfield Mike Dunn 5–4 Boonyarit Keattikun Kyren Wilson 5–1 Andy Hicks Joe Swail 1–5 Zhang Yong Robert Milkins 2–5 James Wattana Tian Pengfei 0–5 Daniel Wells Dechawat Poomjaeng 3–5 Duane Jones Graeme Dott w/o–w/d Leo Fernandez Andrew Higginson 5–1 Adam Stefanow Mark Williams 5–1 Scott Donaldson Fergal O'Brien 5–3 Craig Steadman Michael Holt 5–0 Chen Zhe Oliver Lines 5–3 Mitchell Mann John Higgins 5–0 Gareth Allen Ricky Walden 5–2 Jason Weston David Grace 5–4 Paul Davison Anthony McGill 5–1 Itaro Santos Mark Joyce 3–5 Lee Walker Marco Fu 5–3 Ashley Hugill Ken Doherty 3–5 Sam Craigie Matthew Selt 5–0 Jak Jones Matthew Stevens 5–1 Josh Boileau Rory McLeod 2–5 Jamie Cope Alan McManus 5–0 Hatem Yassen Li Hang 4–5 James Cahill Liang Wenbo 5–1 [nb 1] Chris Wakelin Mark King 5–4 Sean O'Sullivan Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 5–0 Noppon Saengkham Alfie Burden 5–2 Daniel Womersley Mark Selby 5–1 [nb 1] Jimmy White

1. Match was held over and played in Yushan.

Century breaks

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Qualifying stage centuries

142 – Barry Hawkins 141 – Jimmy Robertson 136 – Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 136 – Marco Fu 135, 124 – Li Hang 134 – Ben Woollaston 133, 101 – Kurt Maflin 126 – Hammad Miah 125 – Ali Carter 122 – Sam Baird 118 – Matthew Selt 113 – Mitchell Mann

112 – Tom Ford 110 – Ian Burns 109 – Daniel Womersley 107 – Ryan Day 107 – Ashley Hugill 106 – Sunny Akani 103 – Anthony McGill 102 – Alan McManus 102 – Yan Bingtao 101 – John Higgins 100 – Sydney Wilson

Televised stage centuries

144, 116, 112 – John Higgins 141, 115, 109, 106 – Anthony McGill 140 – Matthew Selt 139, 111 – Graeme Dott 139 – Liang Wenbo 137, 106, 104, 102, 100 – Neil Robertson 135, 101 – Mark Williams 135, 100 – Ben Woollaston 135 – Zhang Anda 133 – Stephen Maguire 132, 131, 120, 107, 106, 102 – Joe Perry 130, 127, 101 – Ali Carter 127, 125, 123, 107, 100 – David Gilbert 127 – Fergal O'Brien 125, 125, 104 – Thepchaiya Un-Nooh

125, 120 – Michael White 124 – Xiao Guodong 122, 109 – Matthew Stevens 117 – Ding Junhui 115, 101 – Ryan Day 115 – Kurt Maflin 112 – Sam Craigie 111 – Daniel Wells 106 – Shaun Murphy 105 – Kyren Wilson 103 – Ricky Walden 102 – Mark Selby 101 – Jamie Cope 100 – Alan McManus

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