2016 World Seniors Championship

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2016 World Seniors Championship
Tournament information
Dates30–31 January 2016 (2016-01-30 2016-01-31)
Venue Guild Hall
City Preston
Country England
Organisation WPBSA
FormatSeniors event
Total prize fund £50,000
Winner's share£18,000
Highest break Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Dominic Dale (104)
Final
Champion Flag of England.svg Mark Davis
Runner-up Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Darren Morgan
Score2–1
2015
2017

The 2016 World Seniors Championship (Known for sponsorship reasons as the 888sport World Seniors Championship) was a snooker tournament that took place on 30–31 January 2016 at the Guild Hall in Preston, England. Players had to be at least 40 years old at the end of the 2015/16 season. [1]

Contents

The championship was won by Mark Davis, who beat Darren Morgan 2–1 in the final. Defending champion Mark Williams lost to Anthony Hamilton in the last-16 round.

Prize fund

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

Field

Previous winners of the World Seniors Championship and the World Snooker Championship were exempted from qualifying and went directly into the last 16. [2]

Main draw

The draw for the last 16 was made on 23 December 2015. [3] The draw for the quarter-finals and semi-finals were made on a random basis after the previous round had finished. The last-16 round was played on 30 January with the quarter-finals on the afternoon of 31 January and the semi-finals and final on the same evening.

Last 16
Best of 3 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 3 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 3 frames
Final
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Flag of England.svg Mark Davis 2
Flag of Ireland.svg Ken Doherty 1
Flag of England.svg Mark Davis 2
Flag of England.svg Robert Milkins 0
Flag of England.svg Robert Milkins 2
Flag of Malta.svg Tony Drago 0
Flag of England.svg Mark Davis 2
Flag of England.svg Rory McLeod 0
Flag of England.svg Rory McLeod 2
Flag of Ireland.svg Fergal O'Brien 1
Flag of England.svg Rory McLeod 2
Flag of England.svg Nigel Bond 1
Flag of England.svg Nigel Bond 2
Flag of England.svg Peter Ebdon 0
Flag of England.svg Mark Davis 2
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Darren Morgan 1
Flag of England.svg Jimmy White 2
Flag of England.svg Gary Lees 0
Flag of England.svg Jimmy White 2
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Dominic Dale 0
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Dominic Dale 2
Flag of England.svg John Parrott 0
Flag of England.svg Jimmy White 0
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Darren Morgan 2
Flag of England.svg Anthony Hamilton 2
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Williams 1
Flag of England.svg Anthony Hamilton 1
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Darren Morgan 2
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Darren Morgan 2
Flag of England.svg Joe Johnson 0

Final

Final: Best of 3 frames. Referee: .
Guild Hall, Preston, England, 31 January 2016.[ citation needed ]
Darren Morgan
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
1–2 Mark Davis
Flag of England.svg  England
15–62, 70–30 (55), 0–81 (76)
55Highest break76
0Century breaks0
150+ breaks1

Qualifying

These matches were played on 21 and 22 December 2015 at the Robin Park Arena, Sports and Tennis Centre in Wigan, England. [1]

Round 1
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Round 2
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Round 3
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Round 4
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Flag of England.svg Barry Pinches 1
Flag of England.svg Jamie Bodle2
Flag of England.svg Jamie Bodle2
Flag of England.svg Peter Donegan 0
Flag of England.svg Clive A Bernstone 1
Flag of England.svg Peter Donegan2
Flag of England.svg Jamie Bodle 0
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Dominic Dale 2
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Dominic Dale w/o
Flag of England.svg Nicky Lazarus w/d
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Dominic Dale 2
Flag of Scotland.svg Paul McPhillips 0
Flag of England.svg Shane Haines 0
Flag of Scotland.svg Paul McPhillips 2
Round 1
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Round 2
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Round 3
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Round 4
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Flag of England.svg Tony Knowles 0
Flag of England.svg Mark Davis 2
Flag of England.svg Jason Weston 0
Flag of England.svg Mark Davis 2
Flag of England.svg Mark Davis 2
Flag of Scotland.svg John Rea 0
Flag of Scotland.svg John Rea w/o
Flag of England.svg Stuart Parnell w/d
Flag of England.svg Mark Davis 2
Flag of England.svg Gary Wilkinson 0
Flag of England.svg John Welsh2
Flag of England.svg Stephen Rowlings 1
Flag of England.svg John Welsh 0
Flag of England.svg Gary Wilkinson 2
Flag of South Africa.svg Paul Burrell 1
Flag of England.svg Gary Wilkinson 2
Round 1
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Round 2
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Round 3
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Round 4
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Flag of Scotland.svg Craig MacGillivray 2
Flag of England.svg Barry Stark 0
Flag of Scotland.svg Craig MacGillivray 0
Flag of England.svg Robert Milkins 2
Flag of England.svg Robert Milkins 2
Flag of Jamaica.svg Paul Moss 0
Flag of England.svg Robert Milkins 2
Flag of England.svg Les Dodd 0
Flag of England.svg Les Dodd 2
Flag of England.svg Peter Delaney 0
Flag of England.svg Les Dodd 2
Flag of Scotland.svg David McLellan 0
Flag of England.svg Gary Miller2
Flag of Ireland.svg Dessie Sheehan 0
Flag of Scotland.svg David McLellan 2
Flag of England.svg Gary Miller 0
Round 1
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Round 2
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Round 3
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Round 4
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Flag of England.svg Shaun Wilkes 0
Flag of England.svg Julian Mills2
Flag of England.svg Julian Mills 0
Flag of England.svg Mark King 2
Flag of England.svg Mark King 2
Flag of England.svg Leigh Robinson 1
Flag of England.svg Mark King 1
Flag of England.svg Gary Lees2
Flag of England.svg Adrian Rosa 0
Flag of England.svg Gary Lees2
Flag of England.svg Gary Lees2
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Darren Thompson 0
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Darren Thompson2
Flag of England.svg Anthony Harris 0
Round 1
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Round 2
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Round 3
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Round 4
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Flag of England.svg Peter J Bardsley2
Flag of England.svg John Fox 1
Flag of England.svg Peter J Bardsley 0
Flag of England.svg Anthony Hamilton 2
Flag of England.svg Andrew Milliard 0
Flag of England.svg Anthony Hamilton 2
Flag of England.svg Anthony Hamilton 2
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Tony Chappel 0
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Tony Chappel 2
Flag of England.svg Imran Puri 0
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Tony Chappel 2
Flag of Scotland.svg Jamie Burnett 1
Flag of England.svg Dean Reynolds 0
Flag of Scotland.svg Jamie Burnett 2
Flag of Ireland.svg Patsy Fagan w/d
Flag of Scotland.svg Jamie Burnett w/o
Round 1
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Round 2
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Round 3
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Round 4
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Flag of England.svg Robert Marshall 1
Flag of England.svg Peter Lines 2
Ulster Banner.svg Gerard Greene 0
Flag of England.svg Peter Lines 2
Flag of England.svg Peter Lines 2
Ulster Banner.svg Joe Swail 1
Flag of England.svg Mike Dunn 0
Ulster Banner.svg Joe Swail 2
Flag of England.svg Peter Lines 0
Flag of Malta.svg Tony Drago 2
Flag of Scotland.svg Guilio Rea 0
Flag of Scotland.svg Scott MacFarlane2
Flag of Scotland.svg Scott MacFarlane 1
Flag of Malta.svg Tony Drago 2
Flag of England.svg David Craggs 1
Flag of Malta.svg Tony Drago 2
Round 1
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Round 2
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Round 3
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Round 4
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Flag of England.svg Wayne Brown2
Flag of Mauritius.svg Richard Somauroo 0
Flag of England.svg Wayne Brown2
Flag of England.svg Steven Gough 0
Flag of England.svg Steven Gough2
Flag of England.svg Ian Brumby 0
Flag of England.svg Ian Brumby2
Flag of England.svg Jamie Rous 1
Flag of England.svg Wayne Brown 0
Flag of Ireland.svg Fergal O'Brien 2
Flag of Ireland.svg Fergal O'Brien 2
Flag of England.svg Johnathan Bagley 1
Flag of Ireland.svg Fergal O'Brien 2
Flag of England.svg Sean Lanigan 0
Flag of England.svg Sean Lanigan2
Flag of England.svg Steve Meakin 0
Round 1
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Round 2
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Round 3
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Round 4
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Flag of England.svg Karl Townsend 1
Flag of England.svg Geoff Williams2
Flag of England.svg Geoff Williams 0
Flag of England.svg Rod Lawler 2
Flag of England.svg Rod Lawler 2
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Lee Walker 1
Flag of England.svg Rod Lawler 1
Flag of England.svg Rory McLeod 2
Flag of England.svg Gary Filtness w/d
Flag of England.svg Rory McLeod w/o
Flag of England.svg Rory McLeod 2
Flag of England.svg Darryn Walker 1
Flag of England.svg Ashley Beal 0
Flag of England.svg Darryn Walker2

Centuries

Main event centuries

[4]

Qualifying stage centuries

[5]

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