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2016 Warld Snooker Championship

The 2016 Warld Snooker Championship[a] wis a professional snooker toornament, that teuk place frae 16 Apryle tae 2 May 2016 a the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. The event wis the 40th year that the Warld Snooker Championship haed been held at the venue. It wis the tenth an last rankin event o the 2015/2016 saison.

2016 Warld Snooker Championship
File:Warld Snooker Championship 2015 Logo.png
Tournament information
Dates16 April–2 May 2016
VenueCrucible Theatre
CitySheffield
KintraEngland
Organisation(s)Warld Professional Billiards and Snooker Association
FormatRankin event
Total prize fund£1,500,100
Winner's share£330,000
Highest break Kyren Wilson (ENG) (143)
Final
Champion Mark Selby (ENG)
Runner-up Ding Junhui (CHN)
Score18–14
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The defendin champion wis Stuart Bingham, haein defeatit Shaun Murphy i the 2015 event feenal. Bingham lost 9–10 against Ali Carter i the first roond fawin tae the Crucible curse, becomin the 17t first-time champion unable t defen his title a the venue. Cheenae's Ding Junhui and Scot Alan McManus set a new record in thair semi-final for the maist century braks achieved i a professional match, scoring ten. Ding an aw setting a new record for the maist centuries bi ane player i a single warld championship match wi seiven. Ding defeatit McManus tae acome the first Asian player ever tae reach a Warld Championship feenal. In the ither semi-final, Englishman Mark Selby and Hong Konganese Marco Fu set a new record for the langest frame o snooker ever played at the Crucible, at 76 minutes 11 seconds.

Efter beatin Robert Milkins 10–6, Sam Baird 13–11, Kyren Wilson 13–8, an Fu 17–15, Selby defeatit Ding 18–14 in the feenal tae claim his seicont Warld title, havin won the 2014 event previously. A tot o 86 century braks wae made a the event, the same nummer as the previous year, wi Kyren Wilson makin the toornament's heichest break o 143. The tot global audiences for the tournament exceetit 300 million, wi 210 million viewers in Cheenae alone. The afternoon sessions o the feenal war watched bi audiences o 45 million in Cheenae, the kintra's lairgest audience for a sporting event that year. During the toornament, sax-time champion Steve Davis played the last professional match o his 38-year career against Fergal O'Brien in the qualifiers; he annoonced his retiremen later during the first roond o the even.

Prize fund eedit

The tot prize money o the even wis raised tae £1,500,100 frae the previous year's £1,364,000.[1][2][3] The brakdoun o prize money faer this year is shawn belaw:[1][4][5]

  • Winner: £330,000
  • Runner-up: £137,500
  • Semi-final: £66,000
  • Quarter-final: £33,000
  • Last 16: £22,000
  • Last 32: £13,250
  • Last 48: £9,900
  • Last 80: £6,600
  • Televised heichest break: £10,000[6]
  • Tot: £1,500,100

The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £20,000.[7]

Main draw eedit

Shawn belaw are the results faer each roond. The nummers in parentheses beside some o the players are thair seeding. Players in bold denotit winners.[5][8][9][10]

First round Second round Quarter-feenals Semi-feenals
Best of 19 frames Best of 25 frames Best of 25 frames Best of 33 frames
                           
16 April            
   Stuart Bingham (ENG) (1)  9
21, 22 & 23 April
   Ali Carter (ENG)  10  
   Ali Carter  11
16 & 17 April
     Alan McManus  13  
   Stephen Maguire (SCO) (16)  7
26 & 27 April
   Alan McManus (SCO)  10  
   Alan McManus  13
17 & 18 April
     John Higgins (8)  11  
   Ricky Walden (ENG) (9)  10
23, 24 & 25 April
   Robbie Williams (ENG)  8  
   Ricky Walden (9)  8
18 & 19 April
     John Higgins (8)  13  
   John Higgins (SCO) (8)  10
28, 29 & 30 April
   Ryan Day (WAL)  3  
   Alan McManus  11
20 & 21 April
     Ding Junhui  17
   Judd Trump (ENG) (5)  10
24 & 25 April
   Liang Wenbo (CHN)  8  
   Judd Trump (5)  10
20 April
     Ding Junhui  13  
   Martin Gould (ENG) (12)  8
26 & 27 April
   Ding Junhui (CHN)  10  
   Ding Junhui  13
17 & 18 April
     Mark Williams (13)  3  
   Mark Williams (WAL) (13)  10
22 & 23 April
   Graeme Dott (SCO)  4  
   Mark Williams (13)  13
19 April
     Michael Holt  8  
   Neil Robertson (AUS) (4)  6
   Michael Holt (ENG)  10  
16 & 17 April            
   Shaun Murphy (ENG) (3)  8
21 & 22 April
   Anthony McGill (SCO)  10  
   Anthony McGill  9
16 April
     Marco Fu (14)  13  
   Marco Fu (HKG) (14)  10
26 & 27 April
   Peter Ebdon (ENG)  2  
   Marco Fu (14)  13
19 & 20 April
     Barry Hawkins (11)  11  
   Barry Hawkins (ENG) (11)  10
23, 24 & 25 April
   Zhang Anda (CHN)  5  
   Barry Hawkins (11)  13
17 & 18 April
     Ronnie O'Sullivan (6)  12  
   Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) (6)  10
28, 29 & 30 April
   David Gilbert (ENG)  7  
   Marco Fu (14)  15
19 & 20 April
     Mark Selby (2)  17
   Mark Allen (NIR) (7)  10
24 & 25 April
   Mitchell Mann (ENG)  3  
   Mark Allen (7)  9
20 & 21 April
     Kyren Wilson  13  
   Joe Perry (ENG) (10)  9
26 & 27 April
   Kyren Wilson (ENG)  10  
   Kyren Wilson  8
17 & 18 April
     Mark Selby (2)  13  
   Michael White (WAL) (15)  7
22 & 23 April
   Sam Baird (ENG)  10  
   Sam Baird  11
18 & 19 April
     Mark Selby (2)  13  
   Mark Selby (ENG) (2)  10
   Robert Milkins (ENG)  6  
Feenal (Best o 35 frames) Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, 1 & 2 May. Referee: Paul Collier[11]
Ding Junhui
  Cheenae 		14–18 Mark Selby (2)
  Ingland
8–125 (91), 68–70 (Ding 52), 43–101 (76), 0–124 (120), 0–100 (70), 38–77, 68–47, 107–14 First session (8 frames)
2–6 		8–125 (91), 68–70 (Ding 52), 43–101 (76), 0–124 (120), 0–100 (70), 38–77, 68–47, 107–14
22–73, 92–30 (76), 103–1 (103), 93–49 (89), 1–71, 86–0 (86), 82–52 (55), 25–86, 27–67 Second session (9 frames)
7–10 		22–73, 92–30 (76), 103–1 (103), 93–49 (89), 1–71, 86–0 (86), 82–52 (55), 25–86, 27–67
121–7 (89), 61–56, 11–126 (126), 103–0 (103), 43–75 (52), 9–118 (68), 69–1 (52), 11–75 (55) Third session (8 frames)
11–14 		121–7 (89), 61–56, 11–126 (126), 103–0 (103), 43–75 (52), 9–118 (68), 69–1 (52), 11–75 (55)
0–103 (57), 60–67 (Ding 60), 87–0 (73), 108–0 (70), 103–0 (103), 11–59, 0–74 (74) Fourth session (7 out of 10 frames)
14–18 		0–103 (57), 60–67 (Ding 60), 87–0 (73), 108–0 (70), 103–0 (103), 11–59, 0–74 (74)
103 Highest brak 126
3 Century braks 2
13 50+ braks 10
  Mark Selby wins the 2016 Betfred Warld Snooker Championship

Qualifying eedit

A tot o 128 players competit i the qualifying. Thare wae three qualifying roonds, reducing the qualifiers tae 16, who woul gang on tae play i the feenal stages. Qualifying teuk place atween 6 an 13 Apryle 2016 a Ponds Forge Internaitional Sports Centre. Aw matches wae the best-o-19-frames. The draw for the feenal stages wis made on 14 Apryle.[5][12]

The players competin i the qualifying included remainin tour players ranked ootside the tap-16, players featurt as tap-ups frae the Q School an invited players frae the WPBSA.[13] The 16 invitit qualifiers wae made up o seiven players who won or war runner-up in the followin events thegither wi 9 players invitit based on the EBSA Order o Meerit. Players invitit bi the Order o Meerit wae leemitit tae ane player per kintra.[14]

The 7 winners/runners-up war:[14]

The remainin 9 invitees war:

  •   Conor McCormack
  •   Rodion Judin
  •   Bratislav Krustev

Round 1 eedit

Players i bold denote match winners.[15]

Round 2 eedit

Players i bold denote match winners.[15]

Round 3 eedit

Winnin players qualified for the main toornament. Players i bold denote match winners.[15]

Century breaks eedit

Televised stage centuries eedit

Thare wae 86 century braks made bi 24 players in the televised stage o the Warld Championship, equalling the record set the year afore.[16][17] For every century brak made during the 17-day championship i Sheffield, the title sponsor, Betfred, donated £200 tae the Bluebell Wood Children's Hospice. The donation wis roondit up tae £25,000 as the goal o 70 centuries wis achieved.[18] Ding Junhui made 15 centuries, ane short o the record o 16 set bi Stephen Hendry in 2002.[19][20]

Qualifying stage centuries eedit

Thare wae 132 century braks made bi 63 players i the qualifying stage o the Warld Championship.[21]

References eedit

  1. ↑ also referred to as the 2016 Betfred Warld Snooker Championship
  1. ↑ a b Beck, Tom. "Warld Snooker Championship 2016: Final Results, Prize Money and Reaction". Bleacher Report. Archived frae the original on 12 Februar 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  2. ↑ Kalb, Rolf (10 Apryle 2015). "Weltmeisterschaft – Turnier-Infos zu Weltmeisterschaft" (in German). Eurosport Deutschland. Archived frae the original on 17 Apryle 2015. Retrieved 10 Apryle 2015.
  3. ↑ "Indicative Prize Money rankins Schedule 2014/2015 Season" (PDF). Worldsnooker.com. Warld Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 12 Mey 2014. Archived frae the original (PDF) on 17 Mey 2014. Retrieved 8 Apryle 2015.
  4. ↑ "Indicative Prize Money rankins Schedule 2015/2016 Season" (PDF). Archived (PDF) frae the original on 17 September 2015. Retrieved 8 Julie 2015.
  5. ↑ a b c "History of Snooker". Warld Snooker. Archived frae the original on 20 Mairch 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  6. ↑ "Warld Snooker Championship: Ding Junhui equals centuries record". BBC Sport. Archived frae the original on 17 September 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
  7. ↑ "Rolling 147 Prizes". Warld Snooker. Archived frae the original on 14 September 2016. Retrieved 1 Apryle 2016.
  8. ↑ "Warld Snooker Championship 2016: Complete results and centuries". BBC Sport. Archived frae the original on 3 August 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  9. ↑ "Cruicible format" (PDF). Worldsnooker.com. Archived (PDF) frae the original on 17 Apryle 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  10. ↑ "Snooker Warld Championships 2016: Prize money, results, schedule, draw". London Evening Standard. 10 Apryle 2016. Archived frae the original on 21 Juin 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  11. ↑ "Paul Collier To Referee Warld Final". Warld Snooker. 3 Mairch 2016. Archived frae the original on 7 Mairch 2016.
  12. ↑ "Betfred Warld Championship Qualifiers Draw". Warld Snooker. Archived frae the original on 8 August 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  13. ↑ "Betfred Warld Championship Qualifiers Draw". Warld Snooker. 4 Apryle 2016. Archived frae the original on 4 Apryle 2016. Retrieved 4 Apryle 2016.
  14. ↑ a b "WPBSA Finalizes Warld Championship Invitations". Warld Snooker. Apryle 2016. Archived frae the original on 4 Apryle 2016. Retrieved 4 Apryle 2016.
  15. ↑ a b c Årdalen, Hermund. "Betfred Warld Championship (2016) - snooker.org". snooker.org (in Norn). Archived frae the original on 4 Mey 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  16. ↑ "Warld Championship: century breaks". Worldsnookerdata.com. Warld Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived frae the original on 25 Apryle 2015. Retrieved 22 Apryle 2015.
  17. ↑ "Warld Championship: centuries". Worldsnookerdata.com. Warld Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived frae the original on 10 September 2019. Retrieved 5 Mey 2016.
  18. ↑ "Betfred Donates £25,000 to Bluebell Wood". Worldsnooker.com. Warld Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 29 Apryle 2016. Archived frae the original on 8 Mey 2016. Retrieved 29 Apryle 2016.
  19. ↑ "Mark Selby beats Ding Junhui to win Warld Snooker Championship". BBC Sport. 2 Mey 2016. Archived frae the original on 2 Mey 2016. Retrieved 2 Mey 2016.
  20. ↑ "A legend makes his first mark". ESPN. Archived frae the original on 5 October 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2019. cent
  21. ↑ "Warld Championship Qualifiers: centuries". Worldsnookerdata.com. Warld Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived frae the original on 16 Apryle 2016. Retrieved 6 Apryle 2016.
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