2016 English Open (snooker)

English Open
Tournament information

Dates	10–16 October 2016
Venue	EventCity
City	Manchester
Country	England
Organisation(s)	WPBSA
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£366,000^[1]
Winner's share	£70,000
Highest break	Alfie Burden (147)
Final
Champion	Liang Wenbo
Runner-up	Judd Trump
Score	9–6
2017 →

The 2016 Coral English Open is a professional ranking snooker tournament that will take place between 10 and 16 October 2016 at the EventCity in Manchester, England.^[1] It will be the seventh ranking event of the 2016/2017 season.^[2]

This is the inaugural English Open event, being held as part of a new "Home Series" introduced in the 2016/2017 season with the existing Welsh Open and new Irish Open and Scottish Open tournaments.^[3]^[4] The winner of the English Open is awarded the Davis Trophy which is named in honour of six-time World Champion Steve Davis.^[5]

Alfie Burden made the 122nd official maximum break in the sixth frame of his first round match against Daniel Wells. It was Burden's first professional maximum break.^[6]

Liang Wenbo captured his first ranking title by beating Judd Trump 9–6 in the final.^[7] As a result, he qualified for the Champion of Champions in November.^[8]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:^[9]

Winner: £70,000
Runner-up: £30,000
Semi-final: £20,000
Quarter-final: £10,000
Last 16: £6,000
Last 32: £3,500
Last 64: £2,500

Highest break: £2,000
Total: £366,000

The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £10,000.

Main draw

^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13]

Top half

Section 1

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames



Mark Selby	4

Gary Wilson	0
		Mark Selby	3

		Liam Highfield	4
Sam Craigie	w/d

Liam Highfield	w/o
				Liam Highfield	1

				Ryan Day	4
Gareth Allen	3

Stephen Maguire	4
		Stephen Maguire	3

		Ryan Day	4
Ryan Day	4

Kurt Maflin	1
						Ryan Day	1

						Barry Hawkins	4
Barry Hawkins	4

Jack Lisowski	3
		Barry Hawkins	4

		Mark Davis	2
Mark Davis	4

Tian Pengfei	1
				Barry Hawkins	4

				David Grace	1
Dominic Dale	2

David Grace	4
		David Grace	4

		Andrew Higginson	3
Andrew Higginson	4

Nigel Bond	1

Section 2

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames



Michael White	4

Jason Weston	0
		Michael White	1

		Kritsanut Lertsattayathorn	4
Boonyarit Keattikun	3

Kritsanut Lertsattayathorn	4
				Kritsanut Lertsattayathorn	3

				Ricky Walden	4
Alex Borg	0

Li Hang	4
		Li Hang	3

		Ricky Walden	4
Ricky Walden	4

Robin Hull	1
						Ricky Walden	4

						Yan Bingtao	1
Dechawat Poomjaeng	2

John Astley	4
		John Astley	0

		Yan Bingtao	4
Yan Bingtao	4

Sanderson Lam	2
				Yan Bingtao	4

				Mark Allen	3
Sean O'Sullivan	2

Scott Donaldson	4
		Scott Donaldson	1

		Mark Allen	4
Mark Allen	4

Jamie Curtis-Barrett	1

Section 3

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames



John Higgins	4

Michael Wild	2
		John Higgins	4

		Mark King	1
Mark King	4

Thor Chuan Leong	3
				John Higgins	4

				Fraser Patrick	3
Fraser Patrick	4

Zak Surety	1
		Fraser Patrick	4

		James Wattana	2
Eden Sharav	1

James Wattana	4
						John Higgins	4

						Tom Ford	1
Marco Fu	4

Martin O'Donnell	3
		Marco Fu	2

		Tom Ford	4
Rory McLeod	2

Tom Ford	4
				Tom Ford	4

				Joe Swail	2
Itaro Santos	1

Joe Swail	4
		Joe Swail	4

		James Cahill	1
James Cahill	4

Adam Stefanow	3

Section 4

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames



Oliver Lines	1

Ian Preece	4
		Ian Preece	4

		Craig Steadman	1
Mark Joyce	3

Craig Steadman	4
				Ian Preece	1

				Mark Williams	4
Ian Burns	4

Christopher Keogan	2
		Ian Burns	1

		Mark Williams	4
Mark Williams	4

David John	2
						Mark Williams	0

						Judd Trump	4
Martin Gould	4

Sydney Wilson	1
		Martin Gould	4

		Zhou Yuelong	2
Zhou Yuelong	4

Jimmy White	3
				Martin Gould	1

				Judd Trump	4
Matthew Stevens	1

Jamie Bodle	4
		Jamie Bodle	3

		Judd Trump	4
Judd Trump	4

Ken Doherty	1

Bottom half

Section 5

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames



Shaun Murphy	4

Chen Zhe	0
		Shaun Murphy	3

		Liang Wenbo	4
Liang Wenbo	4

Graeme Dott	0
				Liang Wenbo	4

				Fergal O'Brien	2
Robbie Williams	0

Fergal O'Brien	4
		Fergal O'Brien	4

		Ross Muir	2
Ross Muir	4

Zhang Yong	3
						Liang Wenbo	4

						Ben Woollaston	3
Ali Carter	4

Luca Brecel	3
		Ali Carter	4

		Akani Songsermsawad	3
Akani Songsermsawad	4

Kurt Dunham	0
				Ali Carter	2

				Ben Woollaston	4
Ben Woollaston	4

Cao Yupeng	1
		Ben Woollaston	4

		Zhang Anda	3
Josh Boileau	2

Zhang Anda	4

Section 6

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames



Yu Delu	1

Rod Lawler	4
		Rod Lawler	3

		Stuart Carrington	4
Peter Ebdon	1

Stuart Carrington	4
				Stuart Carrington	1

				Anthony Hamilton	4
Adam Duffy	1

Anthony Hamilton	4
		Anthony Hamilton	4

		Matthew Selt	2
Joe Perry	2

Matthew Selt	4
						Anthony Hamilton	4

						Jak Jones	3
Sam Baird	3

Elliot Slessor	4
		Elliot Slessor	3

		Jak Jones	4
Jak Jones	4

Brandon Sargeant	0
				Jak Jones	4

				Ding Junhui	2
Darryl Hill	1

Mei Xiwen	4
		Mei Xiwen	0

		Ding Junhui	4
Ding Junhui	4

Mitchell Mann	0

Section 7

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames



Neil Robertson	4

Hamza Akbar	1
		Neil Robertson	4

		Duane Jones	1
Mike Dunn	0

Duane Jones	4
				Neil Robertson	3

				Xiao Guodong	4
Noppon Saengkham	4

Michael Georgiou	1
		Noppon Saengkham	0

		Xiao Guodong	4
Michael Holt	1

Xiao Guodong	4
						Xiao Guodong	3

						Chris Wakelin	4
Ronnie O'Sullivan	4

Jimmy Robertson	0
		Ronnie O'Sullivan	4

		Zhao Xintong	3
Zhao Xintong	4

Wang Yuchen	0
				Ronnie O'Sullivan	3

				Chris Wakelin	4
Anthony McGill	4

Jamie Cope	2
		Anthony McGill	1

		Chris Wakelin	4
Chris Wakelin	4

Allan Taylor	3

Section 8

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames



Aditya Mehta	3

Lee Walker	4
		Lee Walker	2

		Rhys Clark	4
Jamie Jones	w/d

Rhys Clark	w/o
				Rhys Clark	4

				Kyren Wilson	3
Alfie Burden	3

Daniel Wells	4
		Daniel Wells	1

		Kyren Wilson	4
Kyren Wilson	4

Wayne Townsend	0
						Rhys Clark	1

						Stuart Bingham	4
Hammad Miah	1

David Gilbert	4
		David Gilbert	4

		Peter Lines	0
Peter Lines	4

Paul Davison	1
				David Gilbert	0

				Stuart Bingham	4
Alan McManus	4

Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	1
		Alan McManus	2

		Stuart Bingham	4
Stuart Bingham	4

Robert Milkins	3

Finals

Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames		Semi-finals Best of 11 frames		Final Best of 17 frames



Barry Hawkins	5

Ricky Walden	2
		Barry Hawkins	2

		Judd Trump	6
John Higgins	1

Judd Trump	5
				Judd Trump	6

				Liang Wenbo	9
Liang Wenbo	5

Anthony Hamilton	2
		Liang Wenbo	6

		Stuart Bingham	5
Chris Wakelin	0

Stuart Bingham	5

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Greg Coniglio.^[14] EventCity, Manchester, England, 16 October 2016.^[11]^[12]^[13]
Judd Trump England	6–9	Liang Wenbo China
Afternoon: 9–126 (95), 0–95 (95), 63–2, 76–45 (54), 0–88 (76), 0–96 (92), 62–69 (Trump 51), 67–13 (52) Evening: 132–0 (132), 0–84 (84), 0–115 (98), 69–31 (51), 69–0 (50), 41–69 (62), 51–75
132	Highest break	98
1	Century breaks	0
6	50+ breaks	7

Representation from different countries

This table shows the number of players by country in the English Open.

	ENG	CHN	WAL	SCO	THA	IRE	NIR	AUS	HKG	BEL	BRA	CYP	FIN	IND	IOM	MLT	MYS	NOR	PAK	POL	Total
Final	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
SF	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
QF	6	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8
R16	8	3	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16
R32	16	4	4	3	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	32
R64	30	9	8	8	4	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	64
R128	64	15	13	10	7	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	128
Total	64	15	13	10	7	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	128

Century breaks

^[15]

147 Alfie Burden
140 Li Hang
139, 125, 121, 102 Neil Robertson
138, 136, 136, 134, 106 Liang Wenbo
138 Ali Carter
138 Mark Williams
136 Tian Pengfei
135, 106, 102 Xiao Guodong
134, 132, 120 Judd Trump
134 Joe Perry
132 Mark Allen
130, 107 Zhao Xintong
130, 106 Chris Wakelin
130 Zhang Anda
126, 117, 110 Stephen Maguire
126 Kritsanut Lertsattayathorn
125 Mark Joyce
122 Anthony McGill
121 Ian Preece
118, 103 Kyren Wilson
116, 116 Stuart Bingham

References

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↑ "English Open snooker: Trophy named after Steve Davis". BBC Sport. 25 September 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
↑ "Burden Makes First 147". World Snooker. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
↑ "Liang Wenbo wins first ranking title by beating Judd Trump in English Open". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
↑ "Liang Claims Maiden Ranking Title". World Snooker. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
↑ "Indicative prize money rankings schedule 2016/2017 season" (PDF). World Snooker. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
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1 2 "English Open Matches". World Snooker. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
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Snooker season 2016/2017

Ranking events	Riga Masters Indian Open World Open Paul Hunter Classic Shanghai Masters European Masters English Open International Championship Northern Ireland Open UK Championship Scottish Open German Masters World Grand Prix Welsh Open Snooker Shoot-Out Gibraltar Open Players Championship China Open World Snooker Championship

Non-ranking events	China Professional Tour Haining Open China Championship Champion of Champions The Masters Championship League

Variant events	Six-red World Championship Snooker Shoot-Out

2016/17 world rankings ranking points

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