2016 English Open (snooker)

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

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
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This was the inaugural English Open event, being held as part of a new Home Nations Series introduced in the 2016/2017 season with the existing Welsh Open and new Northern Ireland 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 (1)	4
	Gary Wilson	0
					Mark Selby (1)	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 (16)	4
	Barry Hawkins (16)	4
	Jack Lisowski	3
					Barry Hawkins (16)	4
					Mark Davis	2
	Mark Davis	4
	Tian Pengfei	1
									Barry Hawkins (16)	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 (9)	4
	Alex Borg	0
	Li Hang	4
					Li Hang	3
					Ricky Walden (9)	4
	Ricky Walden (9)	4
	Robin Hull	1
													Ricky Walden (9)	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 (8)	3
	Sean O'Sullivan	2
	Scott Donaldson	4
					Scott Donaldson	1
					Mark Allen (8)	4
	Mark Allen (8)	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 (5)	4
	Michael Wild	2
					John Higgins (5)	4
					Mark King	1
	Mark King	4
	Rory Thor	3
									John Higgins (5)	4
									Fraser Patrick	3
	Fraser Patrick	4
	Zak Surety	1
					Fraser Patrick	4
					James Wattana	2
	Eden Sharav	1
	James Wattana	4
													John Higgins (5)	4
													Tom Ford	1
	Marco Fu (12)	4
	Martin O'Donnell	3
					Marco Fu (12)	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 (13)	4
	Ian Burns	4
	Christopher Keogan	2
					Ian Burns	1
					Mark Williams (13)	4
	Mark Williams (13)	4
	David John	2
													Mark Williams (13)	0
													Judd Trump (4)	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)	4
	Matthew Stevens	1
	Jamie Bodle	4
					Jamie Bodle	3
					Judd Trump (4)	4
	Judd Trump (4)	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 (3)	4
	Chen Zhe	0
					Shaun Murphy (3)	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 (14)	4
	Luca Brecel	3
					Ali Carter (14)	4
					Sunny Akani	3
	Sunny Akani	4
	Kurt Dunham	0
									Ali Carter (14)	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 (11)	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 (6)	2
	Darryl Hill	1
	Mei Xiwen	4
					Mei Xiwen	0
					Ding Junhui (6)	4
	Ding Junhui (6)	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 (7)	4
	Hamza Akbar	1
					Neil Robertson (7)	4
					Duane Jones	1
	Mike Dunn	0
	Duane Jones	4
									Neil Robertson (7)	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 (10)	4
	Jimmy Robertson	0
					Ronnie O'Sullivan (10)	4
					Zhao Xintong	3
	Zhao Xintong	4
	Wang Yuchen	0
									Ronnie O'Sullivan (10)	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 (15)	3
	Alfie Burden	3
	Daniel Wells	4
					Daniel Wells	1
					Kyren Wilson (15)	4
	Kyren Wilson (15)	4
	Wayne Townsend	0
													Rhys Clark	1
													Stuart Bingham (2)	4
	Hammad Miah	1
	David Gilbert	4
					David Gilbert	4
					Peter Lines	0
	Peter Lines	4
	Paul Davison	1
									David Gilbert	0
									Stuart Bingham (2)	4
	Alan McManus	4
	Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	1
					Alan McManus	2
					Stuart Bingham (2)	4
	Stuart Bingham (2)	4
	Robert Milkins	3

Finals

	Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames				Semi-finals Best of 11 frames				Final Best of 17 frames
	Barry Hawkins (16)	5
	Ricky Walden (9)	2
					Barry Hawkins (16)	2
					Judd Trump (4)	6
	John Higgins (5)	1
	Judd Trump (4)	5
									Judd Trump (4)	6
									Liang Wenbo	9
	Liang Wenbo	5
	Anthony Hamilton	2
					Liang Wenbo	6
					Stuart Bingham (2)	5
	Chris Wakelin	0
	Stuart Bingham (2)	5

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Greg Coniglio.[14] EventCity, Manchester, England, 16 October 2016.[11][12][13]
Judd Trump (4)  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

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

116, 115 Ricky Walden 115 Martin Gould 114, 103 John Higgins 114 Barry Hawkins 113 Zhou Yuelong 112 Scott Donaldson 111, 102 David Gilbert 111 Duane Jones 110 Ronnie O'Sullivan 108, 106 Ding Junhui 108 Shaun Murphy 107 Ben Woollaston 107 Tom Ford 105 Michael Holt 105 Ross Muir 104 Allan Taylor 103, 100 Marco Fu 101 Rory McLeod 100 Ryan Day 100 Rod Lawler

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