2016 Indian Open

The 2016 Indian Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 5–9 July 2016 at the HICC Novotel Hotel in Hyderabad, India.[1] It was the second ranking event of the 2016/2017 season.[2]

Indian Open
Tournament information
Dates5–9 July 2016
VenueHICC Novotel Hotel
CityHyderabad
CountryIndia
Organisation(s)WPBSA
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£300,000[1]
Winner's share£50,000
Highest break Mark King (142)
Final
Champion Anthony McGill
Runner-up Kyren Wilson
Score5–2
2015
2017

Hyderabad hosted the event for the first time, the previous venue being Grand Hyatt in Mumbai.[1]

Michael White was the defending champion,[3] but he lost 1–4 against Anthony Hamilton in the held over qualifying round.[4]

Anthony McGill won the first ranking title of his career, defeating Kyren Wilson 5–2 in the final.[5]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[6]

The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £30,000.[7]

Wildcard round

These matches were played in Hyderabad on 5 July 2016.[8][9][10][11]

Match Score
WC1 Zhao Xintong 4–2 Kamal Chawla
WC2 Hamza Akbar w/d–w/o Dilip Kumar
WC3 Fraser Patrick w/d–w/o Ishpreet Singh Chadha
WC4 Andrew Higginson 4–1 Manan Chandra
WC5 Fang Xiongman 2–4 Pankaj Advani
WC6 David Grace 4–1 Lucky Vatnani

Main draw

[8][9][10][11]

Last 64
Best of 7 frames
Last 32
Best of 7 frames
Last 16
Best of 7 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 7 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 7 frames
Final
Best of 9 frames
                  
Anthony Hamilton 4
Eden Sharav 3
Anthony Hamilton 2
Gary Wilson 4
Gary Wilson 4
Zhao Xintong 1
Gary Wilson 2
Sunny Akani 4
Mark Davis 4
Robin Hull 3
Mark Davis 2
Sunny Akani 4
Sunny Akani 4
Jamie Burnett 1
Sunny Akani 2
Kyren Wilson 4
Xiao Guodong 4
Jimmy Robertson 3
Xiao Guodong 3
Kyren Wilson 4
Martin O'Donnell 3
Kyren Wilson 4
Kyren Wilson 4
Martin Gould 2
James Wattana 3
Jamie Jones 4
Jamie Jones 2
Martin Gould 4
Allan Taylor 0
Martin Gould 4
Kyren Wilson 4
Nigel Bond 1
Marco Fu 4
Dilip Kumar 0
Marco Fu 0
Dominic Dale 4
Dominic Dale 4
Ishpreet Singh Chadha 2
Dominic Dale 1
Peter Ebdon 4
Liam Highfield 3
Duane Jones 4
Duane Jones 1
Peter Ebdon 4
Peter Ebdon 4
Zhou Yuelong 1
Peter Ebdon 3
Nigel Bond 4
Robbie Williams w/o
Luca Brecel w/d
Robbie Williams 2
John Astley 4
John Astley 4
Ryan Day 3
John Astley 2
Nigel Bond 4
Sam Baird 4
Jack Lisowski 3
Sam Baird 2
Nigel Bond 4
Nigel Bond 4
Ricky Walden 1
Kyren Wilson 2
Anthony McGill 5
Shaun Murphy 4
Daniel Wells 1
Shaun Murphy 4
Michael Georgiou 3
Michael Georgiou 4
Dechawat Poomjaeng 2
Shaun Murphy 4
Oliver Lines 2
Graeme Dott 1
Oliver Lines 4
Oliver Lines 4
Andrew Higginson 2
Mitchell Mann 1
Andrew Higginson 4
Shaun Murphy 4
David Lilley 2
Joe Swail 4
Jimmy White 2
Joe Swail 1
Robert Milkins 4
Stuart Carrington 1
Robert Milkins 4
Robert Milkins 2
David Lilley 4
David Lilley 4
Mike Dunn 2
David Lilley 4
Mark Williams 3
Zhang Yong 1
Mark Williams 4
Shaun Murphy 2
Anthony McGill 4
Barry Hawkins 4
Ashley Hugill 0
Barry Hawkins 4
Rory McLeod 2
Mark King 1
Rory McLeod 4
Barry Hawkins 3
Stephen Maguire 4
Stephen Maguire 4
Alfie Burden 0
Stephen Maguire 4
Pankaj Advani 3
Elliot Slessor 0
Pankaj Advani 4
Stephen Maguire 1
Anthony McGill 4
Oliver Brown 1
Anthony McGill 4
Anthony McGill 4
Matthew Selt 2
David Grace 2
Matthew Selt 4
Anthony McGill 4
Stuart Bingham 0
Matthew Stevens 4
Mark Joyce 2
Matthew Stevens 3
Stuart Bingham 4
Steven Hallworth 3
Stuart Bingham 4

Final

Final: Best of 9 frames. Referee: Marcel Eckardt.
HICC Novotel Hotel, Hyderabad, India, 9 July 2016.[9][10][11]
Kyren Wilson
 England
2–5 Anthony McGill
 Scotland
28–86, 88–16 (65), 27–83, 61–49 (50), 25–97 (96), 12–60, 39–50
65 Highest break 96
0 Century breaks 0
2 50+ breaks 1

Qualifying

These matches were held between 28 and 30 May 2016 at the Preston Guild Hall in Preston, England. All matches were best of 7 frames.[10][12][13]

Interior of the Preston Guild Hall during the qualifying round
  1. Match was held over and played in Hyderabad.

Century breaks

Televised stage centuries

Total: 23[14]

Qualifying stage centuries

Total: 9[15]

References

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  2. "Calendar 2016/2017". Snooker.org. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  3. "Michael White wins first ranking title at Indian Open". BBC Sport. 14 March 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  4. "Champion White Makes Early Exit". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  5. "Indian Open: Scot Anthony McGill secures first ranking title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  6. "Indicative prize money rankings schedule 2016/2017 season" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 November 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  7. "Rolling 147 Prizes". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  8. "Indian Open Draw" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  9. "Indian Open Format" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  10. "Indian Open". Snooker.org. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  11. "Indian Open". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 10 July 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  12. "Indian Open Qualifiers Draw" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  13. "Indian Open, World Open and Riga Masters Qualifiers Format" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  14. "Indian Open Centuries". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 10 July 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  15. "Indian Open Qualifiers: Century Breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 10 July 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
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