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World Open
Tournament information
Dates	25–31 July 2016
Venue	Yushan No.1 Middle School
City	Yushan
Country	China
Organisation	World Snooker
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£520,000
Winner's share	£90,000
Highest break	John Higgins (SCO) (144)
Final
Champion	Ali Carter (ENG)
Runner-up	Joe Perry (ENG)
Score	10–8
	← 2014 2017 →

The 2016 Hanteng Autos World Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 25 and 31 July 2016 at the Yushan No.1 Middle School in Yushan, China.^[1] It was the third ranking event of the 2016/2017 season.^[2]

Shaun Murphy was the defending champion,^[3] but he lost 2–5 to Joe Perry in the quarter-finals.^[4]

Ali Carter won the fourth ranking title of his career, defeating Perry 10–8 in the final.^[5]^[6]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:^[7]

Winner: £90,000
Runner-up: £40,000
Semi-final: £21,000
Quarter-final: £12,500
Last 16: £8,000
Last 32: £6,500
Last 64: £4,000

Highest break: £2,000
Total: £520,000

The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £35,000.

Wildcard round

These matches were played in Yushan on 25 July 2016.^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]

Match		Score
WC1	Hammad Miah (ENG)	3–5	Huang Jiahao (CHN)
WC2	Zhang Anda (CHN)	5–3	Hu Hao (CHN)
WC3	James Wattana (THA)	3–5	Xu Si (CHN)
WC4	Matthew Stevens (WAL)	5–1	Liu Yiqi (CHN)

Main draw

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

Last 64 Best of 9 frames		Last 32 Best of 9 frames		Last 16 Best of 9 frames		Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames		Semi-finals Best of 11 frames		Final Best of 19 frames

Shaun Murphy	5

Cao Yupeng	2
		Shaun Murphy	5

		Jimmy Robertson	0
Jimmy Robertson	5

Wang Yuchen	1
				Shaun Murphy	5

				Kurt Maflin	1
Stephen Maguire	4

Xiao Guodong	5
		Xiao Guodong	0

		Kurt Maflin	5
Michael White	4

Kurt Maflin	5
						Shaun Murphy	2

						Joe Perry	5
Tom Ford	5

Mark Davis	4
		Tom Ford	2

		Joe Perry	5
Jamie Burnett	w/d

Joe Perry	w/o
				Joe Perry	5

				Ben Woollaston	4
Gary Wilson	2

Ben Woollaston	5
		Ben Woollaston	5

		Ding Junhui	1
Robin Hull	1

Ding Junhui	5
								Joe Perry	6

								Neil Robertson	2
Neil Robertson	5

Ian Burns	2
		Neil Robertson	5

		Rory Thor	1
Luca Brecel	3

Rory Thor	5
				Neil Robertson	5

				Ryan Day	1
Barry Hawkins	5

Robbie Williams	4
		Barry Hawkins	4

		Ryan Day	5
Ryan Day	5

Allan Taylor	1
						Neil Robertson	5

						David Gilbert	2
Rod Lawler	0

David Gilbert	5
		David Gilbert	5

		Zhou Yuelong	2
Zhou Yuelong	5

Huang Jiahao	1
				David Gilbert	5

				Zhang Anda	0
Zhang Anda	5

Peter Ebdon	1
		Zhang Anda	5

		Judd Trump	2
Yu Delu	w/d

Judd Trump	w/o
										Joe Perry	8

										Ali Carter	10
Stuart Bingham	5

Stuart Carrington	4
		Stuart Bingham	3

		Ali Carter	5
Ali Carter	5

Mike Dunn	3
				Ali Carter	5

				Daniel Wells	4
Kyren Wilson	5

Zhang Yong	3
		Kyren Wilson	0

		Daniel Wells	5
Xu Si	3

Daniel Wells	5
						Ali Carter	5

						John Higgins	0
Duane Jones	4

Graeme Dott	5
		Graeme Dott	4

		Mark Williams	5
Andrew Higginson	1

Mark Williams	5
				Mark Williams	2

				John Higgins	5
Fergal O'Brien	2

Michael Holt	5
		Michael Holt	4

		John Higgins	5
Oliver Lines	2

John Higgins	5
								Ali Carter	6

								Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	1
Ricky Walden	5

David Grace	1
		Ricky Walden	1

		Anthony McGill	5
Anthony McGill	5

Lee Walker	1
				Anthony McGill	5

				Matthew Selt	2
Marco Fu	3

Sam Craigie	5
		Sam Craigie	4

		Matthew Selt	5
Matthew Selt	5

Matthew Stevens	2
						Anthony McGill	2

						Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	5
Jamie Cope	3

Alan McManus	5
		Alan McManus	5

		Liang Wenbo	2
James Cahill	2

Liang Wenbo	5
				Alan McManus	0

				Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	5
Mark King	4

Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	5
		Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	5

		Mark Selby	3
Alfie Burden	2

Mark Selby	5

Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Jan Verhaas. Yushan No.1 Middle School, Yushan, China, 31 July 2016.^[9]^[10]^[11]
Joe Perry England	8–10	Ali Carter England
Afternoon: 56–61, 79–0 (54), 73–41 (56), 40–75, 114–22 (78), 0–80 (80), 18–68 (54), 50–70, 0–91 (91) Evening: 17–115 (53, 61), 58–70 (58, 70), 70–33, 131–0 (131), 40–75, 123–4 (106), 68–34, 92–0 (92), 0–127 (127)
131	Highest break	127
2	Century breaks	1
7	50+ breaks	7

Qualifying

These matches were held between 31 May and 2 June 2016 at the Preston Guild Hall in Preston, England. All matches were best of 9 frames.^[12]^[13]^[14]


Shaun Murphy	5–1^{[nb 1]}	Sanderson Lam
Martin O'Donnell	4–5	Cao Yupeng
Jimmy Robertson	5–2	Fraser Patrick
Jamie Jones	2–5	Wang Yuchen
Stephen Maguire	5–0	Fang Xiongman
Xiao Guodong	5–0	Kurt Dunham
Michael White	5–4	Anthony Hamilton
Kurt Maflin	5–1	David John
Tom Ford	5–2	Christopher Keogan
Mark Davis	5–0	Rhys Clark
Jamie Burnett	5–3	Ross Muir
Joe Perry	5–3	Hossein Vafaei
Gary Wilson	5–0	John Astley
Ben Woollaston	5–3	Yan Bingtao
Robin Hull	5–1	Elliot Slessor
Ding Junhui	5–3^{[nb 1]}	Michael Georgiou
Neil Robertson	5–4	Sydney Wilson
Ian Burns	5–3	Steven Hallworth
Luca Brecel	5–4	Peter Lines
Jack Lisowski	2–5	Rory Thor
Barry Hawkins	5–0	Zhao Xintong
Robbie Williams	5–1	Darryl Hill
Ryan Day	5–1	Hamza Akbar
Sam Baird	3–5	Allan Taylor
Rod Lawler	5–3	Nigel Bond
David Gilbert	5–3	Michael Wild
Zhou Yuelong	5–4	Sunny Akani
Martin Gould	4–5	Hammad Miah
Dominic Dale	1–5	Zhang Anda
Peter Ebdon	5–1	Alex Borg
Yu Delu	5–3	Ian Preece
Judd Trump	5–1	Brandon Sargeant


Stuart Bingham	5–3	Eden Sharav
Stuart Carrington	5–2	Adam Duffy
Ali Carter	5–4	Liam Highfield
Mike Dunn	5–4	Boonyarit Keattikun
Kyren Wilson	5–1	Andy Hicks
Joe Swail	1–5	Zhang Yong
Robert Milkins	2–5	James Wattana
Tian Pengfei	0–5	Daniel Wells
Dechawat Poomjaeng	3–5	Duane Jones
Graeme Dott	w/o–w/d	Leo Fernandez
Andrew Higginson	5–1	Adam Stefanow
Mark Williams	5–1	Scott Donaldson
Fergal O'Brien	5–3	Craig Steadman
Michael Holt	5–0	Chen Zhe
Oliver Lines	5–3	Mitchell Mann
John Higgins	5–0	Gareth Allen
Ricky Walden	5–2	Jason Weston
David Grace	5–4	Paul Davison
Anthony McGill	5–1	Itaro Santos
Mark Joyce	3–5	Lee Walker
Marco Fu	5–3	Ashley Hugill
Ken Doherty	3–5	Sam Craigie
Matthew Selt	5–0	Jak Jones
Matthew Stevens	5–1	Josh Boileau
Rory McLeod	2–5	Jamie Cope
Alan McManus	5–0	Hatem Yassen
Li Hang	4–5	James Cahill
Liang Wenbo	5–1^{[nb 1]}	Chris Wakelin
Mark King	5–4	Sean O'Sullivan
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	5–0	Noppon Saengkham
Alfie Burden	5–2	Daniel Womersley
Mark Selby	5–1^{[nb 1]}	Jimmy White

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Match was held over and played in Yushan.

Century breaks

^[15]

Qualifying stage centuries

142 – Barry Hawkins
141 – Jimmy Robertson
136 – Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
136 – Marco Fu
135, 124 – Li Hang
134 – Ben Woollaston
133, 101 – Kurt Maflin
126 – Hammad Miah
125 – Ali Carter
122 – Sam Baird
118 – Matthew Selt
113 – Mitchell Mann

112 – Tom Ford
110 – Ian Burns
109 – Daniel Womersley
107 – Ryan Day
107 – Ashley Hugill
106 – Sunny Akani
103 – Anthony McGill
102 – Alan McManus
102 – Yan Bingtao
101 – John Higgins
100 – Sydney Wilson

Televised stage centuries

144, 116, 112 – John Higgins
141, 115, 109, 106 – Anthony McGill
140 – Matthew Selt
139, 111 – Graeme Dott
139 – Liang Wenbo
137, 106, 104, 102, 100 – Neil Robertson
135, 101 – Mark Williams
135, 100 – Ben Woollaston
135 – Zhang Anda
133 – Stephen Maguire
132, 131, 120, 107, 106, 102 – Joe Perry
130, 127, 101 – Ali Carter
127, 125, 123, 107, 100 – David Gilbert
127 – Fergal O'Brien
125, 125, 104 – Thepchaiya Un-Nooh

125, 120 – Michael White
124 – Xiao Guodong
122, 109 – Matthew Stevens
117 – Ding Junhui
115, 101 – Ryan Day
115 – Kurt Maflin
112 – Sam Craigie
111 – Daniel Wells
106 – Shaun Murphy
105 – Kyren Wilson
103 – Ricky Walden
102 – Mark Selby
101 – Jamie Cope
100 – Alan McManus

References

^ ^a ^b "World Open 2016". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 31 July 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ "Calendar 2016/2017". Snooker.org. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
^ "Shaun Murphy holds off Mark Selby to win Haikou World Open". BBC Sport. 16 March 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
^ "Robertson to Face Perry in Semis". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 29 July 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
^ "Carter Captures World Open Crown". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 31 July 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
^ "Ali Carter back in world's top 16 after beating Joe Perry in World Open final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
^ "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.
^ ^a ^b "World Open Draw" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c "World Open Format" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c "World Open Results". Snooker.org. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c "World Open Matches". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 31 July 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ "World Open Qualifiers Draw" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
^ "Indian Open, World Open and Riga Masters Qualifiers Format" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
^ "World Open Qualifiers". Snooker.org. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
^ "World Open Centuries". CueTracker. Retrieved 1 June 2016.

[heldover-15] Match was held over and played in Yushan.

[World_Open-1] "World Open 2016". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 31 July 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[calendar-2] "Calendar 2016/2017". Snooker.org. Retrieved 18 May 2016.

[3] "Shaun Murphy holds off Mark Selby to win Haikou World Open". BBC Sport. 16 March 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2016.

[4] "Robertson to Face Perry in Semis". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 29 July 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016.

[5] "Carter Captures World Open Crown". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 31 July 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2016.

[6] "Ali Carter back in world's top 16 after beating Joe Perry in World Open final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 July 2016.

[7] "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.

[draw-8] "World Open Draw" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 18 June 2016.

[format-9] "World Open Format" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 10 June 2016.

[results-10] "World Open Results". Snooker.org. Retrieved 25 July 2016.

[matches-11] "World Open Matches". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 31 July 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[12] "World Open Qualifiers Draw" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 18 May 2016.

[13] "Indian Open, World Open and Riga Masters Qualifiers Format" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 18 May 2016.

[14] "World Open Qualifiers". Snooker.org. Retrieved 4 June 2016.

[16] "World Open Centuries". CueTracker. Retrieved 1 June 2016.

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