2016 UK Championship

2016 Betway UK Championship
Tournament information
Dates22 November – 4 December 2016 (2016-11-22 – 2016-12-04)
VenueBarbican Centre
CityYork
CountryEngland
OrganisationWorld Snooker
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£850,000[1]
Winner's share£170,000
Highest break Mark Allen (NIR) (147)
Final
Champion Mark Selby (ENG)
Runner-up Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)
Score10–7
2015
2017

The 2016 UK Championship (officially the 2016 Betway UK Championship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place from 22 November to 4 December 2016 at the Barbican Centre in York, England.[1] It was the tenth ranking event of the 2016/2017 season.[2]

Neil Robertson was the defending champion,[3] but he lost 3–6 in the first round to Peter Lines.

In his last 64 match against Barry Hawkins, Fergal O'Brien made 5 centuries, setting up a new record in a best of 11 match.[4]

Mark Allen made the 124th official maximum break in the 7th frame of his last 64 match against Rod Lawler.[5] It was Allen's first maximum break, and it was the fifth time in a row, that a maximum was made in a UK Championship.

105 centuries were made during the tournament, breaking last year's record of 104, which included 10 from both Selby and O'Sullivan.

Mark Selby claimed his second UK title by beating Ronnie O'Sullivan 10–7 in the final.[6] This was Selby's 10th ranking title. This also made him the sixth player to have completed the Triple Crown twice.[7]

Prize fund

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The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[8]

The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £5,000.

Main draw

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Top half

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Section 1

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Last 128
Best of 11 frames
Last 64
Best of 11 frames
Last 32
Best of 11 frames
Last 16
Best of 11 frames
            
1  Neil Robertson (AUS) 3
A  Peter Lines (ENG) 6
A England Peter Lines 6
65 England Chris Wakelin 4
64  Alfie Burden (ENG) 2
65  Chris Wakelin (ENG) 6
A England Peter Lines 2
97 England Liam Highfield 6
32  Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) 5
97  Liam Highfield (ENG) 6
97 England Liam Highfield 6
96 China Wang Yuchen 5
33  Peter Ebdon (ENG) 5
96  Wang Yuchen (CHN) 6
97 England Liam Highfield 5
16 Wales Mark Williams 6
16  Mark Williams (WAL) 6
113  Jason Weston (ENG) 1
16 Wales Mark Williams 6
49 England Andrew Higginson 2
49  Andrew Higginson (ENG) 6
80  Hossein Vafaei (IRN) 4
16 Wales Mark Williams 6
17 England Ricky Walden 5
17  Ricky Walden (ENG) 6
112  Fang Xiongman (CHN) 0
17 England Ricky Walden 6
81 Scotland Scott Donaldson 2
48  Dechawat Poomjaeng (THA) 4
81  Scott Donaldson (SCO) 6

Section 2

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Last 128
Best of 11 frames
Last 64
Best of 11 frames
Last 32
Best of 11 frames
Last 16
Best of 11 frames
            
41  Matthew Stevens (WAL) 6
88  James Cahill (ENG) 1
41 Wales Matthew Stevens 6
24 Wales Michael White 4
24  Michael White (WAL) 6
105  Fraser Patrick (SCO) 5
41 Wales Matthew Stevens 6
9 England Joe Perry 2
56  Xiao Guodong (CHN) 6
73  John Astley (ENG) 3
56 China Xiao Guodong 4
9 England Joe Perry 6
9  Joe Perry (ENG) 6
120  Jamie Curtis-Barrett (ENG) 3
41 Wales Matthew Stevens 2
8 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 6
40  Mike Dunn (ENG) 6
89  Darryl Hill (IOM) 1
40 England Mike Dunn 4
104 Cyprus Michael Georgiou 6
25  Matthew Selt (ENG) 2
104  Michael Georgiou (CYP) 6
104 Cyprus Michael Georgiou 1
8 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 6
57  Li Hang (CHN) 5
72  Rhys Clark (SCO) 6
72 Scotland Rhys Clark 0
8 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 6
8  Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) 6
121  Boonyarit Keattikun (THA) 0

Section 3

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Last 128
Best of 11 frames
Last 64
Best of 11 frames
Last 32
Best of 11 frames
Last 16
Best of 11 frames
            
5  Ding Junhui (CHN) 6
124  Igor Figueiredo (BRA) 5
5 China Ding Junhui 6
69 Scotland Ross Muir 2
60  Joe Swail (NIR) 5
69  Ross Muir (SCO) 6
5 China Ding Junhui 2
37 Wales Jamie Jones 6
28  Alan McManus (SCO) 6
101  Michael Wild (ENG) 5
28 Scotland Alan McManus 2
37 Wales Jamie Jones 6
37  Jamie Jones (WAL) 6
92  Eden Sharav (SCO) 1
37 Wales Jamie Jones 6
21 England David Gilbert 2
12  Ali Carter (ENG) 6
117  Christopher Keogan (ENG) 1
12 England Ali Carter 6
53 England Robbie Williams 2
53  Robbie Williams (ENG) 6
76  Sunny Akani (THA) 1
12 England Ali Carter 5
21 England David Gilbert 6
21  David Gilbert (ENG) 6
108  Adam Duffy (ENG) 2
21 England David Gilbert 6
44 England Mark Joyce 2
44  Mark Joyce (ENG) 6
85  Lee Walker (WAL) 3

Section 4

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Last 128
Best of 11 frames
Last 64
Best of 11 frames
Last 32
Best of 11 frames
Last 16
Best of 11 frames
            
45  Jack Lisowski (ENG) 5
84  Mei Xiwen (CHN) 6
84 China Mei Xiwen 6
20 England Martin Gould 3
20  Martin Gould (ENG) 6
109  Gareth Allen (WAL) 2
84 China Mei Xiwen 4
13 Hong Kong Marco Fu 6
52  Rory McLeod (ENG) 6
77  Jak Jones (WAL) 3
52 England Rory McLeod 0
13 Hong Kong Marco Fu 6
13  Marco Fu (HKG) 6
116  Josh Boileau (IRL) 2
13 Hong Kong Marco Fu 6
61 England Oliver Lines 0
36  Jimmy Robertson (ENG) 6
93  Rory Thor (MYS) 0
36 England Jimmy Robertson 6
29 England Mark Davis 2
29  Mark Davis (ENG) 6
100  Sydney Wilson (ENG) 3
36 England Jimmy Robertson 0
61 England Oliver Lines 6
61  Oliver Lines (ENG) 6
68  Martin O'Donnell (ENG) 5
61 England Oliver Lines 6
4 England Judd Trump 2
4  Judd Trump (ENG) 6
125  James Wattana (THA) 2

Bottom half

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Section 5

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Last 128
Best of 11 frames
Last 64
Best of 11 frames
Last 32
Best of 11 frames
Last 16
Best of 11 frames
            
3  Stuart Bingham (ENG) 6
A  Adam Stefanow (POL) 0
3 England Stuart Bingham 4
62 China Yu Delu 6
62  Yu Delu (CHN) 6
67  Nigel Bond (ENG) 3
62 China Yu Delu 1
30 Belgium Luca Brecel 6
30  Luca Brecel (BEL) 6
99  Aditya Mehta (IND) 0
30 Belgium Luca Brecel 6
94 England Sam Craigie 5
35  Mark King (ENG) 2
94  Sam Craigie (ENG) 6
30 Belgium Luca Brecel 6
19 Scotland Stephen Maguire 3
14  Barry Hawkins (ENG) 6
115  David John (WAL) 0
14 England Barry Hawkins 5
51 Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 6
51  Fergal O'Brien (IRL) 6
78  Zhang Yong (CHN) 2
51 Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 5
19 Scotland Stephen Maguire 6
19  Stephen Maguire (SCO) 6
110  Cao Yupeng (CHN) 1
19 Scotland Stephen Maguire 6
83 China Zhao Xintong 2
46  David Grace (ENG) 2
83  Zhao Xintong (CHN) 6

Section 6

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Last 128
Best of 11 frames
Last 64
Best of 11 frames
Last 32
Best of 11 frames
Last 16
Best of 11 frames
            
43  Zhou Yuelong (CHN) 6
86  Duane Jones (WAL) 3
43 China Zhou Yuelong 6
22 England Michael Holt 1
22  Michael Holt (ENG) 6
107  Kritsanut Lertsattayathorn (THA) 2
43 China Zhou Yuelong 6
75 China Yan Bingtao 5
54  Stuart Carrington (ENG) 5
75  Yan Bingtao (CHN) 6
75 China Yan Bingtao 6
11 China Liang Wenbo 4
11  Liang Wenbo (CHN) 6
118  Kurt Dunham (AUS) 1
43 China Zhou Yuelong 2
6 England Shaun Murphy 6
38  Dominic Dale (WAL) 6
91  Sanderson Lam (ENG) 5
38 Wales Dominic Dale 6
27 Scotland Graeme Dott 3
27  Graeme Dott (SCO) 6
102  Ian Preece (WAL) 1
38 Wales Dominic Dale 5
6 England Shaun Murphy 6
59  Robin Hull (FIN) 6
70  Jamie Cope (ENG) 1
59 Finland Robin Hull 3
6 England Shaun Murphy 6
6  Shaun Murphy (ENG) 6
123  Itaro Santos (BRA) 3

Section 7

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Last 128
Best of 11 frames
Last 64
Best of 11 frames
Last 32
Best of 11 frames
Last 16
Best of 11 frames
            
7  John Higgins (SCO) 6
122  Alex Borg (MLT) 3
7 Scotland John Higgins 6
71 Thailand Noppon Saengkham 4
58  Ken Doherty (IRL) 0
71  Noppon Saengkham (THA) 6
7 Scotland John Higgins 6
26 England Ben Woollaston 2
26  Ben Woollaston (ENG) 6
103  Elliot Slessor (ENG) 5
26 England Ben Woollaston 6
90 England Paul Davison 4
39  Gary Wilson (ENG) 3
90  Paul Davison (ENG) 6
7 Scotland John Higgins 6
10 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 3
10  Mark Allen (NIR) 6
119  Chen Zhe (CHN) 4
10 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 6
55 England Rod Lawler 4
55  Rod Lawler (ENG) 6
74  Anthony Hamilton (ENG) 3
10 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 6
23 Wales Ryan Day 5
23  Ryan Day (WAL) 6
106  Jimmy White (ENG) 2
23 Wales Ryan Day 6
42 Norway Kurt Maflin 2
42  Kurt Maflin (NOR) 6
87  Allan Taylor (ENG) 0

Section 8

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Last 128
Best of 11 frames
Last 64
Best of 11 frames
Last 32
Best of 11 frames
Last 16
Best of 11 frames
            
47  Tian Pengfei (CHN) 2
82  Zhang Anda (CHN) 6
82 China Zhang Anda 6
18 Scotland Anthony McGill 3
18  Anthony McGill (SCO) 6
111  Craig Steadman (ENG) 5
82 China Zhang Anda 6
114 England Mitchell Mann 3
50  Sam Baird (ENG) 6
79  Sean O'Sullivan (ENG) 2
50 England Sam Baird 2
114 England Mitchell Mann 6
15  Kyren Wilson (ENG) 3
114  Mitchell Mann (ENG) 6
82 China Zhang Anda 1
2 England Mark Selby 6
34  Tom Ford (ENG) 5
95  Hammad Miah (ENG) 6
95 England Hammad Miah 5
31 England Robert Milkins 6
31  Robert Milkins (ENG) 6
98  Hamza Akbar (PAK) 1
31 England Robert Milkins 1
2 England Mark Selby 6
63  Ian Burns (ENG) 5
66  Daniel Wells (WAL) 6
66 Wales Daniel Wells 4
2 England Mark Selby 6
2  Mark Selby (ENG) 6
A  Andy Hicks (ENG) 1

Finals

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Quarter-finals
Best of 11 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
Final
Best of 19 frames
         
16 Wales Mark Williams 2
8 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 6
8 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 6
13 Hong Kong Marco Fu 5
37 Wales Jamie Jones 5
13 Hong Kong Marco Fu 6
8 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 7
2 England Mark Selby 10
30 Belgium Luca Brecel 1
6 England Shaun Murphy 6
6 England Shaun Murphy 2
2 England Mark Selby 6
7 Scotland John Higgins 5
2 England Mark Selby 6

Final

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Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Olivier Marteel.
Barbican Centre, York, England, 4 December 2016.[10]
Ronnie O'Sullivan (8)
 England
7–10 Mark Selby (2)
 England
Afternoon: 138–0 (124), 41–71, 63–0 (63), 8–103 (67), 0–82 (63), 32–58, 1–109 (51, 58), 0–128 (87)
Evening: 9–65 (56), 144–0 (56, 80), 50–36, 134–0 (134), 0–137 (137), 130–0 (130), 82–0 (82), 1–134 (134), 5–118 (107)
134 Highest break 137
3 Century breaks 3
7 50+ breaks 9

Century breaks

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Betway UK Championship 2016". World Snooker. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Calendar 2016/2017". Snooker.org. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  3. ^ "UK Championship final: Neil Robertson makes 147 and wins title". BBC Sport. 6 December 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  4. ^ "Five-Ton Fergal Floors Hawk". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 26 November 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  5. ^ "Allen Joins 147 Club". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 27 November 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  6. ^ "Mark Selby defeats Ronnie O'Sullivan 10-7 to win UK Championship". Eurosport UK. 4 December 2016.
  7. ^ "Mark Selby beats Ronnie O'Sullivan to win UK Championship final". BBC Sport. 4 December 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  8. ^ "Indicative prize money rankings schedule 2016/2017 season" (PDF). World Snooker. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 November 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  9. ^ "UK Championship 2016 Draw" (PDF). World Snooker. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  10. ^ a b "UK Championship 2016 Format" (PDF). World Snooker. Retrieved 4 November 2016.