2016 Warld Snooker Championship

The event wis the 40th year that the Warld Snooker Championship haed been held at the venue. It wis the tenth an last rankin event o the 2015/2016 saison.

2016 Warld Snooker Championship

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Tournament information
Dates	16 April–2 May 2016
Venue	Crucible Theatre
City	Sheffield
Kintra	England
Organisation(s)	Warld Professional Billiards and Snooker Association
Format	Rankin event
Total prize fund	£1,500,100
Winner's share	£330,000
Highest break	Kyren Wilson (ENG) (143)
Final
Champion	Mark Selby (ENG)
Runner-up	Ding Junhui (CHN)
Score	18–14
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The defendin champion wis Stuart Bingham, haein defeatit Shaun Murphy i the 2015 event feenal. Bingham lost 9–10 against Ali Carter i the first roond fawin tae the Crucible curse, becomin the 17t first-time champion unable t defen his title a the venue. Cheenae's Ding Junhui and Scot Alan McManus set a new record in thair semi-final for the maist century braks achieved i a professional match, scoring ten. Ding an aw setting a new record for the maist centuries bi ane player i a single warld championship match wi seiven. Ding defeatit McManus tae acome the first Asian player ever tae reach a Warld Championship feenal. In the ither semi-final, Englishman Mark Selby and Hong Konganese Marco Fu set a new record for the langest frame o snooker ever played at the Crucible, at 76 minutes 11 seconds.

Efter beatin Robert Milkins 10–6, Sam Baird 13–11, Kyren Wilson 13–8, an Fu 17–15, Selby defeatit Ding 18–14 in the feenal tae claim his seicont Warld title, havin won the 2014 event previously. A tot o 86 century braks wae made a the event, the same nummer as the previous year, wi Kyren Wilson makin the toornament's heichest break o 143. The tot global audiences for the tournament exceetit 300 million, wi 210 million viewers in Cheenae alone. The afternoon sessions o the feenal war watched bi audiences o 45 million in Cheenae, the kintra's lairgest audience for a sporting event that year. During the toornament, sax-time champion Steve Davis played the last professional match o his 38-year career against Fergal O'Brien in the qualifiers; he annoonced his retiremen later during the first roond o the even.

The tot prize money o the even wis raised tae £1,500,100 frae the previous year's £1,364,000. The brakdoun o prize money faer this year is shawn belaw:

The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £20,000.

Shawn belaw are the results faer each roond. The nummers in parentheses beside some o the players are thair seeding. Players in bold denotit winners.

First round

Second round

Quarter-feenals

Semi-feenals

Best of 19 frames

Best of 25 frames

Best of 25 frames

Best of 33 frames

16 April

Stuart Bingham (ENG) (1)

9

21, 22 & 23 April

Ali Carter (ENG)

10

Ali Carter

11

16 & 17 April

Alan McManus

13

Stephen Maguire (SCO) (16)

7

26 & 27 April

Alan McManus (SCO)

10

Alan McManus

13

17 & 18 April

John Higgins (8)

11

Ricky Walden (ENG) (9)

10

23, 24 & 25 April

Robbie Williams (ENG)

8

Ricky Walden (9)

8

18 & 19 April

John Higgins (8)

13

John Higgins (SCO) (8)

10

28, 29 & 30 April

Ryan Day (WAL)

3

Alan McManus

11

20 & 21 April

Ding Junhui

17

Judd Trump (ENG) (5)

10

24 & 25 April

Liang Wenbo (CHN)

8

Judd Trump (5)

10

20 April

Ding Junhui

13

Martin Gould (ENG) (12)

8

26 & 27 April

Ding Junhui (CHN)

10

Ding Junhui

13

17 & 18 April

Mark Williams (13)

3

Mark Williams (WAL) (13)

10

22 & 23 April

Graeme Dott (SCO)

4

Mark Williams (13)

13

19 April

Michael Holt

8

Neil Robertson (AUS) (4)

6

Michael Holt (ENG)

10

16 & 17 April

Shaun Murphy (ENG) (3)

8

21 & 22 April

Anthony McGill (SCO)

10

Anthony McGill

9

16 April

Marco Fu (14)

13

Marco Fu (HKG) (14)

10

26 & 27 April

Peter Ebdon (ENG)

2

Marco Fu (14)

13

19 & 20 April

Barry Hawkins (11)

11

Barry Hawkins (ENG) (11)

10

23, 24 & 25 April

Zhang Anda (CHN)

5

Barry Hawkins (11)

13

17 & 18 April

Ronnie O'Sullivan (6)

12

Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) (6)

10

28, 29 & 30 April

David Gilbert (ENG)

7

Marco Fu (14)

15

19 & 20 April

Mark Selby (2)

17

Mark Allen (NIR) (7)

10

24 & 25 April

Mitchell Mann (ENG)

3

Mark Allen (7)

9

20 & 21 April

Kyren Wilson

13

Joe Perry (ENG) (10)

9

26 & 27 April

Kyren Wilson (ENG)

10

Kyren Wilson

8

17 & 18 April

Mark Selby (2)

13

Michael White (WAL) (15)

7

22 & 23 April

Sam Baird (ENG)

10

Sam Baird

11

18 & 19 April

Mark Selby (2)

13

Mark Selby (ENG) (2)

10

Robert Milkins (ENG)

6

Feenal (Best o 35 frames) Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, 1 & 2 May. Referee: Paul Collier
Ding Junhui   Cheenae	14–18	Mark Selby (2)   Ingland
8–125 (91), 68–70 (Ding 52), 43–101 (76), 0–124 (120), 0–100 (70), 38–77, 68–47, 107–14	First session (8 frames) 2–6	8–125 (91), 68–70 (Ding 52), 43–101 (76), 0–124 (120), 0–100 (70), 38–77, 68–47, 107–14
22–73, 92–30 (76), 103–1 (103), 93–49 (89), 1–71, 86–0 (86), 82–52 (55), 25–86, 27–67	Second session (9 frames) 7–10	22–73, 92–30 (76), 103–1 (103), 93–49 (89), 1–71, 86–0 (86), 82–52 (55), 25–86, 27–67
121–7 (89), 61–56, 11–126 (126), 103–0 (103), 43–75 (52), 9–118 (68), 69–1 (52), 11–75 (55)	Third session (8 frames) 11–14	121–7 (89), 61–56, 11–126 (126), 103–0 (103), 43–75 (52), 9–118 (68), 69–1 (52), 11–75 (55)
0–103 (57), 60–67 (Ding 60), 87–0 (73), 108–0 (70), 103–0 (103), 11–59, 0–74 (74)	Fourth session (7 out of 10 frames) 14–18	0–103 (57), 60–67 (Ding 60), 87–0 (73), 108–0 (70), 103–0 (103), 11–59, 0–74 (74)
103	Highest brak	126
3	Century braks	2
13	50+ braks	10
Mark Selby wins the 2016 Betfred Warld Snooker Championship

A tot o 128 players competit i the qualifying. Thare wae three qualifying roonds, reducing the qualifiers tae 16, who woul gang on tae play i the feenal stages. Qualifying teuk place atween 6 an 13 Apryle 2016 a Ponds Forge Internaitional Sports Centre. Aw matches wae the best-o-19-frames. The draw for the feenal stages wis made on 14 Apryle.

The players competin i the qualifying included remainin tour players ranked ootside the tap-16, players featurt as tap-ups frae the Q School an invited players frae the WPBSA. The 16 invitit qualifiers wae made up o seiven players who won or war runner-up in the followin events thegither wi 9 players invitit based on the EBSA Order o Meerit. Players invitit bi the Order o Meerit wae leemitit tae ane player per kintra.

The 7 winners/runners-up war:

•   Ng On-yee – WLBSA Warld Snooker Championship winner
•   Zhao Xintong – IBSF Warld Snooker Championship runner-up
•   Jamie Rhys Clarke – IBSF Warld Under-21 Snooker Championship runner-up
•   Cheung Ka Wai – IBSF Warld Under-18 Snooker Championship winner
•   Josh Boileau – EBSA European Under-21 Snooker Championships winner
•   Brandon Sargeant – EBSA European Under-21 Snooker Championships runner-up
•   Tyler Rees – EBSA European Under-18 Snooker Championships winner

The remainin 9 invitees war:

Round 1

Players i bold denote match winners.

Player Score Player   Ding Junhui (CHN) 10–4   Greg Casey (IRE)   Ross Muir (SCO) 10–5   Sean O'Sullivan (ENG)   Andrew Higginson (ENG) 9–10   Nigel Bond (ENG)   Gary Wilson (ENG) 10–4   Leo Fernandez (IRL)   Jamie Jones (WAL) 5–10   Hamza Akbar (PAK)   Ian Burns (ENG) 10–8   Duane Jones (WAL)   Gerard Greene (NIR) 10–9   Jimmy White (ENG)   Peter Ebdon (ENG) 10–6   James Wattana (THA)   Ben Woollaston (ENG) 9–10   Chris Wakelin (ENG)   Anthony Hamilton (ENG) 10–3   Sydney Wilson (ENG)   Robbie Williams (ENG) 10–7   Gareth Allen (WAL)   Mark Joyce (ENG) 10–7   Zak Surety (ENG)   Mike Dunn (ENG) 10–7   James Cahill (ENG)   Li Hang (CHN) 10–8   Lu Chenwei (CHN)   Michael Georgiou (ENG) 6–10   Noppon Saengkham (THA)   Graeme Dott (SCO) 10–8   Brandon Sargeant (ENG)   Robert Milkins (ENG) 10–3   Cheung Ka Wai (HKG)   Joel Walker (ENG) 6–10   Scott Donaldson (SCO)   Kurt Maflin (NOR) 10–8   Sanderson Lam (ENG)   Rod Lawler (ENG) 9–10   Zhao Xintong (CHN)   Mark King (ENG) 10–3   Fraser Patrick (SCO)   David Grace (ENG) 10–5   Brendan O'Donoghue (IRE)   Peter Lines (ENG) 10–1   Ng On-yee (HKG)   Michael Holt (ENG) 10–6   Michael Wild (ENG)   Alan McManus (SCO) 10–5   Michael Wasley (ENG)   David Morris (IRL) 10–5   Chris Melling (ENG)   Stuart Carrington (ENG) 10–9   Hammad Miah (ENG)   Jimmy Robertson (ENG) 10–0   Tyler Rees (WAL)   Tian Pengfei (CHN) 7–10   Hossein Vafaei (IRI)   Ken Doherty (IRL) 10–6   Andy Hicks (ENG)   Alfie Burden (ENG) 10–7   Tony Drago (MLT)   Ryan Day (WAL) 10–2   Daniel Wells (WAL)

Player Score Player   Kyren Wilson (ENG) 10–3   Jason Weston (ENG)   Martin O'Donnell (ENG) 10–8   Kuldesh Johal (ENG)   Joe Swail (NIR) 7–10   Zhang Yong (CHN)   Matthew Stevens (WAL) 10–2   Josh Boileau (IRL)   Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) 10–9   Akani Songsermsawad (THA)   Yu Delu (CHN) 9–10   Paul Davison (ENG)   Craig Steadman (ENG) 10–3   Michael Leslie (SCO)   Anthony McGill (SCO) 10–1   Hatem Yassen (EGY)   Luca Brecel (BEL) 10–8   Steven Hallworth (ENG)   Liam Highfield (ENG) 10–2   Luke Simmonds (ENG)   Sam Baird (ENG) 10–8   Thor Chuan Leong (MYS)   Tom Ford (ENG) 10–2   Darryl Hill (IOM)   Jack Lisowski (ENG) 10–2   Alex Taubman (WAL)   Rory McLeod (ENG) 10–7   Lukas Kleckers (GER)   Lee Walker (WAL) 10–0   Conor McCormack (NIR)   David Gilbert (ENG) 10–5   Rhys Clark (SCO)   Matthew Selt (ENG) 10–2   Igor Figueiredo (BRA)   Mitchell Mann (ENG) 10–7   Kishan Hirani (WAL)   Robin Hull (FIN) 10–7   Barry Pinches (ENG)   Dechawat Poomjaeng (THA) 10–4   Eden Sharav (SCO)   Fergal O'Brien (IRE) 10–4   Steve Davis (ENG)   Zhou Yuelong (CHN) 10–3   Dylan Craig (SCO)   Zhang Anda (CHN) 10–2   Bratislav Krustev (BUL)   Mark Davis (ENG) 10–7   Adam Duffy (ENG)   Ali Carter (ENG) 10–2   Mateusz Baranowski (POL)   Cao Yupeng (CHN) 10–0   Rodion Judin (LAT)   Oliver Lines (ENG) 10–5   Lu Ning (CHN)   Dominic Dale (WAL) 10–6   Ian Glover (ENG)   Xiao Guodong (CHN) 10–6   Allan Taylor (ENG)   Jamie Burnett (SCO) 9–10   Jamie Rhys Clarke (WAL)   Jamie Cope (ENG) 10–4   Ashley Hugill (ENG)   Liang Wenbo (CHN) 10–2   Joe O'Connor (ENG)

Round 2

Players i bold denote match winners.

Player Score Player   Ding Junhui 10–1   Ross Muir   Nigel Bond 10–6   Gary Wilson   Hamza Akbar 3–10   Ian Burns   Gerard Greene 9–10   Peter Ebdon   Chris Wakelin 9–10   Anthony Hamilton   Robbie Williams 10–4   Mark Joyce   Mike Dunn 10–9   Li Hang   Noppon Saengkham 8–10   Graeme Dott   Robert Milkins 10–8   Scott Donaldson   Kurt Maflin 10–8   Zhao Xintong   Mark King 10–7   David Grace   Peter Lines 7–10   Michael Holt   Alan McManus 10–6   David Morris   Stuart Carrington 5–10   Jimmy Robertson   Hossein Vafaei 7–10   Ken Doherty   Alfie Burden 9–10   Ryan Day

Player Score Player   Kyren Wilson 10–6   Martin O'Donnell   Zhang Yong 3–10   Matthew Stevens   Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 10–7   Paul Davison   Craig Steadman 9–10   Anthony McGill   Luca Brecel 8–10   Liam Highfield   Sam Baird 10–7   Tom Ford   Jack Lisowski 10–5   Rory McLeod   Lee Walker 2–10   David Gilbert   Matthew Selt 9–10   Mitchell Mann   Robin Hull 5–10   Dechawat Poomjaeng   Fergal O'Brien 6–10   Zhou Yuelong   Zhang Anda 10–5   Mark Davis   Ali Carter 10–8   Cao Yupeng   Oliver Lines 6–10   Dominic Dale   Xiao Guodong 10–8   Jamie Rhys Clarke   Jamie Cope 5–10   Liang Wenbo

Round 3

Winnin players qualified for the main toornament. Players i bold denote match winners.

Player Score Player   Ding Junhui 10–2   Nigel Bond   Ian Burns 2–10   Peter Ebdon   Anthony Hamilton 9–10   Robbie Williams   Mike Dunn 7–10   Graeme Dott   Robert Milkins 10–7   Kurt Maflin   Mark King 8–10   Michael Holt   Alan McManus 10–2   Jimmy Robertson   Ken Doherty 6–10   Ryan Day

Player Score Player   Kyren Wilson 10–6   Matthew Stevens   Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 7–10   Anthony McGill   Liam Highfield 9–10   Sam Baird   Jack Lisowski 7–10   David Gilbert   Mitchell Mann 10–9   Dechawat Poomjaeng   Zhou Yuelong 7–10   Zhang Anda   Ali Carter 10–6   Dominic Dale   Xiao Guodong 6–10   Liang Wenbo

Century breaks

Televised stage centuries

Thare wae 86 century braks made bi 24 players in the televised stage o the Warld Championship, equalling the record set the year afore. For every century brak made during the 17-day championship i Sheffield, the title sponsor, Betfred, donated £200 tae the Bluebell Wood Children's Hospice. The donation wis roondit up tae £25,000 as the goal o 70 centuries wis achieved. Ding Junhui made 15 centuries, ane short o the record o 16 set bi Stephen Hendry in 2002.

• 143, 130, 129, 103 Kyren Wilson
• 141, 102 Barry Hawkins
• 140, 115, 109 Michael Holt
• 139, 124, 118, 103, 101 Ronnie O'Sullivan
• 138, 136, 135, 114, 111, 108, 102, 100, 100 Marco Fu
• 138, 132, 131, 128, 123, 113, 112, 110, 109, 103, 103, 103, 100, 100, 100 Ding Junhui
• 136, 128, 125, 119, 114, 107 Alan McManus
• 134, 133, 132, 126, 125, 120, 115, 101, 101 Mark Selby
• 125 David Gilbert
• 122, 104, 103, 103 Mark Allen
• 121, 107, 105, 105, 101, 100 John Higgins
• 119, 117 Anthony McGill
• 117, 107 Liang Wenbo
• 113 Stuart Bingham
• 111 Martin Gould
• 109, 105 Shaun Murphy
• 108, 103, 100 Sam Baird
• 107, 101 Neil Robertson
• 106, 106 Judd Trump
• 104 Robbie Williams
• 103, 102, 100 Ali Carter
• 102 Mark Williams
• 102 Michael White
• 102 Ricky Walden

Qualifying stage centuries

Thare wae 132 century braks made bi 63 players i the qualifying stage o the Warld Championship.

• 144, 140, 102 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
• 142 Peter Lines
• 140, 137, 106 Ding Junhui
• 140, 137, 104 Zhou Yuelong
• 139, 120, 117, 104 Liam Highfield
• 139, 104 Oliver Lines
• 138, 130, 111, 111, 101 Ali Carter
• 138, 110 Hossein Vafaei
• 138, 108, 104, 101 Liang Wenbo
• 136, 131, 119, 104 Ryan Day
• 136, 122, 118, 115, 106 Jimmy Robertson
• 135 Andrew Higginson
• 134, 121, 114 Dechawat Poomjaeng
• 134, 118, 117, 106, 104 Noppon Saengkham
• 134, 110, 102 Kurt Maflin
• 134, 101 Lu Chenwei
• 133, 119, 115, 114 David Gilbert
• 133, 100 Xiao Guodong
• 131, 116 Kyren Wilson
• 131 Ben Woollaston
• 130, 108 Mark King
• 130 Mark Davis
• 128 Lee Walker
• 127, 105, 100 Mitchell Mann
• 127 Daniel Wells
• 125 Jamie Jones
• 123 Zhang Yong
• 123 Zhao Xintong
• 122, 104 Scott Donaldson
• 121, 103 Graeme Dott
• 121, 100 Kishan Hirani
• 120, 108 Li Hang
• 120, 107, 103, 102 Jack Lisowski
• 116, 104, 104, 100 Anthony Hamilton
• 115, 105, 100 Stuart Carrington
• 114, 110 Matthew Stevens
• 113, 111 Zhang Anda
• 112, 109 Alfie Burden
• 112, 106, 103, 100 Robert Milkins
• 111 James Wattana
• 110, 107 David Morris
• 110 Ian Glover
• 109, 106 Ken Doherty
• 109, 102, 101 Anthony McGill
• 108, 100, 100 Sam Baird
• 108 Chris Melling
• 108 Matthew Selt
• 108 Rory McLeod
• 107 Chris Wakelin
• 107 Fergal O'Brien
• 107 Thor Chuan Leong
• 106, 105 Robbie Williams
• 106 Mark Joyce
• 106 Michael Georgiou
• 105, 104, 103 Tom Ford
• 105 Sunny Akani
• 105 Allan Taylor
• 105 Joe Swail
• 105 Peter Ebdon
• 104 Gary Wilson
• 102 Eden Sharav
• 102 Luca Brecel
• 101 Gareth Allen

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