2016 Welsh Open (snooker)

Welsh Open
Tournament information
Dates 15–21 February 2016
Venue Motorpoint Arena
City Cardiff
Country Wales
Organisation(s) WPBSA
Format Ranking event
Total prize fund £324,000
Winner's share £60,000
Highest break ()
Final
Champion
Runner-up
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The 2016 BetVictor Welsh Open is a professional ranking snooker tournament being held at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff from the 15th to the 21st of February 2016. It is the sixth ranking event of the 2015/2016 season.

John Higgins is the defending champion.

Prize fund

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

  • Winner: £60,000
  • Runner-up: £30,000
  • Semi-finals: £20,000
  • Quarter-finals: £10,000
  • Last 16: £5,000
  • Last 32: £3,000
  • Last 64: £2,000
  • Highest break: £
  • Total: £324,000

Main Draw

128 players start the tournament with 12 tables in the arena in the early stages.[1]

Top Half

First Quarter

 
First Round
Best of 7 frames		Second Round
Best of 7 frames		Third Round
Best of 7 frames		Fourth Round
Best of 7 frames		Quarter Final
Best of 9 frames
 
                  
 
 
 
 
Scotland John Higgins
 
 
 
England Andy Hicks
 
 
 
 
 
England Sam Baird
 
 
 
Malaysia Thor Chuan Leong
 
 
 
 
 
England Peter Ebdon
 
 
 
China Zhang Anda
 
 
 
 
 
Wales Jamie Jones
 
 
 
England Michael Georgiou
 
 
 
 
 
China Liang Wenbo
 
 
 
Egypt Hatem Yassen
 
 
 
 
England Gary Wilson
 
England Gary Wilson4
 
 
 
England Jimmy White1
 
 
 
 
 
Wales Michael White
 
 
 
England Joe O'Connor
 
 
 
 
England
 
England Tom Ford
 
 
 
England Jason Weston
 
 
 
 
 
England Mike Dunn
 
 
 
England Chris Wakelin
 
England
 
 
 
 
Wales Ryan Day
 
 
 
Australia Vinnie Calabrese
 
 
 
 
 
Finland Robin Hull
 
 
 
Iran Hossein Vafaei
 
 
 
 
 
Northern Ireland Mark Allen
 
 
 
England Sam Craigie
 
 
 
 
 
China Xiao Guodong1
 
 
 
England James Cahill4
 
England James Cahill
 
 
 
England Mark Davis
 
England Mark Davis4
 
 
 
China Zhao Xintong2
 
England
 
 
 
 
England Robbie Williams
 
 
 
England Luke Simmonds
 
England
 
 
 
 
England Barry Hawkins
 
 
Wales Lee Walker
 

Second Quarter

 
First Round
Best of 7 frames		Second Round
Best of 7 frames		Third Round
Best of 7 frames		Fourth Round
Best of 7 frames		Quarter Final
Best of 9 frames
 
                  
 
 
 
 
England Shaun Murphy
 
 
 
Brazil Itaro Santos
 
 
 
 
 
China Zhou Yuelong
 
 
 
England Mitchell Mann
 
 
 
 
 
Belgium Luca Brecel
 
 
 
England Ian Burns
 
 
 
 
England Mark King
 
England Mark King4
 
 
 
Scotland Scott Donaldson0
 
 
 
 
 
China Ding Junhui
 
 
 
England Steven Hallworth
 
 
 
 
 
Northern Ireland Joe Swail
 
 
 
England Zak Surety
 
 
 
 
 
England Matthew Selt
 
 
 
England Nigel Bond
 
England
 
 
 
 
Northern Ireland Gerard Greene
 
 
 
England Sydney Wilson
 
 
 
 
 
Scotland Jamie Burnettw/d
 
 
 
Scotland Ross Muirw/o
 
Scotland Ross Muir
 
 
 
 
Scotland Graeme Dott
 
 
 
Isle of Man Darryl Hill
 
 
 
 
 
England Andrew Higginson
 
 
 
Wales Daniel Wells
 
 
 
 
 
Hong Kong Marco Fu
 
 
 
England Joel Walker
 
 
 
 
 
Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
 
 
 
England Paul Davison
 
 
 
 
 
Scotland Anthony McGill
 
 
 
England Liam Highfield
 
 
 
 
 
England Stuart Carrington
 
 
 
Northern Ireland Jordan Brown
 
 
 
 
 
Australia Neil Robertson
 
 
Scotland Fraser Patrick
 

Bottom Half

Third Quarter

 
First Round
Best of 7 frames		Second Round
Best of 7 frames		Third Round
Best of 7 frames		Fourth Round
Best of 7 frames		Quarter Final
Best of 9 frames
 
                  
 
 
 
 
England Mark Selby
 
 
 
Wales Duane Jones
 
 
 
 
 
England David Grace
 
 
 
England Peter Lines
 
 
 
 
 
England Ali Carter
 
 
 
China Cao Yupeng
 
 
 
 
 
Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien
 
 
 
 Thailand Noppon Saengkham
 
 
 
 
 
Wales Mark Williams
 
 
 
 China Lu Chenwei
 
 
 
 
 
England Rod Lawler
 
 
 
 England Sanderson Lam
 
 
 
 
 
England Kyren Wilson
 
 
 
 Republic of Ireland Leo Fernandez
 
 
 
 
 
Norway Kurt Maflin
 
 
 
 England Hammad Miah
 
 
 
 
 
Thailand Dechawat Poomjaeng
 
 
 
 England Craig Steadman
 
 
 
 
 
England Robert Milkins
 
 
 
 England Sean O'Sullivan
 
 
 
 
 
China Yu De Lu
 
 
 
 England Ian Glover
 
 
 
 
 
England Ricky Walden
 
 
 
 Thailand James Wattana
 
 
 
 
 
England Jimmy Robertson
 
 
 
 England Michael Wild
 
 
 
 
 
England Michael Holt
 
 
 
 Pakistan Hamza Akbar
 
 
 
 
 
China Tian Pengfei
 
 
 
 England Ashley Hugill
 
 
 
 
 
England Ronnie O'Sullivan
 
 
 England Barry Pinches
 

Fourth Quarter

 
First Round
Best of 7 frames		Second Round
Best of 7 frames		Third Round
Best of 7 frames		Fourth Round
Best of 7 frames		Quarter Final
Best of 9 frames
 
                  
 
 
 
 
England Judd Trump
 
 
 
 Scotland Michael Leslie
 
 
 
 
 
England Rory McLeod
 
 
 
 England Michael Wasley
 
 
 
 
 
Scotland Alan McManus
 
 
 
 Scotland Rhys Clark
 
 
 
 
 
England Mark Joyce
 
 
 
 Wales Gareth Allen
 
 
 
 
 
England Joe Perry
 
 
 
 Malta Tony Drago
 
 
 
 
 
China Li Hang
 
 
 
 England Chris Melling
 
 
 
 
 
England David Gilbert
 
 
 
 China Zhang Yong
 
 
 
 
 
Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty
 
 
 
 China Lu Ning
 
 
 
 
 
Wales Matthew Stevens
 
 
 
 Republic of Ireland David Morris
 
 
 
 
 
Scotland Stephen Maguire
 
 
 
 England Martin O'Donnell
 
 
 
 
 
England Jack Lisowski
 
 
 
 Scotland Eden Sharav
 
 
 
 
 
England Martin Gould
 
 
 
 England Adam Duffy
 
 
 
 
 
Wales Dominic Dale
 
 
 
 England Alfie Burden
 
 
 
 
 
England Ben Woollaston
 
 
 
 England Jamie Cope
 
 
 
 
 
England Oliver Lines
 
 
 
 England Allan Taylor
 
 
 
 
 
England Stuart Bingham
 
 
 England Anthony Hamilton
 

Finals

Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames 		Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames 		Final
Best of 17 frames
         

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee:
Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, Wales, 21 February 2016.

 –
Afternoon:
Evening:
Highest break
Century breaks
50+ breaks

Century breaks

    References

    1. ↑ http://www.worldsnooker.com/betvictor-sponsor-snookers-welsh-open/
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