2016 UK Championship

2016 Betway UK Championship
Tournament information
Dates	22 November – 4 December 2016
Venue	Barbican Centre
City	York
Country	England
Organisation	World Snooker
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£850,000
Winner's share	£170,000
Highest break	Mark Allen (NIR) (147)
Final
Champion	Mark Selby (ENG)
Runner-up	Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)
Score	10–7
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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

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

Winner: £170,000
Runner-up: £75,000
Semi-final: £35,000
Quarter-final: £22,500
Last 16: £15,000
Last 32: £10,000
Last 64: £5,000

Highest break: £5,000
Total: £850,000

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

Main draw

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Top half

Section 1

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	Peter Lines	6

			65	Chris Wakelin	4
64	Alfie Burden (ENG)	2

65	Chris Wakelin (ENG)	6
						A	Peter Lines	2

						97	Liam Highfield	6
32	Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA)	5

97	Liam Highfield (ENG)	6
			97	Liam Highfield	6

			96	Wang Yuchen	5
33	Peter Ebdon (ENG)	5

96	Wang Yuchen (CHN)	6
									97	Liam Highfield	5

									16	Mark Williams	6
16	Mark Williams (WAL)	6

113	Jason Weston (ENG)	1
			16	Mark Williams	6

			49	Andrew Higginson	2
49	Andrew Higginson (ENG)	6

80	Hossein Vafaei (IRN)	4
						16	Mark Williams	6

						17	Ricky Walden	5
17	Ricky Walden (ENG)	6

112	Fang Xiongman (CHN)	0
			17	Ricky Walden	6

			81	Scott Donaldson	2
48	Dechawat Poomjaeng (THA)	4

81	Scott Donaldson (SCO)	6

Section 2

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	Matthew Stevens	6

			24	Michael White	4
24	Michael White (WAL)	6

105	Fraser Patrick (SCO)	5
						41	Matthew Stevens	6

						9	Joe Perry	2
56	Xiao Guodong (CHN)	6

73	John Astley (ENG)	3
			56	Xiao Guodong	4

			9	Joe Perry	6
9	Joe Perry (ENG)	6

120	Jamie Curtis-Barrett (ENG)	3
									41	Matthew Stevens	2

									8	Ronnie O'Sullivan	6
40	Mike Dunn (ENG)	6

89	Darryl Hill (IOM)	1
			40	Mike Dunn	4

			104	Michael Georgiou	6
25	Matthew Selt (ENG)	2

104	Michael Georgiou (CYP)	6
						104	Michael Georgiou	1

						8	Ronnie O'Sullivan	6
57	Li Hang (CHN)	5

72	Rhys Clark (SCO)	6
			72	Rhys Clark	0

			8	Ronnie O'Sullivan	6
8	Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)	6

121	Boonyarit Keattikun (THA)	0

Section 3

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	Ding Junhui	6

			69	Ross Muir	2
60	Joe Swail (NIR)	5

69	Ross Muir (SCO)	6
						5	Ding Junhui	2

						37	Jamie Jones	6
28	Alan McManus (SCO)	6

101	Michael Wild (ENG)	5
			28	Alan McManus	2

			37	Jamie Jones	6
37	Jamie Jones (WAL)	6

92	Eden Sharav (SCO)	1
									37	Jamie Jones	6

									21	David Gilbert	2
12	Ali Carter (ENG)	6

117	Christopher Keogan (ENG)	1
			12	Ali Carter	6

			53	Robbie Williams	2
53	Robbie Williams (ENG)	6

76	Sunny Akani (THA)	1
						12	Ali Carter	5

						21	David Gilbert	6
21	David Gilbert (ENG)	6

108	Adam Duffy (ENG)	2
			21	David Gilbert	6

			44	Mark Joyce	2
44	Mark Joyce (ENG)	6

85	Lee Walker (WAL)	3

Section 4

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	Mei Xiwen	6

			20	Martin Gould	3
20	Martin Gould (ENG)	6

109	Gareth Allen (WAL)	2
						84	Mei Xiwen	4

						13	Marco Fu	6
52	Rory McLeod (ENG)	6

77	Jak Jones (WAL)	3
			52	Rory McLeod	0

			13	Marco Fu	6
13	Marco Fu (HKG)	6

116	Josh Boileau (IRL)	2
									13	Marco Fu	6

									61	Oliver Lines	0
36	Jimmy Robertson (ENG)	6

93	Rory Thor (MYS)	0
			36	Jimmy Robertson	6

			29	Mark Davis	2
29	Mark Davis (ENG)	6

100	Sydney Wilson (ENG)	3
						36	Jimmy Robertson	0

						61	Oliver Lines	6
61	Oliver Lines (ENG)	6

68	Martin O'Donnell (ENG)	5
			61	Oliver Lines	6

			4	Judd Trump	2
4	Judd Trump (ENG)	6

125	James Wattana (THA)	2

Bottom half

Section 5

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	Stuart Bingham	4

			62	Yu Delu	6
62	Yu Delu (CHN)	6

67	Nigel Bond (ENG)	3
						62	Yu Delu	1

						30	Luca Brecel	6
30	Luca Brecel (BEL)	6

99	Aditya Mehta (IND)	0
			30	Luca Brecel	6

			94	Sam Craigie	5
35	Mark King (ENG)	2

94	Sam Craigie (ENG)	6
									30	Luca Brecel	6

									19	Stephen Maguire	3
14	Barry Hawkins (ENG)	6

115	David John (WAL)	0
			14	Barry Hawkins	5

			51	Fergal O'Brien	6
51	Fergal O'Brien (IRL)	6

78	Zhang Yong (CHN)	2
						51	Fergal O'Brien	5

						19	Stephen Maguire	6
19	Stephen Maguire (SCO)	6

110	Cao Yupeng (CHN)	1
			19	Stephen Maguire	6

			83	Zhao Xintong	2
46	David Grace (ENG)	2

83	Zhao Xintong (CHN)	6

Section 6

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	Zhou Yuelong	6

			22	Michael Holt	1
22	Michael Holt (ENG)	6

107	Kritsanut Lertsattayathorn (THA)	2
						43	Zhou Yuelong	6

						75	Yan Bingtao	5
54	Stuart Carrington (ENG)	5

75	Yan Bingtao (CHN)	6
			75	Yan Bingtao	6

			11	Liang Wenbo	4
11	Liang Wenbo (CHN)	6

118	Kurt Dunham (AUS)	1
									43	Zhou Yuelong	2

									6	Shaun Murphy	6
38	Dominic Dale (WAL)	6

91	Sanderson Lam (ENG)	5
			38	Dominic Dale	6

			27	Graeme Dott	3
27	Graeme Dott (SCO)	6

102	Ian Preece (WAL)	1
						38	Dominic Dale	5

						6	Shaun Murphy	6
59	Robin Hull (FIN)	6

70	Jamie Cope (ENG)	1
			59	Robin Hull	3

			6	Shaun Murphy	6
6	Shaun Murphy (ENG)	6

123	Itaro Santos (BRA)	3

Section 7

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	John Higgins	6

			71	Noppon Saengkham	4
58	Ken Doherty (IRL)	0

71	Noppon Saengkham (THA)	6
						7	John Higgins	6

						26	Ben Woollaston	2
26	Ben Woollaston (ENG)	6

103	Elliot Slessor (ENG)	5
			26	Ben Woollaston	6

			90	Paul Davison	4
39	Gary Wilson (ENG)	3

90	Paul Davison (ENG)	6
									7	John Higgins	6

									10	Mark Allen	3
10	Mark Allen (NIR)	6

119	Chen Zhe (CHN)	4
			10	Mark Allen	6

			55	Rod Lawler	4
55	Rod Lawler (ENG)	6

74	Anthony Hamilton (ENG)	3
						10	Mark Allen	6

						23	Ryan Day	5
23	Ryan Day (WAL)	6

106	Jimmy White (ENG)	2
			23	Ryan Day	6

			42	Kurt Maflin	2
42	Kurt Maflin (NOR)	6

87	Allan Taylor (ENG)	0

Section 8

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	Zhang Anda	6

			18	Anthony McGill	3
18	Anthony McGill (SCO)	6

111	Craig Steadman (ENG)	5
						82	Zhang Anda	6

						114	Mitchell Mann	3
50	Sam Baird (ENG)	6

79	Sean O'Sullivan (ENG)	2
			50	Sam Baird	2

			114	Mitchell Mann	6
15	Kyren Wilson (ENG)	3

114	Mitchell Mann (ENG)	6
									82	Zhang Anda	1

									2	Mark Selby	6
34	Tom Ford (ENG)	5

95	Hammad Miah (ENG)	6
			95	Hammad Miah	5

			31	Robert Milkins	6
31	Robert Milkins (ENG)	6

98	Hamza Akbar (PAK)	1
						31	Robert Milkins	1

						2	Mark Selby	6
63	Ian Burns (ENG)	5

66	Daniel Wells (WAL)	6
			66	Daniel Wells	4

			2	Mark Selby	6
2	Mark Selby (ENG)	6

A	Andy Hicks (ENG)	1

Finals

Quarter-finals Best of 11 frames			Semi-finals Best of 11 frames			Final Best of 19 frames

16	Mark Williams	2

8	Ronnie O'Sullivan	6
			8	Ronnie O'Sullivan	6

			13	Marco Fu	5
37	Jamie Jones	5

13	Marco Fu	6
						8	Ronnie O'Sullivan	7

						2	Mark Selby	10
30	Luca Brecel	1

6	Shaun Murphy	6
			6	Shaun Murphy	2

			2	Mark Selby	6
7	John Higgins	5

2	Mark Selby	6

Final

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

147, 137, 136, 136, 132, 105 – Mark Allen
141, 126 – Mark King
140 – Jimmy Robertson
137, 134, 120, 119, 109, 107, 102, 101, 100, 100 – Mark Selby
137 – Scott Donaldson
136, 101 – Joe Perry
134, 131, 130, 130, 129, 124, 112, 106, 103, 101 – Ronnie O'Sullivan
134 – Michael Georgiou
132, 126, 106, 101 – John Higgins
131, 106 – Noppon Saengkham
130 – Alan McManus
129 – Barry Hawkins
128, 125, 118, 114, 100 – Marco Fu
128, 116, 112, 101, 101 – Stephen Maguire
127, 121, 108 – Stuart Bingham
127 – Jamie Jones
126, 118 – Ryan Day
126, 108, 102 – David Gilbert
126 – Gary Wilson
125, 110 – Liam Highfield
125, 105, 105 – Zhang Anda
123, 120 – Sam Baird
122 – Wang Yuchen

121 – Mark Williams
119, 115, 112, 110, 103 – Shaun Murphy
119 – Dominic Dale
119 – Xiao Guodong
116, 111, 100 – Ali Carter
113, 111, 111, 101, 100 – Fergal O'Brien
113 – Kurt Maflin
113 – Sanderson Lam
112 – Hammad Miah
112 – Robbie Williams
109 – Judd Trump
108 – Rory McLeod
107, 103 – Mark Davis
107, 100 – Liang Wenbo
106 – Mark Joyce
105 – Igor Figueiredo
104 – Anthony McGill
103 – Robin Hull
103 – Martin Gould
102, 102 – Luca Brecel
102 – Yan Bingtao
101 – Ben Woollaston
100 – Josh Boileau

References

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

[UK-1] "Betway UK Championship 2016". World Snooker. Retrieved 4 November 2016.

[calendar-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.

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[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.

[draw-9] "UK Championship 2016 Draw" (PDF). World Snooker. Retrieved 4 November 2016.

[format-10] "UK Championship 2016 Format" (PDF). World Snooker. Retrieved 4 November 2016.

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