2016 International Championship
| Tournament information | |
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| Dates | 23–30 October 2016 |
| Venue | Baihu Media Broadcasting Centre |
| City | Daqing |
| Country | China |
| Organisation | World Snooker |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £657,000[1] |
| Winner's share | £125,000 |
| Highest break | File:Flag of Scotland.svg John Higgins (SCO) (145) File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xu Si (CHN) (145) |
| Final | |
| Champion | File:Flag of England.svg Mark Selby (ENG) |
| Runner-up | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ding Junhui (CHN) |
| Score | 10–1 |
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The 2016 International Championship was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 23 and 30 October 2016 at the Baihu Media Broadcasting Centre in Daqing, China.[1] It was the eighth ranking event of the 2016/2017 season.[2]
John Higgins was the defending champion but he lost 2–6 to Ding Junhui in the quarter-finals.[3]
Mark Selby won his 9th ranking title by beating Ding Junhui 10–1 in the final.[4] This match was a repeat of the 2016 World Championship final, in which Selby beat Ding by the 18–14 scoreline, and also the second consecutive ranking event final in China to feature both players, previous one, at the Shanghai Masters, being won 10–6 by Ding.[5]
Prize fund
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The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £5,000.
Wildcard round
[edit | edit source]These matches were played in Daqing on 23 October 2016.[7][8][9][10]
| Match | Score | ||
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| WC1 | File:Flag of England.svg Ian Burns (ENG) | 3–6 | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yuan Sijun (CHN) |
| WC2 | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Yuchen (CHN) | 5–6 | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xu Si (CHN) |
| WC3 | File:Flag of Scotland.svg Ross Muir (SCO) | 3–6 | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Jiankang (CHN) |
| WC4 | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Tian Pengfei (CHN) | 3–6 | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Zifan (CHN) |
Main draw
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Final
[edit | edit source]| Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Peggy Li. Baihu Media Broadcasting Centre, Daqing, China, 30 October 2016.[7][9][10] | ||
| Ding Junhui File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China |
1–10 | Mark Selby File:Flag of England.svg England |
| Afternoon: 5–94 (87), 0–83 (83), 54–62, 70–58, 16–79 (67), 5–68, 29–71 (66), 7–82, 1–69 (50) Evening: 54–62 (62), 0–78 (78) | ||
| 47 | Highest break | 87 |
| 0 | Century breaks | 0 |
| 0 | 50+ breaks | 7 |
Qualifying
[edit | edit source]These matches were held between 29 September and 1 October 2016 at the Preston Guild Hall in Preston, England. Matches involved John Higgins, Ding Junhui, Liang Wenbo and Mark Selby, were played on 23 October 2016 in China. All matches were best of 11 frames.[11][12][9]
Century breaks
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Televised stage centuries
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