2016 Northern Ireland Open

2016 Coral Northern Ireland Open
	File:2016 Northern Ireland Open snooker cover.jpg
Tournament information
Dates	14–20 November 2016
Venue	Titanic Exhibition Centre
City	Belfast
Country	Northern Ireland
Organisation	World Snooker
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£366,000
Winner's share	£70,000
Highest break	File:Flag of Scotland.svg John Higgins (SCO) (147)
Final
Champion	File:Flag of England.svg Mark King (ENG)
Runner-up	File:Flag of England.svg Barry Hawkins (ENG)
Score	9–8
	← First 2017 →

The 2016 Northern Ireland Open (officially the 2016 Coral Northern Ireland Open) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 14 and 20 November 2016 at the Titanic Exhibition Centre in Belfast, Northern Ireland.^[1] It was the ninth ranking event of the 2016/2017 season.^[2]

This was the inaugural Northern Ireland Open event, being held as part of a new Home Nations Series introduced in the 2016/2017 season with the existing Welsh Open and new English Open and Scottish Open tournaments.^[3]^[4] The winner of the Northern Ireland Open is awarded the Alex Higgins Trophy which is named in honour of Northern Irish two-time world champion Alex Higgins.^[5]

Mark King won the first ranking title of his career by defeating Barry Hawkins 9–8 in the final.^[6]^[7]

John Higgins made the 123rd official maximum break in the fifth frame of his last 64 match against Sam Craigie. It was Higgins' eighth professional maximum.^[8]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:^[9]

Winner: £70,000
Runner-up: £30,000
Semi-final: £20,000
Quarter-final: £10,000
Last 16: £6,000
Last 32: £3,500
Last 64: £2,500

Highest break: £2,000
Total: £366,000

The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £10,000.

Main draw

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Top half

Section 1

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames



England Judd Trump (1)	w/d

England Peter Ebdon	w/o
		England Peter Ebdon	4

		England Adam Duffy	3
England Michael Wild	2

England Adam Duffy	4
				England Peter Ebdon	2

				Scotland Scott Donaldson	4
Australia Kurt Dunham	4

England Christopher Keogan	2
		Australia Kurt Dunham	3

		Scotland Scott Donaldson	4
England Robert Milkins	1

Scotland Scott Donaldson	4
						Scotland Scott Donaldson	2

						Iran Hossein Vafaei	4
Scotland Stephen Maguire (16)	3

Scotland Alan McManus	4
		Scotland Alan McManus	0

		England Sanderson Lam	4
China Wang Yuchen	1

England Sanderson Lam	4
				England Sanderson Lam	1

				Iran Hossein Vafaei	4
England Zak Surety	4

Isle of Man Darryl Hill	3
		England Zak Surety	2

		Iran Hossein Vafaei	4
Iran Hossein Vafaei	4

England Rod Lawler	3

Section 2

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames



China Zhang Yong	2

Kurt Maflin	4
		Kurt Maflin	4

		Malta Alex Borg	1
Malta Alex Borg	4

Thailand Dechawat Poomjaeng	2
				Kurt Maflin	4

				Republic of Ireland Josh Boileau	1
England Mike Dunn	3

Republic of Ireland Josh Boileau	4
		Republic of Ireland Josh Boileau	4

		Pakistan Hamza Akbar	2
England Ali Carter (9)	w/d

Pakistan Hamza Akbar	w/o
						Kurt Maflin	2

						England Mark King	4
Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien	4

China Tian Pengfei	2
		Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien	4

		England Mitchell Mann	0
Malaysia Thor Chuan Leong	1

England Mitchell Mann	4
				Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien	0

				England Mark King	4
England Mark King	4

Igor Figueiredo	1
		England Mark King	4

		China Liang Wenbo (8)	2
China Liang Wenbo (8)	4

England Nigel Bond	1

Section 3

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames



England Ronnie O'Sullivan (5)	4

Wales David John	1
		England Ronnie O'Sullivan (5)	4

		England Jimmy White	1
Wales Gareth Allen	2

England Jimmy White	4
				England Ronnie O'Sullivan (5)	4

				China Zhang Anda	0
China Zhang Anda	4

Wales Ian Preece	0
		China Zhang Anda	4

		England Chris Wakelin	3
England Chris Wakelin	4

Thailand James Wattana	1
						England Ronnie O'Sullivan (5)	3

						England Kyren Wilson (12)	4
England Kyren Wilson (12)	4

England Hammad Miah	2
		England Kyren Wilson (12)	4

		Northern Ireland Jordan Brown	2
Northern Ireland Jordan Brown	4

England Ben Woollaston	2
				England Kyren Wilson (12)	4

				Thailand Sunny Akani	2
China Cao Yupeng	1

Thailand Sunny Akani	4
		Thailand Sunny Akani	4

		England Mark Davis	3
England Mark Davis	4

England Jason Weston	0

Section 4

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames



England Matthew Selt	2

England Jamie Curtis-Barrett	4
		England Jamie Curtis-Barrett	1

		England David Gilbert	4
China Zhao Xintong	1

England David Gilbert	4
				England David Gilbert	2

				Wales Mark Williams (13)	4
England Craig Steadman	4

England Alfie Burden	1
		England Craig Steadman	0

		Wales Mark Williams (13)	4
Wales Mark Williams (13)	4

England David Grace	2
						Wales Mark Williams (13)	4

						Scotland John Higgins (4)	1
China Zhou Yuelong	4

Wales Matthew Stevens	3
		China Zhou Yuelong	4

		England Allan Taylor	0
England Allan Taylor	4

China Li Hang	2
				China Zhou Yuelong	0

				Scotland John Higgins (4)	4
England Sam Craigie	4

Wales Jamie Jones	0
		England Sam Craigie	1

		Scotland John Higgins (4)	4
Scotland John Higgins (4)	4

England Paul Davison	0

Bottom half

Section 5

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames



England Shaun Murphy (3)	0

Belgium Luca Brecel	4
		Belgium Luca Brecel	4

		England Jamie Cope	2
Poland Adam Stefanow	2

England Jamie Cope	4
				Belgium Luca Brecel	1

				Wales Michael White	4
Scotland Graeme Dott	0

Wales Michael White	4
		Wales Michael White	4

		China Chen Zhe	3
China Chen Zhe	4

Scotland Ross Muir	1
						Wales Michael White	4

						Wales Dominic Dale	2
England Ricky Walden (14)	4

England Sean O'Sullivan	2
		England Ricky Walden (14)	4

		Thailand Kritsanut Lertsattayathorn	3
Thailand Kritsanut Lertsattayathorn	4

England Rory McLeod	2
				England Ricky Walden (14)	2

				Wales Dominic Dale	4
England Tom Ford	4

England Ian Burns	2
		England Tom Ford	0

		Wales Dominic Dale	4
Wales Dominic Dale	4

Northern Ireland Joe Swail	2

Section 6

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames



China Mei Xiwen	1

Wales Duane Jones	4
		Wales Duane Jones	0

		Scotland Fraser Patrick	4
Scotland Fraser Patrick	4

Scotland Marc Davis	1
				Scotland Fraser Patrick	0

				England Barry Hawkins (11)	4
England Stuart Carrington	3

England Michael Holt	4
		England Michael Holt	1

		England Barry Hawkins (11)	4
England Barry Hawkins (11)	4

England Martin O'Donnell	0
						England Barry Hawkins (11)	4

						England Jack Lisowski	0
England Jack Lisowski	4

England David Lilley	3
		England Jack Lisowski	4

		England John Astley	1
England John Astley	4

China Xiao Guodong	3
				England Jack Lisowski	4

				England Joe Perry (6)	3
England Elliot Slessor	2

England Jimmy Robertson	4
		England Jimmy Robertson	3

		England Joe Perry (6)	4
England Joe Perry (6)	4

Itaro Santos	0

Section 7

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames



Northern Ireland Mark Allen (7)	4

England Mark Joyce	1
		Northern Ireland Mark Allen (7)	4

		Cyprus Michael Georgiou	2
Cyprus Michael Georgiou	4

Northern Ireland Patrick Wallace	2
				Northern Ireland Mark Allen (7)	4

				Finland Robin Hull	1
Finland Robin Hull	4

England James Cahill	2
		Finland Robin Hull	4

		Wales Lee Walker	2
Wales Lee Walker	4

Scotland Rhys Clark	2
						Northern Ireland Mark Allen (7)	4

						England Gary Wilson	3
Hong Kong Marco Fu (10)	4

Wales Ryan Day	3
		Hong Kong Marco Fu (10)	3

		England Sam Baird	4
Thailand Noppon Saengkham	3

England Sam Baird	4
				England Sam Baird	3

				England Gary Wilson	4
England Andrew Higginson	4

Wales Daniel Wells	1
		England Andrew Higginson	3

		England Gary Wilson	4
England Gary Wilson	4

England Peter Lines	0

Section 8

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames



England Ashley Hugill	0

Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty	4
		Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty	3

		England Anthony Hamilton	4
England Anthony Hamilton	4

Thailand Boonyarit Keattikun	2
				England Anthony Hamilton	4

				Scotland Anthony McGill (15)	2
India Aditya Mehta	4

England Sydney Wilson	2
		India Aditya Mehta	3

		Scotland Anthony McGill (15)	4
Scotland Anthony McGill (15)	4

China Fang Xiongman	2
						England Anthony Hamilton	4

						China Yan Bingtao	3
Scotland Eden Sharav	4

England Oliver Lines	1
		Scotland Eden Sharav	0

		China Yan Bingtao	4
England Steven Hallworth	1

China Yan Bingtao	4
				China Yan Bingtao	4

				England Robbie Williams	3
England Robbie Williams	4

Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	2
		England Robbie Williams	4

		China Yu Delu	1
China Ding Junhui (2)	2

China Yu Delu	4

Finals

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



Iran Hossein Vafaei	3

England Mark King	5
		England Mark King	6

		England Kyren Wilson (12)	2
England Kyren Wilson (12)	5

Wales Mark Williams (13)	4
				England Mark King	9

				England Barry Hawkins (11)	8
Wales Michael White	2

England Barry Hawkins (11)	5
		England Barry Hawkins (11)	6

		England Anthony Hamilton	5
Northern Ireland Mark Allen (7)	2

England Anthony Hamilton	5

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Terry Camilleri. Titanic Exhibition Centre, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 20 November 2016.^[11]^[12]^[13]
Mark King File:Flag of England.svg England	9–8	Barry Hawkins (11) File:Flag of England.svg England
Afternoon: 1–85 (85), 6–118 (113), 126–11 (110), 49–80, 1–60, 14–64, 66–18, 90–1 Evening: 95–5 (62), 101–13 (100), 83–1, 76–6 (54), 0–73 (73), 40–82 (76), 65–28, 65–72, 84–33
110	Highest break	113
2	Century breaks	1
4	50+ breaks	4

Century breaks

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147, 137, 130, 107 – John Higgins
142 – Fergal O'Brien
141, 133, 131, 126, 117, 108 – Ronnie O'Sullivan
139 – Mark Williams
138, 134, 124 – Anthony Hamilton
137, 130, 117, 104 – Michael White
133 – Dominic Dale
131 – Chen Zhe
130, 121 – Yan Bingtao
126, 117, 113 – Barry Hawkins
126 – Kurt Dunham
125, 108 – Rhys Clark
125 – Alfie Burden
125 – James Cahill
121 – David Gilbert
120 – Peter Ebdon
119, 112, 101 – Kurt Maflin
119 – Hossein Vafaei
118 – Marco Fu
118 – Alan McManus

117 – Luca Brecel
116, 109 – Ricky Walden
113, 109, 100 – Kyren Wilson
112 – Michael Georgiou
110, 100 – Mark King
110 – Anthony McGill
110 – Tom Ford
109 – Mark Allen
106 – Scott Donaldson
106 – Sam Baird
104 – Sam Craigie
104 – Yu Delu
103 – Jamie Curtis-Barrett
102 – Jordan Brown
102 – Ken Doherty
102 – Liang Wenbo
101 – Robbie Williams
102 – Stephen Maguire
100 – Jack Lisowski
100 – Eden Sharav

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2016 Northern Ireland Open

Contents

Prize fund

Main draw

Top half

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

Bottom half

Section 5

Section 6

Section 7

Section 8

Finals

Final

Century breaks

References

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Tournament information
File:2016 Northern Ireland Open snooker cover.jpg
Dates	14–20 November 2016 (2016-11-14 – 2016-11-20)
Venue	Titanic Exhibition Centre
City	Belfast
Country	Northern Ireland
Organisation	World Snooker
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£366,000^[1]
Winner's share	£70,000
Highest break	File:Flag of Scotland.svg John Higgins (SCO) (147)
Final
Champion	File:Flag of England.svg Mark King (ENG)
Runner-up	File:Flag of England.svg Barry Hawkins (ENG)
Score	9–8
← First 2017 →

2016 Northern Ireland Open

Prize fund

Main draw

Top half

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

Bottom half

Section 5

Section 6

Section 7

Section 8

Finals

Final

Century breaks

References

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