2016 China Open (snooker)
The 2016 BAIC Motor China Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament, that took place between 28 March and 3 April 2016 at the Beijing University Students' Gymnasium in Beijing, China. It was the ninth ranking event of the 2015/2016 season.[1]
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| Dates | 28 March–3 April 2016 |
| Venue | Beijing University Students' Gymnasium |
| City | Beijing |
| Country | China |
| Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £510,000 |
| Winner's share | £85,000 |
| Highest break |  Stuart Bingham (143) |
| Final | |
| Champion | Judd Trump |
| Runner-up | Ricky Walden |
| Score | 10–4 |
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Mark Selby was the defending champion, but he withdrew for personal reasons.[2]
Judd Trump defeated Ricky Walden 10–4 in the final to win his fifth career ranking title.
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
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The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £15,000, but was not won.
Wildcard round
These matches were played in Beijing on 28 March 2016.
| Match | Score | ||
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| WC1 | Martin O'Donnell |
5–0 |  Wang Yuchen |
| WC2 | Andrew Higginson |
3–5 | Yuan Sijun |
| WC3 | Tian Pengfei |
5–1 | Niu Zhuang |
| WC4 | Ian Burns |
5–3 | Guan Zhen |
Main draw
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Final
Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee:  Jan Verhaas.Beijing University Students' Gymnasium, Beijing, China, 3 April 2016. | ||
| Judd Trump England |
10–4 | Ricky Walden England |
| Afternoon: 25–75 (71), 53–63, 65–33, 0–108 (108), 96–4 (90), 60–22, 72–60, 67–28 (59) Evening: 67–40, 68–36, 65–35, 91–35 (69), 8–97 (64), 75–6 (55) | ||
| 90 | Highest break | 108 |
| 0 | Century breaks | 1 |
| 4 | 50+ breaks | 3 |
Qualifying
These matches were played from 9–11 February 2016 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley, England, except for 4 matches which were held over to be played in Beijing on 28 March 2016. All matches were best of 9 frames.
Century breaks
Qualifying stage centuries
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Televised stage centuries
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Notes
- Match held over and played in Beijing.
References
- "China Open - World Snooker". World Snooker.
- "Selby Withdraws From Two Ranking Events". World Snooker.
- "China Open Qualifiers: centuries". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 14 March 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
- "China Open: centuries". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 31 March 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2016.