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2016 Welsh Open (snooker)

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2016BetVictor Welsh Open
Tournament information
Dates	15–21 February 2016 (2016-02-15 –2016-02-21)
Venue	Motorpoint Arena
City	Cardiff
Country	Wales
Organisation	World Snooker
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£324,000
Winner's share	£60,000
Highest break	Ding Junhui (CHN) (147)
Final
Champion	Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)
Runner-up	Neil Robertson (AUS)
Score	9–5
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Snooker tournament

The2016 Welsh Open (officially the2016 BetVictor Welsh Open) was a professional ranking snooker tournament held at theMotorpoint Arena inCardiff from 15 to 21 February 2016. It was the sixth ranking event of the2015/2016 season.

The defending championJohn Higgins lost 1–4 againstMichael White in the last 16.^[1]

PlayingBarry Pinches in the first round,Ronnie O'Sullivan declined the opportunity to make amaximum break, describing the £10,000 prize money on offer as "too cheap". He potted the pink off the penultimate red and made a 146. World Snooker chairmanBarry Hearn called O'Sullivan's actions "unacceptable" and "disrespectful".^[2]

Ding Junhui made the 117th official maximum break in the sixth frame of his quarter-final againstNeil Robertson. It was Ding's sixth maximum break in professional competition.^[3]

O'Sullivan met Robertson in the final. From 2–5 behind, O'Sullivan won seven frames in a row, finishing with a break of 141 in the 14th frame, to defeat Robertson 9–5 and equal John Higgins's record of four Welsh Open titles.^[4] It was O'Sullivan's 28th ranking title, which put him in joint second place with Higgins andSteve Davis for the number of career ranking titles.^[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



John Higgins	4

Andy Hicks	0
		John Higgins	4

		Sam Baird	0
Sam Baird	4

Thor Chuan Leong	2
				John Higgins	4

				Michael Georgiou	1
Peter Ebdon	4

Zhang Anda	0
		Peter Ebdon	2

		Michael Georgiou	4
Jamie Jones	0

Michael Georgiou	4
						John Higgins	1

						Michael White	4
Liang Wenbo	4

Hatem Yassen	0
		Liang Wenbo	4

		Gary Wilson	1
Gary Wilson	4

Jimmy White	1
				Liang Wenbo	1

				Michael White	4
Michael White	4

Joe O'Connor	2
		Michael White	4

		Tom Ford	3
Tom Ford	4

Jason Weston	1

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



Michael White	0

Mark Allen	5
		Mark Allen	4

		Neil Robertson	6
Ding Junhui	2

Neil Robertson	5
				Neil Robertson	5

				Ronnie O'Sullivan	9
Mark Selby	1

Ronnie O'Sullivan	5
		Ronnie O'Sullivan	6

		Joe Perry	3
Joe Perry	5

Ben Woollaston	1

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee:Terry Camilleri Motorpoint Arena,Cardiff,Wales, 21 February 2016.
Neil Robertson Australia	5–9	Ronnie O'Sullivan England
Afternoon:64–5,78–0 (78),33–88 (60),76–1 (76),12–71 (60),66–0,77–1 (77),20–85 Evening: 39–94 (57), 42–78,26–74 (67),21–71 (70),1–79 (61),0–141 (141)
78	Highest break	141
0	Century breaks	1
3	50+ breaks	7

v t e Welsh Open
Part of theHome Nations Series (since 2017) Part of theEuropean Series (from 2021 to 2024)
Newport	1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2021 2022
Cardiff	1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Llandudno	2023 2024 2025
List of winners

v t e 2015–16 snooker season
« 2014–15 2016–17 »
Ranking events	Australian Goldfields Open Shanghai Masters International Championship UK Championship German Masters Welsh Open World Grand Prix PTC Finals China Open World Snooker Championship
Players Tour Championship	ET1 ET2 ET3 AT1 ET4 ET5 ET6 Finals
Non-ranking events	World Cup (team event) Champion of Champions General Cup Masters World Seniors Championship Snooker Shoot Out Championship League
Variant events	Six-red World Championship
Amateur events	Q School
2015/16 world rankings ranking points

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Mike Dunn	4

Chris Wakelin	3
		Mike Dunn	3

		Ryan Day	4
Ryan Day	4

Vinnie Calabrese	0
				Ryan Day	1

				Mark Allen	4
Robin Hull	4

Hossein Vafaei	2
		Robin Hull	3

		Mark Allen	4
Mark Allen	4

Sam Craigie	0
						Mark Allen	4

						Barry Hawkins	3
Xiao Guodong	1

James Cahill	4
		James Cahill	1

		Mark Davis	4
Mark Davis	4

Zhao Xintong	2
				Mark Davis	2

				Barry Hawkins	4

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Shaun Murphy	4

Itaro Santos	1
		Shaun Murphy	4

		Mitchell Mann	3
Zhou Yuelong	2

Mitchell Mann	4
				Shaun Murphy	2

				Luca Brecel	4
Luca Brecel	4

Ian Burns	3
		Luca Brecel	4

		Mark King	3
Mark King	4

Scott Donaldson	0
						Luca Brecel	2

						Ding Junhui	4
Ding Junhui	4

Steven Hallworth	1
		Ding Junhui	4

		Joe Swail	3
Joe Swail	4

Zak Surety	1
				Ding Junhui	4

				Matthew Selt	3

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Jamie Burnett	w/d

Ross Muir	w/o
		Ross Muir	3

		Graeme Dott	4
Graeme Dott	4

Darryl Hill	1
				Graeme Dott	2

				Marco Fu	4
Andrew Higginson	2

Daniel Wells	4
		Daniel Wells	1

		Marco Fu	4
Marco Fu	4

Joel Walker	0
						Marco Fu	2

						Neil Robertson	4
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	4

Paul Davison	2
		Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	1

		Anthony McGill	4
Anthony McGill	4

Liam Highfield	3
				Anthony McGill	2

				Neil Robertson	4

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Mark Selby	4

Duane Jones	0
		Mark Selby	4

		Peter Lines	2
David Grace	2

Peter Lines	4
				Mark Selby	4

				Fergal O'Brien	2
Ali Carter	4

Cao Yupeng	1
		Ali Carter	3

		Fergal O'Brien	4
Fergal O'Brien	4

Noppon Saengkham	3
						Mark Selby	4

						Mark Williams	2
Mark Williams	4

Lu Chenwei	3
		Mark Williams	4

		Rod Lawler	2
Rod Lawler	4

Sanderson Lam	3
				Mark Williams	4

				Kurt Maflin	2

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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