The 2016 Players Tour Championship Grand Final (officially the 2016 Ladbrokes Players Tour Championship Grand Final) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 22 and 27 March 2016 at the EventCity in Manchester, England. It was the eighth ranking event of the 2015/2016 season. The tournament was broadcast in the UK on ITV4.
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 22–27 March 2016 |
| Venue | EventCity |
| City | Manchester |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | World Snooker |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £350,000 |
| Winner's share | £100,000 |
| Highest break |  Ding Junhui (CHN) (143) |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Mark Allen (NIR) |
| Runner-up |  Ricky Walden (ENG) |
| Score | 10–6 |
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Defending champion Joe Perry failed to qualify for this year finals having finished 51st on the Order of Merit. The tournament was won by Mark Allen who beat Ricky Walden 10–6 in the 19-frame final, winning the £100,000 first prize. It was Allen's third ranking event win and his first in Europe after two wins in China in 2012 and 2013.
Prize fund
editThe breakdown of prize money is shown below:
| Prize fund | |
|---|---|
| Winner | £100,000 |
| Runner-up | £38,000 |
| Semi-finalist | £20,000 |
| Quarter-finalist | £12,500 |
| Last 16 | £7,000 |
| Last 32 | £4,000 |
| Highest break | £2,000 |
| Total | £350,000 |
The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £10,000. The sponsor pledged to double the prize for a 147 break and so the prize would have been £20,000.[1]
Seeding list
editThe players competed in 7 minor-ranking tournaments to earn points for the European Tour and Asian Tour Orders of Merit. The top 24 from the European Tour and the top 2 from the Asian Tour qualified for the finals, plus 6 more from a combination of both lists. Mark Selby withdrew for personal reasons and was replaced in the draw by Matthew Selt.[2]
The seeding list of the finals was based on the combined list from the earnings of both Orders of Merit.
| Rank | Player | European Tour | Asian Tour | Total points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Selby (ENG) |
26,625 | 0 | 26,625 | |
| 2 | Barry Hawkins (ENG)
|
25,275 | 0 | 25,275 |
| 3 |  Marco Fu (HKG)
|
23,175 | 1,300 | 24,475 |
| 4 | Mark Allen (NIR)
|
22,200 | 0 | 22,200 |
| 5 | Rory McLeod (ENG)
|
22,200 | 0 | 22,200 |
| 6 | Ali Carter (ENG)
|
20,550 | 0 | 20,550 |
| 7 | Shaun Murphy (ENG)
|
15,975 | 0 | 15,975 |
| 8 | Ding Junhui (CHN)
|
1,425 | 13,500 | 14,925 |
| 9 | Mark King (ENG)
|
13,200 | 1,300 | 14,500 |
| 10 |  Ryan Day (WAL)
|
14,475 | 0 | 14,475 |
| 11 | Tom Ford (ENG)
|
13,050 | 800 | 13,850 |
| 12 | Michael White (WAL)
|
13,200 | 0 | 13,200 |
| 13 | Tian Pengfei (CHN)
|
11,700 | 1,300 | 13,000 |
| 14 | Mark Williams (WAL)
|
12,225 | 0 | 12,225 |
| 15 | Ben Woollaston (ENG)
|
9,750 | 1,750 | 11,500 |
| 16 | Martin Gould (ENG)
|
10,425 | 0 | 10,425 |
| 17 | Andrew Higginson (ENG)
|
10,275 | 0 | 10,275 |
| 18 | Ricky Walden (ENG)
|
3,525 | 6,500 | 10,025 |
| 19 | Mike Dunn (ENG)
|
9,975 | 0 | 9,975 |
| 20 | Kyren Wilson (ENG)
|
9,900 | 0 | 9,900 |
| 21 | Liang Wenbo (CHN)
|
8,550 | 1,300 | 9,850 |
| 22 | Dominic Dale (WAL)
|
8,025 | 1,300 | 9,325 |
| 23 | Michael Holt (ENG)
|
8,700 | 0 | 8,700 |
| 24 | Judd Trump (ENG)
|
8,250 | 0 | 8,250 |
| 25 | Jimmy Robertson (ENG)
|
4,500 | 3,500 | 8,000 |
| 26 |  Alan McManus (SCO)
|
7,950 | 0 | 7,950 |
| 27 | David Gilbert (ENG)
|
7,350 | 0 | 7,350 |
| 28 | Sam Baird (ENG)
|
7,275 | 0 | 7,275 |
| 29 |  Luca Brecel (BEL)
|
6,675 | 0 | 6,675 |
| 30 | Graeme Dott (SCO)
|
6,450 | 0 | 6,450 |
| 31 | Robert Milkins (ENG)
|
2,700 | 3,500 | 6,200 |
| 32 | Mark Davis (ENG)
|
6,150 | 0 | 6,150 |
| 33 | Matthew Selt (ENG)
|
6,000 | 0 | 6,000 |
Main draw
editFinal
edit| Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Colin Humphries. EventCity, Manchester, England, 27 March 2016. | ||
| Mark Allen (4) Northern Ireland
|
10–6 | Ricky Walden (18) England
|
| Afternoon: 74–0 (59), 0–89 (85), 8–86, 0–107 (85), 73–6 (51), 96–44 (80), 71–44, 73–33 (68), 78–35 (64) Evening: 83–11 (52), 1–68 (62), 0–92 (92), 51–59, 72–38, 87–28 (61), 100–0 (67) | ||
| 80 | Highest break | 92 |
| 0 | Century breaks | 0 |
| 8 | 50+ breaks | 4 |
Century breaks
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References
edit- ^ "Rolling 147 Prizes for Ladbrokes World Grand Prix and Ladbrokes Players Championship". 29 February 2016.
- ^ "Selby Withdraws from Two Ranking Events". 18 March 2016.
- ^ "Players Championship: centuries". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2016.