2016 Welsh Open (snooker)

2016 BetVictor Welsh Open
Tournament information
Dates	15–21 February 2016
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
	← 2015 2017 →

The 2016 Welsh Open (officially the 2016 BetVictor Welsh Open) was a professional ranking snooker tournament held at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff from 15 to 21 February 2016. It was the sixth ranking event of the 2015/2016 season.

The defending champion John Higgins lost 1–4 against Michael White in the last 16.^[1]

Playing Barry Pinches in the first round, Ronnie O'Sullivan declined the opportunity to make a maximum 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 chairman Barry 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 against Neil 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 and Steve Davis for the number of career ranking titles.^[5]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money is shown below:

Winner: £60,000
Runner-up: £30,000
Semi-finals: £20,000
Quarter-finals: £10,000
Last 16: £5,000
Last 32: £3,000
Last 64: £2,000

Highest break: £2,000
Total: £324,000

The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break was £10,000 (2nd ranking event since it was last won, £5,000 added for each ranking event)

Main draw

128 players started the tournament with 12 tables in the arena in the early stages.^[6]

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



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

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



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
Robbie Williams	4

Luke Simmonds	3
		Robbie Williams	3

		Barry Hawkins	4
Barry Hawkins	4

Lee Walker	2

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



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
Matthew Selt	4

Nigel Bond	0
		Matthew Selt	4

		Sydney Wilson	1
Gerard Greene	3

Sydney Wilson	4

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



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
Stuart Carrington	4

Jordan Brown	0
		Stuart Carrington	1

		Neil Robertson	4
Neil Robertson	4

Fraser Patrick	3

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



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
Kyren Wilson	3

Leo Fernandez	4
		Leo Fernandez	1

		Kurt Maflin	4
Kurt Maflin	4

Hammad Miah	3

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



Dechawat Poomjaeng	4

Craig Steadman	1
		Dechawat Poomjaeng	4

		Robert Milkins	1
Robert Milkins	4

Sean O'Sullivan	3
				Dechawat Poomjaeng	3

				Yu Delu	4
Yu Delu	4

Ian Glover	3
		Yu Delu	4

		Ricky Walden	3
Ricky Walden	4

James Wattana	3
						Yu Delu	1

						Ronnie O'Sullivan	4
Jimmy Robertson	4

Michael Wild	3
		Jimmy Robertson	4

		Michael Holt	1
Michael Holt	4

Hamza Akbar	3
				Jimmy Robertson	0

				Ronnie O'Sullivan	4
Tian Pengfei	4

Ashley Hugill	2
		Tian Pengfei	0

		Ronnie O'Sullivan	4
Ronnie O'Sullivan	4

Barry Pinches	1

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



Judd Trump	4

Michael Leslie	0
		Judd Trump	4

		Rory McLeod	1
Rory McLeod	4

Michael Wasley	3
				Judd Trump	4

				Alan McManus	2
Alan McManus	4

Rhys Clark	3
		Alan McManus	4

		Mark Joyce	1
Mark Joyce	4

Gareth Allen	0
						Judd Trump	3

						Joe Perry	4
Joe Perry	4

Tony Drago	0
		Joe Perry	4

		Li Hang	2
Li Hang	4

Chris Melling	0
				Joe Perry	4

				Ken Doherty	2
David Gilbert	4

Zhang Yong	0
		David Gilbert	3

		Ken Doherty	4
Ken Doherty	4

Lu Ning	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



Matthew Stevens	4

David Morris	2
		Matthew Stevens	4

		Martin O'Donnell	2
Stephen Maguire	3

Martin O'Donnell	4
				Matthew Stevens	3

				Martin Gould	4
Jack Lisowski	4

Eden Sharav	2
		Jack Lisowski	3

		Martin Gould	4
Martin Gould	4

Adam Duffy	1
						Martin Gould	1

						Ben Woollaston	4
Dominic Dale	3

Alfie Burden	4
		Alfie Burden	1

		Ben Woollaston	4
Ben Woollaston	4

Jamie Cope	0
				Ben Woollaston	4

				Anthony Hamilton	3
Oliver Lines	1

Allan Taylor	4
		Allan Taylor	2

		Anthony Hamilton	4
Stuart Bingham	1

Anthony Hamilton	4

Finals

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

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

Century breaks

^[7]

147, 126, 120 – Ding Junhui
146, 141, 132, 132, 131, 124, 112, 110, 102, 101 – Ronnie O'Sullivan
141, 140, 126, 107 – Neil Robertson
139, 130 – Joe Perry
139 – Peter Ebdon
137, 115, 105, 104, 100 – John Higgins
135, 125, 124, 105 – Mark Allen
135, 108 – Shaun Murphy
134 – Mark Davis
133 – Allan Taylor
133 – Eden Sharav
131 – Matthew Stevens
130 – Martin O'Donnell
128, 115 – Mark Selby
127 – Rod Lawler
126, 112 – Anthony Hamilton
124, 112 – Judd Trump
118, 101 – Michael White
116, 101 – Marco Fu

115 – Jack Lisowski
115 – Tom Ford
114, 105 – Robin Hull
113 – Lee Walker
113 – Robbie Williams
112 – Itaro Santos
111 – Kurt Maflin
110, 109 – Alan McManus
107 – Anthony McGill
107 – Martin Gould
107 – Michael Holt
106, 103 – Liang Wenbo
105 – Dechawat Poomjaeng
105 – Michael Wasley
104 – David Grace
104 – Gary Wilson
103 – David Gilbert
103 – Mike Dunn
102 – Ashley Hugill

References

^ "Ronnie O'Sullivan wins at Welsh Open but John Higgins is out". BBC Sport. 18 February 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
^ "Ronnie O'Sullivan criticised after turning down 'too cheap' 147 at Welsh Open". BBC Sport. 16 February 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
^ "Ding Junhui goes where Rocket refused to go as he sweeps to brilliant 147". RTÉ Sport. 19 February 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
^ "Ronnie O'Sullivan beats Neil Robertson to win a fourth Welsh Open title". BBC Sport. 21 February 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
^ "Rocket Romps to Welsh Title". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 21 February 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
^ "BetVictor Sponsor Snooker's Welsh Open". World Snooker. January 5, 2016. Archived from the original on February 20, 2020.
^ "Welsh Open: centuries". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 2016-02-18. Retrieved 19 February 2016.

[1] "Ronnie O'Sullivan wins at Welsh Open but John Higgins is out". BBC Sport. 18 February 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2016.

[2] "Ronnie O'Sullivan criticised after turning down 'too cheap' 147 at Welsh Open". BBC Sport. 16 February 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2016.

[3] "Ding Junhui goes where Rocket refused to go as he sweeps to brilliant 147". RTÉ Sport. 19 February 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2016.

[4] "Ronnie O'Sullivan beats Neil Robertson to win a fourth Welsh Open title". BBC Sport. 21 February 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2016.

[5] "Rocket Romps to Welsh Title". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 21 February 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2016.

[6] "BetVictor Sponsor Snooker's Welsh Open". World Snooker. January 5, 2016. Archived from the original on February 20, 2020.

[7] "Welsh Open: centuries". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 2016-02-18. Retrieved 19 February 2016.

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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
← 2015 2017 →