2016 Scottish Open (snooker)

Summary

The 2016 Scottish Open (officially the 2016 Coral Scottish Open) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that began on 12 December and ended on 18 December 2016 at the Commonwealth Arena in Glasgow, Scotland. It was the eleventh ranking event of the 2016/2017 season.[1]

2016 Coral Scottish Open
Tournament information
Dates12–18 December 2016 (2016-12-12 – 2016-12-18)
VenueCommonwealth Arena
CityGlasgow
CountryScotland
OrganisationWorld Snooker
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£366,000
Winner's share£70,000
Highest break Marco Fu (HKG) (142)
Final
Champion Marco Fu (HKG)
Runner-up John Higgins (SCO)
Score9–4
2012
2017

The Scottish Open returned as a full-ranking 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 Northern Ireland Open tournaments.[2][3] The winner of the Scottish Open is awarded the Stephen Hendry Trophy which is named in honour of Scottish seven-time world champion Stephen Hendry.

Ding Junhui was the defending champion but he decided not to compete this year. Marco Fu captured his third ranking title by beating John Higgins 9–4, after having trailed 1–4.[4] He also made the tournament's highest break, a 142 in his second round 4-1 win over Liam Highfield.[5]

Prize fund edit

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[6]

The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stands at £5,000.

Main draw edit

[7]

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

 
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  Stuart Bingham (1)3
 
 
 
  Mark Joyce 4
 
  Mark Joyce3
 
 
 
  Yu Delu4
 
  Josh Boileau 3
 
 
 
  Yu Delu 4
 
  Yu Delu4
 
 
 
  Daniel Wells3
 
  Jamie Curtis-Barrett 0
 
 
 
  Daniel Wells 4
 
  Daniel Wells4
 
 
 
  Kurt Maflin1
 
  Kurt Maflin 4
 
 
 
  Sam Craigie 1
 
  Yu Delu4
 
 
 
  Sean O'Sullivan3
 
  Anthony McGill (16)4
 
 
 
  John Astley 1
 
  Anthony McGill (16)1
 
 
 
  Mitchell Mann4
 
  Mitchell Mann 4
 
 
 
  Sam Baird 2
 
  Mitchell Mann1
 
 
 
  Sean O'Sullivan4
 
  Robbie Williams 1
 
 
 
  Sean O'Sullivan 4
 
  Sean O'Sullivan 4
 
 
 
  Mark King1
 
  Mark King 4
 
 
  Kurt Dunham 0
 

Section 2 edit

 
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  Ian Burns w/o
 
 
 
  Martin Gould w/d
 
  Ian Burns4
 
 
 
  Zhang Anda0
 
  Alfie Burden 0
 
 
 
  Zhang Anda 4
 
  Ian Burns0
 
 
 
  Liang Wenbo (9)4
 
  Dechawat Poomjaeng 2
 
 
 
  Sydney Wilson 4
 
  Sydney Wilson1
 
 
 
  Liang Wenbo (9)4
 
  Liang Wenbo (9)4
 
 
 
  Darryl Hill 2
 
  Liang Wenbo (9)4
 
 
 
  Barry Hawkins (8) 3
 
  Mike Dunn 4
 
 
 
  Jason Weston2
 
  Mike Dunn4
 
 
 
  Gareth Allen3
 
  Gareth Allen 4
 
 
 
  Ross Muir 3
 
  Mike Dunn1
 
 
 
  Barry Hawkins (8)4
 
  Ken Doherty 0
 
 
 
  Matthew Stevens 4
 
  Matthew Stevens2
 
 
 
  Barry Hawkins (8)4
 
  Barry Hawkins (8)4
 
 
  Hammad Miah 0
 

Section 3 edit

 
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  Neil Robertson (5)4
 
 
 
  Rory Thor 1
 
  Neil Robertson (5)4
 
 
 
  Gary Wilson2
 
  Gary Wilson 4
 
 
 
  Allan Taylor1
 
  Neil Robertson (5)4
 
 
 
  Joe Swail2
 
  Lee Walker 1
 
 
 
  Joe Swail 4
 
  Joe Swail 4
 
 
 
  Stuart Carrington2
 
  Kritsanut Lertsattayathorn 3
 
 
 
  Stuart Carrington 4
 
  Neil Robertson (5)3
 
 
 
  Marco Fu (12)4
 
  Marco Fu (12)4
 
 
 
  Sanderson Lam 1
 
  Marco Fu (12)4
 
 
 
  Liam Highfield1
 
  Liam Highfield 4
 
 
 
  Tom Ford1
 
  Marco Fu (12)4
 
 
 
  Robin Hull0
 
  Boonyarit Keattikun 0
 
 
 
  Robin Hull 4
 
  Robin Hull4
 
 
 
  Michael White1
 
  Cao Yupeng 0
 
 
  Michael White 4
 

Section 4 edit

 
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  Fergal O'Brien 4
 
 
 
  Brandon Sargeant0
 
  Fergal O'Brien2
 
 
 
  Stephen Maguire4
 
  Zhou Yuelong 0
 
 
 
  Stephen Maguire 4
 
  Stephen Maguire3
 
 
 
  Mark Williams (13)4
 
  Michael Holt 4
 
 
 
  David Grace 3
 
  Michael Holt1
 
 
 
  Mark Williams (13)4
 
  Mark Williams (13)4
 
 
 
  Rod Lawler 0
 
  Mark Williams (13)3
 
 
 
  Mark Davis4
 
  Rory McLeod 0
 
 
 
  Mark Davis 4
 
  Mark Davis4
 
 
 
  Graeme Dott0
 
  Jak Jones 0
 
 
 
  Graeme Dott4
 
  Mark Davis4
 
 
 
  Xiao Guodong1
 
  Wang Yuchen 1
 
 
 
  Xiao Guodong 4
 
  Xiao Guodong4
 
 
 
  Shaun Murphy (4)1
 
  Shaun Murphy (4)4
 
 
  Zhao Xintong 2
 

Bottom half edit

Section 5 edit

 
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  Judd Trump (3)4
 
 
 
  Zhang Yong 0
 
  Judd Trump (3)4
 
 
 
  Igor Figueiredo0
 
  Jimmy Robertson 3
 
 
 
  Igor Figueiredo 4
 
  Judd Trump (3)4
 
 
 
  Noppon Saengkham0
 
  Craig Steadman 3
 
 
 
  Noppon Saengkham 4
 
  Noppon Saengkham4
 
 
 
  Aditya Mehta2
 
  Yan Bingtao 1
 
 
 
  Aditya Mehta 4
 
  Judd Trump (3)4
 
 
 
  Kyren Wilson (14)2
 
  Kyren Wilson (14)4
 
 
 
  Jamie Jones 0
 
  Kyren Wilson (14)4
 
 
 
  Ben Woollaston0
 
  Ben Woollaston 4
 
 
 
  Ross Vallance1
 
  Kyren Wilson (14)4
 
 
 
  Oliver Lines0
 
  Rhys Clark 4
 
 
 
  Eden Sharav3
 
  Rhys Clark 3
 
 
 
  Oliver Lines4
 
  Oliver Lines 4
 
 
  Chen Zhe 2
 

Section 6 edit

 
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  Fraser Patrick 3
 
 
 
  Anthony Hamilton 4
 
  Anthony Hamilton4
 
 
 
  Michael Georgiou2
 
  Michael Georgiou 4
 
 
 
  Peter Lines 1
 
  Anthony Hamilton4
 
 
 
  Chris Wakelin0
 
  Nigel Bond 0
 
 
 
  Chris Wakelin 4
 
  Chris Wakelin4
 
 
 
  Ali Carter (11)3
 
  Ali Carter (11)4
 
 
 
  Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 2
 
  Anthony Hamilton3
 
 
 
  Robert Milkins4
 
  Michael Wild 3
 
 
 
  Ian Preece4
 
  Ian Preece0
 
 
 
  Robert Milkins 4
 
  Robert Milkins 4
 
 
 
  David Gilbert0
 
  Robert Milkins4
 
 
 
  Joe Perry (6)1
 
  Jack Lisowski 1
 
 
 
  Hossein Vafaei4
 
  Hossein Vafaei0
 
 
 
  Joe Perry (6)4
 
  Joe Perry (6)4
 
 
  Adam Duffy 3
 

Section 7 edit

 
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  Mark Allen (7)4
 
 
 
  Christopher Keogan 3
 
  Mark Allen (7)4
 
 
 
  Fang Xiongman0
 
  Fang Xiongman 4
 
 
 
  Martin O'Donnell 2
 
  Mark Allen (7)4
 
 
 
  Li Hang3
 
  Sunny Akani 4
 
 
 
  Andrew Higginson 3
 
  Sunny Akani1
 
 
 
  Li Hang4
 
  James Wattana 1
 
 
 
  Li Hang 4
 
  Mark Allen (7)2
 
 
 
  Ronnie O'Sullivan (10)4
 
  Ronnie O'Sullivan (10)4
 
 
 
  Matthew Selt 2
 
  Ronnie O'Sullivan (10)4
 
 
 
  Adam Stefanow1
 
  James Cahill 3
 
 
 
  Adam Stefanow 4
 
  Ronnie O'Sullivan (10)4
 
 
 
  Jimmy White2
 
  Ryan Day 4
 
 
 
  Elliot Slessor 1
 
  Ryan Day0
 
 
 
  Jimmy White4
 
  Jimmy White 4
 
 
  David John 0
 

Section 8 edit

 
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  Dominic Dale 4
 
 
 
  Chris Totten2
 
  Dominic Dale4
 
 
 
  Duane Jones0
 
  Luca Brecel 2
 
 
 
  Duane Jones 4
 
  Dominic Dale4
 
 
 
  Ricky Walden (15)3
 
  Daniel Womersley2
 
 
 
  Alex Borg 4
 
  Alex Borg3
 
 
 
  Ricky Walden (15)4
 
  Ricky Walden (15)4
 
 
 
  Tian Pengfei 1
 
  Dominic Dale0
 
 
 
  John Higgins (2)4
 
  Paul Davison 0
 
 
 
  Mei Xiwen 4
 
  Mei Xiwen4
 
 
 
  Peter Ebdon2
 
  Jamie Cope 1
 
 
 
  Peter Ebdon 4
 
  Mei Xiwen0
 
 
 
  John Higgins (2)4
 
  Itaro Santos 0
 
 
 
  Scott Donaldson 4
 
  Scott Donaldson 0
 
 
 
  John Higgins (2)4
 
  John Higgins (2)4
 
 
  Alan McManus 1
 

Finals edit

 
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  Yu Delu5
 
 
 
  Liang Wenbo (9)4
 
  Yu Delu1
 
 
 
  Marco Fu (12)6
 
  Marco Fu (12)5
 
 
 
  Mark Davis1
 
  Marco Fu (12)9
 
 
 
  John Higgins (2)4
 
  Judd Trump (3)5
 
 
 
  Robert Milkins3
 
  Judd Trump (3)5
 
 
 
  John Higgins (2)6
 
  Ronnie O'Sullivan (10)2
 
 
  John Higgins (2)5
 

Final edit

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Leo Scullion.
Commonwealth Arena, Glasgow, Scotland, 18 December 2016.
Marco Fu (12)
  Hong Kong
9–4 John Higgins (2)
  Scotland
Afternoon: 0–126 (126), 25–102 (101), 0–100 (100), 106–1 (106), 0–78 (78), 101–28, 94–36 (58), 78–32 (54)
Evening: 62–35, 89–0 (89), 66–57 (59), 84–24 (59), 68–34 (60)
106 Highest break 126
1 Century breaks 3
7 50+ breaks 4

Century breaks edit

[citation needed]

References edit

  1. ^ "Calendar 2016/2017". Snooker.org. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  2. ^ "World Championship: Snooker tour to be revamped in 2016". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Hearn Announces New Five Year Plan". World Snooker. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  4. ^ "Brilliant Fu Claims Glasgow Victory". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 18 December 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  5. ^ "Mark Allen cruises into Scottish Open last 32". RTÉ. 14 December 2016.
  6. ^ "Indicative prize money rankings schedule 2016/2017 season" (PDF). World Snooker. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 November 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  7. ^ "Scottish Open Draw" (PDF). wst.tv. 5 December 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 February 2020.