2016 Indian Open
Tournament information | |
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Dates | 5–9 July 2016 |
Venue | HICC Novotel Hotel |
City | Hyderabad |
Country | India |
Organisation | World Snooker |
Format | Ranking event |
Total prize fund | £300,000[1] |
Winner's share | £50,000 |
Highest break | ![]() |
Final | |
Champion | ![]() |
Runner-up | ![]() |
Score | 5–2 |
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The 2016 Indian Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 5–9 July 2016 at the HICC Novotel Hotel in Hyderabad, India.[1] It was the second ranking event of the 2016/2017 season.[2]
Hyderabad hosted the event for the first time, the previous venue being Grand Hyatt in Mumbai.[1]
Michael White was the defending champion,[3] but he lost 1–4 against Anthony Hamilton in the held over qualifying round.[4]
Anthony McGill won the first ranking title of his career, defeating Kyren Wilson 5–2 in the final.[5]
Prize fund
[edit]The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[6]
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The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £30,000.[7]
Wildcard round
[edit]These matches were played in Hyderabad on 5 July 2016.[8][9][10][11]
Match | Score | ||
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WC1 | ![]() | 4–2 | ![]() |
WC2 | ![]() | w/d–w/o | ![]() |
WC3 | ![]() | w/d–w/o | ![]() |
WC4 | ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() |
WC5 | ![]() | 2–4 | ![]() |
WC6 | ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() |
Main draw
[edit]Final
[edit]Final: Best of 9 frames. Referee: Marcel Eckardt. HICC Novotel Hotel, Hyderabad, India, 9 July 2016.[9][10][11] | ||
Kyren Wilson![]() | 2–5 | Anthony McGill![]() |
28–86, 88–16 (65), 27–83, 61–49 (50), 25–97 (96), 12–60, 39–50 | ||
65 | Highest break | 96 |
0 | Century breaks | 0 |
2 | 50+ breaks | 1 |
Qualifying
[edit]These matches were held between 28 and 30 May 2016 at the Preston Guild Hall in Preston, England. All matches were best of 7 frames.[10][12][13]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Preston_Guild_Hall_during_the_qualifying_stage_of_the_2016_Indian_Open.jpg/1000px-Preston_Guild_Hall_during_the_qualifying_stage_of_the_2016_Indian_Open.jpg)
Century breaks
[edit]Televised stage centuries
[edit]Total: 23[14]
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Qualifying stage centuries
[edit]Total: 9[15]
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References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Indian Open 2016". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 4 July 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
- ^ "Calendar 2016/2017". Snooker.org. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
- ^ "Michael White wins first ranking title at Indian Open". BBC Sport. 14 March 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
- ^ "Champion White Makes Early Exit". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- ^ "Indian Open: Scot Anthony McGill secures first ranking title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
- ^ "Indicative prize money rankings schedule 2016/2017 season" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 November 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
- ^ "Rolling 147 Prizes". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- ^ a b "Indian Open Draw" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
- ^ a b c "Indian Open Format" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Indian Open". Snooker.org. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
- ^ a b c "Indian Open". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 10 July 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
- ^ "Indian Open Qualifiers Draw" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
- ^ "Indian Open, World Open and Riga Masters Qualifiers Format" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
- ^ "Indian Open Centuries". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 10 July 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
- ^ "Indian Open Qualifiers: Century Breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 10 July 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2016.