2016 Northern Ireland Open

2016 Coral Northern Ireland Open
Tournament information
Dates	14–20 November 2016
Venue	Titanic Exhibition Centre
City	Belfast
Country	Northern Ireland
Organisation	World Snooker
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£366,000
Winner's share	£70,000
Highest break	John Higgins (SCO) (147)
Final
Champion	Mark King (ENG)
Runner-up	Barry Hawkins (ENG)
Score	9–8
	← First 2017 →

The 2016 Northern Ireland Open (officially the 2016 Coral Northern Ireland Open) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 14 and 20 November 2016 at the Titanic Exhibition Centre in Belfast, Northern Ireland.^[1] It was the ninth ranking event of the 2016/2017 season.^[2]

This was the inaugural Northern Ireland Open 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 Scottish Open tournaments.^[3]^[4] The winner of the Northern Ireland Open is awarded the Alex Higgins Trophy which is named in honour of Northern Irish two-time world champion Alex Higgins.^[5]

Mark King won the first ranking title of his career by defeating Barry Hawkins 9–8 in the final.^[6]^[7]

John Higgins made the 123rd official maximum break in the fifth frame of his last 64 match against Sam Craigie. It was Higgins' eighth professional maximum.^[8]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:^[9]

Winner: £70,000
Runner-up: £30,000
Semi-final: £20,000
Quarter-final: £10,000
Last 16: £6,000
Last 32: £3,500
Last 64: £2,500

Highest break: £2,000
Total: £366,000

The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £10,000.

Main draw

^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13]

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



Judd Trump (1)	w/d

Peter Ebdon	w/o
		Peter Ebdon	4

		Adam Duffy	3
Michael Wild	2

Adam Duffy	4
				Peter Ebdon	2

				Scott Donaldson	4
Kurt Dunham	4

Christopher Keogan	2
		Kurt Dunham	3

		Scott Donaldson	4
Robert Milkins	1

Scott Donaldson	4
						Scott Donaldson	2

						Hossein Vafaei	4
Stephen Maguire (16)	3

Alan McManus	4
		Alan McManus	0

		Sanderson Lam	4
Wang Yuchen	1

Sanderson Lam	4
				Sanderson Lam	1

				Hossein Vafaei	4
Zak Surety	4

Darryl Hill	3
		Zak Surety	2

		Hossein Vafaei	4
Hossein Vafaei	4

Rod Lawler	3

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



Zhang Yong	2

Kurt Maflin	4
		Kurt Maflin	4

		Alex Borg	1
Alex Borg	4

Dechawat Poomjaeng	2
				Kurt Maflin	4

				Josh Boileau	1
Mike Dunn	3

Josh Boileau	4
		Josh Boileau	4

		Hamza Akbar	2
Ali Carter (9)	w/d

Hamza Akbar	w/o
						Kurt Maflin	2

						Mark King	4
Fergal O'Brien	4

Tian Pengfei	2
		Fergal O'Brien	4

		Mitchell Mann	0
Thor Chuan Leong	1

Mitchell Mann	4
				Fergal O'Brien	0

				Mark King	4
Mark King	4

Igor Figueiredo	1
		Mark King	4

		Liang Wenbo (8)	2
Liang Wenbo (8)	4

Nigel Bond	1

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



Ronnie O'Sullivan (5)	4

David John	1
		Ronnie O'Sullivan (5)	4

		Jimmy White	1
Gareth Allen	2

Jimmy White	4
				Ronnie O'Sullivan (5)	4

				Zhang Anda	0
Zhang Anda	4

Ian Preece	0
		Zhang Anda	4

		Chris Wakelin	3
Chris Wakelin	4

James Wattana	1
						Ronnie O'Sullivan (5)	3

						Kyren Wilson (12)	4
Kyren Wilson (12)	4

Hammad Miah	2
		Kyren Wilson (12)	4

		Jordan Brown	2
Jordan Brown	4

Ben Woollaston	2
				Kyren Wilson (12)	4

				Sunny Akani	2
Cao Yupeng	1

Sunny Akani	4
		Sunny Akani	4

		Mark Davis	3
Mark Davis	4

Jason Weston	0

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



Matthew Selt	2

Jamie Curtis-Barrett	4
		Jamie Curtis-Barrett	1

		David Gilbert	4
Zhao Xintong	1

David Gilbert	4
				David Gilbert	2

				Mark Williams (13)	4
Craig Steadman	4

Alfie Burden	1
		Craig Steadman	0

		Mark Williams (13)	4
Mark Williams (13)	4

David Grace	2
						Mark Williams (13)	4

						John Higgins (4)	1
Zhou Yuelong	4

Matthew Stevens	3
		Zhou Yuelong	4

		Allan Taylor	0
Allan Taylor	4

Li Hang	2
				Zhou Yuelong	0

				John Higgins (4)	4
Sam Craigie	4

Jamie Jones	0
		Sam Craigie	1

		John Higgins (4)	4
John Higgins (4)	4

Paul Davison	0

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



Shaun Murphy (3)	0

Luca Brecel	4
		Luca Brecel	4

		Jamie Cope	2
Adam Stefanow	2

Jamie Cope	4
				Luca Brecel	1

				Michael White	4
Graeme Dott	0

Michael White	4
		Michael White	4

		Chen Zhe	3
Chen Zhe	4

Ross Muir	1
						Michael White	4

						Dominic Dale	2
Ricky Walden (14)	4

Sean O'Sullivan	2
		Ricky Walden (14)	4

		Kritsanut Lertsattayathorn	3
Kritsanut Lertsattayathorn	4

Rory McLeod	2
				Ricky Walden (14)	2

				Dominic Dale	4
Tom Ford	4

Ian Burns	2
		Tom Ford	0

		Dominic Dale	4
Dominic Dale	4

Joe Swail	2

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



Mei Xiwen	1

Duane Jones	4
		Duane Jones	0

		Fraser Patrick	4
Fraser Patrick	4

Marc Davis	1
				Fraser Patrick	0

				Barry Hawkins (11)	4
Stuart Carrington	3

Michael Holt	4
		Michael Holt	1

		Barry Hawkins (11)	4
Barry Hawkins (11)	4

Martin O'Donnell	0
						Barry Hawkins (11)	4

						Jack Lisowski	0
Jack Lisowski	4

David Lilley	3
		Jack Lisowski	4

		John Astley	1
John Astley	4

Xiao Guodong	3
				Jack Lisowski	4

				Joe Perry (6)	3
Elliot Slessor	2

Jimmy Robertson	4
		Jimmy Robertson	3

		Joe Perry (6)	4
Joe Perry (6)	4

Itaro Santos	0

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



Mark Allen (7)	4

Mark Joyce	1
		Mark Allen (7)	4

		Michael Georgiou	2
Michael Georgiou	4

Patrick Wallace	2
				Mark Allen (7)	4

				Robin Hull	1
Robin Hull	4

James Cahill	2
		Robin Hull	4

		Lee Walker	2
Lee Walker	4

Rhys Clark	2
						Mark Allen (7)	4

						Gary Wilson	3
Marco Fu (10)	4

Ryan Day	3
		Marco Fu (10)	3

		Sam Baird	4
Noppon Saengkham	3

Sam Baird	4
				Sam Baird	3

				Gary Wilson	4
Andrew Higginson	4

Daniel Wells	1
		Andrew Higginson	3

		Gary Wilson	4
Gary Wilson	4

Peter Lines	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



Ashley Hugill	0

Ken Doherty	4
		Ken Doherty	3

		Anthony Hamilton	4
Anthony Hamilton	4

Boonyarit Keattikun	2
				Anthony Hamilton	4

				Anthony McGill (15)	2
Aditya Mehta	4

Sydney Wilson	2
		Aditya Mehta	3

		Anthony McGill (15)	4
Anthony McGill (15)	4

Fang Xiongman	2
						Anthony Hamilton	4

						Yan Bingtao	3
Eden Sharav	4

Oliver Lines	1
		Eden Sharav	0

		Yan Bingtao	4
Steven Hallworth	1

Yan Bingtao	4
				Yan Bingtao	4

				Robbie Williams	3
Robbie Williams	4

Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	2
		Robbie Williams	4

		Yu Delu	1
Ding Junhui (2)	2

Yu Delu	4

Finals

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



Hossein Vafaei	3

Mark King	5
		Mark King	6

		Kyren Wilson (12)	2
Kyren Wilson (12)	5

Mark Williams (13)	4
				Mark King	9

				Barry Hawkins (11)	8
Michael White	2

Barry Hawkins (11)	5
		Barry Hawkins (11)	6

		Anthony Hamilton	5
Mark Allen (7)	2

Anthony Hamilton	5

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Terry Camilleri. Titanic Exhibition Centre, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 20 November 2016.^[11]^[12]^[13]
Mark King England	9–8	Barry Hawkins (11) England
Afternoon: 1–85 (85), 6–118 (113), 126–11 (110), 49–80, 1–60, 14–64, 66–18, 90–1 Evening: 95–5 (62), 101–13 (100), 83–1, 76–6 (54), 0–73 (73), 40–82 (76), 65–28, 65–72, 84–33
110	Highest break	113
2	Century breaks	1
4	50+ breaks	4

Century breaks

^[14]

147, 137, 130, 107 – John Higgins
142 – Fergal O'Brien
141, 133, 131, 126, 117, 108 – Ronnie O'Sullivan
139 – Mark Williams
138, 134, 124 – Anthony Hamilton
137, 130, 117, 104 – Michael White
133 – Dominic Dale
131 – Chen Zhe
130, 121 – Yan Bingtao
126, 117, 113 – Barry Hawkins
126 – Kurt Dunham
125, 108 – Rhys Clark
125 – Alfie Burden
125 – James Cahill
121 – David Gilbert
120 – Peter Ebdon
119, 112, 101 – Kurt Maflin
119 – Hossein Vafaei
118 – Marco Fu
118 – Alan McManus

117 – Luca Brecel
116, 109 – Ricky Walden
113, 109, 100 – Kyren Wilson
112 – Michael Georgiou
110, 100 – Mark King
110 – Anthony McGill
110 – Tom Ford
109 – Mark Allen
106 – Scott Donaldson
106 – Sam Baird
104 – Sam Craigie
104 – Yu Delu
103 – Jamie Curtis-Barrett
102 – Jordan Brown
102 – Ken Doherty
102 – Liang Wenbo
101 – Robbie Williams
102 – Stephen Maguire
100 – Jack Lisowski
100 – Eden Sharav

References

^ ^a ^b "Coral Northern Ireland Open 2016". World Snooker. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
^ "Calendar 2016/2017". Snooker.org. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
^ "World Championship: Snooker tour to be revamped in 2016". BBC Sport. 29 April 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
^ "Hearn Announces New Five Year Plan". World Snooker. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
^ "Alex Higgins: NI trophy named after two-time world champion". BBC Sport. 27 September 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
^ "Northern Ireland Open: Mark King ends 25-year wait for ranking title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
^ "King Crowned in Belfast". World Snooker. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
^ "Higgins Makes 147 in Belfast". World Snooker. Archived from the original on 21 November 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
^ "Indicative prize money rankings schedule 2016/2017 season" (PDF). World Snooker. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 November 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
^ "Northern Ireland Open Draw" (PDF). World Snooker. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Northern Ireland Open Format" (PDF). World Snooker. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Coral Northern Ireland Open Results". Snooker.org. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
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^ "Northern Ireland Open Centuries". World Snooker. Archived from the original on 21 November 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[NIO-1] "Coral Northern Ireland Open 2016". World Snooker. Retrieved 7 November 2016.

[calendar-2] "Calendar 2016/2017". Snooker.org. Retrieved 7 November 2016.

[3] "World Championship: Snooker tour to be revamped in 2016". BBC Sport. 29 April 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2016.

[4] "Hearn Announces New Five Year Plan". World Snooker. Retrieved 7 November 2016.

[5] "Alex Higgins: NI trophy named after two-time world champion". BBC Sport. 27 September 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.

[6] "Northern Ireland Open: Mark King ends 25-year wait for ranking title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 November 2016.

[7] "King Crowned in Belfast". World Snooker. Retrieved 21 November 2016.

[8] "Higgins Makes 147 in Belfast". World Snooker. Archived from the original on 21 November 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2016.

[9] "Indicative prize money rankings schedule 2016/2017 season" (PDF). World Snooker. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 November 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.

[draw-10] "Northern Ireland Open Draw" (PDF). World Snooker. Retrieved 7 November 2016.

[format-11] "Northern Ireland Open Format" (PDF). World Snooker. Retrieved 7 November 2016.

[results-12] "Coral Northern Ireland Open Results". Snooker.org. Retrieved 21 November 2016.

[matches-13] "Northern Ireland Open Matches". World Snooker. Archived from the original on 21 November 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[14] "Northern Ireland Open Centuries". World Snooker. Archived from the original on 21 November 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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