| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 25–31 July 2016 | 
| Venue | Yushan No.1 Middle School | 
| City | Yushan | 
| Country | China | 
| Organisation | World Snooker | 
| Format | Ranking event | 
| Total prize fund | £520,000[1] | 
| Winner's share | £90,000 | 
| Highest break | |
| Final | |
| Champion | |
| Runner-up | |
| Score | 10–8 | 
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The 2016 Hanteng Autos World Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 25 and 31 July 2016 at the Yushan No.1 Middle School in Yushan, China.[1] It was the third ranking event of the 2016/2017 season.[2]
Shaun Murphy was the defending champion,[3] but he lost 2–5 to Joe Perry in the quarter-finals.[4]
Ali Carter won the fourth ranking title of his career, defeating Perry 10–8 in the final.[5][6]
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[7]
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The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £35,000.
Wildcard round
These matches were played in Yushan on 25 July 2016.[8][9][10][11]
| Match | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| WC1 | 3–5 | ||
| WC2 | 5–3 | ||
| WC3 | 3–5 | ||
| WC4 | 5–1 | 
Main draw
Final
| Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Jan Verhaas. Yushan No.1 Middle School, Yushan, China, 31 July 2016.[9][10][11]  | ||
| Joe Perry  | 
8–10 | Ali Carter | 
| Afternoon: 56–61, 79–0 (54), 73–41 (56), 40–75, 114–22 (78), 0–80 (80), 18–68 (54), 50–70, 0–91 (91)  Evening: 17–115 (53, 61), 58–70 (58, 70), 70–33, 131–0 (131), 40–75, 123–4 (106), 68–34, 92–0 (92), 0–127 (127)  | ||
| 131 | Highest break | 127 | 
| 2 | Century breaks | 1 | 
| 7 | 50+ breaks | 7 | 
Qualifying
These matches were held between 31 May and 2 June 2016 at the Preston Guild Hall in Preston, England. All matches were best of 9 frames.[12][13][14]
Century breaks
Qualifying stage centuries
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Televised stage centuries
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References
- 1 2  "World Open 2016". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 31 July 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ "Calendar 2016/2017". Snooker.org. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
 - ↑ "Shaun Murphy holds off Mark Selby to win Haikou World Open". BBC Sport. 16 March 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
 - ↑ "Robertson to Face Perry in Semis". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 29 July 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
 - ↑ "Carter Captures World Open Crown". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 31 July 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
 - ↑ "Ali Carter back in world's top 16 after beating Joe Perry in World Open final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 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.
 - 1 2 "World Open Draw" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
 - 1 2 3 "World Open Format" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
 - 1 2 3 "World Open Results". Snooker.org. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
 - 1 2 3  "World Open Matches". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 31 July 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ "World Open Qualifiers Draw" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
 - ↑ "Indian Open, World Open and Riga Masters Qualifiers Format" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
 - ↑ "World Open Qualifiers". Snooker.org. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
 - ↑ "World Open Centuries". CueTracker. Retrieved 1 June 2016.