2016 Indian Open
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 5–9 July 2016 |
| Venue | HICC Novotel Hotel |
| City | Hyderabad |
| Country | India |
| Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £300,000[1] |
| Winner's share | £50,000 |
| Highest break |
 Mark King (142) |
| Final | |
| Champion |
 Anthony McGill |
| Runner-up |
Kyren Wilson |
| 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
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
These matches were played in Hyderabad on 5 July 2016.[8][9][10][11]
| Match | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| WC1 |  Zhao Xintong |
4–2 |  Kamal Chawla |
| WC2 |  Hamza Akbar |
w/d–w/o | Dilip Kumar |
| WC3 | Fraser Patrick |
w/d–w/o | Ishpreet Singh Chadha |
| WC4 | Andrew Higginson |
4–1 | Manan Chandra |
| WC5 | Fang Xiongman |
2–4 | Pankaj Advani |
| WC6 | David Grace |
4–1 | Lucky Vatnani |
Main draw
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Final
Final: Best of 9 frames. Referee:  Marcel Eckardt. HICC Novotel Hotel, Hyderabad, India, 9 July 2016.[9][10][11] | ||
| Kyren Wilson England |
2–5 | Anthony McGill Scotland |
| 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
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]
Century breaks
Qualifying stage centuries
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Televised stage centuries
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References
- 1 2 3 "Indian Open 2016". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on July 4, 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. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
- ↑ "Rolling 147 Prizes". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- 1 2 "Indian Open Draw" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
- 1 2 3 "Indian Open Format" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 "Indian Open". Snooker.org. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
- 1 2 3 "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 Qualifiers: Century Breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 10 July 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
- ↑ "Indian Open Centuries". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 10 July 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
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