# 2016 Riga Masters

The 2016 Kaspersky Riga Masters was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 22–24 June 2016 at the Arena Riga in Riga, Latvia. It was the first ranking event of the 2016/2017 season.
This was the first time for which the event was a ranking tournament, having previously been a minor-ranking event of the Players Tour Championship.
Barry Hawkins was the defending champion, but he decided not to defend his title.
Neil Robertson won the 12th ranking title of his career, defeating Michael Holt 5–2 in the final, from trailing 1–2.

## Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £25,000.

## Main draw

| Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | | Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames | | Semi-finals Best of 9 frames | Semi-finals Best of 9 frames | Semi-finals Best of 9 frames | | Final Best of 9 frames | Final Best of 9 frames | Final Best of 9 frames |
| Sean O'Sullivan | Sean O'Sullivan | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Luca Brecel | Luca Brecel | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Luca Brecel | Luca Brecel | 0 | Sean O'Sullivan | Sean O'Sullivan | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | David Gilbert | David Gilbert | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| David Gilbert | David Gilbert | 4 | David Gilbert | David Gilbert | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sam Baird | Sam Baird | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sam Baird | Sam Baird | 1 | | | | David Gilbert | David Gilbert | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Xiao Guodong | Xiao Guodong | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jamie Jones | Jamie Jones | 4 | | | | | | | Xiao Guodong | Xiao Guodong | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Gary Wilson | Gary Wilson | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Gary Wilson | Gary Wilson | 3 | Jamie Jones | Jamie Jones | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Xiao Guodong | Xiao Guodong | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Gareth Allen | Gareth Allen | 0 | Xiao Guodong | Xiao Guodong | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Xiao Guodong | Xiao Guodong | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Xiao Guodong | Xiao Guodong | 4 | | | | | | | | Xiao Guodong | Xiao Guodong | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Darren Morgan | Darren Morgan | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Jack Lisowski | Jack Lisowski | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | Darren Morgan | Darren Morgan | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Ryan Day | Ryan Day | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ryan Day | Ryan Day | 2 | Jack Lisowski | Jack Lisowski | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Ken Doherty | Ken Doherty | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ken Doherty | Ken Doherty | 4 | Ken Doherty | Ken Doherty | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Noppon Saengkham | Noppon Saengkham | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Noppon Saengkham | Noppon Saengkham | 3 | | | | Ken Doherty | Ken Doherty | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Darren Morgan | Darren Morgan | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Zhao Xintong | Zhao Xintong | 4 | | | | | | | Darren Morgan | Darren Morgan | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| James Cahill | James Cahill | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| James Cahill | James Cahill | 3 | Zhao Xintong | Zhao Xintong | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Darren Morgan | Darren Morgan | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Adam Stefanow | Adam Stefanow | 2 | Darren Morgan | Darren Morgan | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Darren Morgan | Darren Morgan | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Darren Morgan | Darren Morgan | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | Darren Morgan | Darren Morgan | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 5 | | | | |
| Hossein Vafaei | Hossein Vafaei | w/d | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 5 | | | | |
| Matthew Stevens | Matthew Stevens | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Matthew Stevens | Matthew Stevens | w/o | Matthew Stevens | Matthew Stevens | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Tian Pengfei | Tian Pengfei | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tian Pengfei | Tian Pengfei | 4 | Tian Pengfei | Tian Pengfei | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Allan Taylor | Allan Taylor | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Allan Taylor | Allan Taylor | 0 | | | | Matthew Stevens | Matthew Stevens | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Stuart Carrington | Stuart Carrington | 4 | | | | | | | Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Joe Swail | Joe Swail | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Joe Swail | Joe Swail | 3 | Stuart Carrington | Stuart Carrington | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Michael Georgiou | Michael Georgiou | 1 | Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 4 | | | | | | | | Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Christopher Keogan | Christopher Keogan | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Zhou Yuelong | Zhou Yuelong | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Zhou Yuelong | Zhou Yuelong | 4 | Zhou Yuelong | Zhou Yuelong | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 4 | Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Chris Wakelin | Chris Wakelin | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Chris Wakelin | Chris Wakelin | 1 | | | | Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | John Higgins | John Higgins | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Marco Fu | Marco Fu | 3 | | | | | | | John Higgins | John Higgins | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Graeme Dott | Graeme Dott | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Graeme Dott | Graeme Dott | 4 | Graeme Dott | Graeme Dott | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | John Higgins | John Higgins | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| John Higgins | John Higgins | 4 | John Higgins | John Higgins | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark King | Mark King | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark King | Mark King | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Michael Holt | Michael Holt | 2 |
| Li Hang | Li Hang | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Michael Holt | Michael Holt | 2 |
| Chen Zhe | Chen Zhe | w/d | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Chen Zhe | Chen Zhe | w/d | Li Hang | Li Hang | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Ali Carter | Ali Carter | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ali Carter | Ali Carter | 4 | Ali Carter | Ali Carter | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Zhang Yong | Zhang Yong | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Zhang Yong | Zhang Yong | 1 | | | | Ali Carter | Ali Carter | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jak Jones | Jak Jones | 4 | | | | | | | Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jamie Cope | Jamie Cope | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jamie Cope | Jamie Cope | 3 | Jak Jones | Jak Jones | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 4 | Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Davis | Mark Davis | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Davis | Mark Davis | 1 | | | | | | | | Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | John Astley | John Astley | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Dechawat Poomjaeng | Dechawat Poomjaeng | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | John Astley | John Astley | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Jimmy Robertson | Jimmy Robertson | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jimmy Robertson | Jimmy Robertson | 4 | Jimmy Robertson | Jimmy Robertson | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Martin O'Donnell | Martin O'Donnell | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Martin O'Donnell | Martin O'Donnell | 4 | Martin O'Donnell | Martin O'Donnell | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sam Craigie | Sam Craigie | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sam Craigie | Sam Craigie | 3 | | | | Jimmy Robertson | Jimmy Robertson | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | John Astley | John Astley | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Andy Hicks | Andy Hicks | 4 | | | | | | | John Astley | John Astley | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Fang Xiongman | Fang Xiongman | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Fang Xiongman | Fang Xiongman | 3 | Andy Hicks | Andy Hicks | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | John Astley | John Astley | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| John Astley | John Astley | 4 | John Astley | John Astley | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Michael Holt | Michael Holt | 5 | | | | |
| Zhang Anda | Zhang Anda | w/d | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Michael Holt | Michael Holt | 5 | | | | |
| Rory McLeod | Rory McLeod | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rory McLeod | Rory McLeod | w/o | Rory McLeod | Rory McLeod | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Anthony McGill | Anthony McGill | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Andrew Higginson | Andrew Higginson | 2 | Anthony McGill | Anthony McGill | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Anthony McGill | Anthony McGill | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Anthony McGill | Anthony McGill | 4 | | | | Anthony McGill | Anthony McGill | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Yan Bingtao | Yan Bingtao | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Martin Gould | Martin Gould | 4 | | | | | | | Yan Bingtao | Yan Bingtao | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tom Ford | Tom Ford | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tom Ford | Tom Ford | 0 | Martin Gould | Martin Gould | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Yan Bingtao | Yan Bingtao | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Fraser Patrick | Fraser Patrick | 1 | Yan Bingtao | Yan Bingtao | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Yan Bingtao | Yan Bingtao | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Yan Bingtao | Yan Bingtao | 4 | | | | | | | | Anthony McGill | Anthony McGill | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Michael Holt | Michael Holt | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | Michael Holt | Michael Holt | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Lee Walker | Lee Walker | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Lee Walker | Lee Walker | 2 | Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Fergal O'Brien | Fergal O'Brien | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Adam Duffy | Adam Duffy | 3 | Fergal O'Brien | Fergal O'Brien | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Fergal O'Brien | Fergal O'Brien | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Fergal O'Brien | Fergal O'Brien | 4 | | | | Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Michael Holt | Michael Holt | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Michael Holt | Michael Holt | 4 | | | | | | | Michael Holt | Michael Holt | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 1 | Michael Holt | Michael Holt | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Ian Burns | Ian Burns | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ian Burns | Ian Burns | w/o | Ian Burns | Ian Burns | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kyren Wilson | Kyren Wilson | w/d | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Final

Final: Best of 9 frames. Referee: Desislava Bozhilova. Arena Riga, Riga, Latvia, 24 June 2016. :
| Neil Robertson Australia | 5–2 | Michael Holt England |
| 87–56 (Robertson 56), 40–72, 6–60, 63–19, 89–0 (79), 57–20, 70–31 (69) |||
| 79 | Highest break | 39 |
| 0 | Century breaks | 0 |
| 3 | 50+ breaks | 0 |

## Qualifying

These matches were held between 3 and 4 June 2016 at the Preston Guild Hall in Preston, England. All matches were best of 7 frames.
| Yu Delu | 1–4 | Sean O'Sullivan |
| Luca Brecel | 4–0 | Hatem Yassen |
| David Gilbert | 4–3 | Alfie Burden |
| Sam Baird | 4–1 | Daniel Wells |
| Jamie Jones | 4–1 | Jamie Curtis-Barrett |
| Jamie Burnett | 1–4 | Gary Wilson |
| Kurt Maflin | 3–4 | Gareth Allen |
| Xiao Guodong | 4–2 | Steven Hallworth |
| Alex Borg | 1–4 | Jack Lisowski |
| Ryan Day | 4–2 | Rory Thor |
| Peter Lines | 1–4 | Ken Doherty |
| Noppon Saengkham | 4–1 | Ashley Hugill |
| Zhao Xintong | 4–1 | Itaro Santos |
| James Cahill | 4–2 | Robert Milkins |
| Ben Woollaston | 1–4 | Adam Stefanow |
| Bradley Jones | 3–4 | Darren Morgan |
| Elliot Slessor | 1–4 | Hossein Vafaei |
| Matthew Selt | w/d–w/o | Matthew Stevens |
| Tian Pengfei | 4–3 | Mike Dunn |
| Allan Taylor | 4–2 | Liam Highfield |
| Eden Sharav | 0–4 | Stuart Carrington |
| David Grace | 2–4 | Joe Swail |
| Michael Georgiou | 4–2 | Wang Yuchen |
| Michael Collumb | 2–4 | Neil Robertson |
| Christopher Keogan | 4–1 | Hammad Miah |
| Zhou Yuelong | 4–1 | Hamza Akbar |
| Rhys Clark | 0–4 | Judd Trump |
| Chris Wakelin | 4–1 | Rod Lawler |
| Marco Fu | 4–1 | Tatjana Vasiljeva |
| Graeme Dott | 4–2 | Duane Jones |
| Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 3–4 | John Higgins |
| Mark King | 4–3 | Oliver Lines |
| Michael Wild | 2–4 | Li Hang |
| Chen Zhe | 4–1 | Josh Boileau |
| Ali Carter | 4–0 | Paul Davison |
| Mark Joyce | 3–4 | Zhang Yong |
| Mark Allen | w/d–w/o | Jak Jones |
| Alan McManus | 2–4 | Jamie Cope |
| Louis Heathcote | 1–4 | Mark Williams |
| Anthony Hamilton | 3–4 | Mark Davis |
| Dechawat Poomjaeng | 4–2 | Jason Weston |
| Jimmy Robertson | 4–0 | Oliver Brown |
| Martin O'Donnell | 4–3 | Daniel Womersley |
| Brandon Sargeant | 2–4 | Sam Craigie |
| Andy Hicks | w/o–w/d | Leo Fernandez |
| Stephen Maguire | 2–4 | Fang Xiongman |
| Craig Steadman | 2–4 | John Astley |
| Peter Ebdon | 2–4 | Joe Perry |
| Zhang Anda | 4–3 | Charlie Walters |
| Rory McLeod | 4–1 | Robin Hull |
| Andrew Higginson | 4–2 | Dominic Dale |
| Nigel Bond | 1–4 | Anthony McGill |
| Martin Gould | 4–0 | Zak Surety |
| David John | w/d–w/o | Tom Ford |
| Ross Muir | 2–4 | Fraser Patrick |
| Mitchell Mann | 0–4 | Yan Bingtao |
| Darryl Hill | 1–4 | Stuart Bingham |
| Lee Walker | 4–1 | Sydney Wilson |
| Adam Duffy | 4–2 | Robbie Williams |
| Sanderson Lam | 3–4 | Fergal O'Brien |
| Scott Donaldson | 3–4 | Michael Holt |
| Sunny Akani | 3–4 | Mark Selby |
| Ian Burns | 4–2 | Kurt Dunham |
| Antony Parsons | 2–4 | Kyren Wilson |

### Notes

* 1 2 Match was held over and played in Riga.
* 1 2 Wildcard

## Century breaks
### Qualifying stage centuries

Total: 15

### Televised stage centuries

Total: 31