# 2016 International Championship

The 2016 International Championship was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 23 and 30 October 2016 at the Baihu Media Broadcasting Centre in Daqing, China. It was the eighth ranking event of the 2016/2017 season.
John Higgins was the defending champion but he lost 2–6 to Ding Junhui in the quarter-finals.
Mark Selby won his 9th ranking title by beating Ding Junhui 10–1 in the final. This match was a repeat of the 2016 World Championship final, in which Selby beat Ding by the 18–14 scoreline, and also the second consecutive ranking event final in China to feature both players, previous one, at the Shanghai Masters, being won 10–6 by Ding.

## Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £5,000.

## Wildcard round

These matches were played in Daqing on 23 October 2016.
| Match | | Score | |
| WC1 | Ian Burns (ENG) | 3–6 | Yuan Sijun (CHN) |
| WC2 | Wang Yuchen (CHN) | 5–6 | Xu Si (CHN) |
| WC3 | Ross Muir (SCO) | 3–6 | Zhang Jiankang (CHN) |
| WC4 | Tian Pengfei (CHN) | 3–6 | Chen Zifan (CHN) |

## Main draw

| Last 64 Best of 11 frames | Last 64 Best of 11 frames | Last 64 Best of 11 frames | Last 32 Best of 11 frames | Last 32 Best of 11 frames | Last 32 Best of 11 frames | Last 16 Best of 11 frames | Last 16 Best of 11 frames | Last 16 Best of 11 frames | | Quarter-finals Best of 11 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 11 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 11 frames | | Semi-finals Best of 17 frames | Semi-finals Best of 17 frames | Semi-finals Best of 17 frames | | Final Best of 19 frames | Final Best of 19 frames | Final Best of 19 frames |
| John Higgins | John Higgins | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Eden Sharav | Eden Sharav | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Eden Sharav | Eden Sharav | 3 | John Higgins | John Higgins | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Jak Jones | Jak Jones | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jak Jones | Jak Jones | 6 | Jak Jones | Jak Jones | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jimmy Robertson | Jimmy Robertson | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jimmy Robertson | Jimmy Robertson | 4 | | | | John Higgins | John Higgins | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Zhou Yuelong | Zhou Yuelong | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Martin Gould | Martin Gould | 3 | | | | | | | Zhou Yuelong | Zhou Yuelong | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Joyce | Mark Joyce | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Joyce | Mark Joyce | 6 | Mark Joyce | Mark Joyce | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Zhou Yuelong | Zhou Yuelong | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Anthony McGill | Anthony McGill | 3 | Zhou Yuelong | Zhou Yuelong | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Zhou Yuelong | Zhou Yuelong | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Zhou Yuelong | Zhou Yuelong | 6 | | | | | | | | John Higgins | John Higgins | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Ding Junhui | Ding Junhui | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Matthew Stevens | Matthew Stevens | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | Ding Junhui | Ding Junhui | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Chris Wakelin | Chris Wakelin | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Chris Wakelin | Chris Wakelin | 1 | Matthew Stevens | Matthew Stevens | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Ding Junhui | Ding Junhui | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| David Grace | David Grace | 1 | Ding Junhui | Ding Junhui | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ding Junhui | Ding Junhui | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ding Junhui | Ding Junhui | 6 | | | | Ding Junhui | Ding Junhui | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Fergal O'Brien | Fergal O'Brien | 1 | | | | | | | Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Graeme Dott | Graeme Dott | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Graeme Dott | Graeme Dott | 6 | Graeme Dott | Graeme Dott | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ken Doherty | Ken Doherty | 3 | Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | Ding Junhui | Ding Junhui | 9 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 4 | | | | |
| Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 4 | | | | |
| Yuan Sijun | Yuan Sijun | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Yuan Sijun | Yuan Sijun | 3 | Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Tom Ford | Tom Ford | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Zhao Xintong | Zhao Xintong | 3 | Tom Ford | Tom Ford | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tom Ford | Tom Ford | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tom Ford | Tom Ford | 6 | | | | Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | James Wattana | James Wattana | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 5 | | | | | | | James Wattana | James Wattana | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Xu Si | Xu Si | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Xu Si | Xu Si | 6 | Xu Si | Xu Si | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | James Wattana | James Wattana | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| David Gilbert | David Gilbert | 3 | James Wattana | James Wattana | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| James Wattana | James Wattana | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| James Wattana | James Wattana | 6 | | | | | | | | Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Sam Baird | Sam Baird | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Michael White | Michael White | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Michael White | Michael White | 2 | Sam Baird | Sam Baird | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Marco Fu | Marco Fu | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sunny Akani | Sunny Akani | 4 | Marco Fu | Marco Fu | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Marco Fu | Marco Fu | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Marco Fu | Marco Fu | 6 | | | | Sam Baird | Sam Baird | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mike Dunn | Mike Dunn | 2 | | | | | | | Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Yan Bingtao | Yan Bingtao | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Yan Bingtao | Yan Bingtao | 6 | Yan Bingtao | Yan Bingtao | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Robin Hull | Robin Hull | 4 | Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ding Junhui | Ding Junhui | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 10 |
| Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 10 |
| Zhang Jiankang | Zhang Jiankang | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Zhang Jiankang | Zhang Jiankang | 1 | Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Dominic Dale | Dominic Dale | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Luca Brecel | Luca Brecel | 4 | Dominic Dale | Dominic Dale | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dominic Dale | Dominic Dale | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dominic Dale | Dominic Dale | 6 | | | | Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Ali Carter | Ali Carter | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ali Carter | Ali Carter | 6 | | | | | | | Ali Carter | Ali Carter | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Robbie Williams | Robbie Williams | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Robbie Williams | Robbie Williams | 3 | Ali Carter | Ali Carter | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Stephen Maguire | Stephen Maguire | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Stephen Maguire | Stephen Maguire | 6 | Stephen Maguire | Stephen Maguire | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rod Lawler | Rod Lawler | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rod Lawler | Rod Lawler | 2 | | | | | | | | Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Michael Holt | Michael Holt | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Kurt Maflin | Kurt Maflin | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | Michael Holt | Michael Holt | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Matthew Selt | Matthew Selt | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Matthew Selt | Matthew Selt | 2 | Kurt Maflin | Kurt Maflin | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Ronnie O'Sullivan | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Xiao Guodong | Xiao Guodong | 4 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ronnie O'Sullivan | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ronnie O'Sullivan | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 6 | | | | Ronnie O'Sullivan | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Michael Holt | Michael Holt | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jamie Jones | Jamie Jones | 2 | | | | | | | Michael Holt | Michael Holt | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Michael Holt | Michael Holt | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Michael Holt | Michael Holt | 6 | Michael Holt | Michael Holt | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Daniel Wells | Daniel Wells | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Stuart Carrington | Stuart Carrington | 2 | Daniel Wells | Daniel Wells | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Daniel Wells | Daniel Wells | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Daniel Wells | Daniel Wells | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 9 | | | | |
| Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 9 | | | | |
| Oliver Lines | Oliver Lines | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Oliver Lines | Oliver Lines | 0 | Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Anthony Hamilton | Anthony Hamilton | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Anthony Hamilton | Anthony Hamilton | 6 | Anthony Hamilton | Anthony Hamilton | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Gary Wilson | Gary Wilson | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Gary Wilson | Gary Wilson | 2 | | | | Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 6 | | | | | | | Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Andrew Higginson | Andrew Higginson | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Andrew Higginson | Andrew Higginson | 5 | Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Aditya Mehta | Aditya Mehta | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ryan Day | Ryan Day | 2 | Aditya Mehta | Aditya Mehta | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Aditya Mehta | Aditya Mehta | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Aditya Mehta | Aditya Mehta | 6 | | | | | | | | Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Chen Zifan | Chen Zifan | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Liang Wenbo | Liang Wenbo | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Liang Wenbo | Liang Wenbo | 6 | Liang Wenbo | Liang Wenbo | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Li Hang | Li Hang | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Li Hang | Li Hang | 6 | Li Hang | Li Hang | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Lee Walker | Lee Walker | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Lee Walker | Lee Walker | 1 | | | | Liang Wenbo | Liang Wenbo | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark King | Mark King | 4 | | | | | | | Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| John Astley | John Astley | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| John Astley | John Astley | 6 | John Astley | John Astley | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alfie Burden | Alfie Burden | 2 | Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Peggy Li. Baihu Media Broadcasting Centre, Daqing, China, 30 October 2016. :
| Ding Junhui China | 1–10 | Mark Selby England |
| Afternoon: 5–94 (87), 0–83 (83), 54–62, 70–58, 16–79 (67), 5–68, 29–71 (66), 7–82, 1–69 (50) Evening: 54–62 (62), 0–78 (78) |||
| 47 | Highest break | 87 |
| 0 | Century breaks | 0 |
| 0 | 50+ breaks | 7 |

## Qualifying

These matches were held between 29 September and 1 October 2016 at the Preston Guild Hall in Preston, England. Matches involved John Higgins, Ding Junhui, Liang Wenbo and Mark Selby, were played on 23 October 2016 in China. All matches were best of 11 frames.
| John Higgins | 6–0 | Sydney Wilson |
| Nigel Bond | 3–6 | Eden Sharav |
| Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 5–6 | Jak Jones |
| Jimmy Robertson | 6–0 | Bradley Jones |
| Martin Gould | 6–2 | Scott Donaldson |
| Mark Joyce | 6–1 | Darryl Hill |
| Anthony McGill | 6–3 | Rory Thor |
| Zhou Yuelong | 6–3 | Steven Hallworth |
| Matthew Stevens | 6–3 | Adam Duffy |
| Alan McManus | 4–6 | Chris Wakelin |
| David Grace | 6–1 | Rhys Clark |
| Ding Junhui | 6–5 | Mitchell Mann |
| Fergal O'Brien | 6–3 | Fraser Patrick |
| Graeme Dott | 6–1 | David John |
| Ken Doherty | 6–2 | Allan Taylor |
| Ricky Walden | 6–4 | Ashley Hugill |
| Judd Trump | 6–2 | Hossein Vafaei |
| Ian Burns | 6–2 | Lü Chenwei |
| Ben Woollaston | 4–6 | Zhao Xintong |
| Tom Ford | 6–3 | Brandon Sargeant |
| Mark Williams | 6–2 | Alex Borg |
| Rory McLeod | 1–6 | Wang Yuchen |
| David Gilbert | 6–0 | Gareth Allen |
| Dechawat Poomjaeng | 4–6 | James Wattana |
| Sam Baird | 6–3 | Michael Georgiou |
| Michael White | 6–4 | Zhang Yong |
| Joe Swail | 4–6 | Sunny Akani |
| Marco Fu | 6–1 | Andy Hicks |
| Mike Dunn | 6–2 | Jason Weston |
| Mark Davis | 2–6 | Yan Bingtao |
| Robin Hull | 6–3 | Daniel Womersley |
| Shaun Murphy | 6–2 | Kritsanut Lertsattayathorn |
| Stuart Bingham | 6–2 | Peter Lines |
| Yu Delu | 1–6 | Ross Muir |
| Luca Brecel | 6–2 | Fang Xiongman |
| Dominic Dale | 6–5 | Boonyarit Keattikun |
| Ali Carter | 6–4 | Chen Zhe |
| Robbie Williams | 6–5 | Zhang Anda |
| Stephen Maguire | 6–2 | Michael Wild |
| Rod Lawler | 6–0 | David Lilley |
| Kurt Maflin | 6–2 | Sanderson Lam |
| Matthew Selt | 6–1 | Hamza Akbar |
| Xiao Guodong | 6–4 | Hammad Miah |
| Ronnie O'Sullivan | 6–4 | James Cahill |
| Jamie Jones | 6–4 | Cao Yupeng |
| Michael Holt | 6–1 | Elliot Slessor |
| Stuart Carrington | 6–0 | Kurt Dunham |
| Mark Allen | 5–6 | Daniel Wells |
| Neil Robertson | 6–5 | Sam Craigie |
| Oliver Lines | 6–4 | Liam Highfield |
| Robert Milkins | 5–6 | Anthony Hamilton |
| Gary Wilson | 6–3 | Craig Steadman |
| Joe Perry | 6–1 | Christopher Keogan |
| Andrew Higginson | 6–3 | Jimmy White |
| Ryan Day | 6–0 | Louis Heathcote |
| Jack Lisowski | 4–6 | Aditya Mehta |
| Tian Pengfei | 6–0 | Noppon Saengkham |
| Liang Wenbo | 6–5 | Mei Xiwen |
| Li Hang | 6–5 | Sean O'Sullivan |
| Barry Hawkins | 4–6 | Lee Walker |
| Mark King | 6–3 | Jamie Cope |
| Peter Ebdon | 3–6 | John Astley |
| Alfie Burden | 6–2 | Duane Jones |
| Mark Selby | 6–4 | Paul Davison |