# 2016 English Open (snooker)

The 2016 English Open (officially the 2016 BetVictor English Open) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 10 and 16 October 2016 at the EventCity in Manchester, England. It was the seventh ranking event of the 2016/2017 season.
This was the inaugural English 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 Northern Ireland Open and Scottish Open tournaments. The winner of the English Open is awarded the Davis Trophy which is named in honour of six-time world champion Steve Davis.
Liang Wenbo captured his only ranking title by beating Judd Trump 9–6 in the final. As a result, he qualified for the Champion of Champions in November.
Alfie Burden made the 122nd official maximum break in the sixth frame of his first round match against Daniel Wells. It was Burden's first professional maximum break.

## Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £10,000.

## Main draw
### Top half
#### Section 1

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 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 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| Mark Selby (1) | 4 | | | | |
| Gary Wilson | 0 | | | | |
| Gary Wilson | 0 | Mark Selby (1) | 3 | | |
| | | Liam Highfield | 4 | | |
| Sam Craigie | w/d | Liam Highfield | 4 | | |
| Liam Highfield | w/o | | | | |
| Liam Highfield | w/o | | | Liam Highfield | 1 |
| | | | | Ryan Day | 4 |
| Gareth Allen | 3 | | | Ryan Day | 4 |
| Stephen Maguire | 4 | | | | |
| Stephen Maguire | 4 | Stephen Maguire | 3 | | |
| | | Ryan Day | 4 | | |
| Ryan Day | 4 | Ryan Day | 4 | | |
| Kurt Maflin | 1 | | | | | | |
| Kurt Maflin | 1 | | | | | Ryan Day | 1 |
| | | | | | | Barry Hawkins (16) | 4 |
| Barry Hawkins (16) | 4 | | | | | Barry Hawkins (16) | 4 |
| Jack Lisowski | 3 | | | | | | |
| Jack Lisowski | 3 | Barry Hawkins (16) | 4 | | | | |
| | | Mark Davis | 2 | | | | |
| Mark Davis | 4 | Mark Davis | 2 | | | | |
| Tian Pengfei | 1 | | | | | | |
| Tian Pengfei | 1 | | | Barry Hawkins (16) | 4 | | |
| | | | | David Grace | 1 |
| Dominic Dale | 2 | | | David Grace | 1 |
| David Grace | 4 | | | | |
| David Grace | 4 | David Grace | 4 | | |
| | | Andrew Higginson | 3 | | |
| Andrew Higginson | 4 | Andrew Higginson | 3 | | |
| Nigel Bond | 1 | | | | |

#### Section 2

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 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 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| Michael White | 4 | | | | |
| Jason Weston | 0 | | | | |
| Jason Weston | 0 | Michael White | 1 | | |
| | | Kritsanut Lertsattayathorn | 4 | | |
| Boonyarit Keattikun | 3 | Kritsanut Lertsattayathorn | 4 | | |
| Kritsanut Lertsattayathorn | 4 | | | | |
| Kritsanut Lertsattayathorn | 4 | | | Kritsanut Lertsattayathorn | 3 |
| | | | | Ricky Walden (9) | 4 |
| Alex Borg | 0 | | | Ricky Walden (9) | 4 |
| Li Hang | 4 | | | | |
| Li Hang | 4 | Li Hang | 3 | | |
| | | Ricky Walden (9) | 4 | | |
| Ricky Walden (9) | 4 | Ricky Walden (9) | 4 | | |
| Robin Hull | 1 | | | | | | |
| Robin Hull | 1 | | | | | Ricky Walden (9) | 4 |
| | | | | | | Yan Bingtao | 1 |
| Dechawat Poomjaeng | 2 | | | | | Yan Bingtao | 1 |
| John Astley | 4 | | | | | | |
| John Astley | 4 | John Astley | 0 | | | | |
| | | Yan Bingtao | 4 | | | | |
| Yan Bingtao | 4 | Yan Bingtao | 4 | | | | |
| Sanderson Lam | 2 | | | | | | |
| Sanderson Lam | 2 | | | Yan Bingtao | 4 | | |
| | | | | Mark Allen (8) | 3 |
| Sean O'Sullivan | 2 | | | Mark Allen (8) | 3 |
| Scott Donaldson | 4 | | | | |
| Scott Donaldson | 4 | Scott Donaldson | 1 | | |
| | | Mark Allen (8) | 4 | | |
| Mark Allen (8) | 4 | Mark Allen (8) | 4 | | |
| Jamie Curtis-Barrett | 1 | | | | |

#### Section 3

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 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 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| John Higgins (5) | 4 | | | | |
| Michael Wild | 2 | | | | |
| Michael Wild | 2 | John Higgins (5) | 4 | | |
| | | Mark King | 1 | | |
| Mark King | 4 | Mark King | 1 | | |
| Rory Thor | 3 | | | | |
| Rory Thor | 3 | | | John Higgins (5) | 4 |
| | | | | Fraser Patrick | 3 |
| Fraser Patrick | 4 | | | Fraser Patrick | 3 |
| Zak Surety | 1 | | | | |
| Zak Surety | 1 | Fraser Patrick | 4 | | |
| | | James Wattana | 2 | | |
| Eden Sharav | 1 | James Wattana | 2 | | |
| James Wattana | 4 | | | | | | |
| James Wattana | 4 | | | | | John Higgins (5) | 4 |
| | | | | | | Tom Ford | 1 |
| Marco Fu (12) | 4 | | | | | Tom Ford | 1 |
| Martin O'Donnell | 3 | | | | | | |
| Martin O'Donnell | 3 | Marco Fu (12) | 2 | | | | |
| | | Tom Ford | 4 | | | | |
| Rory McLeod | 2 | Tom Ford | 4 | | | | |
| Tom Ford | 4 | | | | | | |
| Tom Ford | 4 | | | Tom Ford | 4 | | |
| | | | | Joe Swail | 2 |
| Itaro Santos | 1 | | | Joe Swail | 2 |
| Joe Swail | 4 | | | | |
| Joe Swail | 4 | Joe Swail | 4 | | |
| | | James Cahill | 1 | | |
| James Cahill | 4 | James Cahill | 1 | | |
| Adam Stefanow | 3 | | | | |

#### Section 4

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 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 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| Oliver Lines | 1 | | | | |
| Ian Preece | 4 | | | | |
| Ian Preece | 4 | Ian Preece | 4 | | |
| | | Craig Steadman | 1 | | |
| Mark Joyce | 3 | Craig Steadman | 1 | | |
| Craig Steadman | 4 | | | | |
| Craig Steadman | 4 | | | Ian Preece | 1 |
| | | | | Mark Williams (13) | 4 |
| Ian Burns | 4 | | | Mark Williams (13) | 4 |
| Christopher Keogan | 2 | | | | |
| Christopher Keogan | 2 | Ian Burns | 1 | | |
| | | Mark Williams (13) | 4 | | |
| Mark Williams (13) | 4 | Mark Williams (13) | 4 | | |
| David John | 2 | | | | | | |
| David John | 2 | | | | | Mark Williams (13) | 0 |
| | | | | | | Judd Trump (4) | 4 |
| Martin Gould | 4 | | | | | Judd Trump (4) | 4 |
| Sydney Wilson | 1 | | | | | | |
| Sydney Wilson | 1 | Martin Gould | 4 | | | | |
| | | Zhou Yuelong | 2 | | | | |
| Zhou Yuelong | 4 | Zhou Yuelong | 2 | | | | |
| Jimmy White | 3 | | | | | | |
| Jimmy White | 3 | | | Martin Gould | 1 | | |
| | | | | Judd Trump (4) | 4 |
| Matthew Stevens | 1 | | | Judd Trump (4) | 4 |
| Jamie Bodle | 4 | | | | |
| Jamie Bodle | 4 | Jamie Bodle | 3 | | |
| | | Judd Trump (4) | 4 | | |
| Judd Trump (4) | 4 | Judd Trump (4) | 4 | | |
| Ken Doherty | 1 | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 5

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 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 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| Shaun Murphy (3) | 4 | | | | |
| Chen Zhe | 0 | | | | |
| Chen Zhe | 0 | Shaun Murphy (3) | 3 | | |
| | | Liang Wenbo | 4 | | |
| Liang Wenbo | 4 | Liang Wenbo | 4 | | |
| Graeme Dott | 0 | | | | |
| Graeme Dott | 0 | | | Liang Wenbo | 4 |
| | | | | Fergal O'Brien | 2 |
| Robbie Williams | 0 | | | Fergal O'Brien | 2 |
| Fergal O'Brien | 4 | | | | |
| Fergal O'Brien | 4 | Fergal O'Brien | 4 | | |
| | | Ross Muir | 2 | | |
| Ross Muir | 4 | Ross Muir | 2 | | |
| Zhang Yong | 3 | | | | | | |
| Zhang Yong | 3 | | | | | Liang Wenbo | 4 |
| | | | | | | Ben Woollaston | 3 |
| Ali Carter (14) | 4 | | | | | Ben Woollaston | 3 |
| Luca Brecel | 3 | | | | | | |
| Luca Brecel | 3 | Ali Carter (14) | 4 | | | | |
| | | Sunny Akani | 3 | | | | |
| Sunny Akani | 4 | Sunny Akani | 3 | | | | |
| Kurt Dunham | 0 | | | | | | |
| Kurt Dunham | 0 | | | Ali Carter (14) | 2 | | |
| | | | | Ben Woollaston | 4 |
| Ben Woollaston | 4 | | | Ben Woollaston | 4 |
| Cao Yupeng | 1 | | | | |
| Cao Yupeng | 1 | Ben Woollaston | 4 | | |
| | | Zhang Anda | 3 | | |
| Josh Boileau | 2 | Zhang Anda | 3 | | |
| Zhang Anda | 4 | | | | |

#### Section 6

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 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 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| Yu Delu | 1 | | | | |
| Rod Lawler | 4 | | | | |
| Rod Lawler | 4 | Rod Lawler | 3 | | |
| | | Stuart Carrington | 4 | | |
| Peter Ebdon | 1 | Stuart Carrington | 4 | | |
| Stuart Carrington | 4 | | | | |
| Stuart Carrington | 4 | | | Stuart Carrington | 1 |
| | | | | Anthony Hamilton | 4 |
| Adam Duffy | 1 | | | Anthony Hamilton | 4 |
| Anthony Hamilton | 4 | | | | |
| Anthony Hamilton | 4 | Anthony Hamilton | 4 | | |
| | | Matthew Selt | 2 | | |
| Joe Perry (11) | 2 | Matthew Selt | 2 | | |
| Matthew Selt | 4 | | | | | | |
| Matthew Selt | 4 | | | | | Anthony Hamilton | 4 |
| | | | | | | Jak Jones | 3 |
| Sam Baird | 3 | | | | | Jak Jones | 3 |
| Elliot Slessor | 4 | | | | | | |
| Elliot Slessor | 4 | Elliot Slessor | 3 | | | | |
| | | Jak Jones | 4 | | | | |
| Jak Jones | 4 | Jak Jones | 4 | | | | |
| Brandon Sargeant | 0 | | | | | | |
| Brandon Sargeant | 0 | | | Jak Jones | 4 | | |
| | | | | Ding Junhui (6) | 2 |
| Darryl Hill | 1 | | | Ding Junhui (6) | 2 |
| Mei Xiwen | 4 | | | | |
| Mei Xiwen | 4 | Mei Xiwen | 0 | | |
| | | Ding Junhui (6) | 4 | | |
| Ding Junhui (6) | 4 | Ding Junhui (6) | 4 | | |
| Mitchell Mann | 0 | | | | |

#### Section 7

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 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 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| Neil Robertson (7) | 4 | | | | |
| Hamza Akbar | 1 | | | | |
| Hamza Akbar | 1 | Neil Robertson (7) | 4 | | |
| | | Duane Jones | 1 | | |
| Mike Dunn | 0 | Duane Jones | 1 | | |
| Duane Jones | 4 | | | | |
| Duane Jones | 4 | | | Neil Robertson (7) | 3 |
| | | | | Xiao Guodong | 4 |
| Noppon Saengkham | 4 | | | Xiao Guodong | 4 |
| Michael Georgiou | 1 | | | | |
| Michael Georgiou | 1 | Noppon Saengkham | 0 | | |
| | | Xiao Guodong | 4 | | |
| Michael Holt | 1 | Xiao Guodong | 4 | | |
| Xiao Guodong | 4 | | | | | | |
| Xiao Guodong | 4 | | | | | Xiao Guodong | 3 |
| | | | | | | Chris Wakelin | 4 |
| Ronnie O'Sullivan (10) | 4 | | | | | Chris Wakelin | 4 |
| Jimmy Robertson | 0 | | | | | | |
| Jimmy Robertson | 0 | Ronnie O'Sullivan (10) | 4 | | | | |
| | | Zhao Xintong | 3 | | | | |
| Zhao Xintong | 4 | Zhao Xintong | 3 | | | | |
| Wang Yuchen | 0 | | | | | | |
| Wang Yuchen | 0 | | | Ronnie O'Sullivan (10) | 3 | | |
| | | | | Chris Wakelin | 4 |
| Anthony McGill | 4 | | | Chris Wakelin | 4 |
| Jamie Cope | 2 | | | | |
| Jamie Cope | 2 | Anthony McGill | 1 | | |
| | | Chris Wakelin | 4 | | |
| Chris Wakelin | 4 | Chris Wakelin | 4 | | |
| Allan Taylor | 3 | | | | |

#### Section 8

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 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 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| Aditya Mehta | 3 | | | | |
| Lee Walker | 4 | | | | |
| Lee Walker | 4 | Lee Walker | 2 | | |
| | | Rhys Clark | 4 | | |
| Jamie Jones | w/d | Rhys Clark | 4 | | |
| Rhys Clark | w/o | | | | |
| Rhys Clark | w/o | | | Rhys Clark | 4 |
| | | | | Kyren Wilson (15) | 3 |
| Alfie Burden | 3 | | | Kyren Wilson (15) | 3 |
| Daniel Wells | 4 | | | | |
| Daniel Wells | 4 | Daniel Wells | 1 | | |
| | | Kyren Wilson (15) | 4 | | |
| Kyren Wilson (15) | 4 | Kyren Wilson (15) | 4 | | |
| Wayne Townsend | 0 | | | | | | |
| Wayne Townsend | 0 | | | | | Rhys Clark | 1 |
| | | | | | | Stuart Bingham (2) | 4 |
| Hammad Miah | 1 | | | | | Stuart Bingham (2) | 4 |
| David Gilbert | 4 | | | | | | |
| David Gilbert | 4 | David Gilbert | 4 | | | | |
| | | Peter Lines | 0 | | | | |
| Peter Lines | 4 | Peter Lines | 0 | | | | |
| Paul Davison | 1 | | | | | | |
| Paul Davison | 1 | | | David Gilbert | 0 | | |
| | | | | Stuart Bingham (2) | 4 |
| Alan McManus | 4 | | | Stuart Bingham (2) | 4 |
| Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 1 | | | | |
| Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 1 | Alan McManus | 2 | | |
| | | Stuart Bingham (2) | 4 | | |
| Stuart Bingham (2) | 4 | Stuart Bingham (2) | 4 | | |
| Robert Milkins | 3 | | | | |

### Finals

| Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Final Best of 17 frames | Final Best of 17 frames |
| Barry Hawkins (16) | 5 | | |
| Ricky Walden (9) | 2 | | |
| Ricky Walden (9) | 2 | Barry Hawkins (16) | 2 |
| | | Judd Trump (4) | 6 |
| John Higgins (5) | 1 | Judd Trump (4) | 6 |
| Judd Trump (4) | 5 | | | | |
| Judd Trump (4) | 5 | | | Judd Trump (4) | 6 |
| | | | | Liang Wenbo | 9 |
| Liang Wenbo | 5 | | | Liang Wenbo | 9 |
| Anthony Hamilton | 2 | | | | |
| Anthony Hamilton | 2 | Liang Wenbo | 6 | | |
| | | Stuart Bingham (2) | 5 |
| Chris Wakelin | 0 | Stuart Bingham (2) | 5 |
| Stuart Bingham (2) | 5 | | |

## Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Greg Coniglio. EventCity, Manchester, England, 16 October 2016. :
| Judd Trump (4) England | 6–9 | Liang Wenbo China |
| Afternoon: 9–126 (95), 0–95 (95), 63–2, 76–45 (54), 0–88 (76), 0–96 (92), 62–69 (Trump 51), 67–13 (52) Evening: 132–0 (132), 0–84 (84), 0–115 (98), 69–31 (51), 69–0 (50), 41–69 (62), 51–75 |||
| 132 | Highest break | 98 |
| 1 | Century breaks | 0 |
| 6 | 50+ breaks | 7 |