# 2016 China Open (snooker)

The 2016 BAIC Motor China Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament, that took place between 28 March and 3 April 2016 at the Beijing University Students' Gymnasium in Beijing, China. It was the ninth ranking event of the 2015–16 season.
Mark Selby was the defending champion, but he withdrew for personal reasons.
Judd Trump defeated Ricky Walden 10–4 in the final to win his fifth career ranking title.

## Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £15,000, but was not won.

## Wildcard round

These matches were played in Beijing on 28 March 2016.
| Match | | Score | |
| WC1 | Martin O'Donnell (ENG) | 5–0 | Wang Yuchen (CHN) |
| WC2 | Andrew Higginson (ENG) | 3–5 | Yuan Sijun (CHN) |
| WC3 | Tian Pengfei (CHN) | 5–1 | Niu Zhuang (CHN) |
| WC4 | Ian Burns (ENG) | 5–3 | Guan Zhen (CHN) |

## Main draw

| Last 64 Best of 9 frames | Last 64 Best of 9 frames | Last 64 Best of 9 frames | Last 32 Best of 9 frames | Last 32 Best of 9 frames | Last 32 Best of 9 frames | Last 16 Best of 9 frames | Last 16 Best of 9 frames | Last 16 Best of 9 frames | | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | | Final Best of 19 frames | Final Best of 19 frames | Final Best of 19 frames |
| Darryl Hill | Darryl Hill | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| James Wattana | James Wattana | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| James Wattana | James Wattana | 3 | Darryl Hill | Darryl Hill | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Dominic Dale | Dominic Dale | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jamie Jones | Jamie Jones | 1 | Dominic Dale | Dominic Dale | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dominic Dale | Dominic Dale | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dominic Dale | Dominic Dale | 5 | | | | Dominic Dale | Dominic Dale | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Stephen Maguire | Stephen Maguire | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Michael White | Michael White | 1 | | | | | | | Stephen Maguire | Stephen Maguire | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jack Lisowski | Jack Lisowski | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jack Lisowski | Jack Lisowski | 5 | Jack Lisowski | Jack Lisowski | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Stephen Maguire | Stephen Maguire | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Stephen Maguire | Stephen Maguire | 5 | Stephen Maguire | Stephen Maguire | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Gary Wilson | Gary Wilson | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Gary Wilson | Gary Wilson | 3 | | | | | | | | Stephen Maguire | Stephen Maguire | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Alfie Burden | Alfie Burden | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Rhys Clark | Rhys Clark | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | Alfie Burden | Alfie Burden | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Davis | Mark Davis | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Davis | Mark Davis | 4 | Rhys Clark | Rhys Clark | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Alfie Burden | Alfie Burden | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alfie Burden | Alfie Burden | 5 | Alfie Burden | Alfie Burden | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 0 | | | | Alfie Burden | Alfie Burden | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Rory McLeod | Rory McLeod | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mike Dunn | Mike Dunn | 5 | | | | | | | Rory McLeod | Rory McLeod | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alan McManus | Alan McManus | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alan McManus | Alan McManus | 4 | Mike Dunn | Mike Dunn | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Rory McLeod | Rory McLeod | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rory McLeod | Rory McLeod | 5 | Rory McLeod | Rory McLeod | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mitchell Mann | Mitchell Mann | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mitchell Mann | Mitchell Mann | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | Stephen Maguire | Stephen Maguire | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 6 | | | | |
| Judd Trump | Judd Trump | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 6 | | | | |
| Stuart Carrington | Stuart Carrington | w/d | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Stuart Carrington | Stuart Carrington | w/d | Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Jimmy Robertson | Jimmy Robertson | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Anthony McGill | Anthony McGill | 3 | Jimmy Robertson | Jimmy Robertson | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jimmy Robertson | Jimmy Robertson | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jimmy Robertson | Jimmy Robertson | 5 | | | | Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Marco Fu | Marco Fu | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Marco Fu | Marco Fu | 5 | | | | | | | Marco Fu | Marco Fu | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Yu De Lu | Yu De Lu | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Yu De Lu | Yu De Lu | 2 | Marco Fu | Marco Fu | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Robert Milkins | Robert Milkins | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Robert Milkins | Robert Milkins | 5 | Robert Milkins | Robert Milkins | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ross Muir | Ross Muir | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ross Muir | Ross Muir | 4 | | | | | | | | Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Mark King | Mark King | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Chris Wakelin | Chris Wakelin | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | Mark King | Mark King | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Matthew Selt | Matthew Selt | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Matthew Selt | Matthew Selt | 5 | Matthew Selt | Matthew Selt | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Martin O'Donnell | Martin O'Donnell | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Joe Swail | Joe Swail | 2 | Martin O'Donnell | Martin O'Donnell | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Martin O'Donnell | Martin O'Donnell | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Martin O'Donnell | Martin O'Donnell | 5 | | | | Martin O'Donnell | Martin O'Donnell | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Mark King | Mark King | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark King | Mark King | 5 | | | | | | | Mark King | Mark King | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ali Carter | Ali Carter | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ali Carter | Ali Carter | 2 | Mark King | Mark King | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| David Grace | David Grace | 3 | Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 10 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 4 |
| Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 4 |
| Noppon Saengkham | Noppon Saengkham | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Noppon Saengkham | Noppon Saengkham | 5 | Noppon Saengkham | Noppon Saengkham | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Ben Woollaston | Ben Woollaston | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ben Woollaston | Ben Woollaston | w/o | Ben Woollaston | Ben Woollaston | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Adam Duffy | Adam Duffy | w/d | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Adam Duffy | Adam Duffy | w/d | | | | Noppon Saengkham | Noppon Saengkham | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Graeme Dott | Graeme Dott | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Martin Gould | Martin Gould | 0 | | | | | | | Graeme Dott | Graeme Dott | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Yuan Sijun | Yuan Sijun | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Yuan Sijun | Yuan Sijun | 5 | Yuan Sijun | Yuan Sijun | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Graeme Dott | Graeme Dott | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Graeme Dott | Graeme Dott | 5 | Graeme Dott | Graeme Dott | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Matthew Stevens | Matthew Stevens | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Matthew Stevens | Matthew Stevens | 1 | | | | | | | | Noppon Saengkham | Noppon Saengkham | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | John Higgins | John Higgins | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Gerard Greene | Gerard Greene | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | John Higgins | John Higgins | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| David Gilbert | David Gilbert | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| David Gilbert | David Gilbert | 5 | David Gilbert | David Gilbert | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Lee Walker | Lee Walker | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Li Hang | Li Hang | 3 | Lee Walker | Lee Walker | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Lee Walker | Lee Walker | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Lee Walker | Lee Walker | 5 | | | | David Gilbert | David Gilbert | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | John Higgins | John Higgins | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Joyce | Mark Joyce | 5 | | | | | | | John Higgins | John Higgins | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Luca Brecel | Luca Brecel | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Luca Brecel | Luca Brecel | 2 | Mark Joyce | Mark Joyce | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | John Higgins | John Higgins | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Zhou Yuelong | Zhou Yuelong | 2 | John Higgins | John Higgins | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| John Higgins | John Higgins | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| John Higgins | John Higgins | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | John Higgins | John Higgins | 5 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 6 | | | | |
| Barry Hawkins | Barry Hawkins | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 6 | | | | |
| Tian Pengfei | Tian Pengfei | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tian Pengfei | Tian Pengfei | 5 | Tian Pengfei | Tian Pengfei | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Michael Holt | Michael Holt | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Michael Holt | Michael Holt | 5 | Michael Holt | Michael Holt | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Nigel Bond | Nigel Bond | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Nigel Bond | Nigel Bond | 2 | | | | Tian Pengfei | Tian Pengfei | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | w/o | | | | | | | Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Robin Hull | Robin Hull | w/d | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Robin Hull | Robin Hull | w/d | Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Ryan Day | Ryan Day | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ryan Day | Ryan Day | 5 | Ryan Day | Ryan Day | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dechawat Poomjaeng | Dechawat Poomjaeng | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dechawat Poomjaeng | Dechawat Poomjaeng | 4 | | | | | | | | Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Tom Ford | Tom Ford | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Kyren Wilson | Kyren Wilson | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kyren Wilson | Kyren Wilson | 5 | Kyren Wilson | Kyren Wilson | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Rod Lawler | Rod Lawler | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rod Lawler | Rod Lawler | 5 | Rod Lawler | Rod Lawler | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Peter Lines | Peter Lines | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Peter Lines | Peter Lines | 1 | | | | Rod Lawler | Rod Lawler | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ian Burns | Ian Burns | 5 | | | | | | | Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Peter Ebdon | Peter Ebdon | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Peter Ebdon | Peter Ebdon | 0 | Ian Burns | Ian Burns | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sam Baird | Sam Baird | 3 | Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Jan Verhaas. Beijing University Students' Gymnasium, Beijing, China, 3 April 2016. :
| Judd Trump England | 10–4 | Ricky Walden England |
| Afternoon: 25–75 (71), 53–63, 65–33, 0–108 (108), 96–4 (90), 60–22, 72–60, 67–28 (59) Evening: 67–40, 68–36, 65–35, 91–35 (69), 8–97 (64), 75–6 (55) |||
| 90 | Highest break | 108 |
| 0 | Century breaks | 1 |
| 4 | 50+ breaks | 3 |

## Qualifying

These matches were played from 9–11 February 2016 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley, England, except for 4 matches which were held over to be played in Beijing on 28 March 2016. All matches were best of 9 frames.
| Mark Selby | w/d–w/o | Darryl Hill |
| David Morris | 3–5 | James Wattana |
| Jamie Jones | 5–0 | Lu Chenwei |
| Dominic Dale | 5–0 | Hatem Yassen |
| Michael White | 5–4 | Craig Steadman |
| Jack Lisowski | 5–1 | Zhang Yong |
| Stephen Maguire | 5–3 | Andy Hicks |
| Gary Wilson | 5–1 | Paul Davison |
| Ken Doherty | 0–5 | Rhys Clark |
| Mark Davis | 5–0 | Steven Hallworth |
| Robbie Williams | 2–5 | Alfie Burden |
| Joe Perry | 5–2 | Fraser Patrick |
| Mike Dunn | 5–3 | Ashley Hugill |
| Alan McManus | 5–4 | Sydney Wilson |
| Rory McLeod | 5–4 | James Cahill |
| Mark Allen | 2–5 | Mitchell Mann |
| Judd Trump | 5–0 | Joel Walker |
| Stuart Carrington | 5–1 | Lu Ning |
| Anthony McGill | 5–1 | Jake Nicholson |
| Jimmy Robertson | 5–0 | Itaro Santos |
| Marco Fu | 5–2 | Gareth Allen |
| Yu De Lu | 5–2 | Vinnie Calabrese |
| Robert Milkins | 5–2 | Daniel Wells |
| Jamie Burnett | 0–5 | Ross Muir |
| Kurt Maflin | 3–5 | Chris Wakelin |
| Matthew Selt | 5–2 | Jamie Cope |
| Joe Swail | 5–3 | Ian Glover |
| Mark Williams | 3–5 | Martin O'Donnell |
| Mark King | 5–2 | Hamza Akbar |
| Ali Carter | 5–1 | Alex Taubman |
| David Grace | 5–1 | Jason Weston |
| Shaun Murphy | 5–1 | Zak Surety |
| Neil Robertson | 5–3 | Hossein Vafaei |
| Oliver Lines | 4–5 | Noppon Saengkham |
| Ben Woollaston | 5–1 | Zhao Xintong |
| Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 3–5 | Adam Duffy |
| Martin Gould | 5–1 | Scott Donaldson |
| Andrew Higginson | 5–3 | Liam Highfield |
| Graeme Dott | 5–4 | Jimmy White |
| Matthew Stevens | 5–1 | Chris Melling |
| Gerard Greene | 5–4 | Oliver Brown |
| David Gilbert | 5–4 | Duane Jones |
| Li Hang | 5–4 | Thor Chuan Leong |
| Ding Junhui | 1–5 | Lee Walker |
| Mark Joyce | 5–3 | Sean O'Sullivan |
| Luca Brecel | 5–1 | Zhang Anda |
| Zhou Yuelong | 5–1 | Jordan Brown |
| John Higgins | 5–2 | Michael Wasley |
| Barry Hawkins | 5–0 | Sanderson Lam |
| Tian Pengfei | 5–3 | Leo Fernandez |
| Michael Holt | 5–1 | Matthew Day |
| Xiao Guodong | 2–5 | Nigel Bond |
| Ricky Walden | 5–4 | Barry Pinches |
| Robin Hull | 5–1 | Eden Sharav |
| Ryan Day | 5–1 | Brett Miller |
| Dechawat Poomjaeng | 5–4 | Michael Leslie |
| Tom Ford | 5–2 | Michael Wild |
| Kyren Wilson | 5–3 | Anthony Hamilton |
| Rod Lawler | 5–4 | Hammad Miah |
| Liang Wenbo | 2–5 | Peter Lines |
| Fergal O'Brien | 4–5 | Ian Burns |
| Peter Ebdon | 5–4 | Michael Georgiou |
| Sam Baird | 5–3 | Allan Taylor |
| Stuart Bingham | 5–0 | Cao Yupeng |