# 2016 Indian Open

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. It was the second ranking event of the 2016/2017 season.
Hyderabad hosted the event for the first time, the previous venue being Grand Hyatt in Mumbai.
Michael White was the defending champion, but he lost 1–4 against Anthony Hamilton in the held over qualifying round.
Anthony McGill won the first ranking title of his career, defeating Kyren Wilson 5–2 in the final.

## Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £30,000.

## Wildcard round

These matches were played in Hyderabad on 5 July 2016.
| Match | | Score | |
| WC1 | Zhao Xintong (CHN) | 4–2 | Kamal Chawla (IND) |
| WC2 | Hamza Akbar (PAK) | w/d–w/o | Dilip Kumar (IND) |
| WC3 | Fraser Patrick (SCO) | w/d–w/o | Ishpreet Singh Chadha (IND) |
| WC4 | Andrew Higginson (ENG) | 4–1 | Manan Chandra (IND) |
| WC5 | Fang Xiongman (CHN) | 2–4 | Pankaj Advani (IND) |
| WC6 | David Grace (ENG) | 4–1 | Lucky Vatnani (IND) |

## 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 7 frames | Semi-finals Best of 7 frames | Semi-finals Best of 7 frames | | Final Best of 9 frames | Final Best of 9 frames | Final Best of 9 frames |
| Anthony Hamilton | Anthony Hamilton | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Eden Sharav | Eden Sharav | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Eden Sharav | Eden Sharav | 3 | Anthony Hamilton | Anthony Hamilton | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Gary Wilson | Gary Wilson | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Gary Wilson | Gary Wilson | 4 | Gary Wilson | Gary Wilson | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Zhao Xintong | Zhao Xintong | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Zhao Xintong | Zhao Xintong | 1 | | | | Gary Wilson | Gary Wilson | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Sunny Akani | Sunny Akani | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Davis | Mark Davis | 4 | | | | | | | Sunny Akani | Sunny Akani | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Robin Hull | Robin Hull | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Robin Hull | Robin Hull | 3 | Mark Davis | Mark Davis | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Sunny Akani | Sunny Akani | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sunny Akani | Sunny Akani | 4 | Sunny Akani | Sunny Akani | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jamie Burnett | Jamie Burnett | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jamie Burnett | Jamie Burnett | 1 | | | | | | | | Sunny Akani | Sunny Akani | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Kyren Wilson | Kyren Wilson | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Xiao Guodong | Xiao Guodong | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | Kyren Wilson | Kyren Wilson | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Jimmy Robertson | Jimmy Robertson | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jimmy Robertson | Jimmy Robertson | 3 | Xiao Guodong | Xiao Guodong | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Kyren Wilson | Kyren Wilson | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Martin O'Donnell | Martin O'Donnell | 3 | Kyren Wilson | Kyren Wilson | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kyren Wilson | Kyren Wilson | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kyren Wilson | Kyren Wilson | 4 | | | | Kyren Wilson | Kyren Wilson | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Martin Gould | Martin Gould | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| James Wattana | James Wattana | 3 | | | | | | | Martin Gould | Martin Gould | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jamie Jones | Jamie Jones | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jamie Jones | Jamie Jones | 4 | Jamie Jones | Jamie Jones | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Martin Gould | Martin Gould | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Allan Taylor | Allan Taylor | 0 | Martin Gould | Martin Gould | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Martin Gould | Martin Gould | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Martin Gould | Martin Gould | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | Kyren Wilson | Kyren Wilson | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Nigel Bond | Nigel Bond | 1 | | | | |
| Marco Fu | Marco Fu | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Nigel Bond | Nigel Bond | 1 | | | | |
| Dilip Kumar | Dilip Kumar | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dilip Kumar | Dilip Kumar | 0 | Marco Fu | Marco Fu | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Dominic Dale | Dominic Dale | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dominic Dale | Dominic Dale | 4 | Dominic Dale | Dominic Dale | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ishpreet Singh Chadha | Ishpreet Singh Chadha | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ishpreet Singh Chadha | Ishpreet Singh Chadha | 2 | | | | Dominic Dale | Dominic Dale | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Peter Ebdon | Peter Ebdon | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Liam Highfield | Liam Highfield | 3 | | | | | | | Peter Ebdon | Peter Ebdon | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Duane Jones | Duane Jones | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Duane Jones | Duane Jones | 4 | Duane Jones | Duane Jones | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Peter Ebdon | Peter Ebdon | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Peter Ebdon | Peter Ebdon | 4 | Peter Ebdon | Peter Ebdon | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Zhou Yuelong | Zhou Yuelong | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Zhou Yuelong | Zhou Yuelong | 1 | | | | | | | | Peter Ebdon | Peter Ebdon | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Nigel Bond | Nigel Bond | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Robbie Williams | Robbie Williams | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | Nigel Bond | Nigel Bond | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Luca Brecel | Luca Brecel | w/d | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Luca Brecel | Luca Brecel | w/d | Robbie Williams | Robbie Williams | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | John Astley | John Astley | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| John Astley | John Astley | 4 | John Astley | John Astley | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ryan Day | Ryan Day | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ryan Day | Ryan Day | 3 | | | | John Astley | John Astley | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Nigel Bond | Nigel Bond | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sam Baird | Sam Baird | 4 | | | | | | | Nigel Bond | Nigel Bond | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jack Lisowski | Jack Lisowski | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jack Lisowski | Jack Lisowski | 3 | Sam Baird | Sam Baird | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Nigel Bond | Nigel Bond | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Nigel Bond | Nigel Bond | 4 | Nigel Bond | Nigel Bond | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Kyren Wilson | Kyren Wilson | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Anthony McGill | Anthony McGill | 5 |
| Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Anthony McGill | Anthony McGill | 5 |
| Daniel Wells | Daniel Wells | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Daniel Wells | Daniel Wells | 1 | Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Michael Georgiou | Michael Georgiou | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Michael Georgiou | Michael Georgiou | 4 | Michael Georgiou | Michael Georgiou | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dechawat Poomjaeng | Dechawat Poomjaeng | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dechawat Poomjaeng | Dechawat Poomjaeng | 2 | | | | Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Oliver Lines | Oliver Lines | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Graeme Dott | Graeme Dott | 1 | | | | | | | Oliver Lines | Oliver Lines | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Oliver Lines | Oliver Lines | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Oliver Lines | Oliver Lines | 4 | Oliver Lines | Oliver Lines | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Andrew Higginson | Andrew Higginson | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mitchell Mann | Mitchell Mann | 1 | Andrew Higginson | Andrew Higginson | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Andrew Higginson | Andrew Higginson | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Andrew Higginson | Andrew Higginson | 4 | | | | | | | | Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | David Lilley | David Lilley | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Joe Swail | Joe Swail | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | David Lilley | David Lilley | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Jimmy White | Jimmy White | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jimmy White | Jimmy White | 2 | Joe Swail | Joe Swail | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Robert Milkins | Robert Milkins | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Stuart Carrington | Stuart Carrington | 1 | Robert Milkins | Robert Milkins | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Robert Milkins | Robert Milkins | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Robert Milkins | Robert Milkins | 4 | | | | Robert Milkins | Robert Milkins | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | David Lilley | David Lilley | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| David Lilley | David Lilley | 4 | | | | | | | David Lilley | David Lilley | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mike Dunn | Mike Dunn | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mike Dunn | Mike Dunn | 2 | David Lilley | David Lilley | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Zhang Yong | Zhang Yong | 1 | Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Anthony McGill | Anthony McGill | 4 | | | | |
| Barry Hawkins | Barry Hawkins | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Anthony McGill | Anthony McGill | 4 | | | | |
| Ashley Hugill | Ashley Hugill | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ashley Hugill | Ashley Hugill | 0 | Barry Hawkins | Barry Hawkins | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Rory McLeod | Rory McLeod | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark King | Mark King | 1 | Rory McLeod | Rory McLeod | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rory McLeod | Rory McLeod | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rory McLeod | Rory McLeod | 4 | | | | Barry Hawkins | Barry Hawkins | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Stephen Maguire | Stephen Maguire | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Stephen Maguire | Stephen Maguire | 4 | | | | | | | Stephen Maguire | Stephen Maguire | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alfie Burden | Alfie Burden | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alfie Burden | Alfie Burden | 0 | Stephen Maguire | Stephen Maguire | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Pankaj Advani | Pankaj Advani | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Elliot Slessor | Elliot Slessor | 0 | Pankaj Advani | Pankaj Advani | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Pankaj Advani | Pankaj Advani | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Pankaj Advani | Pankaj Advani | 4 | | | | | | | | Stephen Maguire | Stephen Maguire | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Anthony McGill | Anthony McGill | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Oliver Brown | Oliver Brown | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | Anthony McGill | Anthony McGill | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Anthony McGill | Anthony McGill | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Anthony McGill | Anthony McGill | 4 | Anthony McGill | Anthony McGill | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Matthew Selt | Matthew Selt | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| David Grace | David Grace | 2 | Matthew Selt | Matthew Selt | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Matthew Selt | Matthew Selt | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Matthew Selt | Matthew Selt | 4 | | | | Anthony McGill | Anthony McGill | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Matthew Stevens | Matthew Stevens | 4 | | | | | | | Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Joyce | Mark Joyce | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Joyce | Mark Joyce | 2 | Matthew Stevens | Matthew Stevens | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Steven Hallworth | Steven Hallworth | 3 | Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Final

Final: Best of 9 frames. Referee: Marcel Eckardt. HICC Novotel Hotel, Hyderabad, India, 9 July 2016. :
| 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.
| Michael White | 1–4 | Anthony Hamilton |
| Sean O'Sullivan | 1–4 | Eden Sharav |
| Gary Wilson | 4–1 | Rhys Clark |
| Tom Ford | 3–4 | Zhao Xintong |
| Mark Davis | 4–0 | James Cahill |
| Robin Hull | 4–1 | Brandon Sargeant |
| Ben Woollaston | 3–4 | Sunny Akani |
| Jamie Burnett | 4–1 | Craig Steadman |
| Xiao Guodong | 4–2 | Wang Yuchen |
| Jimmy Robertson | 4–0 | Aditya Mehta |
| Martin O'Donnell | 4–2 | Rory Thor |
| Kyren Wilson | 4–0 | Hatem Yassen |
| Kurt Maflin | 1–4 | James Wattana |
| Jamie Jones | 4–2 | Jason Weston |
| Jamie Cope | 3–4 | Allan Taylor |
| Martin Gould | 4–1 | Christopher Keogan |
| Marco Fu | 4–2 | Louis Heathcote |
| Chris Wakelin | 1–4 | Hamza Akbar |
| Dominic Dale | 4–0 | Adam Duffy |
| Rod Lawler | 2–4 | Fraser Patrick |
| David Gilbert | 2–4 | Liam Highfield |
| Yu Delu | 2–4 | Duane Jones |
| Peter Ebdon | 4–1 | Daniel Womersley |
| Zhou Yuelong | 4–3 | Gareth Allen |
| Robbie Williams | 4–2 | Peter Lines |
| Luca Brecel | 4–2 | Hammad Miah |
| Ian Burns | 2–4 | John Astley |
| Ryan Day | 4–0 | Sanderson Lam |
| Sam Baird | 4–0 | Alex Borg |
| Jack Lisowski | 4–1 | Michael Wild |
| Nigel Bond | 4–0 | Joshua Thomond |
| Ricky Walden | 4–1 | Zhang Anda |
| Shaun Murphy | 4–0 | Lu Chenwei |
| Daniel Wells | 4–0 | Darryl Hill |
| Fergal O'Brien | 3–4 | Michael Georgiou |
| Dechawat Poomjaeng | 4–0 | Itaro Santos |
| Graeme Dott | 4–3 | Michael Collumb |
| Oliver Lines | 4–0 | Marc Davis |
| Michael Holt | 1–4 | Mitchell Mann |
| Andrew Higginson | 4–2 | Yan Bingtao |
| Joe Swail | 4–1 | Kurt Dunham |
| Ali Carter | 1–4 | Jimmy White |
| Stuart Carrington | 4–1 | Sydney Wilson |
| Robert Milkins | 4–1 | Boonyarit Keattikun |
| Tian Pengfei | 3–4 | David Lilley |
| Mike Dunn | 4–2 | Ian Preece |
| Noppon Saengkham | 2–4 | Zhang Yong |
| Mark Williams | 4–1 | David John |
| Barry Hawkins | 4–3 | Scott Donaldson |
| Ross Muir | 2–4 | Ashley Hugill |
| Mark King | 4–1 | Lee Walker |
| Rory McLeod | 4–2 | Andy Hicks |
| Stephen Maguire | 4–0 | Charlie Walters |
| Alfie Burden | 4–0 | Paul Davison |
| Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 2–4 | Elliot Slessor |
| Li Hang | 2–4 | Fang Xiongman |
| Ken Doherty | 3–4 | Oliver Brown |
| Anthony McGill | 4–0 | Chen Zhe |
| David Grace | 4–1 | Sam Craigie |
| Matthew Selt | 4–0 | Gareth Green |
| Matthew Stevens | 4–1 | Adam Stefanow |
| Mark Joyce | w/o–w/d | Leo Fernandez |
| Hossein Vafaei | 3–4 | Steven Hallworth |
| Stuart Bingham | 4–0 | Cao Yupeng |
* 1 2 Match was held over and played in Hyderabad.

## Century breaks
### Televised stage centuries

Total: 23

### Qualifying stage centuries

Total: 9