# 2016 World Open (snooker)

The 2016 Hanteng Autos World Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 25 and 31 July 2016 at the Yushan No.1 Middle School in Yushan, China. It was the third ranking event of the 2016/2017 season.
Shaun Murphy was the defending champion, but he lost 2–5 to Joe Perry in the quarter-finals.
Ali Carter won the fourth ranking title of his career, defeating Perry 10–8 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 £35,000.

## Wildcard round

These matches were played in Yushan on 25 July 2016.
| Match | | Score | |
| WC1 | Hammad Miah (ENG) | 3–5 | Huang Jiahao (CHN) |
| WC2 | Zhang Anda (CHN) | 5–3 | Hu Hao (CHN) |
| WC3 | James Wattana (THA) | 3–5 | Xu Si (CHN) |
| WC4 | Matthew Stevens (WAL) | 5–1 | Liu Yiqi (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 |
| Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Cao Yupeng | Cao Yupeng | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Cao Yupeng | Cao Yupeng | 2 | Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Jimmy Robertson | Jimmy Robertson | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jimmy Robertson | Jimmy Robertson | 5 | Jimmy Robertson | Jimmy Robertson | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wang Yuchen | Wang Yuchen | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wang Yuchen | Wang Yuchen | 1 | | | | Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Kurt Maflin | Kurt Maflin | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Stephen Maguire | Stephen Maguire | 4 | | | | | | | Kurt Maflin | Kurt Maflin | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Xiao Guodong | Xiao Guodong | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Xiao Guodong | Xiao Guodong | 5 | Xiao Guodong | Xiao Guodong | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Kurt Maflin | Kurt Maflin | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Michael White | Michael White | 4 | Kurt Maflin | Kurt Maflin | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kurt Maflin | Kurt Maflin | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kurt Maflin | Kurt Maflin | 5 | | | | | | | | Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Tom Ford | Tom Ford | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Davis | Mark Davis | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Davis | Mark Davis | 4 | Tom Ford | Tom Ford | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jamie Burnett | Jamie Burnett | w/d | Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Joe Perry | Joe Perry | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Joe Perry | Joe Perry | w/o | | | | Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Ben Woollaston | Ben Woollaston | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Gary Wilson | Gary Wilson | 2 | | | | | | | Ben Woollaston | Ben Woollaston | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ben Woollaston | Ben Woollaston | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ben Woollaston | Ben Woollaston | 5 | Ben Woollaston | Ben Woollaston | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Ding Junhui | Ding Junhui | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Robin Hull | Robin Hull | 1 | Ding Junhui | Ding Junhui | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ding Junhui | Ding Junhui | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ding Junhui | Ding Junhui | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 2 | | | | |
| Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 2 | | | | |
| Ian Burns | Ian Burns | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ian Burns | Ian Burns | 2 | Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Rory Thor | Rory Thor | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Luca Brecel | Luca Brecel | 3 | Rory Thor | Rory Thor | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rory Thor | Rory Thor | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rory Thor | Rory Thor | 5 | | | | Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Ryan Day | Ryan Day | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Barry Hawkins | Barry Hawkins | 5 | | | | | | | Ryan Day | Ryan Day | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Robbie Williams | Robbie Williams | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Robbie Williams | Robbie Williams | 4 | Barry Hawkins | Barry Hawkins | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Ryan Day | Ryan Day | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ryan Day | Ryan Day | 5 | Ryan Day | Ryan Day | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Allan Taylor | Allan Taylor | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Allan Taylor | Allan Taylor | 1 | | | | | | | | Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | David Gilbert | David Gilbert | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Rod Lawler | Rod Lawler | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | David Gilbert | David Gilbert | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| David Gilbert | David Gilbert | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| David Gilbert | David Gilbert | 5 | David Gilbert | David Gilbert | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Zhou Yuelong | Zhou Yuelong | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Zhou Yuelong | Zhou Yuelong | 5 | Zhou Yuelong | Zhou Yuelong | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Huang Jiahao | Huang Jiahao | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Huang Jiahao | Huang Jiahao | 1 | | | | David Gilbert | David Gilbert | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Zhang Anda | Zhang Anda | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Zhang Anda | Zhang Anda | 5 | | | | | | | Zhang Anda | Zhang Anda | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Peter Ebdon | Peter Ebdon | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Peter Ebdon | Peter Ebdon | 1 | Zhang Anda | Zhang Anda | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Yu Delu | Yu Delu | w/d | Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Judd Trump | Judd Trump | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Judd Trump | Judd Trump | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 8 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ali Carter | Ali Carter | 10 |
| Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ali Carter | Ali Carter | 10 |
| Stuart Carrington | Stuart Carrington | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Stuart Carrington | Stuart Carrington | 4 | Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Ali Carter | Ali Carter | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ali Carter | Ali Carter | 5 | Ali Carter | Ali Carter | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mike Dunn | Mike Dunn | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mike Dunn | Mike Dunn | 3 | | | | Ali Carter | Ali Carter | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Daniel Wells | Daniel Wells | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kyren Wilson | Kyren Wilson | 5 | | | | | | | Daniel Wells | Daniel Wells | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Zhang Yong | Zhang Yong | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Zhang Yong | Zhang Yong | 3 | Kyren Wilson | Kyren Wilson | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Daniel Wells | Daniel Wells | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Xu Si | Xu Si | 3 | Daniel Wells | Daniel Wells | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Daniel Wells | Daniel Wells | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Daniel Wells | Daniel Wells | 5 | | | | | | | | Ali Carter | Ali Carter | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | John Higgins | John Higgins | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Duane Jones | Duane Jones | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | John Higgins | John Higgins | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Graeme Dott | Graeme Dott | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Graeme Dott | Graeme Dott | 5 | Graeme Dott | Graeme Dott | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Andrew Higginson | Andrew Higginson | 1 | Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 5 | | | | Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | John Higgins | John Higgins | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Fergal O'Brien | Fergal O'Brien | 2 | | | | | | | John Higgins | John Higgins | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Michael Holt | Michael Holt | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Michael Holt | Michael Holt | 5 | Michael Holt | Michael Holt | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | John Higgins | John Higgins | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Oliver Lines | Oliver Lines | 2 | John Higgins | John Higgins | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| John Higgins | John Higgins | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| John Higgins | John Higgins | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | Ali Carter | Ali Carter | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 1 | | | | |
| Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 1 | | | | |
| David Grace | David Grace | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| David Grace | David Grace | 1 | Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Anthony McGill | Anthony McGill | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Anthony McGill | Anthony McGill | 5 | Anthony McGill | Anthony McGill | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Lee Walker | Lee Walker | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Lee Walker | Lee Walker | 1 | | | | Anthony McGill | Anthony McGill | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Matthew Selt | Matthew Selt | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Marco Fu | Marco Fu | 3 | | | | | | | Matthew Selt | Matthew Selt | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sam Craigie | Sam Craigie | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sam Craigie | Sam Craigie | 5 | Sam Craigie | Sam Craigie | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Matthew Selt | Matthew Selt | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Matthew Selt | Matthew Selt | 5 | Matthew Selt | Matthew Selt | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Matthew Stevens | Matthew Stevens | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Matthew Stevens | Matthew Stevens | 2 | | | | | | | | Anthony McGill | Anthony McGill | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Jamie Cope | Jamie Cope | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Alan McManus | Alan McManus | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alan McManus | Alan McManus | 5 | Alan McManus | Alan McManus | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Liang Wenbo | Liang Wenbo | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| James Cahill | James Cahill | 2 | Liang Wenbo | Liang Wenbo | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Liang Wenbo | Liang Wenbo | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Liang Wenbo | Liang Wenbo | 5 | | | | Alan McManus | Alan McManus | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark King | Mark King | 4 | | | | | | | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 5 | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alfie Burden | Alfie Burden | 2 | Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Jan Verhaas. Yushan No.1 Middle School, Yushan, China, 31 July 2016. :
| Joe Perry England | 8–10 | Ali Carter England |
| Afternoon: 56–61, 79–0 (54), 73–41 (56), 40–75, 114–22 (78), 0–80 (80), 18–68 (54), 50–70, 0–91 (91) Evening: 17–115 (53, 61), 58–70 (58, 70), 70–33, 131–0 (131), 40–75, 123–4 (106), 68–34, 92–0 (92), 0–127 (127) |||
| 131 | Highest break | 127 |
| 2 | Century breaks | 1 |
| 7 | 50+ breaks | 7 |

## Qualifying

These matches were held between 31 May and 2 June 2016 at the Preston Guild Hall in Preston, England. All matches were best of 9 frames.
| Shaun Murphy | 5–1 | Sanderson Lam |
| Martin O'Donnell | 4–5 | Cao Yupeng |
| Jimmy Robertson | 5–2 | Fraser Patrick |
| Jamie Jones | 2–5 | Wang Yuchen |
| Stephen Maguire | 5–0 | Fang Xiongman |
| Xiao Guodong | 5–0 | Kurt Dunham |
| Michael White | 5–4 | Anthony Hamilton |
| Kurt Maflin | 5–1 | David John |
| Tom Ford | 5–2 | Christopher Keogan |
| Mark Davis | 5–0 | Rhys Clark |
| Jamie Burnett | 5–3 | Ross Muir |
| Joe Perry | 5–3 | Hossein Vafaei |
| Gary Wilson | 5–0 | John Astley |
| Ben Woollaston | 5–3 | Yan Bingtao |
| Robin Hull | 5–1 | Elliot Slessor |
| Ding Junhui | 5–3 | Michael Georgiou |
| Neil Robertson | 5–4 | Sydney Wilson |
| Ian Burns | 5–3 | Steven Hallworth |
| Luca Brecel | 5–4 | Peter Lines |
| Jack Lisowski | 2–5 | Rory Thor |
| Barry Hawkins | 5–0 | Zhao Xintong |
| Robbie Williams | 5–1 | Darryl Hill |
| Ryan Day | 5–1 | Hamza Akbar |
| Sam Baird | 3–5 | Allan Taylor |
| Rod Lawler | 5–3 | Nigel Bond |
| David Gilbert | 5–3 | Michael Wild |
| Zhou Yuelong | 5–4 | Sunny Akani |
| Martin Gould | 4–5 | Hammad Miah |
| Dominic Dale | 1–5 | Zhang Anda |
| Peter Ebdon | 5–1 | Alex Borg |
| Yu Delu | 5–3 | Ian Preece |
| Judd Trump | 5–1 | Brandon Sargeant |
| Stuart Bingham | 5–3 | Eden Sharav |
| Stuart Carrington | 5–2 | Adam Duffy |
| Ali Carter | 5–4 | Liam Highfield |
| Mike Dunn | 5–4 | Boonyarit Keattikun |
| Kyren Wilson | 5–1 | Andy Hicks |
| Joe Swail | 1–5 | Zhang Yong |
| Robert Milkins | 2–5 | James Wattana |
| Tian Pengfei | 0–5 | Daniel Wells |
| Dechawat Poomjaeng | 3–5 | Duane Jones |
| Graeme Dott | w/o–w/d | Leo Fernandez |
| Andrew Higginson | 5–1 | Adam Stefanow |
| Mark Williams | 5–1 | Scott Donaldson |
| Fergal O'Brien | 5–3 | Craig Steadman |
| Michael Holt | 5–0 | Chen Zhe |
| Oliver Lines | 5–3 | Mitchell Mann |
| John Higgins | 5–0 | Gareth Allen |
| Ricky Walden | 5–2 | Jason Weston |
| David Grace | 5–4 | Paul Davison |
| Anthony McGill | 5–1 | Itaro Santos |
| Mark Joyce | 3–5 | Lee Walker |
| Marco Fu | 5–3 | Ashley Hugill |
| Ken Doherty | 3–5 | Sam Craigie |
| Matthew Selt | 5–0 | Jak Jones |
| Matthew Stevens | 5–1 | Josh Boileau |
| Rory McLeod | 2–5 | Jamie Cope |
| Alan McManus | 5–0 | Hatem Yassen |
| Li Hang | 4–5 | James Cahill |
| Liang Wenbo | 5–1 | Chris Wakelin |
| Mark King | 5–4 | Sean O'Sullivan |
| Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 5–0 | Noppon Saengkham |
| Alfie Burden | 5–2 | Daniel Womersley |
| Mark Selby | 5–1 | Jimmy White |
* 1 2 3 4 Match was held over and played in Yushan.