# 2016 World Seniors Championship

The 2016 World Seniors Championship (Known for sponsorship reasons as the 888sport World Seniors Championship) was a snooker tournament that took place on 30–31 January 2016 at the Guild Hall in Preston, England. Players had to be at least 40 years old at the end of the 2015/16 season.
The championship was won by Mark Davis, who beat Darren Morgan 2–1 in the final. Defending champion Mark Williams lost to Anthony Hamilton in the last-16 round.

## Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
* Winner: £18,000
* Runner-up: £8,000
* Semi-finalist: £4,000
* Quarter-finalist: £2,000
* Last 16: £1,000
* Total: £50,000

## Field

Previous winners of the World Seniors Championship and the World Snooker Championship were exempted from qualifying and went directly into the last 16.
* Nigel Bond - 2012 World Seniors Champion
* Ken Doherty - 1997 World Champion
* Peter Ebdon - 2002 World Champion
* Joe Johnson - 1986 World Champion
* Darren Morgan - 2011 World Seniors Champion
* John Parrott - 1991 World Champion
* Jimmy White - 2010 World Seniors Champion
* Mark Williams - 2000, 2003 World Champion, 2015 World Seniors Champion

## Main draw

The draw for the last 16 was made on 23 December 2015. The draw for the quarter-finals and semi-finals were made on a random basis after the previous round had finished. The last-16 round was played on 30 January with the quarter-finals on the afternoon of 31 January and the semi-finals and final on the same evening.
| Last 16 Best of 3 frames | Last 16 Best of 3 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 3 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 3 frames | Semi-finals Best of 3 frames | Semi-finals Best of 3 frames | | Final Best of 3 frames | Final Best of 3 frames |
| Mark Davis | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Ken Doherty | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Ken Doherty | 1 | Mark Davis | 2 | | | | | |
| | | Robert Milkins | 0 | | | | | |
| Robert Milkins | 2 | Robert Milkins | 0 | | | | | |
| Tony Drago | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Tony Drago | 0 | | | Mark Davis | 2 | | | |
| | | | | Rory McLeod | 0 | | | |
| Rory McLeod | 2 | | | | | Rory McLeod | 0 | | | |
| Fergal O'Brien | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Fergal O'Brien | 1 | Rory McLeod | 2 | | | | | |
| | | Nigel Bond | 1 | | | | | |
| Nigel Bond | 2 | Nigel Bond | 1 | | | | | |
| Peter Ebdon | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Peter Ebdon | 0 | | | | | | Mark Davis | 2 |
| | | | | | | | Darren Morgan | 1 |
| Jimmy White | 2 | | | | | | | | Darren Morgan | 1 |
| Gary Lees | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Gary Lees | 0 | Jimmy White | 2 | | | | | |
| | | Dominic Dale | 0 | | | | | |
| Dominic Dale | 2 | Dominic Dale | 0 | | | | | |
| John Parrott | 0 | | | | | | | |
| John Parrott | 0 | | | Jimmy White | 0 | | | |
| | | | | Darren Morgan | 2 | | | |
| Anthony Hamilton | 2 | | | | | Darren Morgan | 2 | | | |
| Mark Williams | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Mark Williams | 1 | Anthony Hamilton | 1 | | | | | |
| | | Darren Morgan | 2 | | | | | |
| Darren Morgan | 2 | Darren Morgan | 2 | | | | | |
| Joe Johnson | 0 | | | | | | | |

## Final

Final: Best of 3 frames. Referee: . Guild Hall, Preston, England, 31 January 2016. :
| Darren Morgan Wales | 1–2 | Mark Davis England |
| 15–62, 70–30 (55), 0–81 (76) |||
| 55 | Highest break | 76 |
| 0 | Century breaks | 0 |
| 1 | 50+ breaks | 1 |

## Qualifying

These matches were played on 21 and 22 December 2015 at the Robin Park Arena, Sports and Tennis Centre in Wigan, England.
| Round 2 Best of 3 frames | Round 2 Best of 3 frames | Round 3 Best of 3 frames | Round 3 Best of 3 frames | Round 4 Best of 3 frames | Round 4 Best of 3 frames |
| Barry Pinches | 1 | | | | |
| Jamie Bodle | 2 | | | | |
| | | Jamie Bodle | 2 | | |
| | | Peter Donegan | 0 | | |
| Clive A Bernstone | 1 | | | | |
| Peter Donegan | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | Jamie Bodle | 0 |
| | | | | Dominic Dale | 2 |
| Dominic Dale | w/o | | | | |
| Nicky Lazarus | w/d | | | | |
| | | Dominic Dale | 2 | | |
| | | Paul McPhillips | 0 | | |
| Shane Haines | 0 | | | | |
| Paul McPhillips | 2 | | | | |
| Round 1 Best of 3 frames | Round 1 Best of 3 frames | Round 2 Best of 3 frames | Round 2 Best of 3 frames | Round 3 Best of 3 frames | Round 3 Best of 3 frames | Round 4 Best of 3 frames | Round 4 Best of 3 frames |
| | | Tony Knowles | 0 | | | | |
| | | Mark Davis | 2 | | | | |
| Jason Weston | 0 | Mark Davis | 2 | | | | |
| Mark Davis | 2 | | | | | | |
| Mark Davis | 2 | | | Mark Davis | 2 | | |
| | | | | John Rea | 0 | | |
| | | John Rea | w/o | | | | |
| | | Stuart Parnell | w/d | | | | |
| | | | | | | Mark Davis | 2 |
| | | | | | | Gary Wilkinson | 0 |
| | | John Welsh | 2 | | | | |
| | | Stephen Rowlings | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | John Welsh | 0 | | |
| | | | | Gary Wilkinson | 2 | | |
| | | Paul Burrell | 1 | | | | |
| | | Gary Wilkinson | 2 | | | | |
| Round 1 Best of 3 frames | Round 1 Best of 3 frames | Round 2 Best of 3 frames | Round 2 Best of 3 frames | Round 3 Best of 3 frames | Round 3 Best of 3 frames | | Round 4 Best of 3 frames | Round 4 Best of 3 frames |
| | | Craig MacGillivray | 2 | | | | | |
| | | Barry Stark | 0 | | | | | |
| | | | | Craig MacGillivray | 0 | | | |
| | | | | Robert Milkins | 2 | | | |
| | | Robert Milkins | 2 | | | | | |
| | | Paul Moss | 0 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Robert Milkins | 2 |
| | | | | | | | Les Dodd | 0 |
| | | Les Dodd | 2 | | | | | |
| | | Peter Delaney | 0 | | | | | |
| | | | | Les Dodd | 2 | | | |
| | | | | David McLellan | 0 | | | |
| Gary Miller | 2 | | | | | David McLellan | 0 | |
| Dessie Sheehan | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Dessie Sheehan | 0 | David McLellan | 2 | | | | | |
| | | Gary Miller | 0 | | | | | |
| Round 2 Best of 3 frames | Round 2 Best of 3 frames | Round 3 Best of 3 frames | Round 3 Best of 3 frames | Round 4 Best of 3 frames | Round 4 Best of 3 frames |
| Shaun Wilkes | 0 | | | | |
| Julian Mills | 2 | | | | |
| | | Julian Mills | 0 | | |
| | | Mark King | 2 | | |
| Mark King | 2 | | | | |
| Leigh Robinson | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | Mark King | 1 |
| | | | | Gary Lees | 2 |
| Adrian Rosa | 0 | | | | |
| Gary Lees | 2 | | | | |
| | | Gary Lees | 2 | | |
| | | Darren Thompson | 0 | | |
| Darren Thompson | 2 | | | | |
| Anthony Harris | 0 | | | | |
| Round 1 Best of 3 frames | Round 1 Best of 3 frames | Round 2 Best of 3 frames | Round 2 Best of 3 frames | Round 3 Best of 3 frames | Round 3 Best of 3 frames | | Round 4 Best of 3 frames | Round 4 Best of 3 frames |
| | | Peter J Bardsley | 2 | | | | | |
| | | John Fox | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | | Peter J Bardsley | 0 | | | |
| | | | | Anthony Hamilton | 2 | | | |
| | | Andrew Milliard | 0 | | | | | |
| | | Anthony Hamilton | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Anthony Hamilton | 2 |
| | | | | | | | Tony Chappel | 0 |
| | | Tony Chappel | 2 | | | | | |
| | | Imran Puri | 0 | | | | | |
| | | | | Tony Chappel | 2 | | | |
| | | | | Jamie Burnett | 1 | | | |
| Dean Reynolds | 0 | | | | | Jamie Burnett | 1 | |
| Jamie Burnett | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Jamie Burnett | 2 | Patsy Fagan | w/d | | | | | |
| | | Jamie Burnett | w/o | | | | | |
| Round 1 Best of 3 frames | Round 1 Best of 3 frames | Round 2 Best of 3 frames | Round 2 Best of 3 frames | Round 3 Best of 3 frames | Round 3 Best of 3 frames | Round 4 Best of 3 frames | Round 4 Best of 3 frames |
| | | Robert Marshall | 1 | | | | |
| | | Peter Lines | 2 | | | | |
| Gerard Greene | 0 | Peter Lines | 2 | | | | |
| Peter Lines | 2 | | | | | | |
| Peter Lines | 2 | | | Peter Lines | 2 | | |
| | | | | Joe Swail | 1 | | |
| | | Mike Dunn | 0 | | | | |
| | | Joe Swail | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Peter Lines | 0 |
| | | | | | | Tony Drago | 2 |
| | | Guilio Rea | 0 | | | | |
| | | Scott MacFarlane | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | Scott MacFarlane | 1 | | |
| | | | | Tony Drago | 2 | | |
| | | David Craggs | 1 | | | | |
| | | Tony Drago | 2 | | | | |
| Round 1 Best of 3 frames | Round 1 Best of 3 frames | Round 2 Best of 3 frames | Round 2 Best of 3 frames | Round 3 Best of 3 frames | Round 3 Best of 3 frames | Round 4 Best of 3 frames | Round 4 Best of 3 frames |
| | | Wayne Brown | 2 | | | | |
| | | Richard Somauroo | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | Wayne Brown | 2 | | |
| | | | | Steven Gough | 0 | | |
| | | Steven Gough | 2 | | | | |
| | | Ian Brumby | 0 | | | | |
| Ian Brumby | 2 | Ian Brumby | 0 | | | | |
| Jamie Rous | 1 | | | | | | |
| Jamie Rous | 1 | | | | | Wayne Brown | 0 |
| | | | | | | Fergal O'Brien | 2 |
| | | Fergal O'Brien | 2 | | | | |
| | | Johnathan Bagley | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | Fergal O'Brien | 2 | | |
| | | | | Sean Lanigan | 0 | | |
| | | Sean Lanigan | 2 | | | | |
| | | Steve Meakin | 0 | | | | |
| Round 2 Best of 3 frames | Round 2 Best of 3 frames | Round 3 Best of 3 frames | Round 3 Best of 3 frames | Round 4 Best of 3 frames | Round 4 Best of 3 frames |
| Karl Townsend | 1 | | | | |
| Geoff Williams | 2 | | | | |
| | | Geoff Williams | 0 | | |
| | | Rod Lawler | 2 | | |
| Rod Lawler | 2 | | | | |
| Lee Walker | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | Rod Lawler | 1 |
| | | | | Rory McLeod | 2 |
| Gary Filtness | w/d | | | | |
| Rory McLeod | w/o | | | | |
| | | Rory McLeod | 2 | | |
| | | Darryn Walker | 1 | | |
| Ashley Beal | 0 | | | | |
| Darryn Walker | 2 | | | | |

## Centuries
### Main event centuries

* 104 – Dominic Dale

### Qualifying stage centuries

* 116 – Lee Walker