# Classique Paul Hunter de snooker 2016

Le Classique Paul Hunter de snooker 2016, tournoi de snooker professionnel de catégorie ranking comptant pour la saison 2016-2017, s'est déroulé du 24 au 28 août 2016 à la Stadthalle de Fürth en Allemagne.
Le joueur Anglais Ali Carter est le tenant du titre. Son compatriote Mark Selby remporte le tournoi en battant Tom Ford sur le score de 4 frames à 2.
Le joueur thaïlandais Thepchaiya Un-Nooh ayant réalisé un break maximum (147 points) dans la deuxième frame de son match de seizième de finale l'opposant au Norvégien Kurt Maflin empoche un bonus exceptionnel de 40 000 €.

## Dotation

* Vainqueur : 25 000 €
* Finaliste : 12 000 €
* Demi-finalistes : 6 000 €
* Quart de finalistes : 4 000 €
* Huitième de finalistes : 2 300 €
* Seizième de finalistes : 1 200 €
* Joueurs du deuxième tour : 700 €
* Dotation totale : 125 000 €
Le break maximum (147 points) est récompensé de 40 000 €.

## Tableau final
### Haut de tableau

| Premier tour au meilleur des 7 frames | Premier tour au meilleur des 7 frames | Deuxième tour au meilleur des 7 frames | Deuxième tour au meilleur des 7 frames | Seizièmes de finale au meilleur des 7 frames | Seizièmes de finale au meilleur des 7 frames | Huitièmes de finale au meilleur des 7 frames | Huitièmes de finale au meilleur des 7 frames | Quarts de finale au meilleur des 7 frames | Quarts de finale au meilleur des 7 frames | Demi-finale au meilleur des 7 frames | Demi-finale au meilleur des 7 frames |
| Zhou Yuelong | 1 |
| Anthony Hamilton | 4 |
| Anthony Hamilton | 4 | Anthony Hamilton | 0 |
| | | Ricky Walden | 4 |
| Josh Boileau | 0 | Ricky Walden | 4 |
| Ricky Walden | 4 | | |
| Ricky Walden | 4 | | | Ricky Walden | 3 |
| | | | | Liam Highfield | 4 |
| Luca Brecel | 2 | | | Liam Highfield | 4 |
| Liam Highfield | 4 | | | | |
| Liam Highfield | 4 | Liam Highfield | 4 | | |
| | | Sean Harvey | 3 | | |
| Ross Muir | 3 | Sean Harvey | 3 | | |
| Sean Harvey | 4 | | | | |
| Sean Harvey | 4 | | | | | Liam Highfield | 3 |
| | | | | | | Mark Davis | 4 |
| Gareth Allen | 2 | | | | | Mark Davis | 4 |
| Mark Davis | 4 | | | | | | |
| Mark Davis | 4 | Mark Davis | 4 | | | | |
| | | Sanderson Lam | 2 | | | | |
| Sanderson Lam | 4 | Sanderson Lam | 2 | | | | |
| Jason Weston | 2 | | | | | | |
| Jason Weston | 2 | | | Mark Davis | 4 | | |
| | | | | Lee Walker | 2 | | |
| Lee Walker | w/o | | | Lee Walker | 2 | | |
| Hossein Vafaei Ayouri | w/d | | | | | | |
| Hossein Vafaei Ayouri | w/d | Lee Walker | 4 | | | | |
| | | Adam Duffy | 1 | | | | |
| Adam Duffy | 4 | Adam Duffy | 1 | | | | |
| Michael Williams | 0 | | | | | | |
| Michael Williams | 0 | | | | | | | Mark Davis | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | Mark Selby | 4 |
| James Cahill | 4 | | | | | | | Mark Selby | 4 |
| Kevin Vandevoort | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Kevin Vandevoort | 0 | James Cahill | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | Ryan Day | 2 | | | | | | |
| Ryan Day | w/o | Ryan Day | 2 | | | | | | |
| Peter Ebdon | w/d | | | | | | | | |
| Peter Ebdon | w/d | | | James Cahill | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | Mark Selby | 4 | | | | |
| Mark Selby | 4 | | | Mark Selby | 4 | | | | |
| Oliver Brown | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Oliver Brown | 0 | Mark Selby | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | Elliot Slessor | 0 | | | | | | |
| Martin O'Donnell | 1 | Elliot Slessor | 0 | | | | | | |
| Elliot Slessor | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Elliot Slessor | 4 | | | | | Mark Selby | 4 | | |
| | | | | | | Sam Baird | 2 | | |
| Zhao Xintong | 4 | | | | | Sam Baird | 2 | | |
| Ashley Hugill | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Ashley Hugill | 1 | Zhao Xintong | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | Liang Wenbo | 4 | | | | | | |
| Liang Wenbo | 4 | Liang Wenbo | 4 | | | | | | |
| David Lilley | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| David Lilley | 3 | | | Liang Wenbo | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | Sam Baird | 4 | | | | |
| Gary Wilson | 4 | | | Sam Baird | 4 | | | | |
| Jak Jones | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Jak Jones | 1 | Gary Wilson | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | Sam Baird | 4 | | | | | | |
| Sam Baird | 4 | Sam Baird | 4 | | | | | | |
| Daniel Ward | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Mark Selby | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Dominic Dale | 2 |
| Rod Lawler | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Mitchell Mann | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Mitchell Mann | 2 | Rod Lawler | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | Stuart Carrington | 1 | | | | | | |
| Stuart Carrington | 4 | Stuart Carrington | 1 | | | | | | |
| Ben Jones | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Ben Jones | 0 | | | Rod Lawler | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | Jimmy White | 4 | | | | |
| Xiao Guodong | 4 | | | Jimmy White | 4 | | | | |
| Robert Read | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Robert Read | 0 | Xiao Guodong | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | Jimmy White | 4 | | | | | | |
| Jimmy White | 4 | Jimmy White | 4 | | | | | | |
| Jamie Curtis-Barrett | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Jamie Curtis-Barrett | 2 | | | | | Jimmy White | 4 | | |
| | | | | | | Michael White | 2 | | |
| Mei Xiwen | 4 | | | | | Michael White | 2 | | |
| Steven Hallworth | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Steven Hallworth | 3 | Mei Xiwen | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | Kurt Dunham | 2 | | | | | | |
| Alex Borg | 2 | Kurt Dunham | 2 | | | | | | |
| Kurt Dunham | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Kurt Dunham | 4 | | | Mei Xiwen | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | Michael White | 4 | | | | |
| Darryl Hill | w/d | | | Michael White | 4 | | | | |
| Zhang Anda | w/o | | | | | | | | |
| Zhang Anda | w/o | Zhang Anda | w/d | | | | | | |
| | | Michael White | w/o | | | | | | |
| Michael White | 4 | Michael White | w/o | | | | | | |
| Yu Delu | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Yu Delu | 1 | | | | | | | Jimmy White | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | Dominic Dale | 4 |
| Mark Joyce | w/o | | | | | | | Dominic Dale | 4 |
| Noppon Saengkham | w/d | | | | | | |
| Noppon Saengkham | w/d | Mark Joyce | 3 | | | | |
| | | Ali Carter | 4 | | | | |
| Ali Carter | 4 | Ali Carter | 4 | | | | |
| Stephen Bateman | 1 | | | | | | |
| Stephen Bateman | 1 | | | Ali Carter | 3 | | |
| | | | | Yan Bingtao | 4 | | |
| Scott Donaldson | 4 | | | Yan Bingtao | 4 | | |
| Hammad Miah | 3 | | | | | | |
| Hammad Miah | 3 | Scott Donaldson | 3 | | | | |
| | | Yan Bingtao | 4 | | | | |
| Yan Bingtao | 4 | Yan Bingtao | 4 | | | | |
| Alfie Burden | 3 | | | | | | |
| Alfie Burden | 3 | | | | | Yan Bingtao | 1 |
| | | | | | | Dominic Dale | 4 |
| Ben Woollaston | 2 | | | | | Dominic Dale | 4 |
| Dominic Dale | 4 | | | | |
| Dominic Dale | 4 | Dominic Dale | 4 | | |
| | | Ian Glover | 1 | | |
| Kritsanut Lertsattayathorn | w/d | Ian Glover | 1 | | |
| Ian Glover | w/o | | | | |
| Ian Glover | w/o | | | Dominic Dale | 4 |
| | | | | Michael Holt | 2 |
| Michael Holt | 4 | | | Michael Holt | 2 |
| Felix Frede | 1 | | |
| Felix Frede | 1 | Michael Holt | w/o |
| | | Boonyarit Keattikun | w/d |
| Boonyarit Keattikun | w/o | Boonyarit Keattikun | w/d |
| Robert Milkins | w/d |

### Bas de tableau

| Premier tour au meilleur des 7 frames | Premier tour au meilleur des 7 frames | Deuxième tour au meilleur des 7 frames | Deuxième tour au meilleur des 7 frames | Seizièmes de finale au meilleur des 7 frames | Seizièmes de finale au meilleur des 7 frames | Huitièmes de finale au meilleur des 7 frames | Huitièmes de finale au meilleur des 7 frames | Quarts de finale au meilleur des 7 frames | Quarts de finale au meilleur des 7 frames | Demi-finale au meilleur des 7 frames | Demi-finale au meilleur des 7 frames |
| Oliver Lines | 1 |
| Kurt Maflin | 4 |
| Kurt Maflin | 4 | Kurt Maflin | 4 |
| | | Anthony McGill | 3 |
| Anthony McGill | 4 | Anthony McGill | 3 |
| George Pragnall | 0 | | |
| George Pragnall | 0 | | | Kurt Maflin | 1 |
| | | | | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 4 |
| Dechawat Poomjaeng | 4 | | | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 4 |
| Martin Gould | 2 | | | | |
| Martin Gould | 2 | Dechawat Poomjaeng | 2 | | |
| | | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 4 | | |
| Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 4 | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 4 | | |
| Lü Chenwei | 0 | | | | |
| Lü Chenwei | 0 | | | | | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 4 |
| | | | | | | Mark Allen | 3 |
| Fergal O'Brien | 4 | | | | | Mark Allen | 3 |
| Ashley Beal | 0 | | | | | | |
| Ashley Beal | 0 | Fergal O'Brien | 3 | | | | |
| | | Li Hang | 4 | | | | |
| Li Hang | 4 | Li Hang | 4 | | | | |
| Jamie Cope | 2 | | | | | | |
| Jamie Cope | 2 | | | Li Hang | 2 | | |
| | | | | Mark Allen | 4 | | |
| Zhang Yong | 2 | | | Mark Allen | 4 | | |
| Mark Allen | 4 | | | | | | |
| Mark Allen | 4 | Mark Allen | 4 | | | | |
| | | Joe Swail | 1 | | | | |
| Joe Swail | 4 | Joe Swail | 1 | | | | |
| Matthew Glasby | 0 | | | | | | |
| Matthew Glasby | 0 | | | | | | | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | David Grace | 3 |
| Jack Lisowski | 4 | | | | | | | David Grace | 3 |
| Matthew Day | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Matthew Day | 1 | Jack Lisowski | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | Kyren Wilson | 0 | | | | | | |
| Jimmy Robertson | 0 | Kyren Wilson | 0 | | | | | | |
| Kyren Wilson | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Kyren Wilson | 4 | | | Jack Lisowski | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | David Grace | 4 | | | | |
| Matthew Stevens | 4 | | | David Grace | 4 | | | | |
| Patrick Einsle | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Patrick Einsle | 2 | Matthew Stevens | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | David Grace | 4 | | | | | | |
| Sean O'Sullivan | 0 | David Grace | 4 | | | | | | |
| David Grace | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| David Grace | 4 | | | | | David Grace | 4 | | |
| | | | | | | Robbie Williams | 0 | | |
| Andrew Higginson | 4 | | | | | Robbie Williams | 0 | | |
| Allan Taylor | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Allan Taylor | 1 | Andrew Higginson | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | Rhys Clark | 1 | | | | | | |
| Robin Hull | w/d | Rhys Clark | 1 | | | | | | |
| Rhys Clark | w/o | | | | | | | | |
| Rhys Clark | w/o | | | Andrew Higginson | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | Robbie Williams | 4 | | | | |
| Joe Perry | 4 | | | Robbie Williams | 4 | | | | |
| Michael Collumb | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Michael Collumb | 2 | Joe Perry | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | Robbie Williams | 4 | | | | | | |
| Robbie Williams | 4 | Robbie Williams | 4 | | | | | | |
| Simon Lichtenberg | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Tom Ford | 4 |
| David Gilbert | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Daniel Devlin | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Daniel Devlin | 0 | David Gilbert | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | Michael Georgiou | 4 | | | | | | |
| Michael Georgiou | 4 | Michael Georgiou | 4 | | | | | | |
| Fraser Patrick | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Fraser Patrick | 1 | | | Michael Georgiou | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | Gerard Greene | 4 | | | | |
| Sydney Wilson | 1 | | | Gerard Greene | 4 | | | | |
| Stuart Bingham | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Stuart Bingham | 4 | Stuart Bingham | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | Gerard Greene | 4 | | | | | | |
| Hatem Yassen | 0 | Gerard Greene | 4 | | | | | | |
| Gerard Greene | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Gerard Greene | 4 | | | | | Gerard Greene | 0 | | |
| | | | | | | Jamie Jones | 4 | | |
| Cao Yupeng | 4 | | | | | Jamie Jones | 4 | | |
| Barry Pinches | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Barry Pinches | 3 | Cao Yupeng | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | Jamie Jones | 4 | | | | | | |
| Jamie Jones | 4 | Jamie Jones | 4 | | | | | | |
| Tian Pengfei | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Tian Pengfei | 0 | | | Jamie Jones | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | Peter Lines | 1 | | | | |
| Nigel Bond | 3 | | | Peter Lines | 1 | | | | |
| Craig Steadman | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Craig Steadman | 4 | Craig Steadman | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | Peter Lines | 4 | | | | | | |
| Michael Wild | 1 | Peter Lines | 4 | | | | | | |
| Peter Lines | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Peter Lines | 4 | | | | | | | Jamie Jones | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | Tom Ford | 4 |
| Paul Davison | 1 | | | | | | | Tom Ford | 4 |
| Zack Richardson | 4 | | | | | | |
| Zack Richardson | 4 | Zack Richardson | 4 | | | | |
| | | Rory McLeod | 2 | | | | |
| Rory McLeod | 4 | Rory McLeod | 2 | | | | |
| Brandon Sargeant | 2 | | | | | | |
| Brandon Sargeant | 2 | | | Zack Richardson | 4 | | |
| | | | | John Astley | 1 | | |
| John Astley | w/o | | | John Astley | 1 | | |
| Hamza Akbar | w/d | | | | | | |
| Hamza Akbar | w/d | John Astley | 4 | | | | |
| | | Mark King | 2 | | | | |
| David John | 1 | Mark King | 2 | | | | |
| Mark King | 4 | | | | | | |
| Mark King | 4 | | | | | Zack Richardson | 1 |
| | | | | | | Tom Ford | 4 |
| Rory Thor | 0 | | | | | Tom Ford | 4 |
| Christopher Keogan | 4 | | | | |
| Christopher Keogan | 4 | Christopher Keogan | 1 | | |
| | | Alan McManus | 4 | | |
| Alan McManus | 4 | Alan McManus | 4 | | |
| Andy Hicks | 1 | | | | |
| Andy Hicks | 1 | | | Alan McManus | 2 |
| | | | | Tom Ford | 4 |
| Ian Burns | 2 | | | Tom Ford | 4 |
| Tom Ford | 4 | | |
| Tom Ford | 4 | Tom Ford | 4 |
| | | Chris Wakelin | 3 |
| Chen Zhe | 2 | Chris Wakelin | 3 |
| Chris Wakelin | 4 |

## Finale

Finale au meilleur des 7 manches Arbitre : Jan Scheers :
| Mark Selby Angleterre | 4 - 2 ( - ) | Tom Ford Angleterre |
| 0 85 | Centuries Meilleur break | 0 67 |
| Mark Selby remporte le Classique Paul Hunter 2016. |||

## Centuries

35 centuries ont été réalisés au cours des matchs du tableau final :
* 147, 141, 120 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
* 136, 128, 120, 102, 101 Tom Ford
* 136, 106 Michael Holt
* 132, 116 Liang Wenbo
* 132 Zhou Yuelong
* 127 Mark Selby
* 123 Zhao Xintong
* 121 Ali Carter
* 120, 101, 100 Mark Allen
* 120 Matthew Stevens
* 118, 110 Kurt Maflin
* 118, 105 David Gilbert
* 112 Joe Swail
* 111 Li Hang
* 110 Dominic Dale
* 109 Andrew Higginson
* 107 Zack Richardson
* 104 Robbie Williams
* 104 Jack Lisowski
* 104 Martin O'Donnell
* 104 Mark Davis
* 101 Mei Xiwen
* 100 Fergal O'Brien