A 6–2 success over Neil Robertson saw Perry advance to the final of the 2016 World Open, where he lost 8–10 to Ali Carter. He also saw off Robertson 6–2 to reach the quarter-finals of the International Championship and was defeated 3–6 by Mark Selby.&lt;ref name="2016/17"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt; Perry was knocked out 2–6 by Matthew Stevens in the third round of the UK Championship.