Bingham progressed through to the semi-finals of the Shanghai Masters but lost 6–3 to Judd Trump. At the 2016 Masters he beat Ding Junhui 6–4 and John Higgins 6–3 to face Ronnie O'Sullivan in the semi-finals and he was defeated 6–3. He overcame a 3–0 deficit to eliminate Joe Perry in the semi-finals 6–5 at the World Grand Prix and reach his first final of the year. In the final, Murphy won 10–9. He lost 5–1 in the quarter-finals of the China Open to Ricky Walden. At the 2016 World Snooker Championship, in defence of his title, he lost in the opening round 9–10 to Carter.