Betfred World Championship

Tour: Main Tour; Date: 16 Apr - 2 May 2016; Venue: Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, England; Type: Ranking; Defending champion: Stuart Bingham; Twitter: #SnookerWorldChamps; Notes: See also results (143)

Final (Winner: £330,000; Runner-up: £137,500)
		Mark Selby [2]	18	-	14	Ding Junhui [17]
	First session: 125-8 (91), 70-68 (DJ 52), 101-43 (76), 124-0 (120) 100-0 (70), 77-38, 47-68, 14-107 Second session: 73-22, 30-92 (76), 1-103 (103), 49-93 (89) 71-1, 0-86 (86), 52-82 (55), 86-25, 67-27 Third session: 7-121 (89), 56-61, 126-11 (126), 0-103 (103) 75-43 (52), 118-9 (68), 1-69 (52), 75-11 (55) Fourth session: 103-0 (57), 67-60 (DJ 60), 0-87 (73), 0-108 (70) 0-103 (103), 59-11, 74-0 (74) Referee: Paul Collier Selby became the 13th player to win the World Championship at least twice. He also ended the season as No.1 in the rankings for the fifth year in a row.
Semifinals (Losers receive £66,000)
		Ding Junhui [17]	17	-	11	Alan McManus [29]
	First session: 113-0 (100), 118-8 (84), 131-0 (131), 107-31 (62) 100-8 (100), 27-73, 8-74, 128-0 (128) Second session: 138-0 (138), 16-107 (107), 91-43 (90), 97-5 (97) 1-70, 0-136 (136), 63-87 (AM 55), 0-125 (125) Third session: 44-58, 108-17 (80), 59-17, 113-0 (113) 17-115 (59), 0-81 (81), 67-17 (60), 61-53 Fourth session: 69-26, 44-60, 123-1 (123), 67-8 Ding is the first player from Asia to reach the final of the World Championship. There was a total of 10 centuries in the match, which was a new record (until WC final 2019). Ding made seven of them which is a new record for a single player at the Crucible. It ties Stephen Hendry for most tons in any match. Ding missed the 15th black for a 147 in frame 20.
		Mark Selby [2]	17	-	15	Marco Fu [14]
	First session: 65-25, 76-5 (56), 76-0 (63), 0-73 (72) 37-60, 59-9, 23-90 (89), 73-0 (69) Second session: 52-65 (MS 52), 67-54 (55), 64-55, 0-135 (135) 8-67, 19-114 (114), 5-81 (81), 81-34 Third session: 66-12, 125-0 (125), 55-59, 8-109 (108) 65-43, 0-80 (71), 0-77 (77), 73-43 Fourth session: 64-15, 1-116 (98), 75-7 (63), 5-100 (100) 101-0 (101), 0-147 (50,73), 79-4, 94-53 Fu's tip fell off in the 15th frame. Frame 24 took 76 minutes and 11 seconds, which is the longest in Crucible history.
Quarterfinals (Losers receive £33,000)
		Alan McManus [29]	13	-	11	John Higgins [8]	McManus came back from 9-11 down
		Ding Junhui [17]	13	-	3	Mark J Williams [13]	Ding won with a session to spare
		Marco Fu [14]	13	-	11	Barry Hawkins [11]	Hawkins was 9-1 down
		Mark Selby [2]	13	-	8	Kyren Wilson [19]
	Wilson made a 143 in the 20th frame, the highest break of the tournament. Watch on YouTube.
Round 2 (Last 16; Losers receive £22,000)
1		Alan McManus [29]	13	-	11	Ali Carter [31]	McManus reached 73 in a max attempt in frame 18
2		John Higgins [8]	13	-	8	Ricky Walden [9]
3		Ding Junhui [17]	13	-	10	Judd Trump [5]
4		Mark J Williams [13]	13	-	8	Michael Holt [28]
5		Marco Fu [14]	13	-	9	Anthony McGill [30]
6		Barry Hawkins [11]	13	-	12	Ronnie O'Sullivan [6]	In the 23rd frame O'Sullivan missed the 12th red with a 147 on
7		Kyren Wilson [19]	13	-	9	Mark Allen [7]
8		Mark Selby [2]	13	-	11	Sam Baird [59]	From 11-7 down Sam Baird levelled the match at 11-11
Round 1 (Last 32; Losers receive £13,250 / £0)
1		Ali Carter [31]	10	-	9	Stuart Bingham [1]	Bingham became the 17th player who couldn't defend his first world title at the Crucible Theatre
2		Alan McManus [29]	10	-	7	Stephen Maguire [16]
3		Ricky Walden [9]	10	-	8	Robbie Williams [57]
4		John Higgins [8]	10	-	3	Ryan Day [20]
5		Judd Trump [5]	10	-	8	Liang Wenbo [18]
6		Ding Junhui [17]	10	-	8	Martin Gould [12]	From needing three snookers Gould took frame 14 to lead 8-6
7		Mark J Williams [13]	10	-	4	Graeme Dott [24]
8		Michael Holt [28]	10	-	6	Neil Robertson [4]
9		Anthony McGill [30]	10	-	8	Shaun Murphy [3]	There was a 50+ break in 16 of the 18 frames and in each of the last 13
10		Marco Fu [14]	10	-	2	Peter Ebdon [32]	Fu's 111 in frame four was the first century in this year's World Championship. It was also Fu's 400th competitive century.
11		Barry Hawkins [11]	10	-	5	Zhang Anda [71]
12		Ronnie O'Sullivan [6]	10	-	7	David Gilbert [22]
13		Mark Allen [7]	10	-	3	Mitchell Mann [74]
14		Kyren Wilson [19]	10	-	9	Joe Perry [10]	Wilson reached 89 in a max attempt in frame 8. in frame 16 Wilson produced a fantastic clearance of 58 to the blue to level the match at 8-8 from 53-15 down.
15		Sam Baird [59]	10	-	7	Michael White [15]
16		Mark Selby [2]	10	-	6	Robert Milkins [21]

Betfred World Championship Qualifiers

Tour: Main Tour; Date: 6-13 Apr 2016; Venue: Ponds Forge International Sports Centre, Sheffield, England; View on separate page; Twitter: #SnookerWorldChamps; Notes: See also results (112)

Qual Round 3 (Last 48; Losers receive £9,900)
1		Ding Junhui [17]	10	-	2	Nigel Bond [94]
2		Peter Ebdon [32]	10	-	2	Ian Burns [64]	The fourth frame lasted 69 minutes.
3		Robbie Williams [57]	10	-	9	Anthony Hamilton [72]
4		Graeme Dott [24]	10	-	7	Mike Dunn [41]
5		Robert Milkins [21]	10	-	7	Kurt Maflin [53]
6		Michael Holt [28]	10	-	8	Mark King [37]	In frame 18 King needed 2 snookers. He got both only to miss the blue and hand victory to Holt.
7		Alan McManus [29]	10	-	2	Jimmy Robertson [36]
8		Ryan Day [20]	10	-	6	Ken Doherty [52]
9		Kyren Wilson [19]	10	-	6	Matthew Stevens [46]
10		Anthony McGill [30]	10	-	7	Thepchaiya Un-Nooh [35]
	Un-Nooh missed the final black of a 147 in frame 4. Watch the shot on Vine. Incredibly he did the same in the UK Championship earlier this season. In frame 8 he came back to make a new tournament-high break of 144.
11		Sam Baird [59]	10	-	9	Liam Highfield [70]
12		David Gilbert [22]	10	-	7	Jack Lisowski [43]
13		Mitchell Mann [74]	10	-	9	Dechawat Poomjaeng [42]
14		Zhang Anda [71]	10	-	7	Zhou Yuelong [58]	Zhou made his 25th career century in this match, at just 18 years old.
15		Ali Carter [31]	10	-	6	Dominic Dale [34]
16		Liang Wenbo [18]	10	-	6	Xiao Guodong [47]
Qual Round 2 (Last 80; Losers receive £6,600)
1		Ding Junhui [17]	10	-	1	Ross Muir [80]
2		Nigel Bond [94]	10	-	6	Gary Wilson [48]
3		Ian Burns [64]	10	-	3	Hamza Akbar [117]
4		Peter Ebdon [32]	10	-	9	Gerard Greene [65]	Ebdon fought back from 9-3 down to win a close and tense decider
5		Anthony Hamilton [72]	10	-	9	Chris Wakelin [83]
6		Robbie Williams [57]	10	-	4	Mark Joyce [40]
7		Mike Dunn [41]	10	-	9	Li Hang [56]
8		Graeme Dott [24]	10	-	8	Noppon Saengkham [82]	Saengkham missed the penultimate red during a 147 attempt in the second frame.
9		Robert Milkins [21]	10	-	8	Scott Donaldson [81]
10		Kurt Maflin [53]	10	-	8	Zhao Xintong (a)
11		Mark King [37]	10	-	7	David Grace [60]
12		Michael Holt [28]	10	-	7	Peter Lines [69]
13		Alan McManus [29]	10	-	6	David Morris [68]
14		Jimmy Robertson [36]	10	-	5	Stuart Carrington [61]
15		Ken Doherty [52]	10	-	7	Hossein Vafaei [96]
16		Ryan Day [20]	10	-	9	Alfie Burden [77]
17		Kyren Wilson [19]	10	-	6	Martin O'Donnell [78]
18		Matthew Stevens [46]	10	-	3	Zhang Yong [112]
19		Thepchaiya Un-Nooh [35]	10	-	7	Paul S Davison [113]
20		Anthony McGill [30]	10	-	9	Craig Steadman [67]	The first session was delayed due to lighting issues
21		Liam Highfield [70]	10	-	8	Luca Brecel [27]
22		Sam Baird [59]	10	-	7	Tom Ford [38]
23		Jack Lisowski [43]	10	-	5	Rory McLeod [54]
24		David Gilbert [22]	10	-	2	Lee Walker [75]
25		Mitchell Mann [74]	10	-	9	Matthew Selt [23]
26		Dechawat Poomjaeng [42]	10	-	5	Robin Hull [55]
27		Zhou Yuelong [58]	10	-	6	Fergal O'Brien [39]
28		Zhang Anda [71]	10	-	5	Mark Davis [26]
29		Ali Carter [31]	10	-	8	Cao Yupeng [66]
30		Dominic Dale [34]	10	-	6	Oliver Lines [63]
31		Xiao Guodong [47]	10	-	8	Jamie Clarke (a)
32		Liang Wenbo [18]	10	-	5	Jamie Cope [79]
Qual Round 1 (Last 144; Losers receive £0)
1		Ding Junhui [17]	10	-	4	Greg Casey (a)
2		Ross Muir [80]	10	-	5	Sean O'Sullivan [88]
3		Nigel Bond [94]	10	-	9	Andrew Higginson [49]
4		Gary Wilson [48]	10	-	4	Leo Fernandez (a)
5		Hamza Akbar [117]	10	-	5	Jamie Jones [33]
6		Ian Burns [64]	10	-	8	Duane Jones [114]
7		Gerard Greene [65]	10	-	9	Jimmy White [115]
8		Peter Ebdon [32]	10	-	6	James Wattana [102]
9		Chris Wakelin [83]	10	-	9	Ben Woollaston [25]
10		Anthony Hamilton [72]	10	-	3	Sydney Wilson [98]	Hamilton had a chance for a max in both frame two and eight but ended on 80 and 104 respectively.
11		Robbie Williams [57]	10	-	7	Gareth Allen [108]
12		Mark Joyce [40]	10	-	7	Zak Surety [84]
13		Mike Dunn [41]	10	-	7	James Cahill [106]
14		Li Hang [56]	10	-	8	Lyu Chenwei [104]	Li missed the yellow for a max in the 17th frame
15		Noppon Saengkham [82]	10	-	6	Michael Georgiou [73]
16		Graeme Dott [24]	10	-	8	Brandon Sargeant (a)
17		Robert Milkins [21]	10	-	3	Cheung Ka Wai (a)
18		Scott Donaldson [81]	10	-	6	Joel Walker [76]
19		Kurt Maflin [53]	10	-	8	Sanderson Lam [95]
20		Zhao Xintong (a)	10	-	9	Rod Lawler [44]
21		Mark King [37]	10	-	3	Fraser Patrick [111]
22		David Grace [60]	10	-	5	Brendan O'Donoghue (a)
23		Peter Lines [69]	10	-	1	Ng On Yee (af)
24		Michael Holt [28]	10	-	6	Michael Wild [105]	Holt had a 9-0 lead
25		Alan McManus [29]	10	-	5	Michael Wasley [85]
26		David Morris [68]	10	-	5	Chris Melling [89]
27		Stuart Carrington [61]	10	-	9	Hammad Miah (a)
28		Jimmy Robertson [36]	10	-	0	Tyler Rees (a)
29		Hossein Vafaei [96]	10	-	7	Tian Pengfei [45]
30		Ken Doherty [52]	10	-	6	Andy Hicks (a)
31		Alfie Burden [77]	10	-	7	Tony Drago [92]
32		Ryan Day [20]	10	-	2	Daniel Wells [86]
33		Kyren Wilson [19]	10	-	3	Jason Weston [110]
34		Martin O'Donnell [78]	10	-	8	Kuldesh Johal (a)
35		Zhang Yong [112]	10	-	7	Joe Swail [51]
36		Matthew Stevens [46]	10	-	2	Josh Boileau (a)
37		Thepchaiya Un-Nooh [35]	10	-	9	Sunny Akani [116]
38		Paul S Davison [113]	10	-	9	Yu Delu [62]
39		Craig Steadman [67]	10	-	3	Michael Leslie [91]
40		Anthony McGill [30]	10	-	1	Hatem Yassin [118]
41		Luca Brecel [27]	10	-	8	Steven Hallworth [100]
42		Liam Highfield [70]	10	-	2	Luke Simmonds (a)	Missed max (120) by Highfield in the fourth frame
43		Sam Baird [59]	10	-	8	Rory Thor [101]
44		Tom Ford [38]	10	-	2	Darryl Hill [90]
45		Jack Lisowski [43]	10	-	2	Alex Taubman (a)
46		Rory McLeod [54]	10	-	7	Lukas Kleckers (a)
47		Lee Walker [75]	10	-	0	Conor McCormack (a)
48		David Gilbert [22]	10	-	5	Rhys Clark [93]
49		Matthew Selt [23]	10	-	2	Igor Figueiredo [119]
50		Mitchell Mann [74]	10	-	7	Kishan Hirani (a)
51		Robin Hull [55]	10	-	7	Barry Pinches [87]	Hull made a 96 (missed maximum) in the 13th frame
52		Dechawat Poomjaeng [42]	10	-	4	Eden Sharav [109]
53		Fergal O'Brien [39]	10	-	4	Steve Davis [99]
54		Zhou Yuelong [58]	10	-	3	Dylan Craig (a)
55		Zhang Anda [71]	10	-	2	Bratislav Krustev (a)
56		Mark Davis [26]	10	-	7	Adam Duffy (a)
57		Ali Carter [31]	10	-	2	Mateusz Baranowski (a)
58		Cao Yupeng [66]	10	-	0	Rodion Judin (a)
59		Oliver Lines [63]	10	-	5	Lu Ning [97]
60		Dominic Dale [34]	10	-	6	Ian Glover [103]
61		Xiao Guodong [47]	10	-	6	Allan Taylor [107]
62		Jamie Clarke (a)	10	-	9	Jamie Burnett [50]
63		Jamie Cope [79]	10	-	4	Ashley Hugill (a)
64		Liang Wenbo [18]	10	-	2	Joe O'Connor (a)

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