2016 Players Tour Championship Final

The 2016 Players Tour Championship Grand Final (officially the 2016 Ladbrokes Players Tour Championship Grand Final) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 22 and 27 March 2016 at the EventCity in Manchester, England. It was the eighth ranking event of the 2015/2016 season. The tournament was broadcast in the UK on ITV4.

2016 Ladbrokes Players Tour Championship Grand Final
Tournament information
Dates22–27 March 2016 (2016-03-22 – 2016-03-27)
VenueEventCity
CityManchester
CountryEngland
OrganisationWorld Snooker
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£350,000
Winner's share£100,000
Highest break Ding Junhui (CHN) (143)
Final
Champion Mark Allen (NIR)
Runner-up Ricky Walden (ENG)
Score10–6
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Defending champion Joe Perry failed to qualify for this year finals having finished 51st on the Order of Merit. The tournament was won by Mark Allen who beat Ricky Walden 10–6 in the 19-frame final, winning the £100,000 first prize. It was Allen's third ranking event win and his first in Europe after two wins in China in 2012 and 2013.

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money is shown below:

Prize fund
Winner£100,000
Runner-up£38,000
Semi-finalist£20,000
Quarter-finalist£12,500
Last 16£7,000
Last 32£4,000
Highest break£2,000
Total£350,000

The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £10,000. The sponsor pledged to double the prize for a 147 break and so the prize would have been £20,000.[1]

Seeding list

The players competed in 7 minor-ranking tournaments to earn points for the European Tour and Asian Tour Orders of Merit. The top 24 from the European Tour and the top 2 from the Asian Tour qualified for the finals, plus 6 more from a combination of both lists. Mark Selby withdrew for personal reasons and was replaced in the draw by Matthew Selt.[2]

The seeding list of the finals was based on the combined list from the earnings of both Orders of Merit.

Rank Player European Tour Asian Tour Total points
1  Mark Selby (ENG) 26,625 0 26,625
2  Barry Hawkins (ENG) 25,275 0 25,275
3  Marco Fu (HKG) 23,175 1,300 24,475
4  Mark Allen (NIR) 22,200 0 22,200
5  Rory McLeod (ENG) 22,200 0 22,200
6  Ali Carter (ENG) 20,550 0 20,550
7  Shaun Murphy (ENG) 15,975 0 15,975
8  Ding Junhui (CHN) 1,425 13,500 14,925
9  Mark King (ENG) 13,200 1,300 14,500
10  Ryan Day (WAL) 14,475 0 14,475
11  Tom Ford (ENG) 13,050 800 13,850
12  Michael White (WAL) 13,200 0 13,200
13  Tian Pengfei (CHN) 11,700 1,300 13,000
14  Mark Williams (WAL) 12,225 0 12,225
15  Ben Woollaston (ENG) 9,750 1,750 11,500
16  Martin Gould (ENG) 10,425 0 10,425
17  Andrew Higginson (ENG) 10,275 0 10,275
18  Ricky Walden (ENG) 3,525 6,500 10,025
19  Mike Dunn (ENG) 9,975 0 9,975
20  Kyren Wilson (ENG) 9,900 0 9,900
21  Liang Wenbo (CHN) 8,550 1,300 9,850
22  Dominic Dale (WAL) 8,025 1,300 9,325
23  Michael Holt (ENG) 8,700 0 8,700
24  Judd Trump (ENG) 8,250 0 8,250
25  Jimmy Robertson (ENG) 4,500 3,500 8,000
26  Alan McManus (SCO) 7,950 0 7,950
27  David Gilbert (ENG) 7,350 0 7,350
28  Sam Baird (ENG) 7,275 0 7,275
29  Luca Brecel (BEL) 6,675 0 6,675
30  Graeme Dott (SCO) 6,450 0 6,450
31  Robert Milkins (ENG) 2,700 3,500 6,200
32  Mark Davis (ENG) 6,150 0 6,150
33  Matthew Selt (ENG) 6,000 0 6,000

Main draw
Last 32
Best of 7 frames 		Last 16
Best of 7 frames 		Quarter-finals
Best of 7 frames 		Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames 		Final
Best of 19 frames
               
33  Matthew Selt (ENG) 4
17  Andrew Higginson (ENG) 1
33 England Matthew Selt 2
15 England Ben Woollaston 4
15  Ben Woollaston (ENG) 4
25  Jimmy Robertson (ENG) 3
15 England Ben Woollaston 3
7 England Shaun Murphy 4
14  Mark Williams (WAL) 3
22  Dominic Dale (WAL) 4
22 Wales Dominic Dale 1
7 England Shaun Murphy 4
7  Shaun Murphy (ENG) 4
21  Liang Wenbo (CHN) 1
7 England Shaun Murphy 4
4 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 6
4  Mark Allen (NIR) 4
32  Mark Davis (ENG) 3
4 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 4
9 England Mark King 2
9  Mark King (ENG) 4
28  Sam Baird (ENG) 2
4 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 4
19 England Mike Dunn 1
10  Ryan Day (WAL) 4
20  Kyren Wilson (ENG) 1
10 Wales Ryan Day 2
19 England Mike Dunn 4
5  Rory McLeod (ENG) 1
19  Mike Dunn (ENG) 4
4 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 10
18 England Ricky Walden 6
3  Marco Fu (HKG) 4
26  Alan McManus (SCO) 3
3 Hong Kong Marco Fu 2
18 England Ricky Walden 4
11  Tom Ford (ENG) 1
18  Ricky Walden (ENG) 4
18 England Ricky Walden 4
6 England Ali Carter 1
16  Martin Gould (ENG) 1
24  Judd Trump (ENG) 4
24 England Judd Trump 1
6 England Ali Carter 4
6  Ali Carter (ENG) 4
30  Graeme Dott (SCO) 1
18 England Ricky Walden 6
2 England Barry Hawkins 3
8  Ding Junhui (CHN) 4
27  David Gilbert (ENG) 1
8 China Ding Junhui 4
12 Wales Michael White 0
12  Michael White (WAL) 4
29  Luca Brecel (BEL) 2
8 China Ding Junhui 2
2 England Barry Hawkins 4
13  Tian Pengfei (CHN) 1
31  Robert Milkins (ENG) 4
31 England Robert Milkins 3
2 England Barry Hawkins 4
2  Barry Hawkins (ENG) 4
23  Michael Holt (ENG) 2

Final
Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Colin Humphries.
EventCity, Manchester, England, 27 March 2016.
Mark Allen (4)
 Northern Ireland		 10–6 Ricky Walden (18)
 England
Afternoon: 74–0 (59), 0–89 (85), 8–86, 0–107 (85), 73–6 (51), 96–44 (80), 71–44, 73–33 (68), 78–35 (64)
Evening: 83–11 (52), 1–68 (62), 0–92 (92), 51–59, 72–38, 87–28 (61), 100–0 (67)
80 Highest break 92
0 Century breaks 0
8 50+ breaks 4

Century breaks

[3]

References
  1. "Rolling 147 Prizes for Ladbrokes World Grand Prix and Ladbrokes Players Championship". 29 February 2016.
  2. "Selby Withdraws from Two Ranking Events". 18 March 2016.
  3. "Players Championship: centuries". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
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