:2016 World Grand Prix
{{Short description|2016 Snooker tournament in Wales}}
{{about|the snooker tournament|the darts tournament|2016 World Grand Prix (darts)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}
{{Infobox individual snooker tournament
|tournament_name=2016 Ladbrokes World Grand Prix
|logo=
|dates={{Start and end dates|2016|03|8|2016|03|13|df=y}}
|venue=Venue Cymru
|location=Llandudno
|country=Wales
|organisation=World Snooker
|format=Ranking event
|Total prize fund=£300,000
|winners_share=£100,000
|highest_break={{flagathlete|Joe Perry|ENG}} (133)
|winner={{flagathlete|Shaun Murphy|ENG}}
|runner_up={{flagathlete|Stuart Bingham|ENG}}
|score=10–9
|previous=2015
|next=2017
}}
The 2016 World Grand Prix (officially the 2016 Ladbrokes World Grand Prix) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 8 and 13 March 2016 at the Venue Cymru in Llandudno, Wales. It was the seventh ranking event of the 2015/2016 season.
The defending champion Judd Trump lost 2–4 against Stuart Bingham in the last 16. Shaun Murphy beat Stuart Bingham 10–9 in the final to win the £100,000 first prize. The tournament was broadcast in the UK on ITV4.
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
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- Winner: £100,000
- Runner-up: £35,000
- Semi-final: £20,000
- Quarter-final: £10,000
- Last 16: £5,000
- Last 32: £2,500
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- Highest break: £5,000
- Total: £300,000
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The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break was won at the previous ranking event, the Welsh Open, and so stood at £5,000. The sponsor pledged to double the prize for a 147 break and so the prize was £10,000.{{Cite web|url=https://wst.tv/rolling-147-prizes-for-ladbrokes-world-grand-prix-and-ladbrokes-players-championship/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220224556/https://wst.tv/rolling-147-prizes-for-ladbrokes-world-grand-prix-and-ladbrokes-players-championship/|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 February 2020|title=Rolling 147 Prizes For Ladbrokes World Grand Prix and Ladbrokes Players Championship|date=29 February 2016|website=World Snooker}}
Seeding list
The top 32 players on a one-year ranking system running from the 2015 Australian Goldfields Open until the 2016 Gdynia Open qualified for the tournament.{{Cite web|url=https://wst.tv/llandudno-to-stage-world-grand-prix/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220181951/https://wst.tv/llandudno-to-stage-world-grand-prix/|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 February 2020|title=Llandudno To Stage World Grand Prix|date=27 July 2015|website=World Snooker}}
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%" |
| Rank
! Player ! Total points |
|---|
| {{0}}1
|{{flagicon|SCO}} John Higgins |align="center"|201,975 |
| {{0}}2
|{{flagicon|AUS}} Neil Robertson |align="center"|197,500 |
| {{0}}3
|{{flagicon|ENG}} Martin Gould |align="center"| 127,425 |
| {{0}}4
|{{flagicon|ENG}} Kyren Wilson |align="center"| 126,900 |
| {{0}}5
|{{flagicon|ENG}} Mark Selby |align="center"| 106,375 |
| {{0}}6
|{{flagicon|CHN}} Liang Wenbo |align="center"| 98,850 |
| {{0}}7
|{{flagicon|NIR}} Mark Allen |align="center"|91,200 |
| {{0}}8
|{{flagicon|ENG}} David Gilbert |align="center"|85,350 |
| {{0}}9
|{{flagicon|ENG}} Judd Trump |align="center"|73,250 |
| 10
|{{flagicon|HKG}} Marco Fu |align="center"|69,975 |
| 11
|{{flagicon|ENG}} Ronnie O'Sullivan |align="center"|61,500 |
| 12
|{{flagicon|BEL}} Luca Brecel |align="center"|59,925 |
| 13
|{{flagicon|ENG}} Joe Perry |align="center"|55,250 |
| 14
|{{flagicon|ENG}} Shaun Murphy |align="center"|53,975 |
| 15
|{{flagicon|ENG}} Ben Woollaston |align="center"|50,750 |
| 16
|{{flagicon|ENG}} Matthew Selt |align="center"|49,500 |
| 17
|{{flagicon|WAL}} Ryan Day |align="center"|48,975 |
| 18
|{{flagicon|CHN}} Ding Junhui |align="center"|45,425 |
| 19
|{{flagicon|WAL}} Michael White |align="center"|45,200 |
| 20
|{{flagicon|ENG}} Barry Hawkins |align="center"|45,025 |
| 21
|{{flagicon|ENG}} Ali Carter |align="center"|44,550 |
| 22
|{{flagicon|ENG}} Michael Holt |align="center"|44,450 |
| 23
|{{flagicon|THA}} Thepchaiya Un-Nooh |align="center"|43,275 |
| 24
|{{flagicon|WAL}} Mark Williams |align="center"|43,225 |
| 25
|{{flagicon|ENG}} Stuart Bingham |align="center"|42,175 |
| 26
|{{flagicon|ENG}} David Grace |align="center"|41,250 |
| 27
|{{flagicon|SCO}} Graeme Dott |align="center"| 40,450 |
| 28
|{{flagicon|ENG}} Tom Ford |align="center"| 37,850 |
| 29
|{{flagicon|WAL}} Jamie Jones |align="center"| 37,400 |
| 30
|{{flagicon|CHN}} Tian Pengfei |align="center"| 37,000 |
| 31
|{{flagicon|ENG}} Peter Ebdon |align="center"| 34,425 |
| 32
|{{flagicon|SCO}} Stephen Maguire |align="center"| 33,250 |
Main draw
{{32TeamBracket
| RD1=Last 32
Best of 7 frames
| RD2=Last 16
Best of 7 frames
| RD3=Quarter-finals
Best of 7 frames
| RD4=Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
| RD5=Final
Best of 19 frames
| RD1-seed01=1
| RD1-team01={{flagicon|SCO}} John Higgins
| RD1-score01=4
| RD1-seed02=32
| RD1-team02={{flagicon|SCO}} Stephen Maguire
| RD1-score02=0
| RD1-seed03=16
| RD1-team03={{flagicon|ENG}} Matthew Selt
| RD1-score03=1
| RD1-seed04=17
| RD1-team04={{flagicon|WAL}} Ryan Day
| RD1-score04=4
| RD1-seed05=9
| RD1-team05={{flagicon|ENG}} Judd Trump
| RD1-score05=4
| RD1-seed06=24
| RD1-team06={{flagicon|WAL}} Mark Williams
| RD1-score06=1
| RD1-seed07=8
| RD1-team07={{flagicon|ENG}} David Gilbert
| RD1-score07=1
| RD1-seed08=25
| RD1-team08={{flagicon|ENG}} Stuart Bingham
| RD1-score08=4
| RD1-seed09=5
| RD1-team09={{flagicon|ENG}} Mark Selby
| RD1-score09=2
| RD1-seed10=28
| RD1-team10={{flagicon|ENG}} Tom Ford
| RD1-score10=4
| RD1-seed11=12
| RD1-team11={{flagicon|BEL}} Luca Brecel
| RD1-score11=1
| RD1-seed12=21
| RD1-team12={{flagicon|ENG}} Ali Carter
| RD1-score12=4
| RD1-seed13=13
| RD1-team13={{flagicon|ENG}} Joe Perry
| RD1-score13=4
| RD1-seed14=20
| RD1-team14={{flagicon|ENG}} Barry Hawkins
| RD1-score14=0
| RD1-seed15=4
| RD1-team15={{flagicon|ENG}} Kyren Wilson
| RD1-score15=4
| RD1-seed16=29
| RD1-team16={{flagicon|WAL}} Jamie Jones
| RD1-score16=2
| RD1-seed17=3
| RD1-team17={{flagicon|ENG}} Martin Gould
| RD1-score17=4
| RD1-seed18=30
| RD1-team18={{flagicon|CHN}} Tian Pengfei
| RD1-score18=0
| RD1-seed19=14
| RD1-team19={{flagicon|ENG}} Shaun Murphy
| RD1-score19=4
| RD1-seed20=19
| RD1-team20={{flagicon|WAL}} Michael White
| RD1-score20=0
| RD1-seed21=11
| RD1-team21={{flagicon|ENG}} Ronnie O'Sullivan
| RD1-score21=3
| RD1-seed22=22
| RD1-team22={{flagicon|ENG}} Michael Holt
| RD1-score22=4
| RD1-seed23=6
| RD1-team23={{flagicon|CHN}} Liang Wenbo
| RD1-score23=4
| RD1-seed24=27
| RD1-team24={{flagicon|SCO}} Graeme Dott
| RD1-score24=1
| RD1-seed25=7
| RD1-team25={{flagicon|NIR}} Mark Allen
| RD1-score25= 4
| RD1-seed26=26
| RD1-team26={{flagicon|ENG}} David Grace
| RD1-score26= 2
| RD1-seed27=10
| RD1-team27={{flagicon|HKG}} Marco Fu
| RD1-score27=3
| RD1-seed28=23
| RD1-team28={{flagicon|THA}} Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
| RD1-score28=4
| RD1-seed29=15
| RD1-team29={{flagicon|ENG}} Ben Woollaston
| RD1-score29=3
| RD1-seed30=18
| RD1-team30={{flagicon|CHN}} Ding Junhui
| RD1-score30=4
| RD1-seed31=2
| RD1-team31={{flagicon|AUS}} Neil Robertson
| RD1-score31=3
| RD1-seed32=31
| RD1-team32={{flagicon|ENG}} Peter Ebdon
| RD1-score32=4
| RD2-seed01=1
| RD2-team01={{flagicon|SCO}} John Higgins
| RD2-score01=3
| RD2-seed02=17
| RD2-team02={{flagicon|WAL}} Ryan Day
| RD2-score02=4
| RD2-seed03=9
| RD2-team03={{flagicon|ENG}} Judd Trump
| RD2-score03=2
| RD2-seed04=25
| RD2-team04={{flagicon|ENG}} Stuart Bingham
| RD2-score04=4
| RD2-seed05=28
| RD2-team05={{flagicon|ENG}} Tom Ford
| RD2-score05=0
| RD2-seed06=21
| RD2-team06={{flagicon|ENG}} Ali Carter
| RD2-score06=4
| RD2-seed07=13
| RD2-team07={{flagicon|ENG}} Joe Perry
| RD2-score07=4
| RD2-seed08=4
| RD2-team08={{flagicon|ENG}} Kyren Wilson
| RD2-score08=1
| RD2-seed09=3
| RD2-team09={{flagicon|ENG}} Martin Gould
| RD2-score09=1
| RD2-seed10=14
| RD2-team10={{flagicon|ENG}} Shaun Murphy
| RD2-score10=4
| RD2-seed11=22
| RD2-team11={{flagicon|ENG}} Michael Holt
| RD2-score11=2
| RD2-seed12=6
| RD2-team12={{flagicon|CHN}} Liang Wenbo
| RD2-score12=4
| RD2-seed13= 7
| RD2-team13={{flagicon|NIR}} Mark Allen
| RD2-score13=2
| RD2-seed14=23
| RD2-team14={{flagicon|THA}} Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
| RD2-score14=4
| RD2-seed15=18
| RD2-team15={{flagicon|CHN}} Ding Junhui
| RD2-score15=4
| RD2-seed16=31
| RD2-team16={{flagicon|ENG}} Peter Ebdon
| RD2-score16=0
| RD3-seed01=17
| RD3-team01={{flagicon|WAL}} Ryan Day
| RD3-score01=2
| RD3-seed02=25
| RD3-team02={{flagicon|ENG}} Stuart Bingham
| RD3-score02=4
| RD3-seed03=21
| RD3-team03={{flagicon|ENG}} Ali Carter
| RD3-score03=1
| RD3-seed04=13
| RD3-team04={{flagicon|ENG}} Joe Perry
| RD3-score04=4
| RD3-seed05=14
| RD3-team05={{flagicon|ENG}} Shaun Murphy
| RD3-score05=4
| RD3-seed06=6
| RD3-team06={{flagicon|CHN}} Liang Wenbo
| RD3-score06=0
| RD3-seed07=23
| RD3-team07={{flagicon|THA}} Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
| RD3-score07=3
| RD3-seed08=18
| RD3-team08={{flagicon|CHN}} Ding Junhui
| RD3-score08=4
| RD4-seed01=25
| RD4-team01={{flagicon|ENG}} Stuart Bingham
| RD4-score01=6
| RD4-seed02=13
| RD4-team02={{flagicon|ENG}} Joe Perry
| RD4-score02=5
| RD4-seed03=14
| RD4-team03={{flagicon|ENG}} Shaun Murphy
| RD4-score03=6
| RD4-seed04=18
| RD4-team04={{flagicon|CHN}} Ding Junhui
| RD4-score04=3
| RD5-seed01=25
| RD5-team01={{flagicon|ENG}} Stuart Bingham
| RD5-score01=9
| RD5-seed02=14
| RD5-team02={{flagicon|ENG}} Shaun Murphy
| RD5-score02=10
}}
Final
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| colspan="3" align="center" bgcolor="#ffd700" | Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Greg Coniglio. Venue Cymru, Llandudno, Wales, 13 March 2016. |
| width="230" align="right" | Stuart Bingham (25) {{ENG}} | width="100" align="center" | 9–10 | width="230" | Shaun Murphy (14) |
| colspan="3" align="center" style="font-size: 100%" | Afternoon: 13–76, 50–66, {{nowrap|96–20 (68)}}, {{nowrap|26–74}}, {{nowrap|4–93 (58)}}, {{nowrap|77–62}}, {{nowrap|61–29 (55)}}, {{nowrap|101–5 (93)}}, {{nowrap|80–56 (74)}} Evening: 69–6 (68), {{nowrap|40–62 (52)}}, {{nowrap|19–72}}, {{nowrap|85–2}}, {{nowrap|0–94 (94)}}, {{nowrap|23–79}}, {{nowrap|65–54}}, {{nowrap|0–120 (120)}}, {{nowrap|84–2}}, {{nowrap|0–72}} |
| align="right" | 93
| align="center" | Highest break | 120 |
| align="right" | 0
| align="center" | Century breaks | 1 |
| align="right" | 5
| align="center" | 50+ breaks | 4 |
Century breaks
Total: 15{{cite web |title=World Grand Prix: centuries |url=http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Centuries/CenturyBreaks/13870/world-grand-prix |work=worldsnookerdata.com |publisher=World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association |accessdate=14 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313205100/http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Centuries/CenturyBreaks/13870/world-grand-prix |archive-date=13 March 2016 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}
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- 133, 125 {{ndash}} Joe Perry
- 122 {{ndash}} Judd Trump
- 120, 110 {{ndash}} Shaun Murphy
- 119 {{ndash}} Michael Holt
- 114 {{ndash}} Marco Fu
- 112 {{ndash}} Tom Ford
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- 110 {{ndash}} Martin Gould
- 108 {{ndash}} Ding Junhui
- 107 {{ndash}} John Higgins
- 105 {{ndash}} Liang Wenbo
- 104, 103 {{ndash}} Ryan Day
- 103 {{ndash}} Ali Carter
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References
{{Reflist}}
{{World Grand Prix (snooker)}}
{{Snooker season 2015/2016}}
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