2016 Scottish Open (snooker)

{{Infobox individual snooker tournament

|tournament_name=2016 Coral Scottish Open

|logo=

|dates={{Start and end dates|2016|12|12|2016|12|18|df=y}}

|venue=Commonwealth Arena

|location=Glasgow

|country=Scotland

|organisation=World Snooker

|format=Ranking event

|Total prize fund=£366,000

|winners_share=£70,000

|highest_break={{flagathlete|Marco Fu|HKG}} (142)

|winner={{flagathlete|Marco Fu|HKG}}

|runner_up={{flagathlete|John Higgins|SCO}}

|score=9–4

|previous=2012

|next=2017

}}

The 2016 Scottish Open (officially the 2016 Coral Scottish Open) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that began on 12 December and ended on 18 December 2016 at the Commonwealth Arena in Glasgow, Scotland. It was the eleventh ranking event of the 2016/2017 season.{{cite web|url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?season=2016&template=2|title=Calendar 2016/2017|publisher=Snooker.org|access-date=7 November 2016}}

The Scottish Open returned as a full-ranking event, being held as part of a new Home Nations Series introduced in the 2016/2017 season with the existing Welsh Open and new English Open and Northern Ireland Open tournaments.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/snooker/32519199|title=World Championship: Snooker tour to be revamped in 2016|date=29 April 2015 |publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=7 November 2016}}{{cite web|title=Hearn Announces New Five Year Plan|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/hearn-announces-new-five-year-plan|publisher=World Snooker|access-date=7 November 2016}} The winner of the Scottish Open is awarded the Stephen Hendry Trophy which is named in honour of Scottish seven-time world champion Stephen Hendry.

Ding Junhui was the defending champion but he decided not to compete this year. Marco Fu captured his third ranking title by beating John Higgins 9–4, after having trailed 1–4.{{cite web|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/fu-fighter-claims-glasgow-glory/|title=Brilliant Fu Claims Glasgow Victory|work=worldsnooker.com|publisher=World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association|date=18 December 2016|access-date=19 December 2016}} He also made the tournament's highest break, a 142 in his second round 4-1 win over Liam Highfield.{{cite web|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/snooker/2016/1214/838901-mark-allen-cruises-into-scottish-open-last-32|title=Mark Allen cruises into Scottish Open last 32|publisher=RTÉ|date=14 December 2016}}

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:{{cite web|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Tour-Prize-Money-Ranking-Points-Schedule-2016-17-v1.pdf |title=Indicative prize money rankings schedule 2016/2017 season |publisher=World Snooker |access-date=7 November 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161104205739/http://www.worldsnooker.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Tour-Prize-Money-Ranking-Points-Schedule-2016-17-v1.pdf |archive-date=4 November 2016 }}

Winner: £70,000
Runner-up: £30,000
Semi-final: £20,000
Quarter-final: £10,000
Last 16: £6,000
Last 32: £3,500
Last 64: £2,500

Highest break: £2,000
Total: £366,000

The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stands at £5,000.

Main draw

{{Cite web|date=5 December 2016|title=Scottish Open Draw|url=https://wst.tv/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/click-here-for-the-draw.pdf|url-status=dead|website=wst.tv|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200221141810/https://wst.tv/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/click-here-for-the-draw.pdf |archive-date=21 February 2020 }}

=Top half=

==Section 1==

{{#invoke:RoundN|main|columns=4

|team-width=200

|short_brackets=yes

|bold_winner=high

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Stuart Bingham (1)|3 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Mark Joyce |4

|| {{flagicon|IRL}} Josh Boileau |3 |{{flagicon|CHN}} Yu Delu |4

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Jamie Curtis-Barrett |0 |{{flagicon|WAL}} Daniel Wells |4

|| {{flagicon|NOR}} Kurt Maflin |4 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Sam Craigie |1

|| {{flagicon|SCO}} Anthony McGill (16)|4 |{{flagicon|ENG}} John Astley |1

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Mitchell Mann |4 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Sam Baird |2

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Robbie Williams |1 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Sean O'Sullivan |4

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Mark King |4 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Kurt Dunham |0

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Mark Joyce|3 |{{flagicon|CHN}} Yu Delu|4

|| {{flagicon|WAL}} Daniel Wells|4 |{{flagicon|NOR}} Kurt Maflin|1

|| {{flagicon|SCO}} Anthony McGill (16)|1 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Mitchell Mann|4

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Sean O'Sullivan |4 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Mark King|1

|| {{flagicon|CHN}} Yu Delu|4 |{{flagicon|WAL}} Daniel Wells|3

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Mitchell Mann|1 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Sean O'Sullivan|4

|| {{flagicon|CHN}} Yu Delu|4 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Sean O'Sullivan|3

}}

==Section 2==

{{#invoke:RoundN|main|columns=4

|team-width=200

|short_brackets=yes

|bold_winner=high

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Ian Burns |w/o |{{flagicon|ENG}} Martin Gould |w/d

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Alfie Burden |0 |{{flagicon|CHN}} Zhang Anda |4

|| {{flagicon|THA}} Dechawat Poomjaeng |2 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Sydney Wilson |4

|| {{flagicon|CHN}} Liang Wenbo (9)|4 |{{flagicon|IOM}} Darryl Hill |2

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Mike Dunn |4 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Jason Weston|2

|| {{flagicon|WAL}} Gareth Allen |4 |{{flagicon|SCO}} Ross Muir |3

|| {{flagicon|IRL}} Ken Doherty |0 |{{flagicon|WAL}} Matthew Stevens |4

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Barry Hawkins (8)|4 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Hammad Miah |0

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Ian Burns|4 |{{flagicon|CHN}} Zhang Anda|0

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Sydney Wilson|1 |{{flagicon|CHN}} Liang Wenbo (9)|4

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Mike Dunn|4 |{{flagicon|WAL}} Gareth Allen|3

|| {{flagicon|WAL}} Matthew Stevens|2 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Barry Hawkins (8)|4

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Ian Burns|0 |{{flagicon|CHN}} Liang Wenbo (9)|4

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Mike Dunn|1 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Barry Hawkins (8)|4

|| {{flagicon|CHN}} Liang Wenbo (9)|4 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Barry Hawkins (8)| 3

}}

==Section 3==

{{#invoke:RoundN|main|columns=4

|team-width=200

|short_brackets=yes

|bold_winner=high

|| {{flagicon|AUS}} Neil Robertson (5)|4 |{{flagicon|MYS}} Rory Thor |1

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Gary Wilson |4 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Allan Taylor|1

|| {{flagicon|WAL}} Lee Walker |1 |{{flagicon|NIR}} Joe Swail |4

|| {{flagicon|THA}} Kritsanut Lertsattayathorn |3 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Stuart Carrington |4

|| {{flagicon|HKG}} Marco Fu (12)|4 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Sanderson Lam |1

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Liam Highfield |4 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Tom Ford|1

|| {{flagicon|THA}} Boonyarit Keattikun |0 |{{flagicon|FIN}} Robin Hull |4

|| {{flagicon|CHN}} Cao Yupeng |0 |{{flagicon|WAL}} Michael White |4

|| {{flagicon|AUS}} Neil Robertson (5)|4 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Gary Wilson|2

|| {{flagicon|NIR}} Joe Swail |4 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Stuart Carrington|2

|| {{flagicon|HKG}} Marco Fu (12)|4 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Liam Highfield|1

|| {{flagicon|FIN}} Robin Hull|4 |{{flagicon|WAL}} Michael White|1

|| {{flagicon|AUS}} Neil Robertson (5)|4 |{{flagicon|NIR}} Joe Swail|2

|| {{flagicon|HKG}} Marco Fu (12)|4 |{{flagicon|FIN}} Robin Hull|0

|| {{flagicon|AUS}} Neil Robertson (5)|3 |{{flagicon|HKG}} Marco Fu (12)|4

}}

==Section 4==

{{#invoke:RoundN|main|columns=4

|team-width=200

|short_brackets=yes

|bold_winner=high

|| {{flagicon|IRL}} Fergal O'Brien |4 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Brandon Sargeant|0

|| {{flagicon|CHN}} Zhou Yuelong |0 |{{flagicon|SCO}} Stephen Maguire |4

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Michael Holt |4 |{{flagicon|ENG}} David Grace |3

|| {{flagicon|WAL}} Mark Williams (13)|4 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Rod Lawler |0

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Rory McLeod |0 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Mark Davis |4

|| {{flagicon|WAL}} Jak Jones |0 |{{flagicon|SCO}} Graeme Dott|4

|| {{flagicon|CHN}} Wang Yuchen |1 |{{flagicon|CHN}} Xiao Guodong |4

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Shaun Murphy (4)|4 |{{flagicon|CHN}} Zhao Xintong |2

|| {{flagicon|IRL}} Fergal O'Brien|2 |{{flagicon|SCO}} Stephen Maguire|4

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Michael Holt|1 |{{flagicon|WAL}} Mark Williams (13)|4

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Mark Davis|4 |{{flagicon|SCO}} Graeme Dott|0

|| {{flagicon|CHN}} Xiao Guodong|4 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Shaun Murphy (4)|1

|| {{flagicon|SCO}} Stephen Maguire|3 |{{flagicon|WAL}} Mark Williams (13)|4

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Mark Davis|4 |{{flagicon|CHN}} Xiao Guodong|1

|| {{flagicon|WAL}} Mark Williams (13)|3 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Mark Davis|4

}}

=Bottom half=

==Section 5==

{{#invoke:RoundN|main|columns=4

|team-width=200

|short_brackets=yes

|bold_winner=high

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Judd Trump (3)|4 |{{flagicon|CHN}} Zhang Yong |0

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Jimmy Robertson |3 |{{flagicon|BRA}} Igor Figueiredo |4

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Craig Steadman |3 |{{flagicon|THA}} Noppon Saengkham |4

|| {{flagicon|CHN}} Yan Bingtao |1 |{{flagicon|IND}} Aditya Mehta |4

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Kyren Wilson (14)|4 |{{flagicon|WAL}} Jamie Jones |0

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Ben Woollaston |4 |{{flagicon|SCO}} Ross Vallance|1

|| {{flagicon|SCO}} Rhys Clark |4 |{{flagicon|SCO}} Eden Sharav|3

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Oliver Lines |4 |{{flagicon|CHN}} Chen Zhe |2

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Judd Trump (3)|4 |{{flagicon|BRA}} Igor Figueiredo|0

|| {{flagicon|THA}} Noppon Saengkham|4 |{{flagicon|IND}} Aditya Mehta|2

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Kyren Wilson (14)|4 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Ben Woollaston|0

|| {{flagicon|SCO}} Rhys Clark |3 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Oliver Lines|4

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Judd Trump (3)|4 |{{flagicon|THA}} Noppon Saengkham|0

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Kyren Wilson (14)|4 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Oliver Lines|0

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Judd Trump (3)|4 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Kyren Wilson (14)|2

}}

==Section 6==

{{#invoke:RoundN|main|columns=4

|team-width=200

|short_brackets=yes

|bold_winner=high

|| {{flagicon|SCO}} Fraser Patrick |3 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Anthony Hamilton |4

|| {{flagicon|CYP}} Michael Georgiou |4 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Peter Lines |1

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Nigel Bond |0 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Chris Wakelin |4

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Ali Carter (11)|4 |{{flagicon|THA}} Thepchaiya Un-Nooh |2

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Michael Wild |3 |{{flagicon|WAL}} Ian Preece|4

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Robert Milkins |4 |{{flagicon|ENG}} David Gilbert|0

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Jack Lisowski |1 |{{flagicon|IRI}} Hossein Vafaei|4

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Joe Perry (6)|4 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Adam Duffy |3

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Anthony Hamilton|4 |{{flagicon|CYP}} Michael Georgiou|2

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Chris Wakelin|4 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Ali Carter (11)|3

|| {{flagicon|WAL}} Ian Preece|0 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Robert Milkins |4

|| {{flagicon|IRI}} Hossein Vafaei|0 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Joe Perry (6)|4

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Anthony Hamilton|4 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Chris Wakelin|0

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Robert Milkins|4 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Joe Perry (6)|1

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Anthony Hamilton|3 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Robert Milkins|4

}}

==Section 7==

{{#invoke:RoundN|main|columns=4

|team-width=200

|short_brackets=yes

|bold_winner=high

|| {{flagicon|NIR}} Mark Allen (7)|4 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Christopher Keogan |3

|| {{flagicon|CHN}} Fang Xiongman |4 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Martin O'Donnell |2

|| {{flagicon|THA}} Sunny Akani |4 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Andrew Higginson |3

|| {{flagicon|THA}} James Wattana |1 |{{flagicon|CHN}} Li Hang |4

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Ronnie O'Sullivan (10)|4 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Matthew Selt |2

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} James Cahill |3 |{{flagicon|POL}} Adam Stefanow |4

|| {{flagicon|WAL}} Ryan Day |4 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Elliot Slessor |1

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Jimmy White |4 |{{flagicon|WAL}} David John |0

|| {{flagicon|NIR}} Mark Allen (7)|4 |{{flagicon|CHN}} Fang Xiongman|0

|| {{flagicon|THA}} Sunny Akani|1 |{{flagicon|CHN}} Li Hang|4

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Ronnie O'Sullivan (10)|4 |{{flagicon|POL}} Adam Stefanow|1

|| {{flagicon|WAL}} Ryan Day|0 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Jimmy White|4

|| {{flagicon|NIR}} Mark Allen (7)|4 |{{flagicon|CHN}} Li Hang|3

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Ronnie O'Sullivan (10)|4 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Jimmy White|2

|| {{flagicon|NIR}} Mark Allen (7)|2 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Ronnie O'Sullivan (10)|4

}}

==Section 8==

{{#invoke:RoundN|main|columns=4

|team-width=200

|short_brackets=yes

|bold_winner=high

|| {{flagicon|WAL}} Dominic Dale |4 |{{flagicon|SCO}} Chris Totten|2

|| {{flagicon|BEL}} Luca Brecel |2 |{{flagicon|WAL}} Duane Jones |4

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Daniel Womersley|2 |{{flagicon|MLT}} Alex Borg |4

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Ricky Walden (15)|4 |{{flagicon|CHN}} Tian Pengfei |1

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Paul Davison |0 |{{flagicon|CHN}} Mei Xiwen |4

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Jamie Cope |1 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Peter Ebdon |4

|| {{flagicon|BRA}} Itaro Santos |0 |{{flagicon|SCO}} Scott Donaldson |4

|| {{flagicon|SCO}} John Higgins (2)|4 |{{flagicon|SCO}} Alan McManus |1

|| {{flagicon|WAL}} Dominic Dale|4 |{{flagicon|WAL}} Duane Jones|0

|| {{flagicon|MLT}} Alex Borg|3 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Ricky Walden (15)|4

|| {{flagicon|CHN}} Mei Xiwen|4 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Peter Ebdon|2

|| {{flagicon|SCO}} Scott Donaldson |0 |{{flagicon|SCO}} John Higgins (2)|4

|| {{flagicon|WAL}} Dominic Dale|4 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Ricky Walden (15)|3

|| {{flagicon|CHN}} Mei Xiwen|0 |{{flagicon|SCO}} John Higgins (2)|4

|| {{flagicon|WAL}} Dominic Dale|0 |{{flagicon|SCO}} John Higgins (2)|4

}}

=Finals=

{{#invoke:RoundN|main|columns=3

|team-width=200

|short_brackets=yes

|bold_winner=high

|RD1 = Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames|RD2 = Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames |3rdplace=no| RD3 = Final
Best of 17 frames

|| {{flagicon|CHN}} Yu Delu|5 |{{flagicon|CHN}} Liang Wenbo (9)|4

|| {{flagicon|HKG}} Marco Fu (12)|5 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Mark Davis|1

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Judd Trump (3)|5 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Robert Milkins|3

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Ronnie O'Sullivan (10)|2 |{{flagicon|SCO}} John Higgins (2)|5

|| {{flagicon|CHN}} Yu Delu|1 |{{flagicon|HKG}} Marco Fu (12)|6

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Judd Trump (3)|5 |{{flagicon|SCO}} John Higgins (2)|6

|| {{flagicon|HKG}} Marco Fu (12)|9 |{{flagicon|SCO}} John Higgins (2)|4

}}

Final

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; margin: 1em auto 1em auto;"

colspan="3" align="center" bgcolor="#ffd700" | Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Leo Scullion.
Commonwealth Arena, Glasgow, Scotland, 18 December 2016.

width="230" align="right" | Marco Fu (12)
{{HKG}}

| width="100" align="center" | 9–4

| width="230" | John Higgins (2)
{{SCO}}

colspan="3" align="center" style="font-size: 100%" | Afternoon: 0–126 (126), {{nowrap|25–102 (101)}}, {{nowrap|0–100 (100)}}, {{nowrap|106–1 (106)}}, {{nowrap|0–78 (78)}}, {{nowrap|101–28}}, {{nowrap|94–36 (58)}}, {{nowrap|78–32 (54)}}
Evening: 62–35, 89–0 (89), {{nowrap|66–57 (59)}}, {{nowrap|84–24 (59)}}, {{nowrap|68–34 (60)}}

align="right" | 106

| align="center" | Highest break

| 126

align="right" | 1

| align="center" | Century breaks

| 3

align="right" | 7

| align="center" | 50+ breaks

| 4

Century breaks

142, 141, 135, 132, 130, 127, 113, 110, 106, 104, 100 {{ndash}} Marco Fu
139, 110 {{ndash}} Mark Williams
135, 107, 104 {{ndash}} Neil Robertson
134 {{ndash}} Mike Dunn
134 {{ndash}} Sean O'Sullivan
133 {{ndash}} Jimmy White
132, 129 {{ndash}} Xiao Guodong
132, 126, 113, 112, 100 {{ndash}} Judd Trump
132, 112 {{ndash}} Michael White
130 {{ndash}} Stephen Maguire
126, 111 {{ndash}} Anthony Hamilton
126, 110, 104, 101, 101, 100 {{ndash}} John Higgins
126 {{ndash}} Stuart Carrington
124, 114, 104, 103 {{ndash}} Ronnie O'Sullivan
121 {{ndash}} Tom Ford
120 {{ndash}} Andrew Higginson
117 {{ndash}} Robin Hull
116, 101 {{ndash}} Stuart Bingham
115 {{ndash}} Lee Walker
115 {{ndash}} Liang Wenbo
114, 109 {{ndash}} Mark Davis
114 {{ndash}} Fergal O'Brien
110 {{ndash}} Ryan Day
108 {{ndash}} Hossein Vafaei
106 {{ndash}} Joe Perry
106 {{ndash}} Robert Milkins
105 {{ndash}} Ricky Walden
104 {{ndash}} Chris Wakelin
103 {{ndash}} Yu Delu
102 {{ndash}} Gary Wilson
102 {{ndash}} Mark Allen
101, 100 {{ndash}} Barry Hawkins
101 {{ndash}} Kyren Wilson
100, 100 {{ndash}} Shaun Murphy

References

Category:Home Nations Series

2016

Category:2016 in snooker

Category:2016 in Scottish sport

2016 Scottish Open

Category:December 2016 sports events in the United Kingdom