2016 Riga Masters

Riga Masters

Tournament information
Dates	22–24 June 2016
Venue	Arena Riga
City	Riga
Country	Latvia
Organisation(s)	WPBSA
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	€200,000[1]
Winner's share	€50,000
Highest break	Martin O'Donnell (138)
Final
Champion	Neil Robertson
Runner-up	Michael Holt
Score	5–2
← 2015

The 2016 Kaspersky Riga Masters was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 22–24 June 2016 at the Arena Riga in Riga, Latvia.^[1] It was the first ranking event of the 2016/2017 season.^[2]

This was the first time for which the event was a ranking tournament, having previously been a minor-ranking event of the Players Tour Championship.

Barry Hawkins was the defending champion,^[3] but he decided not to defend his title.

Neil Robertson won the 12th ranking title of his career, defeating Michael Holt 5–2 in the final.^[4]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:^[5]

Winner: €50,000 Runner-up: €25,000 Semi-final: €15,000 Quarter-final: €6,000 Last 16: €3,000 Last 32: €1,400 Last 64: €700

Non-televised highest break: €200 Televised highest break: €2,000 Total: €200,000

The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £25,000.

Main draw

^[6][7][8][9]

	Last 64 Best of 7 frames					Last 32 Best of 7 frames					Last 16 Best of 7 frames					Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames					Semi-finals Best of 9 frames					Final Best of 9 frames
		Sean O'Sullivan	4
		Luca Brecel	0
							Sean O'Sullivan	0
							David Gilbert	4
		David Gilbert	4
		Sam Baird	1
												David Gilbert	2
												Xiao Guodong	4
		Jamie Jones	4
		Gary Wilson	3
							Jamie Jones	2
							Xiao Guodong	4
		Gareth Allen	0
		Xiao Guodong	4
																	Xiao Guodong	2
																	Darren Morgan	4
		Jack Lisowski	4
		Ryan Day	2
							Jack Lisowski	3
							Ken Doherty	4
		Ken Doherty	4
		Noppon Saengkham	3
												Ken Doherty	3
												Darren Morgan	4
		Zhao Xintong	4
		James Cahill	3
							Zhao Xintong	1
							Darren Morgan	4
		Adam Stefanow	2
		Darren Morgan	4
																						Darren Morgan	0
																						Neil Robertson	5
		Hossein Vafaei Ayouri	w/d
		Matthew Stevens	w/o
							Matthew Stevens	4
							Tian Pengfei	3
		Tian Pengfei	4
		Allan Taylor	0
												Matthew Stevens	1
												Neil Robertson	4
		Stuart Carrington	4
		Joe Swail	3
							Stuart Carrington	1
							Neil Robertson	4
		Michael Georgiou	1
		Neil Robertson	4
																	Neil Robertson	4
																	Judd Trump	1
		Christopher Keogan	1
		Zhou Yuelong	4
							Zhou Yuelong	1
							Judd Trump	4
		Judd Trump	4
		Chris Wakelin	1
												Judd Trump	4
												John Higgins	2
		Marco Fu	3
		Graeme Dott	4
							Graeme Dott	3
							John Higgins	4
		John Higgins	4
		Mark King	1
																											Neil Robertson	5
																											Michael Holt	2
		Li Hang	w/o
		Chen Zhe	w/d
							Li Hang	1
							Ali Carter	4
		Ali Carter	4
		Zhang Yong	1
												Ali Carter	2
												Mark Williams	4
		Jak Jones	4
		Jamie Cope	3
							Jak Jones	0
							Mark Williams	4
		Mark Williams	4
		Mark Davis	1
																	Mark Williams	4
																	John Astley	1
		Dechawat Poomjaeng	0
		Jimmy Robertson	4
							Jimmy Robertson	4
							Martin O'Donnell	3
		Martin O'Donnell	4
		Sam Craigie	3
												Jimmy Robertson	1
												John Astley	4
		Andy Hicks	4
		Fang Xiongman	3
							Andy Hicks	2
							John Astley	4
		John Astley	4
		Joe Perry	1
																						Mark Williams	4
																						Michael Holt	5
		Zhang Anda	w/d
		Rory McLeod	w/o
							Rory McLeod	1
							Anthony McGill	4
		Andrew Higginson	2
		Anthony McGill	4
												Anthony McGill	4
												Yan Bingtao	0
		Martin Gould	4
		Tom Ford	0
							Martin Gould	2
							Yan Bingtao	4
		Fraser Patrick	1
		Yan Bingtao	4
																	Anthony McGill	0
																	Michael Holt	4
		Stuart Bingham	4
		Lee Walker	2
							Stuart Bingham	4
							Fergal O'Brien	2
		Adam Duffy	3
		Fergal O'Brien	4
												Stuart Bingham	3
												Michael Holt	4
		Michael Holt	4
		Mark Selby	1
							Michael Holt	4
							Ian Burns	3
		Ian Burns	w/o
		Kyren Wilson	w/d

Final

Final: Best of 9 frames. Referee: Desislava Bozhilova. Arena Riga, Riga, Latvia, 24 June 2016.[8][9]
Neil Robertson  Australia	5–2	Michael Holt  England
87–56 (56), 40–72, 6–60, 63–19, 89–0 (79), 57-20, 70–31 (69)
79	Highest break	39
0	Century breaks	0
3	50+ breaks	0

Qualifying

These matches were held between 3 and 4 June 2016 at the Preston Guild Hall in Preston, England. All matches were best of 7 frames.^[8][10][11]

Yu Delu 1−4 Sean O'Sullivan Luca Brecel 4−0 Hatem Yassen David Gilbert 4−3 Alfie Burden Sam Baird 4−1 Daniel Wells Jamie Jones 4−1 Jamie Curtis-Barrett Jamie Burnett 1−4 Gary Wilson Kurt Maflin 3−4 Gareth Allen Xiao Guodong 4−2 Steven Hallworth Alex Borg 1−4 Jack Lisowski Ryan Day 4−2 Thor Chuan Leong Peter Lines 1−4 Ken Doherty Noppon Saengkham 4−1 Ashley Hugill Zhao Xintong 4−1 Itaro Santos James Cahill 4−2 Robert Milkins Ben Woollaston 1−4 Adam Stefanów Bradley Jones 3−4[nb 1] Darren Morgan[nb 2] Elliot Slessor 1−4 Hossein Vafaei Ayouri Matthew Selt w/d−w/o Matthew Stevens Tian Pengfei 4−3 Mike Dunn Allan Taylor 4−2 Liam Highfield Eden Sharav 0−4 Stuart Carrington David Grace 2−4 Joe Swail Michael Georgiou 4−2 Wang Yuchen Michael Collumb 2−4 Neil Robertson Christopher Keogan 4−1 Hammad Miah Zhou Yuelong 4−1 Hamza Akbar Rhys Clark 0−4 Judd Trump Chris Wakelin 4−1 Rod Lawler Marco Fu 4−1[nb 1] Tatiana Vasiljeva[nb 2] Graeme Dott 4−2 Duane Jones Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 3−4 John Higgins Mark King 4−3 Oliver Lines

Michael Wild 2−4 Li Hang Chen Zhe 4−1 Josh Boileau Ali Carter 4−0 Paul Davison Mark Joyce 3−4 Zhang Yong Mark Allen w/d−w/o Jak Jones Alan McManus 2−4 Jamie Cope Louis Heathcote 1−4 Mark Williams Anthony Hamilton 3−4 Mark Davis Dechawat Poomjaeng 4−2 Jason Weston Jimmy Robertson 4−0 Oliver Brown Martin O'Donnell 4−3 Daniel Womersley Brandon Sargeant 2−4 Sam Craigie Andy Hicks w/o−w/d Leo Fernandez Stephen Maguire 2−4 Fang Xiongman Craig Steadman 2−4 John Astley Peter Ebdon 2−4 Joe Perry Zhang Anda 4−3 Charlie Walters Rory McLeod 4−1 Robin Hull Andrew Higginson 4−2 Dominic Dale Nigel Bond 1−4 Anthony McGill Martin Gould 4−0 Zak Surety David John w/d−w/o Tom Ford Ross Muir 2−4 Fraser Patrick Mitchell Mann 0−4 Yan Bingtao Darryl Hill 1−4 Stuart Bingham Lee Walker 4−1 Sydney Wilson Adam Duffy 4−2 Robbie Williams Sanderson Lam 3−4 Fergal O'Brien Scott Donaldson 3−4 Michael Holt Akani Songsermsawad 3−4 Mark Selby Ian Burns 4−2 Kurt Dunham Antony Parsons 2−4 Kyren Wilson

1. Match was held over and played in Riga.
2. Wildcard

Century breaks

^[12]

Qualifying stage centuries

135, 111 John Higgins 131 Mark King 124, 100 Stuart Carrington 121 Anthony Hamilton 111 Li Hang 110, 108 Mark Williams

110 John Astley 110 Peter Ebdon 108 Zhang Anda 104 Mike Dunn 103 Mark Selby 101 Joe Perry

Televised stage centuries

138 Martin O'Donnell 135 Zhao Xintong 134, 102 Jimmy Robertson 132 Zhou Yuelong 130 Ian Burns 125 Mark Davis 124 Gary Wilson 123 Mark Williams 118 Michael Holt 117, 110, 107 John Astley 115 Stuart Bingham 112, 107 Anthony McGill

108, 104, 100, 100 Neil Robertson 108 Li Hang 106 Stuart Carrington 105, 100 Sean O'Sullivan 105 Fergal O'Brien 105 Jack Lisowski 103 Yan Bingtao 103 Judd Trump 102 Xiao Guodong 101 Jamie Cope 100 Marco Fu

References

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4. "Robertson Rules in Riga". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
5. "Indicative prize money rankings schedule 2016/2017 season" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
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12. "2016 Riga Masters – Centuries". CueTracker. Retrieved 4 June 2016.