Snooker season 2016/2017

Snooker season 2016/2017
Details
Duration 5 May 2016 – 1 May 2017
Tournaments 28 (19 ranking events)
Triple Crown winners
UK Championship England Mark Selby
2017/2018 →

The 2016/2017 snooker season is a series of professional snooker tournaments played between 5 May 2016 and 1 May 2017.

The number of ranking events has been increased in 2016/17, with a target of 20 ranking events in 2017/18. According to the World Snooker chairman Barry Hearn, total prize money for the World Snooker Tour in 2016/17 will hit £10 million for the first time ever. The trophy for the Masters is renamed the Paul Hunter trophy in perpetuity, in memory of the three-time Masters champion who died in 2006.[1]

The Snooker Shoot-Out will become a ranking event for the first time.[2] The World Seniors Championship and Australian Goldfields Open have been cancelled.[3]

The Players Championship will feature the top-16 players on the one year ranking list, as the Players Tour Championship has been cancelled and no order of merit will be issued.[4]

New professional players

Countries  Australia  China
 Cyprus  England  India
 Ireland  Malaysia  Malta
 Scotland  Thailand  Wales

The top 64 players from the prize money rankings after the 2016 World Championship,[5] and the 30 players earning a two-year card the previous year will automatically qualify for the season (Vinnie Calabrese has resigned his membership).[6] The top eight players from the European Tour Order of Merit and top two players from the Asian Tour Order of Merit, who have not already qualified for the Main Tour, also qualify. Another two players will come from the EBSA Qualifying Tour Play-Offs,[7][8] and a further twelve places will be available through the Q School.[9][10] The rest of the places on to the tour will come from amateur events and national governing body nominations. Yan Bingtao's two-year tour card will commence this season.[11] Also, since Steve Davis and Stephen Hendry have both retired from professional play, only James Wattana will be offered an Invitational Tour Card.[12] The list of all professional players in the 2016/2017 season includes 129 players with two vacancies.[13]

Calendar

The following table outlines the results and dates for all the ranking and major invitational events.[25][26][27][28]

Date[n 1] Country Rank Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score Ref.
05–05 05–08  AUT P/A Vienna Snooker Open 15 Reds Köö Wien Snooker Club Vienna England Peter Ebdon England Mark Davis 5–1 [29][30]
06–08 06–12  ENG P/A Pink Ribbon South West Snooker Academy Gloucester Wales Jamie Jones England David Grace 4–3 [31]
06–12 06–18  CHN NR China Professional Tour Fuzhou China Zhang Anda China Zhou Yuelong 5–1 [32]
06–22 06–24  LAT WR Riga Masters Arena Riga Riga Australia Neil Robertson England Michael Holt 5–2 [33]
07–05 07–09  IND WR Indian Open HICC Novotel Hotel Hyderabad Scotland Anthony McGill England Kyren Wilson 5–2 [34]
07–25 07–31  CHN WR World Open Yushan No.1 Middle School Yushan England Ali Carter England Joe Perry 10–8 [35][36]
08–24 08–28  GER WR Paul Hunter Classic Stadthalle Fürth England Mark Selby England Tom Ford 4–2 [37][38]
09–05 09–10  THA VE[39] Six-red World Championship Bangkok Convention Center, Central Ladprao Bangkok China Ding Junhui England Stuart Bingham 8–7 [40]
09–19 09–25  CHN WR Shanghai Masters Shanghai Grand Stage Shanghai China Ding Junhui England Mark Selby 10–6 [41][42]
10–03 10–09  ROU WR European Masters Circul Globus Bucharest England Judd Trump England Ronnie O'Sullivan 9–8 [43][44]
10–10 10–16  ENG WR English Open EventCity Manchester China Liang Wenbo England Judd Trump 9–6 [45][46]
10–17 10–21  CHN NR Haining Open Haining Sports Center Haining England Matthew Selt China Li Hang 5–3 [47]
10–23 10–30  CHN WR International Championship Baihu Media Broadcasting Centre Daqing England Mark Selby China Ding Junhui 10–1 [48][49]
11–01 11–05  CHN NR China Championship Guangzhou Sports Venue (No.2) Guangzhou Scotland John Higgins England Stuart Bingham 10–7 [50][51]
11–07 11–12  ENG NR Champion of Champions Ricoh Arena Coventry Scotland John Higgins England Ronnie O'Sullivan 10–7
11–14 11–20  NIR WR Northern Ireland Open Titanic Belfast Belfast England Mark King England Barry Hawkins 9–8 [52][53]
11–22 12–04  ENG WR UK Championship Barbican Centre York England Mark Selby England Ronnie O'Sullivan 10–7 [54]
12–12 12–18  SCO WR Scottish Open Emirates Arena Glasgow
01–15 01–22  ENG NR The Masters Alexandra Palace London
02–01 02–05  GER WR German Masters Tempodrom Berlin
02–06 02–12  ENG WR World Grand Prix Preston Guild Hall Preston
02–13 02–19  WAL WR Welsh Open Motorpoint Arena Cardiff
02–23 02–26  ENG VE/WR[39] Snooker Shoot-Out Watford Colosseum Watford
01–02 03–02  ENG NR Championship League Crondon Park Golf Club Stock
03–03 03–05  GIB WR Gibraltar Open Tercentenary Sports Hall, Victoria Stadium Gibraltar
03–06 03–12  WAL WR Players Championship Venue Cymru Llandudno
03–27 04–02  CHN WR China Open Beijing University Students' Gymnasium Beijing
04–15 05–01  ENG WR World Snooker Championship Crucible Theatre Sheffield
WR = World ranking event
NR = Non-ranking event
VE = Variant event
P/A = Pro–am event

Official rankings

Seeding revision 1

No. Ch. Name Points
1 Steady England Mark Selby 680,041
2 Steady England Stuart Bingham 586,720
3 Rise2 England Judd Trump 453,166
4 Fall1 England Shaun Murphy 450,058
5 Fall1 Australia Neil Robertson 406,360
6 Rise2 Scotland John Higgins 400,925
7 Steady Northern Ireland Mark Allen 392,700
8 Rise1 England Ricky Walden 324,752
9 Rise8 China Ding Junhui 314,925
10 Fall4 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 296,250
11 Fall1 England Joe Perry 290,083
12 Rise2 Hong Kong Marco Fu 253,241
13 Steady Wales Mark Williams 237,375
14 Fall3 England Barry Hawkins 228,025
15 Fall3 England Martin Gould 217,759
16 Rise3 England Kyren Wilson 195,899

Seeding revision 2

No. Ch. Name Points
1 Steady England Mark Selby 659,733
2 Steady England Stuart Bingham 581,509
3 Rise1 England Shaun Murphy 456,308
4 Fall1 England Judd Trump 411,166
5 Rise1 Scotland John Higgins 401,308
6 Rise1 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 382,700
7 Fall2 Australia Neil Robertson 361,499
8 Steady England Ricky Walden 316,308
9 Steady China Ding Junhui 311,425
10 Steady England Ronnie O'Sullivan 296,250
11 Steady England Joe Perry 294,608
12 Rise1 Wales Mark Williams 251,008
13 Fall1 Hong Kong Marco Fu 244,333
14 Rise2 England Kyren Wilson 226,399
15 Fall1 England Barry Hawkins 214,525
16 Rise16 England Ali Carter 213,300

Seeding revision 3

No. Ch. Name Points
1 Steady England Mark Selby 675,150
2 Steady England Stuart Bingham 582,034
3 Steady England Shaun Murphy 455,308
4 Steady England Judd Trump 401,166
5 Steady Scotland John Higgins 400,725
6 Steady Northern Ireland Mark Allen 363,592
7 Steady Australia Neil Robertson 359,582
8 Steady England Ricky Walden 312,208
9 Steady China Ding Junhui 311,425
10 Rise1 England Joe Perry 295,133
11 Fall1 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 294,333
12 Steady Wales Mark Williams 251,008
13 Steady Hong Kong Marco Fu 243,750
14 Steady England Kyren Wilson 226,924
15 Rise1 England Ali Carter 214,200
16 Fall1 England Barry Hawkins 213,525

Seeding revision 4

No. Ch. Name Points
1 Steady England Mark Selby 690,650
2 Steady England Stuart Bingham 516,534
3 Steady England Shaun Murphy 447,308
4 Steady England Judd Trump 409,166
5 Steady Scotland John Higgins 408,725
6 Rise3 China Ding Junhui 376,925
7 Steady Australia Neil Robertson 359,582
8 Fall2 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 336,592
9 Fall1 England Ricky Walden 312,208
10 Rise1 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 302,333
11 Fall1 England Joe Perry 295,133
12 Rise1 Hong Kong Marco Fu 243,750
13 Fall1 Wales Mark Williams 243,008
14 Rise1 England Ali Carter 226,200
15 Fall1 England Kyren Wilson 225,174
16 Steady England Barry Hawkins 221,525

Seeding revision 5

No. Ch. Name Points
1 Steady England Mark Selby 827,942
2 Steady England Stuart Bingham 545,846
3 Rise1 England Judd Trump 516,499
4 Rise2 China Ding Junhui 443,925
5 Fall2 England Shaun Murphy 442,100
6 Fall1 Scotland John Higgins 440,482
7 Steady Australia Neil Robertson 380,624
8 Rise2 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 326,583
9 Rise2 England Joe Perry 302,716
10 Fall2 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 279,592
11 Rise9 China Liang Wenbo 265,082
12 Rise2 England Ali Carter 244,325
13 Fall1 Hong Kong Marco Fu 238,375
14 Rise2 England Barry Hawkins 238,025
15 Steady England Kyren Wilson 225,091
16 Fall3 Wales Mark Williams 222,808

Seeding revision 6

No. Ch. Name Points
1 Steady England Mark Selby 994,942
2 Steady England Stuart Bingham 518,929
3 Rise3 Scotland John Higgins 456,809
4 Fall1 England Judd Trump 446,499
5 Fall1 China Ding Junhui 444,925
6 Fall1 England Shaun Murphy 444,267
7 Steady Australia Neil Robertson 365,291
8 Rise1 England Joe Perry 306,633
9 Rise1 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 294,592
10 Rise4 England Barry Hawkins 270,025
11 Steady China Liang Wenbo 267,667
12 Fall4 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 257,583
13 Fall1 England Ali Carter 254,325
14 Fall1 Hong Kong Marco Fu 253,958
15 Rise1 Wales Mark Williams 242,975
16 Fall1 England Kyren Wilson 241,508

World ranking points

Points distribution

2016/2017 points distribution for world ranking events:[55]

Tournament/Round→ R144 R128 R96 R80 R64 R48 R32 R16 QF SF F W
Riga Masters – 0 – – 525 – 1,050 2,250 4,500 11,250 18,750 37,500
Indian Open – 0 – – 2,000 – 3,000 6,000 9,000 13,500 25,000 50,000
World Open – 0 – – 4,000 – 6,500 8,000 12,500 21,000 40,000 90,000
Paul Hunter Classic – 0 – – 525 – 900 1,725 3,000 4,500 9,000 18,750
Shanghai Masters – 0 500[n 2] – 2,000 3,000[n 2] 6,000[n 2] 8,000 12,000 19,500 35,000 85,000
European Masters – 0 – – 1,312 – 2,625 4,500 8,250 13,125 26,250 56,250
English Open – 0 – – 2,500 – 3,500 6,000 10,000 20,000 30,000 70,000
International Championship – 0 – – 4,000 – 7,000 12,000 17,500 30,000 65,000 125,000
Northern Ireland Open – 0 – – 2,500 – 3,500 6,000 10,000 20,000 30,000 70,000
UK Championship – 0 – – 5,000 – 10,000 15,000 22,500 35,000 75,000 170,000
Scottish Open – 0 – – 2,500 – 3,500 6,000 10,000 20,000 30,000 70,000
German Masters – 0 – – 1,500 – 3,000 3,750 7,500 15,000 26,250 60,000
World Grand Prix – – – – – – 5,000 7,500 12,500 20,000 40,000 100,000
Welsh Open – 0 – – 2,500 – 3,500 6,000 10,000 20,000 30,000 70,000
Shoot-Out – 0 – – 500 – 1,000 2,000 4,000 8,000 16,000 32,000
Gibraltar Open – 0 – – 525 – 900 1,725 3,000 4,500 9,000 18,750
Players Championship – – – – – – – 10,000 15,000 30,000 50,000 125,000
China Open – 0 – – 4,000 – 6,500 8,000 12,500 21,000 35,000 85,000
World Championship 0 – – 8,000 – 12,000 16,000[n 2] 25,000 37,500 75,000 160,000 375,000

Notes

  1. ↑ Dates use the month day format
  2. 1 2 3 4 Players who lose their first match receive no ranking points.

References

  1. ↑ Announcements From Barry Hearn
  2. ↑ "=Snooker Shoot Out Becomes Ranking Event". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 11 May 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
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  4. ↑ "Every Pound Counts... Snooker Race Set To Start". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 13 May 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
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  14. 1 2 2015/16 Tour Qualification: Making 128 (ish)
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  47. ↑ Matt Selt is the 2016 Haining Open Champion after beating Li Hang 5-3 in the final
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