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2016 Paul Hunter Classic

The 2016 Paul Hunter Classic was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 24 and 28 August 2016 at the Stadthalle in Fürth, Germany.[2] It was the fourth ranking event of the 2016/2017 season.[3]

Paul Hunter Classic
Tournament information
Dates24–28 August 2016 (2016-08-24 – 2016-08-28)
VenueStadthalle
CityFürth
CountryGermany
OrganisationWorld Snooker
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund€125,000[1]
Winner's share€25,000
Highest break Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) (147)
Final
Champion Mark Selby (ENG)
Runner-up Tom Ford (ENG)
Score4–2
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Named in honour of former professional snooker player Paul Hunter, 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.[1] It was also the first of the two ranking events of the season, along with the Gibraltar Open (also a former European Tour event), which would be open to amateurs and would form the new Amateur Order of Merit.[4]

Ali Carter was the defending champion,[5] but he was defeated 3–4 by Yan Bingtao in the last 32.[6]

Thepchaiya Un-Nooh made the 119th official maximum break in the second frame of his last 32 match against Kurt Maflin. It was Un-Nooh's first professional maximum break, having missed the final black on two occasions the previous season.[7]

Mark Selby won his 8th ranking title, defeating Tom Ford 4–2 in the final.[8]

Prize fund edit

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[9]

The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £40,000.[10]

Main rounds edit

[11][12][13][14]

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

 
Last 128
Best of 7 frames		Last 64
Best of 7 frames		Last 32
Best of 7 frames		Last 16
Best of 7 frames
 
              
 
 
 
 
   Zhou Yuelong1
 
 
 
  Anthony Hamilton4
 
   Anthony Hamilton0
 
 
 
  Ricky Walden4
 
   Josh Boileau0
 
 
 
  Ricky Walden4
 
   Ricky Walden 3
 
 
 
  Liam Highfield4
 
   Luca Brecel2
 
 
 
  Liam Highfield4
 
   Liam Highfield4
 
 
 
  Sean Harvey3
 
   Ross Muir3
 
 
 
  Sean Harvey4
 
   Liam Highfield3
 
 
 
  Mark Davis4
 
   Gareth Allen2
 
 
 
  Mark Davis4
 
   Mark Davis4
 
 
 
  Sanderson Lam2
 
   Sanderson Lam4
 
 
 
  Jason Weston2
 
   Mark Davis4
 
 
 
  Lee Walker2
 
   Lee Walkerw/o
 
 
 
  Hossein Vafaeiw/d
 
   Lee Walker4
 
 
 
  Adam Duffy1
 
   Adam Duffy4
 
 
  Michael Williams0
 

Section 2 edit

 
Last 128
Best of 7 frames		Last 64
Best of 7 frames		Last 32
Best of 7 frames		Last 16
Best of 7 frames
 
              
 
 
 
 
   James Cahill4
 
 
 
  Kevin Vandevoort0
 
   James Cahill4
 
 
 
  Ryan Day2
 
   Ryan Dayw/o
 
 
 
  Peter Ebdonw/d
 
   James Cahill 3
 
 
 
  Mark Selby4
 
   Mark Selby4
 
 
 
  Oliver Brown0
 
   Mark Selby4
 
 
 
  Elliot Slessor0
 
   Martin O'Donnell1
 
 
 
  Elliot Slessor4
 
   Mark Selby4
 
 
 
  Sam Baird2
 
   Zhao Xintong4
 
 
 
  Ashley Hugill1
 
   Zhao Xintong2
 
 
 
  Liang Wenbo4
 
   Liang Wenbo4
 
 
 
  David Lilley3
 
   Liang Wenbo2
 
 
 
  Sam Baird4
 
   Gary Wilson4
 
 
 
  Jak Jones1
 
   Gary Wilson1
 
 
 
  Sam Baird4
 
   Sam Baird4
 
 
  Daniel Ward2
 

Section 3 edit

 
Last 128
Best of 7 frames		Last 64
Best of 7 frames		Last 32
Best of 7 frames		Last 16
Best of 7 frames
 
              
 
 
 
 
   Rod Lawler 4
 
 
 
  Mitchell Mann 2
 
   Rod Lawler4
 
 
 
  Stuart Carrington1
 
   Stuart Carrington 4
 
 
 
  Ben Jones0
 
   Rod Lawler1
 
 
 
  Jimmy White4
 
   Xiao Guodong 4
 
 
 
  Robert Read0
 
   Xiao Guodong 2
 
 
 
  Jimmy White4
 
   Jimmy White 4
 
 
 
  Jamie Curtis-Barrett2
 
   Jimmy White4
 
 
 
  Michael White2
 
   Mei Xiwen 4
 
 
 
  Steven Hallworth3
 
   Mei Xiwen4
 
 
 
  Kurt Dunham2
 
   Alex Borg 2
 
 
 
  Kurt Dunham 4
 
   Mei Xiwen2
 
 
 
  Michael White4
 
   Darryl Hill w/d
 
 
 
  Zhang Anda w/o
 
   Zhang Andaw/d
 
 
 
  Michael Whitew/o
 
   Michael White 4
 
 
  Yu Delu 1
 

Section 4 edit

 
Last 128
Best of 7 frames		Last 64
Best of 7 frames		Last 32
Best of 7 frames		Last 16
Best of 7 frames
 
              
 
 
 
 
   Mark Joyce w/o
 
 
 
  Noppon Saengkham w/d
 
   Mark Joyce3
 
 
 
  Ali Carter4
 
   Ali Carter 4
 
 
 
  Stephen Bateman1
 
   Ali Carter3
 
 
 
  Yan Bingtao4
 
   Scott Donaldson4
 
 
 
  Hammad Miah 3
 
   Scott Donaldson3
 
 
 
  Yan Bingtao4
 
   Yan Bingtao4
 
 
 
  Alfie Burden 3
 
   Yan Bingtao1
 
 
 
  Dominic Dale4
 
   Ben Woollaston2
 
 
 
  Dominic Dale 4
 
   Dominic Dale4
 
 
 
  Ian Glover1
 
   Kritsanut Lertsattayathornw/d
 
 
 
  Ian Gloverw/o
 
   Dominic Dale4
 
 
 
  Michael Holt2
 
   Michael Holt4
 
 
 
  Felix Frede1
 
   Michael Holtw/o
 
 
 
  Boonyarit Keattikunw/d
 
   Boonyarit Keattikun w/o
 
 
  Robert Milkins w/d
 

Bottom half edit

Section 5 edit

 
Last 128
Best of 7 frames		Last 64
Best of 7 frames		Last 32
Best of 7 frames		Last 16
Best of 7 frames
 
              
 
 
 
 
   Oliver Lines 1
 
 
 
  Kurt Maflin 4
 
   Kurt Maflin4
 
 
 
  Anthony McGill3
 
   Anthony McGill 4
 
 
 
  George Pragnall 0
 
   Kurt Maflin1
 
 
 
  Thepchaiya Un-Nooh4
 
   Dechawat Poomjaeng 4
 
 
 
  Martin Gould 2
 
   Dechawat Poomjaeng2
 
 
 
  Thepchaiya Un-Nooh4
 
   Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 4
 
 
 
  Lü Chenwei 0
 
   Thepchaiya Un-Nooh4
 
 
 
  Mark Allen3
 
   Fergal O'Brien 4
 
 
 
  Ashley Beal0
 
   Fergal O'Brien3
 
 
 
  Li Hang4
 
   Li Hang 4
 
 
 
  Jamie Cope 2
 
   Li Hang2
 
 
 
  Mark Allen4
 
   Zhang Yong 2
 
 
 
  Mark Allen 4
 
   Mark Allen4
 
 
 
  Joe Swail1
 
   Joe Swail 4
 
 
  Matthew Glasby0
 

Section 6 edit

 
Last 128
Best of 7 frames		Last 64
Best of 7 frames		Last 32
Best of 7 frames		Last 16
Best of 7 frames
 
              
 
 
 
 
   Jack Lisowski 4
 
 
 
  Matthew Day1
 
   Jack Lisowski4
 
 
 
  Kyren Wilson0
 
   Jimmy Robertson0
 
 
 
  Kyren Wilson 4
 
   Jack Lisowski0
 
 
 
  David Grace4
 
   Matthew Stevens 4
 
 
 
  Patrick Einsle2
 
   Matthew Stevens3
 
 
 
  David Grace4
 
   Sean O'Sullivan 0
 
 
 
  David Grace 4
 
   David Grace4
 
 
 
  Robbie Williams0
 
   Andrew Higginson 4
 
 
 
  Allan Taylor 1
 
   Andrew Higginson4
 
 
 
  Rhys Clark1
 
   Robin Hull w/d
 
 
 
  Rhys Clarkw/o
 
   Andrew Higginson3
 
 
 
  Robbie Williams4
 
   Joe Perry 4
 
 
 
  Michael Collumb2
 
   Joe Perry2
 
 
 
  Robbie Williams4
 
   Robbie Williams 4
 
 
  Simon Lichtenberg1
 

Section 7 edit

 
Last 128
Best of 7 frames		Last 64
Best of 7 frames		Last 32
Best of 7 frames		Last 16
Best of 7 frames
 
              
 
 
 
 
   David Gilbert 4
 
 
 
  Daniel Devlin0
 
   David Gilbert2
 
 
 
  Michael Georgiou4
 
   Michael Georgiou 4
 
 
 
  Fraser Patrick1
 
   Michael Georgiou1
 
 
 
  Gerard Greene4
 
   Sydney Wilson 1
 
 
 
  Stuart Bingham4
 
   Stuart Bingham3
 
 
 
  Gerard Greene4
 
   Hatem Yassen 0
 
 
 
  Gerard Greene4
 
   Gerard Greene0
 
 
 
  Jamie Jones4
 
   Cao Yupeng 4
 
 
 
  Barry Pinches3
 
   Cao Yupeng1
 
 
 
  Jamie Jones4
 
   Jamie Jones 4
 
 
 
  Tian Pengfei0
 
   Jamie Jones4
 
 
 
  Peter Lines1
 
   Nigel Bond 3
 
 
 
  Craig Steadman4
 
   Craig Steadman3
 
 
 
  Peter Lines4
 
   Michael Wild 1
 
 
  Peter Lines4
 

Section 8 edit

 
Last 128
Best of 7 frames		Last 64
Best of 7 frames		Last 32
Best of 7 frames		Last 16
Best of 7 frames
 
              
 
 
 
 
   Paul Davison 1
 
 
 
  Zack Richardson4
 
   Zack Richardson4
 
 
 
  Rory McLeod2
 
   Rory McLeod 4
 
 
 
  Brandon Sargeant2
 
   Zack Richardson4
 
 
 
  John Astley1
 
   John Astley w/o
 
 
 
  Hamza Akbar w/d
 
   John Astley4
 
 
 
  Mark King2
 
   David John 1
 
 
 
  Mark King 4
 
   Zack Richardson1
 
 
 
  Tom Ford4
 
   Rory Thor 0
 
 
 
  Christopher Keogan 4
 
   Christopher Keogan1
 
 
 
  Alan McManus4
 
   Alan McManus 4
 
 
 
  Andy Hicks1
 
   Alan McManus2
 
 
 
  Tom Ford4
 
   Ian Burns 2
 
 
 
  Tom Ford 4
 
   Tom Ford4
 
 
 
  Chris Wakelin3
 
   Chen Zhe 2
 
 
  Chris Wakelin 4
 

Finals edit

 
Quarter-finals
Best of 7 frames		Semi-finals
Best of 7 frames		Final
Best of 7 frames
 
          
 
 
 
 
   Mark Davis1
 
 
 
  Mark Selby4
 
   Mark Selby4
 
 
 
  Dominic Dale2
 
   Jimmy White2
 
 
 
  Dominic Dale4
 
   Mark Selby4
 
 
 
  Tom Ford2
 
   Thepchaiya Un-Nooh4
 
 
 
  David Grace3
 
   Thepchaiya Un-Nooh2
 
 
 
  Tom Ford4
 
   Jamie Jones1
 
 
  Tom Ford4
 

Final edit

Final: Best of 7 frames. Referee: Jan Scheers
Stadthalle, Fürth, Germany, 28 August 2016[12][13][14]
Mark Selby
  England 		4–2 Tom Ford
  England
85–32 (85), 13–63, 62–59, 0–76 (67), 73–31 (72), 99–5 (58)
85 Highest break 67
0 Century breaks 0
3 50+ breaks 1

Amateur pre-qualifying edit

These matches were played in Fürth on 24–25 August 2016. All matches were best of 7 frames.[11][12][13][14]

Round 1 edit

Round 2 edit

Round 3 edit

Century breaks edit

Amateur pre-qualifying stage centuries edit

Televised stage centuries edit

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References edit

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Paul Hunter Classic 2016.
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  7. ^ "Un-Nooh Makes 147 In Furth". World Snooker. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  8. ^ "Mark Selby wins snooker's Paul Hunter Classic in Germany". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  9. ^ "Indicative prize money rankings schedule 2016/2017 season" (PDF). World Snooker. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 November 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
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  13. ^ a b c "Paul Hunter Classic Results". Snooker.org. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
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  15. ^ "Paul Hunter Classic Centuries". World Snooker. Archived from the original on 29 August 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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