2016–17 snooker season

The 2016–17 snooker season was a series of professional snooker tournaments played between 5 May 2016 and 1 May 2017.

2016–17 snooker season
Nations that hosted a World Snooker Tour event during the 2016/2017 season
Details
Duration5 May 2016 – 1 May 2017
Tournaments30 (19 ranking events)
Triple Crown winners
UK Championship Mark Selby
Masters Ronnie O'Sullivan
World Championship Mark Selby

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

The Snooker Shoot Out became a ranking event for the first time.[2] The Australian Goldfields Open has been cancelled.[3]

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

The new Home Nations Series was introduced in this season with the English Open, Northern Ireland Open, Scottish Open and Welsh Open tournaments. The winner of all four tournaments could earn a massive £1 million bonus prize.[5]

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,[6] and the 30 players earning a two-year card the previous year automatically qualified for the season (Vinnie Calabrese has resigned his membership).[7] 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 come from the EBSA Qualifying Tour Play-Offs,[8][9] and a further twelve places were available through the Q School.[10][11] The rest of the places on to the tour come from the amateur events and national governing body nominations. Yan Bingtao's two-year tour card will commence this season.[12] Also, since Steve Davis and Stephen Hendry have both retired from professional play, only James Wattana was offered an Invitational Tour Card.[13] The list of all professional players in the 2016/2017 season includes 129 players.[14]

New professional players

All players listed below received a tour card for two seasons.

Calendar

The following tables outlines the results and dates for all the ranking and major invitational events.[26][27][28][3]

Date[n 1] Country Rank Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score Ref.
05-05 05-08  AUT P/A Vienna Open 15 Reds Köö Wien Snooker Club Vienna Peter Ebdon Mark Davis 5–1 [29][30]
06-08 06-12  ENG P/A Pink Ribbon South West Snooker Academy Gloucester Jamie Jones David Grace 4–3 [31]
06-22 06-24  LAT WR Riga Masters Arena Riga Riga Neil Robertson Michael Holt 5–2 [32]
07-05 07-09  IND WR Indian Open HICC Novotel Hotel Hyderabad Anthony McGill Kyren Wilson 5–2 [33]
07-25 07-31  CHN WR World Open Yushan No.1 Middle School Yushan Ali Carter Joe Perry 10–8 [34][35]
08-24 08-28  GER WR Paul Hunter Classic Stadthalle Fürth Mark Selby Tom Ford 4–2 [36][37]
09-05 09-10  THA NR Six-red World Championship Bangkok Convention Center Bangkok Ding Junhui Stuart Bingham 8–7 [38]
09-19 09-25  CHN WR Shanghai Masters Shanghai Grand Stage Shanghai Ding Junhui Mark Selby 10–6 [39][40]
10-03 10-09  ROU WR European Masters Globus Circus Bucharest Judd Trump Ronnie O'Sullivan 9–8 [41][42]
10-10 10-16  ENG WR English Open EventCity Manchester Liang Wenbo Judd Trump 9–6 [43][44]
10-17 10-21  CHN NR Haining Open Haining Sports Center Haining Matthew Selt Li Hang 5–3 [45]
10-23 10-30  CHN WR International Championship Baihu Media Broadcasting Centre Daqing Mark Selby Ding Junhui 10–1 [46]
11-01 11-05  CHN NR China Championship Guangzhou Gymnasium Guangzhou John Higgins Stuart Bingham 10–7 [47][48]
11-07 11-12  ENG NR Champion of Champions Ricoh Arena Coventry John Higgins Ronnie O'Sullivan 10–7 [49]
11-14 11-20  NIR WR Northern Ireland Open Titanic Belfast Belfast Mark King Barry Hawkins 9–8 [50][51]
11-22 12-04  ENG WR UK Championship Barbican Centre York Mark Selby Ronnie O'Sullivan 10–7 [52]
12-12 12-18  SCO WR Scottish Open Commonwealth Arena Glasgow Marco Fu John Higgins 9–4 [53][54]
12-19 12-23  SIN P/A Singapore Open Lagoon Billiard Toa Payoh Boonyarit Keattikun Noppon Saengkham 5–4 [55]
01-15 01-22  ENG NR Masters Alexandra Palace London Ronnie O'Sullivan Joe Perry 10–7 [56]
01-27 01-29  ITA P/A Italian Open Sala Torre Bolzano Martin O'Donnell Alexander Ursenbacher 3–2 [57]
02-01 02-05  GER WR German Masters Tempodrom Berlin Anthony Hamilton Ali Carter 9–6 [58]
02-06 02-12  ENG WR World Grand Prix Preston Guild Hall Preston Barry Hawkins Ryan Day 10–7 [59]
02-13 02-19  WAL WR Welsh Open Motorpoint Arena Cardiff Stuart Bingham Judd Trump 9–8 [60]
02-23 02-26  ENG WR Shoot Out Watford Colosseum Watford Anthony McGill Xiao Guodong 1–0 [61]
01-02 03-02  ENG NR Championship League Ricoh Arena Coventry John Higgins Ryan Day 3–0 [62]
03-03 03-05  GIB WR Gibraltar Open Tercentenary Sports Hall, Victoria Stadium Gibraltar Shaun Murphy Judd Trump 4–2 [63]
03-06 03-12  WAL WR Players Championship Venue Cymru Llandudno Judd Trump Marco Fu 10–8 [64]
03-22 03-24  ENG NR World Seniors Championship Baths Hall Scunthorpe Peter Lines John Parrott 4–0 [65]
03-27 04-02  CHN WR China Open Beijing University Students' Gymnasium Beijing Mark Selby Mark Williams 10–8 [66]
04-15 05-01  ENG WR World Championship Crucible Theatre Sheffield Mark Selby John Higgins 18–15 [67]
WR = World ranking event
NR = Non-ranking event
P/A = Pro–am event

Official rankings
Main articles: Snooker world rankings 2016/2017 and Snooker world ranking points 2016/2017

Points distribution

2016/2017 points distribution for world ranking events:[68]

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

Finalists in ranking tournaments
Rank Name Nationality Winner Runner-up Finals
1 Mark Selby  England 5 1 6
2 Judd Trump  England 2 3 5
3 Anthony McGill  Scotland 2 0 2
4 Ali Carter  England 1 1 2
Ding Junhui  China 1 1 2
Marco Fu  Hong Kong 1 1 2
Barry Hawkins  England 1 1 2
8 Neil Robertson  Australia 1 0 1
Liang Wenbo  China 1 0 1
Mark King  England 1 0 1
Anthony Hamilton  England 1 0 1
Stuart Bingham  England 1 0 1
Shaun Murphy  England 1 0 1
14 Ronnie O'Sullivan  England 0 2 2
John Higgins  Scotland 0 2 2
16 Michael Holt  England 0 1 1
Kyren Wilson  England 0 1 1
Joe Perry  England 0 1 1
Tom Ford  England 0 1 1
Ryan Day  Wales 0 1 1
Xiao Guodong  China 0 1 1
Mark Williams  Wales 0 1 1
Total191938

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

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