2016 Paul Hunter Classic

The 2016 Paul Hunter Classic was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 24–28 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
VenueStadthalle
CityFürth
CountryGermany
Organisation(s)WPBSA
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund125,000[1]
Winner's share€25,000
Highest break Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (147)
Final
Champion Mark Selby
Runner-up Tom Ford
Score4–2
2015
2017

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

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

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

Section 1

 
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

 
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

 
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

 
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
 

Section 5

 
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

 
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

 
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

 
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

 
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

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

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

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Century breaks

Amateur pre-qualifying stage centuries

Televised stage centuries

[15]

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