2016 Riga Masters

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]

Riga Masters
Tournament information
Dates22–24 June 2016
VenueArena Riga
CityRiga
CountryLatvia
Organisation(s)WPBSA
FormatRanking 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
Score5–2
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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, from trailing 1–2.[4]

Prize fund

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

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 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 (Robertson 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]

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

Century breaks

[12]

Qualifying stage centuries

Total: 15

Televised stage centuries

Total: 31

References
  1. "Kaspersky Riga Masters 2016". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  2. "Calendar 2016/2017". Snooker.org. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  3. "Hawkins Rules In Riga". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 2 August 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 November 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  6. "Kaspersky Riga Masters 2016 Draw" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  7. "Kaspersky Riga Masters 2016 Format" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  8. "Kaspersky Riga Masters". Snooker.org. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  9. "Kaspersky Riga Masters Matches". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  10. "Riga Masters Qualifiers Draw" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  11. "Indian Open, World Open and Riga Masters Qualifiers Format" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  12. "2016 Riga Masters – Centuries". CueTracker. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
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