The 2016

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was a professional non-

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tournament that was played from 4 January to 3 March 2016 at the Crondon Park Golf Club in

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Stuart Bingham Stuart Bingham (born 21 May 1976) is an English professional snooker player who is a former world and Masters champion. Bingham won the 1996 World Amateur Championship but enjoyed little sustained success in the early part of his professional ...

was the defending champion, but he was eliminated at the league stage of group seven.

Judd Trump Judd Trump (born 20 August 1989) is an English professional snooker player, a former world champion and former world number one. Widely regarded as one of the sport's most talented players, he is currently sixth on the list of all-time ranki ...

clinched his third Championship League title after a 3–2 win over

Ronnie O'Sullivan Ronald Antonio O'Sullivan (born 5 December 1975) is an English professional snooker player who is the current world champion and world number one. Widely recognised as one of the most talented and accomplished players in the sport's history, ...

in the final. Mark Williams took the largest share of the prize money thanks to a lucrative campaign through 4 groups before qualifying for the winners' group.

Fergal O'Brien Fergal O'Brien (born 8 March 1972) is an Irish professional snooker player who plays on the main professional tour since 1991. Ranked within the world's top 64 players from 1994 to 2022, he has reached his highest position of 9th in the 2000� ...

made the 118th official

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during his league stage match against

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in group six. This was O'Brien's first official 147 break and the fourth in the 2015/2016 season. O'Brien also became the oldest player to make an official 147, at the age of 43. His record was surpassed in the following year's edition of the Championship League, when Mark Davis became the oldest player to score a maximum break, at the age of 44. Davis even scored two 147s in that year's Championship League.

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below. The maximum possible prize money, if the full five frames are played in each game, is £205,000. *Group 1–7 **Winner: £3,000 **Runner-up: £2,000 **Semi-final: £1,000 **Frame-win (league stage): £100 **Frame-win (play-offs): £300 **Highest break: £500 *Winners' group **Winner: £10,000 **Runner-up: £5,000 **Semi-final: £3,000 **Frame-win (league stage): £200 **Frame-win (play-offs): £300 **Highest break: £1,000 *Tournament total: £179,700

Group one

Group one was played on 4 and 5 January 2016.

was the first player to qualify for the winners group.

Matches

*Ronnie O'Sullivan 3–2 Mark Williams *John Higgins 0–3 Barry Hawkins *Ricky Walden 0–3 Ronnie O'Sullivan *Robert Milkins 3–2 Ryan Day *Mark Williams 3–1 John Higgins *Barry Hawkins 2–3 Robert Milkins *Ronnie O'Sullivan 3–2 John Higgins *Ryan Day 2–3 Ricky Walden *Mark Williams 3–2 Barry Hawkins *Robert Milkins 1–3 Ricky Walden *Ryan Day 2–3 Barry Hawkins *John Higgins 3–1 Ricky Walden *Ronnie O'Sullivan 3–2 Ryan Day *Mark Williams 1–3 Robert Milkins *John Higgins 0–3 Ryan Day *Barry Hawkins 1–3 Ricky Walden *Ronnie O'Sullivan 3–1 Robert Milkins *Mark Williams 3–1 Ricky Walden *John Higgins 3–2 Robert Milkins *Mark Williams 3–1 Ryan Day *Ronnie O'Sullivan 3–1 Barry Hawkins

Table

Play-offs

Group two

Group two was played on 6 and 7 January 2016. The group was won by

Matches

*Mark Selby 3–2 Judd Trump *Joe Perry 2–3 Barry Hawkins *Ricky Walden 0–3 Mark Selby *Mark Williams 3–1 Robert Milkins *Judd Trump 1–3 Joe Perry *Barry Hawkins 1–3 Mark Williams *Mark Selby 3–1 Joe Perry *Robert Milkins 1–3 Ricky Walden *Judd Trump 3–0 Barry Hawkins *Mark Williams 2–3 Ricky Walden *Robert Milkins 3–1 Barry Hawkins *Joe Perry 3–1 Ricky Walden *Mark Selby 3–1 Robert Milkins *Judd Trump 3–2 Mark Williams *Joe Perry 3–2 Robert Milkins *Barry Hawkins 3–0 Ricky Walden *Mark Selby 3–2 Mark Williams *Judd Trump 0–3 Ricky Walden *Joe Perry 1–3 Mark Williams *Judd Trump 3–1 Robert Milkins *Mark Selby 3–0 Barry Hawkins

Table

Play-offs

Group three

Group three was played on 25 and 26 January 2016. The group was won by

Stephen Maguire Stephen Maguire (born 13 March 1981) is a Scottish professional snooker player. He has won six major ranking tournaments, including the 2004 UK Championship, and has twice since reached the finals of that event. Maguire turned professional i ...

Matches

*Stephen Maguire 3–1 Marco Fu *Michael White 0–3 Ricky Walden *Mark Selby 1–3 Stephen Maguire *Joe Perry 3–2 Mark Williams *Marco Fu 0–3 Michael White *Ricky Walden 3–2 Joe Perry *Stephen Maguire 3–2 Michael White *Mark Williams 0–3 Mark Selby *Marco Fu 3–0 Ricky Walden *Joe Perry 0–3 Mark Selby *Mark Williams 2–3 Ricky Walden *Michael White 3–2 Mark Selby *Stephen Maguire 2–3 Mark Williams *Marco Fu 0–3 Joe Perry *Michael White 3–2 Mark Williams *Ricky Walden 1–3 Mark Selby *Stephen Maguire 3–2 Joe Perry *Marco Fu 1–3 Mark Selby *Michael White 3–0 Joe Perry *Marco Fu 1–3 Mark Williams *Stephen Maguire 3–1 Ricky Walden

Table

Play-offs

Group four

Group four was played on 27 and 28 January 2016. The group was won by Mark Williams.

Matches

*Neil Robertson 3–0 Ben Woollaston *Graeme Dott 1–3 Mark Williams *Ricky Walden 1–3 Neil Robertson *Michael White 2–3 Mark Selby *Ben Woollaston 3–0 Graeme Dott *Mark Williams 3–0 Michael White *Neil Robertson 2–3 Graeme Dott *Mark Selby 3–0 Ricky Walden *Ben Woollaston 1–3 Mark Williams *Michael White 0–3 Ricky Walden *Mark Selby 2–3 Mark Williams *Graeme Dott 3–2 Ricky Walden *Neil Robertson 1–3 Mark Selby *Ben Woollaston 1–3 Michael White *Graeme Dott 3–2 Mark Selby *Mark Williams 3–2 Ricky Walden *Neil Robertson 3–1 Michael White *Ben Woollaston 1–3 Ricky Walden *Graeme Dott 1–3 Michael White *Ben Woollaston 0–3 Mark Selby *Neil Robertson 3–2 Mark Williams

Table

Play-offs

Group five

Group five was played on 22 and 23 February 2016.

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withdrew and was replaced by Michael Holt. The group was won by

Mark Selby Mark Anthony Selby (born 19 June 1983) is an English professional snooker player, who is a four-time World Snooker Champion. Ranked world number one on multiple occasions, he has won a total of 21 ranking titles, placing him eighth on the ...

Matches

* David Gilbert 2–3 Mark Davis * Kyren Wilson 3–0 Ricky Walden * Graeme Dott 3–1 David Gilbert * Michael Holt 0–3 Mark Selby * Mark Davis 3–1 Kyren Wilson * Ricky Walden 2–3 Michael Holt * David Gilbert 1–3 Kyren Wilson * Mark Selby 3–0 Graeme Dott * Mark Davis 0–3 Ricky Walden * Michael Holt 3–0 Graeme Dott * Mark Selby 3–1 Ricky Walden * Kyren Wilson 1–3 Graeme Dott * David Gilbert 1–3 Mark Selby * Mark Davis 3–1 Michael Holt * Kyren Wilson 3–1 Mark Selby * Ricky Walden 2–3 Graeme Dott * David Gilbert 2–3 Michael Holt * Mark Davis 3–1 Graeme Dott * Kyren Wilson 3–1 Michael Holt * Mark Davis 1–3 Mark Selby * David Gilbert 3–0 Ricky Walden

Table

Play-offs

Group six

Group six was played on 24 and 25 February 2016.

Graeme Dott Graeme Dott (born 12 May 1977) is a Scottish professional snooker player and snooker coach from Larkhall. He turned professional in 1994 and first entered the top 16 in 2001. He has won two ranking titles, the 2006 World Snooker Championship a ...

withdrew and was replaced by

Dominic Dale Dominic Dale (born Christopher Dale on 29 December 1971) is a Welsh professional snooker player and snooker commentator and presenter for the BBC and Eurosport. Career Dale was born in Coventry, England. He won the Welsh Amateur Championship, ...

. The group was won by

Ali Carter Allister Carter (born 25 July 1979) is an English professional snooker player. He has twice been the World Championship runner-up, in 2008 and 2012, losing both finals to Ronnie O'Sullivan. He has won four ranking titles and briefly reached numb ...

Matches

* Mark Davis 2–3 Kyren Wilson * Fergal O'Brien 3–2 Martin Gould * Allister Carter 3–1 Dominic Dale * Michael Holt 2–3 Fergal O'Brien * Martin Gould 1–3 Allister Carter * Dominic Dale 2–3 Mark Davis * Kyren Wilson 2–3 Michael Holt * Fergal O'Brien 2–3 Allister Carter * Martin Gould 1–3 Dominic Dale * Mark Davis 3–1 Michael Holt * Michael Holt 3–2 Allister Carter * Kyren Wilson 2–3 Dominic Dale * Fergal O'Brien 1–3 Kyren Wilson * Martin Gould 3–2 Mark Davis * Allister Carter 3–0 Kyren Wilson * Dominic Dale 3–2 Michael Holt * Michael Holt 3–1 Martin Gould * Fergal O'Brien 1–3 Mark Davis * Fergal O'Brien 0–3 Dominic Dale * Martin Gould 3–2 Kyren Wilson * Allister Carter 3–0 Mark Davis

Table

Play-offs

Group seven

Group seven was played on 29 February and 1 March 2016.

Matthew Selt Matthew Selt (born 7 March 1985) is an English professional snooker player originally from Romford, east London and now living in Chelmsford, Essex. He qualified for the professional tour by finishing seventh on the Pontin's International Open ...

won the group to take the final spot in the winners' group.

Matches

* Matthew Selt 3–0 Liang Wenbo * Stuart Bingham 1–3 Kyren Wilson * Mark Davis 2–3 Matthew Selt * Michael Holt 2–3 Dominic Dale * Liang Wenbo 3–2 Stuart Bingham * Kyren Wilson 3–0 Michael Holt * Dominic Dale 1–3 Mark Davis * Matthew Selt 2–3 Stuart Bingham * Liang Wenbo 3–1 Kyren Wilson * Michael Holt 2–3 Mark Davis * Dominic Dale 1–3 Kyren Wilson * Stuart Bingham 0–3 Mark Davis * Matthew Selt 0–3 Dominic Dale * Liang Wenbo 3–2 Michael Holt * Stuart Bingham 3–1 Dominic Dale * Kyren Wilson 1–3 Mark Davis * Matthew Selt 3–1 Michael Holt * Liang Wenbo 3–0 Mark Davis * Stuart Bingham 3–1 Michael Holt * Liang Wenbo 3–0 Dominic Dale * Matthew Selt 3–2 Kyren Wilson

Table

Play-offs

Winners' group

The winners' group was played on 2 and 3 March 2016.

beat

3–2 in the final to take the third Championship League title of his career.

Matches

* Ronnie O'Sullivan 3–0 Judd Trump * Stephen Maguire 2–3 Mark Williams * Mark Selby 2–3 Ronnie O'Sullivan * Ali Carter 3–1 Matthew Selt * Judd Trump 3–1 Stephen Maguire * Mark Williams 3–0 Ali Carter * Matthew Selt 3–0 Mark Selby * Ronnie O'Sullivan 3–2 Stephen Maguire * Judd Trump 3–0 Mark Williams * Ali Carter 3–1 Mark Selby * Matthew Selt 0–3 Mark Williams * Stephen Maguire 3–2 Mark Selby * Ronnie O'Sullivan 3–2 Matthew Selt * Judd Trump 3–1 Ali Carter * Stephen Maguire 1–3 Matthew Selt * Mark Williams 0–3 Mark Selby * Ronnie O'Sullivan 3–2 Ali Carter * Judd Trump 2–3 Mark Selby * Stephen Maguire 2–3 Ali Carter * Judd Trump 2–3 Matthew Selt * Ronnie O'Sullivan 0–3 Mark Williams

Table

Play-offs

Century breaks

Total: 96 * 147 (6)

*144 (2), 137, 131, 130, 129, 119, 114, 111, 110, 108, 105, 103, 102, 100, 100 Mark Williams *141 (W), 121, 120, 112

*140 (4), 131, 117, 103

*140 (7), 101

*139 (3), 138, 112, 110, 108, 102

*138 (1), 133, 107, 106, 102

Ricky Walden Ricky Walden (born 11 November 1982) is an English professional snooker player from Chester. Walden turned professional in 2000 and it took him eight years to win his first ranking title at the Shanghai Masters. He has since won the 2012 Wuxi ...

*136, 135, 134, 133, 131 (5), 129, 129, 123, 123, 123, 119, 116, 111, 107, 101, 101, 100

*136, 134, 133, 126, 120, 119, 117, 115, 106

*134, 103

*133, 129, 107, 101

Liang Wenbo Liang Wenbo (; born 25 March 1987) is a Chinese professional snooker player based at the Oracle Snooker Club, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, England. Liang, who plays left-handed, has reached one Triple Crown final, made three Masters appearances, and ...

*131, 110

Robert Milkins Robert Milkins (born 6 March 1976) is an English professional snooker player. Considered one of the most naturally talented and quickest players in the game, Milkins has been a mainstay on the tour since regaining his tour card in 1998. Milkins ...

*129

*126, 122

Marco Fu Marco Fu Ka-chun, MH, JP (, born 8 January 1978) is a Hong Kong professional snooker player. He is a three-time ranking event winner, having won the 2007 Grand Prix, the 2013 Australian Goldfields Open and the 2016 Scottish Open. He ...

*123, 122, 103, 100, 100

*117, 117 Michael White *111, 106, 102, 100, 100

Kyren Wilson Kyren Wilson (; born 23 December 1991) is an English professional snooker player from Kettering and a five-time ranking event winner. He has been a runner-up at two of the three Triple Crown events, having reached the final at both the 2018 ...

*110, 105 Ryan Day *105

Martin Gould Martin Gould (born 14 September 1981) is an English professional snooker player from Pinner in the London Borough of Harrow. He has appeared in four ranking finals and won one ranking title, the 2016 German Masters. Career Gould began his prof ...

*104

Ben Woollaston Ben Woollaston (born 14 May 1987) is an English professional snooker player from Leicester. His sole professional title came at the minor-ranking third Players Tour Championship event in 2011. Woollaston's only ranking event final came at the ...

*103, 103, 102

*101 David Gilbert ''Bold: highest break in the indicated group.

Winnings

''Green: Won the group. Bold: Highest break in the group. All prize money in

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References

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