The 2016 EBSA European Snooker Championships was an amateur

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tournament that took place from 12 February to 21 February 2016 in

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. It was the 25th edition of the

EBSA European Snooker Championships The EBSA European Snooker Championship is the premier amateur snooker tournament in Europe. The event series is sanctioned by the European Billiards & Snooker Association. It first took place in 1988 and has been held annually since 1993. In most ...

and also doubles as a qualification event for the

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. The tournament was won by 34th seed

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who defeated fellow countryman Jamie Clarke 7–4 in the final. This was Clarke's second consecutive loss in the European Championships final. As a result, Jones was given a two-year card on the professional

for the 2016/2017 and 2017/2018 seasons.

Results

Round 1

Best of 7 frames

Round 2

Best of 7 frames

References

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