2016 World Seniors Championship
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Dates | 30–31 January 2016 (2016-01-30 – 2016-01-31) |
Venue | Guild Hall |
City | Preston |
Country | England |
Organisation | WPBSA |
Format | Seniors event |
Total prize fund | £50,000 |
Winner's share | £18,000 |
Highest break | ![]() |
Final | |
Champion | ![]() |
Runner-up | ![]() |
Score | 2–1 |
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The 2016 World Seniors Championship (Known for sponsorship reasons as the 888sport World Seniors Championship) was a snooker tournament that took place on 30–31 January 2016 at the Guild Hall in Preston, England. Players had to be at least 40 years old at the end of the 2015/16 season.[1]
The championship was won by Mark Davis, who beat Darren Morgan 2–1 in the final. Defending champion Mark Williams lost to Anthony Hamilton in the last-16 round.
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
- Winner: £18,000
- Runner-up: £8,000
- Semi-finalist: £4,000
- Quarter-finalist: £2,000
- Last 16: £1,000
- Total: £50,000
Field
Previous winners of the World Seniors Championship and the World Snooker Championship were exempted from qualifying and went directly into the last 16.[2]
- Nigel Bond - 2012 World Seniors Champion
- Ken Doherty - 1997 World Champion
- Peter Ebdon - 2002 World Champion
- Joe Johnson - 1986 World Champion
- Darren Morgan - 2011 World Seniors Champion
- John Parrott - 1991 World Champion
- Jimmy White - 2010 World Seniors Champion
- Mark Williams - 2000, 2003 World Champion, 2015 World Seniors Champion
Main draw
The draw for the last 16 was made on 23 December 2015.[3] The draw for the quarter-finals and semi-finals were made on a random basis after the previous round had finished. The last-16 round was played on 30 January with the quarter-finals on the afternoon of 31 January and the semi-finals and final on the same evening.
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Final
Final: Best of 3 frames. Referee: . Guild Hall, Preston, England, 31 January 2016.[citation needed] | ||
Darren Morgan ![]() | 1–2 | Mark Davis ![]() |
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55 | Highest break | 76 |
0 | Century breaks | 0 |
1 | 50+ breaks | 1 |
Qualifying
These matches were played on 21 and 22 December 2015 at the Robin Park Arena, Sports and Tennis Centre in Wigan, England.[1]
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Centuries
Main event centuries
- 104 – Dominic Dale
[4]
Qualifying stage centuries
- 116 – Lee Walker
[5]
References
- ^ a b "World Seniors qualifiers, draw and format". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 4 December 2015. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
- ^ "Snooker's World Seniors Line-up announced". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 4 December 2015. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
- ^ "Line up Confirmed for World Seniors Snooker - World Snooker". Archived from the original on 2 January 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
- ^ "World Seniors Championship: century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 31 January 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
- ^ "World Seniors Championship qualifiers: century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
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