2016 Paul Hunter Classic

Paul Hunter Classic
Tournament information
Dates	24–28 August 2016
Venue	Stadthalle
City	Fürth
Country	Germany
Organisation	World Snooker
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	€125,000
Winner's share	€25,000
Highest break	Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) (147)
Final
Champion	Mark Selby (ENG)
Runner-up	Tom Ford (ENG)
Score	4–2
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The 2016 Paul Hunter Classic was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 24 and 28 August 2016 at the Stadthalle in Fürth, Germany.^[2] It was the fourth ranking event of the 2016/2017 season.^[3]

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]

Winner: €25,000
Runner-up: €12,000
Semi-final: €6,000
Quarter-final: €4,000
Last 16: €2,300
Last 32: €1,200
Last 64: €700

Non-televised highest break: €
Televised highest break: €
Total: €125,000

The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £40,000.^[10]

Main rounds[]

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

Top half[]

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 Yuelong	1

Anthony Hamilton	4
		Anthony Hamilton	0

		Ricky Walden	4
Josh Boileau	0

Ricky Walden	4
				Ricky Walden	3

				Liam Highfield	4
Luca Brecel	2

Liam Highfield	4
		Liam Highfield	4

			3
Ross Muir	3

	4
						Liam Highfield	3

						Mark Davis	4
Gareth Allen	2

Mark Davis	4
		Mark Davis	4

		Sanderson Lam	2
Sanderson Lam	4

Jason Weston	2
				Mark Davis	4

				Lee Walker	2
Lee Walker	w/o

Hossein Vafaei	w/d
		Lee Walker	4

		Adam Duffy	1
Adam Duffy	4

	0

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 Cahill	4

	0
		James Cahill	4

		Ryan Day	2
Ryan Day	w/o

Peter Ebdon	w/d
				James Cahill	3

				Mark Selby	4
Mark Selby	4

Oliver Brown	0
		Mark Selby	4

		Elliot Slessor	0
Martin O'Donnell	1

Elliot Slessor	4
						Mark Selby	4

						Sam Baird	2
Zhao Xintong	4

Ashley Hugill	1
		Zhao Xintong	2

		Liang Wenbo	4
Liang Wenbo	4

David Lilley	3
				Liang Wenbo	2

				Sam Baird	4
Gary Wilson	4

Jak Jones	1
		Gary Wilson	1

		Sam Baird	4
Sam Baird	4

	2

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 Lawler	4

		Stuart Carrington	1
Stuart Carrington	4

Ben Jones	0
				Rod Lawler	1

				Jimmy White	4
Xiao Guodong	4

	0
		Xiao Guodong	2

		Jimmy White	4
Jimmy White	4

Jamie Curtis-Barrett	2
						Jimmy White	4

						Michael White	2
Mei Xiwen	4

Steven Hallworth	3
		Mei Xiwen	4

		Kurt Dunham	2
Alex Borg	2

Kurt Dunham	4
				Mei Xiwen	2

				Michael White	4
Darryl Hill	w/d

Zhang Anda	w/o
		Zhang Anda	w/d

		Michael White	w/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 Joyce

3

Ali Carter

4

Ali Carter

4

1

Ali Carter

3

Yan Bingtao

4

Scott Donaldson

4

Hammad Miah

3

Scott Donaldson

3

Yan Bingtao

4

Yan Bingtao

4

Alfie Burden

3

Yan Bingtao

1

Dominic Dale

4

Ben Woollaston

2

Dominic Dale

4

Dominic Dale

4

Ian Glover

1

Kritsanut Lertsattayathorn

w/d

Ian Glover

w/o

Dominic Dale

4

Michael Holt

2

Michael Holt

4

1

Michael Holt

w/o

Boonyarit Keattikun

w/d

Boonyarit Keattikun

w/o

Robert Milkins

w/d

Bottom half[]

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 Maflin	4

		Anthony McGill	3
Anthony McGill	4

	0
				Kurt Maflin	1

				Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	4
Dechawat Poomjaeng	4

Martin Gould	2
		Dechawat Poomjaeng	2

		Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	4
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	4

Lü Chenwei	0
						Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	4

						Mark Allen	3
Fergal O'Brien	4

	0
		Fergal O'Brien	3

		Li Hang	4
Li Hang	4

Jamie Cope	2
				Li Hang	2

				Mark Allen	4
Zhang Yong	2

Mark Allen	4
		Mark Allen	4

		Joe Swail	1
Joe Swail	4

	0

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

	1
		Jack Lisowski	4

		Kyren Wilson	0
Jimmy Robertson	0

Kyren Wilson	4
				Jack Lisowski	0

				David Grace	4
Matthew Stevens	4

Patrick Einsle	2
		Matthew Stevens	3

		David Grace	4
Sean O'Sullivan	0

David Grace	4
						David Grace	4

						Robbie Williams	0
Andrew Higginson	4

Allan Taylor	1
		Andrew Higginson	4

		Rhys Clark	1
Robin Hull	w/d

Rhys Clark	w/o
				Andrew Higginson	3

				Robbie Williams	4
Joe Perry	4

	2
		Joe Perry	2

		Robbie Williams	4
Robbie Williams	4

Simon Lichtenberg	1

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

	0
		David Gilbert	2

		Michael Georgiou	4
Michael Georgiou	4

Fraser Patrick	1
				Michael Georgiou	1

				Gerard Greene	4
Sydney Wilson	1

Stuart Bingham	4
		Stuart Bingham	3

		Gerard Greene	4
Hatem Yassen	0

Gerard Greene	4
						Gerard Greene	0

						Jamie Jones	4
Cao Yupeng	4

Barry Pinches	3
		Cao Yupeng	1

		Jamie Jones	4
Jamie Jones	4

Tian Pengfei	0
				Jamie Jones	4

				Peter Lines	1
Nigel Bond	3

Craig Steadman	4
		Craig Steadman	3

		Peter Lines	4
Michael Wild	1

Peter Lines	4

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

	4
			4

		Rory McLeod	2
Rory McLeod	4

Brandon Sargeant	2
					4

				John Astley	1
John Astley	w/o

Hamza Akbar	w/d
		John Astley	4

		Mark King	2
David John	1

Mark King	4
							1

						Tom Ford	4
Rory Thor	0

Christopher Keogan	4
		Christopher Keogan	1

		Alan McManus	4
Alan McManus	4

Andy Hicks	1
				Alan McManus	2

				Tom Ford	4
Ian Burns	2

Tom Ford	4
		Tom Ford	4

		Chris Wakelin	3
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 Davis	1

Mark Selby	4
		Mark Selby	4

		Dominic Dale	2
Jimmy White	2

Dominic Dale	4
				Mark Selby	4

				Tom Ford	2
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	4

David Grace	3
		Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	2

		Tom Ford	4
Jamie Jones	1

Tom Ford	4

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[]


	0–4	Adam Stefanow
	4–1
	0–4
	1–4
	4–3
	4–0
	4–2
	0–4
	2–4
Ben Jones	4–2
	2–4
	w/d–w/o	Farakh Ajaib
	4–2
	3–4
	4–2


	0–4
	0–4
	w/d–w/o
	4–1
	0–4
	w/o–w/d
	2–4
Andy Lee	4–1
	4–2
	4–1
	2–4	Jamie Clarke
	0–4
	4–0
Brandon Sargeant	4–1
Andy Hicks	4–3

Round 2[]


	4–0
	1–4	Adam Stefanow
	4–3
	0–4
	3–4	Luke Pinches
	0–4
	w/o–w/d	Lukas Kleckers
Oliver Brown	4–1
	0–4	Ashley Hugill
	4–1
	4–2
David Lilley	4–3
	3–4
	0–4
	0–4	Ben Jones
Andreas Ploner	4–0
	4–0
	1–4
Steven Hallworth	4–1	Farakh Ajaib
Zak Surety	4–0
	3–4	Wendy Jans
	w/o–w/d	Louis Heathcote
Ian Glover	4–0
	0–4
	4–3
	4–0
	4–2
	0–4


	4–0
Lü Chenwei	4–0
	w/d–w/o
Reanne Evans	4–0
	4–3
	4–2
	4–0
	2–4
	0–4	Patrick Einsle
	2–4
	2–4	Andy Lee
	w/d–w/o
Simon Lichtenberg	4–0
	1–4
	0–4
	4–0
Jeff Cundy	0–4	Gerard Greene
Kishan Hirani	4–2
Barry Pinches	4–0
	2–4
	w/o–w/d
Peter Lines	4–2	Jamie Clarke
	4–0
	0–4
	4–2
	0–4	Brandon Sargeant
	0–4	Andy Hicks
	0–4

Round 3[]


	4–1	Adam Stefanow
	0–4
Luke Pinches	1–4
	1–4	Oliver Brown
Ashley Hugill	4–1
	0–4	David Lilley
	3–4
Ben Jones	4–2	Andreas Ploner
	4–1
Steven Hallworth	4–1	Zak Surety
Wendy Jans	1–4
Ian Glover	4–0
	3–4
	4–1


	0–4	Lü Chenwei
	4–2	Reanne Evans
	4–2
	4–2
Patrick Einsle	4–0
Andy Lee	1–4
Simon Lichtenberg	4–0
	1–4
Gerard Greene	4–2	Kishan Hirani
Barry Pinches	4–0
	0–4	Peter Lines
	4–3
	0–4	Brandon Sargeant
Andy Hicks	4–0

Century breaks[]

Amateur pre-qualifying stage centuries[]

119 – Kishan Hirani
109 – Gerard Greene
106, 104 – Andy Hicks

106 – Ashley Hugill
105 – Ian Glover

Televised stage centuries[]

^[15]

147, 141, 120 – Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
136, 128, 120, 102, 101 – Tom Ford
136, 106 – Michael Holt
132, 116 – Liang Wenbo
132 – Zhou Yuelong
127 – Mark Selby
123 – Zhao Xintong
121 – Ali Carter
120, 101, 100 – Mark Allen
120 – Matthew Stevens
118, 110 – Kurt Maflin
118, 105 – David Gilbert

112 – Joe Swail
111 – Li Hang
110 – Dominic Dale
109 – Andrew Higginson
107 –
104 – Robbie Williams
104 – Jack Lisowski
104 – Martin O'Donnell
104 – Mark Davis
101 – Mei Xiwen
100 – Fergal O'Brien

References[]

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[4] "World Snooker Tour". World Snooker. Retrieved 25 June 2016.

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[7] "Un-Nooh Makes 147 In Furth". World Snooker. Retrieved 28 August 2016.

[8] "Mark Selby wins snooker's Paul Hunter Classic in Germany". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 August 2016.

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[10] "Robertson Tops Centuries Chart". World Snooker. Retrieved 11 August 2016.

[draw-11] "Paul Hunter Classic Draw" (PDF). World Snooker. Retrieved 20 July 2016.

[format-12] "Paul Hunter Classic Format" (PDF). World Snooker. Retrieved 20 July 2016.

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Tournament information
Dates	24–28 August 2016 (2016-08-24 – 2016-08-28)
Venue	Stadthalle
City	Fürth
Country	Germany
Organisation	World Snooker
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	€125,000^[1]
Winner's share	€25,000
Highest break	Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) (147)
Final
Champion	Mark Selby (ENG)
Runner-up	Tom Ford (ENG)
Score	4–2
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