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]
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| Dates | 22–24 June 2016 |
| Venue | Arena Riga |
| City | Riga |
| Country | Latvia |
| Organisation | World Snooker |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | €200,000[1] |
| Winner's share | €50,000 |
| Highest break |  Martin O'Donnell (ENG) (138) |
| Final | |
| Champion | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Neil Robertson (AUS) |
| Runner-up | Michael Holt (ENG) |
| Score | 5–2 |
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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]
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The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £25,000.
Main draw
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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
- Match was held over and played in Riga.
- Wildcard
Century breaks
Qualifying stage centuries
Total: 15
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Televised stage centuries
Total: 31
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References
- "Kaspersky Riga Masters 2016". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
- "Calendar 2016/2017". Snooker.org. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
- "Hawkins Rules In Riga". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 2 August 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
- "Robertson Rules in Riga". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 24 June 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
- "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.
- "Kaspersky Riga Masters 2016 Draw" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
- "Kaspersky Riga Masters 2016 Format" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
- "Kaspersky Riga Masters". Snooker.org. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
- "Kaspersky Riga Masters Matches". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
- "Riga Masters Qualifiers Draw" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
- "Indian Open, World Open and Riga Masters Qualifiers Format" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
- "2016 Riga Masters – Centuries". CueTracker. Retrieved 4 June 2016.