2016–17 snooker season

The 2016–17 snooker season was a series of professional snooker tournaments played between 5 May 2016 and 1 May 2017.

2016–17 snooker season
Nations that hosted a World Snooker Tour event during the 2016/2017 season
Details
Duration5 May 2016 – 1 May 2017 (2016-05-05 – 2017-05-01)
Tournaments37 (19 ranking events)
Triple Crown winners
UK ChampionshipEngland Mark Selby
MastersEngland Ronnie O'Sullivan
World ChampionshipEngland Mark Selby

The number of ranking events was increased in 2016/17, with a target of 20 ranking events for 2017/18. According to the World Snooker chairman Barry Hearn, total prize money for the World Snooker Tour in 2016/17 hit £10 million for the first time ever. The trophy for the Masters was renamed the Paul Hunter trophy in perpetuity, in memory of the three-time Masters champion who died in 2006.[1]

The Snooker Shoot Out became a ranking event for the first time.[2] The Australian Goldfields Open was cancelled.[3]

The Players Championship featured the top-16 players on the one year ranking list, as the Players Tour Championship has been cancelled and no order of merit was issued.[4]

The new Home Nations Series was introduced in this season with the English Open, Northern Ireland Open, Scottish Open and Welsh Open tournaments. The winner of all four tournaments could earn a massive £1 million bonus prize.[5]

Mark Selby won five ranking events during the season with Anthony McGill and Judd Trump each winning twice. Trump appeared in five ranking event finals during the season.

Players

The top 64 players from the prize money rankings after the 2016 World Championship,[6] and the 30 players earning a two-year card the previous year automatically qualified for the season (Vinnie Calabrese has resigned his membership).[7] The top eight players from the European Tour Order of Merit and top two players from the Asian Tour Order of Merit, who have not already qualified for the Main Tour, also qualify. Another two players come from the EBSA Qualifying Tour Play-Offs,[8][9] and a further twelve places were available through the Q School.[10][11] The rest of the places on to the tour come from the amateur events and national governing body nominations. Yan Bingtao's two-year tour card will commence this season.[12] Also, since Steve Davis and Stephen Hendry have both retired from professional play, only James Wattana was offered an Invitational Tour Card.[13] The list of all professional players in the 2016/2017 season includes 129 players.[14]

New professional players

All players listed below received a tour card for two seasons.

Calendar

The following tables outline the dates and results of all events of the World Snooker Tour, World Women's Snooker, the World Seniors Tour, and other events.[26][27][28][3]

World Snooker Tour
Date[n 1] Country Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score Ref.
06-22 06-24  LAT Riga Masters Arena Riga Riga Australia Neil Robertson England Michael Holt 5–2 [29]
07-05 07-09  IND Indian Open HICC Novotel Hotel Hyderabad Scotland Anthony McGill England Kyren Wilson 5–2 [30]
07-25 07-31  CHN World Open Yushan No.1 Middle School Yushan England Ali Carter England Joe Perry 10–8 [31][32]
08-24 08-28  GER Paul Hunter Classic Stadthalle Fürth England Mark Selby England Tom Ford 4–2 [33][34]
09-05 09-10  THA Six-red World Championship Bangkok Convention Center Bangkok China Ding Junhui England Stuart Bingham 8–7 [35]
09-19 09-25  CHN Shanghai Masters Shanghai Grand Stage Shanghai China Ding Junhui England Mark Selby 10–6 [36][37]
10-03 10-09  ROU European Masters Globus Circus Bucharest England Judd Trump England Ronnie O'Sullivan 9–8 [38][39]
10-10 10-16  ENG English Open EventCity Manchester China Liang Wenbo England Judd Trump 9–6 [40][41]
10-23 10-30  CHN International Championship Baihu Media Broadcasting Centre Daqing England Mark Selby China Ding Junhui 10–1 [42]
11-01 11-05  CHN China Championship Guangzhou Gymnasium Guangzhou Scotland John Higgins England Stuart Bingham 10–7 [43][44]
11-07 11-12  ENG Champion of Champions Ricoh Arena Coventry Scotland John Higgins England Ronnie O'Sullivan 10–7 [45]
11-14 11-20  NIR Northern Ireland Open Titanic Belfast Belfast England Mark King England Barry Hawkins 9–8 [46][47]
11-22 12-04  ENG UK Championship Barbican Centre York England Mark Selby England Ronnie O'Sullivan 10–7 [48]
12-12 12-18  SCO Scottish Open Commonwealth Arena Glasgow Hong Kong Marco Fu Scotland John Higgins 9–4 [49][50]
01-15 01-22  ENG Masters Alexandra Palace London England Ronnie O'Sullivan England Joe Perry 10–7 [51]
02-01 02-05  GER German Masters Tempodrom Berlin England Anthony Hamilton England Ali Carter 9–6 [52]
02-06 02-12  ENG World Grand Prix Preston Guild Hall Preston England Barry Hawkins Wales Ryan Day 10–7 [53]
02-13 02-19  WAL Welsh Open Motorpoint Arena Cardiff England Stuart Bingham England Judd Trump 9–8 [54]
02-23 02-26  ENG Shoot Out Watford Colosseum Watford Scotland Anthony McGill China Xiao Guodong 1–0 [55]
01-02 03-02  ENG Championship League Ricoh Arena Coventry Scotland John Higgins Wales Ryan Day 3–0 [56]
03-03 03-05  GIB Gibraltar Open Tercentenary Sports Hall, Victoria Stadium Gibraltar England Shaun Murphy England Judd Trump 4–2 [57]
03-06 03-12  WAL Players Championship Venue Cymru Llandudno England Judd Trump Hong Kong Marco Fu 10–8
03-27 04-02  CHN China Open Beijing University Students' Gymnasium Beijing England Mark Selby Wales Mark Williams 10–8 [58]
04-15 05-01  ENG World Championship Crucible Theatre Sheffield England Mark Selby Scotland John Higgins 18–15 [59]
Ranking event
Non-ranking event

World Ladies Billiards and Snooker
Date[n 2] Country Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score Ref.
08-25 08-28  GER Paul Hunter Ladies Classic Ballroom Nuremberg Hong Kong Ng On-Yee England Reanne Evans 4–1 [60]
10-07 10-08  ENG UK Ladies Championship Northern Snooker Centre Leeds England Reanne Evans Latvia Tatjana Vasiljeva 5–1 [61]
01-14 01-15  ENG Eden Women's Masters Cueball Derby Derby England Reanne Evans Hong Kong So Man Yan 4–0 [62]
02-18 02-18  ENG Connie Gough Trophy Dunstable Snooker Club Dunstable England Maria Catalano England Rebecca Kenna 4–2 [63]
03-13 03-19  SIN World Women's Championship Lagoon Billiard Room Toa Payoh Hong Kong Ng On-Yee India Vidya Pillai 6–5 [64]
04-07 04-07  ENG World Women's 6-Red Championship Northern Snooker Centre Leeds Hong Kong Ng On-Yee England Emma Bonney 4–3 [65]
04-10 04-10  ENG World Women's 10-Red Championship Northern Snooker Centre Leeds Hong Kong Ng On-Yee Wales Laura Evans 4–2 [66]

Seniors events
Date[n 3] Country Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score Ref.
03-22 03-24  ENG World Seniors Championship Baths Hall Scunthorpe England Peter Lines England John Parrott 4–0 [67]

Other events
Date[n 4] Country Rank Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score Ref.
05-05 05-08  AUT Vienna Open 15 Reds Köö Wien Snooker Club Vienna England Peter Ebdon England Mark Davis 5–1 [68][69]
06-08 06-12  ENG Pink Ribbon South West Snooker Academy Gloucester Wales Jamie Jones England David Grace 4–3 [70]
10-17 10-21  CHN Haining Open Haining Sports Center Haining England Matthew Selt China Li Hang 5–3 [71]
12-19 12-23  SIN Singapore Open Lagoon Billiard Toa Payoh Thailand Boonyarit Keattikun Thailand Noppon Saengkham 5–4 [72]
01-27 01-29  ITA Italian Open Sala Torre Bolzano England Martin O'Donnell Switzerland Alexander Ursenbacher 3–2 [73]

Points distribution

2016/2017 points distribution for World Snooker Tour ranking events:[74]

Tournament/Round→ R144 R128 R96 R80 R64 R48 R32 R16 QF SF F W
Riga Masters – 0 – – 525 – 1,050 2,250 4,500 11,250 18,750 37,500
Indian Open – 0 – – 2,000 – 3,000 6,000 9,000 13,500 25,000 50,000
World Open – 0 – – 4,000 – 6,500 8,000 12,500 21,000 40,000 90,000
Paul Hunter Classic – 0 – – 525 – 900 1,725 3,000 4,500 9,000 18,750
Shanghai Masters – 0 500[n 5] – 2,000 3,000[n 5] 6,000[n 5] 8,000 12,000 19,500 35,000 85,000
European Masters – 0 – – 1,312 – 2,625 4,500 8,250 13,125 26,250 56,250
English Open – 0 – – 2,500 – 3,500 6,000 10,000 20,000 30,000 70,000
International Championship – 0 – – 4,000 – 7,000 12,000 17,500 30,000 65,000 125,000
Northern Ireland Open – 0 – – 2,500 – 3,500 6,000 10,000 20,000 30,000 70,000
UK Championship – 0 – – 5,000 – 10,000 15,000 22,500 35,000 75,000 170,000
Scottish Open – 0 – – 2,500 – 3,500 6,000 10,000 20,000 30,000 70,000
German Masters – 0 – – 1,500 – 3,000 3,750 7,500 15,000 26,250 60,000
World Grand Prix – – – – – – 5,000 7,500 12,500 20,000 40,000 100,000
Welsh Open – 0 – – 2,500 – 3,500 6,000 10,000 20,000 30,000 70,000
Shoot Out – 0 – – 500 – 1,000 2,000 4,000 8,000 16,000 32,000
Gibraltar Open – 0 – – 525 – 900 1,725 3,000 4,500 9,000 18,750
Players Championship – – – – – – – 10,000 15,000 30,000 50,000 125,000
China Open – 0 – – 4,000 – 6,500 8,000 12,500 21,000 35,000 85,000
World Championship 0 – – 8,000 – 12,000 16,000[n 5] 25,000 37,500 75,000 160,000 375,000

Notes
  1. Dates use the month day format
  2. Dates use the month-day format
  3. Dates use the month day format
  4. Dates use the month day format
  5. Players who lose their first match receive no ranking points.

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