Championship League 2016
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Tournament type:
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Invitation tournament
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| Venue: |
Crondon Park Golf Club, floor
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| Opening: |
4th January 2016
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| Endgame: |
March 3, 2016
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Winner:
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England Judd Trump
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Highest Break:
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147 ( Fergal O'Brien )
Ireland |
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The Championship League 2016 was a snooker invitation tournament as part of the Snooker Main Tour of the 2015/16 season , which was played in several individual rounds from January 4th to March 3rd, 2016 at Crondon Park Golf Club in Stock , Essex , England . It was the ninth edition of the Championship League . Defending champion was the Englishman Stuart Bingham .
For the third time after 2009 and 2014, Judd Trump won the title. He defeated Ronnie O'Sullivan 3-2 in the final.
Prize money
Since the Championship League is an invitation tournament, the prize money was not included in the world rankings . As in the previous year were for the tournament 205,000 £ awarded, of which 179,700 were £ distributed.
| Groups 1-7 |
Prize money
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| winner |
£ 3,000
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| finalist |
£ 2,000
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| Semi-finalist |
£ 1,000
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| Bonus per frame win (knockout phase) |
300 pounds
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| Bonus per frame win (group games) |
100 pounds
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| Highest break |
£ 500
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| Winners' Group |
Prize money
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| Tournament winner |
£ 10,000
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| finalist |
£ 5,000
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| Semi-finalist |
£ 3,000
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| Bonus per frame win (knockout phase) |
300 pounds
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| Bonus per frame win (group games) |
£ 200
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| Highest break |
£ 1,000
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Groups 1-7
In each of the seven groups, seven players competed against each other in round robin mode . The first four players in each group qualified for a knockout phase in which the group winner was determined. Only he qualified for the final winners' group . In the knockout phase, the defeated player and the player placed on rank 5 competed again in the following group. The last two in the group were eliminated from the tournament.
Group 1
The first group games took place on January 4th and 5th, 2016. At the beginning there was a new edition of the Masters encounter between Ronnie O'Sullivan and Mark Williams , which the Englishman won 3-2. O'Sullivan then won the remaining 5 group games and became the first player to join the Winners' Group with sovereign 3-0 victories over Ricky Walden and Robert Milkins . He crowned his strong performance with seven century breaks, including the 800th in his career - a new milestone in the history of snooker.
John Higgins could not build on his performances of the last tournaments and dropped out of the competition together with Ryan Day . Ricky Walden caused an oddity in the first frame of the game against Ronnie O'Sullivan: he hit Pink three times despite playable reds and lost 0:18. He qualified for Group 2 along with Robert Milkins , Mark Williams, and Barry Hawkins .
Group games
table
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Qualification for the semi-finals of Group 1
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Qualification for group 2
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NB The prizes from the knockout phase are included in the prize money
HB including a bonus for the highest break
Knockout phase
Group 2
Group 2 games were played between January 6th and 7th, 2016. The three Englishmen Mark Selby , Judd Trump and Joe Perry were seeded . From Group 1 came Robert Milkins , Mark Williams , Ricky Walden and Barry Hawkins . Selby started strong and won all six games in the group stage. However, he was eliminated in the semifinals with 0: 3 against Judd Trump. He then defeated Mark Williams 3-1 in the final and is the second player to move into the Winners' Group after Ronnie O'Sullivan . Williams, Selby, Perry and Walden move on in Group 3, Hawkins and the last strong Milkins were eliminated from the tournament.
Group games
table
| Item
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player
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opponent
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Lots
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Frames
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Points
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Prize money NB
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England SEL
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Wales WIL
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England BY
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England TRU
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England WHALE
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England HAW
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England Mil
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| 1
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England Mark Selby
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3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3
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6-0 |
18: 60
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6th |
£ 2,800
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| 2
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Wales Mark Williams
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2 |
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3 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
3
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3: 3 |
15:12 |
3 |
HB£ 5,200 HB
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| 3
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England Joe Perry
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1 |
1 |
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3 |
3 |
2 |
3
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3: 3 |
13:13 |
3 |
£ 2,300
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| 4th
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England Judd Trump
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2 |
3 |
1 |
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0 |
3 |
3
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3: 3 |
12:12 |
3 |
£ 6,000
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| 5
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England Ricky Walden
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0 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
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0 |
3
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3: 3 |
10:12 |
3 |
£ 1,000
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| 6th
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England Barry Hawkins
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0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
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1
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2: 4 |
08:14 |
2 |
0.£ 800
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| 7th
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England Robert Milkins
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1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
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1: 5 |
09:16 |
1 |
0.£ 900
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Qualification for the semi-finals of Group 2
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Qualification for group 3
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NB The prizes from the knockout phase are included in the prize money
HB including a bonus for the highest break
Knockout phase
Group 3
Group 3 games took place on January 25th and 26th, 2016. Stephen Maguire , Marco Fu and Michael White were seated in this group. From Group 2, Mark Williams and the three Englishmen Mark Selby , Joe Perry and Ricky Walden joined them.
Group games
table
| Item
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player
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opponent
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Lots
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Frames
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Points
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Prize money NB
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Scotland LIKE
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England SEL
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Wales WHI
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England WHALE
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Wales WIL
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England BY
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Hong Kong FU
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| 1
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Scotland Stephen Maguire
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3 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
3
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5: 1 |
17:10 |
5 |
HB£ 7,000 HB
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| 2
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England Mark Selby
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1 |
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2 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3
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4: 2 |
15: 80
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4th |
£ 5,000
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| 3
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Wales Michael White
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2 |
3 |
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0 |
3 |
3 |
3
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4: 2 |
14:10 |
4th |
£ 2,400
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| 4th
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England Ricky Walden
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1 |
1 |
3 |
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3 |
3 |
0
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3: 3 |
11:13 |
3 |
£ 2,100
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| 5
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Wales Mark Williams
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3 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
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2 |
3
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2: 4 |
12:15 |
2 |
£ 1,200
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| 6th
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England Joe Perry
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2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
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3
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2: 4 |
10:14 |
2 |
£ 1,000
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| 7th
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Hong Kong Marco Fu
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1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
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1: 5 |
06:15 |
1 |
0.600 pounds
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Qualification for the semi-finals of Group 3
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Qualification for group 4
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NB The prizes from the knockout phase are included in the prize money
HB including a bonus for the highest break
Knockout phase
Group 4
The games of the fourth group were played on January 27 and 28, 2016. The seeded players were Neil Robertson , Ben Woollaston and Graeme Dott . Woollaston had been nominated and Stuart Bingham was originally supposed to play in his place, but he moved to the free place in Group 7 for scheduling reasons.
Group games
table
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Qualification for the semi-finals of Group 4
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Qualification for group 5
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NB The prizes from the knockout phase are included in the prize money
HB including a bonus for the highest break
Knockout phase
Group 5
Group 5 matches took place on February 22nd and 23rd, 2016. Seated were David Gilbert , Mark Davis and Kyren Wilson .
Group games
table
| Item
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player
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opponent
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Lots
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Frames
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Points
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Prize money NB
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England SEL
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England WIL
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England DAV
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England HOL
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Scotland DOT
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England GIL
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England WHALE
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| 1
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England Mark Selby
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1 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3
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5: 1 |
16: 60
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5 |
HB£ 6,900 HB
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| 2
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England Kyren Wilson
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3 |
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1 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
3
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4: 2 |
14: 90
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4th |
£ 4,600
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| 3
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England Mark Davis
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1 |
3 |
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3 |
3 |
3 |
0
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4: 2 |
13:11 |
4th |
£ 2,900
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| 4th
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England Michael Holt
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0 |
1 |
1 |
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3 |
3 |
3
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3: 3 |
11:13 |
3 |
£ 2,100
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| 5
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Scotland Graeme Dott
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0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
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3 |
3
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3: 3 |
10:13 |
3 |
£ 1,000
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| 6th
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England David Gilbert
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1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
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3
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1: 5 |
10:15 |
1 |
£ 1,000
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| 7th
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England Ricky Walden
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1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
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1: 5 |
08:15 |
1 |
0.£ 800
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Qualification for the semifinals of group 5
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Qualification for group 6
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NB The prizes from the knockout phase are included in the prize money
HB including a bonus for the highest break
Knockout phase
Group 6
For the Group 6 games, which took place on February 24 and 25, 2016, Ali Carter , Dominic Dale , Martin Gould and Fergal O'Brien joined places 2 to 5 from Group 5. The Irishman O'Brien scored the 118th maximum break in snooker history in his game against Mark Davis .
Group games
table
| Item
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player
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opponent
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Lots
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Frames
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Points
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Prize money NB
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England CAR
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Wales DAL
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England HOL
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England DAV
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England WIL
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England GOU
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Ireland OBR
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| 1
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England Ali Carter
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3 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3
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5: 1 |
17: 70
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5 |
£ 6,500
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| 2
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Wales Dominic Dale
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1 |
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3 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
3
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4: 2 |
15:11 |
5 |
£ 4,700
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| 3
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England Michael Holt
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3 |
2 |
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1 |
3 |
3 |
2
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3: 3 |
14:14 |
3 |
£ 2,400
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| 4th
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England Mark Davis
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0 |
3 |
3 |
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2 |
2 |
3
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3: 3 |
13:13 |
3 |
£ 2,300
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| 5
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England Kyren Wilson
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0 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
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2 |
3
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2: 4 |
12:15 |
2 |
£ 1,200
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| 6th
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England Martin Gould
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1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
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2
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2: 4 |
11:16 |
2 |
£ 1,100
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| 7th
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Ireland Fergal O'Brien
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2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
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2: 4 |
10:16 |
2 |
HB£ 1,500 HB
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Qualification for the semi-finals of Group 6
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Qualification for group 7
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NB The prizes from the knockout phase are included in the prize money
HB including a bonus for the highest break
Knockout phase
Group 7
With the games of Group 7 played on February 29 and March 1, the opportunity to qualify for the winners' group of the tournament ended. There were Matthew Hemming , Liang Wenbo and Stuart Bingham set. Bingham was originally supposed to play in Group 4, but switched to Group 7 due to scheduling reasons. Dominic Dale , Michael Holt , Mark Davis and Kyren Wilson got another chance to qualify for the final through their placements in Group 6.
Group games
table
| Item
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player
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opponent
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Lots
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Frames
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Points
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Prize money NB
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China People's Republic LIA
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England DAV
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England SET
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England WIL
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England AM
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Wales DAL
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England HOL
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| 1
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China People's Republic Liang Wenbo
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3 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3
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5: 1 |
15: 80
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5 |
£ 5,000
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| 2
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England Mark Davis
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0 |
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2 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3
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4: 2 |
14:10 |
4th |
£ 2,700
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| 3
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England Matthew Selt
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3 |
3 |
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3 |
2 |
0 |
3
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4: 2 |
14:11 |
4th |
£ 6,200
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| 4th
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England Kyren Wilson
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1 |
1 |
2 |
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3 |
3 |
3
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3: 3 |
13:11 |
3 |
£ 2,900
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| 5
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England Stuart Bingham
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2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
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3 |
3
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3: 3 |
12:13 |
3 |
HB£ 1,700 HB
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| 6th
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Wales Dominic Dale
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0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
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3
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2: 4 |
09:14 |
2 |
0.£ 900
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| 7th
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England Michael Holt
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2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
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0: 6 |
08:18 |
0 |
0.£ 800
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Qualification for the semi-finals of Group 7
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NB The prizes from the knockout phase are included in the prize money
HB including a bonus for the highest break
Knockout phase
Winners' Group
Group games
The winners of the seven groups had qualified for the group stage of the final round and played in round robin mode for a place in the semi-finals.
table
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Qualification for the semi-finals of the final round
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NB The prizes from the knockout phase are included in the prize money
HB including a bonus for the highest break
Finals
Final: Best of 5 Frames
Crondon Park Golf Club, Stock (Essex) , England 3rd March 2016
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Ronnie O'Sullivan England
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2: 3
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England Judd Trump
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| 0: 92 (86), 134 : 0 (134), 119 : 0 (119), 0: 89 (89), 0: 92 (92)
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134
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Highest break
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92
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2
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Century breaks
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| 2
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50+ breaks
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3
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Century Breaks
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Ireland Fergal O'Brien
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147 6
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Wales Mark Williams
0
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144 2 , 137, 131, 130, 129, 119, 114, 111, 110, 108,
105, 103, 102, 100 (2 ×)
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England Matthew Selt
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141 W , 121, 120, 112
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Australia Neil Robertson
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140 4 , 131, 117, 103
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England Stuart Bingham
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140 7 , 101
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Scotland Stephen Maguire
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139 3 , 138, 112, 110, 108, 102
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England Ricky Walden
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138 1 , 133, 107, 106, 102
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England Mark Selby
0
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136, 135, 134, 133, 131 5 , 129, 129, 123 (3 ×), 119,
116, 111, 107, 101 (2 ×), 100
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England Ronnie O'Sullivan
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136, 134, 133, 126, 120, 119, 117, 115, 106
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Wales Dominic Dale
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134, 103
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England Mark Davis
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134, 103
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China People's Republic Liang Wenbo
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133, 129, 107, 101
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England Robert Milkins
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131, 110
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Scotland Graeme Dott
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129
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Hong Kong Marco Fu
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126, 122
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England Ali Carter
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123, 122, 203, 100 (2 ×)
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Wales Michael White
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117
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England Kyren Wilson
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111, 106, 102, 100 (2 ×)
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Wales Ryan Day
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110, 105
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England Martin Gould
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105
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England Ben Woollaston
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104
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England Judd Trump
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103 (2 ×), 102
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England David Gilbert
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101
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1 highest break in group 1
2 highest break in group 2
3 highest break in group 3
4th highest break in group 4
5 highest break in group 5
6th highest break in group 6
7th highest break in group 7
W. highest break in winners' group
Individual evidence
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^ Bingham Bags CLS Title Against Davis - Championship League Snooker. In: championshipleaguesnooker.co.uk. February 13, 2015, accessed December 12, 2018 .
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^ Prize Fund. In: championshipleaguesnooker.co.uk. Matchroom Sport , accessed June 27, 2015 .
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↑ a b c d e f g h i Fixtures & Results. In: championshipleaguesnooker.co.uk. Matchroom Sport , accessed January 4, 2016 .
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↑ format. In: championshipleaguesnooker.co.uk. Matchroom Sport , accessed June 27, 2015 .
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↑ a b c d e f Championship League - Winners' Group. Snooker.org, accessed December 21, 2015 .
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^ A b Jonathan Davies: Championship League Snooker 2016 Group Four - Day One preview and order of play. Livesnooker, January 26, 2016, accessed on January 28, 2016 .
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^ Championship League Group 1 - Centuries. (No longer available online.) World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association , archived from the original on January 4, 2016 ; accessed on January 4, 2016 .
Web links
Marco Fu
