Riga Masters 2016
Riga Masters 2016
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| Tournament type: | World ranking tournament |
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Arena Riga , Riga , Latvia |
| Opening: | June 22, 2016 |
| Endgame: | June 24, 2016
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| Winner: |
 Neil Robertson
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| Finalist: |
 Michael Holt
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| Highest Break: | 138 ( Martin O'Donnell )
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The Kaspersky Lab Riga Masters 2016 was a snooker tournament as part of the Snooker Main Tour in the 2016/17 season , which was held from June 22nd to 24th in the Arena Riga in Latvia . It was the successor to the Riga Open, which had previously been held twice in the same location . The defending champion Barry Hawkins did not take part in the tournament.
The winner was the world number five Neil Robertson , who defeated Michael Holt 5: 2 in the final.
Prize money
Compared to the last Riga Open, the prize money increased from 125,000 to around 200,000 euros, with the winner doubling to 50,000 euros.
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| winner | £ 37,500 |
| finalist | £ 18,750 |
| Semi-finalist | £ 11,250 |
| Quarter finalist | £ 4,500 |
| Round of 16 | £ 2,250 |
| Last 32 | £ 1,050 |
| Last 64 | £ 525 |
| All in all | £ 148,350 |
Wildcard round
The wildcard round games took place on June 22nd.
| game | professional | Result | Wildcard player |
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| 16 |
Bradley Jones (A)
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3: 4 |
 Darren Morgan
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| 29 |
 Marco Fu
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4 : 1 |
 Tatiana Vasiljeva
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A = amateur player (not on the Main Tour this season; qualification via the Q-School-Order-of-Merit)
Final round
No players were seeded in the draw for the tournament. The games in the final round were played in best-of-7 mode up to and including the quarter-finals. The semi-finals and finals were decided over a maximum of nine frames.
A = amateur player (not on the Main Tour this season; qualification via the Q-School-Order-of-Merit)
final
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qualification
The qualifying round was in on 3 and 4 June 2016 Guildhall in the English city of Preston played. All games were played in best-of-7 mode.
A = amateur player (not on the Main Tour this season; qualification via the Q-School-Order-of-Merit)
Century breaks
qualification
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Main round
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Remarks
- ↑ Leo Fernandez has been suspended pending investigation into suspicious bets on his match against Gary Wilson in qualifying for the 2016 World Snooker Championship .
- ↑ Matthew Selt has been suspended for violating social media guidelines.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Kaspersky Riga Masters To Take Place In Latvia For The Third Time. In: worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards & Snooker Association , April 14, 2016, accessed May 22, 2016 .
- ↑ Indicative Prize Money Rankings Schedule 2016/2017 Season. (DOC; 69.0 kB) In: worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards & Snooker Association , June 3, 2016, accessed June 3, 2016 .
- ↑ a b Kaspersky Riga Masters 2016. (PDF; 192 kB) In: worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards & Snooker Association , June 8, 2016, accessed June 8, 2016 .
- ↑ a b c Kaspersky Riga Masters. In: snooker.org. Retrieved June 22, 2016 .
- ↑ a b Kaspersky Riga Masters Draw. (PDF; 186 kB) In: worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards & Snooker Association , June 7, 2016, accessed June 8, 2016 .
- ↑ 2016 Calendar. In: worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards & Snooker Association , February 23, 2016, accessed May 24, 2016 .
- ^ Kaspersky Riga Masters Qualifiers Draw. (PDF; 274 kB) In: worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards & Snooker Association , May 25, 2016, accessed May 26, 2016 .
- ↑ Indian Open, World Open and Riga Masters Qualifiers 2016. (PDF; 115 kB) In: worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards & Snooker Association , May 17, 2016, accessed May 19, 2016 .
- ^ WPBSA Statement - Leo Fernandez. In: worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards & Snooker Association , May 27, 2016, accessed June 3, 2016 .
- ↑ WPBSA Statement - Matthew Selt. In: worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards & Snooker Association , May 27, 2016, accessed June 3, 2016 .
- ^ Kaspersky Riga Masters Qualifiers. Centuries. (No longer available online.) In: livescores.worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards & Snooker Association , archived from the original on June 3, 2016 ; accessed on June 5, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Kaspersky Riga Masters. Centuries. (No longer available online.) In: livescores.worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards & Snooker Association , archived from the original on June 21, 2016 ; accessed on June 22, 2016 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
