Scottish Open 2016

Scottish Open 2016
Tournament type:	World ranking tournament
Venue:	Emirates Arena , Glasgow , Scotland
Opening:	December 12, 2016
Endgame:	December 18, 2016
Winner:	Marco Fu
Finalist:	John Higgins
Highest Break:	142 ( Marco Fu )
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The Coral Scottish Open 2016 was a world ranking tournament as part of the Snooker Main Tour 2016/17 and was held from December 12th to 18th, 2016 in the Emirates Arena in Glasgow , Scotland . The tournament had several forerunners, the last being a mixed tournament of professionals and amateurs called the Scottish Open in 2012 . With the introduction of the Home Nations Series 2016 with four tournaments in the four parts of the United Kingdom , the tournament was re-established as a full-fledged ranking tournament. It is the third tournament in the series after the English Open and the Northern Ireland Open .

The number-one player Mark Selby canceled the second tournament of the series after the Northern Ireland Open. In addition, only the Chinese Ding Junhui from the first half of the world rankings did not start in Glasgow.

Hong Kong-Chinese Marco Fu won the final 9: 4 against the Scottish world number three John Higgins .

Prize money

The prize money is the same for all four tournaments in the Home Nations series and is in the middle of all Main Tour tournaments. The £ 1 million bonus for the winner of all four Home Nations series tournaments was already invalid, as there had been two different winners in the first two tournaments.

	Prize money
winner	£ 70,000
finalist	£ 30,000
Semi-finalist	£ 20,000
Quarter finalist	£ 10,000
Round of 16	£ 6,000
Last 32	£ 3,500
Last 64	£ 2,500
Highest break	£ 2,000
All in all	£ 366,000

Tournament results

First round to round of 16

The tournament was held in the same format as the Welsh Open in previous years : 128 players competed in the first round without prior qualification. All Main Tour professionals were eligible to take part, and any vacancies were filled by two wildcard players from the Scottish Association (members of the Scottish national team Chris Totten and Ross Vallance) and other amateurs who had qualified via a Q-School ranking list. Up to the round of 16, four winning frames ( Best of 7 mode ) were played.

Upper half 1

	First round best of 7 frames					Second round best of 7 frames					Third round best of 7 frames					Round of 16 best of 7 frames
	1	Stuart Bingham	3
	43	Mark Joyce	4th
						43	Mark Joyce	3
						57	Yu Delu	4th
	110	Josh Boileau	3
	57	Yu Delu	4th
											57	Yu Delu	4th
											64	Daniel Wells	3
	114	Jamie Curtis-Barrett	0
	64	Daniel Wells	4th
						64	Daniel Wells	4th
						39	Kurt Maflin	1
	39	Kurt Maflin	4th
	83	Sam Craigie	1
																57	Yu Delu	4th
																88	Sean O'Sullivan	3
	16	Anthony McGill	4th
	76	John Astley	1
						16	Anthony McGill	1
						90	Mitchell Mann	4th
	90	Mitchell Mann	4th
	44	Sam Baird	2
											90	Mitchell Mann	1
											88	Sean O'Sullivan	4th
	46	Robbie Williams	1
	88	Sean O'Sullivan	4th
						88	Sean O'Sullivan	4th
						20th	Mark King	1
	112	Kurt Dunham	0
	20th	Mark King	4th

Upper half 2

	First round best of 7 frames					Second round best of 7 frames					Third round best of 7 frames					Round of 16 best of 7 frames
	61	Ian Burns	kl.
	17th	Martin Gould	-
						61	Ian Burns	4th
						70	Zhang Anda	0
	62	Alfie Burden	0
	70	Zhang Anda	4th
											61	Ian Burns	0
											9	Liang Wenbo	4th
	56	Dechawat Poomjaeng	2
	104	Sydney Wilson	4th
						104	Sydney Wilson	1
						9	Liang Wenbo	4th
	9	Liang Wenbo	4th
	97	Darryl Hill	2
																9	Liang Wenbo	4th
																8th	Barry Hawkins	3
	41	Mike Dunn	4th
	117	Jason Weston	2
						41	Mike Dunn	4th
						109	Gareth Allen	3
	109	Gareth Allen	4th
	66	Ross Muir	3
											41	Mike Dunn	1
											8th	Barry Hawkins	4th
	59	Ken Doherty	0
	40	Matthew Stevens	4th
						40	Matthew Stevens	2
						8th	Barry Hawkins	4th
	8th	Barry Hawkins	4th
	92	Hammad Miah	0

Upper half 3

	First round best of 7 frames					Second round best of 7 frames					Third round best of 7 frames					Round of 16 best of 7 frames
	5	Neil Robertson	4th
	100	Thor Chuan Leong	1
						5	Neil Robertson	4th
						37	Gary Wilson	2
	37	Gary Wilson	4th
	91	Allan Taylor	1
											5	Neil Robertson	4th
											60	Joe Swail	2
	87	Lee Walker	1
	60	Joe Swail	4th
						60	Joe Swail	4th
						52	Stuart Carrington	2
	102	Kritsanut Lertsattayatthorn	3
	52	Stuart Carrington	4th
																5	Neil Robertson	3
																12	Marco Fu	4th
	12	Marco Fu	4th
	94	Sanderson Lam	1
						12	Marco Fu	4th
						78	Liam Highfield	1
	78	Liam Highfield	4th
	34	Tom Ford	1
											12	Marco Fu	4th
											54	Robin Hull	0
	122	Boonyarit Keattikun	0
	54	Robin Hull	4th
						54	Robin Hull	4th
						22nd	Michael White	1
	111	Cao Yupeng	0
	22nd	Michael White	4th

Upper half 4

First round best of 7 frames

Second round best of 7 frames

Third round best of 7 frames

Round of 16 best of 7 frames

42

Fergal O'Brien

4th

A.

Brandon Sargeant

0

42

Fergal O'Brien

2

19th

Stephen Maguire

4th

38

Zhou Yuelong

0

19th

Stephen Maguire

4th

19th

Stephen Maguire

3

13

Mark Williams

4th

21st

Michael Holt

4th

47

David Grace

3

21st

Michael Holt

1

13

Mark Williams

4th

13

Mark Williams

4th

58

Rod Lawler

0

19th

Mark Williams

3

29

Mark Davis

4th

53

Rory McLeod

0

29

Mark Davis

4th

29

Mark Davis

4th

28

Graeme Dott

0

85

Jak Jones

0

28

Graeme Dott

4th

29

Mark Davis

4th

50

Xiao Guodong

1

93

Wang Yuchen

1

50

Xiao Guodong

4th

50

Xiao Guodong

4th

4th

Shaun Murphy

1

4th

Shaun Murphy

4th

82

Zhao Xintong

2

Lower half 1

	First round best of 7 frames					Second round best of 7 frames					Third round best of 7 frames					Round of 16 best of 7 frames
	3	Judd Trump	4th
	86	Zhang Yong	0
						3	Judd Trump	4th
						121	Igor Figueiredo	0
	33	Jimmy Robertson	3
	121	Igor Figueiredo	4th
											3	Judd Trump	4th
											72	Noppon Saengkham	0
	108	Craig Steadman	3
	72	Noppon Saengkham	4th
						72	Noppon Saengkham	4th
						99	Aditya Mehta	2
	67	Yan Bingtao	1
	99	Aditya Mehta	4th
																3	Judd Trump	4th
																14th	Kyren Wilson	2
	14th	Kyren Wilson	4th
	31	Jamie Jones	0
						14th	Kyren Wilson	4th
						25th	Ben Woollaston	0
	25th	Ben Woollaston	4th
	WC	Ross Vallance	1
											14th	Kyren Wilson	4th
											51	Oliver Lines	0
	73	Rhys Clark	4th
	95	Eden Sharav	3
						73	Rhys Clark	3
						51	Oliver Lines	4th
	51	Oliver Lines	4th
	113	Chen Zhe	2

Lower half 2

	First round best of 7 frames					Second round best of 7 frames					Third round best of 7 frames					Round of 16 best of 7 frames
	98	Fraser Patrick	3
	65	Anthony Hamilton	4th
						65	Anthony Hamilton	4th
						81	Michael Georgiou	2
	81	Michael Georgiou	4th
	A.	Peter Lines	1
											65	Anthony Hamilton	4th
											63	Chris Wakelin	0
	68	Nigel Bond	0
	63	Chris Wakelin	4th
						63	Chris Wakelin	4th
						11	Allister Carter	3
	11	Allister Carter	4th
	30th	Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	2
																65	Anthony Hamilton	3
																32	Robert Milkins	4th
	105	Michael Wild	3
	106	Ian Preece	4th
						106	Ian Preece	0
						32	Robert Milkins	4th
	32	Robert Milkins	4th
	18th	David Gilbert	0
											32	Robert Milkins	4th
											6th	Joe Perry	1
	48	Jack Lisowski	1
	75	Hossein Vafaei	4th
						75	Hossein Vafaei	0
						6th	Joe Perry	4th
	6th	Joe Perry	4th
	103	Adam Duffy	3

Lower half 3

	First round best of 7 frames					Second round best of 7 frames					Third round best of 7 frames					Round of 16 best of 7 frames
	7th	Mark Allen	4th
	119	Christopher Keogan	3
						7th	Mark Allen	4th
						115	Fang Xiongman	0
	115	Fang Xiongman	4th
	71	Martin O'Donnell	2
											7th	Mark Allen	4th
											55	Li Hang	3
	80	Akani Songsermsawad	4th
	45	Andrew Higginson	3
						80	Akani Songsermsawad	1
						55	Li Hang	4th
	79	James Wattana	1
	55	Li Hang	4th
																7th	Mark Allen	2
																10	Ronnie O'Sullivan	4th
	10	Ronnie O'Sullivan	4th
	27	Matthew Selt	2
						10	Ronnie O'Sullivan	4th
						A.	Adam Stefanow	1
	96	James Cahill	3
	A.	Adam Stefanow	4th
											10	Ronnie O'Sullivan	4th
											101	Jimmy White	2
	23	Ryan Day	4th
	107	Elliot Slessor	1
						23	Ryan Day	0
						101	Jimmy White	4th
	101	Jimmy White	4th
	118	David John	0

Lower half 4

	First round best of 7 frames					Second round best of 7 frames					Third round best of 7 frames					Round of 16 best of 7 frames
	35	Dominic Dale	4th
	WC	Chris Totten	2
						35	Dominic Dale	4th
						89	Duane Jones	0
	24	Luca Brecel	2
	89	Duane Jones	4th
											35	Dominic Dale	4th
											15th	Ricky Walden	3
	A.	Daniel Womersley	2
	116	Alex Borg	4th
						116	Alex Borg	3
						15th	Ricky Walden	4th
	15th	Ricky Walden	4th
	49	Tian Pengfei	1
																35	Dominic Dale	0
																2	John Higgins	4th
	84	Paul Davison	0
	77	Mei Xiwen	4th
						77	Mei Xiwen	4th
						36	Peter Ebdon	2
	69	Jamie Cope	1
	36	Peter Ebdon	4th
											77	Mei Xiwen	0
											2	John Higgins	4th
	120	Itaro Santos	0
	74	Scott Donaldson	4th
						74	Scott Donaldson	0
						2	John Higgins	4th
	2	John Higgins	4th
	26th	Alan McManus	1

WC = wildcard player of the Scottish Association
A = amateur player (not on the Main Tour during the 2016/17 season; qualification via the Q-School-Order-of-Merit)
kl. = continue without a fight

Quarter-finals to finals

	Quarterfinals Best of 9 Frames					Semi-final best of 11 frames					Final Best of 17 frames
	57	Yu Delu	5
	9	Liang Wenbo	4th
						57	Yu Delu	1
						12	Marco Fu	6th
	12	Marco Fu	5
	29	Mark Davis	1
											12	Marco Fu	9
											2	John Higgins	4th
	3	Judd Trump	5
	32	Robert Milkins	3
						3	Judd Trump	5
						2	John Higgins	6th
	10	Ronnie O'Sullivan	2
	2	John Higgins	5

final

The final was a home game for the Scotsman John Higgins , but Marco Fu had also lived in Scotland for a long time and trained with Stephen Hendry and Stephen Maguire . With three century breaks in a row, Higgins got off to an excellent start in the final. Fu put a Century against it, but the Scot immediately restored the 3-frame lead. But then the thread broke completely. In frames with a safety game and more complicated pictures, only the Chinese had the upper hand and at the end of the first session Higgins had to accept the compensation. In the evening he couldn't get a leg on the ground and even missed good chances in contested frames. Across all sessions, Marco Fu won eight frames in a row and thus also the final with 9: 4. It was his third title in a Main Tour ranked tournament.

Final: Best of 17 Frames Referee: Leo Scullion Emirates Arena ,  Glasgow , Scotland , 18th December 2016
Marco Fu	9 : 4	John Higgins
Afternoon games: 0: 126 (126), 25: 102 (101), 0: 100 (100), 106 : 1 (106), 0: 78 (78), 101 : 28, 94 : 36 (58), 78 : 32 (54) evening games: 62 : 35, 89 : 0 (89), 66 : 57 (59), 84 : 24 (59), 68 : 34 (60)
106	Highest break	126
1	Century breaks	3
7th	50+ breaks	4th

Century breaks

data from

Marco Fu 142 , 141, 135, 132, 130, 127, 113, 110, 106, 104, 100 Mark Williams 139, 110 Neil Robertson 135, 107, 104 Mike Dunn 134 Sean O'Sullivan 134 Jimmy White 133 Xiao Guodong 132, 129 Judd Trump 132, 126, 113, 112, 100 Michael White 132, 112 Stephen Maguire 130 Anthony Hamilton 126, 111 John Higgins 126, 110, 104, 101 (2 ×), 100

Stuart Carrington 126 Ronnie O'Sullivan 124, 114, 104, 103 Tom Ford 121 Andrew Higginson 120 Robin Hull 117 Stuart Bingham 116, 101 Lee Walker 115 Liang Wenbo 115 Mark Davis 114, 109 Fergal O'Brien 114 Ryan Day 110 Hossein Vafaei 108

Robert Milkins 106 Joe Perry 106 Ricky Walden 105 Chris Wakelin 104 Yu Delu 103 Mark Allen 102 Gary Wilson 102 Barry Hawkins 101, 100 Kyren Wilson 101 Shaun Murphy 100 (2 ×)

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