2016 International Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 23–30 October 2016 |
| Venue | Baihu Media Broadcasting Centre |
| City | Daqing |
| Country | China |
| Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £657,000 |
| Winner's share | £125,000 |
| Highest break |
 John Higgins (145) Xu Si (145) |
| Final | |
| Champion |
 Mark Selby
|
| Runner-up |
Ding Junhui
|
| Score | 10–1 |
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The 2016 International Championship was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 23 and 30 October 2016 at the Baihu Media Broadcasting Centre in Daqing, China. It was the eighth ranking event of the 2016/2017 season.
John Higgins was the defending champion but he lost 2–6 to Ding Junhui in the quarter-finals.
Mark Selby won his 9th ranking title by beating Ding Junhui 10–1 in the final. This match was a repeat of the 2016 World Championship final, in which Selby beat Ding by the 18–14 scoreline, and also the second consecutive ranking event final in China to feature both players, previous one, at the Shanghai Masters, being won 10–6 by Ding.
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £5,000.
These matches were played in Daqing on 23 October 2016.
These matches were held between 29 September and 1 October 2016 at the Preston Guild Hall in Preston, England. Matches involved John Higgins, Ding Junhui, Liang Wenbo and Mark Selby, were played on 23 October 2016 in China. All matches were best of 11 frames.
This table shows the number of players by country in the International Championship main draw.
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