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2016 World Open (snooker)

World Open
Tournament information
Dates 25–31 July 2016
Venue Yushan No.1 Middle School
City Yushan
Country China
Organisation(s) WPBSA
Format Ranking event
Total prize fund £520,000
Winner's share £90,000
Highest break Scotland John Higgins (144)
Final
Champion England Ali Carter
Runner-up England Joe Perry
Score 10–8
2014

The 2016 Hanteng Autos World Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 25–31 July 2016 at the Yushan No.1 Middle School in Yushan, China. It was the third ranking event of the 2016/2017 season.

Shaun Murphy was the defending champion, but he lost 2–5 to Joe Perry in the quarter-finals.

Ali Carter won the fourth ranking title of his career, defeating Perry 10–8 in the final.

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:

The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £35,000.

These matches were played in Yushan on 25 July 2016.

These matches were held between 31 May and 2 June 2016 at the Preston Guild Hall in Preston, England. All matches were best of 9 frames.


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