2016 Players Tour Championship Final Explained

Tournament Name:2016 Ladbrokes Players Tour Championship Grand Final
Venue:EventCity
Location:Manchester
Country:England
Organisation:World Snooker
Format:Ranking event
Total Prize Fund:£350,000
Winners Share:£100,000
Highest Break: (143)
Score:10–6
Previous:2015
Next:2017

The 2016 Players Tour Championship Grand Final (officially the 2016 Ladbrokes Players Tour Championship Grand Final) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 22 and 27 March 2016 at the EventCity in Manchester, England. It was the eighth ranking event of the 2015/2016 season. The tournament was broadcast in the UK on ITV4.

Defending champion Joe Perry failed to qualify for this year finals having finished 51st on the Order of Merit. The tournament was won by Mark Allenwho beat Ricky Walden 10–6 in the 19-frame final, winning the £100,000 first prize. It was Allen's third ranking event win and his first in Europe after two wins in China in 2012 and 2013.

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money is shown below:

width=110px!width=110px align="right"Prize fund
Winner £100,000
Runner-up £38,000
Semi-finalist £20,000
Quarter-finalist £12,500
Last 16 £7,000
Last 32 £4,000
Highest break £2,000
Total £350,000

The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £10,000. The sponsor pledged to double the prize for a 147 break and so the prize would have been £20,000.[1]

Seeding list

The players competed in 7 minor-ranking tournaments to earn points for the European Tour and Asian Tour Orders of Merit. The top 24 from the European Tour and the top 2 from the Asian Tour qualified for the finals, plus 6 more from a combination of both lists.Mark Selby withdrew for personal reasons and was replaced in the draw by Matthew Selt.[2]

The seeding list of the finals was based on the combined list from the earnings of both Orders of Merit.

RankPlayerEuropean TourAsian TourTotal points
126,625026,625
225,275025,275
323,1751,30024,475
422,200022,200
522,200022,200
620,550020,550
715,975015,975
81,42513,50014,925
913,2001,30014,500
1014,475014,475
1113,05080013,850
1213,200013,200
1311,7001,30013,000
1412,225012,225
159,7501,75011,500
1610,425010,425
1710,275010,275
183,5256,50010,025
199,97509,975
209,90009,900
218,5501,3009,850
228,0251,3009,325
238,70008,700
248,25008,250
254,5003,5008,000
267,95007,950
277,35007,350
287,27507,275
296,67506,675
306,45006,450
312,7003,5006,200
326,15006,150
336,00006,000

Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Colin Humphries.
EventCity, Manchester, England, 27 March 2016.
Mark Allen (4)
10–6Ricky Walden (18)
Afternoon: 74–0 (59),,,,,,,,
Evening: 83–11 (52),,,,,,
80Highest break92
0Century breaks0
850+ breaks4

Century breaks

[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rolling 147 Prizes for Ladbrokes World Grand Prix and Ladbrokes Players Championship. 29 February 2016.
  2. Web site: Selby Withdraws from Two Ranking Events. 18 March 2016.
  3. Web site: Players Championship: centuries . worldsnookerdata.com . . 14 March 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160308035347/http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Centuries/CenturyBreaks/13871/players-championship . 8 March 2016 .