2016 Paul Hunter Classic

Paul Hunter Classic
Tournament information
Dates	24–28 August 2016
Venue	Stadthalle
City	Fürth
Country	Germany
Organisation	World Snooker
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	€125,000
Winner's share	€25,000
Highest break	Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) (147)
Final
Champion	Mark Selby (ENG)
Runner-up	Tom Ford (ENG)
Score	4–2
	← 2015 2017 →

Dates24–28 August 2016

VenueStadthalle

CityFürth

CountryGermany

The 2016 Paul Hunter Classic was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 24 and 28 August 2016 at the Stadthalle in Fürth, Germany.^[2] It was the fourth ranking event of the 2016/2017 season.^[3]

Named in honour of former professional snooker player Paul Hunter, this was the first time for which the event was a ranking tournament, having previously been a minor-ranking event of the Players Tour Championship.^[1] It was also the first of the two ranking events of the season, along with the Gibraltar Open (also a former European Tour event), which would be open to amateurs and would form the new Amateur Order of Merit.^[4]

Ali Carter was the defending champion,^[5] but he was defeated 3–4 by Yan Bingtao in the last 32.^[6]

Thepchaiya Un-Nooh made the 119th official maximum break in the second frame of his last 32 match against Kurt Maflin. It was Un-Nooh's first professional maximum break, having missed the final black on two occasions the previous season.^[7]

Mark Selby won his 8th ranking title, defeating Tom Ford 4–2 in the final.^[8]

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames



Zhou Yuelong	1

Anthony Hamilton	4
		Anthony Hamilton	0

		Ricky Walden	4
Josh Boileau	0

Ricky Walden	4
				Ricky Walden	3

				Liam Highfield	4
Luca Brecel	2

Liam Highfield	4
		Liam Highfield	4

		Sean Harvey	3
Ross Muir	3

Sean Harvey	4
						Liam Highfield	3

						Mark Davis	4
Gareth Allen	2

Mark Davis	4
		Mark Davis	4

		Sanderson Lam	2
Sanderson Lam	4

Jason Weston	2
				Mark Davis	4

				Lee Walker	2
Lee Walker	w/o

Hossein Vafaei	w/d
		Lee Walker	4

		Adam Duffy	1
Adam Duffy	4

Michael Williams	0

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames



James Cahill	4

Kevin Vandevoort	0
		James Cahill	4

		Ryan Day	2
Ryan Day	w/o

Peter Ebdon	w/d
				James Cahill	3

				Mark Selby	4
Mark Selby	4

Oliver Brown	0
		Mark Selby	4

		Elliot Slessor	0
Martin O'Donnell	1

Elliot Slessor	4
						Mark Selby	4

						Sam Baird	2
Zhao Xintong	4

Ashley Hugill	1
		Zhao Xintong	2

		Liang Wenbo	4
Liang Wenbo	4

David Lilley	3
				Liang Wenbo	2

				Sam Baird	4
Gary Wilson	4

Jak Jones	1
		Gary Wilson	1

		Sam Baird	4
Sam Baird	4

Daniel Ward	2

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames



Rod Lawler	4

Mitchell Mann	2
		Rod Lawler	4

		Stuart Carrington	1
Stuart Carrington	4

Ben Jones	0
				Rod Lawler	1

				Jimmy White	4
Xiao Guodong	4

Robert Read	0
		Xiao Guodong	2

		Jimmy White	4
Jimmy White	4

Jamie Curtis-Barrett	2
						Jimmy White	4

						Michael White	2
Mei Xiwen	4

Steven Hallworth	3
		Mei Xiwen	4

		Kurt Dunham	2
Alex Borg	2

Kurt Dunham	4
				Mei Xiwen	2

				Michael White	4
Darryl Hill	w/d

Zhang Anda	w/o
		Zhang Anda	w/d

		Michael White	w/o
Michael White	4

Yu Delu	1

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames



Oliver Lines	1

Kurt Maflin	4
		Kurt Maflin	4

		Anthony McGill	3
Anthony McGill	4

George Pragnall	0
				Kurt Maflin	1

				Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	4
Dechawat Poomjaeng	4

Martin Gould	2
		Dechawat Poomjaeng	2

		Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	4
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	4

Lü Chenwei	0
						Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	4

						Mark Allen	3
Fergal O'Brien	4

Ashley Beal	0
		Fergal O'Brien	3

		Li Hang	4
Li Hang	4

Jamie Cope	2
				Li Hang	2

				Mark Allen	4
Zhang Yong	2

Mark Allen	4
		Mark Allen	4

		Joe Swail	1
Joe Swail	4

Matthew Glasby	0

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames



Jack Lisowski	4

Matthew Day	1
		Jack Lisowski	4

		Kyren Wilson	0
Jimmy Robertson	0

Kyren Wilson	4
				Jack Lisowski	0

				David Grace	4
Matthew Stevens	4

Patrick Einsle	2
		Matthew Stevens	3

		David Grace	4
Sean O'Sullivan	0

David Grace	4
						David Grace	4

						Robbie Williams	0
Andrew Higginson	4

Allan Taylor	1
		Andrew Higginson	4

		Rhys Clark	1
Robin Hull	w/d

Rhys Clark	w/o
				Andrew Higginson	3

				Robbie Williams	4
Joe Perry	4

Michael Collumb	2
		Joe Perry	2

		Robbie Williams	4
Robbie Williams	4

Simon Lichtenberg	1

2016 Paul Hunter Classic

Main rounds

Top half

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

Bottom half

Section 5

Section 6

Section 7

Section 8

Finals

Final

Amateur pre-qualifying

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Century breaks

Amateur pre-qualifying stage centuries

Televised stage centuries

References

Related Articles

Tournament information
Dates	24–28 August 2016 (2016-08-24 – 2016-08-28)
Venue	Stadthalle
City	Fürth
Country	Germany
Organisation	World Snooker
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	€125,000^[1]
Winner's share	€25,000
Highest break	Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) (147)
Final
Champion	Mark Selby (ENG)
Runner-up	Tom Ford (ENG)
Score	4–2
← 2015 2017 →

Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames		Semi-finals Best of 7 frames		Final Best of 7 frames



Mark Davis	1

Mark Selby	4
		Mark Selby	4

		Dominic Dale	2
Jimmy White	2

Dominic Dale	4
				Mark Selby	4

				Tom Ford	2
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	4

David Grace	3
		Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	2

		Tom Ford	4
Jamie Jones	1

Tom Ford	4

Final: Best of 7 frames. Referee: Jan Scheers Stadthalle, Fürth, Germany, 28 August 2016^[12]^[13]^[14]
Mark Selby England	4–2	Tom Ford England
85–32 (85), 13–63, 62–59, 0–76 (67), 73–31 (72), 99–5 (58)
85	Highest break	67
0	Century breaks	0
3	50+ breaks	1

v t e Paul Hunter Classic
Pro–am events	2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
PTC Tour (minor-ranking)	2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Ranking events	2016 2017 2018
Non-ranking events	2019
Paul Hunter

v t e 2016–17 snooker season
« 2015–16 2017–18 »
Ranking events	Riga Masters Indian Open World Open Paul Hunter Classic Shanghai Masters European Masters English Open International Championship Northern Ireland Open UK Championship Scottish Open German Masters World Grand Prix Welsh Open Snooker Shoot Out Gibraltar Open Players Championship China Open World Snooker Championship
Non-ranking events	Haining Open China Championship Champion of Champions Masters Championship League World Seniors Championship Six-red World Championship
Amateur events	Q School
2016/17 world rankings ranking points

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames



David Gilbert	4

Daniel Devlin	0
		David Gilbert	2

		Michael Georgiou	4
Michael Georgiou	4

Fraser Patrick	1
				Michael Georgiou	1

				Gerard Greene	4
Sydney Wilson	1

Stuart Bingham	4
		Stuart Bingham	3

		Gerard Greene	4
Hatem Yassen	0

Gerard Greene	4
						Gerard Greene	0

						Jamie Jones	4
Cao Yupeng	4

Barry Pinches	3
		Cao Yupeng	1

		Jamie Jones	4
Jamie Jones	4

Tian Pengfei	0
				Jamie Jones	4

				Peter Lines	1

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames



Paul Davison	1

Zack Richardson	4
		Zack Richardson	4

		Rory McLeod	2
Rory McLeod	4

Brandon Sargeant	2
				Zack Richardson	4

				John Astley	1
John Astley	w/o

Hamza Akbar	w/d
		John Astley	4

		Mark King	2
David John	1

Mark King	4
						Zack Richardson	1

						Tom Ford	4
Rory Thor	0

Christopher Keogan	4
		Christopher Keogan	1

		Alan McManus	4
Alan McManus	4

Andy Hicks	1
				Alan McManus	2

				Tom Ford	4