2016 World Grand Prix (snooker)
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 8–13 March 2016 |
| Venue | Venue Cymru |
| City | Llandudno |
| Country | Wales |
| Organisation | World Snooker |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £300,000 |
| Winner's share | £100,000 |
| Highest break |  Joe Perry (ENG) (133) |
| Final | |
| Champion | Shaun Murphy (ENG) |
| Runner-up | Stuart Bingham (ENG) |
| Score | 10–9 |
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The 2016 World Grand Prix (officially the 2016 Ladbrokes World Grand Prix) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 8 and 13 March 2016 at the Venue Cymru in Llandudno, Wales. It was the seventh ranking event of the 2015/2016 season.
The defending champion Judd Trump lost 2–4 against Stuart Bingham in the last 16. Shaun Murphy beat Stuart Bingham 10–9 in the final to win the £100,000 first prize. The tournament was broadcast in the UK on ITV4.
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
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The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break was won at the previous ranking event, the Welsh Open, and so stood at £5,000. The sponsor pledged to double the prize for a 147 break and so the prize was £10,000.[1]
Seeding list
The top 32 players on a one-year ranking system running from the 2015 Australian Goldfields Open until the 2016 Gdynia Open qualified for the tournament.[2]
Source:[3]
| Rank | Player | Total points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  John Higgins |
201,975 |
| 2 |  Neil Robertson |
197,500 |
| 3 | Martin Gould |
127,425 |
| 4 | Kyren Wilson |
126,900 |
| 5 | Mark Selby |
106,375 |
| 6 |  Liang Wenbo |
98,850 |
| 7 |  Mark Allen |
91,200 |
| 8 | David Gilbert |
85,350 |
| 9 | Judd Trump |
73,250 |
| 10 |  Marco Fu |
69,975 |
| 11 | Ronnie O'Sullivan |
61,500 |
| 12 |  Luca Brecel |
59,925 |
| 13 | Joe Perry |
55,250 |
| 14 | Shaun Murphy |
53,975 |
| 15 | Ben Woollaston |
50,750 |
| 16 | Matthew Selt |
49,500 |
| 17 |  Ryan Day |
48,975 |
| 18 | Ding Junhui |
45,425 |
| 19 | Michael White |
45,200 |
| 20 | Barry Hawkins |
45,025 |
| 21 | Ali Carter |
44,550 |
| 22 | Michael Holt |
44,450 |
| 23 |  Thepchaiya Un-Nooh |
43,275 |
| 24 | Mark Williams |
43,225 |
| 25 | Stuart Bingham |
42,175 |
| 26 | David Grace |
41,250 |
| 27 | Graeme Dott |
40,450 |
| 28 | Tom Ford |
37,850 |
| 29 | Jamie Jones |
37,400 |
| 30 | Tian Pengfei |
37,000 |
| 31 | Peter Ebdon |
34,425 |
| 32 | Stephen Maguire |
33,250 |