2016 Riga Masters

International snooker competition held in Riga, Latvia

Riga Masters
Tournament information
Dates	22–24 June 2016 (2016-06-22 – 2016-06-24)
Venue	Arena Riga
City	Riga
Country	Latvia
Organisation	World Snooker
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	€200,000^[1]
Winner's share	€50,000
Highest break	Martin O'Donnell (ENG) (138)
Final
Champion	Neil Robertson (AUS)
Runner-up	Michael Holt (ENG)
Score	5–2
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Snooker tournament

The 2016 Kaspersky Riga Masters was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 22–24 June 2016 at the Arena Riga in Riga, Latvia.^[1] It was the first ranking event of the 2016/2017 season.^[2]

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.

Barry Hawkins was the defending champion,^[3] but he decided not to defend his title.

Neil Robertson won the 12th ranking title of his career, defeating Michael Holt 5–2 in the final, from trailing 1–2.^[4]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:^[5]

Winner: €50,000
Runner-up: €25,000
Semi-final: €15,000
Quarter-final: €6,000
Last 16: €3,000
Last 32: €1,400
Last 64: €700

Non-televised highest break: €200
Televised highest break: €2,000
Total: €200,000

The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £25,000.

Main draw

^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]

Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames		Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames		Semi-finals Best of 9 frames		Final Best of 9 frames

Sean O'Sullivan	4

Luca Brecel	0
		Sean O'Sullivan	0

		David Gilbert	4
David Gilbert	4

Sam Baird	1
				David Gilbert	2

				Xiao Guodong	4
Jamie Jones	4

Gary Wilson	3
		Jamie Jones	2

		Xiao Guodong	4
Gareth Allen	0

Xiao Guodong	4
						Xiao Guodong	2

						Darren Morgan	4
Jack Lisowski	4

Ryan Day	2
		Jack Lisowski	3

		Ken Doherty	4
Ken Doherty	4

Noppon Saengkham	3
				Ken Doherty	3

				Darren Morgan	4
Zhao Xintong	4

James Cahill	3
		Zhao Xintong	1

		Darren Morgan	4
Adam Stefanow	2

Darren Morgan	4
								Darren Morgan	0

								Neil Robertson	5
Hossein Vafaei	w/d

Matthew Stevens	w/o
		Matthew Stevens	4

		Tian Pengfei	3
Tian Pengfei	4

Allan Taylor	0
				Matthew Stevens	1

				Neil Robertson	4
Stuart Carrington	4

Joe Swail	3
		Stuart Carrington	1

		Neil Robertson	4
Michael Georgiou	1

Neil Robertson	4
						Neil Robertson	4

						Judd Trump	1
Christopher Keogan	1

Zhou Yuelong	4
		Zhou Yuelong	1

		Judd Trump	4
Judd Trump	4

Chris Wakelin	1
				Judd Trump	4

				John Higgins	2
Marco Fu	3

Graeme Dott	4
		Graeme Dott	3

		John Higgins	4
John Higgins	4

Mark King	1
										Neil Robertson	5

										Michael Holt	2
Li Hang	w/o

Chen Zhe	w/d
		Li Hang	1

		Ali Carter	4
Ali Carter	4

Zhang Yong	1
				Ali Carter	2

				Mark Williams	4
Jak Jones	4

Jamie Cope	3
		Jak Jones	0

		Mark Williams	4
Mark Williams	4

Mark Davis	1
						Mark Williams	4

						John Astley	1
Dechawat Poomjaeng	0

Jimmy Robertson	4
		Jimmy Robertson	4

		Martin O'Donnell	3
Martin O'Donnell	4

Sam Craigie	3
				Jimmy Robertson	1

				John Astley	4
Andy Hicks	4

Fang Xiongman	3
		Andy Hicks	2

		John Astley	4
John Astley	4

Joe Perry	1
								Mark Williams	4

								Michael Holt	5
Zhang Anda	w/d

Rory McLeod	w/o
		Rory McLeod	1

		Anthony McGill	4
Andrew Higginson	2

Anthony McGill	4
				Anthony McGill	4

				Yan Bingtao	0
Martin Gould	4

Tom Ford	0
		Martin Gould	2

		Yan Bingtao	4
Fraser Patrick	1

Yan Bingtao	4
						Anthony McGill	0

						Michael Holt	4
Stuart Bingham	4

Lee Walker	2
		Stuart Bingham	4

		Fergal O'Brien	2
Adam Duffy	3

Fergal O'Brien	4
				Stuart Bingham	3

				Michael Holt	4
Michael Holt	4

Mark Selby	1
		Michael Holt	4

		Ian Burns	3
Ian Burns	w/o

Kyren Wilson	w/d

Final

Final: Best of 9 frames. Referee: Desislava Bozhilova. Arena Riga, Riga, Latvia, 24 June 2016.^[8]^[9]
Neil Robertson Australia	5–2	Michael Holt England
87–56 (Robertson 56), 40–72, 6–60, 63–19, 89–0 (79), 57–20, 70–31 (69)
79	Highest break	39
0	Century breaks	0
3	50+ breaks	0

Qualifying

These matches were held between 3 and 4 June 2016 at the Preston Guild Hall in Preston, England. All matches were best of 7 frames.^[8]^[10]^[11]


Yu Delu	1–4	Sean O'Sullivan
Luca Brecel	4–0	Hatem Yassen
David Gilbert	4–3	Alfie Burden
Sam Baird	4–1	Daniel Wells
Jamie Jones	4–1	Jamie Curtis-Barrett
Jamie Burnett	1–4	Gary Wilson
Kurt Maflin	3–4	Gareth Allen
Xiao Guodong	4–2	Steven Hallworth
Alex Borg	1–4	Jack Lisowski
Ryan Day	4–2	Rory Thor
Peter Lines	1–4	Ken Doherty
Noppon Saengkham	4–1	Ashley Hugill
Zhao Xintong	4–1	Itaro Santos
James Cahill	4–2	Robert Milkins
Ben Woollaston	1–4	Adam Stefanow
Bradley Jones	3–4^{[nb 1]}	Darren Morgan^{[nb 2]}
Elliot Slessor	1–4	Hossein Vafaei
Matthew Selt	w/d–w/o	Matthew Stevens
Tian Pengfei	4–3	Mike Dunn
Allan Taylor	4–2	Liam Highfield
Eden Sharav	0–4	Stuart Carrington
David Grace	2–4	Joe Swail
Michael Georgiou	4–2	Wang Yuchen
Michael Collumb	2–4	Neil Robertson
Christopher Keogan	4–1	Hammad Miah
Zhou Yuelong	4–1	Hamza Akbar
Rhys Clark	0–4	Judd Trump
Chris Wakelin	4–1	Rod Lawler
Marco Fu	4–1^{[nb 1]}	Tatjana Vasiljeva^{[nb 2]}
Graeme Dott	4–2	Duane Jones
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	3–4	John Higgins
Mark King	4–3	Oliver Lines


Michael Wild	2–4	Li Hang
Chen Zhe	4–1	Josh Boileau
Ali Carter	4–0	Paul Davison
Mark Joyce	3–4	Zhang Yong
Mark Allen	w/d–w/o	Jak Jones
Alan McManus	2–4	Jamie Cope
Louis Heathcote	1–4	Mark Williams
Anthony Hamilton	3–4	Mark Davis
Dechawat Poomjaeng	4–2	Jason Weston
Jimmy Robertson	4–0	Oliver Brown
Martin O'Donnell	4–3	Daniel Womersley
Brandon Sargeant	2–4	Sam Craigie
Andy Hicks	w/o–w/d	Leo Fernandez
Stephen Maguire	2–4	Fang Xiongman
Craig Steadman	2–4	John Astley
Peter Ebdon	2–4	Joe Perry
Zhang Anda	4–3	Charlie Walters
Rory McLeod	4–1	Robin Hull
Andrew Higginson	4–2	Dominic Dale
Nigel Bond	1–4	Anthony McGill
Martin Gould	4–0	Zak Surety
David John	w/d–w/o	Tom Ford
Ross Muir	2–4	Fraser Patrick
Mitchell Mann	0–4	Yan Bingtao
Darryl Hill	1–4	Stuart Bingham
Lee Walker	4–1	Sydney Wilson
Adam Duffy	4–2	Robbie Williams
Sanderson Lam	3–4	Fergal O'Brien
Scott Donaldson	3–4	Michael Holt
Sunny Akani	3–4	Mark Selby
Ian Burns	4–2	Kurt Dunham
Antony Parsons	2–4	Kyren Wilson

Notes

^ ^a ^b Match was held over and played in Riga.
^ ^a ^b Wildcard

Century breaks

^[12]

Qualifying stage centuries

Total: 15

135, 111 – John Higgins
131 – Mark King
124, 100 – Stuart Carrington
121 – Anthony Hamilton
111 – Li Hang
110, 108 – Mark Williams

110 – John Astley
110 – Peter Ebdon
108 – Zhang Anda
104 – Mike Dunn
103 – Mark Selby
101 – Joe Perry

Televised stage centuries

Total: 31

138 – Martin O'Donnell
135 – Zhao Xintong
134, 102 – Jimmy Robertson
132 – Zhou Yuelong
130 – Ian Burns
125 – Mark Davis
124 – Gary Wilson
123 – Mark Williams
118 – Michael Holt
117, 110, 107 – John Astley
115 – Stuart Bingham
112, 107 – Anthony McGill

108, 104, 100, 100 – Neil Robertson
108 – Li Hang
106 – Stuart Carrington
105, 100 – Sean O'Sullivan
105 – Fergal O'Brien
105 – Jack Lisowski
103 – Yan Bingtao
103 – Judd Trump
102 – Xiao Guodong
101 – Jamie Cope
100 – Marco Fu

References

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