2016 Riga Masters
Tournament nameRiga Masters
Dates22 June 2016 – 24 June 2016
VenueArena Riga
LocationRiga
CountryLatvia
OrganisationWorld Snooker
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund€200,000[1]
Winners share€50,000
Highest breakMartin O'Donnell (England) (138)
WinnerNeil Robertson (Australia)
Runner upMichael Holt (England)
Score5–2
Previous2015
Next2017

The 2016 Kaspersky Riga Masters was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 22 and 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]

Final

Final: Best of 9 frames. Referee: Desislava Bozhilova.
Arena Riga, Riga, Latvia, 24 June 2016.[8][9]
Neil Robertson
5–2Michael Holt
87–56 (Robertson 56), 40–72, 6–60, 63–19, 89–0 (79), 57–20, 70–31 (69)
79Highest break39
0Century breaks0
350+ breaks0

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 Delu1–4Sean O'Sullivan
Luca Brecel4–0Hatem Yassen
David Gilbert4–3Alfie Burden
Sam Baird4–1Daniel Wells
Jamie Jones4–1Jamie Curtis-Barrett
Jamie Burnett1–4Gary Wilson
Kurt Maflin3–4Gareth Allen
Xiao Guodong4–2Steven Hallworth
Alex Borg1–4Jack Lisowski
Ryan Day4–2Rory Thor
Peter Lines1–4Ken Doherty
Noppon Saengkham4–1Ashley Hugill
Zhao Xintong4–1Itaro Santos
James Cahill4–2Robert Milkins
Ben Woollaston1–4Adam Stefanow
Bradley Jones3–4[nb 1]Darren Morgan[nb 2]
Elliot Slessor1–4Hossein Vafaei
Matthew Seltw/d–w/oMatthew Stevens
Tian Pengfei4–3Mike Dunn
Allan Taylor4–2Liam Highfield
Eden Sharav0–4Stuart Carrington
David Grace2–4Joe Swail
Michael Georgiou4–2Wang Yuchen
Michael Collumb2–4Neil Robertson
Christopher Keogan4–1Hammad Miah
Zhou Yuelong4–1Hamza Akbar
Rhys Clark0–4Judd Trump
Chris Wakelin4–1Rod Lawler
Marco Fu4–1[nb 1]Tatjana Vasiljeva[nb 2]
Graeme Dott4–2Duane Jones
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh3–4John Higgins
Mark King4–3Oliver Lines
Michael Wild2–4Li Hang
Chen Zhe4–1Josh Boileau
Ali Carter4–0Paul Davison
Mark Joyce3–4Zhang Yong
Mark Allenw/d–w/oJak Jones
Alan McManus2–4Jamie Cope
Louis Heathcote1–4Mark Williams
Anthony Hamilton3–4Mark Davis
Dechawat Poomjaeng4–2Jason Weston
Jimmy Robertson4–0Oliver Brown
Martin O'Donnell4–3Daniel Womersley
Brandon Sargeant2–4Sam Craigie
Andy Hicksw/o–w/dLeo Fernandez
Stephen Maguire2–4Fang Xiongman
Craig Steadman2–4John Astley
Peter Ebdon2–4Joe Perry
Zhang Anda4–3Charlie Walters
Rory McLeod4–1Robin Hull
Andrew Higginson4–2Dominic Dale
Nigel Bond1–4Anthony McGill
Martin Gould4–0Zak Surety
David Johnw/d–w/oTom Ford
Ross Muir2–4Fraser Patrick
Mitchell Mann0–4Yan Bingtao
Darryl Hill1–4Stuart Bingham
Lee Walker4–1Sydney Wilson
Adam Duffy4–2Robbie Williams
Sanderson Lam3–4Fergal O'Brien
Scott Donaldson3–4Michael Holt
Sunny Akani3–4Mark Selby
Ian Burns4–2Kurt Dunham
Antony Parsons2–4Kyren Wilson
Notes

Century breaks

[12]

Qualifying stage centuries

Total: 15

Televised stage centuries

Total: 31

References

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  2. ^ "Calendar 2016/2017". Snooker.org. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Hawkins Rules In Riga". World Snooker. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 2 August 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  4. ^ "Robertson Rules in Riga". World Snooker. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 24 June 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  5. ^ "Indicative prize money rankings schedule 2016/2017 season". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 4 November 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  6. ^ "Kaspersky Riga Masters 2016 Draw". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  7. ^ "Kaspersky Riga Masters 2016 Format". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  8. ^ "Kaspersky Riga Masters". Snooker.org. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  9. ^ "Kaspersky Riga Masters Matches". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  10. ^ "Riga Masters Qualifiers Draw". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  11. ^ "Indian Open, World Open and Riga Masters Qualifiers Format". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  12. ^ "2016 Riga Masters – Centuries". CueTracker. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  1. ^ Match was held over and played in Riga.
  2. ^ Wildcard