Dates 4 January–3 March 2016 City Stock Format Non-ranking event | Venue Crondon Park Golf Club Country England Total prize fund £179,200 | |
The 2016 Championship League was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that was played from 4 January to 3 March at the Crondon Park Golf Club in Stock, England.
Contents
- Prize fund
- Group one
- Group two
- Group three
- Group four
- Group five
- Group six
- Group seven
- Winners group
- Century breaks
- Winnings
- References
Stuart Bingham was the defending champion, but he was eliminated at the league stage of group seven. Judd Trump clinched his third Championship League title after a 3–2 win over Ronnie O'Sullivan in the final. Mark Williams took the largest share of the prize money thanks to a lucrative campaign through 4 groups before qualifying for the winners' group.
Fergal O'Brien made the 118th official maximum break during his league stage match against Mark Davis in group six. This was O'Brien's first official 147 break and the fourth in the 2015/2016 season. O'Brien also became the oldest player to make an official 147, at the age of 43.
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below. The maximum possible prize money, if the full five frames are played in each game, is £205,000.
Group one
Group one was played on 4 and 5 January 2016. Ronnie O'Sullivan was the first player to qualify for the winners group.
Group two
Group two was played on 6 and 7 January 2016. The group was won by Judd Trump.
Group three
Group three was played on 25 and 26 January 2016. The group was won by Stephen Maguire.
Group four
Group four was played on 27 and 28 January 2016. The group was won by Mark Williams.
Group five
Group five was played on 22 and 23 February 2016. Neil Robertson withdrew and was replaced by Michael Holt. The group was won by Mark Selby.
Group six
Group six was played on 24 and 25 February 2016. Graeme Dott withdrew and was replaced by Dominic Dale. The group was won by Ali Carter.
Group seven
Group seven was played on 29 February and 1 March 2016. Matthew Selt won the group to take the final spot in the winners' group.
Winners' group
The winners' group was played on 2 and 3 March 2016. Judd Trump beat Ronnie O'Sullivan 3–2 in the final to take the third Championship League title in his career.
Century breaks
Total: 96
Bold: highest break in the indicated group.
Winnings
Green: won the group. Bold: highest break in the group. All prize money in GBP.