Dates 5–9 July 2016 City Hyderabad Organisation(s) WPBSA | Venue HICC Novotel Hotel Country India Format Ranking event | |
The 2016 Indian Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 5–9 July 2016 at the HICC Novotel Hotel in Hyderabad, India. It was the second ranking event of the 2016/2017 season.
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Hyderabad hosted the event for the first time, the previous venue being Grand Hyatt in Mumbai.
Michael White was the defending champion, but he lost 1–4 against Anthony Hamilton in the held over qualifying round.
Anthony McGill won the first ranking title of his career, defeating Kyren Wilson 5–2 in the final.
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £30,000.
Wildcard round
These matches were played in Hyderabad on 5 July 2016.
Qualifying
These matches were held between 28 and 30 May 2016 at the Preston Guild Hall in Preston, England. All matches were best of 7 frames.