World Open 2016: Draw, schedule & results

The World Open was snooker's third ranking event of the 2016 season and ran from July 25-31 in Yushan, China.

The tournament has returned to the calendar having been last held in 2014, when it was won by Shaun Murphy in Haikou, but this time it was Ali Carter who triumphed.

Here, you can look back on how the event unfolded with all the results and a link to the final report. 

World Open Draw & Tournament Bracket

Shaun Murphy/Sanderson Lam v Cao Yupeng
Jimmy Robertson v Wang Yuchen
Stephen Maguire v Xiao Guodong
Michael White v Kurt
Tom Ford v Mark Davis
Jamie Burnett v Joe Perry
Gary Wilson v Ben Woollaston
Robin Hull v Ding Junhui/Michael Georgiou
Neil Robertson v Ian Burns
Luca Brecel v Thor Chuan Leong
Barry Hawkins v Robbie Williams
Ryan Day v Allan Taylor
Rod Lawler v David Brown Gilbert
Zhou Yuelong v Hammad Miah/Huang Jiahao
Peter Ebdon v Zhang Anda/Hu Hao
Yu De Lu v Judd Trump
Stuart Bingham v Stuart Carrington
Ali Carter v Mike Dunn
Kyren Wilson v Zhang Yong
James Wattana/Xu Si  v Daniel Wells
Duane Jones v Graeme Dott
Andrew Higginson v Mark J Williams
Fergal O'Brien v Michael Holt
Oliver Lines v John Higgins
Ricky Walden v David Grace
Anthony McGill v Lee Walker
Marco Fu v Sam Craigie
Matthew Selt v Matthew Stevens/Liu Yiqi
Jamie Cope v Alan McManus
James Cahill v Liang Wenbo/Chris Wakelin
Mark King v Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
Alfie Burden v Mark Selby/Jimmy White  

World Open 2016: Daily results

Monday July 25
Morning Session (0930 local, 0230 BST)
Wildcard & First-round games (best of nine frames)
Liang Wenbo 5-1 Chris Wakelin
Hammad Miah 3-5 Huang Jiahao
Zhang Anda 5-3 Hu Hao
James Wattana 3-5 Xu Si
Matthew Stevens 5-1 Liu Yiqi
Jimmy Robertson 5-1 Wang Yuchen
Stephen Maguire 4-5 Xiao Guodong
Stuart Bingham 5-4 Stuart Carrington

Afternoon Session (1400 local, 0700 BST)
Wildcard & First-round games (best of nine frames)
Mark Selby 5-1 Jimmy White
Tom Ford 5-4 Mark Davis
Gary Wilson v Ben Woollaston
Rod Lawler 0-5 David Gilbert
Kyren Wilson 5-3 Zhang Yong
Anthony McGill 5-1 Lee Walker
Marco Fu 3-5 Sam Craigie
Mark King 4-5 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh

Evening Session (1900 local, 1200 BST)
Wildcard & First-round games (best of nine frames)
Shaun Murphy 5-1 Sanderson Lam
Ding Junhui 5-3 Michael Georgiou
Michael White 4-5 Kurt Maflin
Jamie Burnett v Joe Perry w/o
Barry Hawkins 5-4 Robbie Williams
Ryan Day 5-1 Allan Taylor
Andrew Higginson 1-5 Mark J Williams
Jamie Cope 3-5 Alan McManus

Tuesday July 26
Afternoon Session (1400 local, 0700 BST)
First-round games (best of nine frames)
Neil Robertson 5-2 Ian Burns
Yu De Lu v Judd Trump w/o
Shaun Murphy 5-2 Cao Yupeng
Peter Ebdon 1-5 Zhang Anda
Ali Carter 5-3 Mike Dunn
Fergal O'Brien 2-5 Michael Holt
Matthew Selt 5-2 Matthew Stevens
Xu Si  3-5 Daniel Wells

Evening Session (1900 local, 1200 BST)
First-round games (best of nine frames)
Robin Hull 1-5 Ding Junhui
Luca Brecel 3-5 Thor Chuan Leong
Zhou Yuelong 5-1 Huang Jiahao
Duane Jones 4-5 Graeme Dott
Oliver Lines 2-5 John Higgins
Ricky Walden 5-1 David Grace
James Cahill 2-5 Liang Wenbo
Alfie Burden 2-5 Mark Selby

Wednesday July 27
Afternoon Session (1400 local, 0700 BST)
Second-round games (best of nine frames)
Xiao Guodong 0-5 Kurt Maflin
Tom Ford 2-5 Joe Perry
Barry Hawkins 4-5 Ryan Day
David Gilbert 5-2 Zhou Yuelong
Stuart Bingham 3-5 Ali Carter
Michael Holt 4-5 John Higgins
Alan McManus 5-2 Liang Wenbo
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 5-3 Mark Selby

Evening Session (1900 local, 1200 BST)
Second-round games (best of nine frames)
Shaun Murphy 5-0 Jimmy Robertson
Ben Woollaston 5-1 Ding Junhui
Neil Robertson 5-1 Thor Chuan Leong
Zhang Anda 5-3 Judd Trump
Kyren Wilson 0-5 Daniel Wells
Graeme Dott 4-5 Mark J Williams
Ricky Walden 1-5 Anthony McGill
Sam Craigie 4-5 Matthew Selt

Thursday July 28
Afternoon Session (1400 local, 0700 BST)
Third-round games (Best of nine frames)
Ali Carter 5-4 Daniel Wells
Mark Williams 2-5 John Higgins
Anthony McGill 5-2 Matthew Selt
Alan McManus 0-5 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh

Evening Session (1900 local, 1200 BST)
Third-round games (Best of nine frames)
Shaun Murphy 5-1 Kurt Maflin
Joe Perry 5-4 Ben Woollaston
Neil Robertson 5-1 Ryan Day
David Gilbert 5-0 Zhang Anda

Friday July 29
Afternoon Session (1400 local, 0700 BST)
Quarter-Finals (Best of nine frames)
Ali Carter 5-0 John Higgins
Anthony McGill 2-5 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh

Evening Session (1900 local, 1200 BST)
Quarter-Finals (Best of nine frames)
Shaun Murphy 2-5 Joe Perry
Neil Robertson 5-2 David Gilbert

Saturday July 30
Afternoon Session (1400 local, 0700 BST)
Semi-Finals (Best of 11 frames)
Ali Carter 6-1 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh

Evening Session (1900 local, 1200 BST)
Semi-Finals (Best of 11 frames)
Joe Perry 6-2 Neil Robertson

Sunday July 31
Final (Best of 19 frames)
Ali Carter 10-8 Joe Perry
Click here for full report

World Open Prize Fund

Winner: £90,000
Runner-Up: £40,000
Semi-Finals: £21,000
Quarter-Finals: £12,500
Last 16: £8,000
Last 32: £6,500
Last 64: £4,000

Rolling 147 Break Prize: £35,000

World Open Past Winners

2010: Neil Robertson 5-1 Ronnie O'Sullivan (Glasgow)
2012: Mark Allen 10-1 Stephen Lee (Haikou)
2013: Mark Allen 10-4 Matthew Stevens (Haikou)
2014: Shaun Murphy 10-6 Mark Selby (Haikou)