| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 10–17 January 2016 |
| Venue | Alexandra Palace |
| City | London |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | World Snooker |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £600,000 |
| Winner's share | £200,000 |
| Highest break |  Judd Trump (ENG) (140) |
| Final | |
| Champion | Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) |
| Runner-up | Barry Hawkins (ENG) |
| Score | 10–1 |
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The 2016 Masters (officially the 2016 Dafabet Masters) was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 10 and 17 January 2016 at the Alexandra Palace in London, England.[1] It was the 42nd staging of the Masters tournament and the fifth successive time it was held at the Alexandra Palace.
The defending champion Shaun Murphy lost 4–6 against Mark Allen in the first round. Murphy forfeited the sixth frame of the match by missing a red on three consecutive occasions.
The quarter-final between Judd Trump and Neil Robertson produced six century breaks, setting a new record for the most centuries in an 11-frame match. These included the two highest breaks of the tournament, 140 from Trump and 139 from Robertson. The match was singled out for particular praise, with John Virgo calling it one of the greatest in Masters history.
Playing in his first major televised tournament since taking an eight-month hiatus from professional snooker, Ronnie O'Sullivan reached a record-extending 11th Masters final and won the tournament for a sixth time, equalling Stephen Hendry's record for the most Masters titles. Losing only the first frame, he defeated Barry Hawkins 10–1, the biggest winning margin since Steve Davis whitewashed Mike Hallett 9–0 in 1988, and the first time a player had won ten consecutive frames in a Masters final.
- ^ "Dafabet Masters 2016". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 8 January 2016.