| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 23–30 October 2016 |
| Venue | Baihu Media Broadcasting Centre |
| City | Daqing |
| Country | China |
| Organisation | World Snooker |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £657,000[1] |
| Winner's share | £125,000 |
| Highest break |  John Higgins (SCO) (145) Xu Si (CHN) (145) |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Mark Selby (ENG) |
| Runner-up | Ding Junhui (CHN) |
| Score | 10–1 |
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The 2016 International Championship was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 23 and 30 October 2016 at the Baihu Media Broadcasting Centre in Daqing, China.[1] It was the eighth ranking event of the 2016/2017 season.[2]
John Higgins was the defending champion but he lost 2–6 to Ding Junhui in the quarter-finals.[3]
Mark Selby won his 9th ranking title by beating Ding Junhui 10–1 in the final.[4] This match was a repeat of the 2016 World Championship final, in which Selby beat Ding by the 18–14 scoreline, and also the second consecutive ranking event final in China to feature both players, previous one, at the Shanghai Masters, being won 10–6 by Ding.[5]
- ^ a b "International Championship 2016". World Snooker. Archived from the original on 4 November 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Calendar 2016/2017". Snooker.org. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
- ^ "John Higgins beats Dave Gilbert to win International Championship". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
- ^ "Selby Crushes Ding in Daqing". World Snooker. 30 October 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
- ^ "Selby wins International Championship". BBC Sport.