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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 14–20 November 2016 |
| Venue | Titanic Exhibition Centre |
| City | Belfast |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Organisation | World Snooker |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £366,000[1] |
| Winner's share | £70,000 |
| Highest break |  John Higgins (SCO) (147) |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Mark King (ENG) |
| Runner-up | Barry Hawkins (ENG) |
| Score | 9–8 |
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The 2016 Northern Ireland Open (officially the 2016 Coral Northern Ireland Open) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 14 and 20 November 2016 at the Titanic Exhibition Centre in Belfast, Northern Ireland.[1] It was the ninth ranking event of the 2016/2017 season.[2]
This was the inaugural Northern Ireland Open event, being held as part of a new Home Nations Series introduced in the 2016/2017 season with the existing Welsh Open and new English Open and Scottish Open tournaments.[3][4] The winner of the Northern Ireland Open is awarded the Alex Higgins Trophy which is named in honour of Northern Irish two-time world champion Alex Higgins.[5]
Mark King won the first ranking title of his career by defeating Barry Hawkins 9–8 in the final.[6][7]
John Higgins made the 123rd official maximum break in the fifth frame of his last 64 match against Sam Craigie. It was Higgins' eighth professional maximum.[8]
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- ^ "Alex Higgins: NI trophy named after two-time world champion". BBC Sport. 27 September 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ "Northern Ireland Open: Mark King ends 25-year wait for ranking title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
- ^ "King Crowned in Belfast". World Snooker. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
- ^ "Higgins Makes 147 in Belfast". World Snooker. Archived from the original on 21 November 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2016.