2016 Paul Hunter Classic

Paul Hunter Classic
Tournament information
Dates24–28 August 2016 (2016-08-24 – 2016-08-28)
VenueStadthalle
CityFürth
CountryGermany
OrganisationWorld Snooker
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund125,000[1]
Winner's share€25,000
Highest break Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) (147)
Final
Champion Mark Selby (ENG)
Runner-up Tom Ford (ENG)
Score4–2
2015
2017

The 2016 Paul Hunter Classic was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 24 and 28 August 2016 at the Stadthalle in Fürth, Germany.[2] It was the fourth ranking event of the 2016/2017 season.[3]

Named in honour of former professional snooker player Paul Hunter, this was the first time for which the event was a ranking tournament, having previously been a minor-ranking event of the Players Tour Championship.[1] It was also the first of the two ranking events of the season, along with the Gibraltar Open (also a former European Tour event), which would be open to amateurs and would form the new Amateur Order of Merit.[4]

Ali Carter was the defending champion,[5] but he was defeated 3–4 by Yan Bingtao in the last 32.[6]

Thepchaiya Un-Nooh made the 119th official maximum break in the second frame of his last 32 match against Kurt Maflin. It was Un-Nooh's first professional maximum break, having missed the final black on two occasions the previous season.[7]

Mark Selby won his 8th ranking title, defeating Tom Ford 4–2 in the final.[8]

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  2. ^ "Paul Hunter Classic Entry Pack" (PDF). World Snooker. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  3. ^ "Calendar 2016/2017". Snooker.org. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  4. ^ "World Snooker Tour". World Snooker. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  5. ^ "Ali Carter beats Shaun Murphy to win Paul Hunter Classic in Fürth". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  6. ^ "Whirlwind Flies Into Furth Last 16". World Snooker. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  7. ^ "Un-Nooh Makes 147 In Furth". World Snooker. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  8. ^ "Mark Selby wins snooker's Paul Hunter Classic in Germany". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 August 2016.