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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 10–16 October 2016 |
| Venue | EventCity |
| City | Manchester |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | World Snooker |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £366,000[1] |
| Winner's share | £70,000 |
| Highest break |  Alfie Burden (ENG) (147) |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Liang Wenbo (CHN) |
| Runner-up | Judd Trump (ENG) |
| Score | 9–6 |
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The 2016 English Open (officially the 2016 BetVictor English Open) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 10 and 16 October 2016 at the EventCity in Manchester, England.[1] It was the seventh ranking event of the 2016/2017 season.[2]
This was the inaugural English 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 Northern Ireland Open and Scottish Open tournaments.[3][4] The winner of the English Open is awarded the Davis Trophy which is named in honour of six-time world champion Steve Davis.[5]
Liang Wenbo captured his only ranking title by beating Judd Trump 9–6 in the final.[6] As a result, he qualified for the Champion of Champions in November.[7]
Alfie Burden made the 122nd official maximum break in the sixth frame of his first round match against Daniel Wells. It was Burden's first professional maximum break.[8]
