| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 24–28 August 2016 |
| Venue | Stadthalle |
| City | Fürth |
| Country | Germany |
| Organisation | World Snooker |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | €125,000[1] |
| Winner's share | €25,000 |
| Highest break |  Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) (147) |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Mark Selby (ENG) |
| Runner-up | Tom Ford (ENG) |
| Score | 4–2 |
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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]
