2016 Championship League

The 2016 Championship League was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that was played from 4 January to 3 March 2016 at the Crondon Park Golf Club in Stock, England.

Stuart Bingham was the defending champion, but he was eliminated at the league stage of group seven. Judd Trump clinched his third Championship League title after a 3–2 win over Ronnie O'Sullivan in the final. Mark Williams took the largest share of the prize money thanks to a lucrative campaign through 4 groups before qualifying for the winners' group.

Fergal O'Brien made the 118th official maximum break during his league stage match against Mark Davis in group six. This was O'Brien's first official 147 break and the fourth in the 2015/2016 season. O'Brien also became the oldest player to make an official 147, at the age of 43. His record was surpassed in the following year's edition of the Championship League, when Mark Davis became the oldest player to score a maximum break, at the age of 44. Davis even scored two 147s in that year's Championship League.

Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below. The maximum possible prize money, if the full five frames are played in each game, is £205,000.


 * Group 1–7
 * Winner: £3,000
 * Runner-up: £2,000
 * Semi-final: £1,000
 * Frame-win (league stage): £100
 * Frame-win (play-offs): £300
 * Highest break: £500
 * Winners' group
 * Winner: £10,000
 * Runner-up: £5,000
 * Semi-final: £3,000
 * Frame-win (league stage): £200
 * Frame-win (play-offs): £300
 * Highest break: £1,000


 * Tournament total: £179,700

Group one
Group one was played on 4 and 5 January 2016. Ronnie O'Sullivan was the first player to qualify for the winners group.

Matches

 * Ronnie O'Sullivan 3–2 Mark Williams
 * John Higgins 0–3 Barry Hawkins
 * Ricky Walden 0–3 Ronnie O'Sullivan
 * Robert Milkins 3–2 Ryan Day
 * Mark Williams 3–1 John Higgins
 * Barry Hawkins 2–3 Robert Milkins
 * Ronnie O'Sullivan 3–2 John Higgins
 * Ryan Day 2–3 Ricky Walden
 * Mark Williams 3–2 Barry Hawkins
 * Robert Milkins 1–3 Ricky Walden
 * Ryan Day 2–3 Barry Hawkins
 * John Higgins 3–1 Ricky Walden
 * Ronnie O'Sullivan 3–2 Ryan Day
 * Mark Williams 1–3 Robert Milkins
 * John Higgins 0–3 Ryan Day
 * Barry Hawkins 1–3 Ricky Walden
 * Ronnie O'Sullivan 3–1 Robert Milkins
 * Mark Williams 3–1 Ricky Walden
 * John Higgins 3–2 Robert Milkins
 * Mark Williams 3–1 Ryan Day
 * Ronnie O'Sullivan 3–1 Barry Hawkins

Group two
Group two was played on 6 and 7 January 2016. The group was won by Judd Trump.

Matches

 * Mark Selby 3–2 Judd Trump
 * Joe Perry 2–3 Barry Hawkins
 * Ricky Walden 0–3 Mark Selby
 * Mark Williams 3–1 Robert Milkins
 * Judd Trump 1–3 Joe Perry
 * Barry Hawkins 1–3 Mark Williams
 * Mark Selby 3–1 Joe Perry
 * Robert Milkins 1–3 Ricky Walden
 * Judd Trump 3–0 Barry Hawkins
 * Mark Williams 2–3 Ricky Walden
 * Robert Milkins 3–1 Barry Hawkins
 * Joe Perry 3–1 Ricky Walden
 * Mark Selby 3–1 Robert Milkins
 * Judd Trump 3–2 Mark Williams
 * Joe Perry 3–2 Robert Milkins
 * Barry Hawkins 3–0 Ricky Walden
 * Mark Selby 3–2 Mark Williams
 * Judd Trump 0–3 Ricky Walden
 * Joe Perry 1–3 Mark Williams
 * Judd Trump 3–1 Robert Milkins
 * Mark Selby 3–0 Barry Hawkins

Group three
Group three was played on 25 and 26 January 2016. The group was won by Stephen Maguire.

Matches

 * Stephen Maguire 3–1 Marco Fu
 * Michael White 0–3 Ricky Walden
 * Mark Selby 1–3 Stephen Maguire
 * Joe Perry 3–2 Mark Williams
 * Marco Fu 0–3 Michael White
 * Ricky Walden 3–2 Joe Perry
 * Stephen Maguire 3–2 Michael White
 * Mark Williams 0–3 Mark Selby
 * Marco Fu 3–0 Ricky Walden
 * Joe Perry 0–3 Mark Selby
 * Mark Williams 2–3 Ricky Walden
 * Michael White 3–2 Mark Selby
 * Stephen Maguire 2–3 Mark Williams
 * Marco Fu 0–3 Joe Perry
 * Michael White 3–2 Mark Williams
 * Ricky Walden 1–3 Mark Selby
 * Stephen Maguire 3–2 Joe Perry
 * Marco Fu 1–3 Mark Selby
 * Michael White 3–0 Joe Perry
 * Marco Fu 1–3 Mark Williams
 * Stephen Maguire 3–1 Ricky Walden

Group four
Group four was played on 27 and 28 January 2016. The group was won by Mark Williams.

Matches

 * Neil Robertson 3–0 Ben Woollaston
 * Graeme Dott 1–3 Mark Williams
 * Ricky Walden 1–3 Neil Robertson
 * Michael White 2–3 Mark Selby
 * Ben Woollaston 3–0 Graeme Dott
 * Mark Williams 3–0 Michael White
 * Neil Robertson 2–3 Graeme Dott
 * Mark Selby 3–0 Ricky Walden
 * Ben Woollaston 1–3 Mark Williams
 * Michael White 0–3 Ricky Walden
 * Mark Selby 2–3 Mark Williams
 * Graeme Dott 3–2 Ricky Walden
 * Neil Robertson 1–3 Mark Selby
 * Ben Woollaston 1–3 Michael White
 * Graeme Dott 3–2 Mark Selby
 * Mark Williams 3–2 Ricky Walden
 * Neil Robertson 3–1 Michael White
 * Ben Woollaston 1–3 Ricky Walden
 * Graeme Dott 1–3 Michael White
 * Ben Woollaston 0–3 Mark Selby
 * Neil Robertson 3–2 Mark Williams

Group five
Group five was played on 22 and 23 February 2016. Neil Robertson withdrew and was replaced by Michael Holt. The group was won by Mark Selby.

Matches

 * David Gilbert 2–3 Mark Davis
 * Kyren Wilson 3–0 Ricky Walden
 * Graeme Dott 3–1 David Gilbert
 * Michael Holt 0–3 Mark Selby
 * Mark Davis 3–1 Kyren Wilson
 * Ricky Walden 2–3 Michael Holt
 * David Gilbert 1–3 Kyren Wilson
 * Mark Selby 3–0 Graeme Dott
 * Mark Davis 0–3 Ricky Walden
 * Michael Holt 3–0 Graeme Dott
 * Mark Selby 3–1 Ricky Walden
 * Kyren Wilson 1–3 Graeme Dott
 * David Gilbert 1–3 Mark Selby
 * Mark Davis 3–1 Michael Holt
 * Kyren Wilson 3–1 Mark Selby
 * Ricky Walden 2–3 Graeme Dott
 * David Gilbert 2–3 Michael Holt
 * Mark Davis 3–1 Graeme Dott
 * Kyren Wilson 3–1 Michael Holt
 * Mark Davis 1–3 Mark Selby
 * David Gilbert 3–0 Ricky Walden

Group six
Group six was played on 24 and 25 February 2016. Graeme Dott withdrew and was replaced by Dominic Dale. The group was won by Ali Carter.

Matches

 * Mark Davis 2–3 Kyren Wilson
 * Fergal O'Brien 3–2 Martin Gould
 * Allister Carter 3–1 Dominic Dale
 * Michael Holt 2–3 Fergal O'Brien
 * Martin Gould 1–3 Allister Carter
 * Dominic Dale 2–3 Mark Davis
 * Kyren Wilson 2–3 Michael Holt
 * Fergal O'Brien 2–3 Allister Carter
 * Martin Gould 1–3 Dominic Dale
 * Mark Davis 3–1 Michael Holt
 * Michael Holt 3–2 Allister Carter
 * Kyren Wilson 2–3 Dominic Dale
 * Fergal O'Brien 1–3 Kyren Wilson
 * Martin Gould 3–2 Mark Davis
 * Allister Carter 3–0 Kyren Wilson
 * Dominic Dale 3–2 Michael Holt
 * Michael Holt 3–1 Martin Gould
 * Fergal O'Brien 1–3 Mark Davis
 * Fergal O'Brien 0–3 Dominic Dale
 * Martin Gould 3–2 Kyren Wilson
 * Allister Carter 3–0 Mark Davis

Group seven
Group seven was played on 29 February and 1 March 2016. Matthew Selt won the group to take the final spot in the winners' group.

Matches

 * Matthew Selt 3–0 Liang Wenbo
 * Stuart Bingham 1–3 Kyren Wilson
 * Mark Davis 2–3 Matthew Selt
 * Michael Holt 2–3 Dominic Dale
 * Liang Wenbo 3–2 Stuart Bingham
 * Kyren Wilson 3–0 Michael Holt
 * Dominic Dale 1–3 Mark Davis
 * Matthew Selt 2–3 Stuart Bingham
 * Liang Wenbo 3–1 Kyren Wilson
 * Michael Holt 2–3 Mark Davis
 * Dominic Dale 1–3 Kyren Wilson
 * Stuart Bingham 0–3 Mark Davis
 * Matthew Selt 0–3 Dominic Dale
 * Liang Wenbo 3–2 Michael Holt
 * Stuart Bingham 3–1 Dominic Dale
 * Kyren Wilson 1–3 Mark Davis
 * Matthew Selt 3–1 Michael Holt
 * Liang Wenbo 3–0 Mark Davis
 * Stuart Bingham 3–1 Michael Holt
 * Liang Wenbo 3–0 Dominic Dale
 * Matthew Selt 3–2 Kyren Wilson

Winners' group
The winners' group was played on 2 and 3 March 2016. Judd Trump beat Ronnie O'Sullivan 3–2 in the final to take the third Championship League title of his career.

Matches

 * Ronnie O'Sullivan 3–0 Judd Trump
 * Stephen Maguire 2–3 Mark Williams
 * Mark Selby 2–3 Ronnie O'Sullivan
 * Ali Carter 3–1 Matthew Selt
 * Judd Trump 3–1 Stephen Maguire
 * Mark Williams 3–0 Ali Carter
 * Matthew Selt 3–0 Mark Selby
 * Ronnie O'Sullivan 3–2 Stephen Maguire
 * Judd Trump 3–0 Mark Williams
 * Ali Carter 3–1 Mark Selby
 * Matthew Selt 0–3 Mark Williams
 * Stephen Maguire 3–2 Mark Selby
 * Ronnie O'Sullivan 3–2 Matthew Selt
 * Judd Trump 3–1 Ali Carter
 * Stephen Maguire 1–3 Matthew Selt
 * Mark Williams 0–3 Mark Selby
 * Ronnie O'Sullivan 3–2 Ali Carter
 * Judd Trump 2–3 Mark Selby
 * Stephen Maguire 2–3 Ali Carter
 * Judd Trump 2–3 Matthew Selt
 * Ronnie O'Sullivan 0–3 Mark Williams

Century breaks
Total: 96


 * 147 (6) – Fergal O'Brien
 * 144 (2), 137, 131, 130, 129, 119, 114, 111, 110, 108, 105, 103, 102, 100, 100 – Mark Williams
 * 141 (W), 121, 120, 112 – Matthew Selt
 * 140 (4), 131, 117, 103 – Neil Robertson
 * 140 (7), 101 – Stuart Bingham
 * 139 (3), 138, 112, 110, 108, 102 – Stephen Maguire
 * 138 (1), 133, 107, 106, 102 – Ricky Walden
 * 136, 135, 134, 133, 131 (5), 129, 129, 123, 123, 123, 119, 116, 111, 107, 101, 101, 100 – Mark Selby
 * 136, 134, 133, 126, 120, 119, 117, 115, 106 – Ronnie O'Sullivan
 * 134, 103 – Mark Davis
 * 134, 103 – Dominic Dale
 * 133, 129, 107, 101 – Liang Wenbo
 * 131, 110 – Robert Milkins
 * 129 – Graeme Dott
 * 126, 122 – Marco Fu
 * 123, 122, 103, 100, 100 – Ali Carter
 * 117, 117 – Michael White
 * 111, 106, 102, 100, 100 – Kyren Wilson
 * 110, 105 – Ryan Day
 * 105 – Martin Gould
 * 104 – Ben Woollaston
 * 103, 103, 102 – Judd Trump
 * 101 – David Gilbert

''Bold: highest break in the indicated group.

Winnings
''Green: Won the group. Bold: Highest break in the group. All prize money in GBP.''