The 2016 World Grand Prix (officially the 2016 Ladbrokes World Grand Prix) was a professional

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tournament that took place between 8 and 13 March 2016 at the

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. It was the seventh ranking event of the 2015/2016 season. The defending champion

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lost 2–4 against

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in the last 16.

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beat

10–9 in the final to win the £100,000 first prize. The tournament was broadcast in the UK on

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Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: *Winner: £100,000 *Runner-up: £35,000 *Semi-final: £20,000 *Quarter-final: £10,000 *Last 16: £5,000 *Last 32: £2,500 *Highest break: £5,000 *Total: £300,000 The "rolling 147 prize" for a

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was won at the previous ranking event, the Welsh Open, and so stood at £5,000. The sponsor pledged to double the prize for a 147 break and so the prize was £10,000.

Seeding list

The top 32 players on a one-year ranking system running from the

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until the 2016 Gdynia Open qualified for the tournament. Source:

Main draw

Final

Century breaks

Total: 15 *133, 125 Joe Perry *122

*120, 110

*119 Michael Holt *114

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*112

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*110

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*108

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*107

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*105

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*104, 103 Ryan Day *103

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References

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