2016 Wellington Sevens, Cup final
Australian referee Matt O'Brien officiated the final, but received criticism for his handling of the match, with a number of decisions in the latter stages of the match being given in New Zealand's favour and South Africa's coach Neil Powell later said that he would seek clarification from the officials. Some New Zealand observers have commented that the officiating was an embarrassment.


2016 Wellington Sevens, Cup final
Despite the loss, South Africa moved to the top of the 2015–16 World Rugby Sevens Series log, two points ahead of second-placed Fiji.


2016 Wellington local elections
The 2016 Wellington local elections were part of the wider 2016 New Zealand local elections, to elect members to sub-national councils and boards. The Wellington elections cover one regional council (the Greater Wellington Regional Council), eight territorial authority (city and district) councils, three district health boards, and various local boards and licensing trusts.


2016 Wellington local elections, Greater Wellington Regional Council, Wellington constituency (5)
Incumbent councillor Judith Aitken did not seek re-election. Incumbents Sue Kedgley, Chris Laidlaw and Daran Ponter were re-elected, joined by former Wellington City deputy mayor Ian McKinnon and Roger Blakeley. Incumbent Paul Bruce was defeated.


2016 Wellington local elections, Greater Wellington Regional Council, Lower Hutt constituency (3)
Incumbent councillors Ken Laban and Prue Lamason were re-elected, while David Ogden defeated incumbent councillor Sandra Greig.


2016 Wellington local elections, Greater Wellington Regional Council, Kapiti Coast constituency (1)
Retiring Kapiti Coast District Council councillor Penny Gaylor was elected, defeating incumbent councillor Nigel Wilson.


2016 Wellington local elections, Greater Wellington Regional Council, Wairarapa constituency (1)
The Wairarapa constituency was vacant following the death of councillor Gary McPhee in June 2016. Retiring South Wairarapa mayor Adrienne Staples was elected.


2016 Wellington local elections, Porirua City Council, Mayor
Incumbent Nick Leggett did not seek re-election, instead seeking election as mayor of the Wellington City Council.


2016 Wellington local elections, Hutt City Council, Councillors – Northern ward (2)
The Northern ward covers the suburbs of Stokes Valley and Taita.


2016 Wellington local elections, Hutt City Council, Councillors – Western ward (2)
The Western ward includes the suburbs of Haywards, Manor Park, Kelson, Belmont, Tirohanga, Harbour View, Melling, Normandale, Maungaraki and Alicetown.


2016 Wellington local elections, Hutt City Council, Councillors – Central ward (2)
The Central ward includes the suburbs of Avalon, Boulcott, Epuni, Lower Hutt Central and Woburn.


2016 Wellington local elections, Hutt City Council, Councillors – Eastern ward (2)
The Eastern ward covers the suburbs of Naenae,  Fairfield, Waterloo and Waiwhetū (north of Whites Line)


2016 Wellington local elections, Hutt City Council, Councillors – Harbour ward (2)
The Harbour ward covers the suburbs of Korokoro, Petone,  Waiwhetū (south of Whites Line), Moera, Gracefield, Seaview, Point Howard, Sorrento Bay, Lowry Bay, York Bay, Mahina Bay, Sunshine Bay, Days Bay and Eastbourne.


2016 Wellington local elections, Wellington City Council, Councillors – Eastern ward
The Eastern ward returns three councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final iteration of results for the ward were:


2016 Wellington local elections, Wellington City Council, Councillors – Lambton ward
The Lambton ward returns three councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final iteration of results for the ward were:


2016 Wellington local elections, Wellington City Council, Councillors – Northern ward
The Northern ward returns three councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final iteration of results for the ward were:


2016 Wellington local elections, Wellington City Council, Councillors – Onslow-Western ward
The Onslow-Western ward returns three councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final iteration of results for the ward were:


2016 Wellington local elections, Wellington City Council, Councillors – Southern ward
The Southern ward returns two councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final iteration of results for the ward were:


2016 Wellington local elections, Masterton District Council, Councillors – Rural ward (1)
The rural ward covers the entire Masterton district outside Masterton township.


2016 Wellington local elections, South Wairarapa District Council, Mayor
Incumbent mayor Adrienne Staples did not seek re-election, instead seeking election as the Wairarapa constituency councillor on the Greater Wellington Regional Council. Greytown ward councillor and deputy mayor Viv Napier was elected.


2016 Wellington local elections, South Wairarapa District Council, Councillors – Greytown ward (3)
The Marlborough ward includes the town of Greytown and the surrounding rural areas, bounded in the south and east by the Tauherenikau River, State Highway 53 and the Ruamahanga River.


2016 Wellington local elections, South Wairarapa District Council, Councillors – Featherston ward (3)
The Marlborough ward includes the town of Featherston and the surrounding rural areas, bounded in the north and east by the Tauherenikau River, State Highway 53 and the Ruamahanga River.


2016 Wellington local elections, South Wairarapa District Council, Councillors – Martinborough ward (3)
The Marlborough ward includes the town of Martinborough and the surrounding rural areas, bounded in the west by the Ruamahanga River.


2016 Welsh Liberal Democrats leadership election
The 2016 Welsh Liberal Democrats leadership election took place following the resignation of Kirsty Williams following the 2016 elections to the Welsh Assembly where the Welsh Liberal Democrats fell from five seats to one.


2016 Welsh Liberal Democrats leadership election
Kirsty Williams resigned on 6 May 2016  with Mark Williams being appointed acting leader that evening before being confirmed as leader by the party's National Executive Committee the following day.


2016 Welsh Liberal Democrats leadership election
Williams went on to serve as leader for a little over a year until his resignation in June 2017.


2016 Welsh Open (snooker)
The 2016 BetVictor Welsh Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament held at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff from 15 to 21 February 2016. It was the sixth ranking event of the 2015/2016 season.


2016 Welsh Open (snooker)
The defending champion John Higgins lost 1–4 against Michael White in the last 16.


2016 Welsh Open (snooker)
Playing Barry Pinches in the first round, Ronnie O'Sullivan declined the opportunity to make a maximum break, describing the £10,000 prize money on offer as "too cheap". He potted the pink off the penultimate red and made a 146. World Snooker chairman Barry Hearn called O'Sullivan's actions "unacceptable" and "disrespectful".


2016 Welsh Open (snooker)
Ding Junhui made the 117th official maximum break in the sixth frame of his quarter-final against Neil Robertson. It was Ding's sixth maximum break in professional competition.


2016 Welsh Open (snooker)
O'Sullivan met Robertson in the final. From 2–5 behind, O'Sullivan won seven frames in a row, finishing with a break of 141 in the 14th frame, to defeat Robertson 9–5 and equal John Higgins's record of four Welsh Open titles. It was O'Sullivan's 28th ranking title, which put him in joint second place with Higgins and Steve Davis for the number of career ranking titles.


2016 Welsh Open (snooker), Prize fund
The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break was £10,000 (2nd ranking event since it was last won, £5,000 added for each ranking event)


2016 Welsh Open (snooker), Main draw
128 players started the tournament with 12 tables in the arena in the early stages.


2016 Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council election
The 2016 Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.


2016 Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council election, By-Elections, Haldens
A by-election was held on 17 November 2016 following the resignation of Malcolm Spinks.


2016 Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council election, By-Elections, Panshanger
A by-election was held on 4 May 2017 following the resignation of Martyn Levitt.


2016 Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council election, By-Elections, Hatfield Villages
A by-election was held on 8 June 2017 following the death of Howard Morgan.


2016 Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council election, By-Elections, Handside
A by-election was held on 14 December 2017 following the resignation of Rachel Basch.


2016 West Alabama Tigers football team
The 2016 West Alabama Tigers football team represented the University of West Alabama in the 2016 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by head coach Brett Gilliland, who was in his third season at West Alabama. The Tigers played their home games at Tiger Stadium and were members of the Gulf South Conference. They finished the season with a record of 7 wins and 4 losses (7–4 overall, 6–2 in the GSC), defeating two top 25 ranked teams and were not invited in the 2016 playoffs.


2016 West Alabama Tigers football team, Schedule
West Alabama announced its 2016 football schedule on February 16, 2016. The schedule consists of both five home and six away games in the regular season. The Tigers hosted GSC foes Delta State, Florida Tech, North Alabama, and Valdosta State and traveled to Mississippi College, Shorter, West Florida, and West Georgia


2016 West Alabama Tigers football team, Schedule
The Tigers only hosted one of the three non-conference games against Malone Pioneers of the Great Midwest Athletic Conference and traveled to two games against North Greenville which is independent from a conference and Stephen F. Austin of the Southland Conference.


2016 West Asian Women's Handball Championship
The 2016 West Asian Women's Handball Championship was the inaugural edition of the championship held under the aegis of Asian Handball Federation. The championship was hosted by Qatar Handball Association at Aspire Dome, Doha (Qatar) from 16 to 19 September 2016.


2016 West Asian Women's Handball Championship
Qatar won their first title by winning all the matches in a round-robin tournament.


2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election
A Legislative Assembly election was held in 2016 for the 294 seats (out of 295 seats) of the  Vidhan Sabha (Vidhān Sabhā) in the state of West Bengal in India. The All India Trinamool Congress under Mamata Banerjee won 211 seats, and thus was reelected with an enhanced majority. Like in the 2011 election, the poll was held in six phases, with the first phase divided into two days. The first phase was held in Naxalite-Maoist affected Red corridor areas with two polling dates: 4 April and 11 April. The other phases were held on 17, 21, 25, 30 April and 5 May. The result of the election was declared on 19 May.


2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election
In the previous election in 2011, the All India Trinamool Congress in a coalition with INC won a majority and ended the 34-year rule of the Left Front government.


2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Background
In the previous assembly election in 2011, the All India Trinamool Congress, under the leadership of Mamata Banerjee, won a majority and ended the 34-year rule of the Left Front government. During 2011 election, the main theme of TMC was paribartan (meaning "change"), implying it was time to change the Left Front reign of 34-years in the state. However, during the five year rule of TMC, urban population, in particular, were in general unhappy with the changes made by the government. Also, newspapers reported that chief minister Banerjee has been only trying to consolidate votes from the sizable Muslim minority.


2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Background
In January 2016, the Election Commission of India urged the central government to allow it to carry out a limited delimitation exercise in West Bengal to ensure voting rights to people who came to India following the exchange of enclaves between India and Bangladesh. As per updated voter list for the year 2016 published by the Election Commission of India in January 2016, West Bengal has surpassed the rest of the country in elector-population ratio with 0.68. The final electoral roll in West Bengal for 2016 with 6.55 crore voters has 3.39 crore male and 3.16 crore female voters.


2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Background, Major issues
Prior to the West Bengal elections, on 3 January 2016, a mob turned violent and vandalised Kaliachak Police station, block development office and public property in Kaliachak, Malda district. Mamata Banerjee's government was severely criticised for not handling the situation better.


2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Background, Major issues
The Saradha Group financial scandal, the Narada Sting operation (which showcased the ministers of the ruling party of accepting bribes), lack of any major industrial investments, and law & order issue surfaced as major issues and proved to be an acid test for Trinamool Congress. The Kolkata flyover collapse also happened during the poll process.


2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Schedule
Assembly elections in West Bengal are to be held in phases from 4 April to 5 May 2016.


2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Schedule, Election dates by constituency
On 4 March 2016, Election Commission of India announced that 22 assembly constituencies in West Bengal would have Voter-verified paper audit trail (VVPAT) machines attached along with EVMs. Voter-verified paper audit trail (VVPAT) machines were to be in place in more than 5,993 polling stations.


2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Candidates and Contesting Parties, Candidates
AITC released its candidate list on 5 March, the same day the elections were announced.


2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Candidates and Contesting Parties, Candidates
On 10 March, BJP released its first candidate list of 52 members.


2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Candidates and Contesting Parties, Candidates
Left Front consisting of CPI(M), CPI, RSP and All India Forward Bloc along with INC (Congress) (who were on an Electoral agreement with the Left Front) released their respective candidate list in several rounds after consultations and bargaining.


2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Candidates and Contesting Parties, Alliance(s)
Following the heavy defeats in the 2011 Assembly elections and the 2014 Indian General Election, the Communist Party of India (Marxist) welcomed ideas of the alliance even with parties not conforming to the communist ideology in general. The first signs came in the Siliguri Municipal Corporation election in 2015 , when the CPI(M) made some local understanding with Congress to keep TMC and BJP out of power; resulting in CPI(M) leader Ashok Bhattacharya being appointed as the Mayor of Siliguri. This success then got popularity as 'Siliguri Model'.


2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Candidates and Contesting Parties, Alliance(s)
After the success of the model, in the long run, some Congress and CPI(M) leaders advocated for a Left-Congress alliance. This gradually materialized into "Alliance" between INC and Left Front in all the seats except a few in Murshidabad and Maldah.


2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Candidates and Contesting Parties, Alliance(s)
After much dispute and secession of SUCI(C) and CPI(ML) from the Left Front, both Congress and Lefts formed an understanding basis of what they called "seat-sharing", strongly objecting to the use of the word-"alliance".


2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Candidates and Contesting Parties, Alliance(s)
On the other hand, the ruling All India Trinamool Congress announced its candidate list for all the 294 seats, as they were fighting alone this time. But after the announcement, the candidate from Kalimpong and former Gorkha Janmukti Morcha leader, Harka Bahadur Chettri, stated that he will fight as an Independent candidate under the entity of his newly formed political party, Jana Andolan Party, and will be supported by the Trinamool Congress.


2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Candidates and Contesting Parties, Alliance(s)
The BJP announced its candidate list for 291 seats in several phases, leaving 3 seats of the Darjeeling Hills for their allies, the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha.


2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Voting
79.22% voting was recorded in the third phase of West Bengal polls held on 21 April 2016. 79.51 % voting was recorded in second phase of West Bengal polls.


2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Result, Results by Parties
The election results were announced along with other four state assemblies on 19 May 2016. AITC won 211 seats, and thus was reelected with an enhanced majority. They also became the first ruling party to win without an ally since 1962 in West Bengal.


2016 West Coast Conference Baseball Tournament
The 2016 West Coast Conference Baseball Tournament was held from May 26 through May 28, 2016 at Banner Island Ballpark in Stockton, California. Saint Mary's won the four team, double-elimination tournament winner to earn the league's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.


2016 West Coast Conference Baseball Tournament, Seeding
The top four finishers from the regular season will be seeded one through four based on conference winning percentage. The teams will then play a double elimination tournament. This year instead of playing a single championship game, a second championship rematch will be played should it be a match-up of two single loss teams. The change to the championship format moves the tournament championship from ESPNU to TheW.tv.


2016 West Coast Conference Baseball Tournament, All-Tournament Team, Most Outstanding Player
Zach Kirtley, a Sophomore infielder from Saint Mary's, was named Tournament Most Outstanding Player.


2016 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2016 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the West Coast Conference and was held March 3–8, 2016 at the Orleans Arena in Paradise, Nevada. The winner of the tournament, Gonzaga, received the conference's automatic bid into the 2016 NCAA Tournament.


2016 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, Seeds
Only 9 of the 10 WCC teams participated in the Tournament due to Pacific's self-imposed postseason ban. As a result, the top 7 teams received a bye into the Quarterfinals. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.


2016 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, Game summaries, First round, #8 Loyola Marymount vs. #9 San Diego
Broadcasters: Dave McCann and Blaine FowlerSeries history: Series even 46–46


2016 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, Game summaries, Quarterfinals, #3 BYU vs. #6 Santa Clara
Broadcasters: Dave McCann and Blaine Fowler (BYUtv)Steve Quis, Casey Jacobsen, and Kelli Tennant (WCC TV)Series history: BYU leads series 26–5


2016 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, Game summaries, Quarterfinals, #4 Pepperdine vs. #5 San Francisco
Broadcasters: Dave McCann and Blaine Fowler (BYUtv)Steve Quis, Casey Jacobsen, and Kelli Tennant (WCC TV)Series history: San Francisco leads series 76–51


2016 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, Game summaries, Quarterfinals, #1 Saint Mary's vs. #8 Loyola Marymount
Broadcasters: Roxy Bernstein and Brad DaughertySeries history: Saint Mary's leads series 85–54


2016 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, Game summaries, Quarterfinals, #2 Gonzaga vs. #7 Portland
Broadcasters: Roxy Bernstein and Brad DaughertySeries history: Gonzaga leads series 97–66


2016 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, Game summaries, Semifinals, #1 Saint Mary's vs. #4 Pepperdine
Broadcasters: Brent Musburger and Dick VitaleSeries history: Pepperdine leads series 71–64


2016 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, Game summaries, Semifinals, #2 Gonzaga vs. #3 BYU
Broadcasters: Brent Musburger and Fran FraschillaSeries history: Gonzaga leads series 9–6


2016 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, Game summaries, Championship: #1 Saint Mary's vs. #2 Gonzaga
Broadcasters: Brent Musburger, Dick Vitale and Fran Fraschilla (ESPN)Kevin Calabro and P. J. Carlesimo (Westwood One)Series history:


2016 West Coast Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
The 2016 West Coast Conference Women's Basketball Tournament was held from March 3–8, 2016 at Orleans Arena in the Las Vegas Valley community of Paradise, Nevada. Seeds will be determined solely on conference record. San Francisco won the conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament.


2016 West Coast Conference Women's Basketball Tournament, Game Summaries, Pacific vs. Pepperdine
Series History: Pacific leads series 6–3Broadcasters: Spencer Linton & Kristen Kozlowski


2016 West Coast Conference Women's Basketball Tournament, Game Summaries, Loyola Marymount vs. Portland
Series History: Portland leads series 31–29Broadcasters: Spencer Linton & Kristen Kozlowski


2016 West Coast Conference Women's Basketball Tournament, Game Summaries, San Diego vs. San Francisco
Series History: San Diego leads series 38–27Broadcasters: Dave McCann & Blaine Fowler


2016 West Coast Conference Women's Basketball Tournament, Game Summaries, Santa Clara vs. Gonzaga
Series History: Gonzaga leads series 34–28Broadcasters: Dave McCann & Blaine Fowler


2016 West Coast Conference Women's Basketball Tournament, Game Summaries, BYU vs. Pepperdine
Series History: BYU leads series 12–2Broadcasters: Spencer Linton & Kristen Kozlowski


2016 West Coast Conference Women's Basketball Tournament, Game Summaries, Saint Mary's vs. Loyola Marymount
Series History: Saint Mary's leads series 45–16Broadcasters: Spencer Linton & Kristen Kozlowski


2016 West Coast Conference Women's Basketball Tournament, Game Summaries, BYU vs. Santa Clara
Series History: BYU leads series 12–1Broadcasters: Dave McCann & Blaine Fowler


2016 West Coast Conference Women's Basketball Tournament, Game Summaries, Saint Mary's vs. San Francisco
Series History: Saint Mary's leads series 39–24Broadcasters: Dave McCann & Blaine Fowler


2016 West Coast Conference Women's Basketball Tournament, Game Summaries, WCC Championship: BYU vs. San Francisco
Series History: BYU leads series 15–2Broadcasters: Roxy Bernstein & Chiney Ogwumike (ESPNU)Dave McCann & Blaine Fowler (BYU Radio)


2016 West Coast Conference men's soccer season
The 2016 West Coast Conference men's soccer season is the 29th season of men's varsity soccer in the conference.


2016 West Coast Conference men's soccer season
The defending champions are the Santa Clara Broncos who won the regular season last year (the conference does not host a tournament).


2016 West Coast Conference men's soccer season, All-WCC awards and teams
Tristan Blackmon, Jr., DF, PACJulio Cervantes, Sr., FW, PACJalen Crisler, Jr., DF, ZAGAJakob Granlund, Sr., FW, ZAGAConnor Johnson, Jr., DF, LMUBenji Michel, Fr., FW, PORKris Reaves, Jr., DF, POREddie Sanchez, Sr., FW, PORRafael Sanchez, Sr., MF, SMCLeon Schwarzer, Jr., MF, USFMichael Turner, Sr., MF, USD


2016 West Coast Conference men's soccer season, All-WCC awards and teams
Valdemar Andersen, Jr., DF, SCUBen Braman, Jr., DF, SMCBrennan Castro, Sr., DF, SCUPaul Christensen, Jr., GK, PORDavid Garrett, Sr., FW, USFCurtis Goldsmith, Jr., GK, PACAaron Lombardi, Jr., MF, USFAdrien Perez, Sr., FW, LMUJosh Smith, Jr., DF, USFJakub Svehlik, Fr., MF, SMCWouter Verstraaten, So., DF, PAC


2016 West Coast Conference men's soccer season, All-WCC awards and teams
Garrett Amador, DF, LMUJalani Ambrose, DF, SCUDavis Behnke, DF, ZAGAMiguel Berrym FW, USDAndreas Charalambous, MF, PACGio Magana-Rivera, MF, PORBenji Michel, FW, PORAnthony Orendain, FW, PACMatt Orr, DF, USFJake Rudel, DF, SMCJakub Svehlik, MF, SMC


2016 West Florida Argonauts football team
The 2016 West Florida Argonauts football team represented the University of West Florida in the 2016 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by head coach Pete Shinnick, who was in his first season at West Florida for the team's inaugural season. The Argonauts played their home games at Blue Wahoos Stadium and were members of the Gulf South Conference. They finished the season with a record of 5 wins and 6 losses (5–6 overall, 3–5 in the GSC), defeating one top 25 ranked team and were not invited in the 2016 playoffs.


2016 West Florida Argonauts football team, Schedule
West Florida announced its 2016 football schedule on August 10, 2015. The schedule consists of 5 home and 6 away games in the regular season. The Panthers will host GSC foes Shorter, West Alabama, West Florida, and West Georgia, and will travel to Delta State, Mississippi College, North Alabama, and Valdosta State.


2016 West Florida Argonauts football team, Schedule
The Argonauts will host only one non-conference game against Missouri S&T of the Great Lakes Valley Conference and travel to two against Ave Maria of the Sun Conference and Chowan of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association.


2016 West Georgia Wolves football team
The 2016 West Georgia Wolves football team represented the University of West Georgia in the 2016 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by head coach Will Hall, who was in his third season at West Georgia. The Wolves played their home games at University Stadium and were members of the Gulf South Conference. They finished the season with a record of 7 wins and 4 losses (7–4 overall, 4–4 in the GSC), defeating one top 25 ranked team, ranked as high as #2 in the nation before falling in the middle of the season. West Georgia were not invited in the 2016 playoffs.


2016 West Georgia Wolves football team, Schedule
West Georgia announced its 2016 football schedule on January 6, 2016. The schedule consists of 5 home and 6 away games in the regular season. The Wolves will host GSC foes Delta State, Florida Tech, Mississippi College, and West Alabama, and will travel to North Alabama, Shorter, Valdosta State, and West Florida.


2016 West Georgia Wolves football team, Schedule
The Wolves will host only one non-conference game against Catawba of the South Atlantic Conference and travel to two away games against Albany State and Miles both from the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.


2016 West Indies Tri-Series
The 2016 West Indies Tri-Series was a One Day International (ODI) cricket tournament held in the West Indies in June 2016. It was a tri-nation series between the national representative cricket teams of the West Indies, Australia and South Africa. All the matches were played under lights and it was the first time a series in the Caribbean had all the matches played as day-night games. Australia won the tournament by defeating the West Indies by 58 runs in the final.


2016 West Indies Tri-Series, Squads
John Hastings was ruled out of the tournament with an ankle injury and was replaced with Scott Boland. Rilee Rossouw injured his shoulder during the third ODI match. He was replaced by Dean Elgar. David Warner broke his index finger whilst fielding during the fourth ODI match and was ruled out the rest of the series.


2016 West Lancashire Borough Council election
The 2016 West Lancashire Borough Council election take place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of  West Lancashire Borough Council in Lancashire, England. Following the 2015 local elections Labour Party (UK) took control of the council. A third of the seats were being polled during this election. Summary post election-


2016 West Lancashire Borough Council election
Political Composition after election: Conservative (Leader Councillor David Westley) 22 seats; Labour (Leader Councillor Ian Moran) 31 seats and Our West Lancashire 1 seat.


2016 West Michigan Ironmen season
The 2016 West Michigan Ironmen season was the franchise's inaugural season and the city of Muskegon's first indoor football season since the West Michigan ThunderHawks folded following the 2009 season.


2016 West Michigan Ironmen season
The Ironmen won their first-ever season game against the Northern Kentucky 65–27 on March 20. Head coach Tyrese Lynk led the Ironmen to a 6–1 record and birth in the 2016 AIF Championship Game where they lost 32–74 to the Columbus Lions.


2016 West Michigan Ironmen season, Schedule, Playoffs
* — When initially announced, the Ironmen were set to play the Northern Division's fourth-seeded Central Penn Capitals. On May 30, the Capitals were replaced with the Southern Division's third-seeded Myrtle Beach Freedom.


2016 West Michigan Ironmen season, Roster
Rookies in italics updated May 4, 201626 Active, 1 Inactive


2016 West Midlands Labour Party mayoral selection
The West Midlands Labour Party mayoral selection of 2016 was the process by which the Labour Party selected its candidate for Mayor of the West Midlands, to stand in the mayoral election on 4 May 2017.


2016 West Midlands Labour Party mayoral selection
The selection took place amid the backdrop of the 2016 Labour Leadership election, with Simon being a close friend and ally of Tom Watson, the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, who had been calling for incumbent Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn to step down. Steve Bedser pitched to Corbyn supporters, expressing his support for Corbyn, whilst simultaneously stating that Corbyn needed to improve his performance. On 10 August 2016, Simon was announced as the winning candidate.


2016 West Midlands Labour Party mayoral selection, Candidates
Member of the European Parliamentfor West Midlands(2014–present)Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Creative Industries(2009–10)Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Further Education(2008–09)Member of Parliamentfor Birmingham Erdington(2001–10)


2016 West Midlands Labour Party mayoral selection, Candidates
Birmingham Council Cabinet member for Health and Well Being(−2014)Birmingham Councillor for Kings Norton (2012–2014)


2016 West Midlands Labour Party mayoral selection, Membership ballot
The results of the selection were announced on 10 August 2016. A total of 3,817 valid votes were cast.


2016 West Oxfordshire District Council election
The 2016 West Oxfordshire District Council election was held on 5 May 2016 to elect members of West Oxfordshire District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.


2016 West Oxfordshire District Council election
Elections were held for 17 of the 49 seats on the council. No seats changed hands. The Conservative Party held 12 seats, the Labour Party held three seats and the Liberal Democrats held two seats. The Conservatives remained in overall control of the council with a total of 41 seats. The Labour Party and Liberal Democrats remained in opposition with four seats each.


2016 West Virginia Democratic presidential primary
The 2016 West Virginia Democratic presidential primary was held on May 10 in the U.S. state of West Virginia as one of the Democratic Party's primaries ahead of the 2016 presidential election.


2016 West Virginia Democratic presidential primary
The Republican Party held primaries in two states, including their own West Virginia primary, while for the Democratic Party this was the only primary on that day.


2016 West Virginia Democratic presidential primary
In a heavily white, working-class state where voters were angry about the Obama administration's policies, Bernie Sanders easily outpolled Clinton. Thirty percent of Democratic primary voters came from a coal household, and Sanders won 63 percent of these.


2016 West Virginia Democratic presidential primary, Analysis
Although West Virginia had breathed new life into Clinton's 2008 presidential campaign eight years earlier, it failed to deliver for Clinton's front-running campaign in 2016. Clinton lost every county in the state to Bernie Sanders.


2016 West Virginia Democratic presidential primary, Analysis
Sanders's West Virginia victory came from strong support among workers in the coal industry; fifty-five percent of West Virginia's Democratic voters with coal workers in their households voted for Sanders, while only 29 percent voted for Clinton. His easy win was likely fueled by Clinton's comments in March about coal, "We're going to put a lot of coal miners and coal companies out of business."


2016 West Virginia Democratic presidential primary, Analysis
Analysts speculated Sanders's win in West Virginia came not from support for his own coal policies, but from a rejection of the Obama administration's. Sanders was also helped by large numbers of Republican cross-over voters. Thirty-nine percent of Sanders voters stated they planned to vote for Donald Trump over Sanders in the November general election.


2016 West Virginia Mountaineers baseball team
The 2016 West Virginia Mountaineers baseball team represents West Virginia University during the 2016 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Mountaineers play their home games at Monongalia County Ballpark as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They are led by head coach Randy Mazey, in his 4th season at West Virginia.


2016 West Virginia Mountaineers baseball team, Previous Season
In 2015, the Mountaineers finished the season 7th in the Big 12 with a record of 27–27 (9–13 Big 12). WVU qualified for the 2015 Big 12 Conference Baseball Tournament and were eliminated in the second round. They failed to qualify for the 2015 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.


2016 West Virginia Mountaineers football team
The 2016 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Mountaineers played as members of the Big 12 Conference (Big 12) and were led by head coach Dana Holgorsen, in his sixth year. West Virginia played its home games at Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium in Morgantown, West Virginia. 2016 was the 125th season of West Virginia football. They finished the season 10–3, 7–2 in Big 12 play to finished in a tie for second place. They received an invitation to the Russell Athletic Bowl where they lost to Miami.


2016 West Virginia Mountaineers football team, Preseason, Big 12 media poll
The 2016 Big 12 media days were held July 18–19, 2016 in Dallas, Texas. In the Big 12 preseason media poll, West Virginia was predicted to finish seventh in the standings.


2016 West Virginia Mountaineers football team, Schedule
West Virginia announced its 2016 football schedule on November 24, 2015. The 2016 schedule consists of 7 home, 4 away, and 1 neutral site game in the regular season. The Mountaineers will host Big 12 foes Baylor, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma, and TCU, and will travel to Iowa State, Oklahoma State, Texas, and Texas Tech.


2016 West Virginia Mountaineers football team, Schedule
The team will play three non–conference games, two home games against the Missouri Tigers from the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and Youngstown State Penguins from the Missouri Valley Football Conference, and one neutral site game which is against the BYU Cougars at FedExField in Landover, Maryland.


2016 West Virginia Republican presidential primary
The 2016 West Virginia Republican presidential primary was held on May 10 in the U.S. state of West Virginia as one of the Republican Party's primaries ahead of the 2016 presidential election. The only candidate on the ballot who had not withdrawn was Donald Trump.


2016 West Virginia Republican presidential primary
Both the Democratic Party and the Libertarian Party hold their own West Virginia primaries on the same day.


2016 West Virginia Senate election
The 2016 West Virginia Senate elections were held on November 8, 2016, as part of the biennial United States elections. Seventeen of West Virginia's 34 state senators were up for regular selection, along with an unexpired term for another seat. West Virginia Senate districts each have two elected representatives. State senators serve staggered four-year terms in West Virginia, with one senator from each district up in even-numbered years corresponding to presidential election years (such as 2016), and the other up in even-numbered years corresponding to presidential midterm years.


2016 West Virginia Senate election
Primary elections in the state were held on May 10. After the previous 2014 state elections, Republicans held a slim majority in the Senate, holding 18 seats to the Democrats' 16. The Republican Party had long been the minority party in the Mountain State, but the decline of the strength of coal worker unions, the Democratic Party's increasing focus on environmentalism, the unpopularity of President Barack Obama, and the increasing social conservatism of the Republican Party have helped the GOP solidify power in the state rapidly since 2000.


2016 West Virginia Senate election
The high popularity of candidate Donald Trump within the state and his 42-point margin of victory, helped the Republicans gain four seats. This can be attributed to the increasing association of the West Virginia Democratic Party with the national Democratic Party, and a strong year for the Republican Party nationally, in which they gained control of the presidency, and kept control of the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate. Donald Trump won West Virginia with 68.5% of the vote, his largest share of the vote in any state. Trump's performance helped Republican Senate candidates down-ballot, as he won every senate district in the state.


2016 West Virginia Senate election
Following the state's 2016 Senate elections, Republicans maintained and increased their control of the Senate with 22 seats to the Democrats' 12.


2016 West Virginia Senate election, Retirements
Four incumbents did not run for re-election in 2016. Those incumbents are:


2016 West Virginia Senate election, Incumbents defeated, In primary elections
Two incumbents were defeated in the May 10 primaries. Senator Bob Ashley was appointed to the 3rd Senate District and was the incumbent for the remainder of the unexpired term. However, Ashley chose to challenge fellow incumbent Senator Donna Boley for a full term.


2016 West Virginia Senate election, Results summary
All results are certified by the Secretary of State of West Virginia.


2016 West Virginia Senate election, Detailed results by State Senate District
All results are certified by the Secretary of State of West Virginia.


2016 West Virginia Senate election, Detailed results by State Senate District, District 3
In 2016, both seats were up for election due to an unusual series of events. Republican Bob Ashley, who had been appointed to the Senate following the departure of David Nohe in 2015, chose to run in a primary against his fellow senator Donna Boley, leaving his own seat open and triggering a special election.


2016 West Virginia elections
West Virginia held elections on November 8, 2016. Elections for the United States House, as well as for several statewide offices including the governorship were held. These elections were held concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election and other elections nationwide. Primary elections were held on May 10, 2016.


2016 West Virginia elections, Federal offices, President
Republican Donald Trump easily carried West Virginia, capturing 68.5% of the vote. Trump captured every county in the state and it was his best showing in any state.


2016 West Virginia elections, Federal offices, House of Representatives
All 3 Incumbent Republican U.S. Representatives were easily reelected, all increasing their vote share compared to 2014.


2016 West Virginia elections, Governor
Incumbent Democrat Earl Ray Tomblin was term-limited from running again in 2016. State Senate President Bill Cole ran unopposed in the Republican primary contest, while businessman Jim Justice defeated multiple opponents in the Democratic primary contest. The state's Republican trend, coupled with past scandals surrounding Justice's unpaid taxes and business controversies, made the race extremely competitive. Justice went on to narrowly win the election, capturing 49.1% of the vote. Justice would go on to switch party affiliation just months after being in office, announcing he would become a Republican at an August 4, 2017 rally with President Trump.


2016 West Virginia elections, State Legislature, State Senate
18 of the 34 State Senate seats were up for election in 2016, with 3 Democrats and 1 Republican incumbents not running for reelection. Republicans won a net gain of 4 seats, increasing their majority in the state senate from 18 to 22 seats.


2016 West Virginia elections, State Legislature, House of Delegates
All 100 seats in the West Virginia House of Delegates were up for election, with 13 Republican and 8 Democratic incumbents not running for reelection. The Republican majority sustained a net loss of 1 seat, decreasing the majority from 64 seats to 63. This soon changed when Democrat Rupert Phillips Jr. switched party affiliation to Independent in January 2017, and then to Republican in May 2017 reestablishing the 64-36 majority from 2014.


2016 West Virginia elections, Attorney General
Republican incumbent Patrick Morrisey successfully sought re-election, defeating State Representative Doug Reynolds, and capturing 51.63% of the vote.


2016 West Virginia elections, Secretary of State
Republican challenger Mac Warner defeated incumbent Democrat Natalie Tennant who had held the position since 2008. He captured 48.52% of the vote.


2016 West Virginia elections, Treasurer
Democratic incumbent John Perdue, who had held the position since 1996, was re-elected with 50.33% of the vote. He defeated Republican challenger and businesswoman Ann Urling. Perdue became the only Democrat to hold statewide office in West Virginia after Governor Justice's party switch in 2017.


2016 West Virginia elections, Auditor
Republican JB McCuskey was elected with 58.48% of the vote over Democrat Mary Ann Clayton. This marks the first time since 1928 that a Republican had won the office. The seat was open after the resignation of Democrat Glen Glainer III, who had held the office since 1992. In May 2016, Lisa Hopkins was appointed as interim Auditor until the election.


2016 West Virginia elections, Commissioner of Agriculture
In a rematch from 2012, Republican challenger Kent Leonhardt was elected with 48.41%, defeating incumbent Walt Helmick who had held the seat since 2012.


2016 West Virginia flood
On June 23, 2016, a flood hit areas of the U.S. state of West Virginia and nearby parts of Virginia, resulting in 23 deaths. The flooding was the result of 8 to 10 inches (200 to 250 mm) of rain falling over a period of 12 hours, resulting in a flood that was among the deadliest in West Virginia history. It is also the deadliest flash flood event in the United States since the 2010 Tennessee floods.


2016 West Virginia flood, Flood event
On June 23, 2016, thunderstorms brought torrential rain to much of West Virginia, resulting in accumulations of up to 10 in (250 mm) in 12–24 hours. According to meteorologists at the National Weather Service, this rainfall qualifies as a 1,000 year event for parts of Kanawha, Fayette, Nicholas, Summers and Greenbrier counties. Rainfall totals included 9.37 in (238 mm) in Maxwelton and 7.53 in (191 mm) in Rainelle. Two-day accumulations in White Sulphur Springs reached 9.17 in (233 mm). In addition to the torrential rain, the storms produced an EF1 tornado near Kenna in Jackson County. The brief tornado lifted and rolled a single-wide trailer, injuring its two occupants; minor damage occurred elsewhere along its path.


2016 West Virginia flood, Flood event
The tremendous rainfall produced widespread and destructive flash floods in the state. The Elk River rose to an all-time high of 33.37 ft (10.17 m), surpassing the previous record of 32 ft (9.8 m) set in 1888. Greenbrier County was the hardest-hit, with at least 15 deaths confirmed. Greenbrier County Sheriff Jan Cahill described the county as "complete chaos". Flooding in White Sulphur Springs destroyed many homes and swept some clean off their foundations. One home was videotaped floating down Howard's Creek while engulfed in flames. The town of Rainelle was especially hard hit, and was described as looking like "a war zone".


2016 West Virginia flood, Flood event
Many people lost everything, and some people lost their lives.... We’re going to need some real help. This is our Katrina.


2016 West Virginia flood, Flood event
In Kanawha County, heavy rains washed out a bridge leading to a shopping center near Interstate 79 in Elkview, stranding approximately 500 people for nearly 24 hours. A 47-year-old woman drowned near Clendenin when rising waters from Wills Creek overcame her car. Despite numerous attempts, emergency responders were unable to reach her before her vehicle was swept away. Three other deaths took place near Clendenin, including a hospice patient who drowned after rescuers could not reach her home. At least six people died in Kanawha County.


2016 West Virginia flood, Flood event
A 4-year-old boy drowned in Ravenswood, Jackson County, after he was swept away by a swollen creek; the creek, normally only ankle-deep, had risen to 6 ft (1.8 m) due to the rain. An 8-year-old boy drowned in Big Wheeling Creek in Ohio County.


2016 West Virginia flood, Flood event
About 500 homes were severely damaged or destroyed in Roane County. In Clay County, the communities of Procious, Camp Creek and others were left in ruins.


2016 West Virginia flood, Flood event
At least 60 roads were shut down, many of them swept away. Multiple bridges across the state were destroyed. In Nicholas County, the Cherry River flooded much of Richwood, forcing the evacuation of a nursing home. Homes in low-lying areas of the county were flooded up to the roof. Electric utilities reported at one point that 500,000 customers were left without power from the floods.


2016 West Virginia flood, Flood event
Record-high and near-record-high waters were reported along the Greenbrier River at Hilldale (25.9 ft (7.9 m) over flood stage) and Ronceverte (23.3 ft (7.1 m) over flood stage), as well as along the New River at Thurmond (19.3 ft (5.9 m) over flood stage). Summersville Lake increased by 43.5 billion gallons between 8 am June 23 and noon June 24.


2016 West Virginia flood, Flood event
On June 27, it was announced that two people on a camping trip in Greenbrier County, who were thought to have been swept away in a camper and presumed dead in the flooding, had been found alive.


2016 West Virginia flood, Aftermath
In the wake of the floods, West Virginia Governor Earl Ray Tomblin declared a state of emergency for 44 of the state's 55 counties. He also ordered the deployment of 400 members of the West Virginia National Guard. Search and rescue teams were deployed across the state to assist stranded residents. Numerous swift water and rooftop rescues were conducted. A volunteer firefighter and other residents of White Sulphur Springs used front-end loaders and other heavy machinery to move through debris-laden floodwaters during the overnight of June 23–24 to save 60 people.


2016 West Virginia flood, Aftermath
On June 25, President Barack Obama declared West Virginia a major disaster area, ordering aid to assist victims of the floods in Kanawha, Greenbrier and Nicholas counties. On June 28, Tomblin requested the disaster area be expanded to include Clay, Fayette, Monroe, Pocahontas, Roane, Summers and Webster counties. Five of those counties — Clay, Fayette, Monroe, Roane and Summers — were granted the request.


2016 West Virginia flood, Aftermath
As a precautionary measure, natural gas service was suspended for White Sulphur Springs in Greenbrier County.


2016 West Virginia flood, Aftermath
In Fayette County, where there were reports of looters, the sheriff warned would-be thieves that citizens were legally armed and ready to protect what they had left. Law enforcement officials in the county later clarified that such actions were "not sanctioned by the sheriff's department."


2016 West Virginia flood, Aftermath
In unaffected parts of the state including Morgantown and Martinsburg, residents collected items to donate to the flood-ravaged areas.


2016 West Virginia flood, Aftermath
The 2016 Greenbrier Classic golf tournament, scheduled to start on July 7, was canceled due to the floods. The Greenbrier Resort, where the tournament is played, was closed indefinitely, though available rooms were offered free-of-charge to flood victims in need of shelter. By June 28, about 200 people displaced by the flood were staying at the resort.


2016 West Virginia flood, Aftermath
Flooding in Alleghany County, Virginia, prompted deployment of the Virginia National Guard.


2016 West Virginia flood, Aftermath, Impact on resiliency and flood preparedness efforts
The National Weather Service has described the magnitude and intensity of the June 2016 rain as a "once in 1,000 years" event. Over 10 inches of rain fell, much of it within 12-18 hours. A 2018 report by FEMA on lessons learned suggests that this sort of rain event and flooding may occur more frequently than has previously been expected.


2016 West Virginia flood, Aftermath, Impact on resiliency and flood preparedness efforts
One scientist from West Virginia University who concurs with these conclusions has emphasized the importance of "honest conversations about climate change and what it means for West Virginia" in order to prepare for more intense precipitation events.


2016 West Virginia flood, Aftermath, Impact on resiliency and flood preparedness efforts
The West Virginia State Resiliency Office was created in response to the disaster. In January 2020, the office was described as "barely functioning," and rebuilding from the flood remained incomplete.


2016 West Virginia gubernatorial election
The 2016 West Virginia gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 2016, to elect the Governor of West Virginia, concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. The primaries were held on May 10.


2016 West Virginia gubernatorial election
Incumbent Democratic Governor Earl Ray Tomblin was barred from running for a second full term. He had ascended to the governorship upon Joe Manchin's election to the Senate in 2010 and was elected to a full term in 2012. Under the West Virginia Constitution, a partial term counts toward the limit of two consecutive terms.


2016 West Virginia gubernatorial election
The Democratic candidate, Jim Justice, a coal and agriculture businessman, won the open seat narrowly with a plurality of the vote, despite Republican Donald Trump simultaneously winning West Virginia in a landslide during the presidential election.


2016 West Virginia gubernatorial election, Background
In November 2010, Democratic Governor Joe Manchin resigned after being elected to the U.S. Senate. Earl Ray Tomblin, the President of the West Virginia Senate, became Acting Governor and won a special election held in October 2011. He was re-elected to a full term in the regularly-scheduled 2012 election. Tomblin was ineligible to run for re-election as the Constitution of West Virginia limits Governors to two consecutive terms, regardless of whether they are full or partial terms. However, Governors are re-eligible after four years out of office.


2016 West Virginia gubernatorial election, Background
After publicly speculating he would run for his former office, Manchin was considered a heavy favorite in the 2016 race. However, he announced on April 19, 2015, that he would be remaining in the Senate instead.


2016 West Virginia gubernatorial election, General election, Polling
→ Indicates an internal poll conducted by the West Virginia Republican Party for Bill Cole.


2016 Western & Southern Open
The 2016 Western & Southern Open  was a men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts from August 15–21, 2016. It was a Masters 1000 tournament on the 2016 ATP World Tour and a WTA Premier 5 tournament on the 2016 WTA Tour. The tournament was one of two headline events in the 2016 US Open Series. The 2016 tournament was the 115th men's edition and the 88th women's edition of the Cincinnati Masters. The tournament is held annually at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason (a northern suburb of Cincinnati), Ohio, United States.


2016 Western & Southern Open
Roger Federer and Serena Williams were the two-time defending champions in Men's and Women's singles titles, but neither of them defended their titles. They withdrew due to a knee injury and shoulder inflammation, respectively.


2016 Western & Southern Open, ATP singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wild cards into the main singles draw:


2016 Western & Southern Open, ATP singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry using a protected ranking into the main draw:


2016 Western & Southern Open, ATP singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:


2016 Western & Southern Open, ATP doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2016 Western & Southern Open, WTA singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wild cards into the main singles draw:


2016 Western & Southern Open, WTA singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:


2016 Western & Southern Open, WTA doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2016 Western & Southern Open – Men's Doubles
Daniel Nestor and Édouard Roger-Vasselin were the defending champions, but chose not to compete together. Nestor played alongside Vasek Pospisil, but lost in the semifinals to Ivan Dodig and Marcelo Melo. Roger-Vasselin teamed up with Julien Benneteau, but lost in the first round to Milos Raonic and Nenad Zimonjić.


2016 Western & Southern Open – Men's Doubles
Dodig and Melo won the title, defeating Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecău in the final, 7–6(7–5), 6–7(5–7), [10–6].


2016 Western & Southern Open – Men's Singles
Marin Čilić defeated Andy Murray in the final, 6–4, 7–5, to win the Men's Singles title at the 2016 Cincinnati Masters. It was his maiden Masters 1000 title, ending a streak of 18 consecutive Masters events won by a member of the Big Four.


2016 Western & Southern Open – Men's Singles
Roger Federer was the two-time defending champion, but withdrew because of a knee injury.


2016 Western & Southern Open – Men's Singles, Seeds
The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.


2016 Western & Southern Open – Men's Singles, Seeds
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.


2016 Western & Southern Open – Women's Doubles
Chan Hao-ching and Chan Yung-jan were the defending champions, but lost in the semifinals to Sania Mirza and Barbora Strýcová.


2016 Western & Southern Open – Women's Doubles
Mirza and Strýcová went on to win the title, defeating Martina Hingis and Coco Vandeweghe in the final, 7–5, 6–4.


2016 Western & Southern Open – Women's Doubles, Seeds
The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.


2016 Western & Southern Open – Women's Singles
Serena Williams was the two-time defending champion, but withdrew before the tournament began due to injury.


2016 Western & Southern Open – Women's Singles
Angelique Kerber was in contention for the world No. 1 ranking, which she would have attained had she won the title. However, by losing in the final she remained No. 2.


2016 Western & Southern Open – Women's Singles
Karolína Plíšková won her sixth WTA singles title, defeating Kerber in the final, 6–3, 6–1.


2016 Western & Southern Open – Women's Singles
The two would play each other three weeks later, in the final of the US Open. Having already claimed the No. 1 ranking following Williams' defeat in the semifinals, Kerber avenged her loss by beating Plíšková in three sets.


2016 Western & Southern Open – Women's Singles, Seeds
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.


2016 Western Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament
The 2016 Western Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament will take place beginning on May 25 and ending on May 28 or 29. The top six regular season finishers of the league's ten teams will meet in the double-elimination tournament to be held at Hohokam Stadium, spring training home of the Oakland Athletics in Mesa, Arizona. The winner will earn the Western Athletic Conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.


2016 Western Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament, Seeding and format
The top six finishers from the regular season will be seeded based on conference winning percentage. Grand Canyon is ineligible for the tournament due to their transition from Division II.


2016 Western Athletic Conference Softball Tournament
The 2016 Western Athletic Conference Softball tournament was held at Logan Field on the campus of Seattle University in Seattle, Washington from May 12 through May 14, 2016. CSU Bakersfield earned its first Western Athletic Conference Tournament title, earning the league's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament. All games were streamed online on the  with Greg Sexton and Ashley Charters calling the action.


2016 Western Athletic Conference Softball Tournament, Tournament
In the title game, CSU Bakersfield's catcher, Jo Larios, hit the eventual game-winning home run with two outs and a full count in the top of the seventh inning. The victory propelled the Roadrunners to the school's first NCAA Division I Softball Tournament appearance.


2016 Western Athletic Conference men's soccer season
The 2013 Western Athletic Conference men's soccer season is the eighth season of men's varsity soccer in the conference. The conference first sponsored the sport in 1996, but after eight schools split from the WAC in 1999 to form the Mountain West Conference (MW), the WAC only played the 1999 season before disbanding its men's soccer league.


2016 Western Athletic Conference men's soccer season, All-WAC awards and teams
Niki Jackson, Jr., F GCUDanny Musovski, Jr., F, UNLVSkyler Milne, Sr., F, UVUPaul Hoffmeister, Jr., MF, UVUAlex Roldan, Jr., MF, SUSergio Rivas, So., MF, SUTucker Bone, So., MF, USAFAKyle Bjornethun, Sr., D, SUAlex Neff, Sr., D, UVUCameron Duley, Sr., D, USAFAMitch Jensen, Jr., GK, UVU


2016 Western Athletic Conference men's soccer season, All-WAC awards and teams
Ben Conway, Sr, F, UIWAustin Dewing, So., F, USAFAKarson Payton, Jr., F, UVUAaron Meyer, So., MF, UVUJonathan Colunga, Sr., MF, SJSUTimo Mehlich, Fr., MF, UNLVSam Langston, Sr., D, SUHector Montalvo, Fr., D, GCUNathan Aune, So., D, SUFrederik Frankman, Jr., D, UTRGVJohn Wendt, Jr., GK, USAFA


2016 Western Balkans Summit, Paris
2016 Western Balkans Summit in Paris, France was third annual summit within the Berlin Process initiative for European integration of Western Balkans states. Previous summits took place in Berlin in 2014 and in Vienna in 2015. Heads of government, foreign ministers and the ministers of economy of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, as well as EU member states from the region Croatia, Slovenia and EU member states Austria, France, Germany, Italy as well as representatives of the European Union and the International Financial Institutions took part in Paris summit. Summit took place on 4 July 2016. Participants welcomed the intention of Italy to host the next summit in 2017.


2016 Western Balkans Summit, Paris
Summit took place in the context of the outcome of the United Kingdom European Union membership referendum. Western Balkans participants reaffirmed their commitment to European integrations process. European perspective of the region was recognized to all countries during the summits in Zagreb and Thessaloniki in 2000 and 2003 and "repeatedly and unequivocally reiterated since then" as stated in Final Declaration after the summit. Participants reaffirmed the importance of regional cooperation and their commitment to abstain from misusing bilateral issues in the EU accession process.


2016 Western Balkans Summit, Paris
At the day of summit Regional Youth Cooperation Office was established based on experience of the Franco-German Youth Office. All parties welcomed the progress with projects that were launched in August 2015 and agreed upon a list of 3 new railway projects, which will receive EU co-financing of little less than 100 million euros in addition to financing from the International Financial Institutions and the national budgets of the Western Balkan states. The parties welcomed the launch of an energy efficiency initiative supported by EU through funding of 50 million euros.


2016 Western Balkans Summit, Paris
Participants agreed on a road-map for the setting up of a regional market for electricity in the Western Balkans and European Commission intent to support initiative through the Energy Community secretariat. Regional market integration, especially through CEFTA was reaffirmed. Improving the perspective of younger generations' through Erasmus+ and investments in education were discussed.


2016 Western Bulldogs season
The 2016 season was the Western Bulldogs' 91st year in the Australian Football League (AFL). It was just their second year under coach Luke Beveridge, with Robert Murphy being appointed captain for the second year in a row. However, due to an injury Murphy suffered in the opening rounds of the season, Easton Wood took over the captaincy for the remainder of the year. The club's regular season began on the 27th of March against the Fremantle Dockers at Marvel Stadium. The Bulldogs finished off the home & away season with 15 wins and 7 losses, placing them at 7th on the ladder. The Bulldogs went on to win the 2016 AFL Grand Final, capturing their first VFL/AFL Premiership since 1954.


2016 Western Bulldogs season, Playing list, Changes
At the end of the 2015 season, the Bulldogs delisted Ayce Cordy, Brett Goodes, Matthew Fuller, Sam Darley, Daniel Pearce, Jordan Kelly and Jarrad Grant from their list. Grant was later recruited by the Gold Coast. as delisted free agents. Michael Talia was also traded to Sydney after controversy surrounding him allegedly leaking game plans to his brother.


2016 Western Bulldogs season, 2016 AFL Finals Series, Week one (elimination final), Second elimination final (West Coast v Western Bulldogs)
The opening match of the 2016 finals series saw the first final played on a Thursday night as opposed to the traditional Friday night start to a finals series with the sixth placed West Coast hosting the seventh placed Western Bulldogs at Domain Stadium. The Eagles had finished the season with a 16–6 win-loss record and searched for consistency throughout the year after finishing runners up to Hawthorn in the 2015 AFL Grand Final, where they lost by 46 points.


2016 Western Bulldogs season, 2016 AFL Finals Series, Week one (elimination final), Second elimination final (West Coast v Western Bulldogs)
They headed into the finals in strong form, however, banking two interstate wins over Greater Western Sydney and Adelaide as well as beating the Hawks at home to finish with a home final. The Western Bulldogs had qualified for their second consecutive finals series for the first time since 2010 and battled with injuries throughout the year, finishing with a 15–7 win-loss record. Despite this, they managed to beat the Eagles, Crows and Sydney during the home and away season.


2016 Western Bulldogs season, 2016 AFL Finals Series, Week one (elimination final), Second elimination final (West Coast v Western Bulldogs)
This was the first final between the two sides in ten years, with the Eagles defeating the Bulldogs comfortably in the 2006 First Semi Final, also at Subiaco Oval, by 74 points en route to securing the 2006 premiership. They also met in the 1998 Qualifying Final at the MCG, with the Western Bulldogs winning by 70 points.


2016 Western Bulldogs season, 2016 AFL Finals Series, Week one (elimination final), Second elimination final (West Coast v Western Bulldogs)
The only meeting between the two clubs in the regular season saw the Western Bulldogs win a close-fought contest by eight points at Etihad Stadium in round 11.


2016 Western Canada Cup
The 2016 Western Canada Cup was the Western Canadian Junior A ice hockey championship played at Affinity Place in Estevan, Saskatchewan from April 30 to May 8, 2016. It determined the two Western seeds for the 2016 Royal Bank Cup, the West Kelowna Warriors and Brooks Bandits.


2016 Western Canada Cup, Round robin, Results
Schedule and results can be found on the official website.


2016 Western Carolina Catamounts football team
The 2016 Western Carolina Catamounts football team represented Western Carolina University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Southern Conference. They were led by fifth year head coach Mark Speir and played their home games at Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium. They finished the season 2–9, 1–7 in SoCon play to finish in a tie for eighth place.


2016 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team
The 2016 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Charlie Fisher  and played their home games at Hanson Field. They were a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC). They finished the season 6–5, 3–5 in MVFC play to finish in a tie for sixth place.


2016 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team, Game summaries, at Northern Illinois
Western Illinois beat Northern Illinois, 28–23. The Leathernecks were leading 28–7 in the third quarter and held on for the win. WIU quarterback Sean McGuire went 21 for 37 for 315 yards. Wide receiver Joey Borsellino had nine catches for 148 yards. This was Western's first-ever victory over an FBS team.


2016 Western Michigan Broncos football team
The 2016 Western Michigan Broncos football team represented Western Michigan University (WMU) in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach P. J. Fleck and played their home games at Waldo Stadium as a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). The Broncos completed their regular season undefeated and won the MAC West Division title. The Broncos finished conference play defeating the Ohio Bobcats 29–23 in the 2016 MAC Championship Game, winning the school's first MAC championship title since 1988.


2016 Western Michigan Broncos football team
WMU received an invitation to the 2017 Cotton Bowl as the highest rated Group of Five team in the College Football Playoff (CFP). It was the first major-bowl appearance in school history (and second for a MAC team). The Broncos also won 10 games in a season for the first time in their 111-year football history. They lost to the No. 8 Wisconsin Badgers in the New Years Six bowl game, 24–16.


2016 Western Michigan Broncos football team
WMU received its first national top 25 ranking after they beat rival Central Michigan and was No. 25 in the Coaches Poll. Following its first win over Northern Illinois since 2008, the Broncos were ranked in the AP Top 25 for the first time in school history at No. 24 in week seven. The Broncos debuted in the CFP poll at No. 23. They finished the regular season ranked 18th in the Coaches Poll and 15th in the AP Poll.


2016 Western Michigan Broncos football team, Previous season
In 2015, the Broncos finished the season 8–5 overall and 6–2 in MAC play to finish in a three-way tie for first in the West Division. Due to tiebreakers, they did not qualify for the conference championship game. They were invited to the Bahamas Bowl where they defeated Middle Tennessee.


2016 Western Michigan Broncos football team, Season, Home invasion arrests
During the week leading up to the opening game, two freshmen, Ron George and Bryson White, were arraigned on charges of "armed robbery, first-degree home invasion and larceny from a building." The police allege that they used a gun and a knife to rob a woman.


2016 Western Michigan Broncos football team, Season, Home invasion arrests
White was already facing criminal charges in Ohio related to  driving under the influence of marijuana and driving on a suspended license. A passenger in his car was charged with carrying a gun and White refused to cooperate when asked about it.


2016 Western Michigan Broncos football team, Season, All-Americans
Taylor Moton was named to the Football Writers' Association of America All-American second team.


2016 Western Michigan Broncos football team, Season, All-Americans
Corey Davis was named as a first team All-American by the Associated Press, the FWAA, and the American Football Coaches Association, earning him honors as the school's first "consensus" All-American. He earned second team honors from The Sporting News and the Walter Camp Football Foundation.


2016 Western Michigan Broncos football team, Season, Campbell Trophy
For his classroom exploits that include a 4.0 GPA in his Masters' program, quarterback Zach Terrell won the prestigious Campbell Trophy, known as the "academic Heisman."


2016 Western Michigan Broncos football team, Season, National Football Foundation
Zach Terrell was chosen as a scholar athlete by the National Football Foundation as one of 12 athletes across all four (FBS, FCS, II, III) divisions of college football to receive an $18,000 post-graduate scholarship.


2016 Western Michigan Broncos football team, Season, Conference Players of the Week, Robert Spillane
Spillane was named MAC West Defensive Player of the Week for his week one performance in the team's 22–21 win at Northwestern in which he collected seven tackles and forced a fumble. Spillane later earned Co-Defensive Player of the Week honors in the Broncos' week three win at Illinois in which he made 11 tackles and snagged his first career interception. Spillane later earned DPOW honors with 14 tackles in the Broncos' 45–31 win over Eastern Michigan in week eight. In the Broncos' 37–21 win over Kent State, Spillane recorded a crucial safety that resulted in week ten honors.


2016 Western Michigan Broncos football team, Season, Conference Players of the Week, Darius Phillips
Phillips was named MAC West Special Teams Player of the Week for his week two performance against North Carolina Central that included a 66-yard punt return touchdown. Phillips' standout performance that included a 100-yard kick return touchdown in week four against Georgia Southern earned him STPOW honors in week five.


2016 Western Michigan Broncos football team, Season, Conference Players of the Week, Jamauri Bogan
Bogan earned honors as MAC West Co-Offensive Player of the Week for his 189 rushing yards and two touchdowns at Illinois in week three.


2016 Western Michigan Broncos football team, Season, Conference Players of the Week, Zach Terrell
Terrell became the week four MAC West Offensive Player of the Week for his 270 yards passing and four touchdowns in the Broncos' 49–31 win over Georgia Southern. Terrell would garner honors again for his 445-yard passing performance in the Broncos' 38–0 rout of Buffalo.


2016 Western Michigan Broncos football team, Season, Conference Players of the Week, Corey Davis
Senior wide receiver Corey Davis had six receptions for 72 yards and two touchdowns against rival Central Michigan earned him week five MAC West Offensive Player of the Week honors as he passed former Bronco  Jordan White for the conference record for career receiving yards. Davis would snag honors again with a 12-reception, 272-yard receiving effort that included three touchdowns against Ball State.


2016 Western Michigan Broncos football team, Season, Conference Players of the Week, Jarvion Franklin
The 2014 MAC Offensive Player of the Year and MAC Freshman of the Year received honors as MAC West Offensive Player of the Week after the Broncos' 45–30 win over Northern Illinois in week six during which he tallied 249 all-purpose yards (169 rushing and 80 receiving) with a receiving touchdown and a rushing touchdown (both on fourth down plays) to help buoy WMU's offensive efforts. Later, in week seven at Akron, Franklin again earned MAC West honors as he set the school record for single game rushing with 281 yards on 33 attempts in the Broncos' 41–0 win over the Zips.


2016 Western Michigan Broncos football team, Season, Conference Players of the Week, Caleb Bailey
Bailey collected seven tackles (including 2.5 tackles for loss) and an interception in the Broncos' 41–0 victory at Akron to earn week seven honors as MAC West Defensive Player of the Week.


2016 Western Michigan Broncos football team, Season, Conference Players of the Week, Asantay Brown
Brown tallied six tackles, including one for loss, and an interception return for a touchdown in the Broncos' 55–35 rout of Toledo in week 13, earning him honors as MAC West Defensive Player of the Week.


2016 Western Michigan Broncos football team, Season, Scholar Athletes of the Week, Zach Terrell
Terrell earned honors as Scholar Athlete of the Week for the week of Oct. 3–10 for his performance in the Broncos' 45–30 win over Northern Illinois on Oct. 8. He completed 18 of 24 passes for 327 yards and accounted for four touchdowns total (three passing, one rushing) in the first Western Michigan victory over the Huskies since 2008. Terrell boasted a 4.0 GPA in his Master's of Business Administration program and completed his undergraduate degree in finance earlier in 2016 with a GPA of 3.66.


2016 Western Michigan Broncos football team, Season, Scholar Athletes of the Week, Taylor Moton
Moton earned honors as Scholar Athlete of the Week for the week of Nov. 14–21 for his performance in the Broncos' 37–21 win over Kent State as he helped buoy an effort of 329 rushing yards against the Golden Flashes on national television. Moton spent most of the year rated at No. 1 on the Schneider Scale, which is used to determine the Outland Trophy winner (best offensive lineman not playing center).


2016 Western Michigan Broncos football team, Season, Distinguished Scholar Athletes
On December 27, 2016, the Mid-American Conference named seven Broncos as Distinguished Scholar Athletes:


2016 Western Michigan Broncos football team, Season, Academic All-Conference
Sixteen players from the team were named to the Academic All-Conference team: Lucas Bezzera, Kasey Carson, Lucas Cherocci, David Curle, Alex Grace, Austin Guido, Luke Juriga, John Keenoy, Odell Miller, Derek Mitchell, Taylor Moton, Zach Novoselsky, Giovanni Ricci, Trevor Sweeney, Zach Terrell and Justin Tranquill.


2016 Western Michigan Broncos football team, Rankings
After winning their first two games against Northwestern and North Carolina Central, WMU received 1 vote in the Coaches Poll. Their road win against Illinois moved the Broncos to 3–0 where they received 6 votes in the AP Poll and 16 votes in the Coaches Poll. WMU received their first Top 25 ranking in program history after they defeated rival Central Michigan and moved to 5–0.


2016 Western Michigan Broncos football team, Rankings
The table below shows the week-by-week status of WMU in the college football polls.


2016 Western Michigan Broncos football team, Game summaries, Northwestern
Western Michigan withstood a three-touchdown effort from Northwestern running back Justin Jackson and used a late Jamauri Bogan touchdown to win its season opener in Evanston. The Broncos recovered a fumble late in the game that was upheld on video review. It marked the Broncos' first win over a Big Ten school since 2008.


2016 Western Michigan Broncos football team, Game summaries, North Carolina Central
Seven different Western Michigan players scored touchdowns in the Broncos' home-opening 70–21 win over Division I FCS opponent North Carolina Central.


2016 Western Michigan Broncos football team, Game summaries, Illinois
Running back Jamauri Bogan scored two rushing touchdowns and kicker Butch Hampton booted two field goals to lift the Broncos to victory over their second Big Ten opponent of the season. It was the first win over Illinois since 2008.


2016 Western Michigan Broncos football team, Game summaries, Georgia Southern
Darius Phillips' kickoff return touchdown and interception return touchdown helped stake the Broncos to a 42–17 lead as they eventually held on to win, 49–31, over non-conference opponent Georgia Southern.


2016 Western Michigan Broncos football team, Game summaries, Central Michigan
Western Michigan used a fast start that resulted in a 21–3 halftime lead to defeat the arch-rival Chippewas in Mount Pleasant, 49–10. The victory gave the Broncos their third straight victory in the series, their fifth victory in the past six meetings, and their third consecutive victory in Mount Pleasant (2012, 2014, 2016) after only having won there in 1965, 1970, 1973, and 2002 since WMU went Division I in 1962.


2016 Western Michigan Broncos football team, Game summaries, Northern Illinois
Western Michigan beat Northern Illinois 45–30, to improve their record to 6–0 (2–0 MAC). With the win, the Broncos had beaten all three Illinois FBS teams in the same season—Northwestern, Illinois, and Northern Illinois.


2016 Western Michigan Broncos football team, Game summaries, Akron
Western Michigan's first match-up against the Zips since 2011 was again a one-sided contest as the Broncos raced out to a 27–0 halftime lead en route to a 41–0 win over the East Division-leading Akron Zips. Corey Davis caught two touchdown passes and Jarvion Franklin set the school record for single game rushing with 281 yards on 33 attempts. Franklin added an 18-yard pass reception, giving him 299 all-purpose yards in the victory. Linebackers Caleb Bailey and Kasey Carson collected interceptions to help preserve the shutout.


2016 Western Michigan Broncos football team, Game summaries, Eastern Michigan
Zach Terrell threw three touchdowns, two of them to Carrington Thompson, and for 398 yards as the Broncos held off a game Eastern Michigan team that would eventually qualify for its first bowl game since 1987.


2016 Western Michigan Broncos football team, Game summaries, Ball State
Corey Davis had a big game on national television with 12 receptions for 272 yards and three scores as the Broncos raced out to a 28–10 halftime lead and went on to win, 52–20.


2016 Western Michigan Broncos football team, Game summaries, Kent State
Fabian Johnson rushed for a career-high 125 yards as the Broncos had to rally from a 14–0 deficit on the road to win, 37–21, at Dix Stadium, in a rainy Election Day contest on national television.


2016 Western Michigan Broncos football team, Game summaries, Buffalo
Zach Terrell was the hero again for the Broncos, as he shredded the Bulls' defense for 445 yards passing in a 38–0 rout that was preceded by a visit from  College Gameday for the first time in school history.


2016 Western Michigan Broncos football team, Game summaries, Toledo
Linebacker Asantay Brown scored on the game's first play from scrimmage with an interception return for a touchdown and Jamauri Bogan returned to form with 31 carries for 198 yards and a touchdown as the Broncos routed Toledo, 55–35, for the MAC West divisional title. Corey Davis also broke the Division I FBS career receiving yardage record in the win.


2016 Western Michigan Broncos football team, Game summaries, Ohio (MAC Championship Game)
Kicker Butch Hampton booted five field goals and linebacker Robert Spillane intercepted Ohio quarterback Greg Windham with 51 seconds remaining to deliver the first MAC championship to Kalamazoo since 1988. The Broncos finished the regular season 13–0 for the first time in school history with the victory.


2016 Western Michigan Broncos football team, Game summaries, Wisconsin (81st Cotton Bowl Classic)
The only blemish on Western Michigan's 2016 campaign came in the postseason as Dare Ogunbowale, Corey Clement, and Troy Fumagalli scored touchdowns for Wisconsin in a 24–16 defeat for the Broncos. Zach Terrell threw for a touchdown and ran for another in his final collegiate game. The touchdown pass went to Corey Davis, playing in his final collegiate game, as well.


2016 Western New York Flash season
The 2016 season was Western New York Flash's ninth season, the fourth in which they competed in the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States. The season ended with the Flash's first finals appearance since the 2013 NWSL season and the franchise's first NWSL Championship victory. It was also the final season of the NWSL franchise's existence in Rochester, New York, or as the Western New York Flash, after being purchased by the North Carolina FC organization, moved to Cary, North Carolina, and rebranded as the North Carolina Courage in January 2017. It was replaced in March 2017 by a new Buffalo-based Western New York Flash team in United Women's Soccer.


2016 Western New York Flash season, First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2016 Western New York Flash season, Match results, Pre-season
The Flash announced their preseason schedule on March 11, 2016.


2016 Western New York Flash season, Match results, Standings
Last updated: September 24, 2016Source: Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won;  T = Matches tied;  L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference


2016 Western Storm season
The 2016 season was Western Storm's first season, in which they competed in the Women's Cricket Super League, a Twenty20 competition. The side finished second in the initial group stage, therefore progressing to the semi-final, where they beat Loughborough Lightning by 5 wickets. In the final, they played against Southern Vipers but lost the game by 7 wickets to finish as runners-up.


2016 Western Storm season
The side represented the South West of England, and was partnered with Somerset County Cricket Club, Gloucestershire County Cricket Club and the University of Exeter. They played two of their home matches at the County Ground, Taunton and one at the County Ground, Bristol. Western Storm's coach was Caroline Foster, and they were captained by Heather Knight.


2016 Western Storm season, Squad
Western Storm announced a 15-player squad on 21 April 2016. Age given is at the start of Western Storm's first match of the season (31 July 2016).


2016 Westmeath Senior Football Championship
The 2016 Westmeath Senior Football Championship is the 112th edition of the Westmeath GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for senior graded teams in County Westmeath, Ireland. The tournament consists of 12 teams, with the winner going on to represent Westmeath in the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship. The championship starts with a group stage and then progresses to a knock out stage.


2016 Westmeath Senior Football Championship
St. Loman's Mullingar were the defending champions after they defeated Castledaly in the previous years final.


2016 Westmeath Senior Football Championship
This was Athlone's return to the senior grade after claiming the 2015 Westmeath Intermediate Football Championship title. The county's most successful club made the straight bounce back up from the middle after being relegated for the first time in their history in 2014.


2016 Westmeath Senior Football Championship
St. Malachy's were relegated to the I.F.C. for 2017 after three seasons in the top flight of Westmeath football.


2016 Westmeath Senior Football Championship, Team changes
The following teams have changed division since the 2015 championship season.


2016 Westmeath Senior Football Championship, Group stage
There are 2 groups called Group A and B. The top finisher in each group qualify for the Semi Finals directly. The second and the third-placed finishers in both groups will qualify for the Quarter Finals. The bottom finisher in each group will qualify for the Relegation Final.


2016 Westmeath Senior Football Championship, Knock-out stages, Relegation final
The bottom finisher from both groups qualifies for the Relegation final. The loser will be relegated to the 2017 Intermediate Championship.


2016 Westmeath Senior Football Championship, Knock-out stages, Finals
There are 2 groups called Group A and B. The top finisher in each group qualify for the Semi Finals directly. The second and the third-placed finishers in both groups will qualify for the Quarter Finals.


2016 Wests Tigers season
The 2016 Wests Tigers season saw the club compete in the National Rugby League's 2016 Telstra Premiership. They also competed in the 2016 NRL Auckland Nines tournament.


2016 Wests Tigers season, Ladder
1 Parramatta were deducted 12 competition points and their for/against tally accumulated between rounds 1-9 for gross long-term salary cap breaches.


2016 Wexford Senior Football Championship
The 2016 Wexford Senior Football Championship is the 118th edition of the Wexford GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for senior graded teams in County Wexford, Ireland. The tournament consists of 12 teams, with the winner going on to represent Wexford in the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship. The championship starts with a group stage and then progresses to a knock out stage.


2016 Wexford Senior Football Championship
St. James' Ramsgrange were the defending champions after they defeated St. Martin's in the previous years final, however they relinquished their title to the same outfit at the Quarter-Final stage.


2016 Wexford Senior Football Championship
This was Glynn-Barntown's return to the senior grade after claiming the 2015 Wexford Intermediate Football Championship title.


2016 Wexford Senior Football Championship
Adamstown St. Abban's were relegated back to the I.F.C. for 2017 after 20 years as a senior club with two S.F.C. final appearances in this period.


2016 Wexford Senior Football Championship
On 9 October 2016 Gusserane O'Rahillys claimed their 6th S.F.C. title when they defeated Glynn-Barntown on a scoreline of 0-11 to 0-10 at Wexford Park. This ended a 41-year wait for the club for S.F.C. honours.


2016 Wexford Senior Football Championship, Team changes
The following teams have changed division since the 2015 championship season.


2016 Wexford Senior Football Championship, Group stage
There are 2 groups called Group A and B. The top 4 in each group qualify for the Quarter Finals. The bottom finisher in each group will qualify for the Relegation Final.


2016 Wexford Senior Football Championship, Knock-out Stages, Relegation Final
The bottom finisher from both groups qualify for the Relegation final. The loser will be relegated to the 2017 Intermediate Championship.


2016 Wexford Senior Football Championship, Knock-out Stages, Finals
The top 4 teams from each group qualify for the Quarter-Finals with 1st -vs- 4th and 2nd -vs- 3rd in each case.


2016 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election
The 2016 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Weymouth and Portland Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.


2016 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election
This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections:


2016 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election, Ward results, Melcombe Regis
Melcombe Regis was won by the Conservative Party in 2012 but taken by the Labour Party in a By-Election on 16 May 2013.


2016 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election, Ward results, Wyke Regis
Craig Martin (Labour Party) was elected in 2014 but stood down. As a result, there was an election for two councillors, one to serve from 2016 to 2020 and one to serve from 2016 to 2018.


2016 Wheelchair Doubles Masters
The 2016 Wheelchair Doubles Masters (also known as the 2016 Uniqlo Wheelchair Doubles Masters for sponsorship reasons) is a wheelchair tennis tournament played in Mission Viejo, California, United States, from 2 to 6 November 2016. It is the season-ending event for the highest-ranked wheelchair tennis doubles players on the 2016 ITF Wheelchair Tennis Tour.


2016 Wheelchair Doubles Masters, Tournament
The 2016 Uniqlo Wheelchair Doubles Masters took place from 2 to 6 November in Mission Viejo, California, United States. It was the 17th edition of the tournament (14th for quad players). The tournament is run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and is part of the 2016 ITF Wheelchair Tennis Tour. The event takes place on hard courts. It serves as the season-ending championships for doubles players on the ITF Wheelchair Tennis Tour. The eight pairs who qualify for the men's event and six pairs who qualify for women's event are split into two groups of three or four.


2016 Wheelchair Doubles Masters, Tournament
The four pairs who qualify for the quad event compete in one group. During this stage, pairs compete in a round-robin format (meaning pairs play against all the other players in their group). In the men's and women's events the two pairs with the best results in each group progress to the semifinals, where the winners of a group face the runners-up of the other group. In the quad event, the top two pairs progress to the final. This stage, however, is a knock-out stage.


2016 Wheelchair Doubles Masters, Tournament, Format
The Wheelchair Doubles Masters has a round-robin format, with eight men's pairs, six women's pairs and four quad pairs competing. The seeds are determined by the UNIQLO Wheelchair Tennis Rankings as they stood on 26 September 2016. All matches are the best of three tie-break sets, including the final.


2016 Wheelchair Doubles Masters, Qualified pairs
The following pairs qualified for the 2016 Wheelchair Doubles Masters, based upon rankings as at 26 September 2016.


2016 Wheelchair Doubles Masters, Champions, Men's Doubles
Stéphane Houdet /  Nicolas Peifer def. Gustavo Fernández /  Joachim Gérard, 2–6, 6–3, 7–5


2016 Wheelchair Doubles Masters, Champions, Women's Doubles
Diede de Groot /  Lucy Shuker def. Louise Hunt /  Dana Mathewson, 6–3, 4–6, 6–4


2016 Wheelchair Doubles Masters, Champions, Quad Doubles
Antony Cotterill /  Andrew Lapthorne def. Nick Taylor /  David Wagner, 7–5, 1–6, 6–4


2016 Wheelchair Doubles Masters – Men's Doubles
Michaël Jeremiasz and Gordon Reid were the defending champions but withdrew in the round robin.


2016 Wheelchair Doubles Masters – Men's Doubles
Stéphane Houdet and Nicolas Peifer defeated Gustavo Fernández and Joachim Gérard in the final, 2–6, 6–3, 7–5 to win the title.


2016 Wheelchair Doubles Masters – Quad Doubles
Antony Cotterill and Andrew Lapthorne defeated the five-time defending champions Nick Taylor and David Wagner in the final, 7–5, 1–6, 6–4 to win the title.


2016 Wheelchair Doubles Masters – Women's Doubles
Jiske Griffioen and Aniek van Koot were the defending champion but did not compete.


2016 Wheelchair Doubles Masters – Women's Doubles
Diede de Groot and Lucy Shuker defeated Louise Hunt and Dana Mathewson in the final, 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 to win the title.


2016 Wheelchair Tennis Masters
The 2016 Wheelchair Tennis Masters (also known as the 2016 NEC Wheelchair Tennis Masters for sponsorship reasons) is a wheelchair tennis tournament played at the Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London, United Kingdom, from 30 November to 4 December 2016. It is the season-ending event for the highest-ranked wheelchair tennis singles players on the 2016 ITF Wheelchair Tennis Tour.


2016 Wheelchair Tennis Masters, Tournament
The 2016 NEC Wheelchair Tennis Masters took place from 30 November to 4 December at the Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre in London, United Kingdom. It was the 23rd edition of the tournament (13th for quad players). The tournament is run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and is part of the 2016 ITF Wheelchair Tennis Tour. The event takes place on indoor hard courts. It serves as the season-ending championships for singles players on the ITF Wheelchair Tennis Tour.


2016 Wheelchair Tennis Masters, Tournament
The eight players who qualify for the men's and women's events, and six players who qualify for the quad event, are split into two groups of three or four. During this stage, players compete in a round-robin format (meaning players play against all the other players in their group). The two players with the best results in each group progress to the semifinals, where the winners of a group face the runners-up of the other group. This stage, however, is a knock-out stage.


2016 Wheelchair Tennis Masters, Tournament, Format
The Wheelchair Tennis Masters has a round-robin format, with six/eight players divided into two groups of three/four. The six/eight seeds are determined by the UNIQLO Wheelchair Tennis Rankings as they stood on 10 October 2016. All matches are the best of three tie-break sets, including the final. This year saw an increase in the number of players competing in the quad singles, with six players now completing for the title, up from four the previous year.


2016 Wheelchair Tennis Masters, Qualified players
The following players qualified for the 2016 Wheelchair Tennis Masters, based upon rankings as at 10 October 2016. Players whose names are struck out qualified but did not participate and were replaced by the next highest ranking player.


2016 Wheelchair Tennis Masters – Men's Singles
Joachim Gérard successfully defending his title, defeating Gordon Reid in the final, 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 to win the title.


2016 Wheelchair Tennis Masters – Quad Singles
David Wagner successfully defended his title for the fifth consecutive year, defeating Itay Erenlib in the final, 6–4, 6–1, his ninth title overall.


2016 Wheelchair Tennis Masters – Women's Singles
Jiske Griffioen successfully defending his title, defeating Yui Kamiji in the final, 6–4, 6–4 to win the title.


2016 White House shooting
The 2016 White House shooting occurred on May 20, 2016, when Jesse Olivieri attacked the White House security checkpoint. The Secret Service shot and arrested him. After the incident, Secret Service authorities closed the White House for 45 minutes and also blocked nearby streets. Primary investigations showed that there is no connection with terrorists.


2016 White House shooting, The incident
On the afternoon of May 20, a suspected man with a firearm approached the White House security checkpoint at 17th and E Street. Secret Service agents shot him in the stomach and transported him to George Washington University Hospital. Officer of security forces gave a verbal warning to stop and drop his firearm. David Lacovetti, Secret Service spokesman, said, "when the subject failed to comply with the verbal commands, he was shot once by a secret service agent and taken into custody." Ranjit Singh, the incident witness, explained "white guy" with a gun in his right hand approaching police who were yelling at him to drop it.


2016 White House shooting, The incident
After the incident, the Secret Service closed the White House for about 45 minutes. Also, the forces blocked streets between 16th and 17th Streets NW and a mall near the Washington Monument. At the time of the incident, Barack Obama was in Maryland. Vice President Joe Biden was in the White House at that time and was moved to a secure location during the incident. The White House official stated no one was injured at the White House.


2016 White House shooting, Post-arrest investigations
The law enforcement official identified Jesse Olivieri as the White House shooter. He is from Ashland, Pennsylvania and 30 years old. The officials found bullets for a .22 caliber weapon in his car near the incident location. According to primary investigations, there is not any relation with terrorists.


2016 White House shooting, Post-arrest investigations
Jesse Olivieri pled guilty to impeding federal officers with a dangerous weapon in September 2016, he was sentenced to eight months imprisonment.


2016 Wichita Falls Nighthawks season
The 2016 Wichita Falls Nighthawks season was the second season for the professional indoor football franchise and second in the Indoor Football League (IFL). One of ten teams that competed in the IFL for the 2016 season, the Nighthawks were members of the United Conference.


2016 Wichita Falls Nighthawks season
Led by head coach Billy Back, the Nighthawks played their home games at the Kay Yeager Coliseum in Wichita Falls, Texas.


2016 Wichita Falls Nighthawks season, Roster
Rookies in italics updated June 28, 201625 Active, 8 Inactive


2016 Wichita Force season
The 2016 Wichita Force season is the franchise's 2nd season as a professional indoor football franchise and second as a member of Champions Indoor Football (CIF). One of nine teams in the CIF for the inaugural 2016 season, the Wichita Force is owned by Wichita Indoor Football LLC, led by managing partner Marv Fisher. The Force clinched their first division title with a 44–30 victory over the Sioux City Bandits.


2016 Wicklow Senior Football Championship
The 2016 Wicklow Senior Football Championship is the 116th edition of the Wicklow GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for senior graded teams in County Wicklow, Ireland. The tournament consists of 16 teams (14 clubs and 2 divisional sides), with the winner going on to represent Wicklow in the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship. The championship consists of a back door system.


2016 Wicklow Senior Football Championship
Rathnew were the defending champions after they defeated St. Patrick's in the previous years final.


2016 Wicklow Senior Football Championship
Tinahely, who lost last years relegation final, were given a reprieve and allow to keep their senior status when Rathnew 'B's won the I.F.C. in 2015. A reserve side can't compete in the S.F.C. so no team was promoted of relegated at the end of the 2015 season.


2016 Wicklow Senior Football Championship
On 9 October 2016 Baltinglass claimed their 22nd S.F.C. and their first in 9 years when they defeated St. Patrick's 1-14 to 1-9 in Aughrim Park.


2016 Wicklow Senior Football Championship, Team changes
The following teams have changed division since the 2015 championship season.


2016 Wicklow Senior Football Championship, Round 1
All 16 teams enter the competition in this round. The 8 winners progress to Round 2A while the 8 losers progress to Round 2B.