2016 International Championship (snooker) final in China to feature both players, previous one, at the Shanghai Masters, being won 10–6 by Ding. The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £5,000. These matches were played in Daqing on 23 October 2016. These matches were held between 29 September and 1 October 2016 at the Preston Guild Hall in Preston, England. Matches involved John Higgins, Ding Junhui, Liang Wenbo and Mark Selby, were played on 23 October 2016 in China. All matches were best of 11 frames. 2016 International Championship (snooker) The
Mark Selby He continued his form at the Shanghai Masters, where he won his second major ranking event by defeating Mark Williams 10–9 in the final, having trailed 9–7. The win also meant Selby usurped Williams as the world number one, making him the ninth player to hold the top spot and the first to do so without having previously won the World Championship. He also won the minor-ranking PTC Event 4 (also known as the Paul Hunter Classic) with a 4–0 whitewash over Mark Davis, having edged out Ronnie O'Sullivan 4–3 in the semi-finals. Selby would later finish 5th on the