2016 International Championship (snooker) 2016 International Championship (snooker) The 2016 International Championship was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 23 and 30 October 2016 at the Baihu Media Broadcasting Centre in Daqing, China. It was the eighth ranking event of the 2016/2017 season. John Higgins was the defending champion but he lost 2–6 to Ding Junhui in the quarter-finals. Mark Selby won his 9th ranking title by beating Ding Junhui 10–1 in the final. This match was a repeat of the 2016 World Championship final, in which Selby beat Ding by the 18–14 scoreline, and also the second consecutive ranking event
Robyn Selby Smith Championship. In the lead up to the 2007 World Rowing Championships Selby Smith again rowed at both Rowing World Cups in Europe. She was in the pair who finished sixth at Linz Ottensheim and then was in the four and the eight for the second World Cup in Amsterdam. The four won their final. For the World Championships in Munich the selectors had a wealth of women's talent from which to choose given the high and even standard. Selby Smith was selected only in the Australian Women's eight and they finished fourth. In 2008 Selby Smith was in Olympic contention.