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 beat his good friend Shaun Murphy 10–6 to win the tournament. Selby also participated at the Players Tour Championship. He successfully defended his Paul Hunter Classic title with a 4–1 win over Joe Swail in the final. He then lost in the final of the Antwerp Open 1–4 against Mark Allen, and won the Munich Open by defeating Graeme Dott 3–4 in the final. He then finished number one on the Order of Merit, and qualified for the Finals, where he lost 3–4 against Jack Lisowski. Selby then went on to win his third Masters title, beating Stuart Bingham 6–5