The 2016 English Open (officially the 2016 BetVictor English Open) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 10 and 16 October 2016 at the EventCity in Manchester, England. It was the seventh ranking event of the 2016/2017 season.

This was the inaugural English Open event, being held as part of a new Home Nations Series introduced in the 2016/2017 season with the existing Welsh Open and new Northern Ireland Open and Scottish Open tournaments. The winner of the English Open is awarded the Davis Trophy which is named in honour of six-time world champion Steve Davis.

Liang Wenbo captured his only ranking title by beating Judd Trump 9–6 in the final. As a result, he qualified for the Champion of Champions in November.

Alfie Burden made the 122nd official maximum break in the sixth frame of his first round match against Daniel Wells. It was Burden's first professional maximum break.

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:

Winner: £70,000 Runner-up: £30,000 Semi-final: £20,000 Quarter-final: £10,000 Last 16: £6,000 Last 32: £3,500 Last 64: £2,500Highest break: £2,000 Total: £366,000

The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £10,000.

Main draw

Top half

Section 1

Last 128 Best of 7 framesLast 64 Best of 7 framesLast 32 Best of 7 framesLast 16 Best of 7 frames
England Mark Selby (1)4
England Gary Wilson0
England Mark Selby (1)3
England Liam Highfield4
England Sam Craigiew/d
England Liam Highfieldw/o
England Liam Highfield1
Wales Ryan Day4
Wales Gareth Allen3
Scotland Stephen Maguire4
Scotland Stephen Maguire3
Wales Ryan Day4
Wales Ryan Day4
Norway Kurt Maflin1
Wales Ryan Day1
England Barry Hawkins (16)4
England Barry Hawkins (16)4
England Jack Lisowski3
England Barry Hawkins (16)4
England Mark Davis2
England Mark Davis4
China Tian Pengfei1
England Barry Hawkins (16)4
England David Grace1
Wales Dominic Dale2
England David Grace4
England David Grace4
England Andrew Higginson3
England Andrew Higginson4
England Nigel Bond1

Section 2

Last 128 Best of 7 framesLast 64 Best of 7 framesLast 32 Best of 7 framesLast 16 Best of 7 frames
Wales Michael White4
England Jason Weston0
Wales Michael White1
Thailand Kritsanut Lertsattayathorn4
Thailand Boonyarit Keattikun3
Thailand Kritsanut Lertsattayathorn4
Thailand Kritsanut Lertsattayathorn3
England Ricky Walden (9)4
Malta Alex Borg0
China Li Hang4
China Li Hang3
England Ricky Walden (9)4
England Ricky Walden (9)4
Finland Robin Hull1
England Ricky Walden (9)4
China Yan Bingtao1
Thailand Dechawat Poomjaeng2
England John Astley4
England John Astley0
China Yan Bingtao4
China Yan Bingtao4
England Sanderson Lam2
China Yan Bingtao4
Northern Ireland Mark Allen (8)3
England Sean O'Sullivan2
Scotland Scott Donaldson4
Scotland Scott Donaldson1
Northern Ireland Mark Allen (8)4
Northern Ireland Mark Allen (8)4
England Jamie Curtis-Barrett1

Section 3

Last 128 Best of 7 framesLast 64 Best of 7 framesLast 32 Best of 7 framesLast 16 Best of 7 frames
Scotland John Higgins (5)4
England Michael Wild2
Scotland John Higgins (5)4
England Mark King1
England Mark King4
Malaysia Rory Thor3
Scotland John Higgins (5)4
Scotland Fraser Patrick3
Scotland Fraser Patrick4
England Zak Surety1
Scotland Fraser Patrick4
Thailand James Wattana2
Scotland Eden Sharav1
Thailand James Wattana4
Scotland John Higgins (5)4
England Tom Ford1
Hong Kong Marco Fu (12)4
England Martin O'Donnell3
Hong Kong Marco Fu (12)2
England Tom Ford4
England Rory McLeod2
England Tom Ford4
England Tom Ford4
Northern Ireland Joe Swail2
Brazil Itaro Santos1
Northern Ireland Joe Swail4
Northern Ireland Joe Swail4
England James Cahill1
England James Cahill4
Poland Adam Stefanow3

Section 4

Last 128 Best of 7 framesLast 64 Best of 7 framesLast 32 Best of 7 framesLast 16 Best of 7 frames
England Oliver Lines1
Wales Ian Preece4
Wales Ian Preece4
England Craig Steadman1
England Mark Joyce3
England Craig Steadman4
Wales Ian Preece1
Wales Mark Williams (13)4
England Ian Burns4
England Christopher Keogan2
England Ian Burns1
Wales Mark Williams (13)4
Wales Mark Williams (13)4
Wales David John2
Wales Mark Williams (13)0
England Judd Trump (4)4
England Martin Gould4
England Sydney Wilson1
England Martin Gould4
China Zhou Yuelong2
China Zhou Yuelong4
England Jimmy White3
England Martin Gould1
England Judd Trump (4)4
Wales Matthew Stevens1
England Jamie Bodle4
England Jamie Bodle3
England Judd Trump (4)4
England Judd Trump (4)4
Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty1

Bottom half

Section 5

Last 128 Best of 7 framesLast 64 Best of 7 framesLast 32 Best of 7 framesLast 16 Best of 7 frames
England Shaun Murphy (3)4
China Chen Zhe0
England Shaun Murphy (3)3
China Liang Wenbo4
China Liang Wenbo4
Scotland Graeme Dott0
China Liang Wenbo4
Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien2
England Robbie Williams0
Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien4
Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien4
Scotland Ross Muir2
Scotland Ross Muir4
China Zhang Yong3
China Liang Wenbo4
England Ben Woollaston3
England Ali Carter (14)4
Belgium Luca Brecel3
England Ali Carter (14)4
Thailand Sunny Akani3
Thailand Sunny Akani4
Australia Kurt Dunham0
England Ali Carter (14)2
England Ben Woollaston4
England Ben Woollaston4
China Cao Yupeng1
England Ben Woollaston4
China Zhang Anda3
Republic of Ireland Josh Boileau2
China Zhang Anda4

Section 6

Last 128 Best of 7 framesLast 64 Best of 7 framesLast 32 Best of 7 framesLast 16 Best of 7 frames
China Yu Delu1
England Rod Lawler4
England Rod Lawler3
England Stuart Carrington4
England Peter Ebdon1
England Stuart Carrington4
England Stuart Carrington1
England Anthony Hamilton4
England Adam Duffy1
England Anthony Hamilton4
England Anthony Hamilton4
England Matthew Selt2
England Joe Perry (11)2
England Matthew Selt4
England Anthony Hamilton4
Wales Jak Jones3
England Sam Baird3
England Elliot Slessor4
England Elliot Slessor3
Wales Jak Jones4
Wales Jak Jones4
England Brandon Sargeant0
Wales Jak Jones4
China Ding Junhui (6)2
Isle of Man Darryl Hill1
China Mei Xiwen4
China Mei Xiwen0
China Ding Junhui (6)4
China Ding Junhui (6)4
England Mitchell Mann0

Section 7

Last 128 Best of 7 framesLast 64 Best of 7 framesLast 32 Best of 7 framesLast 16 Best of 7 frames
Australia Neil Robertson (7)4
Pakistan Hamza Akbar1
Australia Neil Robertson (7)4
Wales Duane Jones1
England Mike Dunn0
Wales Duane Jones4
Australia Neil Robertson (7)3
China Xiao Guodong4
Thailand Noppon Saengkham4
Cyprus Michael Georgiou1
Thailand Noppon Saengkham0
China Xiao Guodong4
England Michael Holt1
China Xiao Guodong4
China Xiao Guodong3
England Chris Wakelin4
England Ronnie O'Sullivan (10)4
England Jimmy Robertson0
England Ronnie O'Sullivan (10)4
China Zhao Xintong3
China Zhao Xintong4
China Wang Yuchen0
England Ronnie O'Sullivan (10)3
England Chris Wakelin4
Scotland Anthony McGill4
England Jamie Cope2
Scotland Anthony McGill1
England Chris Wakelin4
England Chris Wakelin4
England Allan Taylor3

Section 8

Last 128 Best of 7 framesLast 64 Best of 7 framesLast 32 Best of 7 framesLast 16 Best of 7 frames
India Aditya Mehta3
Wales Lee Walker4
Wales Lee Walker2
Scotland Rhys Clark4
Wales Jamie Jonesw/d
Scotland Rhys Clarkw/o
Scotland Rhys Clark4
England Kyren Wilson (15)3
England Alfie Burden3
Wales Daniel Wells4
Wales Daniel Wells1
England Kyren Wilson (15)4
England Kyren Wilson (15)4
England Wayne Townsend0
Scotland Rhys Clark1
England Stuart Bingham (2)4
England Hammad Miah1
England David Gilbert4
England David Gilbert4
England Peter Lines0
England Peter Lines4
England Paul Davison1
England David Gilbert0
England Stuart Bingham (2)4
Scotland Alan McManus4
Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh1
Scotland Alan McManus2
England Stuart Bingham (2)4
England Stuart Bingham (2)4
England Robert Milkins3

Finals

Quarter-finals Best of 9 framesSemi-finals Best of 11 framesFinal Best of 17 frames
England Barry Hawkins (16)5
England Ricky Walden (9)2
England Barry Hawkins (16)2
England Judd Trump (4)6
Scotland John Higgins (5)1
England Judd Trump (4)5
England Judd Trump (4)6
China Liang Wenbo9
China Liang Wenbo5
England Anthony Hamilton2
China Liang Wenbo6
England Stuart Bingham (2)5
England Chris Wakelin0
England Stuart Bingham (2)5

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Greg Coniglio. EventCity, Manchester, England, 16 October 2016.
Judd Trump (4) England6–9Liang Wenbo China
Afternoon: 9–126 (95), 0–95 (95), 63–2, 76–45 (54), 0–88 (76), 0–96 (92), 62–69 (Trump 51), 67–13 (52) Evening: 132–0 (132), 0–84 (84), 0–115 (98), 69–31 (51), 69–0 (50), 41–69 (62), 51–75
132Highest break98
1Century breaks0
650+ breaks7

Century breaks

147 – Alfie Burden 140 – Li Hang 139, 125, 121, 102 – Neil Robertson 138, 136, 136, 134, 106 – Liang Wenbo 138 – Ali Carter 138 – Mark Williams 136 – Tian Pengfei 135, 106, 102 – Xiao Guodong 134, 132, 120 – Judd Trump 134 – Joe Perry 132 – Mark Allen 130, 107 – Zhao Xintong 130, 106 – Chris Wakelin 130 – Zhang Anda 126, 117, 110 – Stephen Maguire 126 – Kritsanut Lertsattayathorn 125 – Mark Joyce 122 – Anthony McGill 121 – Ian Preece 118, 103 – Kyren Wilson 116, 116 – Stuart Bingham116, 115 – Ricky Walden 115 – Martin Gould 114, 103 – John Higgins 114 – Barry Hawkins 113 – Zhou Yuelong 112 – Scott Donaldson 111, 102 – David Gilbert 111 – Duane Jones 110 – Ronnie O'Sullivan 108, 106 – Ding Junhui 108 – Shaun Murphy 107 – Ben Woollaston 107 – Tom Ford 105 – Michael Holt 105 – Ross Muir 104 – Allan Taylor 103, 100 – Marco Fu 101 – Rory McLeod 100 – Ryan Day 100 – Rod Lawler