Betfred World Championship Qualifiers 
Date: 6-13 Apr 2016;
Venue: Ponds Forge International Sports Centre, Sheffield, England;
Type: Qualifying (see main event);
Twitter: #SnookerWorldChamps;
Notes: See also results (112)
Qual Round 3 ![]() (Last 48; Losers receive £9,900) |
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| 1 | Ding Junhui [17] | 10 | - | 2 | Nigel Bond [94] | | ||||
| 2 | Peter Ebdon [32] | 10 | - | 2 | Ian Burns [64] |
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![]() The fourth frame lasted 69 minutes. | |||
| 3 | Robbie Williams [57] | 10 | - | 9 | Anthony Hamilton [72] | | ||||
| 4 | Graeme Dott [24] | 10 | - | 7 | Mike Dunn [41] |
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| 5 | Robert Milkins [21] | 10 | - | 7 | Kurt Maflin [53] |
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| 6 | Michael Holt [28] | 10 | - | 8 | Mark King [37] |
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![]() In frame 18 King needed 2 snookers. He got both only to miss the blue and hand victory to Holt. | |||
| 7 | Alan McManus [29] | 10 | - | 2 | Jimmy Robertson [36] | | ||||
| 8 | Ryan Day [20] | 10 | - | 6 | Ken Doherty [52] |
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| 9 | Kyren Wilson [19] | 10 | - | 6 | Matthew Stevens [46] |
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| 10 | Anthony McGill [30] | 10 | - | 7 | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh [35] |
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Un-Nooh missed the final black of a 147 in frame 4. Watch the shot on Vine. |
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| 11 | Sam Baird [59] | 10 | - | 9 | Liam Highfield [70] |
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| 12 | David B Gilbert [22] | 10 | - | 7 | Jack Lisowski [43] |
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| 13 | Mitchell Mann [74] | 10 | - | 9 | Dechawat Poomjaeng [42] | | ||||
| 14 | Zhang Anda [71] | 10 | - | 7 | Zhou Yuelong [58] |
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![]() Zhou made his 25th career century in this match, at just 18 years old. | |||
| 15 | Allister Carter [31] | 10 | - | 6 | Dominic Dale [34] |
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| 16 | Liang Wenbo [18] | 10 | - | 6 | Xiao Guodong [47] |
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Qual Round 2 ![]() (Last 80; Losers receive £6,600) |
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| 1 | Ding Junhui [17] | 10 | - | 1 | Ross Muir [80] |
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| 2 | Nigel Bond [94] | 10 | - | 6 | Gary Wilson [48] |
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| 3 | Ian Burns [64] | 10 | - | 3 | Hamza Akbar [117] | | ||||
| 4 | Peter Ebdon [32] | 10 | - | 9 | Gerard Greene [65] |
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![]() Ebdon fought back from 9-3 down to win a close and tense decider | |||
| 5 | Anthony Hamilton [72] | 10 | - | 9 | Chris Wakelin [83] |
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| 6 | Robbie Williams [57] | 10 | - | 4 | Mark Joyce [40] |
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| 7 | Mike Dunn [41] | 10 | - | 9 | Li Hang [56] |
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| 8 | Graeme Dott [24] | 10 | - | 8 | Noppon Saengkham [82] |
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![]() Saengkham missed the penultimate red during a 147 attempt in the second frame. | |||
| 9 | Robert Milkins [21] | 10 | - | 8 | Scott Donaldson [81] |
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| 10 | Kurt Maflin [53] | 10 | - | 8 | Zhao Xintong (a) |
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| 11 | Mark King [37] | 10 | - | 7 | David Grace [60] |
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| 12 | Michael Holt [28] | 10 | - | 7 | Peter Lines [69] |
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| 13 | Alan McManus [29] | 10 | - | 6 | David Morris [68] |
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| 14 | Jimmy Robertson [36] | 10 | - | 5 | Stuart Carrington [61] | | ||||
| 15 | Ken Doherty [52] | 10 | - | 7 | Hossein Vafaei [96] | | ||||
| 16 | Ryan Day [20] | 10 | - | 9 | Alfie Burden [77] |
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| 17 | Kyren Wilson [19] | 10 | - | 6 | Martin O'Donnell [78] |
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| 18 | Matthew Stevens [46] | 10 | - | 3 | Zhang Yong [112] |
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| 19 | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh [35] | 10 | - | 7 | Paul S Davison [113] |
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| 20 | Anthony McGill [30] | 10 | - | 9 | Craig Steadman [67] |
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![]() The first session was delayed due to lighting issues | |||
| 21 | Liam Highfield [70] | 10 | - | 8 | Luca Brecel [27] |
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| 22 | Sam Baird [59] | 10 | - | 7 | Tom Ford [38] |
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| 23 | Jack Lisowski [43] | 10 | - | 5 | Rory McLeod [54] |
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| 24 | David B Gilbert [22] | 10 | - | 2 | Lee Walker [75] |
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| 25 | Mitchell Mann [74] | 10 | - | 9 | Matthew Selt [23] |
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| 26 | Dechawat Poomjaeng [42] | 10 | - | 5 | Robin Hull [55] |
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| 27 | Zhou Yuelong [58] | 10 | - | 6 | Fergal O'Brien [39] | | ||||
| 28 | Zhang Anda [71] | 10 | - | 5 | Mark Davis [26] |
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| 29 | Allister Carter [31] | 10 | - | 8 | Cao Yupeng [66] |
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| 30 | Dominic Dale [34] | 10 | - | 6 | Oliver Lines [63] |
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| 31 | Xiao Guodong [47] | 10 | - | 8 | Jamie Rhys Clarke (a) |
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| 32 | Liang Wenbo [18] | 10 | - | 5 | Jamie Cope [79] | | ||||
Qual Round 1 ![]() (Last 144; Losers receive £0) |
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| 1 | Ding Junhui [17] | 10 | - | 4 | Greg Casey (a) | | ||||
| 2 | Ross Muir [80] | 10 | - | 5 | Sean O'Sullivan [88] |
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| 3 | Nigel Bond [94] | 10 | - | 9 | Andrew Higginson [49] |
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| 4 | Gary Wilson [48] | 10 | - | 4 | Leo Fernandez (a) |
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| 5 | Hamza Akbar [117] | 10 | - | 5 | Jamie Jones [33] |
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| 6 | Ian Burns [64] | 10 | - | 8 | Duane Jones [114] |
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| 7 | Gerard Greene [65] | 10 | - | 9 | Jimmy White [115] | | ||||
| 8 | Peter Ebdon [32] | 10 | - | 6 | James Wattana [102] |
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| 9 | Chris Wakelin [83] | 10 | - | 9 | Ben Woollaston [25] |
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| 10 | Anthony Hamilton [72] | 10 | - | 3 | Sydney Wilson [98] |
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![]() Hamilton had a chance for a max in both frame two and eight but ended on 80 and 104 respectively. | |||
| 11 | Robbie Williams [57] | 10 | - | 7 | Gareth Allen [108] | | ||||
| 12 | Mark Joyce [40] | 10 | - | 7 | Zak Surety [84] | | ||||
| 13 | Mike Dunn [41] | 10 | - | 7 | James Cahill [106] | | ||||
| 14 | Li Hang [56] | 10 | - | 8 | Lü Chenwei [104] | ![]() Li missed the yellow for a max in the 17th frame | ||||
| 15 | Noppon Saengkham [82] | 10 | - | 6 | Michael Georgiou [73] |
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| 16 | Graeme Dott [24] | 10 | - | 8 | Brandon Sargeant (a) |
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| 17 | Robert Milkins [21] | 10 | - | 3 | Ka Wai Cheung (a) | | ||||
| 18 | Scott Donaldson [81] | 10 | - | 6 | Joel Walker [76] | | ||||
| 19 | Kurt Maflin [53] | 10 | - | 8 | Sanderson Lam [95] |
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| 20 | Zhao Xintong (a) | 10 | - | 9 | Rod Lawler [44] | | ||||
| 21 | Mark King [37] | 10 | - | 3 | Fraser Patrick [111] | | ||||
| 22 | David Grace [60] | 10 | - | 5 | Brendan O'Donoghue (a) | | ||||
| 23 | Peter Lines [69] | 10 | - | 1 | Ng On Yee (af) | | ||||
| 24 | Michael Holt [28] | 10 | - | 6 | Michael Wild [105] | ![]() Holt had a 9-0 lead | ||||
| 25 | Alan McManus [29] | 10 | - | 5 | Michael Wasley [85] |
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| 26 | David Morris [68] | 10 | - | 5 | Chris Melling [89] |
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| 27 | Stuart Carrington [61] | 10 | - | 9 | Hammad Miah (a) | | ||||
| 28 | Jimmy Robertson [36] | 10 | - | 0 | Tyler Rees (a) | | ||||
| 29 | Hossein Vafaei [96] | 10 | - | 7 | Tian Pengfei [45] | | ||||
| 30 | Ken Doherty [52] | 10 | - | 6 | Andy Hicks (a) | | ||||
| 31 | Alfie Burden [77] | 10 | - | 7 | Tony Drago [92] |
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| 32 | Ryan Day [20] | 10 | - | 2 | Daniel Wells [86] |
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| 33 | Kyren Wilson [19] | 10 | - | 3 | Jason Weston [110] | | ||||
| 34 | Martin O'Donnell [78] | 10 | - | 8 | Kuldesh Johal (a) | | ||||
| 35 | Zhang Yong [112] | 10 | - | 7 | Joe Swail [51] |
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| 36 | Matthew Stevens [46] | 10 | - | 2 | Josh Boileau (a) |
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| 37 | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh [35] | 10 | - | 9 | Akani Songsermsawad [116] | | ||||
| 38 | Paul S Davison [113] | 10 | - | 9 | Yu Delu [62] |
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| 39 | Craig Steadman [67] | 10 | - | 3 | Michael Leslie [91] | | ||||
| 40 | Anthony McGill [30] | 10 | - | 1 | Hatem Yassin [118] | | ||||
| 41 | Luca Brecel [27] | 10 | - | 8 | Steven Hallworth [100] |
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| 42 | Liam Highfield [70] | 10 | - | 2 | Luke Simmonds (a) | ![]() Missed max (120) by Highfield in the fourth frame | ||||
| 43 | Sam Baird [59] | 10 | - | 8 | Thor Chuan Leong [101] |
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| 44 | Tom Ford [38] | 10 | - | 2 | Darryl Hill [90] | | ||||
| 45 | Jack Lisowski [43] | 10 | - | 2 | Alex Taubman (a) | | ||||
| 46 | Rory McLeod [54] | 10 | - | 7 | Lukas Kleckers (a) | | ||||
| 47 | Lee Walker [75] | 10 | - | 0 | Conor McCormack (a) | | ||||
| 48 | David B Gilbert [22] | 10 | - | 5 | Rhys Clark [93] |
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| 49 | Matthew Selt [23] | 10 | - | 2 | Igor Figueiredo [119] |
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| 50 | Mitchell Mann [74] | 10 | - | 7 | Kishan Hirani (a) | | ||||
| 51 | Robin Hull [55] | 10 | - | 7 | Barry Pinches [87] | ![]() Hull made a 96 (missed maximum) in the 13th frame | ||||
| 52 | Dechawat Poomjaeng [42] | 10 | - | 4 | Eden Sharav [109] | | ||||
| 53 | Fergal O'Brien [39] | 10 | - | 4 | Steve Davis [99] |
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| 54 | Zhou Yuelong [58] | 10 | - | 3 | Dylan Craig (a) | | ||||
| 55 | Zhang Anda [71] | 10 | - | 2 | Bratislav Krustev (a) | | ||||
| 56 | Mark Davis [26] | 10 | - | 7 | Adam Duffy (a) |
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| 57 | Allister Carter [31] | 10 | - | 2 | Mateusz Baranowski (a) | | ||||
| 58 | Cao Yupeng [66] | 10 | - | 0 | Rodion Judin (a) | | ||||
| 59 | Oliver Lines [63] | 10 | - | 5 | Lu Ning [97] |
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| 60 | Dominic Dale [34] | 10 | - | 6 | Ian Glover [103] |
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| 61 | Xiao Guodong [47] | 10 | - | 6 | Allan Taylor [107] | | ||||
| 62 | Jamie Rhys Clarke (a) | 10 | - | 9 | Jamie Burnett [50] |
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| 63 | Jamie Cope [79] | 10 | - | 4 | Ashley Hugill (a) | | ||||
| 64 | Liang Wenbo [18] | 10 | - | 2 | Joe O'Connor (a) | | ||||






