2016 English Open - EventCity, Manchester
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This was the first staging of the English Open as a ranking event, as part of the new Home Nations series.
Liang Wenbo won his first and only ranking title, beating the likes of Dott, Murphy and Bingham, and then Judd Trump in the final.
The last 64 and 32 stages produced a large number of shocks, with many of the top 16 falling to lower ranked players:
L64 Selby (1) 3-4 Highfield (58)
L32 Allen (7) 3-4 Yan (101)
L32 Ding (2) 2-4 Jak Jones (126)
L32 N Robertson (5) 3-4 Xiao (50)
L32 O'Sullivan (21) 3-4 Wakelin (66)
L32 K Wilson (12) 3-4 Rhys Clark (91)
QFs
Barry Hawkins (10) 5-2 Ricky Walden (16)
Judd Trump (3) 5-1 John Higgins (6)
Liang Wenbo (19) 5-2 Anthony Hamilton (65)
Stuart Bingham (8) 5-0 Chris Wakelin (66)
SFs
Trump (3) 6-2 Hawkins (10)
Liang (19) 6-5 Bingham (8)
Final
Liang (19) 9-6 Trump (3)