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2016 World Snooker Championship

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2016 World Snooker Championship

Summary

2016 World Snooker Championship is a snooker tournament[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of snooker_tournament entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (213 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • 2016 World Snooker Championship won the Mark Selby[3].
  • 2016 World Snooker Championship is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • 2016 World Snooker Championship's instance of is recorded as snooker tournament[5].
  • 2016 World Snooker Championship's instance of is recorded as world championship[6].
  • 2016 World Snooker Championship followed 2015 World Snooker Championship[7].
  • 2016 World Snooker Championship was followed by 2017 World Snooker Championship[8].
  • 2016 World Snooker Championship took place at Crucible Theatre[9].
  • 2016 World Snooker Championship took place at Sheffield[10].
  • 2016 World Snooker Championship is part of 2015–16 snooker season[11].
  • 2016 World Snooker Championship is part of World Snooker Championship[12].
  • 2016 World Snooker Championship began on April 16, 2016[13].
  • 2016 World Snooker Championship ended on May 2, 2016[14].
  • 2016 World Snooker Championship took place on May 2, 2016[15].
  • 2016 World Snooker Championship's sport is recorded as snooker[16].
  • 2016 World Snooker Championship's organizer is recorded as World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association[17].
  • 2016 World Snooker Championship's sponsor is recorded as Betfred[18].
  • 2016 World Snooker Championship's highest break is recorded as {'amount': '+143'}[19].

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When and Where

2016 World Snooker Championship occurred on May 2, 2016[15]. It began on April 16, 2016[13]. It ended on May 2, 2016[14]. Recorded location include Crucible Theatre[9] and Sheffield[10]. It is in the country of United Kingdom[4].

Context

Part of include 2015–16 snooker season[11], a sports season[20] and World Snooker Championship[12], a recurring sporting event[21], in United Kingdom[22], founded in 1927[23]. Recorded instance of include snooker tournament[5] and world championship[6]. 2016 World Snooker Championship followed 2015 World Snooker Championship[7]. It was followed by 2017 World Snooker Championship[8].

Why It Matters

2016 World Snooker Championship ranks in the top 2% of snooker_tournament entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (213 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

FAQs

What awards did 2016 World Snooker Championship receive?

Honors received include Mark Selby[3].

Related Entities

Mark Selby Sheffield United Kingdom

References

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 22d ago · Saldanha-mareo · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Highest break → {'amount': '+143'}
    Start time → —
    Followed by → 2017 World Snooker Championship
    Follows → 2015 World Snooker Championship
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