The 2016 Northern Ireland Open (officially the 2016 Coral Northern Ireland Open) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 14 and 20 November 2016 at the Titanic Exhibition Centre in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

[3][4] The winner of the Northern Ireland Open is awarded the Alex Higgins Trophy which is named in honour of Northern Irish two-time world champion Alex Higgins.

[5] Mark King won the first ranking title of his career by defeating Barry Hawkins 9–8 in the final.

[6][7] John Higgins made the 123rd official maximum break in the fifth frame of his last 64 match against Sam Craigie.

[8] The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[9]