2016 in sports
2016 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. The main highlight for this year is the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
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American football
    
- Super Bowl 50 – the Denver Broncos (AFC) won 24–10 over the Carolina Panthers (NFC)
- Location: Levi's Stadium
 - Attendance: 71,088
 - MVP: Von Miller, LB (Denver)
 
 
Archery
    
- November 21, 2015 – September 17, 2016: 2015–16 World Archery Federation Events Page[1]
 
2016 Summer Olympics (WA)
    
- August 5 – 12: 2016 Summer Olympics in 
 Rio de Janeiro at the Sambadrome Marquês de Sapucaí
- Men's individual: 
 
 Ku Bon-chan; 
 
 Jean-Charles Valladont; 
 
 Brady Ellison - Men's team: 
 
 South Korea (KOR); 
 
 United States (USA); 
 
 Australia (AUS) - Women's individual: 
 
 Chang Hye-jin; 
 
 Lisa Unruh; 
 
 Ki Bo-bae - Women's team: 
 
 South Korea (KOR); 
 
 Russia (RUS); 
 
 Chinese Taipei (TPE) 
 - Men's individual: 
 
Indoor archery
    
- November 21 & 22, 2015: IA World Cup #1 in 
 Marrakesh (junior & senior individual events)[2]
 - December 9 & 10, 2015: IA World Cup #2 in 
 Bangkok (senior individual events only)[3]
- Men's Recurve winner: 
 Brady Ellison - Women's Recurve winner: 
 Aída Román - Men's Compound winner: 
 Reo Wilde - Women's Compound winner: 
 Toja Cerne 
 - Men's Recurve winner: 
 - January 15 – 17: IA World Cup #3 in 
 Nîmes (junior & senior individual events)[4]
- Men's Recurve winner: 
 Luca Melotto - Women's Recurve winner: 
 Guendalina Sartori - Men's Compound winner: 
 Braden Gellenthien - Women's Compound winner: 
 Linda Ochoa-Anderson 
 Italy and 
 France won 2 gold medals each. Italy won the overall medal tally.
 - Men's Recurve winner: 
 - January 29 – 31: IA World Cup #4 (final) in 
 Las Vegas[5]
- Men's Recurve winner: 
 Brady Ellison - Women's Recurve winner: 
 Khatuna Lorig - Men's Compound winner: 
 Jesse Broadwater - Women's Compound winner: 
 Sarah Holst Sonnichsen 
 - Men's Recurve winner: 
 - March 1 – 6: 2016 World Indoor Archery Championships in 
 Ankara[6]
 Italy won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
 
Outdoor archery
    
- January 28 – 31: 2016 African Archery Championships in 
 Windhoek
 Egypt won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
 - April 26 – May 1: WA World Cup #1 in 
 Shanghai[7]
- Men's Recurve winner: 
 Sjef van den Berg - Women's Recurve winner: 
 JU Hye-bhin - Men's Compound winner: 
 Mike Schloesser - Women's Compound winner: 
 Sara López 
 - Men's Recurve winner: 
 - May 9 – 15: WA World Cup #2 in 
 Medellín[8]
- Men's Recurve winner: 
 Brady Ellison - Women's Recurve winner: 
 Choi Mi-sun - Men's Compound winner: 
 Sergio Pagni - Women's Compound winner: 
 Sara López 
 - Men's Recurve winner: 
 - May 23 – 29: 2016 European Archery Championships in 
 Nottingham[9][10]
- Men's Recurve winner: 
 Jean-Charles Valladont - Women's Recurve winner: 
 Veronika Marchenko - Men's Compound winner: 
 Stephan Hansen - Women's Compound winner: 
 Sarah Prieels 
 - Men's Recurve winner: 
 - June 1 – 5: World University Archery Championship in 
 Ulaanbaatar
- Men's Recurve winner: 
 Galsan Bazarzhapov - Women's Recurve winner: 
 Kang Chae-young - Men's Compound winner: 
 Kim Jong-ho - Women's Compound winner: 
 Ko Soyoung 
 - Men's Recurve winner: 
 - June 13 – 19: WA World Cup #3 in 
 Antalya[11]
- Men's Recurve winner: 
 Lee Seung-yun - Women's Recurve winner: 
 Choi Mi-sun - Men's Compound winner: 
 Evren Çağıran - Women's Compound winner: 
 Sara López 
 - Men's Recurve winner: 
 - September 24 & 25: WA World Cup #4 (final) in 
 Odense[12]
- Men's Recurve winner: 
 Brady Ellison - Women's Recurve winner: 
 Ki Bo-bae - Men's Compound winner: 
 Mike Schloesser - Women's Compound winner: 
 Marcella Tonioli - Mixed Team Recurve winners: 
 South Korea - Mixed Team Compound winners: 
 Denmark 
 - Men's Recurve winner: 
 - September 27 – October 2: 2016 World Archery Field Championships in 
 Dublin[13]
 Italy and the 
 United States won 5 gold medals each. Italy won the overall medal tally.
 
Baseball
    
    Major League Baseball
    
- April 3 – October 2: 2016 Major League Baseball season
- American League winner: 
 Cleveland Indians - National League winner: 
 Chicago Cubs 
 - American League winner: 
 - June 9 – 11: 2016 Major League Baseball draft in 
 Secaucus, New Jersey
 - July 12: 2016 Major League Baseball All-Star Game in 
 San Diego at Petco Park
- Winners: American League
 - MVP: 
 Eric Hosmer (
 Kansas City Royals) - Home Run Derby: 
 Giancarlo Stanton (
 Miami Marlins) 
 - October 25 – November 2: 2016 World Series
- The 
 Chicago Cubs defeated the 
 Cleveland Indians, 4–3 in games played, to win their third World Series title.  Notably, this ended the longest championship drought in the history of North American sports at 108 years. 
 - The 
 
WBSC
    
- July 29 – August 7: 2016 WBSC 15U Baseball World Cup in 
 Iwaki, Fukushima[14]
 Cuba defeated 
 Japan, 9–4, to win their second consecutive and sixth overall WBSC 15U Baseball World Cup title.- The 
 United States took the bronze medal. 
 - September 3 – 11: 2016 Women's Baseball World Cup in 
 Gijang County (Busan)[15]
 - October 28 – November 6: 2016 23U Baseball World Cup in 
 Monterrey (replaces the 21U Baseball World Cup)[16]
 Japan defeated 
 Australia, 10–3, to win their first 23U Baseball World Cup title.
 South Korea took the bronze medal.
 
Little League Baseball
    
- July 26 – August 2: 2016 Big League World Series in 
 Easley, South Carolina[17][18]
 Tao-Yuan County Big LL (Team Asia-Pacific) defeated 
 Kihei LL (Team West), 6–2, in the final.
 - July 31 – August 6: 2016 Senior League World Series in 
 Bangor, Maine[19][20]
 Clear Ridge LL (Team Central) defeated 
 Southern Mariners LL (Team Asia-Pacific), 7–2, in the final.
 - July 31 – August 7: 2016 Little League Intermediate (50/70) World Series in 
 Livermore, California[21][22]
 Central East Maui LL (Team West) defeated 
 West Seoul LL (Team Asia-Pacific), 5–1, in the final.
 - August 14 – 21: 2016 Junior League World Series in 
 Taylor, Michigan[23][24]
 Shing-Ming Junior LL (Team Asia-Pacific) defeated 
 Kawaihau Community LL (Team West), 9–1, in the final.
 - August 18 – 28: 2016 Little League World Series in 
 South Williamsport, Pennsylvania[25]
 Maine-Endwell Little League (Team Mid-Atlantic) defeated 
 East Seoul Little League (Team Asia-Pacific and Middle East), 2–1, in the final.
 
Basketball
    
    2016 Summer Olympics (FIBA)
    
- January 15 – 17: Aquece Rio International Women's Basketball Tournament in 
 Rio de Janeiro (Olympic Test Event)[26]
 - August 6 – 21: 2016 Summer Olympics in 
 Rio de Janeiro at the Olympic Training Center
- Men: 
 
 United States; 
 
 Serbia; 
 
 Spain - Women: 
 
 United States; 
 
 Spain; 
 
 Serbia 
 - Men: 
 
International FIBA championships
    
- June 1 – 5: 2016 FIBA 3x3 Under-18 World Championships in 
 Astana[27]
 - June 13 – 19: 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women in 
 Nantes[28]
 - June 22 – July 3: 2016 FIBA Under-17 World Championship for Men and Women in 
 Zaragoza[30][31]
- Men: The 
 United States defeated 
 Turkey, 96–56, to win their fourth consecutive FIBA Under-17 World Championship title. 
 Lithuania took third place.- Women: 
 Australia defeated 
 Italy, 62–38, to win their first FIBA Under-17 World Championship for Women title. - The 
 United States took third place. 
 - Men: The 
 - July 4 – 9: FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament #1 in 
 Turin[32]
 Croatia has qualified to compete at Rio 2016.
 - July 4 – 9: FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament #2 in 
 Belgrade[33]
 Serbia has qualified to compete at Rio 2016.
 - July 5 – 10: FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament #3 in 
 Manila[34]
 France has qualified to compete at Rio 2016.
 - August 6 & 7: 2016 FIBA 3x3 Open Pacific Championships in 
 Gold Coast, Queensland[35]
 Guam defeated 
 NSW, 11–9, in the final.
 - October 11 – 15: 2016 FIBA 3x3 World Championships in 
 Guangzhou[36]
- Men: 
 Serbia defeated the 
 United States, 21–16, in the final. 
 Slovenia took third place. - Women: The 
 Czech Republic defeated 
 Ukraine, 21–11, in the final. The 
 United States took third place. 
 - Men: 
 
NBA
    
- October 27, 2015 – April 13, 2016: 2015–16 NBA season
- Top regular season team: 
 Golden State Warriors - MVP: 
 Stephen Curry (
 Golden State Warriors) 
 - Top regular season team: 
 - February 14: 2016 NBA All-Star Game at the Air Canada Centre in 
 Toronto
- Note: This NBA All-Star Game was held outside the United States for the first time.
 - The Western Conference (NBA) defeat the Eastern Conference (NBA) 196–173.
 - MVP: 
 Russell Westbrook (
 Oklahoma City Thunder) - NBA All-Star Celebrity Game: Team 
 Canada defeated Team 
 United States 74–64. - Rising Stars Challenge: Team USA defeated Team 
 World 157–154. - NBA All-Star Weekend Skills Challenge winner: 
 Karl-Anthony Towns (
 Minnesota Timberwolves) - Three-Point Contest winner: 
 Klay Thompson (
 Golden State Warriors) - Slam Dunk Contest winner: 
 Zach LaVine (
 Minnesota Timberwolves) 
 - April 16 – June 19: 2016 NBA Playoffs
- The 
 Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the 
 Golden State Warriors, 4–3 in games played, to win their first NBA title. - MVP: 
 LeBron James (Cleveland Cavaliers) 
 - The 
 - June 23: 2016 NBA draft at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn (New York City)
- #1 pick: 
 Ben Simmons to the 
 Philadelphia 76ers from 
 LSU 
 - #1 pick: 
 
WNBA
    
- April 14: 2016 WNBA draft at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut
- #1: 
 Breanna Stewart, from the 
 Connecticut Huskies, to the 
 Seattle Storm 
 - #1: 
 - May 14 – September 18: 2016 WNBA season
- Eastern Conference Winners: 
 New York Liberty - Western Conference Winners: 
 Minnesota Lynx 
 - Eastern Conference Winners: 
 - September 21 – October 20: 2016 WNBA Playoffs[37]
- The 
 Los Angeles Sparks defeated the 
 Minnesota Lynx, 3–2 in games played, to win their third WNBA championship title. 
 - The 
 
NCAA
    
- March 15 – April 4: 2016 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament (Final four at NRG Stadium in Houston)
- The 
 Villanova Wildcats defeated the 
 North Carolina Tar Heels, 77–74, to win their second NCAA Men's Division I Basketball title.
- Most Outstanding Player: 
 Ryan Arcidiacono (Villanova) 
 - Most Outstanding Player: 
 
 - The 
 - March 19 – April 5: 2016 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament (Final four at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis)
- The 
 Connecticut Huskies defeated the 
 Syracuse Orange, 82–51, to win their fourth consecutive and 11th overall NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament title. The title was also the 11th for Huskies head coach Geno Auriemma, putting him ahead of John Wooden for the most Division I national titles for a head coach in either men's or women's basketball.
- Most Outstanding Player: 
 Breanna Stewart (Connecticut) 
 - Most Outstanding Player: 
 
 - The 
 
FIBA Americas
    
- January 15 – March 12: 2016 FIBA Americas League[38]
 Guaros de Lara defeated 
 Bauru, 84–79, to win their first FIBA Americas League title. 
 Mogi das Cruzes took third place.
 - May 20 – 26: 2016 South American Basketball Championship for Women in 
 Barquisimeto[39]
 - June 19 – 25: 2016 Centrobasket in 
 Panama City[40]
 Puerto Rico defeated 
 Mexico, 84–83, to win their 11th Centrobasket title. 
 Dominican Republic took third place.
 - June 26 – July 2: 2016 South American Basketball Championship for Men in 
 Caracas[41]
 - July 3 – 16: 2016 CBC U16 Championship in 
 Georgetown, Guyana[42]
 - July 13 – 23: 2016 FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship for Men and Women in 
 Valdivia[44][45]
- Men: The 
 United States defeated 
 Canada, 99–84, to win their fourth consecutive and eighth overall FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship title. 
 Brazil took third place.- Women: The 
 United States defeated 
 Canada, 109–62, to win their eighth consecutive and ninth overall FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship title. 
 Brazil took third place.
 - Men: The 
 - August 24 – 28: 2016 Centrobasket U15 Championship in 
 Patillas, Puerto Rico[46]
 Puerto Rico defeated the 
 Dominican Republic, 74–67, in the final. 
 Mexico took third place.
 - August 29 – September 2: 2016 COCABA U16 Championship for Men and Women in 
 San José, Costa Rica[47][48]
- Men: 1. 
 Mexico; 2. 
 Panama; 3. 
 El Salvador - Women: 1. 
 Mexico; 2. 
 El Salvador; 3. 
 Costa Rica 
 - Men: 1. 
 - September 20 – December 7: 2016 South American League for Men's Clubs in 
 Comodoro Rivadavia and La Banda, 
 Valdivia, and 
 Barquisimeto[49]
 Mogi das Cruzes defeated 
 Weber Bahía, 3–0 in games played, in the final.
 - October 25 – 29: 2016 South American U15 Championship for Men in 
 Asunción[50]
 - November 16 – 20: 2016 FIBA South America Under-15 Championship for Women in 
 Guayaquil[51]
 
FIBA Europe
    
- October 5, 2015 – May 15, 2016: 2015–16 Euroleague[52]
 CSKA Moscow defeated 
 Fenerbahçe, 101–96 in overtime, to win their seventh Euroleague title. 
 Lokomotiv Kuban took third place.
 - October 7, 2015 – April 13, 2016: 2015–16 EuroCup Women[53]
 CJM Bourges Basket defeated fellow French team, ESB Villeneuve-d'Ascq, 105–93 in two matches, to win their first EuroCup Women title.
 - October 13, 2015 – April 27, 2016: 2015–16 Eurocup Basketball[54]
 Galatasaray Odeabank defeated 
 Strasbourg IG, 140–133 on aggregate, to win their first Eurocup Basketball title.
 - October 14, 2015 – April 17, 2016: 2015–16 EuroLeague Women[55]
 UMMC Ekaterinburg defeated fellow Russian team, Nadezhda Orenburg, 72–69, to win their third EuroLeague Women title. 
 Fenerbahçe took third place.
 - October 21, 2015 – May 1, 2016: 2015–16 FIBA Europe Cup (debut event and replaced the EuroChallenge)[56]
 Skyliners Frankfurt defeated 
 Pallacanestro Varese, 66–62, to win the inaugural FIBA Europe Cup title. 
 Élan Chalon took third place.
 - June 26 – July 3: 2016 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries in 
 Chișinău[57]
 Armenia defeated 
 Andorra, 79–71, to win their first FIBA European Championship for Small Countries title.
 San Marino took third place.
 - June 28 – July 3: 2016 FIBA Women's European Championship for Small Countries in 
 Gibraltar[58]
 - July 9 – 17: 2016 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women in 
 Matosinhos[59]
 - July 16 – 24: 2016 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship in 
 Helsinki[60]
 - July 23 – 31: 2016 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship for Women in 
 Sopron[61]
 - August 6 – 14: 2016 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship for Women in 
 Udine[62]
 - August 12 – 20: 2016 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship in 
 Radom[63]
 - September 2 – 4: 2016 FIBA 3x3 European Championships in 
 Bucharest[64]
 - September 9 – 11: 2016 FIBA U18 3x3 European Championships in 
 Debrecen[65]
 - December 16 – 22: 2016 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship in 
 Samsun[66]
- Note: This event was temporarily postponed, due to the aftermath of the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt.
 
 France defeated 
 Lithuania, 75–68, to win their fourth FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship title.
 Italy took third place.
 
FIBA Asia
    
- July 22 – 31: 2016 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship in 
 Tehran[67]
 Iran defeated 
 Japan, 71–65, to win their third FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship title.
 South Korea took third place.
 - September 9 – 18: 2016 FIBA Asia Challenge in 
 Tehran[68]
 Iran defeated 
 South Korea, 77–47, to win their third consecutive FIBA Asia Challenge title.
 Jordan took third place.
 - October 8 – 16: 2016 FIBA Asia Champions Cup in 
 Chenzhou[69]
 China Kashgar defeated 
 Al-Riyadi, 96–88, to win their first FIBA Asia Champions Cup title.
 Petrochimi took third place.
 - November 13 – 20: 2016 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship for Women in 
 Bangkok[70]
 China defeated 
 Japan, 78–47, to win their fourth consecutive and 15th overall FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship for Women title.
 South Korea took third place.
 
FIBA Africa
    
- July 22 – 31: 2016 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship for Men in 
 Kigali[71]
 - August 26 – September 4: 2016 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship for Women in 
 Cairo[72]
 Mali defeated 
 Egypt, 84–61, to win their second consecutive and sixth overall FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship for Women title.
 Mozambique took third place.
 
FIBA Oceania
    
- December 5 – 10: 2016 FIBA Oceania Under-18 Championship for Men and Women in 
 Suva
- Men: 
 New Zealand defeated 
 Australia, 57–51, to win their first Men's FIBA Oceania Under-18 Championship title.
 Guam took third place.
 - Women: 
 Australia defeated 
 New Zealand, 107–52, to win their seventh consecutive Women's FIBA Oceania Under-18 Championship title.
 Samoa took third place.
 
 - Men: 
 
Boccia
    
- March 19 – 26: BISFed 2016 World Individual Championships in 
 Beijing[73]
- Individual BC1 winner: 
 Pattaya Tadtong - Individual BC2 winner: 
 Worawut Saengampa - Individual BC3 winner: 
 Jeong Ho-won - Individual BC4 winner: 
 Stephen McGuire 
 - Individual BC1 winner: 
 - April 26 – May 2: BISFed 2016 World Open #1 in 
 Montreal[74]
- Individual BC1 winner: 
 Lee Dong-won - Individual BC2 winner: 
 Lee Young-jin - Individual BC3 winner: 
 Jeong Ho-won - Individual BC4 winner: 
 Seo Hyeon-seok - Pairs BC3 winners: 
 South Korea - Pairs BC4 winners: 
 Slovakia - Team BC1–BC2 winners: 
 South Korea 
 - Individual BC1 winner: 
 - May 17 – 24: BISFed 2016 World Open #2 in 
 Dubai[75][76]
 - June 14 – 19: BISFed 2016 World Open #3 in 
 Póvoa de Varzim
- Individual BC1 winner: 
 David Smith - Individual BC2 winner: 
 Maciel de Sousa Santos - Individual BC3 winner: 
 José Carlos Macedo - Individual BC4 winner: 
 Samuel Andrejcik - Pairs BC3 winners: 
 Russia - Pairs BC4 winners: 
 Brazil - Team BC1-BC2 winners: 
 Japan 
 - Individual BC1 winner: 
 
Canadian football
    
- November 27 – 104th Grey Cup: Ottawa Redblacks defeat Calgary Stampeders, 39–33 (in overtime).
 
Chess
    
- February 10 – December 18: 2016 FIDE (World Chess Federation) calendar
 
World events
    
- February 10 – 24, 2016: FIDE Women's Grand Prix #2 in 
 Tehran
- Winner: 
 Ju Wenjun 
 - Winner: 
 - April 19 – May 3, 2016: FIDE Women's Grand Prix #3 in 
 Batumi
- Winner: 
 Valentina Gunina 
 - Winner: 
 - July 1 – 15: FIDE Women's Grand Prix #4 in 
 Chengdu
- Winner: 
 Harika Dronavalli 
 - Winner: 
 - November 18 – December 2: FIDE Women's Grand Prix #5 in 
 Khanty-Mansiysk
- Winner: 
 Ju Wenjun 
 - Winner: 
 - February 25 – March 3: IMSA Elite Mind Games in 
 Huai'an
- Winners of rapid chess: 
 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (m) / 
 Tan Zhongyi - Winners of blitz chess: 
 Rauf Mamedov (m) / 
 Kateryna Lagno (f) - Winners of Basque chess: 
 Ding Liren (m) / 
 Alexandra Kosteniuk (f) 
 - Winners of rapid chess: 
 - March 1 – 19: Women's World Chess Championship 2016 in 
 Lviv
- Winner: 
 Hou Yifan 
 - Winner: 
 - March 10 – 30: Candidates Tournament in 
 Moscow
- Winner: 
 Sergey Karjakin 
 - Winner: 
 - April 8 – 15: 14th World University Chess Championship in 
 Abu Dhabi
- Winners: 
 Hovhannes Gabuzyan (m) / 
 Ni Shiqun (f) 
 - Winners: 
 - April 18 – 28: World Amateur Chess Championship 2016 in 
 Chalkidiki
 - May 17 – 25: 2016 ICCD World Individual Deaf Chess Championships in 
 Yerevan
 - June 26 – July 4: World Senior Team Chess Championship 50+, 65+ 2016 in 
 Dresden
- 50+ winners: 
 Germany (Uwe Bönsch, Klaus Bischoff, Karsten Volke, Raj Tischbierek, Gernot Gauglitz) - 65+ winners: 
 Russia (Evgeny Sveshnikov, Evgeni Vasiukov, Yuri Balashov, Vladimir V. Zhelnin, Nikolai Pushkov) - Women's winners: 
 Russia (Galina Strutinskaia, Svetlana Mednikova, Valentina Kozlovskaya, Elena Fatalibekova, Elena N. Sazonova) 
 - 50+ winners: 
 - July 22 – 29: World Youth U-16 Chess Olympiad 2016 in 
 Poprad
- Winners: 
 Iran 
 - Winners: 
 - July 30 – August 7: Commonwealth Chess Championship 2016 in 
 Wadduwa
- Winnesr: 
 Abhijeet Gupta (m) / 
 Tania Sachdev (f) - U8 winner: 
 P. Das Swayham (m) / A. N. Shefali (f) - U10 winners: 
 D. Gukesh (m) / 
 Sanskruti Wankhede (f) - U12 winners: 
 Malan Pathirana (m) / 
 Narayani Adane(f) - U14 winners: 
 P. Iniyan (m) / 
 Meenal Gupta (f) - U16 winners: 
 Minul Sanjula Doluweera (m) / 
 Hagawane Aakanksha - U18 winners: 
 Sarkar Rajdeep (m) / 
 Mohanty Smaraki - U20 winners: 
 Roland Bezuidenhout (m) / 
 P. V. Nandhidhaa - Senior winner: 
 Richard Voon 
 - Winnesr: 
 - August 7 – 21: World Junior Chess Championships 2016 in 
 Bhubaneswar
- Winners: 
 Jeffery Xiong (m) / 
 Dinara Saduakassova (f) 
 - Winners: 
 - September 1 – 14: 42nd Chess Olympiad in 
 Baku
- Open winners: 
 United States (Fabiano Caruana, Hikaru Nakamura, Wesley So, Sam Shankland, Ray Robson) - Women's winners: 
 China (Hou Yifan, Ju Wenjun, Zhao Xue, Tan Zhongyi, Guo Qi) 
 - Open winners: 
 - September 20 – October 4: World Youth U14, U16, U18 Championships 2016 in 
 Khanty-Mansiysk
- U14 winners: 
 Semen Lomasov (m) / 
 Zhu Jiner (f) - U16 winners: 
 Haik M. Martirosyan (m) / 
 Aakanksha Hagawane (f) - U18 winners: 
 Manuel Petrosyan (m) / 
 Stavroula Tsolakidou (f) 
 - U14 winners: 
 - October 18 – 31: World Cadets U8, U10, U12 Championships 2016 in 
 Batumi
- U8 winners: 
 Shageldi Kurbandurdyew (m) / 
 Aisha Zakirova (f) - U10 winners: 
 Ilya Makoveev (m) / 
 Rochelle Wu (f) - U12 winners: 
 Nikhil Kumar (m) / 
 Bibisara Assaubayeva (f) 
 - U8 winners: 
 - November 11–30: World Chess Championship 2016: Carlsen – Karjakin in 
 New York City
 Magnus Carlsen defeated 
 Sergey Karjakin, 9–7.
 - November 18 – December 1: World Senior Chess Championships 2016 in 
 Mariánské Lázně
- 50+ winners: 
 Giorgi Bagaturov (m) / 
 Tatiana Bogumil (f) - 65+ winners: 
 Anatoly Vaisser (m) / 
 Nona Gaprindashvili (f) 
 - 50+ winners: 
 
European events
    
- April 1 – 11: 2nd European Small Nations Individual Chess Championship in 
 Luxembourg City
- Winner: 
 Helgi Dam Ziska 
 - Winner: 
 - April 18 – 27: European Senior Team Chess Championship 2016 in 
 Greece
- Seniors 50+ winners: 
 Israel (Alon Greenfeld, Yehuda Gruenfeld, Alexander Huzman, Ram Soffer) - Seniors 65+ winners: 
 Russia (Yuri Balashov, Nikolai M Mishuchkov, Nikolai Pushkov, Evgeni Vasiukov, Vladimir V Zhelnin) 
 - Seniors 50+ winners: 
 - May 11 – 24: European Individual Chess Championship 2016 in 
 Gjakova
- Winner: 
 Ernesto Inarkiev 
 - Winner: 
 - May 26 – June 8: European Individual Women's Chess Championship 2016 in 
 Mamaia
- Winner: 
 Anna Ushenina 
 - Winner: 
 - June 4 – 14: European Senior Individual Championship 2016 in 
 Armenia
- 50+ winners: 
 Zurab Sturua (m) / 
 Galina Strutinskaia (f) - 65+ winners: 
 Valentin Bogdanov (m) / 
 Nona Gaprindashvili (f) 
 - 50+ winners: 
 - June 6 – 12: European Amateur Chess Championship 2016 in 
 Ruzomberok
 - June 16 – 26: European School Chess Championship 2016 in 
 Chalkidiki
- U7 winners: 
 Ziya Mammadov (m) / 
 Sofya Svergina (f) - U9 winners: 
 Taha Ozkan (m) / 
 Alexandra Shvedova (f) - U11 winners: 
 Isik Can (m) / 
 Margarita Zvereva (f) - U13 winners: 
 Ilie Martinovici (m) / 
 Alexandra Afanasieva (f) - U15 winners: 
 Toivo Keinanen (m) / 
 Alexandra Obolentseva (f) - U17 winner: 
 Timur Trubchaninov (m) / 
 Anastasia Avramidou (f) 
 - U7 winners: 
 - July 9 – 17: European Youth Team Chess Championship 2016 in 
 Celje
 - July 13 – 24: European Universities Games 2016 in 
 Zagreb
- Winners: 
 Hovhannes Gabuzyan (m) / 
 Adela Velikić - Blitz winners: 
 Zaven Andriasian (m) / 
 Anastasia Travkina 
 - Winners: 
 - July 24 – August 1: 1st IBCA European Team Chess Championship in 
 Warsawa
- Winners: 
 Poland 1 
 - Winners: 
 - August 3 – 11: 2016 EU Youth Championships in 
 Mureck
 - August 17 – 28: European Youth Chess Championship 2016 in 
 Prague
- U8 winners: 
 Artem Pingin (m) / 
 Alexandra Shvedova (f) - U10 winners: 
 Volodar Murzin (m) / 
 Zsóka Gaál (f) - U12 winners: 
 Mamikon Gharibyan (m) / 
 Sila Çağlar (f) - U14 winners: 
 Salvador Guerra Rivera (m) / 
 Aleksandra Maltsevskaya (f) - U16 winners: 
 Timur Fakhrutdinov (m) / 
 Fiona Sieber (f) - U18 winners: 
 Manuel Petrosyan (m) / 
 Nino Khomeriki (f) 
 - U8 winners: 
 - November 5 – 13: European Chess Club Cup 2016 for men and for women 
 Novi Sad
 - December 14 – 18: European Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships 2016 in 
 Tallinn - December 26 – 30: European Youth Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships 2016 in 
 Novi Sad 
American events
    
- February 19 – 28: American Continental Women's Championship in 
 Lima
- Winner: 
 Deysi Cori 
 - Winner: 
 - March 24 – 29: CARIFTA Chess Championships U20 in 
 Saint Croix
- U20 winners: 
 Orlando Husbands (m) / 
 Annelaine Jacobs (f) - U18 winners: 
 Yu Tien Poon (m) / 
 Hazel Acosta (f) - U16 winners: 
 Alan-Safar Ramoutar (m) / 
 Catherine Kaslan (f) - U14 winners: 
 Alan-Safar Ramoutar (m) / 
 Catherine Kaslan (f) - U12 winners: 
 Nathan Smith (m) / 
 Azaria Jonhson (f) - U10 winners: 
 Kishan Clarke (m) / 
 Thamara Sagastegui (f) - U8 winner: 
 Jayden Barry 
 - U20 winners: 
 - April 27 – May 3: American Subzonal 2.3.5 Open & Women in 
 Bridgetown
 - May 28 – June 5: 11th American Continental Chess Championship in 
 San Salvador
- Winner: 
 Emilio Córdova Daza 
 - Winner: 
 - June 19 – 26: Panamerican U20 Chess Championship 2016 in 
 Bogotà
 - July 1 – 6: Panamerican University Championship 2016 in 
 Tegucigalpa
 - July 11 – 18: Central American & Caribbean Junior U20 Chess Championships 2016 in 
 San Salvador
 - July 24 – 31: Panamerican Youth Festival 2016 in 
 Montevideo
- U8 winners: 
 Marvin Gao (m) / 
 Sophie Velea (f) - U10 winners: 
 Diego Saul Rod Flores Quillas (m) / 
 Rianne Ke (f) - U12 winners: 
 Arthur Guo (m) / 
 Nastassja A Matus (f) - U14 winners: 
 German Gonzalo Quirhuayo Chumbe (m) / 
 Melanie Dongo (f) - U16 winners: 
 Julian Villca (m) / 
 Angie Gabriela Velasquez (f) - U18 winners: 
 Franco Villegas (m) / 
 Nataly A Monroy G (f) 
 - U8 winners: 
 - August 7 – 11: North American Youth Chess Championship 2016 in 
 Canada
- U8 winners: 
 Kevin Zhong (m) / 
 Sophie Velea (f) - U10 winners: 
 Rohun Trakru (m) / 
 Atmika Gorti (f) - U12 winners: 
 Nicholas Vettese (m) / 
 Claire Cao (f) - U14 winners: 
 Aaron Shlionsky (m) / 
 Sasha Konovalenko (f) - U16 winners: 
 Zhaozhi Li (m) / 
 Svitlana Demchenko (f) - U18 winner: 
 Michael Song (m) / 
 Maili-Jade Ouellet (f) 
 - U8 winners: 
 - August 15 – 22: Central American & Caribbean Youth Chess Championships 2016 in 
 Caracas
 Venezuela won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
 - October 2 – 9: Panamerican Schools Chess Championship 2016 in 
 Lima
- U7 winners: 
 Matias Vincent Lima Cardenas (m) / 
 Maria Fernanda Herrada Blanco (f) - U9 winners: 
 Nicola Forno Trujillo (m) / 
 Fiorella Contreras (f) - U11 winners: 
 Diego Saul Rod Flores Quillas (m) / 
 Julia Dennis Figueroa Bernal (f) - U13 winners: 
 Ivan Excen Soriano Quispe (m) / 
 Nicole Celestino (f) - U15 winners: 
 Junior Zambrano (m) / 
 Mitzy Mishell Caballero Quijano (f) - U17 winners: 
 Kevin Joel Cori Quispe (m) / 
 Blanca Solis Chimoy (f) 
 - U7 winners: 
 - October 25 – 30: Panamerican Amateur Chess Championship in 
 Buenos Aires
 - October 31 – November 6: American Subzonal 2.3.3 in 
 Panama City
 - November 6 – 13: American Continental Women's Championship in 
 Colima City
- Winner: 
 Deysi Cori 
 - Winner: 
 - December 1 – 6: South American Youth Festival 2016 in 
 Santiago
- U8 winners: 
 Santiago Lopez Rayo (m) / 
 Mirella Pedro Tereza (f) - U10 winners: 
 Axl Severich (m) / 
 Juana Rueda Nessi (f) - U12 winners: 
 Jose Gabriel Cardoso Cardoso (m) / 
 Arianna Sofia Arauco Celestino (f) - U14 winners: 
 Flavio Gonzales Curse (m) / 
 Stephanie Beatriz Puppi Lazo (f) - U16 winners: 
 Lucas Coro (m) / 
 Mitzy Mishell Caballero Quijano (f) - U18 winners: 
 Franco Villegas (m) / 
 Anahi Ortiz Verdesoto (f) 
 - U8 winners: 
 
Asian events
    
- March 27 – April 8: Asian Nations Cup (Men and Women) 2016 in 
 Abu Dhabi
- Men's winners: 
 India (Baskaran Adhiban, S. P. Sethuraman, Vidit Santosh Gujrathi, Krishnan Sasikiran, Deep Sengupta) - Women's winners: 
 China (Ju Wenjun, Tan Zhongyi, Lei Tingjie, Guo Qi, Zhao Xue) 
 - Men's winners: 
 - April 6: Asian Nations Cup Rapid Championship 2016 in 
 Abu Dhabi
- Men's winner: 
 China (Wang Yue, Bu Xiangzhi, Zhou Jianchao, Wei Yi, Lu Shanglei) - Women's winner: 
 China (Ju Wenjun, Tan Zhongyi, Zhao Xue, Lei Tingjie, Guo Qi) 
 - Men's winner: 
 - April 7: Asian Nations Cup Blitz Championship 2016 in 
 Abu Dhabi
- Men's winner: 
 China (Wang Yue, Bu Xiangzhi, Zhou Jianchao, Wei Yi, Lu Shanglei) - Women's winner: 
 China (Ju Wenjun, Tan Zhongyi, Zhao Xue, Lei Tingjie, Guo Qi) 
 - Men's winner: 
 - April 5 – 15: Asian Youth U6, U8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 Championship 2016 in 
 Ulaanbaatar
- U6 winners: 
 Khumoyun Begmuratov (m) / 
 Gantsolmon Enkh-Uyanga (f) - U8 winners: 
 Artin Ashraf (m) / 
 Tôn Nữ Quỳnh Dương (f) - U10 winners: 
 Ochirbat Lkhagvajamts (m) / 
 Davaakhuu Munkhzul (f) - U12 winners: 
 R. Praggnanandhaa (m) / 
 Divya Deshmukh (f) - U14 winners: 
 Nodirbek Yakubboev (m) / 
 Mishra Anwesha (f) - U16 winners: 
 Arash Tahbaz (m) / 
 Mobina Alinasab (f) - U18 winners: 
 Mersad Khodashenas (m) / 
 Nguyễn Thanh Thủy Tiên (f) 
 - U6 winners: 
 - April 9: Asian Youth Blitz Championship 2016 in 
 Ulaanbaatar
- U6 winners: 
 Chin-Erdem Batbaatar (m) / 
 Pagamdulam Munkhdemberel (f) - U8 winners: 
 Dang Anh Minh (m) / 
 Vu My Linh (f) - U10 winners: 
 Yesuntumur Tugstumur (m) / 
 Nguyễn Hồng Nhung (f) - U12 winners: 
 R. Praggnanandhaa (m) / 
 Divya Deshmukh (f) - U14 winners: 
 Nodirbek Yakubboev (m) / 
 Turmunkh Munkhzul (f) - U16 winners: 
 Ortik Nigmatov (m) / 
 R. Vaishali (f) - U18 winners: 
 Arystanbek Urazayev (m) / 
 V Varshini (f) 
 - U6 winners: 
 - April 10: Asian Youth Rapid Championship 2016 in 
 Ulaanbaatar
- U6 winners: 
 Amarbat Baatar (m) / 
 Gantsolmon Enkh-Uyanga (f) - U8 winner: 
 Artin Ashraf (m) / 
 Vu My Linh (f) - U10 winners: 
 Yesuntumur Tugstumur (m) / 
 Davaakhuu Munkhzul (f) - U12 winners: 
 Duc Tri Ngo (m) / 
 Nazerke Nurgali (f) - U14 winners: 
 Yondonjamts Erdemdalai (m) / 
 Turmunkh Munkhzul (f) - U16 winners: 
 Byambasuren Garidmagnai (m) / 
 R. Vaishali (f) - U18 winners: 
 Erdenepurev Boldoo (m) / 
 Uurtsaikh Uuriintuya (f) 
 - U6 winners: 
 - May 2 – 11: Asian Juniors and Girls U-20 Championships 2016 in 
 New Delhi
- Winners: 
 Aravindh Chithambaram (m) / 
 Uurtsaikh Uuriintuya (f) 
 - Winners: 
 - May 3: Asian Juniors and Girls Rapid Championship 2016 in 
 New Delhi
- Winners: 
 Masoud Mosadeghpour (m) / 
 R. Vaishali (f) 
 - Winners: 
 - May 11: Asian Juniors and Girls Blitz Championship 2016 in 
 New Delhi
- Winners: 
 Narayanan Sunilduth Lyna / 
 R. Vaishali (f) 
 - Winners: 
 - May 25 – June 5: Asian Individual Championship (Men and Women) 2016 in 
 Tashkent
- Winners: 
 S. P. Sethuraman (m) / 
 Bhakti Kulkarni 
 - Winners: 
 - June 4: Asian Individual Blitz Championship (Men and Women) 2016 in 
 Tashkent
- Winners: 
 Lu Shanglei (m) / 
 Nguyễn Thị Mai Hưng 
 - Winners: 
 - May 29 – June 8: 17th ASEAN+ Age Group Open Chess Championships 2016 in 
 Pattaya
 Vietnam won both the gold and overall medal tallies
 - July 9 – 18: Asian Schools Chess Championships 2016 in 
 Tehran
- U7 winners: 
 Alikhon Avazkhonov (m) / 
 Afruza Khamdamova (f) - U9 winners: 
 Yousefi Kafshgarkola Seyed Roh (m) / 
 Daren Dela Cruz (f) - U11 winners: 
 Seyed Kian Poormosavi (m) / 
 Parnian Ghomi (f) - U13 winners: 
 Azat Nurmamedov (m) / 
 Motahare Asadi (f) - U15 winners: 
 Stephen Rome Pangilinan (m) / 
 Sedigheh Kalantari (f) - U17 winners: 
 Arash Tahbaz (m) / 
 Doroy Allaney Jia G (f) 
 - U7 winners: 
 - July 10: Asian Schools Rapid Championships 2016 in 
 Tehran
- U7 winners: 
 Khumoyun Sindarov (m) / 
 Afruza Khamdamova (f) - U9 winners: 
 Roshan S (m) / 
 Erdenebat Enkhjin (f) - U11 winners: 
 Bardiya Daneshvar (m) / 
 Zahra Heydari (f) - U13 winners: 
 Mahan Saberi (m) / 
 Nikta Nadernia (f) - U15 winners: 
 Soltan Myradow (m) / 
 Kylen Joy Mordido (f) - U17 winners: 
 Mohammadamin Molaei (m) / 
 Mitra Asgharzadeh (f) 
 - U7 winners: 
 - July 17: Asian Schools Blitz Championships 2016 in 
 Tehran
- U7 winners: 
 Sunle Gong (m) / 
 Afruza Khamdamova (f) - U9 winners: 
 Jagadeesh Siddharth (m) / 
 Ehsha Mishela Pallie (f) - U11 winners: 
 Bardiya Daneshvar (m) / 
 Lala Shohradowa (f) - U13 winners: 
 Daniel Quizon (m) / 
 Saba Jalali (f) - U15 winners: 
 Daler Vakhidov (m) / 
 Sedigheh Kalantari (f) - U17 winners: 
 Mohammadamin Molaei (m) / 
 Doroy Allaney Jia G (f) 
 - U7 winners: 
 - August 5 – 10: East Asian Youth Chess Championship in 
 Gangwon Province
 - September 1 – 6: South Asian Amateur Championship 2016 in 
 Srinagar
 - October 26 – November 5: Asian Seniors Chess Championship 2016 in 
 Mandalay
 - November 16 – 25: Asian Amateur Chess Championship 2016 in 
 Kuwait City 
African events
    
- March 28 – April 6: African Zonal 4.4 in 
 Accra (men only)
- Winner: 
 Oladapo Adu 
 - Winner: 
 - April 22 – May 1: African Zonal 4.2 in 
 Dar-es-Salaam
- Winners: 
 Adham Kandil (m) / 
 Shrook Wafa (f) 
 - Winners: 
 - April 23 – May 2: African Zonal 4.3 in 
 Le Morne
- Winners: 
 Ryan Pierre Van Rensburg (m) / 
 Jesse Nikki February (f) 
 - Winners: 
 - May 23 – 31: African Zonal 4.1 in 
 Taroudant
 - July 16 – 27: African Individual Championships in 
 Kampala
- Winners: 
 Abdelrahman Hesham (m) / 
 Shrook Wafa (f) 
 - Winners: 
 - July 25: African Blitz Championships in 
 Kampala
- Winners: 
 Ahmed Adly (m) / 
 Shrook Wafa (f) 
 - Winners: 
 - July 26: African Rapid Championships 
 Kampala
- Winners: 
 Samy Shoker (m) / 
 Shahenda Wafa (f) 
 - Winners: 
 - August 11 – 18: African Amateur Individual Championships in 
 Lomé
 - August 21 – 29: African Youth Championships in 
 Port Elizabeth
 - December 10 – 18: African Schools Individual Championships in 
 Lusaka - December 27 – January 6, 2017: African Junior Championships in 
 Tunis 
Arab events
    
- February 1 – 9: 8th Arab Women Clubs Championship 2016 in 
 Kuwait City
 - October 1 – 10: Arab Individual Chess Championship 2016 (Women & Open) in 
 Sudan
- Winners: 
 Mahfoud Oussedik (m) / 
 Sabrina Latreche (f) 
 - Winners: 
 - October 4: Arab Individual Blitz Championship 2016 (Women & Open) in 
 Sudan
- Winners: 
 Husein Aziz Nezad (m) / 
 Sabrina Latreche (f) 
 - Winners: 
 - October 5 – 6: Arab Individual Rapid Championship 2016 (Women & Open) in 
 Sudan
 
Cricket
    
- January 22 – February 14: 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in 
 Dhaka
- The 
 West Indies defeated 
 India by 5 wickets in the final, to win their first Under-19 Cricket World Cup title. 
 Bangladesh took third place. 
 - The 
 - March 8 – April 3: 2016 ICC World Twenty20 in 
 India
- Men: The 
 West Indies defeated 
 England by 4 wickets to win their second ICC World Twenty20 title. - Women: The 
 West Indies defeated 
 Australia by 8 wickets to win their first ICC Women's World Twenty20 title. 
 - Men: The 
 - June 29 – August 7: 2016 Caribbean Premier League[77]
- The 
 Jamaica Tallawahs defeated the 
 Guyana Amazon Warriors, by nine wickets, to win their second Caribbean Premier League title. 
 - The 
 
Darts
    
    BDO
    
- January
 
- January 2 – 10: 2016 BDO World Darts Championship in 
 Frimley Green
- Men's winner: 
 Scott Waites - Women's winner: 
 Trina Gulliver - Youth winner: 
 Joshua Richardson 
 - Men's winner: 
 - January 17: Quebec Open in 
 Drummondville
 - January 22 – 24: Romanian Darts Festival in 
 Bucharest
- Men's Classic winner: 
 Jamie Hughes - Women's Classic winner: 
 Anette Tillbom - Men's Open winner: 
 Fabian Roosenbrand - Women's Open winner: 
 Rachel Brooks 
 - Men's Classic winner: 
 - January 22 – 24: Las Vegas Open in 
 Las Vegas
 - January 29 – 31: Dutch Open in 
 Assen
- Men's winner: 
 Martin Adams - Women's winner: 
 Lisa Ashton 
 - Men's winner: 
 
- February
 
- February 7: Canterbury Classic in 
 New Zealand
- Men's winner: 
 Cody Harris - Women's winner: 
 Tina Osborne 
 - Men's winner: 
 - February 12 – 14: Scottish Open in 
 Renfrew
- Men's winner: 
 Danny Noppert - Women's winner: 
 Lorraine Winstanley 
 - Men's winner: 
 - February 20: Syracuse Open in 
 Syracuse
- Men's winner: 
 Jim Widmayer - Women's winner: 
 Paula Murphy 
 - Men's winner: 
 
- March
 
- March 4 – 6: Halifax Open in 
 Canada
- Men's winner: 
 Jeff Smith - Women's winner: 
 Patricia Farrell 
 - Men's winner: 
 - March 10 – 13: Isle of Man Classic and Open in 
- Men's Classic winner: 
 Scott Mitchell - Women's Classic winner: 
 Deta Hedman - Men's Open winner: 
 Tony O'Shea - Women's Open winner: 
 Lisa Ashton 
 - Men's Classic winner: 
 - March 11 – 13: Greater Vancouver Open in 
 Canada
 - March 12 – 13: 2016 Iceland Open in 
 Iceland
 - March 12 – 13: West Coast Classic in 
 Australia
 - March 13 – Torremolinos Festival of Darts in 
 Torremolinos
- Men's winner: 
 Gary Tipping - Women's winner: 
 Paula Jacklin 
 - Men's winner: 
 - March 18 – 20: Saint John Port City Open Dart Shoot in 
 Saint John
- Men's winner: 
 David Cameron - Women's winner: 
 Patricia Farrell 
 - Men's winner: 
 - March 19: HAL Masters in 
 Venray
- Men's winner: 
 Geert De Vos - Women's winner: 
 Lisa Ashton - Boys' winner: 
 Justin van Tergouw - Girls' winner: 
 Kyana Frauenfelder 
 - Men's winner: 
 - March 20: Hal Open in 
 Venray
- Men's winner: 
 Wesley Harms - Women's winner: 
 Lisa Ashton - Boys' winner: 
 Maikel Verberk - Girls' winner: 
 Kyana Frauenfelder 
 - Men's winner: 
 - March 26: South Island Masters in 
 New Zealand 
- Winner: 
 Warren Parry 
 - Winner: 
 - March 26 – 27: Victorian Easter Open in 
 Australia
- Men's winner: 
 Harley Kemp - Women's winner: 
 Natalie Carter - Boys' winner: 
 Colby Dodge - Girls' winner: 
 Kassandra Lee 
 - Men's winner: 
 - March 26: Napoleon Games Top Of Waregem in 
 Belgium
- Men's winner: 
 Madars Razma - Women's winner: 
 Anastasia Dobromyslova - Boys' winner: 
 Levy Frauenfelder - Girls' winner: 
 Tamara Van der Meirsch 
 - Men's winner: 
 - March 27: Napoleon Games Masters Of Waregem in 
 Belgium
- Men's winner: 
 Danny Noppert - Women's winner: 
 Deta Hedman - Boys' winner: 
 Justin van Tergouw - Girls' winner: 
 Kyana Frauenfelder 
 - Men's winner: 
 
- April
 
- April 1 – 3: The Main Event in 
 Saskatoon
- Men's winner: 
 David Cameron - Women's winner: 
 Roxanne VanTassel 
 - Men's winner: 
 - April 2: Virginia Beach Dart Classic in 
 Virginia Beach
- Men's winner: 
 Darin Young - Women's winner: 
 Paula Murphy 
 - Men's winner: 
 - April 2: White Mountain Shootout in 
 Shelburne
 - April 8 – 10: Charlotte Open in 
 Charlotte
- Men's winner: 
 Joe Chaney - Women's winner: 
 Sandy Hudson 
 - Men's winner: 
 - April 16: Bull's German Open in 
 Germany
- Men's Singles winner: 
 Danny Noppert - Women's Singles winner: 
 Aileen de Graaf - Boys' winner: 
 Justin van Tergouw - Girls' winner: 
 Christina Schuler 
 - Men's Singles winner: 
 - April 17: Bull's Darts Masters in 
 Germany
- Men's Singles winner: 
 Wesley Harms - Women's Singles winner: 
 Aileen de Graaf 
 - Men's Singles winner: 
 - April 22 – 24: Murray Bridge Grand Prix in 
 Adelaide
 - April 24: North Island Masters in 
 New Zealand
- Men's winner: 
 Craig Caldwell - Women's winner: 
 Sha Hohipa 
 - Men's winner: 
 - April 29 – May 1: Estonia Open in 
 Estonia
- Men's winner: 
 Peter Sajwani - Women's winner: 
 Kaisu Rekinen 
 - Men's winner: 
 - April 30: 2016 Denmark Open darts in 
 Denmark
- Men's winner: 
 Darius Labanauskas - Women's winner: 
 Deta Hedman 
 - Men's winner: 
 
- May
 
- May 1: Denmark Masters in 
 Denmark
- Men's winner: 
 Glen Durrant - Women's winner: 
 Deta Hedman - Boys' winner: 
 Wessel Nijman - Girls' winner: 
 Iselin Hauen 
 - Men's winner: 
 - May 6 – 8: Newfoundland & Labrador Spring Open in 
 St. John's
- Men's winner: 
 David Cameron - Women's winner: 
 Patricia Farrell 
 - Men's winner: 
 - May 12 – 15: Welsh Open in 
 Prestatyn
- Men's winner: 
 Cameron Menzies - Women's winner: 
 Lindsey Ashton 
 - Men's winner: 
 - May 14: Lithuania Open in 
 Lithuania
- Men's winner: 
 Darius Labanauskas - Women's winner: 
 Maret Liiri 
 - Men's winner: 
 - May 21: Polish Open in 
 Poland
- Men's winner: 
 Darren Clifford - Women's winner: 
 Deta Hedman - Boys' winner: 
 Gijsbert van Malsem - Girls' winner: 
 Veerle Hamelink 
 - Men's winner: 
 - May 21 & 22: Sunshine State Classic in 
 Brisbane
 - May 22: Police Masters in 
 Poland
- Men's winner: 
 James Hurrell - Women's winner: 
 Deta Hedman - Boys' winner: 
 Dennis Wunsch - Girls' winner: 
 Leni Nielsen 
 - Men's winner: 
 - May 28: Finnish Open in 
 Finland
- Men's winner: 
 Tony Alanentalo - Women's winner: 
 Vicky Pruim - Youth winner: 
 Otto Kekäläinen 
 - Men's winner: 
 - May 28 – 30: 2016 BDO World Trophy in 
 Frimley Green
- Men's winner: 
 Darryl Fitton - Women's winner: 
 Lisa Ashton 
 - Men's winner: 
 - May 29: Finnish Masters in 
 Finland
- Men's winner: 
 Dennis Nilsson - Women's winner: 
 Vicky Pruim 
 - Men's winner: 
 
- June
 
- June 3 – 5: Swiss Open in 
 Lausen
- Men's winner: 
 Jeffrey Sparidaans - Women's winner: 
 Deta Hedman - Youth winner: 
 Rusty-Jake Rodriguez 
 - Men's winner: 
 - June 3 – 6: BDO International Open in 
 Somerset
- Men's winner: 
 Nick Kenny - Women's winner: 
 Lisa Ashton - Youth winner: 
 Owen Maiden 
 - Men's winner: 
 - June 5: Canterbury Open in 
 New Zealand
 - June 17 – 18: Canadian Open in 
 Richmond 
 - June 17 – 19: England National Singles in 
 Selsey
- Men's winner: 
 Gary Robson - Women's winner: 
 Deta Hedman 
 - Men's winner: 
 - June 18: Puma NZ Masters in 
 New Zealand
- Men's winner: 
 Mark McGrath - Women's winner: 
 Tina Osborne 
 - Men's winner: 
 - June 18 & 19: England Open in 
 Selsey
- Men's winner: 
 Glen Durrant - Women's winner: 
 Deta Hedman 
 - Men's winner: 
 - June 25 – 26: Central Coast Classic 
 Gosford
 - June 25 – 26: Austrian Open Vienna in 
 Austria
 
- July
 
- July 1 – 3: Australian Grand Masters in 
 Canberra
 - July 10: Japan Open 
 Tokyo
- Men's winner: 
 Seigo Asada - Women's winner: 
 Fallon Sherrock 
 - Men's winner: 
 - July 30: BDO Shownights Winmau European Darts Classic in 
 Blackpool
- Men's winner: 
 Scott Waites - Women's winner: 
 Anastasia Dobromyslova 
 - Men's winner: 
 - July 30: Pacific Masters in 
 Bendigo - July 31: 2016 European Darts Open in 
 Blackpool
- Men's winner: 
 Glen Durrant - Women's winner: 
 Lisa Ashton - Youth winner: 
 Jordan Singh 
 - Men's winner: 
 
- August
 
- August 5 – 7: Belgium Open in 
 Belgium
- Men's winner: 
 Ross Montgomery - Women's winner: 
 Aileen de Graaf - Youth winner: 
 Justin van Tergouw - Girl's winner: 
 Layla Brussel 
 - Men's winner: 
 - August 6: USA Darts Classic in 
 Stamford
 - August 10: New Zealand Open in 
 Rotorua
- Men's winner: 
 Cody Harris - Women's winner: 
 Tina Osborne 
 - Men's winner: 
 - August 12 – 14: Antwerp Open in 
 Antwerp
- Men's winner: 
 Jimmy Hendriks - Women's winner: 
 Lisa Ashton - Youth winner: 
 Justin van Tergouw - Girl's winner: 
 Kyana Frauenfelder 
 - Men's winner: 
 - August 19: LDO Swedish Classic in 
 Malmö
- Winner: 
 Aileen de Graaf 
 - Winner: 
 - August 20: Swedish Open in 
 Malmö
- Men's winner: 
 Glen Durrant - Women's winner: 
 Lisa Ashton 
 - Men's winner: 
 - August 20 & 21: Hong Kong Open in 
 Hong Kong
 - August 20 & 21: Van Diemen Classic Grand Prix in 
 Westbury
 - August 26 – 28: French Open in 
 France
- Men's winner: 
 Geert De Vos - Women's winner: 
 Deta Hedman - Youth winner: 
 Dylan Van Beers 
 - Men's winner: 
 - August 27: LDO Ladies Classic in 
 Gainsborough
- Winner: 
 Lisa Ashton 
 - Winner: 
 
- September
 
- September 2 – 4: Music City Classic in 
 Nashville - September 9 – 11: England Classic in 
 Selsey
- Men's winner: 
 Dean Reynolds - Women's winner: 
 Deta Hedman 
 - Men's winner: 
 - September 9 – 11: England Masters in 
 Selsey
- Men's winner: 
 Glen Durrant - Women's winner: 
 Deta Hedman - Youth winner: 
 Tyler Radlett - Girl's winner: 
 Nicolle Bidgway 
 - Men's winner: 
 - September 11: Catalonia Open Darts in 
 Calella
- Men's winner: 
 Martín Martí - Women's winner: 
 Sharon Prins 
 - Men's winner: 
 - September 17: BDO British Classic in 
 Bridlington
- Men's winner: 
 Glen Durrant - Women's winner: 
 Claire Brookin 
 - Men's winner: 
 - September 17: 2016 Auckland Open in 
 New Zealand
 - September 17 & 18: Baltic Cup Open in 
 Lithuania
- Men's winner: 
 Dennis Nilsson - Women's winner: 
 Ramona Eriksen 
 - Men's winner: 
 - September 18: BDO British Open in 
 Bridlington
- Men's winner: 
 Cameron Menzies - Women's winner: 
 Deta Hedman 
 - Men's winner: 
 - September 24 & 25: North Queensland Classic in 
 Australia 
 - September 25: Dutch Open in 
 Egmond aan Zee
- Men's winner: 
 Martin Adams - Women's winner: 
 Lisa Ashton 
 - Men's winner: 
 
- October
 
- October 7 – 9: Luxembourg Open in 
 Luxembourg
- Men's winner: 
 Darryl Fitton - Women's winner: 
 Deta Hedman - Youth winner: 
 Marvin Van Velzen - Women's Youth winner: 
 Layla Brussel 
 - Men's winner: 
 - October 14 – 16: Latvia Open in 
 Riga
- Men's winner: 
 Madars Razma - Women's winner: 
 Kaisu Rekinen - Youth winner: 
 Rihards Slisans 
 - Men's winner: 
 - October 14 – 16: Northern Ireland Open in 
 Newry
- Men's winner: 
 Keith Rooney - Women's winner: 
 Deta Hedman - Youth winner: 
 Keane Barry 
 - Men's winner: 
 - October 15: Colorado Open in 
 Denver 
- Men's winner: 
 Joe Chaney - Women's winner: 
 Stacey Pace - Youth winner: 
 Tyler Burnett 
 - Men's winner: 
 - October 15 & 16: Australian Grand Masters in 
 Geelong
- Men's winner: 
 John Weber - Women's winner: 
 Corrine Hammond - Boy's winner: 
 Matt Evans - Girl's winner: 
 Prosperity Nicholson 
 - Men's winner: 
 - October 19 – 26: Turkish Open in 
 Kemer
- Masters winners: 
 Umit Uygunsozlu (m) / 
 Aileen de Graaf (f) - Open winners: 
 Martin Phillips (m) / 
 Aileen de Graaf (f) 
 - Masters winners: 
 - October 21 – 23: Witch City Open in 
 Nashua - October 22: Alan King Memorial in 
 Dunedin
- Winner: 
 Mark McGrath 
 - Winner: 
 - October 22: EDO London Ladies Classic in 
 London
- Winner: 
 Anastasia Dobromyslova 
 - Winner: 
 - October 23: EDO London Ladies Open in 
 London
- Winner: 
 Anastasia Dobromyslova 
 - Winner: 
 
- November
 
- November 4 – 6: Chris Hatter Memorial in 
 Canada
 - November 5 & 6: Hungarian Open in 
 Budapest
- Open winners: 
 Krzysztof Ratajski (m) / 
 Deta Hedman (f) - Youth winners: 
 Rusty-Jake Rodriguez / 
 Vivien Czipó (f) - Masters winners: 
 Rusty-Jake Rodriguez / 
 Deta Hedman (f) 
 - Open winners: 
 - November 10 – 13: Jersey Festival of darts in 
 Jersey - November 12: Seacoast Open in 
 Andover
 - November 12: Ted Clements Memorial in 
 Levin
- Winners: 
 Cody Harris (m) / 
 Sha Hohipa (f) 
 - Winners: 
 - November 15 – 17: 2016 Malta Open darts in 
 Buġibba
 - November 18 – 20: Czech Open in 
 Prague
- Winners: 
 Andy Baetens (m) / 
 Anastasia Dobromyslova (f) - Youth winners: 
 Romn Benecky (m) / 
 Vivien Czipó (f) 
 - Winners: 
 - November 30 – December 4: World Masters (TBD)
 
- December
 
- December 4: Darts Golden Nugget in 
 Australia - December 9 – 11: Zuiderduin Masters
 
PDC
    
- December 17, 2015 – January 3, 2016: 2016 PDC World Darts Championship in 
 London
- Winner: 
 Gary Anderson 
 - Winner: 
 - January 30 & 31: 2016 Masters in 
 Milton Keynes
- Winner: 
 Michael van Gerwen 
 - Winner: 
 - February 12 – 14: 2016 Dutch Darts Masters in 
 Venray
- Winner: 
 Michael van Gerwen 
 - Winner: 
 - March 4 – 6: 2016 UK Open in 
 Minehead
- Winner: 
 Michael van Gerwen 
 - Winner: 
 - March 26 – 28: 2016 German Darts Masters in 
 Munich
- Winner: 
 Michael van Gerwen 
 - Winner: 
 - May 6 – 8: 2016 Gibraltar Darts Trophy in 
 Gibraltar
- Winner: 
 Michael van Gerwen 
 - Winner: 
 - May 13 – 15: 2016 European Darts Matchplay in 
 Hamburg
- Winner: 
 James Wade 
 - Winner: 
 - May 26 & 27: 2016 Dubai Duty Free Darts Masters in 
 Dubai
- Winner: 
 Gary Anderson 
 - Winner: 
 - June 2 – 5: 2016 PDC World Cup of Darts in 
 Frankfurt
- Winners: 
 England 
 - Winners: 
 - June 10 – 12: 2016 Austrian Darts Open in 
 Vienna
- Winner: 
 Phil Taylor 
 - Winner: 
 - June 17 – 19: 2016 Auckland Darts Masters in 
 Auckland
- Winner: 
 Gary Anderson 
 - Winner: 
 - June 25 & 26: 2016 Shanghai Darts Masters in 
 Shanghai
- Winner: 
 Michael van Gerwen 
 - Winner: 
 - July 6 & 7: 2016 Tokyo Darts Masters in 
 Tokyo
- Winner: 
 Gary Anderson 
 - Winner: 
 - July 16 – 24: 2016 World Matchplay in 
 Blackpool
- Winner: 
 Michael van Gerwen 
 - Winner: 
 - July 21 – 29: 2016 European Darts Open in 
 Düsseldorf
- Winner: 
 Glen Durrant 
 - Winner: 
 - August 18 – 20: 2016 Sydney Darts Masters in 
 Sydney
- Winner: 
 Phil Taylor 
 - Winner: 
 - August 25 – 27: 2016 Perth Darts Masters in 
 Perth
- Winner: 
 Michael van Gerwen 
 - Winner: 
 - September 2 – 4: 2016 International Darts Open in 
 Riesa
- Winner: 
 Mensur Suljović 
 - Winner: 
 - September 9 – 11: 2016 European Darts Trophy in 
 Mülheim
- Winner: 
 Michael van Gerwen 
 - Winner: 
 - September 16 – 18: 2016 European Darts Grand Prix in 
 Sindelfingen
- Winner: 
 Michael van Gerwen 
 - Winner: 
 - September 24 & 25: 2016 Champions League of Darts in 
 Cardiff
- Winner: 
 Phil Taylor 
 - Winner: 
 - October 2 – 8: 2016 World Grand Prix in 
 Dublin
- Winner: 
 Michael van Gerwen 
 - Winner: 
 - October 14 – 16: 2016 German Darts Championship in 
 Hildesheim
- Winner: 
 Alan Norris 
 - Winner: 
 - October 28 – 30: 2016 European Championship in 
 Hasselt
- Winner: 
 Michael van Gerwen 
 - Winner: 
 - November 5 & 6: 2016 World Series of Darts Finals in 
 Glasgow
- Winner: 
 Michael van Gerwen 
 - Winner: 
 - November 12 – 20: 2016 Grand Slam of Darts in 
 Wolverhampton
- Winner: 
 Michael van Gerwen 
 - Winner: 
 - November 25 – 27: 2016 Players Championship Finals in 
 Minehead - October 16 – November 27: 2016 PDC World Youth Championship in 
 Minehead 
Draughts
    
World Draughts Federation International[78]
International
    
- February 14 – 18: 2016 Qatar World Championship Turkish Draughts in 
 Doha
 - February 25 – March 3: IMSA Elite Mind Games in 
 Huai'an
- Rapid winners: 
 Alexander Georgiev (m) / 
 Matrena Nogovitsyna (f) - Blitz winners: 
 Alexei Chizhov (m) / 
 Darya Tkachenko (f) - Super blitz winners: 
 Alexander Schwarzman (m) / 
 Tamara Tansykkuzhina (f) 
 - Rapid winners: 
 - April 29 – May 1: World Championship blitz & rapid in 
 Izmir
- Rapid winners: 
 Yuri Anikeev (m) / 
 Matrena Nogovitsyna (f) - Blitz winners: 
 Murodoullo Amrillaev (m) / 
 Aygul Idrisova 
 - Rapid winners: 
 - May 2: 1st Women's World Championship Turkish Draughts in 
 Izmir
 - June 9 – 12: Women's World Championship English Draughts (Checkers) in 
 Rome
- Winner: 
 Amangul Berdieva 
 - Winner: 
 - July 8 – 15: World Title Match English Draughts (Checkers) Sergio Scarpetta-Michele Borghetti in 
 Rome
 - July 20 – 30: Asian Championship 2016 in 
 Ulaanbaatar
- 64 Standard Open winners: 
 Liu Jinxin (m) / 
 Liu Pei (f) - Blitz Open winners: 
 Alisher Artikov (m) / 
 Liu Pei (f) - 100 Standard Open winners: 
 Manlai Ravjir (m) / 
 Nyamjargal Munkhbaatar (f) - 100 Rapid Open winners: 
 ZHOU Wei (m) / 
 You Zhang (f) - 100 Blitz Open winners: 
 Ganjargal Ganbaatar (m) / 
 Sai Ya (f) - Turkish Open winners: 
 Chengcheng Tian (m) / 
 Batdelger Nandintsetseg (f) 
 - 64 Standard Open winners: 
 - July 31 – August 9: European Youth Championship 2016 in 
 Pinsk 
- Main
 
- Blitz
 
- September 1 – 19: Women's World Title Match Sadowska – Kamychleeva in 
 Karpacz
- Winner: 
 Natalia Sadowska 
 - Winner: 
 - September 14 – 29: 2016 African Championship in 
 Bamako
- Main winner: 
 N'Diaga Samb - Blitz winner: 
 Jean Marc Ndjofang 
 - Main winner: 
 - September 18 – 27: 2016 European Veteran Championship in 
 Korbach
 - September 20 – 30: Pan American Championship in 
 Águas de Lindóia
- Winner: 
 Allan Igor Moreno Silva 
 - Winner: 
 - September 22 – 29: XIII World Championship (Brazilian 64) in 
 Águas de Lindóia
- Winner: 
 Alexander Georgiev 
 - Winner: 
 - October 2 – 6: 2016 European Team Championship in 
 Tallinn
- Men's winners: 
 Netherlands (Jan Groenendijk, Roel Boomstra, Alexander Baliakin) - Women's winners: 
 Russia 
 - Men's winners: 
 - October 18 – 24: 2016 European Championship in 
 Izmir
- Winners: 
 Alexei Chizhov (m) / 
 Aygul Idrisova (f) 
 - Winners: 
 - October 25: 2016 European Rapid Championship in 
 Izmir
- Winners: 
 Alexander Schwarzman (m) / 
 Tamara Tansykkuzhina (f) 
 - Winners: 
 - October 26: 2016 European Blitz Championship in 
 Izmir
 - October 27: 2016 European Super-Blitz Cup in 
 Izmir
- Winners: 
 Alexei Chizhov (m) / 
 Matrena Nogovitsyna (f) 
 - Winners: 
 
Major
    
- February 22 – 28: 2016 Cannes Open World Cup in 
 Cannes
 - March 19 – 27: Roethof Open World Cup in 
 Paramaribo
- Winners: 
 Alexander Schwarzman (m) / 
 Natalia Sadowska (f) 
 - Winners: 
 - May 15 – 23: Salou Open World Cup in 
 Salou
 - September 4 – 10: Polish Open World Cup in 
 Karpacz
 
Open
    
- February 5 – 7: 2016 Riga Open in 
 Riga
- Winner: 
 Edvardas Bužinskis 
 - Winner: 
 - March 24 – 28: 2016 Open Guadeloupe in 
 Baie-Mahault
 - May 6 – 15: 12th Thailand Open in 
 Pattaya
 - July 24 – 30: 2016 Nijmegen Open in 
 Nijmegen
- Winner: 
 Roel Boomstra 
 - Winner: 
 - August 5 – 13: 2016 Brunssum Open in 
 Brunssum
 - August 15 – 20: 2016 MTB Open in 
 Hoogeveen
 - September 28 – October 5: 2016 Sunny Beach Open in 
 Sunny Beach - November 18 – 24: 4th "XingQiu Cup" International Open in 
 Lishui 
Field hockey
    
- January 15 – December 11: 2016 FIH Calendar of Events[79]
 
2016 Summer Olympics (FIH)
    
- August 6 – 19: 2016 Summer Olympics in 
 Rio de Janeiro at the Olympic Hockey Centre
- Men: 
 
 Argentina (ARG); 
 
 Belgium (BEL); 
 
 Germany (GER) - Women: 
 
 Great Britain (GBR); 
 
 Netherlands (NED); 
 
 Germany (GER) 
 - Men: 
 
International field hockey events
    
- June 10 – 17: 2016 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy in 
 London[80]
- Note: This event was slated for San Miguel de Tucumán, but the contract was cancelled.[81]
 
 Australia defeated 
 India, 3–1 in penalties and after a 0–0 score in regular play, to win their 13th Men's Hockey Champions Trophy title.
 Germany took third place.
 - June 18 – 26: 2016 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy in 
 London[82]
 Argentina defeated the 
 Netherlands, 2–1, to win their third consecutive and seventh overall Women's Hockey Champions Trophy title.- The 
 United States took third place. 
 - November 23 – December 4: 2016 Women's Hockey Junior World Cup in 
 Santiago[83]
 Argentina defeated the 
 Netherlands, 4–2, to win their second Women's Hockey Junior World Cup title.
 Australia took third place.
 - December 8 – 18: 2016 Men's Hockey Junior World Cup in 
 New Delhi[84]
 
European Hockey Federation (EHF)
    
- January 15 – 17: 2016 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Championship in 
 Prague[85]
 - January 22 – 24: 2016 Women's EuroHockey Indoor Championship in 
 Minsk[86]
- The 
 Netherlands defeated 
 Poland, 6–2, in the final. 
 Belarus took third place. 
 - The 
 - February 12 – 14: 2016 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Club Champions Cup in 
 Hamburg[87]
 Harvestehuder THC defeated 
 SV Arminen, 2–1, in the final. 
 Partille Sport Club took third place.
 - February 12 – 14: 2016 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Club Champions Trophy in 
 Pavlovski Posad[88]
- Winner: 
 AH&BC Amsterdam - Second: 
 Dinamo Elektrostal - Third: 
 Inverleith HC 
 - Winner: 
 - February 19 – 21: 2016 Women's EuroHockey Indoor Club Champions Trophy in 
 Dundee[89]
 - February 19 – 21: 2016 Women's EuroHockdey Indoor Club Champions Cup in 
 Minsk[90]
 Düsseldorfer HC defeated 
 Club de Campo Villa de Madrid, 2–0, in the final. 
 SK Slavia Prague took third place.
 - May 13 – 16: 2016 EuroHockey Men's Club Champions Trophy in 
 Glasgow[91]
 Cardiff & Met defeated 
 Banbridge Hockey Club, 4–0, in the final. 
 Bromac Kelburne took third place.
 - May 13 – 16: 2016 EuroHockey Women's Club Champions Cup in 
 Bilthoven[92]
 HC 's-Hertogenbosch defeated fellow Dutch team, SCHC, 3–2 in penalty shoot-outs and after a 1–1 score in regular play, in the final. 
 UHC Hamburg took third place.
 - May 13 – 16: 2016 EuroHockey Women's Club Champions Trophy in 
 Barcelona[93]
 Rot-Weiss Köln defeated 
 Royal Antwerp HC, 4–2, in the final. 
 HC Minsk took third place.
 - May 14 & 15: 2016 EHL Final Four in 
 Barcelona[94]
 SV Kampong defeated fellow Dutch team, AH&BC Amsterdam, 2–0 in the final. 
 Harvestehuder THC took third place.
 - July 24 – 30: 2016 EuroHockey Boys' and Girls' U18 Championships in 
 Cork[95][96]
- Boys: 
 Germany defeated the 
 Netherlands, 4–3, in the final. 
 Belgium took third place. - Girls: The 
 Netherlands defeated 
 Germany, 2–0, in the final. 
 England took third place. 
 - Boys: 
 
Pan American Hockey Federation (PAHF)
    
- March 29 – April 10: 2016 Pan American Junior Championship for Women in 
 Tacarigua
 Argentina defeated the 
 United States, 6–0, to win their second consecutive and seventh overall Pan American Women's Field Hockey Junior Championship title.
 Chile took the bronze medal.
 - May 20 – 28: 2016 Pan American Junior Championship for Men in 
 Toronto[97]
 - October 1 – 9: 2016 South American Championships for Men and Women in 
 Chiclayo
 
Asian Hockey Federation (AHF)
    
- September 24 – 30: 2016 Boys' U18 Asia Cup in 
 Dhaka[100]
 India defeated 
 Bangladesh, 5–4, in the final.
 - October 1 – 9: 2016 Women's AHF Cup in 
 Bangkok[101]
 - October 20 – 30: 2016 Asian Men's Hockey Champions Trophy in 
 Kuantan District
 - October 29 – November 6: 2016 Asian Women's Hockey Champions Trophy in 
 Singapore[102]
 - November 19 – 27: 2016 Men's AHF Cup in 
 Hong Kong[103]
 Bangladesh defeated 
 Sri Lanka, 3–0, in the final. 
 Hong Kong took third place.
 - December 15 – 22: 2016 Girl's U18 Asia Cup in 
 Bangkok
 
African Hockey Federation (AfHF)
    
- March 18 – 28: 2016 Junior African Cup for Men and Women in 
 Windhoek[105]
- Men: 
 Egypt defeated 
 South Africa, 3–2, in the final. 
 Zimbabwe took the bronze medal. - Women's winner: 
 South Africa - Women's runner-up: 
 Zimbabwe 
 - Men: 
 
Fistball
    
- January 16 & 17: IFA 2016 Fistball Men's European Champions' Cup Indoor in 
 Diepoldsau
 - January 16 & 17: IFA 2016 Fistball Women's European Champions' Cup Indoor in 
 Rohrbach
 - July 1 – 2: EFA 2016 Fistball Men's European Cup in 
 Unterweitersdorf
 - July 1 – 2: Men's Champions Cup 2016 in 
 Pfungstadt
 - July 2 & 3: EFA 2016 Fistball Women's European Champions' Cup in 
 Jona
 - July 9 & 10: EFA 2016 Fistball U21 Men's European Championship in 
  Switzerland
- Round-robin: 1. 
 Germany, 2. 
  Switzerland, 3. 
 Austria, 4. 
 Czech Republic 
 - Round-robin: 1. 
 - July 20 – 24: IFA 2016 Fistball U18 Men's and Women's World Championships in 
 Nürnberg
 - August 5 – 7: IFA 2016 Fistball Women's World Cup in 
 Neuenbürg
 - August 26 – 28: 2016 Fistball European Championships in 
 Grieskirchen
- In the final, 
 Germany defeated 
  Switzerland, 4–2. 
 Austria took third place. 
 - In the final, 
 - October 14 – 16: IFA 2016 Fistball Men's World Cup in 
 Cape Town
 - October 23 – 30: IFA 2016 Fistball Women's World Championship in 
 Pomerode
 Germany defeated 
 Brazil 4:2 (08:11, 11:04, 14:15, 11:09, 11:05, 11:06) to win their fifth Fistball Women's World Championship.
  Switzerland took third place.
 - November 4 – 6: U16 South American Fistball Championship in 
 Novo Hamburgo
 - November 19 & 20: IFA South America Fistball Cup 2016 in 
 Santiago
 
Floorball
    
    Open
    
- August 11 – 14: Czech Open (clubs) in 
 Prague
- Men: 
 EraViikingit defeated 
 Hollvikens, 2–0.
- Top scorer: Mika Moilanen (EräViikingit)
 - Best goalie: Robin Johansson (Höllviken IBF)
 - Best player: Miko Kailiala (EräViikingit)
 
 - Women: 
 Pixbo Wallenstam IBK defeated 
 1. SC TEMPISH Vítkovice 4–3.
- Top scorer: Martina Řepková (Florbal Chodov)
 - Best goalkeeper: Lenka Kubíčková (1. SC TEMPISH Vítkovice)
 - Best player: Stephanie Boberg (Pixbo Wallenstam IBK)
 
 
 - Men: 
 - September 9 – 11: Polish Open (national teams) in 
 Wrocław
- In the final, 
 Finland defeated 
 Czech Republic, 3–4. 
 Norway took third place.
 
 - In the final, 
 
Europe
    
- August 24 – 28: EuroFloorball Challenge in 
 Budapest and Érd
 - September 30 – October 2: Champions Cup in 
 Borås
- Men's: 
 Storvreta IBK defeated 
 SC Classic, 2–1. - Women's: 
 Pixbo Wallenstam IBK defeated 
 SC Classic, 6–2. 
 - Men's: 
 - October 5 – 9: EuroFloorball Cup in 
 Weißenfels
 
International Championships
    
- May 4 – 8: 2016 Women's under-19 World Floorball Championships in 
 Belleville
 Sweden defeated 
 Finland, 6–3, to win their fifth Women's under-19 World Floorball Championships. 
  Switzerland took third place.
 - July 19 – 24: World University Championships in 
 Porto
- Men: 
 Finland defeated 
 Sweden, 5–4, in extra time. 
  Switzerland took third place. - Women: 
 Finland defeated 
 Sweden, 3–2 after penalties, after 2–2 in regular game. 
 Czech Republic took third place. 
 - Men: 
 - December 3 – 11: 2016 Men's World Floorball Championships in 
 Riga
 
Futsal
    
- February 2 – 13: UEFA Futsal Euro 2016 in 
 Serbia
 Spain defeated 
 Russia, 7–3, to win their seventh UEFA Futsal Euro title. 
 Kazakhstan took third place.
 - February 10 – 21: 2016 AFC Futsal Championship in 
 Uzbekistan
 Iran defeated 
 Uzbekistan, 2–1, to win their eleventh AFC Futsal Championship title. 
 Thailand took third place.
 - April 15 – 24: 2016 Africa Futsal Cup of Nations in 
 South Africa
 Morocco defeated 
 Egypt, 3–2, to win their first Africa Futsal Cup of Nations title. 
 Mozambique took third place.
 - May 8 – 14: 2016 CONCACAF Futsal Championship in 
 Costa Rica
 Costa Rica defeated 
 Panama, 4–0, to win their second consecutive and third overall CONCACAF Futsal Championship title. 
 Guatemala took third place.
 - May 21 – 28: 2016 South American Under-17 Futsal Championship in 
 Foz do Iguaçu
 - June 12 – 19: Copa Libertadores de Futsal 2016 in 
 Asunción
- In the final, 
 Cerro Porteño defeated 
 Jaraguá, 4–2, tp win their first Copa Libertadores Cup. 
 Rionegro Futsal took third place. 
 - In the final, 
 - July 2 – 10: 2016 FISU World University Futsal Championship in 
 Goiânia[106]
 - July 10 – 16: 2016 AFF Futsal Club Championship in 
 Naypyidaw[107]
- Men: 
 Port Futsal Club defeated 
 Thai Son Nam, 4–3, to win their second consecutive AFF Futsal Club Championship title. 
 Myanmar Imperial College took third place.- Women: 
 Jaya Kencana Angels defeated 
 Khon Kaen Futsal Team, 5–4 on penalties and after a 2–2 score in regular play, to win their first Women's AFF Futsal Club Championship title. 
 Thai Son Nam District 8 took third place.
 - Men: 
 - July 15 – 22: 2016 CONMEBOL Women's U20 Futsal Championships in 
 Asunción (debut event)[108]
 - July 15 – 23: 2016 AFC Futsal Club Championship in 
 Bangkok
 Nagoya Oceans defeated 
 Naft Al-Wasat SC, 6–5 in penalties and after a 4–4 score in regular play, to win their third AFC Futsal Club Championship title.
 Chonburi Blue Wave took third place.
 - September 10 – October 1: 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup in 
 Colombia[109]
 - October 31 – November 8: 2016 AFF Futsal Championship in 
 Bangkok
- Event cancelled. The 2017 event, in 
 Vietnam, would the next such event to be hosted. 
 - Event cancelled. The 2017 event, in 
 - December 11 – 18: 2016 South American Under-20 Futsal Championship in 
 Uruguay
 
Golf
    
    2016 Summer Olympics (PGA and LPGA)
    
- August 11 – 14: 2016 Summer Olympics (Men) in Rio de Janeiro
 - August 17 – 20: 2016 Summer Olympics (Women) in Rio de Janeiro
 
2016 Men's major golf championships
    
- April 7 – 10: 2016 Masters Tournament
- Winner: 
 Danny Willett (first major win; first PGA Tour win) 
 - Winner: 
 - June 16 – 19: 2016 U.S. Open
- Winner: 
 Dustin Johnson (first major win; 10th PGA Tour win) 
 - Winner: 
 - July 14 – 17: 2016 Open Championship
- Winner: 
 Henrik Stenson (first major win) 
 - Winner: 
 - July 28 – 31: 2016 PGA Championship
- Winner: 
 Jimmy Walker (first major win; 6th PGA Tour win) 
 - Winner: 
 
2016 World Golf Championships (WGC)
    
- March 3–6: 2016 WGC-Cadillac Championship
- Winner: 
 Adam Scott (second WGC win, first WGC-Cadillac win) 
 - Winner: 
 - March 23–27: 2016 WGC-Dell Match Play
- Winner: 
 Jason Day (second WGC-Match Play win) 
 - Winner: 
 - June 30 – July 3: 2016 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational
- Winner: 
 Dustin Johnson (first WGC-Bridgestone Invitational win, third WGC win; 11th PGA Tour win) 
 - Winner: 
 - October 27–30: 2016 WGC-HSBC Champions
- Winner: 
 Hideki Matsuyama (first WGC win, third PGA Tour win) 
 - Winner: 
 
Other men's golf events
    
- May 12 – 15: 2016 Players Championship 
- Winner: 
 Jason Day (first Players win, tenth PGA Tour win) 
 - Winner: 
 - May 26 – 29: 2016 BMW PGA Championship (European Tour)
- Winner: 
 Chris Wood (first BMW PGA Championship win, third European Tour win) 
 - Winner: 
 - September 30 – October 2: 2016 Ryder Cup at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minnesota[110]
- Winner: 
 Team USA (First victory since 2008) 
 - Winner: 
 - November 24 – 27: 2016 World Cup of Golf at Kingston Heath Golf Club in Melbourne, Australia
- Winner: 
 Denmark (first World Cup victory) 
 - Winner: 
 
2016 Senior major golf championships
    
- May 19 – 22: Regions Tradition
- Winner: 
 Bernhard Langer (first Regions Tradition title; sixth Senior major golf championship win) 
 - Winner: 
 - May 26 – 29: Senior PGA Championship
- Winner: 
 Rocco Mediate (first Senior PGA Championship and Senior Major win) 
 - Winner: 
 - June 9 – 12: Constellation Senior Players Championship
- Winner: 
 Bernhard Langer (third straight Senior Players Championship title; seventh Senior major golf championship win) 
 - Winner: 
 - July 21 – 24: Senior Open Championship
- Winner: 
 Paul Broadhurst (first Senior Open Championship and Senior Major win) 
 - Winner: 
 - August 11 – 15: U.S. Senior Open
- Winner: 
 Gene Sauers (first US Senior Open and Senior Major win) 
 - Winner: 
 
2016 Women's major golf championships
    
- March 31 – April 3: 2016 ANA Inspiration
- Winner: 
 Lydia Ko (second consecutive major win, first ANA Inspiration win; second consecutive LPGA Tour win) 
 - Winner: 
 - June 9 – 12: 2016 KPMG Women's PGA Championship
- Winner: 
 Brooke Henderson (first Major win, second LPGA Tour win) 
 - Winner: 
 - July 7 – 10: 2016 U.S. Women's Open
- Winner: 
 Brittany Lang (first Major win, second LPGA Tour win) 
 - Winner: 
 - July 28 – 31: 2016 Women's British Open
- Winner: 
 Ariya Jutanugarn (first Major win, fourth LPGA Tour win) 
 - Winner: 
 - September 15 – 18: 2016 Evian Championship
- Winner: 
 Chun In-gee (first Evian Championship win, second Major win, second LPGA Tour win) 
 - Winner: 
 
2016 International Crown
    
- July 21 – 24: 2016 International Crown at the Merit Club in Libertyville, Illinois (Chicago metropolitan area)[111]
- Winners: The 
 United States (13 points) 
 - Winners: The 
 
FISU
    
- June 22 – 26: 2016 World University Golf Championship in 
 Brive-la-Gaillarde
- Men's Individual: 1 
 Robin Dawson, 2. 
 Xuewem Luo, 3. 
 Yu-Chen Yeh - Women's Individual: 1. 
 Karolina Vlckova, 2. 
 Marie Luňáčková, 3. 
 Kateřina Vlašínová - Men's Team: 1. 
 France, 2. 
 Ireland, 3. 
 Chinese Taipei - Women's Team: 1. 
 Czech Republic, 2. 
 Chinese Taipei, 3. 
 United States 
 - Men's Individual: 1 
 
Grass skiing
    
- July 23 – 29: 2016 FIS Grass Ski Junior World Championships in 
 Dizin
- Super Combined winners: 
 Martin Barták (m) / 
 Kristin Hetfleisch (f) - Super G #1 winners: 
 Martin Barták (m) / 
 Kristin Hetfleisch (f) - Super G #2 winners: 
 Martin Barták (m) / 
 Marino Maeda (f) - Slalom winners: 
 Martin Barták (m) / 
 Magdaléna Kotyzová (f) - Giant Slalom winners: 
 Marcel Knapp (m) / 
 Daniela Krueckel (f) 
 - Super Combined winners: 
 
2016 FIS Grass Ski World Cup
    
- June 4 & 5: WC #1 in 
 Rettenbach
 - July 2 & 3: WC #2 in 
 Předklášteří
 - July 8 – 10: WC #3 in 
 Kaprun
 - August 20 & 21: WC #7 in 
 Santa Caterina Ski Area
 - August 27 & 28: WC #5 in 
 Marbach
 - September 1 – 4: WC #6 (final) in 
 Ravascletto
- Men's Giant Slalom winner: 
 Marc Zickbauer - Women's Giant Slalom winner: 
 Barbara Míková - Men's Super G winner: 
 Michael Stocker - Women's Super G winner: 
 Barbara Míková - Men's Super Combined winner: 
 Marc Zickbauer - Women's Super Combined winner: 
 Barbara Míková - Men's Slalom winner: 
 Jan Gardavský - Women's Slalom winner: 
 Daniela Krueckel 
 - Men's Giant Slalom winner: 
 
Handball
    
- January 6 – December 18: 2016 IHF Calendar of Events[112]
 
2016 Summer Olympics (IHF)
    
- August 6 – 21: 2016 Summer Olympics in 
 Rio de Janeiro at the Olympic Training Center
 
EHF
    
- September 5, 2015 – May 29, 2016: 2015–16 EHF Champions League
 Vive Targi Kielce defeated 
 MVM Veszprém KC, 39–38, after overtime and penalties, to win their first EHF Champions League title.
 Paris Saint-Germain took third place.
 - September 5, 2015 – May 15, 2016: 2015–16 EHF Cup
 Frisch Auf Göppingen defeated 
 HBC Nantes, 32–26, to win their first EHF Cup title. 
 BM Granollers took third place.
 - October 11, 2015 – May 21, 2016: 2015–16 EHF Challenge Cup
 ABC Braga defeated 
 S.L. Benfica, 53–51, to win their first EHF Challenge Cup title.
 - September 12, 2015 – May 7, 2016: 2015–16 Women's EHF Champions League
 CSM Bucharest defeated 
 Győri ETO, 29–26, to win their first Women's EHF Champions League title. 
 ŽRK Vardar took third place.
 - October 16, 2015 – May 6, 2016: 2015–16 Women's EHF Cup
 Dunaújvárosi Kohász KA defeated 
 TuS Metzingen, 55–49, to win their second Women's EHF Cup title.
 - October 17, 2015 – May 7, 2016: 2015–16 Women's EHF Cup Winners' Cup
 Team Tvis Holstebro defeated 
 Handball Club Lada, 61–52, to win their first Women's EHF Cup Winners' Cup title.
 - November 14, 2015 – May 7, 2016: 2015–16 Women's EHF Challenge Cup
 Gran Canaria defeated 
 Kastamonu Bld. GSK, 62–54, to win their first Women's EHF Challenge Cup title.
 - January 15 – 31: 2016 European Men's Handball Championship in 
 Poland
 - July 4 – 8: 2016 European Open Handball Championship for Women in 
 Gothenburg[113]
 - July 8 – 10: 2016 European Youth Beach Handball Championship in 
 Nazaré[114][115]
 - July 28 – August 7: 2016 European Men's Junior Handball Championship in 
 Kolding[116]
 - December 4 – 18: 2016 European Women's Handball Championship in 
 Sweden[117]
 Norway defeated the 
 Netherlands, 30–29, to win their second consecutive and seventh overall European Women's Handball Championship title.
 France took third place.
 
CAHB
    
- January 21 – 30: 2016 African Men's Handball Championship in 
 Egypt
 - May 4 – 14: 2016 African Women's Handball Cup Winners' Cup in 
 Laayoune
 Primeiro de Agosto defeated 
 TKC Yaoundé, 40–16, to win their second Women's African Handball Cup Winners' Cup. 
 Progresso took third place.
 - May 4 – 14: 2016 African Handball Cup Winners' Cup in 
 Laayoune
 Zamalek SC defeated 
 Espérance Tunis, 26–25, to win their fifth African Handball Cup Winners' Cup. 
 AS Hammamet took third place.
 - May 4: 2016 African Handball Super Cup for men's and women's in 
 Laayoune
- Men: 
 Espérance Tunis defeated 
 Zamalek SC, 33–32, after overtime, to win their second African Handball Super Cup. - Women: 
 Primeiro de Agosto defeated 
 Africa Sports, 33–14, to win their second African Handball Super Cup. 
 - Men: 
 - September 2 – 9: 2016 African Men's Youth Handball Championship in 
 Bamako
 - September 11 – 18: 2016 African Men's Junior Handball Championship in 
 Bamako
 
AHF
    
- January 15 – 28: 2016 Asian Men's Handball Championship in 
 Bahrain
 - March 18 – 24: 18th Asian Club League 2016 in 
 Doha
 - July 22 – August 1: 2016 Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship in 
 Amman
 Qatar defeated 
 Saudi Arabia, 23–16, to win their fifth title and fourth consecutive Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship.
 South Korea took third place.
 - August 10 – 17: 2016 Asian Men's & Women's Youth Beach Handball Championship in 
 Pattaya (debut event)[118]
- Men: 1. 
 Thailand; 2. 
 Chinese Taipei; 3. 
 Pakistan - Women: 1. 
 China; 2. 
 Thailand; 3. 
 Chinese Taipei 
 - Men: 1. 
 - August 27 – September 5: 2016 Asian Men's Youth Handball Championship in 
 Manama
 Bahrain defeated 
 Japan, 25–23, to win their first Asian Men's Youth Handball Championship title.
 South Korea took third place.
 - October 26 – November 1: 2016 Asian Women's Club League Handball Championship in 
 Kyzylorda (debut event)
- 1. 
 Kaysar; 2. 
 Almaty Club; 3. 
 Ile Club[119] 
 - 1. 
 - October 29 – November 5: 2016 Asian Men's Club League Handball Championship in 
 Amman
 Al-Noor defeated 
 El Jaish SC, 25–23, to win their first Asian Men's Club League Handball Championship title.
 Lekhwiya Handball Team took third place.
 
PATHF
    
- March 15 – 19: 2016 Pan American Women's Junior Handball Championship in 
 Foz do Iguaçu
 - April 12 – 16: 2016 Pan American Women's Youth Handball Championship in 
 Santiago
 - May 25 – 29: 2016 Pan American Men's Club Handball Championship in 
 Buenos Aires
 Handebol Taubaté defeated fellow Brazilian team, Esporte Pinheiros, 28–23, to win their fourth consecutive Pan American Men's Club Handball Championship title.
 SAG Villa Ballester took third place.
 - June 11 – 19: 2016 Pan American Men's Handball Championship in 
 Buenos Aires[120]
 - November 1 – 5: 2016 Pan American Women's Club Handball Championship in 
 Santiago
 Metodista São Bernardo defeated 
 Ferro Carril Oeste, 29–15, to win the first ever Pan American Women's Club Handball Championship.
 Club Atlético Goes took third place.
 
International handball championships
    
- March 18 – 20: 2016 Women's Handball Olympic Qualifying event #1 in 
 Astrakhan
 - March 18 – 20: 2016 Women's Handball Olympic Qualifying event #2 in 
 Metz
 - March 18 – 20: 2016 Women's Handball Olympic Qualifying event #3 in 
 Aarhus
 Romania and 
 Montenegro both qualified to compete at Rio 2016.[123]
 - April 8 – 10: 2016 Men's Handball Olympic Qualifying event #1 in 
 Gdańsk
 - April 8 – 10: 2016 Men's Handball Olympic Qualifying event #2 in 
 Malmö
 - April 8 – 10: 2016 Men's Handball Olympic Qualifying event #3 in 
 Herning
 - June 27 – July 3: 2016 World University Handball Championship in 
 Antequera[127]
 - July 3 – 15: 2016 Women's Junior World Handball Championship in 
 Moscow[128]
 - July 12 – 17: 2016 Beach Handball World Championships for Men and Women in 
 Budapest[129]
 - July 19 – 31: 2016 Women's Youth World Handball Championship in 
 Slovakia[130]
 - September 5 – 8: 2016 IHF Super Globe in 
 Doha[131]
 Füchse Berlin defeated 
 Paris Saint-Germain, 29–28, to win their second consecutive IHF Super Globe title.
 Vive Targi Kielce took third place.
 
Korfball
    
    Europe
    
- January 13 – 16: IKF Europa Cup 2016 (final round) in 
 Budapest
- In the final 
 PKC/SWKGroep defeated 
 Boeckenberg KC 31–21. 
 NC Benfica took third place. 
 - In the final 
 - January 22 – 24: IKF Europa Shield 2016 in 
 Castrop-Rauxel
- In the final 
 Korfbal Club Barcelona defeated 
 Bec Korfball Club 15–14. 
 Schweriner-Korfball-Club '67 e.V. took third place. 
 - In the final 
 - June 3 – 5: IKF European Korfball Championship Qualfiquation Round 1 West in 
 Saint-Étienne
 - June 3 – 5: IKF European Korfball Championship Qualfiquation Round 1 East in 
 Nitra
 - August 10 – 13: 1st IKF U15 European Korfball Championship in 
 Dunakeszi
- The 
 Netherlands defeated the 
 Netherlands 1, 10–7. 
 - The 
 - October 22 – 30: 2016 IKF European Korfball Championship in 
 Dordrecht
- In the final, 
 Netherlands defeated 
 Belgium, 27–14. 
 Catalonia took third place. 
 - In the final, 
 
North America
    
- June 15 – 19: Copa Internacional de Korfball in 
 Santo Domingo 
1. 
 Dominican Republic
2. 
 Netherlands
3. 
 Colombia
4. 
 Costa Rica
Asia
    
- August 26 – September 3: 4th IKF Asia Korfball Championship in 
 India
- In the final, 
 Chinese Taipei defeated 
 Hong Kong, 39–14. 
 China took third place. 
 - In the final, 
 
World championships and World Cups
    
- March 18 – 20: U17 Korfball World Cup in 
 Schijndel
 Netherlands beating the 
 Belgium squad in the final 26–12. 
 England took third place
 - March 25 – 27: U19 Korfball World Cup in 
 Leeuwarden
 Netherlands beating the 
 Belgium squad in the final 22–18. 
 Chinese Taipei took third place
 - July 9 – 16: IKF U23 World Korfball Championship in 
 Olomouc
 Netherlands beating the 
 Chinese Taipei squad in the final 24–16. 
 Czech Republic took third place.
 
Lacrosse
    
- July 7 – 16: Under-19 World Lacrosse Championships in 
 Coquitlam
 - July 28 – August 6: 2016 European Lacrosse Championship in 
 Gödöllő
 
Major League Lacrosse
    
- April 23 – August 20: 2016 Major League Lacrosse season
 Denver Outlaws defeated 
 Ohio Machine, 19–18.
 
NCAA Lacrosse Championship
    
- May 28 – 30: 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship (semifinals and final at Lincoln Financial Field in 
 Philadelphia)
 North Carolina defeated 
 Maryland 14–13.
 - May 28 & 29: 2016 NCAA Division II Men's Lacrosse Championship in 
 Philadelphia
 - May 28 & 29: 2016 NCAA Division III Men's Lacrosse Championship in 
 Philadelphia
 - May 27 – 29: 2016 NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship (semifinals and final at Talen Energy Stadium in 
 Chester, Pennsylvania)
 North Carolina defeated 
 Maryland 13–7.
 - May 19 – 21: 2016 NCAA Division II Women's Lacrosse Championship in 
 Denver
 Florida Southern defeated 
 Adelphi 8–7.
 - May 28 & 29: 2016 NCAA Division III Women's Lacrosse Championship in 
 Philadelphia
 Middlebury defeated 
 Trinity (CT) 9–5.
 
NLL
    
- January 1 – June 2016: 2016 NLL season
 Saskatchewan Rush defeated 
 Buffalo Bandits, 2–0 in the final.
- MVP: 
 Aaron Bold 
- MVP: 
 
 
WCLA
    
- May 4 – 7: 2016 WCLA Division I National Championship in 
 Winston-Salem
- In the final 
 Georgia defeated 
 Minnesota 8–7. 
 Colorado Buffaloes took third place. 
 - In the final 
 
- Division I Individual Awards
 
- Most Outstanding Attacker – 
 Arden Birdwell (Georgia Bulldogs) - Most Outstanding Midfielder – 
 Allie Thalhuber (Minnesota) - Most Outstanding Defender – 
 Meredith Butler Georgia Bulldogs - Most Outstanding Goalie – 
 Hannah Gilbert (Minnesota) - May 6 – 7: 2016 WCLA Division II National Championship in 
 Winston-Salem
 
- Division II Individual Awards
 
Multi-sport events
    
- February 5 – 16: 2016 South Asian Games in 
 Guwahati and Shillong[132]
 India won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
 - March 6 – 11: 2016 Arctic Winter Games in 
/
 Nuuk[133]
 Alaska won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
 - June 29 – July 3: 2016 IWAS U23 World Games in 
 Prague[134]
- For results, click here.
 
 - July 10 – 19: 2016 ASEAN University Games in 
 Singapore[135]
 Thailand won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
 - July 12 – 25: 2016 European Universities Games in 
 Zagreb and Rijeka[136]
 University of Zagreb won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
 - July 21 – 29: 2016 ASEAN School Games in 
 Chiang Mai[137]
 Thailand won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
 - September 24 – October 3: 2016 Asian Beach Games in 
 Da Nang[138]
 Vietnam won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
 - November 24 – December 3: 2016 Bolivarian Beach Games in 
 Iquique[139]
 Chile won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
 
Olympic Games
    
- February 12 – 21: 2016 Winter Youth Olympics in 
 Lillehammer[140]
- The 
 United States and 
 South Korea won ten gold medals each. However, the United States finished first, due to winning more silver medals than South Korea. 
 Russia won the overall medal tally.
 - The 
 - August 5 – 21: 2016 Summer Olympics in 
 Rio de Janeiro[141]
- The 
 United States won both the gold and overall medal tallies. 
 - The 
 
Paralympic Games
    
- September 7 – 18: 2016 Summer Paralympics in 
 Rio de Janeiro
 China won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
 
Padel
    
International Padel Federation Calendar[142]
2016 World Padel Tour
    
- March 27 – December 14: 2016 World Padel Tour
 - March 27 – April 3: 
 Gijón Open
 - April 16 – 24: 
 Valencia Master
- Men's winners: 
 Francisco Navarro Compán & 
 Sanyo Gutiérrez - Women's winners: 
 Alejandra Salazar & 
 Marta Marrero 
 - Men's winners: 
 - April 30 – May 8: 
 Barcelona Master
 - May 12 – 14: 
 Rome Exhibition
 - May 22 – 29: 
 Las Rozas de Madrid Open
- Men's winners: 
 Fernando Belasteguín & 
 Pablo de Lima - Women's winners: 
 Alejandra Salazar & 
 Marta Marrero 
 - Men's winners: 
 - May 30 – June 6: 
 Lisbon Chellenger
 - June 19 – 26: 
 Palma Open
 - June 26 – July 3: 
 Barcelona Chellenger
 - July 3 – 10: 
 Valladolid Open
 - July 24 – 31: 
 Gran Canaria Open
- Men's winners: 
 Fernando Belasteguín & 
 Pablo de Lima - Women's winners: 
 Alejandra Salazar & 
 Marta Marrero 
 - Men's winners: 
 - August 7 – 14: 
 Costa del Sol Chellenger
 - August 21 – 28: 
 La Nucía Open
 - September 5 – 11: 
 Monte Carlo Master
- Men's winners: 
 Fernando Belasteguín & 
 Pablo de Lima - Women's winners: 
 Alejandra Salazar & 
 Marta Marrero 
 - Men's winners: 
 - September 11 – 18: 
 Madrid Chellenger
 - September 18 – 25: 
 Sevilla Open
- Men's winners: 
 Fernando Belasteguín & 
 Pablo de Lima - Women's winners: 
 Alejandra Salazar & 
 Marta Marrero 
 - Men's winners: 
 - October 9 – 16: 
 A Coruña Open
- Men's winners: 
 Fernando Belasteguín & 
 Pablo de Lima - Women's winners: 
 Alejandra Salazar & 
 Marta Marrero 
 - Men's winners: 
 - October 23 – 30: 
 Zaragoza Open
- Men's winners: 
 Fernando Belasteguín & 
 Pablo de Lima - Women's winners: 
 Alejandra Salazar & 
 Marta Marrero 
 - Men's winners: 
 - November 7 – 13: 
 Buenos Aires Master
 - November 25 – 27: 
 Miami Exhibition - November 27 – December 4: 
 Basque Country Open - December 14 – 18: 
 Madrid Master (final) 
World Championship
    
- November 14 – 20: Padel Tennis World Championship in 
 Lisboa
- Men's winners: 
 Álvaro Cepero Rodríguez & 
 Juan Lebrón Chincoa - Women's winners: 
 Alejandra Salazar & 
 Marta Marrero 
 - Men's winners: 
 
Radio-controlled racing
    
    
Roller skating
    
    FIRS
    
- June 1 – 5: 2016 World Inline Hockey Masters Cup in 
 Bolzano
- Master Cup winner: 
 Czech Republic - Veteran Cup winner: 
 Czech Republic 
 - Master Cup winner: 
 - June 4 – 5: 2016 Inline Alpine Slalom and Parallel Slalom World Championships in 
 Unterensingen and 
 Villablino
- Slalom winners: 
 Katharina Hoffmann & 
 Kristaps Zvejnieks - Parallel Slalom winners: 
 Claudia Wittmann & 
 Davis Zvejnieks - World Cup winners: 
 Jana Börsig & 
 Marco Walz 
 - Slalom winners: 
 - June 12 – 25: 2016 World Inline Hockey Championships in 
 Asiago/Roana
- Men's: In the final, 
 Czech Republic defeated 
 Italy, 4–0. 
 France took third place. - Women's: In the final, 
 Canada defeated 
 United States, 3–1. 
  Switzerland took third place. - Junior men: In the final, 
 Czech Republic defeated 
 Italy, 5–4. 
  Switzerland took third place. - Junior women: In the final, 
 Spain defeated 
 Italy, 2–0. 
 Canada took third place. 
 - Men's: In the final, 
 - September 10 – 18: World Roller Speed Skating Championships in 
 Nanjing
 Colombia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
 - September 24 – October 1: 2016 FIRS Women's Roller Hockey World Cup in 
 Iquique
 - September 28 – October 8: Artistic Skating World Championship in 
 Novara
- Seniors Figures winners: 
 Markus Lell (m) / 
 Anabella Mendoz (f) - Juniors Figures winners: 
 Deven Jacobson (m) / 
 Giselle Soler (f) - Inline Seniors winners: 
 Yi-Fan Chen (m) / 
 Natalie Motley (f) - Inline Juniors winners: 
 Collin Motley (m) / 
 Anastasia Nosova (f) - Seniors Solo Dance winners: 
 Daniel Morandin (m) / 
 Silvia Stibilj (f) - Juniors Solo Dance winners: 
 José Cruz (m) / 
 Martina Camana (f) - Senior Couples Dance winners: 
 Italy (Alessandro Spigai & Elena Leoni) - Junior Couples Dance winners: 
 United States (Benson Kuan & Cassandra Seidel) 
 - Seniors Figures winners: 
 - November 17 – 21: 2016 Inline Freestyle World Championships in 
 Bangkok
- Free Jump winners: 
 Thomas Rataud (m) / 
 Maëliss Conan (f) - Battle Slide winners: 
 Huang Haiyang (m) / 
 Nichakan Chinupun (f) - Senior Battle Slalom winners: 
 Sergey Timchenko (m) / 
 Daria Kuznetsova (f) - Junior Battle Slalom winners: 
 Zhang Hao (m) / 
 Liu Jiaxin (f) - Senior Classic Slalom winners: 
 Sergey Timchenko (m) / 
 Mang Yun (f) - Junior Classic Slalom winners: 
 Zhang Hao (m) / 
 Sofia Bogdanova (f) - Senior Speed Slalom winners: 
 Pan Yusuo (m) / 
 Barbara Bossi (f) - Junior Speed Slalom winners: 
 Pedram Ranjbar Vakili (m) / 
 Lo Pei Yu (f) 
 - Free Jump winners: 
 
CERH
    
- October 24, 2015 – May, 15: 2015–16 CERH European League
- In the final, 
 S.L. Benfica defeated 
 U.D. Oliveirense, 5–3, to win their second European League. 
 - In the final, 
 - October 24, 2015 – May 1: 2015–16 CERS Cup
- In the final, 
 ÓC Barcelos defeated 
 CP Vilafranca, 6–3, to win their second CERS Cup. 
 - In the final, 
 - November 29, 2015 – March 20: 2015–16 CERH Women's European Cup
- In the final, 
 CP Voltregà defeated 
 Manlleu, after regular game, 4–4 and penalties 2–1, to win their 4th title. 
 - In the final, 
 - March 24 – 26: U23 Latin Cup in 
 Follonica
 - April 28 – 30: 2016 Show and Precision European Championships in 
 Matosinhos
 Italy win's overall gold medals.
 - July 11 – 16: 2016 CERH European Championship in 
 Oliveira de Azeméis
 - August 25 – September 3: 2016 Cadet/Youth/Junior/Senior European Championships in 
 Freiburg
 Italy won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
 - November 1 – 5: 2016 Cup of Europe Calderara Di Reno in 
 Italy
 
Rugby union
    
    2016 Summer Olympics (WR)
    
- March 5 & 6: Aquece Rio International Women's Rugby Sevens 2016 in 
 Rio de Janeiro (Olympic Test Event)[143]
 - June 18 & 19: 2016 Men's Rugby Sevens Final Olympic Qualification Tournament in 
 Fontvieille, Monaco
 - August 6 – 11: 2016 Summer Olympics (rugby sevens) in 
 Rio de Janeiro
- Men: 
 
 Fiji; 
 
 Great Britain; 
 
 South Africa - Women: 
 
 Australia; 
 
 New Zealand; 
 
 Canada 
 - Men: 
 
International rugby events
    
- February 5 – March 18: 2016 Six Nations Under 20s Championship[144]
 - February 5 – March 20: 2016 Women's Six Nations Championship[145]
 - February 6 – March 6: 2016 Americas Rugby Championship (debut event)
- Winner: 
 Argentina XV (inaugural Americas Rugby Championship title) - Second: 
 United States - Third: 
 Canada 
 - Winner: 
 - February 6 – March 19: 2016 Six Nations Championship[146]
- Champions: 
 England (fifth Six Nations Championship title) - Grand Slam: 
 England - Triple Crown: 
 England - Calcutta Cup: 
 England - Millennium Trophy: 
 England - Centenary Quaich: 
 Ireland - Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy: 
 France 
 - Champions: 
 - March 8 – 21: 2016 World Rugby Pacific Challenge in 
 Fiji[147]
- Champions: 
 Fiji Warriors (sixth World Rugby Pacific Challenge title) - Second: 
 Samoa A - Third: 
 Tonga A 
 - Champions: 
 - June 7 – 25: 2016 World Rugby Under 20 Championship in 
 Manchester[148]
 - July 6 – 9: 2016 FISU World University Rugby Sevens Championship in 
 Swansea[149]
 - August 27 – October 8: 2016 Rugby Championship
- Winner: 
 New Zealand; 2. 
 Australia; 3. 
 South Africa; 4. 
 Argentina 
 - Winner: 
 
2015–16 World Rugby Sevens Series
    
- Overall champions: 
 Fiji - Second: 
 South Africa - Third: 
 New Zealand 
2015–16 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series
    
- Overall champions: 
 Australia - Second: 
 New Zealand - Third: 
 Canada 
Club seasons and championships
    
- November 13, 2015 – May 14: 2015–16 European Rugby Champions Cup
 - November 12, 2015 – May 13: 2016–17 European Rugby Challenge Cup
- Final in 
 Décines: 
 Montpellier defeated 
 Harlequins 26–19 for their first-ever Challenge Cup title. 
 - Final in 
 - October 16, 2015 – May 28: 
 2015–16 Aviva Premiership
- Final in London: Saracens defeated Exeter Chiefs 28–20 for their second straight title and third overall.
 
 - September 5, 2015 – May 28: 
/
/
/
 2015–16 Guinness Pro12
- Grand Final in 
 Edinburgh: In a matchup of Irish teams, Connacht defeated Leinster 20–10 for their first-ever championship. 
 - Grand Final in 
 - August 22, 2015 – June 4: 
 2015–16 Top 14
- Final in 
 Barcelona: In a match moved from its traditional site of Stade de France due to scheduling conflicts with UEFA Euro 2016, Racing 92 defeated Toulon 29–21 for their first title since 1990 and sixth overall. The crowd of 99,124 was the largest ever for a domestic club match in the sport's history. 
 - Final in 
 - February 26 – August 6: 
/
/
/
/
 2016 Super Rugby season
- Final in 
 Wellington: In a matchup between teams from New Zealand's North Island, the Hurricanes defeated the Blues 20–3 for their second straight title, and also second overall. 
 - Final in 
 
Shooting
    
- January 4 – November 20: ISSF Competition Calendar[152]
 
2016 Summer Olympics (ISSF)
    
- August 6 – 14: 2016 Summer Olympics in 
 Rio de Janeiro at the National Shooting Center
- Men
 - Men's 10 metre Air Pistol: 
 
 Hoàng Xuân Vinh (OR); 
 
 Felipe Almeida Wu; 
 
 Pang Wei - Men's 10 metre Air Rifle: 
 
 Niccolò Campriani (OR); 
 
 Serhiy Kulish; 
 
 Vladimir Maslennikov - Men's 25 metre Rapid Fire Pistol: 
 
 Christian Reitz; 
 
 Jean Quiquampoix; 
 
 Li Yuehong - Men's 50 metre Pistol: 
 
 Jin Jong-oh (OR); 
 
 Hoàng Xuân Vinh; 
 
 Kim Song-guk - Men's 50 metre Rifle Prone: 
 
 Henri Junghänel (OR); 
 
 Kim Jong-hyun; 
 
 Kirill Grigoryan - Men's 50 metre Rifle Three Positions: 
 
 Niccolò Campriani; 
 
 Sergey Kamenskiy; 
 
 Alexis Raynaud - Men's Skeet: 
 
 Gabriele Rossetti; 
 
 Marcus Svensson; 
 
 Abdullah Al-Rashidi (Kuwait) - Men's Trap: 
 
 Josip Glasnović; 
 
 Giovanni Pellielo; 
 
 Edward Ling - Men's Double Trap: 
 
 Fehaid Al-Deehani (Kuwait); 
 
 Marco Innocenti; 
 
 Steven Scott - Women
 - Women's 10 metre Air Pistol: 
 
 Zhang Mengxue (OR); 
 
 Vitalina Batsarashkina; 
 
 Anna Korakaki - Women's 10 metre Air Rifle: 
 
 Virginia Thrasher (OR); 
 
 Du Li; 
 
 Yi Siling - Women's 25 metre Pistol: 
 
 Anna Korakaki; 
 
 Monika Karsch; 
 
 Heidi Diethelm Gerber - Women's 50 metre Rifle Three Positions: 
 
 Barbara Engleder; 
 
 Zhang Binbin; 
 
 Du Li - Women's Skeet: 
 
 Diana Bacosi; 
 
 Chiara Cainero; 
 
 Kim Rhode - Women's Trap: 
 
 Catherine Skinner; 
 
 Natalie Rooney; 
 
 Corey Cogdell 
 
International shooting championships
    
- January 25 – February 3: 2016 Asian Olympic Shooting Qualifying Tournament in 
 New Delhi[153]
- Note: This event was named as the alternate qualification one for Rio 2016 from the one staged in Kuwait last year.
 
 Japan won the gold medal tally. 
 South Korea won the overall medal tally.
 - February 22 – 28: 10m European Shooting Championships in 
 Győr[154]
 - June 13 – 19: 2016 European Junior Shooting Championships in 
 Tallinn[156][157]
 Germany won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
 - July 4 – 12: 2016 European Shotgun Championships in 
 Lonato del Garda[158]
 Italy won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
 - July 15 – 23: 2016 World Running Target Championships in 
 Suhl[159][160]
 - September 14 – 18: 2016 World University Shooting Championship in 
 Bydgoszcz[161]
 India won the gold medal tally. India and the 
 Czech Republic won 7 overall medals each.[162]
 
2016 ISSF World Cup
    
- March 1 – 9: Rifle and Pistol World Cup #1 in 
 Bangkok[163]
 - March 17 – 25: Shotgun World Cup #1 in 
 Nicosia[165]
- Men's skeet winner: 
 Mykola Milchev - Men's trap winner: 
 Alberto Fernández - Men's double trap winner: 
 Alessandro Chianese - Women's skeet winner: 
 Morgan Craft - Women's trap winner: 
 Ray Bassil 
 - Men's skeet winner: 
 - April 13 – 25: All Guns World Cup #1 in 
 Rio de Janeiro (Olympic Test Event)[166]
 - May 19 – 26: Rifle and Pistol World Cup #2 in 
 Munich[168]
 - June 1 – 11: Shotgun World Cup #2 in the 
 City of San Marino[170]
- Men's skeet winner: 
 Stefan Nilsson - Men's trap winner: 
 Jiří Lipták - Men's double trap winner: 
 Joshua Richmond - Women's skeet winner: 
 Sutiya Jiewchaloemmit - Women's trap winner: 
 Emma Elizabeth Cox 
 - Men's skeet winner: 
 - June 20 – 29: All Guns World Cup #2 (final) in 
 Baku[171]
 Croatia won the gold medal tally. 
 South Korea won the overall medal tally.[172]
 - October 4 – 10: Rifle and Pistol World Cup #3 (final) in 
 Bologna[173]
 - October 10 – 16: Shotgun World Cup #3 (final) in 
 Rome[175]
- Men's skeet winner: 
 Nikolai Tiopliy - Men's trap winner: 
 Giovanni Cernogoraz - Men's double trap winner: 
 James Willett - Women's skeet winner: 
 Kim Rhode - Women's trap winner: 
 Natalie Rooney 
 - Men's skeet winner: 
 
Snooker
    
    Players Tour Championship
    
- June 16, 2015 – March 26, 2016: Players Tour Championship 2015/2016
 - July 29 – August 2: European Tour 2015/2016 – Event 1 in 
 Riga
 Barry Hawkins defeated 
 Tom Ford 4–1.
 - August 26 – 30: European Tour – Event 2 in 
 Fürth
 Ali Carter defeated 
 Shaun Murphy 4–3.
 - October 7 – 11: European Tour – Event 3 in 
 Mülheim
 Rory McLeod defeated 
 Tian Pengfei 4–2.
 - October 19 – 23: Asian Tour – Event 1 in 
 Haining
 Ding Junhui defeated 
 Ricky Walden 4–3.
 - November 4 – 8: European Tour – Event 4 in 
 Sofia
 Mark Allen defeated 
 Ryan Day 4–0.
 - December 9 – 13: European Tour – Event 5 in 
 Gibraltar
 Marco Fu defeated 
 Michael White 4–1.
 - February 23 – 28: European Tour – Event 6 in 
 Gdynia
 Mark Selby defeated 
 Martin Gould 4–1.
 - March 22 – 27: Players Tour Championship – Finals in Manchester
 Mark Allen defeated 
 Ricky Walden 10–6.
 
Snooker season
    
- May 7, 2015 – May 2, 2016: Snooker season 2015/2016
 - May 7, 2015 – May 10, 2015: Vienna Snooker Open in 
 Vienna
 Peter Ebdon defeated 
 Mark King 5–3.[176]
 - June 22, 2015 – June 26, 2015: World Cup in 
 Wuxi
 - July 29 – July 5: 2015 Australian Goldfields Open in 
 Bendigo
 John Higgins defeated 
 Martin Gould 9–8.
 - July 15 – 19: Pink Ribbon in 
 Gloucester
 Ronnie O'Sullivan defeated 
 Darryn Walker 4–2
 - September 7 – 12: Six-red World Championship in 
 Bangkok
 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh defeated 
 Liang Wenbo 8–2.
 - September 14 – 20: Shanghai Masters in 
 Shanghai
 Kyren Wilson defeated 
 Judd Trump 10–9.
 - October 25 – November 1: 2015 International Championship in 
 Daqing
 John Higgins defeated 
 David Gilbert 10–5.
 - November 10 – 15: 2015 Champion of Champions in 
 Coventry
 Neil Robertson defeated 
 Mark Allen 10–5.
 - November 10–21: 2015 IBSF World Snooker Championship in 
 Hurghada
 Pankaj Advani defeated 
 Zhao Xintong 8–6.
 - November 16–21: 2015 General Cup in Hong Kong
 Marco Fu defeated 
 Mark Williams 7–3.
 - November 24 – December 6: 2015 UK Championship in 
 York
 Neil Robertson defeated 
 Liang Wenbo 10–5.
 - January 10 – 17: 2016 Masters in 
 London
 Ronnie O'Sullivan defeated 
 Barry Hawkins 10–1.
 - January 30 & 31: 2016 World Seniors Championship in 
 Preston
 Mark Davis defeated 
 Darren Morgan 2–1.
 - February 3 – 7: 2016 German Masters in 
 Berlin
 Martin Gould def. 
 Luca Brecel 9–5.
 - February 12 – 14: 2016 Snooker Shoot-Out in 
 Reading
 Robin Hull def. 
 Luca Brecel 1–0
 - February 15 – 21: 2016 Welsh Open in 
 Cardiff
 Ronnie O'Sullivan defeated 
 Neil Robertson 9–5.
 - January 4 – March 4: 2016 Championship League (final) in 
 Stock
 Judd Trump defeated 
 Ronnie O'Sullivan 3–2.
 - March 8 – 13: 2016 World Grand Prix in 
 Llandudno
 Shaun Murphy defeated 
 Stuart Bingham 10–9.
 - March 28 – April 3: 2016 China Open in 
 Beijing
 Judd Trump defeated 
 Ricky Walden 10–4.
 - April 16 – May 2: 2016 World Snooker Championship in 
 Sheffield
 Mark Selby defeated 
 Ding Junhui 18–14.
 
Others in snooker
    
- June 2 – 13: 2015 EBSA European Snooker Championship in 
 Prague[177]
 Michael Wild defeated 
 Jamie Clarke 7–4.
 - July 18 – 26: 2015 IBSF World Under-21 Snooker Championship in 
 Bucharest
 Boonyarit Keattikun defeated 
 Jamie Clarke 7–6.
 - October 3 – 11: 2015 IBSF World Under-18 Snooker Championship in 
 St. Petersburg
 Ka Wai Cheung defeated 
 Ming Tung Chan 5–2.
 - February 7 – 12: 2016 EBSA European Under-18 Snooker Championship in 
 Wrocław
 Tyler Rees defeated 
 Jackson Page 5–2.
 - February 7 – 12: 2016 EBSA European Under-21 Snooker Championship in 
 Wrocław
 Josh Boileau defeated 
 Brandon Sargeant 6–1.
 - February 12 – 21: 2016 EBSA European Snooker Championship in 
 Wrocław
 Jak Jones defeated 
 Jamie Clarke 7–4.
 - March 1 – 8: 2016 ACBS Asian Under-21 Snooker Championship in 
 Colombo
 Wang Yuchen defeated 
 Ratchayothin Yotharuck 6–5.
 
Softball
    
    Softball World Cup and Championships
    
- July 5 – 10: 2016 World Cup of Softball in 
 Oklahoma City
 Japan defeated the 
 United States, 2–1, to win their third World Cup of Softball title. 
 Australia took the bronze medal.
 - July 15 – 24: 2016 Women's Softball World Championship in 
 Surrey, British Columbia[178]
- The 
 United States defeated 
 Japan, 7–3, to win their tenth Women's Softball World Championship title. 
 Canada took the bronze medal.
 - The 
 - July 22 – 30: 2016 ISF Junior Men's World Championship in 
 Midland, Michigan[179]
 Japan defeated 
 New Zealand, 2–1, to win their second ISF Junior Men's World Championship title. 
 Canada took the bronze medal.
 
Little League Softball
    
- July 31 – August 6: 2016 Junior League Softball in 
 Kirkland, Washington[180][181]
 - July 31 – August 7: 2016 Senior League Softball in 
 Sussex County, Delaware[182][183]
 - July 31 – August 7: 2016 Big League Softball in 
 Sussex County[184][185]
 - August 10 –  17: 2016 Little League Softball in 
 Portland, Oregon[186][187]
 
Tennis
    
- January 3 – November 27: 2016 ATP World Tour (Men)[188]
 - January 3 – November 20: 2016 WTA Tour (Women)[189]
 
2016 Summer Olympics (ATP and WTA)
    
- August 6 – 14: 2016 Summer Olympics in 
 Rio de Janeiro at the Olympic Tennis Centre
- Men's Singles: 
 
 Andy Murray; 
 
 Juan Martín del Potro; 
 
 Kei Nishikori - Men's Doubles:
 
 
 Spain (Marc López & Rafael Nadal)
 
 Romania (Florin Mergea & Horia Tecău)
 
 United States (Steve Johnson & Jack Sock)- Women's Singles: 
 
 Monica Puig; 
 
 Angelique Kerber; 
 
 Petra Kvitová - Women's Doubles:
 
 
 Russia (Ekaterina Makarova & Elena Vesnina)
 
  Switzerland (Timea Bacsinszky & Martina Hingis)
 
 Czech Republic (Lucie Šafářová & Barbora Strýcová)- Mixed Doubles:
 
 
 United States (Bethanie Mattek-Sands & Jack Sock)
 
 United States (Venus Williams & Rajeev Ram)
 
 Czech Republic (Lucie Hradecká & Radek Štěpánek)
 - Men's Singles: 
 
International tennis competitions
    
- January 3 – 9: 2016 Hopman Cup in 
 Perth[190]
 - February 1 – November 13: 2016 Fed Cup[191]
- The 
 Czech Republic defeated 
 France, 3–2 in matches played, to win their third consecutive and tenth overall Fed Cup title. 
 - The 
 - March 5 – November 28: 2016 Davis Cup[192]
 - October 23 – 30: 2016 WTA Finals in 
 Singapore[193]
- Women's Singles: 
 Dominika Cibulková - Women's Doubles: 
 Ekaterina Makarova / 
 Elena Vesnina 
 - Women's Singles: 
 - November 1 – 6: 2016 WTA Elite Trophy in 
 Zhuhai[194]
- Women's Singles: 
 Petra Kvitová - Women's Doubles: 
 İpek Soylu / 
 Xu Yifan 
 - Women's Singles: 
 - November 13 – 20: 2016 ATP World Tour Finals in 
 London[195]
- Men's Singles: 
 Andy Murray - Men's Doubles: 
 Henri Kontinen / 
 John Peers 
 - Men's Singles: 
 
Grand Slam
    
- January 18 – 31: 2016 Australian Open in 
 Melbourne[196]
- Men's Singles: 
 Novak Djokovic - Men's Doubles: 
 Jamie Murray / 
 Bruno Soares - Women's Singles: 
 Angelique Kerber - Women's Doubles: 
 Martina Hingis / 
 Sania Mirza 
 - Men's Singles: 
 - May 16 – June 5: 2016 French Open in 
 Paris[197]
- Men's Singles: 
 Novak Djokovic - Men's Doubles: 
 Feliciano López / 
 Marc López - Women's Singles: 
 Garbiñe Muguruza - Women's Doubles: 
 Caroline Garcia / 
 Kristina Mladenovic 
 - Men's Singles: 
 - June 27 – July 10: 2016 Wimbledon Championships in 
 London[198]
- Men's Singles: 
 Andy Murray - Men's Doubles: 
 Pierre-Hugues Herbert / 
 Nicolas Mahut - Women's Singles: 
 Serena Williams - Women's Doubles: 
 Serena Williams / 
 Venus Williams 
 - Men's Singles: 
 - August 29 – September 11: 2016 US Open in 
 New York City[199]
- Men's Singles: 
 Stan Wawrinka - Men's Doubles: 
 Jamie Murray / 
 Bruno Soares - Women's Singles: 
 Angelique Kerber - Women's Doubles: 
 Bethanie Mattek-Sands / 
 Lucie Šafářová 
 - Men's Singles: 
 
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
    
- March 7 – 20: 2016 BNP Paribas Open in 
 Indian Wells, California[200]
- Men's Singles: 
 Novak Djokovic - Men's Doubles: 
 Pierre-Hugues Herbert / 
 Nicolas Mahut 
 - Men's Singles: 
 - March 21 – April 3: 2016 Miami Open in the 
 United States[201]
 - April 9 – 17: 2016 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters in 
 Roquebrune-Cap-Martin[202]
- Men's Singles: 
 Rafael Nadal - Men's Doubles: 
 Pierre-Hugues Herbert / 
 Nicolas Mahut 
 - Men's Singles: 
 - May 1 – 8: 2016 Mutua Madrid Open in 
 Spain[203]
- Men's Singles: 
 Novak Djokovic - Men's Doubles: 
 Jean-Julien Rojer / 
 Horia Tecău 
 - Men's Singles: 
 - May 8 – 15: 2016 Internazionali BNL d'Italia in 
 Rome[204]
- Men's Singles: 
 Andy Murray - Men's Doubles: 
 Bob Bryan / 
 Mike Bryan 
 - Men's Singles: 
 - July 23 – 31: 2016 Rogers Cup in 
 Toronto[205]
- Men's Singles: 
 Novak Djokovic - Men's Doubles: 
 Ivan Dodig / 
 Marcelo Melo 
 - Men's Singles: 
 - August 13 – 21: 2016 Western & Southern Open in 
 Mason, Ohio[206]
- Men's Singles: 
 Marin Čilić - Men's Doubles: 
 Ivan Dodig / 
 Marcelo Melo 
 - Men's Singles: 
 - October 8 – 16: 2016 Shanghai Rolex Masters in 
 China[207]
- Men's Singles: 
 Andy Murray - Men's Doubles: 
 John Isner / 
 Jack Sock 
 - Men's Singles: 
 - October 29 – November 6: 2016 BNP Paribas Masters in 
 Paris (final)[208]
- Men's Singles: 
 Andy Murray - Men's Doubles: 
 Henri Kontinen / 
 John Peers 
 - Men's Singles: 
 
ATP World Tour 500 series
    
- February 8 – 14: 2016 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in 
 Rotterdam[209]
- Men's Singles: 
 Martin Kližan - Men's Doubles: 
 Nicolas Mahut / 
 Vasek Pospisil 
 - Men's Singles: 
 - February 15 – 21: 2016 Rio Open in 
 Rio de Janeiro[210]
- Men's Singles: 
 Pablo Cuevas - Men's Doubles: 
 Juan Sebastián Cabal / 
 Robert Farah 
 - Men's Singles: 
 - February 22 – 28: 2016 Dubai Tennis Championships in the 
 United Arab Emirates[211]
- Men's Singles: 
 Stan Wawrinka - Men's Doubles: 
 Simone Bolelli / 
 Andreas Seppi 
 - Men's Singles: 
 - February 22 – 28: 2016 Abierto Mexicano Telcel in 
 Acapulco[212]
- Men's Singles: 
 Dominic Thiem - Men's Doubles: 
 Treat Huey / 
 Max Mirnyi 
 - Men's Singles: 
 - April 16 – 24: 2016 Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell in 
 Spain[213]
- Men's Singles: 
 Rafael Nadal - Men's Doubles: 
 Bob Bryan / 
 Mike Bryan 
 - Men's Singles: 
 - June 11 – 19: 2016 Gerry Weber Open in 
 Halle[214]
- Men's Singles: 
 Florian Mayer - Men's Doubles: 
 Raven Klaasen / 
 Rajeev Ram 
 - Men's Singles: 
 - June 13 – 19: 2016 Aegon Championships in 
 London[215]
- Men's Singles: 
 Andy Murray - Men's Doubles: 
 Pierre-Hugues Herbert / 
 Nicolas Mahut 
 - Men's Singles: 
 - July 9 – 17: 2016 German Open in 
 Hamburg[216]
- Men's Singles: 
 Martin Kližan - Men's Doubles: 
 Henri Kontinen / 
 John Peers 
 - Men's Singles: 
 - July 16 – 24: 2016 Citi Open in 
 Washington, D.C.[217]
- Men's Singles: 
 Gaël Monfils - Men's Doubles: 
 Daniel Nestor / 
 Édouard Roger-Vasselin 
 - Men's Singles: 
 - October 3 – 9: 2016 China Open in 
 Beijing[218]
- Men's Singles: 
 Andy Murray - Men's Doubles: 
 Pablo Carreño Busta / 
 Rafael Nadal 
 - Men's Singles: 
 - October 3 – 9: 2016 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships in 
 Tokyo[219]
- Men's Singles: 
 Nick Kyrgios - Men's Doubles: 
 Marcel Granollers / 
 Marcin Matkowski 
 - Men's Singles: 
 - October 22 – 30: 2016 Erste Bank Open in 
 Vienna[220]
- Men's Singles: 
 Andy Murray - Men's Doubles: 
 Łukasz Kubot / 
 Marcelo Melo 
 - Men's Singles: 
 - October 22 – 30: 2016 Swiss Indoors in 
 Basel (final)[221]
- Men's Singles: 
 Marin Čilić - Men's Doubles: 
 Marcel Granollers / 
 Jack Sock 
 - Men's Singles: 
 
WTA Premier tournaments
    
- January 3 – October 22: 2016 WTA Premier tournaments Events
 
Premier Mandatory
    
- March 9 – 20: 2016 BNP Paribas Open in 
 Indian Wells, California[200]
- Women's Singles: 
 Victoria Azarenka - Women's Doubles: 
 Bethanie Mattek-Sands / 
 Coco Vandeweghe 
 - Women's Singles: 
 - March 22 – April 3: 2016 Miami Open in the 
 United States[201]
- Women's Singles: 
 Victoria Azarenka - Women's Doubles: 
 Bethanie Mattek-Sands / 
 Lucie Šafářová 
 - Women's Singles: 
 - April 30 – May 7: 2016 Mutua Madrid Open in 
 Spain[203]
- Women's Singles: 
 Simona Halep - Women's Doubles: 
 Caroline Garcia / 
 Kristina Mladenovic 
 - Women's Singles: 
 - October 3 – 9: 2016 China Open in 
 Beijing (final)[218]
- Women's Singles: 
 Agnieszka Radwańska - Women's Doubles: 
 Bethanie Mattek-Sands / 
 Lucie Šafářová 
 - Women's Singles: 
 
Premier 5
    
- February 19 – 27: 2016 Qatar Total Open in 
 Doha[222]
- Women's Singles: 
 Carla Suárez Navarro - Women's Doubles: 
 Chan Hao-ching / 
 Chan Yung-jan 
 - Women's Singles: 
 - May 9 – 15: 2016 Internazionali BNL d'Italia in 
 Rome[204]
- Women's Singles: 
 Serena Williams - Women's Doubles: 
 Martina Hingis / 
 Sania Mirza 
 - Women's Singles: 
 - July 22 – 31: 2016 Rogers Cup in 
 Montreal[223]
- Women's Singles: 
 Simona Halep - Women's Doubles: 
 Ekaterina Makarova / 
 Elena Vesnina 
 - Women's Singles: 
 - August 15 – 21: 2016 Western & Southern Open in 
 Mason, Ohio[206]
- Women's Singles: 
 Karolína Plíšková - Women's Doubles: 
 Sania Mirza / 
 Barbora Strýcová 
 - Women's Singles: 
 - September 25 – October 1: 2016 Wuhan Open in 
 China (final)
- Women's Singles: 
 Petra Kvitová - Women's Doubles: 
 Bethanie Mattek-Sands / 
 Lucie Šafářová 
 - Women's Singles: 
 
Premier
    
- January 3 – 9: 2016 Brisbane International in 
 Australia
- Women's Singles: 
 Victoria Azarenka - Women's Doubles: 
 Martina Hingis / 
 Sania Mirza 
 - Women's Singles: 
 - January 10 – 15: 2016 Apia International Sydney in 
 Australia
- Women's Singles: 
 Svetlana Kuznetsova - Women's Doubles: 
 Martina Hingis / 
 Sania Mirza 
 - Women's Singles: 
 - February 8 – 14: 2016 St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy in 
 Russia[224]
- Women's Singles: 
 Roberta Vinci - Women's Doubles: 
 Martina Hingis / 
 Sania Mirza 
 - Women's Singles: 
 - February 15 – 20: 2016 Dubai Tennis Championships in the 
 United Arab Emirates[211]
- Women's Singles: 
 Sara Errani - Women's Doubles: 
 Chuang Chia-jung / 
 Darija Jurak 
 - Women's Singles: 
 - April 2 – 10: 2016 Volvo Car Open in 
 Charleston, South Carolina (formerly known as the Family Circle Cup)[225]
- Women's Singles: 
 Sloane Stephens - Women's Doubles: 
 Caroline Garcia / 
 Kristina Mladenovic 
 - Women's Singles: 
 - April 16 – 24: 2016 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in 
 Stuttgart[226]
- Women's Singles: 
 Angelique Kerber - Women's Doubles: 
 Caroline Garcia / 
 Kristina Mladenovic 
 - Women's Singles: 
 - June 11 – 19: 2016 Aegon Classic in 
 Birmingham[227]
- Women's Singles: 
 Madison Keys - Women's Doubles: 
 Karolína Plíšková / 
 Barbora Strýcová 
 - Women's Singles: 
 - June 18 – 25: 2016 Aegon International in 
 Eastbourne[228]
- Women's Singles: 
 Dominika Cibulková - Women's Doubles: 
 Darija Jurak / 
 Anastasia Rodionova 
 - Women's Singles: 
 - July 18 – 24: 2016 Bank of the West Classic in 
 Stanford, California[229]
- Women's Singles: 
 Johanna Konta - Women's Doubles: 
 Raquel Atawo / 
 Abigail Spears 
 - Women's Singles: 
 - August 19 – 27: 2016 Connecticut Open in 
 New Haven, Connecticut[230]
- Women's Singles: 
 Agnieszka Radwańska - Women's Doubles: 
 Sania Mirza / 
 Monica Niculescu 
 - Women's Singles: 
 - September 19 – 25: 2016 Toray Pan Pacific Open in 
 Tokyo[231]
- Women's Singles: 
 Caroline Wozniacki - Women's Doubles: 
 Sania Mirza / 
 Barbora Strýcová 
 - Women's Singles: 
 - October 17 – 22: 2016 Kremlin Cup in 
 Moscow (final)
- Women's Singles: 
 Svetlana Kuznetsova - Women's Doubles: 
 Andrea Hlaváčková / 
 Lucie Hradecká 
 - Women's Singles: 
 
Non ATP or WTA Championships
    
- December 31, 2015 – January 2, 2016: 2016 Mubadala World Tennis Championship in 
 United Arab Emirates
- In the final 
 Rafael Nadal def. 
 Milos Raonic 7–6, 6–3. 
 - In the final 
 
Trial cycling
    
    
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