With the end of the snooker World Championships, the year-end awards of World snooker this season have also been settled. Selby won three awards alone, while Chinese teenager Yan Bingtao became the only Chinese player to win the award, and White Tornado Jimmy White was successfully inducted into the Hall of Fame.
Specific awards are as follows: World Snooker Player of the Year: Mark Selby ; Media Choice Award of the Year: Mark Selby; Most Popular Player of the Year Award: Mark Selby; Rookie of the Year: Yan Bingtao; Magic Moment of the Year: Mark King ; Best Performance of the Year: Anthony Hamilton ; Hall of Fame Inductees: Jimmy White , Clive Everton. 
This season, Selby has experienced an extremely exciting season. He won the Paul Hunter Classics, International Championships, British Championships, China Open and World Championships. With his performance in 5 ranking championships in a single season, he tied the record of 5 ranking championships in a single season maintained by Stephen Hendry and Ding Junhui . In addition, after defeating Higgins in the World Championships 18-15, Selby won his third World Championship title in four years. His total prize money in a single season reached 932,000 pounds, breaking the previous record of Hendry.
Rookie of the Year Award was won by Chinese young player Yan Bingtao. This season is his first career season. He has performed in the top 16 in 7 ranking matches and has climbed to 56th in the world rankings. At the just-concluded World Championships, Yan Bingtao finally advanced to the main competition after three rounds of qualifying matches, creating the history of his personal career. However, in the fierce battle with former World Championship champion Murphy, Yan Bingtao eventually lost 8-10. After the game, Yan Bingtao from Zibo, Shandong expressed his satisfaction with his performance after the game. He said: "In all aspects, participating in the World Championships is a very good experience. He made his debut at Cruzburg Theater . I learned a lot. I believe I can perform better next year."
2016 Northern Ireland Open champion Mark King won the annual Magic Moment Award. Last November, Mark King won three consecutive games in the Northern Ireland Open final and won the championship with a 9-8 victory over Barry Hawkins . This is the first ranking championship that the 43-year-old King won in his 26-year career. When he delivered his sincere feelings and moved countless people when he delivered his acceptance speech.
