2016 in sports
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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.
Calendar by month[edit]
Air sports[edit]
Alpine skiing[edit]
Amateur boxing[edit]
American football[edit]
- 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)
Aquatics[edit]
Archery[edit]
- November 21, 2015 – September 17, 2016: 2015–16 World Archery Federation Events Page[1]
2016 Summer Olympics (WA)[edit]
- 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[edit]
- 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[edit]
- 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.
Association football[edit]
Athletics (track and field)[edit]
Badminton[edit]
Bandy[edit]
Baseball[edit]
Major League Baseball[edit]
- 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[edit]
- 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[edit]
- 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[edit]
2016 Summer Olympics (FIBA)[edit]
- 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[edit]
- 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[edit]
- 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[edit]
- 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[edit]
- 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[edit]
- 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[edit]
- 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[edit]
- 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[edit]
- 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[edit]
- 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:
Beach volleyball[edit]
Biathlon[edit]
BMX racing[edit]
Bobsleigh and skeleton[edit]
Boccia[edit]
- 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:
Bowling[edit]
Canadian football[edit]
- November 27 – 104th Grey Cup: Ottawa Redblacks defeat Calgary Stampeders, 39–33 (in overtime).
Canoeing[edit]
Chess[edit]
- February 10 – December 18: 2016 FIDE (World Chess Federation) calendar
World events[edit]
- 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 - Under 2300 winner: Zhuban Bigabylov
- Under 2000 winner: Enkhsaikhan Khulan
- Under 1700 winner: Jatin SN
- Under 2300 winner:
- May 17 – 25: 2016 ICCD World Individual Deaf Chess Championships in Yerevan
- Men's winner: Duilio Collutiis
- Junior men winner: Mikhail Petrenko
- Women's winner: Tatiana Baklanova
- Men's winner:
- 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[edit]
- 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
- Winner: Anatoly Borodavkin
- Winner:
- 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 - EU U8 winner:
Simeon Todev - EU U10 winner: Vesna Mihelič
- EU U12 winner: Momchil Petkov
- EU U14 winner: Maximilian Paul Maetzkow
- EU U8 winner:
- 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
- Winners:
Alkaloid (m) / 
Cercle d’Echecs Monte Carlo
- Winners:
- 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[edit]
- 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 Johnson (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
- Winners: Mark Machin Rivera (m) / Deborah Richards (f)
- Winners:
- 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
- Winners: Luis Paulo Supi (m) / Lilia Ivonne Fuentes Godoy (f)
- Winners:
- July 1 – 6: Panamerican University Championship 2016 in
Tegucigalpa - Winners: Mattey Emanuel Vaglio (m) / Maria Elena Rodriguez Arrieta (f)
- Winners:
- July 11 – 18: Central American & Caribbean Junior U20 Chess Championships 2016 in San Salvador
- Winners: Bryan Solano Cuya (m) / Karla July Fernandez Rivero (f)
- Winners:
- 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
- Sub 1700 winner: Juan Dalmas Muzi
- Sub 2000 winner: Nelson Lujan
- Sub 2300 winner: Renzo Gutiérrez
- Blitz winner: Cristian Sanhueza
- Sub 1700 winner:
- October 31 – November 6: American Subzonal 2.3.3 in Panama City
- Winners: Bernal González (m) / Maria Elena Rodriguez Arrieta (f)
- Winners:
- 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[edit]
- 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:
- U6 winners:
