 Ramba uchiverenga ndima iyi - Taylor akakwanisa kuenda kumakwikwi eRiga Masters, World Open uye Indian Open muna 2016, asi akabudiswa mumutambo wokutanga weimwe neimwe. Akarasikirwa mumutambo wechipiri weNorthern Ireland Open neWelsh Open42 kuna Li Hang uye 41 kuna Robin Hull zvichiteerana. PaGibraltar Open, Taylor akaenderera mberi kusvika kumakumi matatu nemaviri emutambo wekutanga kekutanga nekukunda Saqib Nasir naElliot Slessor. Akafambira mberi 32 pamberi paShaun Murphy, asi aizokundwa 43. Taylor aifanira kuuya kuburikidza neQ Chikoro kuti arambe ari parwendo sezvo akarasikirwa nenzvimbo yake pakupera kwemwaka, nekuda kwenzvimbo yake yepasi rose ye86. Mumakwikwi gumi nematanhatu okupedzisira emutambo wokutanga aida snooker apo 32 yakaderera kuna Daniel Ward. Akariwana apo Ward akapinda mukati-kubva uye akaita 96 muhurongwa hwekusarudza, asati achenesa Sean OSullivan 4 0 kuti awane kadhi idzva remakore maviri. 