Timeline May 2016

Events in May 2016 5

• 2016 2016 World Snooker Championship Mark Selby Title 2 Winner: Mark Selby; Runner-up: Ding Junhui. Score: 18–14.
• 2016 European Champions Cup final defeat Continental final heartbreak Weeks after their Top 14 success, Carter and Racing 92 fell short in the European Champions Cup final, losing to English club Saracens. The defeat denied Carter a rare continental club honour to match his international and domestic achievements.
• 2016 IBM quantum computing — first public quantum computer IBM makes a 5-qubit quantum computer available via the cloud in May 2016 — the first time anyone can access a real quantum computer without owning one. The IBM Quantum Experience allows researchers, students and developers to run experiments on real quantum hardware. IBM expands its quantum systems to 27 qubits (2019), 65 qubits (2020) and 433 qubits (2022). IBM's quantum programme is the most open and accessible in the world and positions IBM as the leader in practical quantum computing.
• 2016 Leicester City Wins Premier League 5,000-to-1 outsiders claim historic title Leicester City won the English Premier League title, one of the greatest upsets in sports history after starting the season as 5,000-to-1 outsiders. The club had narrowly avoided relegation the previous season. The title run was credited to manager Claudio Ranieri.
• 2016 First Champions League title as coach Real Madrid beats Atlético Madrid in Milan On 28 May 2016, in his first season as head coach, Zidane led Real Madrid to victory over city rivals Atlético Madrid in the Champions League final at San Siro, won on penalties after a 1-1 draw. The title was Real Madrid's eleventh European Cup, known as "La Undécima," and Zidane's first major trophy as a manager. It launched one of the most successful managerial runs in the competition's history.