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2017 World Snooker Championship

The 2017 World Snooker Championship was a professional snooker tournament. It took place from 15 April to 1 May 2017 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. It was the 19th and final ranking event of the 2016–17 season, after the China Open. It was the 41st year that the World Snooker Championship had been held at the Crucible.

2017 Betfred World Snooker Championship
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Tournament information
Dates15 April – 1 May 2017
VenueCrucible Theatre
CitySheffield
CountryEngland
Organisation(s)WPBSA / World Snooker
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£1,750,000
Winner's share£375,000
Highest break Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) (146)
Final
Champion Mark Selby (ENG)
Runner-up John Higgins (SCO)
Score18–15
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The winner of the title was defending champion Mark Selby. He defeated John Higgins 18–15 in the final despite having fallen 4–10 behind in the second session of the match. Selby defeated Ding Junhui 17–15 in the semi-finals, whilst Higgins defeated Barry Hawkins 17–8. This was Selby's third World Championship win. He had also won the title in the 2014 and 2016 tournaments.

The total prize fund for the event was £1,750,000. The winner got the top prize of £375,000. There were 74 century breaks in the main stage of the championship, with a further 84 in qualifying. Englishman Ronnie O'Sullivan made a break of 146 in the quarter-finals, the highest of the tournament. Gary Wilson scored a maximum break of 147 in qualifying during his first round win over Josh Boileau. The tournament was broadcast in Europe by the BBC and Eurosport, and internationally by World Snooker on Facebook.

Prize fund

The total prize money for the event was raised to £1,750,000 from the previous year's prize fund of £1,500,100.[1][2] The winner of the event won £375,000. The prize money for the 2017 World Snooker Championship is shown below.

  • Winner: £375,000
  • Runner-up: £160,000
  • Semi-final: £75,000
  • Quarter-final: £37,500
  • Last 16: £25,000
  • Last 32: £16,000
  • Last 48: £12,000
  • Last 80: £8,000
  • Total: £1,750,000

Main draw

The numbers in parentheses beside some of the players are their seeding ranks. Match winners are shown in bold.

First round Second round Quarter-finals Semi-finals
Best of 19 frames Best of 25 frames Best of 25 frames Best of 33 frames
                           
15 April            
   Mark Selby (ENG) (1)  10
22, 23 & 24 April
   Fergal O'Brien (IRL)  2  
   Mark Selby (1)  13
19 April
     Xiao Guodong  6  
   Ryan Day (WAL) (16)  4
25 & 26 April
   Xiao Guodong (CHN)  10  
   Mark Selby (1)  13
19 & 20 April
     Marco Fu (8)  3  
   Neil Robertson (AUS) (9)  10
23 & 24 April
   Noppon Saengkham (THA)  4  
   Neil Robertson (9)  11
16 & 17 April
     Marco Fu (8)  13  
   Marco Fu (HKG) (8)  10
27, 28 & 29 April
   Luca Brecel (BEL)  9  
   Mark Selby (1)  17
16 & 17 April
     Ding Junhui (4)  15
   Shaun Murphy (ENG) (5)  10
20, 21 & 22 April
   Yan Bingtao (CHN)  8  
   Shaun Murphy (5)  7
15 & 16 April
     Ronnie O'Sullivan (12)  13  
   Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) (12)  10
25 & 26 April
   Gary Wilson (ENG)  7  
   Ronnie O'Sullivan (12)  10
18 April
     Ding Junhui (4)  13  
   Liang Wenbo (CHN) (13)  10
21 & 22 April
   Stuart Carrington (ENG)  7  
   Liang Wenbo (13)  12
17 & 18 April
     Ding Junhui (4)  13  
   Ding Junhui (CHN) (4)  10
   Zhou Yuelong (CHN)  5  
16 & 17 April            
   Stuart Bingham (ENG) (3)  10
20 & 21 April
   Peter Ebdon (ENG)  5  
   Stuart Bingham (3)  10
15 & 16 April
     Kyren Wilson (14)  13  
   Kyren Wilson (ENG) (14)  10
25 & 26 April
   David Grace (ENG)  6  
   Kyren Wilson (14)  6
16 & 17 April
     John Higgins (6)  13  
   Mark Allen (NIR) (11)  10
21 & 22 April
   Jimmy Robertson (ENG)  8  
   Mark Allen (11)  9
17 & 18 April
     John Higgins (6)  13  
   John Higgins (SCO) (6)  10
27, 28 & 29 April
   Martin Gould (ENG)  6  
   John Higgins (6)  17
19 & 20 April
     Barry Hawkins (7)  8
   Barry Hawkins (ENG) (7)  10
23 & 24 April
   Tom Ford (ENG)  3  
   Barry Hawkins (7)  13
18 & 19 April
     Graeme Dott  6  
   Ali Carter (ENG) (10)  7
25 & 26 April
   Graeme Dott (SCO)  10  
   Barry Hawkins (7)  13
15 April
     Stephen Maguire  9  
   Anthony McGill (SCO) (15)  2
22 & 23 April
   Stephen Maguire (SCO)  10  
   Stephen Maguire  13
18 & 19 April
     Rory McLeod  3  
   Judd Trump (ENG) (2)  8
   Rory McLeod (ENG)  10  
Final (Best of 35 frames) Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, 30 April & 1 May. Referee:   Jan Verhaas
Mark Selby (1)
  England 		18–15 John Higgins (6)
  Scotland
76–34 (76), 7–50, 121–8 (62, 58), 0–141 (141), 40–99 (63), 1–126 (95), 54–59 (58), 33–68 Session 1
Session score: (2–6), Match score: 2–6 		76–34 (76), 7–50, 121–8 (62, 58), 0–141 (141), 40–99 (63), 1–126 (95), 54–59 (58), 33–68
86–0 (86), 8–60, 44–74, 69–22, 1–68, 0–76 (76), 81–9 (81), 121–12 (121), 96–17 Session 2
Session score: (5–4), Match score: 7–10 		86–0 (86), 8–60, 44–74, 69–22, 1–68, 0–76 (76), 81–9 (81), 121–12 (121), 96–17
76–1, 53–2, 29–107 (78), 63–40, 68–19 (67), 82–0 (58), 72–0 (72) Session 3
Session score: (6–1), Match score 13–11 		76–1, 53–2, 29–107 (78), 63–40, 68–19 (67), 82–0 (58), 72–0 (72)
72–22, 36–74, 76–1 (71), 134–4 (54, 70), 34–88 (88), 0–119 (111), 47–74, 132–0 (131), 80–19 (75) Session 4
Session score: (5–4), Match score 18–15 		72–22, 36–74, 76–1 (71), 134–4 (54, 70), 34–88 (88), 0–119 (111), 47–74, 132–0 (131), 80–19 (75)
131 Highest break 141
2 Century breaks 2
14 50+ breaks 8
  Mark Selby wins the 2017 Betfred World Snooker Championship.

Century breaks

There were 74 century breaks made by 23 players in the main stage of the 2017 World Snooker Championship. The highest break of the tournament, a 146, was compiled by Ronnie O'Sullivan in his quarter-final loss to Ding Junhui.[3]

2017 World Snooker Championship Media

  • Fergal O'Brien won the longest frame in the modern era of snooker, which lasted for more than two hours, to reach the main competition.

  • Rory McLeod defeated second seed Judd Trump in the first round.

  • Stephen Maguire reached the last eight for the first time since 2012, the only unseeded player to progress to the quarter-finals.

  • Barry Hawkins reached the World Championship semi-finals for the fourth time in five years.

  • John Higgins defeated Barry Hawkins in the semi-finals to reach his sixth World Championship final.

  • Defending champion Mark Selby claimed his third world title in four years by winning the final 18–15.

References

  1. ↑ "Indicative Prize Money Rankings Schedule 2016/2017 Season" (PDF). World Snooker. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 November 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  2. ↑ "Indicative Prize Money Rankings Schedule 2015/2016 Season" (PDF). World Snooker. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 September 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "Betfred World Championship – Centuries". World Snooker. Archived from the original on 18 May 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2017.

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