2017 Warld Snooker Championship

The 2017 Warld Snooker Championship wis a professional snooker toornament tha teuk place frae 15 Apryle tae 1 May 2017 a the Crucible Theatre i Sheffield, England. It wis the 19t an feenal rankin event o the 2016–17 saison, followin the Cheenae Open. It wis the 41st consecutive year that the Warld Snooker Championship haed been held at the Crucible.

2017 Betfred Warld Snooker Championship
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Tournament information
Dates15 April – 1 May 2017
VenueCrucible Theatre
CitySheffield
KintraEngland
Organisation(s)WPBSA / Warld Snooker
FormatRankin 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
2016
2018

The winner o the title wis defendin champion and warld nummer ane Mark Selby, who defeatit John Higgins 18–15 in the feenal despite haein fallen 4–10 behind in the seicont session o the match. Selby defeatit Ding Junhui 17–15 in the semi-feenals, whilst Higgins defeatit Barry Hawkins 17–8 tae reach the feenal. This wis Selby's third Warld Championship win; he haed an aw won the title in the 2014 and 2016 tournaments.

The tot prize fund for the championship wis £1,750,000, wi the winner receivin the tap prize o £375,000. Thare war 74 century braks i the main stage o the championship, wi a faur 84 in qualifyin. Englishman Ronnie O'Sullivan compiled a break o 146 in the quarter-feenals, the heichest brak o the toornament. Gary Wilson scored a maximum brak o 147 in qualifyin durin his first roond win ower Josh Boileau. The toornament wis broadcast in Europe bi the BBC and Eurosport, an internationally bi Warld Snooker on Facebook.

Prize fund eedit

The tot prize money for the event wis raised tae £1,750,000 frae the previous year's prize fund o £1,500,100.[1][2] The winner o the event won £375,000. A brakdoun o prize money for the 2017 Warld Snooker Championship is shawn ablo.

  • 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
  • Tot: £1,750,000

Main draw eedit

The nummers in parentheses beside some o the players are thair seeding ranks. Match winners are shawn in bold.[3]

First round Second round Quarter-feenals Semi-feenals
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  
Feenal (Best of 35 frames) Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, 30 April & 1 May. Referee:   Jan Verhaas
Mark Selby (1)
  Ingland
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 Warld Snooker Championship.

Century breaks eedit

Thare war 74 century braks made bi 23 players in the main stage o the 2017 Warld Snooker Championship. The heichest brak o the toornament, a 146, wis compiled bi Ronnie O'Sullivan in his quarter-final loss tae Ding Junhui.[4]

References eedit

  1. "Indicative Prize Money rankins Schedule 2016/2017 Season" (PDF). Warld Snooker. Archived frae the original (PDF) on 4 November 2016. Retrieved 10 Januar 2017.
  2. "Indicative Prize Money rankins Schedule 2015/2016 Season" (PDF). Warld Snooker. Archived frae the original (PDF) on 17 September 2015. Retrieved 8 Julie 2015.
  3. Ardalen, Hermund. "Results (2017 Warld Snooker Championship)". snooker.org (in Norn). Retrieved 6 Mairch 2024.
  4. "Betfred Warld Championship – Centuries". Warld Snooker. Archived frae the original on 18 Mey 2017. Retrieved 2 Mey 2017.

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