2017 China Championship (snooker)

The 2017 Evergrande China Championship was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 16–22 August 2017 in China.[1] It was the second ranking event of the 2017/2018 season.[2]

China Championship
Tournament information
Dates16–22 August 2017
VenueGuangzhou Sport University
CityGuangzhou
CountryChina
Organisation(s)WPBSA
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£700,000[1]
Winner's share£150,000
Highest break Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (144)
Final
Champion Luca Brecel
Runner-up Shaun Murphy
Score10–5
2016
2018

This was the first time the event was a ranking tournament. John Higgins was the defending champion, but was knocked out in the second round by Tom Ford.[3][4]

Luca Brecel won his first ranking tournament, beating Shaun Murphy 10–5 in the final. He became the first player from mainland Europe to win a ranking event.[5][6]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[7]

The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £15,000

Main draw

Last 64
Best of 9 frames
Last 32
Best of 9 frames
Last 16
Best of 9 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
Final
Best of 19 frames
                  
Mark Selby 5
Noppon Saengkham 1
Mark Selby 4
Zhou Yuelong 5
Zhou Yuelong 5
Chen Zifan 4
Zhou Yuelong 5
Martin Gould 2
Martin Gould 5
Andrew Higginson 2
Martin Gould 5
Mark Joyce 2
Anthony McGill 2
Mark Joyce 5
Zhou Yuelong 2
Shaun Murphy 5
Rory McLeod 1
Stephen Maguire 5
Stephen Maguire 5
Yan Bingtao 1
Yan Bingtao 5
Stuart Bingham 3
Stephen Maguire 0
Shaun Murphy 5
Peter Ebdon 3
Anthony Hamilton 5
Anthony Hamilton[nb 1] 0
Shaun Murphy 5
Ken Doherty 4
Shaun Murphy 5
Shaun Murphy 6
Ali Carter 4
Barry Hawkins 5
Oliver Lines 2
Barry Hawkins 3
Mark Davis 5
Ben Woollaston 4
Mark Davis 5
Mark Davis 1
Ali Carter 5
Ali Carter 5
Aditya Mehta 4
Ali Carter 5
David Grace 4
Ian Preece 4
David Grace 5
Ali Carter 5
Fergal O'Brien 2
Fergal O'Brien 5
Mark King 3
Fergal O'Brien 5
Kurt Maflin 2
Kurt Maflin 5
Michael Georgiou 0
Fergal O'Brien 5
Alan McManus 4
Elliot Slessor 3
Alan McManus 5
Alan McManus 5
Ding Junhui 0
Alfie Burden 2
Ding Junhui 5
Shaun Murphy 5
Luca Brecel 10
Judd Trump 5
Daniel Wells 2
Judd Trump 3
Graeme Dott 5
Graeme Dott 5
Robert Milkins 3
Graeme Dott 0
Ronnie O'Sullivan 5
Ronnie O'Sullivan 5
Sam Baird 2
Ronnie O'Sullivan 5
David Gilbert 3
David Gilbert 5
Stuart Carrington 4
Ronnie O'Sullivan 4
Luca Brecel 5
Mike Dunn 5
Joe Perry 1
Mike Dunn 5
Allan Taylor 4
Allan Taylor 5
Ian Burns 4
Mike Dunn 3
Luca Brecel 5
Jimmy Robertson 2
Luca Brecel 5
Luca Brecel 5
Marco Fu 2
Hossein Vafaei 3
Marco Fu 5
Luca Brecel 6
Li Hang 5
Neil Robertson 4
Li Hang 5
Li Hang 5
Michael White 4
Michael White 5
Xiao Guodong 3
Li Hang 5
Matthew Stevens 4
Mark Allen 4
Matthew Stevens 5
Matthew Stevens 5
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 2
Michael Holt 2
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 5
Li Hang 5
Mark Williams 3
Cao Yupeng 3
Ryan Day 5
Ryan Day 0
Mark Williams 5
Tian Pengfei 2
Mark Williams 5
Mark Williams 5
Tom Ford 3
Matthew Selt 1
Tom Ford 5
Tom Ford 5
John Higgins 2
Chris Wakelin 2
John Higgins 5
Notes
  1. Hamilton retired at 0–1 due to a neck injury

Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Deng Shihao.
Guangzhou Sports University, Guangzhou, China, 22 August 2017.
Shaun Murphy
 England
5–10 Luca Brecel
 Belgium
Afternoon: 68–2 (55), 78–31 (68), 15–68 (64), 107–0 (107), 49–63, 19–56, 53–77 (Murphy 53), 5–78 (78), 58–54
Evening: 0–66, 30–62, 109–1 (77), 52–53, 30–70, 37–61
107 Highest break 78
1 Century breaks 0
5 50+ breaks 2

Qualifying

These matches were held between 3 and 6 June 2017 at the Preston Guild Hall in Preston, England. All matches were the best of 9 frames.[8]

Notes
  1. Match held over and played in Guangzhou
  2. Wildcard player

Century breaks

Qualifying stage centuries

Total: 29

Televised stage centuries

Total: 40

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References

  1. "China Championship 2017". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  2. "Calendar 2017/2018". Snooker.org. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  3. "China Championship: John Higgins beats Stuart Bingham in final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  4. "Higgins Is Guangzhou King". World Snooker. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  5. "China Championship: Luca Brecel beats Shaun Murphy for first ranking title". BBC Sport. 22 August 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  6. "Luca Brecel wins first ranking event with victory over Shaun Murphy". Eurosport. 22 August 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  7. "Indicative Prize Money Rankings Schedule 2017/2018 Season" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  8. "2017 China Championship Qualifying". Snooker.org. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
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