2017 Paul Hunter Classic

The 2017 Paul Hunter Classic was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place in August 2017 at the Stadthalle in Fürth, Germany.[1] It was the third ranking event of the 2017/2018 season.[1] The tournament is named in honour of former snooker professional, Paul Hunter.[2][3]

Paul Hunter Classic

Tournament information
Dates	22–27 August 2017
Venue	Stadthalle
City	Fürth
Country	Germany
Organisation(s)	WPBSA
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£100,000
Winner's share	£20,000
Highest break	Mark Selby (143)
Final
Champion	Michael White
Runner-up	Shaun Murphy
Score	4–2
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Fürth

Location in Germany

Mark Selby was the defending champion, but he lost 1–4 to Michael White in the fourth round.[4] White went on to beat Shaun Murphy 4–2 in the final, capturing his second world ranking title.[5]

Prize fund

Finalists

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[6]

• Winner: £20,000
• Runner up: £10,000
• Semifinals: £4,500
• Quarterfinals: £3,000
• Last 16: £1,725
• Last 32: £1,000
• Last 64: £600
• Total: £100,000

Main rounds

Top half

Section 1

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames				Last 64 Best of 7 frames				Last 32 Best of 7 frames				Last 16 Best of 7 frames
	Gary Wilson	4
	Jimmy White	2
					Gary Wilson	4
					Rod Lawler	0
	Zhang Yong	3
	Rod Lawler	4
									Gary Wilson	4
									Andy Symons	1
	David Grace	4
	Matthew Glasby	0
					David Grace	0
					Andy Symons	4
	Christopher Keogan	1
	Andy Symons	4
													Gary Wilson	4
													Chris Wakelin	2
	Fergal O'Brien	4
	Steven Hallworth	3
					Fergal O'Brien	3
					Michael Georgiou	4
	Michael Georgiou	4
	Josh Boileau	2
									Michael Georgiou	3
									Chris Wakelin	4
	Noppon Saengkham	4
	Ashley Hugill	2
					Noppon Saengkham	0
					Chris Wakelin	4
	Chris Wakelin	4
	Kishan Hirani	0

Section 2

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames				Last 64 Best of 7 frames				Last 32 Best of 7 frames				Last 16 Best of 7 frames
	Jak Jones	4
	Saqib Nasir	1
					Jak Jones	2
					Peter Lines	4
	Peter Lines	4
	Umut Dikme	1
									Peter Lines	4
									Paul Davison	1
	Fang Xiongman	4
	Sanderson Lam	3
					Fang Xiongman	0
					Paul Davison	4
	Rhys Clark	3
	Paul Davison	4
													Peter Lines	0
													Jamie Jones	4
	Dominic Dale	4
	Daniel Ward	1
					Dominic Dale	4
					John Astley	0
	John Astley	4
	Daniel Holoyda	0
									Dominic Dale	2
									Jamie Jones	4
	Martin O'Donnell	4
	Zack Richardson	3
					Martin O'Donnell	2
					Jamie Jones	4
	Billy Joe Castle	2
	Jamie Jones	4

Section 3

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames				Last 64 Best of 7 frames				Last 32 Best of 7 frames				Last 16 Best of 7 frames
	Sean O'Sullivan	0
	Ricky Walden	4
					Ricky Walden	3
					Stuart Carrington	4
	Stuart Carrington	4
	Wang Yuchen	1
									Stuart Carrington	1
									Ben Woollaston	4
	Robert Milkins	2
	Brian Cini	4
					Brian Cini	0
					Ben Woollaston	4
	Ben Woollaston	4
	Robin Hull	1
													Ben Woollaston	4
													Tom Ford	0
	Rory McLeod	2
	Aditya Mehta	4
					Aditya Mehta	2
					Jamie Cope	4
	David John	2
	Jamie Cope	4
									Jamie Cope	0
									Tom Ford	4
	Tom Ford	4
	Robert Read	0
					Tom Ford	4
					Alexander Ursenbacher	1
	Alexander Ursenbacher	4
	Jamie Clarke	2

Section 4

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames				Last 64 Best of 7 frames				Last 32 Best of 7 frames				Last 16 Best of 7 frames
	Shaun Murphy	4
	Adam Stefanow	2
					Shaun Murphy	4
					Sam Baird	1
	Sam Baird	4
	Jimmy Robertson	0
									Shaun Murphy	4
									Ken Doherty	0
	Darren Morgan	w/d
	Ian Preece	w/o
					Ian Preece	1
					Ken Doherty	4
	Ken Doherty	4
	Ross Muir	1
													Shaun Murphy	4
													Zhao Xintong	2
	Zhao Xintong	4
	Reanne Evans	0
					Zhao Xintong	4
					Kuldesh Johal	0
	Hamza Akbar	w/d
	Kuldesh Johal	w/o
									Zhao Xintong	4
									Craig Steadman	2
	Gerard Greene	2
	Craig Steadman	4
					Craig Steadman	4
					Yu Delu	3
	Stuart Bingham	0
	Yu Delu	4

Bottom half

Section 5

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames				Last 64 Best of 7 frames				Last 32 Best of 7 frames				Last 16 Best of 7 frames
	Allan Taylor	1
	Alan McManus	4
					Alan McManus	4
					Kurt Maflin	3
	Kurt Maflin	4
	Brandon Sargeant	1
									Alan McManus	0
									Kyren Wilson	4
	Kyren Wilson	4
	Kurt Dunham	0
					Kyren Wilson	4
					Jamie Curtis-Barrett	0
	Jamie Curtis-Barrett	4
	Chris Totten	2
													Kyren Wilson	3
													Ian Burns	4
	Ian Burns	4
	Andy Hicks	3
					Ian Burns	4
					Alfie Burden	2
	Scott Donaldson	3
	Alfie Burden	4
									Ian Burns	4
									Joe O'Connor	0
	Lukas Kleckers	2
	Joe O'Connor	4
					Joe O'Connor	4
					Harvey Chandler	1
	Li Yuan	2
	Harvey Chandler	4

Section 6

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames				Last 64 Best of 7 frames				Last 32 Best of 7 frames				Last 16 Best of 7 frames
	Eden Sharav	1
	Alex Borg	4
					Alex Borg	2
					Mike Dunn	4
	Mike Dunn	4
	Lee Mein	1
									Mike Dunn	0
									Michael White	4
	Robbie Williams	4
	Matthew Selt	2
					Robbie Williams	1
					Michael White	4
	Adam Duffy	3
	Michael White	4
													Michael White	4
													Mark Selby	1
	Joe Swail	4
	Louis Heathcote	3
					Joe Swail	4
					Adam Edge	2
	Chen Zhe	w/d
	Adam Edge	w/o
									Joe Swail	3
									Mark Selby	4
	Niel Vincent [nb 1]	1
	Michael Williams	4
					Michael Williams	1
					Mark Selby	4
	Michael Holt	2
	Mark Selby	4

Section 7

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames				Last 64 Best of 7 frames				Last 32 Best of 7 frames				Last 16 Best of 7 frames
	Soheil Vahedi	w/d
	David Gilbert	w/o
					David Gilbert	4
					Nigel Bond	3
	Nigel Bond	4
	Joshua Thomond	3
									David Gilbert	3
									George Pragnall	4
	Mark Williams	w/d
	George Pragnall	w/o
					George Pragnall	4
					Barry Pinches	3
	Matthew Bolton	3
	Barry Pinches	4
													George Pragnall	1
													Mitchell Mann	4
	Mitchell Mann	4
	Daniel Wells	2
					Mitchell Mann	4
					Robert James	1
	Xu Si	3
	Robert James	4
									Mitchell Mann	4
									Oliver Brown	1
	Liam Highfield	4
	Lee Walker	1
					Liam Highfield	3
					Oliver Brown	4
	Oliver Lines	0
	Oliver Brown	4

Section 8

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames				Last 64 Best of 7 frames				Last 32 Best of 7 frames				Last 16 Best of 7 frames
	Matthew Stevens	4
	Kacper Filipiak	1
					Matthew Stevens	4
					Sam Craigie	0
	Yuan Sijun	w/d
	Sam Craigie	w/o
									Matthew Stevens	1
									Mark Joyce	4
	Mark Joyce	4
	Marc J Davis	0
					Mark Joyce	4
					Andrew Higginson	1
	Hammad Miah	2
	Andrew Higginson	4
													Mark Joyce	4
													Mark King	3
	Peter Ebdon	4
	Martin Gould	1
					Peter Ebdon	4
					Jack Lisowski	1
	Jack Lisowski	4
	Roman Dietzel	3
									Peter Ebdon	1
									Mark King	4
	Luca Brecel	4
	Ashley Carty	1
					Luca Brecel	1
					Mark King	4
	Mark King	4
	Elliot Slessor	2

Finals

	Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames				Semi-finals Best of 7 frames				Final Best of 7 frames
	Gary Wilson	2
	Jamie Jones	4
					Jamie Jones	3
					Shaun Murphy	4
	Ben Woollaston	2
	Shaun Murphy	4
									Shaun Murphy	2
									Michael White	4
	Ian Burns	1
	Michael White	4
					Michael White	4
					Mitchell Mann	1
	Mitchell Mann	4
	Mark Joyce	3

Notes

1. Wildcard

Final

Final: Best of 7 frames. Referee: Martyn Royce. Stadthalle, Fürth, Germany, 27 August 2017.
Shaun Murphy  England	2–4	Michael White  Wales
0–79, 27–72, 84–0 (84), 9–90 (83), 59–53, 0–97 (97)
84	Highest break	97
0	Century breaks	0
1	50+ breaks	2

Amateur pre-qualifying

These matches were played in Fürth on 22–24 August 2017. All matches were best of 7 frames.

Round 1

Thomas Frank 3–4 Norbert Hofheinz Daniel Williams 0–4 Matthew Glasby Mike Finn w/o–w/d Mika Hummelin Andreas Volkert 0–4 Andy Symons Wojciech Pastor 4–3 Daniel Schneider Corina Maracine w/o–w/d Dragos-Bogdan Dorojan Joshua Sellar 3–4 Lewis Sinclair Ismail Türker 4–1 Stefan Gerst Jenson Kendrick 4–1 Thomas Goder Conor McCormack 4–1 Jürgen Kesseler Umut Dikme 4–0 Felix Frede Alex Taubman 4–0 Bhavesh Sodha Reggie Edwards 4–1 Wan Chooi Tan Daniel Ward 4–0 Mike Beneke Amedeo Durnez 4–1 Matthew Hudson Patrick Whelan 2–4 Dillon McGee Luke Pinches 2–4 Zack Richardson Hans Bergmann 0–4 Robin Otto Brian Cini 4–2 Michael Wild Scott Lyons 0–4 Declan Brennan Tony Corrigan 1–4 Jamie Cope Luis Vetter 3–4 Louis Wakelin Andrew Rogers 4–1 Ronny Buchholz Jiaming Zhang 1–4 Ben Jones Tony Drago 4–0 Peter Brehm Jeff Cundy 4–1 Christof Biniarsch Andrew Molyneux 4–0 Heiko Mutz Michael Drews 3–4 Stefan Joachim Reanne Evans 4–3 Soner Sari Imran Nisar 4–0 Tomas Vastenavondt Joshua Cooper 4–0 Maria Catalano Rolf Mahr 0–4 Aaron Graham Billy Ginn 4–1 Aaron Cook

Jens Kirchner 0–4 Brandon Sargeant Alkojah Omar 1–4 Andy Hicks Heikki Niva 4–0 Pedro Chacon Ron Kantor 0–4 Andreas Hartung John Parkin 4–1 Tom Zimmermann Harvey Chandler 4–1 Lieven Vanthournout Sam Thistlewhite 4–0 Kevin Chan Lee Mein 4–1 Paul Liebstreich Boris Lazarkov 0–4 Stefan Dohr Louis Heathcote 4–1 Hamim Hussain Hassan Glumcevic-Kaufmann 0–4 Gary Thomson Antoni Kowalski 4–0 Michael Buchholz Adam Edge 4–1 Fraser Patrick Jörg Petersen 2–4 David Church Luis Chacon 0–4 Michael Williams Michael Collumb 3–4 Joshua Thomond Andrew Milliard 3–4 Luca Kaufmann Kilian Baur-Pantoulier 3–4 Simon Dent Billy Brown 0–4 Barry Pinches Tudor Simion Popescu 4–2 Ali Kirim Robert James 4–2 John Foster Ryan Causton 4–0 Sascha Breuer Fabian Monnin 4–3 Mihai Vladu Dietmar Smolka 0–4 Luke Simmonds Jamie O'Neill w/d–w/o Jackson Page Kacper Filipiak 4–0 Frank Mikulsky Gregory Herbrecht 4–2 Carl Rosenberger Tyler Rees 4–0 Shahidul Islam Fabian Haken 4–1 Fabian Meulner Marvin Losi 3–4 Andrei Orzan Stefan Schenk 1–4 Patrick Einsle Ashley Carty 4–0 Anthony Blyth

Round 2

Marcin Nitschke 4–0 Norbert Hofheinz Christophe Rives-Lange 0–4 Matthew Glasby Oliver Kremp 0–4 Mike Finn Anton Woywod 0–4 Andy Symons Steven Hallworth 4–0 Wojciech Pastor Horst Bendig 4–1 Corina Maracine Kishan Hirani 4–0 Lewis Sinclair Jinyoung Foulger 4–2 Ismail Türker Brian Ochoiski 4–3 Jenson Kendrick Saqib Nasir 4–1 Conor McCormack Manasawin Phetmalaikul 1–4 Umut Dikme Michael Peyr 0–4 Alex Taubman Florian Nüßle 4–0 Reggie Edwards Mark Vincent w/d–w/o Daniel Ward Halim Hussain 0–4 Amedeo Durnez Daniel Holoyda 4–2 Dillon McGee Mario-Željo Miloševic 0–4 Zack Richardson Martin Pitcher 1–4 Robin Otto Markus Fischer 0–4 Brian Cini Gary Challis 1–4 Declan Brennan Ralf Günzel 0–4 Jamie Cope Thomas Blang 0–4 Louis Wakelin Nev Graham 2–4 Andrew Rogers Robert Read 4–3 Ben Jones Curtis Daher 1–4 Tony Drago Jamie Clarke 4–1 Jeff Cundy Jack Bradford 3–4 Andrew Molyneux Adam Stefanow 4–0 Stefan Joachim Jan Eisenstein 2–4 Reanne Evans Ejler Hame 0–4 Imran Nisar Kuldesh Johal 4–1 Joshua Cooper Thomas Kevern 4–1 Aaron Graham Mateusz Baranowski 4–0 Billy Ginn

John Gillard 0–4 Brandon Sargeant Stephane Ochoiski 2–4 Andy Hicks Mohammad Al Asfar 0–4 Heikki Niva Peter Devlin 4–0 Andreas Hartung Joe O'Connor 4–1 John Parkin Loris Lehmann 0–4 Harvey Chandler Regis D'Anna 0–4 Sam Thistlewhite Nicolai Gebhardt 0–4 Lee Mein Hu Hao w/d–w/o Stefan Dohr Wayne Brown 1–4 Louis Heathcote Josh Mulholland 3–4 Gary Thomson James Cahill w/d–w/o Antoni Kowalski Andreas Ploner 3–4 Adam Edge Jake Nicholson 4–0 David Church Joe Steele w/d–w/o Michael Williams Clayton Humphries 1–4 Joshua Thomond Vedant Kulkarni w/d–w/o Sean McAllister Abdullah Atmar Ghulam Jilani 0–4 Luca Kaufmann George Pragnall 4–1 Simon Dent Bernd Strnad 0–4 Barry Pinches Volker Grigo 0–4 Tudor Simion Popescu Jani Kananen 0–4 Robert James Charlie Walters 4–2 Ryan Causton Oliver Brown 4–0 Fabian Monnin Simon Brtyant 0–4 Luke Simmonds Nitin Sharma w/d–w/o Jackson Page Karol Lelek 0–4 Kacper Filipiak Stuart Watson 4–0 Gregory Herbrecht Marc J Davis 4–2 Tyler Rees Barry Mincher 0–4 Fabian Haken Roman Dietzel 4–3 Andrei Orzan Ben Mertens 2–4 Patrick Einsle Simon Lichtenberg 2–4 Ashley Carty

Round 3

Marcin Nitschke 1–4 Matthew Glasby Mike Finn 0–4 Andy Symons Steven Hallworth 4–0 Horst Bendig Kishan Hirani 4–2 Jinyoung Foulger Brian Ochoiski 0–4 Saqib Nasir Umut Dikme 4–0 Alex Taubman Florian Nüßle 2–4 Daniel Ward Amedeo Durnez 3–4 Daniel Holoyda Zack Richardson 4–1 Robin Otto Brian Cini 4–3 Declan Brennan Jamie Cope 4–0 Louis Wakelin Andrew Rogers 2–4 Robert Read Tony Drago 3–4 Jamie Clarke Andrew Molyneux 0–4 Adam Stefanow Reanne Evans 4–2 Imran Nisar Kuldesh Johal 4–1 Thomas Kevern Mateusz Baranowski 0–4 Brandon Sargeant

Andy Hicks 4–1 Heikki Niva Peter Devlin 3–4 Joe O'Connor Harvey Chandler 4–3 Sam Thistlewhite Lee Mein 4–0 Stefan Dohr Louis Heathcote 4–0 Gary Thomson Antoni Kowalski 2–4 Adam Edge Jake Nicholson 1–4 Michael Williams Joshua Thomond 4–2 Sean McAllister Luca Kaufmann 0–4 George Pragnall Barry Pinches 4–0 Tudor Simion Popescu Robert James 4–1 Charlie Walters Oliver Brown 4–0 Luke Simmonds Jackson Page 2–4 Kacper Filipiak Stuart Watson 2–4 Marc J Davis Fabian Haken 0–4 Roman Dietzel Patrick Einsle 1–4 Ashley Carty

Century breaks

Main rounds centuries

Total: 24

143 Mark Selby 142 Dominic Dale 132 Paul Davison 132 Kyren Wilson 124 Fergal O'Brien 123, 120, 104 Mark Joyce 123 Martin O'Donnell 122 Mark King 119, 102, 100 Jamie Jones

115 Nigel Bond 114 Jak Jones 109 Kurt Maflin 107, 106 Gary Wilson 107, 106 Ben Woollaston 105 Liam Highfield 104 Shaun Murphy 103 Tom Ford 100 Alan McManus

Amateur pre-qualifying stage centuries

• 117 Ashley Carty
• 107, 103 Barry Pinches
• 105 Jamie Cope
• 102 Andy Hicks
• 102 Adam Stefanow
• 101 Louis Heathcote

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