2017 China Championship

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

2017 Evergrande China Championship
Tournament information
Dates16–22 August 2017 (2017-08-16 – 2017-08-22)
VenueGuangzhou Sport University
CityGuangzhou
CountryChina
OrganisationWorld Snooker
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£700,000[1]
Winner's share£150,000
Highest break Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) (144)
Final
Champion Luca Brecel (BEL)
Runner-up Shaun Murphy (ENG)
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 edit

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 edit

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
               
Mark Selby5
Noppon Saengkham1
Mark Selby4
Zhou Yuelong5
Zhou Yuelong5
Chen Zifan4
Zhou Yuelong5
Martin Gould2
Martin Gould5
Andrew Higginson2
Martin Gould5
Mark Joyce2
Anthony McGill2
Mark Joyce5
Zhou Yuelong2
Shaun Murphy5
Rory McLeod1
Stephen Maguire5
Stephen Maguire5
Yan Bingtao1
Yan Bingtao5
Stuart Bingham3
Stephen Maguire0
Shaun Murphy5
Peter Ebdon3
Anthony Hamilton5
Anthony Hamilton[nb 1]0
Shaun Murphy5
Ken Doherty4
Shaun Murphy5
Shaun Murphy6
Ali Carter4
Barry Hawkins5
Oliver Lines2
Barry Hawkins3
Mark Davis5
Ben Woollaston4
Mark Davis5
Mark Davis1
Ali Carter5
Ali Carter5
Aditya Mehta4
Ali Carter5
David Grace4
Ian Preece4
David Grace5
Ali Carter5
Fergal O'Brien2
Fergal O'Brien5
Mark King3
Fergal O'Brien5
Kurt Maflin2
Kurt Maflin5
Michael Georgiou0
Fergal O'Brien5
Alan McManus4
Elliot Slessor3
Alan McManus5
Alan McManus5
Ding Junhui0
Alfie Burden2
Ding Junhui5
Judd Trump5
Daniel Wells2
Judd Trump3
Graeme Dott5
Graeme Dott5
Robert Milkins3
Graeme Dott0
Ronnie O'Sullivan5
Ronnie O'Sullivan5
Sam Baird2
Ronnie O'Sullivan5
David Gilbert3
David Gilbert5
Stuart Carrington4
Ronnie O'Sullivan4
Luca Brecel5
Mike Dunn5
Joe Perry1
Mike Dunn5
Allan Taylor4
Allan Taylor5
Ian Burns4
Mike Dunn3
Luca Brecel5
Jimmy Robertson2
Luca Brecel5
Luca Brecel5
Marco Fu2
Hossein Vafaei3
Marco Fu5
Luca Brecel6
Li Hang5
Neil Robertson4
Li Hang5
Li Hang5
Michael White4
Michael White5
Xiao Guodong3
Li Hang5
Matthew Stevens4
Mark Allen4
Matthew Stevens5
Matthew Stevens5
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh2
Michael Holt2
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh5
Li Hang5
Mark Williams3
Cao Yupeng3
Ryan Day5
Ryan Day0
Mark Williams5
Tian Pengfei2
Mark Williams5
Mark Williams5
Tom Ford3
Matthew Selt1
Tom Ford5
Tom Ford5
John Higgins2
Chris Wakelin2
John Higgins5
Notes
  1. ^ Hamilton retired at 0–1 due to a neck injury

Final edit

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Deng Shihao.
Guangzhou Sports University, Guangzhou, China, 22 August 2017.
Shaun Murphy
 England
5–10Luca 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
107Highest break78
1Century breaks0
550+ breaks2

Qualifying edit

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. ^ a b c d e f g Match held over and played in Guangzhou
  2. ^ a b c d Wildcard player

Century breaks edit

Qualifying stage centuries edit

Total: 29

Televised stage centuries edit

Total: 40

References edit

  1. ^ a b "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.