2017 China Championship (snooker)

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

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]

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
               
England Mark Selby5
Thailand Noppon Saengkham1
England Mark Selby4
China Zhou Yuelong5
China Zhou Yuelong5
China Chen Zifan4
China Zhou Yuelong5
England Martin Gould2
England Martin Gould5
England Andrew Higginson2
England Martin Gould5
England Mark Joyce2
Scotland Anthony McGill2
England Mark Joyce5
China Zhou Yuelong2
England Shaun Murphy5
England Rory McLeod1
Scotland Stephen Maguire5
Scotland Stephen Maguire5
China Yan Bingtao1
China Yan Bingtao5
England Stuart Bingham3
Scotland Stephen Maguire0
England Shaun Murphy5
England Peter Ebdon3
England Anthony Hamilton5
England Anthony Hamilton[nb 1]0
England Shaun Murphy5
Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty4
England Shaun Murphy5
England Shaun Murphy6
England Ali Carter4
England Barry Hawkins5
England Oliver Lines2
England Barry Hawkins3
England Mark Davis5
England Ben Woollaston4
England Mark Davis5
England Mark Davis1
England Ali Carter5
England Ali Carter5
India Aditya Mehta4
England Ali Carter5
England David Grace4
Wales Ian Preece4
England David Grace5
England Ali Carter5
Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien2
Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien5
England Mark King3
Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien5
Norway Kurt Maflin2
Norway Kurt Maflin5
Cyprus Michael Georgiou0
Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien5
Scotland Alan McManus4
England Elliot Slessor3
Scotland Alan McManus5
Scotland Alan McManus5
China Ding Junhui0
England Alfie Burden2
China Ding Junhui5
England Judd Trump5
Wales Daniel Wells2
England Judd Trump3
Scotland Graeme Dott5
Scotland Graeme Dott5
England Robert Milkins3
Scotland Graeme Dott0
England Ronnie O'Sullivan5
England Ronnie O'Sullivan5
England Sam Baird2
England Ronnie O'Sullivan5
England David Gilbert3
England David Gilbert5
England Stuart Carrington4
England Ronnie O'Sullivan4
Belgium Luca Brecel5
England Mike Dunn5
England Joe Perry1
England Mike Dunn5
England Allan Taylor4
England Allan Taylor5
England Ian Burns4
England Mike Dunn3
Belgium Luca Brecel5
England Jimmy Robertson2
Belgium Luca Brecel5
Belgium Luca Brecel5
Hong Kong Marco Fu2
Iran Hossein Vafaei3
Hong Kong Marco Fu5
Belgium Luca Brecel6
China Li Hang5
Australia Neil Robertson4
China Li Hang5
China Li Hang5
Wales Michael White4
Wales Michael White5
China Xiao Guodong3
China Li Hang5
Wales Matthew Stevens4
Northern Ireland Mark Allen4
Wales Matthew Stevens5
Wales Matthew Stevens5
Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh2
England Michael Holt2
Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh5
China Li Hang5
Wales Mark Williams3
China Cao Yupeng3
Wales Ryan Day5
Wales Ryan Day0
Wales Mark Williams5
China Tian Pengfei2
Wales Mark Williams5
Wales Mark Williams5
England Tom Ford3
England Matthew Selt1
England Tom Ford5
England Tom Ford5
Scotland John Higgins2
England Chris Wakelin2
Scotland John Higgins5
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. ^ a b c d e f g Match held over and played in Guangzhou
  2. ^ a b c d Wildcard player

Century breaks

Qualifying stage centuries

Total: 29

Televised stage centuries

Total: 40

References

  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.