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]
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| Dates | 16–22 August 2017 |
| Venue | Guangzhou Sport University |
| City | Guangzhou |
| Country | China |
| Organisation | World Snooker |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £700,000[1] |
| Winner's share | £150,000 |
| Highest break |  Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) (144) |
| Final | |
| Champion | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Luca Brecel (BEL) |
| Runner-up |  Shaun Murphy (ENG) |
| Score | 10–5 |
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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]
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The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £15,000
Main draw
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- Notes
- 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]
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- Notes
- Match held over and played in Guangzhou
- Wildcard player
Century breaks
Qualifying stage centuries
Total: 29
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Televised stage centuries
Total: 40
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References
- "China Championship 2017". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- "Calendar 2017/2018". Snooker.org. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- "China Championship: John Higgins beats Stuart Bingham in final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
- "Higgins Is Guangzhou King". World Snooker. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
- "China Championship: Luca Brecel beats Shaun Murphy for first ranking title". BBC Sport. 22 August 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- "Luca Brecel wins first ranking event with victory over Shaun Murphy". Eurosport. 22 August 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- "Indicative Prize Money Rankings Schedule 2017/2018 Season" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
- "2017 China Championship Qualifying". Snooker.org. Retrieved 30 May 2017.