2017 World Grand Prix
The 2017 Ladbrokes World Grand Prix was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 6 and 12 February 2017 at the Guild Hall in Preston, England. It was the third staging of the tournament and the thirteenth ranking event of the 2016/2017 season. The tournament was broadcast in the UK on ITV4.[1]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 6–12 February 2017 |
| Venue | Guild Hall |
| City | Preston |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | World Snooker |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £375,000 |
| Winner's share | £100,000 |
| Highest break |  Judd Trump (ENG) (145) |
| Final | |
| Champion | Barry Hawkins (ENG) |
| Runner-up |  Ryan Day (WAL) |
| Score | 10–7 |
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Shaun Murphy was the defending champion, but lost 2–4 in the quarter-finals to Ryan Day, who went on to reach the final. Barry Hawkins beat Day 10–7 to win his third ranking title.[2]
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
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The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £5,000.
Seeding list
The top 32 players on a one-year ranking list running from the 2016 Riga Masters until the 2017 German Masters qualified for the tournament.[3]
Source:[4]
| Rank | Player | Total points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Selby |
375,150 |
| 2 |  Ding Junhui |
170,000 |
| 3 | Ali Carter |
162,025 |
| 4 | Judd Trump |
161,750 |
| 5 | Ronnie O'Sullivan |
143,750 |
| 6 |  Marco Fu |
130,150 |
| 7 |  John Higgins |
118,500 |
| 8 | Liang Wenbo |
117,400 |
| 9 | Anthony Hamilton |
106,525 |
| 10 | Stuart Bingham |
106,087 |
| 11 | Anthony McGill |
99,275 |
| 12 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Neil Robertson |
96,125 |
| 13 | Barry Hawkins |
93,500 |
| 14 | Mark King |
92,800 |
| 15 | Shaun Murphy |
87,625 |
| 16 | Joe Perry |
77,050 |
| 17 | Mark Williams |
73,750 |
| 18 | Michael Holt |
72,025 |
| 19 | Stephen Maguire |
63,500 |
| 20 | Kyren Wilson |
63,025 |
| 21 | Ricky Walden |
55,900 |
| 22 | David Gilbert |
55,650 |
| 23 | Ryan Day |
54,362 |
| 24 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Mark Allen |
51,725 |
| 25 | Dominic Dale |
47,125 |
| 26 | Michael White |
44,725 |
| 27 | Jamie Jones |
43,862 |
| 28 | Yan Bingtao |
43,600 |
| 29 | Tom Ford |
43,525 |
| 30 | Zhou Yuelong |
42,550 |
| 31 | Yu Delu |
40,625 |
| 32 | Martin Gould |
40,550 |
Main draw
Final
| Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Maike Kesseler Guild Hall, Preston, England, 12 February 2017. | ||
| Barry Hawkins (13) England |
10–7 | Ryan Day (23) Wales |
| Afternoon: 44–80 (55), 87–1 (53), 121–7 (114), 132–9 (102), 39–68, 129–0 (129), 1–69 (54), 145–0 (141), 97–6 (97) Evening: 128–0 (128), 89–0 (85), 65–4, 14–108 (87), 0–84 (84), 0–96 (92), 1–75 (75), 67–56 | ||
| 141 | Highest break | 92 |
| 5 | Century breaks | 0 |
| 8 | 50+ breaks | 6 |
Century breaks
Total: 25[5]
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References
- "Ladbrokes World Grand Prix 2017". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
- "World Grand Prix: Barry Hawkins beats Ryan Day to win title in Preston". BBC Sport. 12 February 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- "Ladbrokes World Grand Prix Tickets on Sale". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 2 September 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
- "1 Year Ranking List - After the 2017 F66.com German Masters". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 7 February 2017.
- "Ladbrokes World Grand Prix: century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 8 February 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2017.