2017_Champion_of_Champions

2017 Champion of Champions

2017 Champion of Champions

Snooker tournament

The 2017 Champion of Champions (officially the 2017 188BET Champion of Champions) was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 6 and 12 November 2017 at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry, England.[1]

Quick Facts Tournament information, Dates ...

John Higgins was the defending champion, but was whitewashed 0–6 by Ronnie O'Sullivan in the second round.[2]

Ronnie O'Sullivan made his 900th century in the semi-final against Anthony Hamilton.

Shaun Murphy won the tournament, defeating Ronnie O'Sullivan 10–8 in the final.[3]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for 2017 is shown below:[4]

  • Winner: £100,000[5]
  • Runner-up: £50,000
  • Losing semi-finalist: £25,000
  • Group runner-up: £17,500
  • First round losers: £12,500
  • Total: £370,000

Players

Qualification for the 2017 188BET Champion of Champions tournament is determined by the winners of 24 tournaments over a one-year period, from the 2016 Champion of Champions to the 2017 International Championship, thereby including tournaments from both the 2016/2017 and 2017/2018 snooker seasons. The tournaments have been split into groups to determine the order of qualification, with the winners of the first sixteen listed tournaments guaranteed a place.[1][6]

The following players qualified for the tournament:[7][8]

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Notes

Main draw

Group semi-finals (last 16)
Best of 7 frames 		Group finals (quarter-finals)
Best of 11 frames 		Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames 		Final
Best of 19 frames
            
Scotland John Higgins (1) 4
Scotland Anthony McGill 0
Scotland John Higgins (1) 0
Group 4 (9 November)
England Ronnie O'Sullivan 6
England Ronnie O'Sullivan 4
Australia Neil Robertson 1
England Ronnie O'Sullivan 6
England Anthony Hamilton 2
China Ding Junhui 2
England Anthony Hamilton 4
England Anthony Hamilton 6
Group 1 (6 November)
Wales Ryan Day 4
England Barry Hawkins 2
Wales Ryan Day 4
England Ronnie O'Sullivan 8
England Shaun Murphy 10
Hong Kong Marco Fu 3
Wales Michael White 4
Wales Michael White 4
Group 2 (7 November)
England Shaun Murphy 6
England Shaun Murphy 4
England Mark King 2
England Shaun Murphy 6
Belgium Luca Brecel 4
England Judd Trump 0
Belgium Luca Brecel 4
Belgium Luca Brecel 6
Group 3 (8 November)
England Mark Selby (2) 4
England Mark Selby (2) 4
China Liang Wenbo 3

Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Paul Collier.
Ricoh Arena, Coventry, England, 12 November 2017.
Ronnie O'Sullivan
 England		 8–10 Shaun Murphy
 England
Afternoon: 103–31 (97), 98–27 (98), 63–68, 1–70 (70), 27–92 (85), 7–82 (53), 134–0 (65, 61), 105–32 (72), 54–57
Evening: 39–92 (86), 37–83, 0–134 (74, 56), 83–46, 17–83 (71), 76–31 (54), 132–0 (108), 106–1 (68), 71–74
108 Highest break 86
1 Century breaks 0
8 50+ breaks 7

Century breaks

Total: 20

References

  1. [1]
    "2017 Qualifying Criteria Announced - Champion of Champions Snooker". 30 January 2017.
  2. [2]
    "Champion of Champions: John Higgins beats Ronnie O'Sullivan". BBC Sport. 12 November 2016.
  3. [3]
    "Champion of Champions: Shaun Murphy beats Ronnie O'Sullivan in final". BBC Sport. 12 November 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  4. [4]
    "Prize Fund - Champion of Champions Snooker".
  5. [5]
    "Champion of Champions returns to Ricoh". World Snooker. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  6. [6]
    "Provisional calendar for the 2017/18 World Snooker Tour" (PDF).
  7. [7]
    "Qualifying List 2017 - Champion of Champions Snooker". 1 November 2017.
  8. [8]
    "188BET CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS DRAW ANNOUNCED - Champion of Champions Snooker". 2 November 2017.
  9. [9]
    "Stuart Bingham banned over betting on snooker matches". 24 October 2017 – via www.bbc.com.
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