2017 Champion of Champions
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 6–12 November 2017 |
| Venue | Ricoh Arena |
| City | Coventry |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | Matchroom Sport |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £370,000 |
| Winner's share | £100,000 |
| Highest break |  Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) (138) |
| Final | |
| Champion | Shaun Murphy (ENG) |
| Runner-up | Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) |
| Score | 10–8 |
← 2016 2018 → | |
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]
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
[edit]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
[edit]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]
| Seed | Player | Qualified as | Date of tournament final | Date qualification confirmed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  John Higgins |
Winner of 2016 Champion of Champions Winner of 2017 Championship League Winner of 2017 Indian Open Runner-up of 2017 World Snooker Championship |
12 November 2016 2 March 2017 16 September 2017 1 May 2017 |
12 November 2016 |
| 2 | Mark Selby |
Winner of 2016 UK Championship Winner of 2017 China Open Winner of 2017 World Snooker Championship Winner of 2017 International Championship |
4 December 2016 2 April 2017 1 May 2017 5 November 2017 |
4 December 2016 |
| Ronnie O'Sullivan |
Winner of 2017 Masters Winner of 2017 English Open |
22 January 2017 22 October 2017 |
22 January 2017 | |
| Anthony Hamilton |
Winner of 2017 German Masters | 5 February 2017 | 5 February 2017 | |
| Barry Hawkins |
Winner of 2017 World Grand Prix | 12 February 2017 | 12 February 2017 | |
| Judd Trump |
Winner of 2017 Players Championship Winner of 2017 European Masters |
12 March 2017 8 October 2017 |
12 March 2017 | |
 Luca Brecel |
Winner of 2017 China Championship | 22 August 2017 | 22 August 2017 | |
 Ding Junhui |
Winner of 2017 World Cup Winner of 2017 World Open |
9 July 2017 24 September 2017 |
24 September 2017 | |
| Mark King |
Winner of 2016 Northern Ireland Open | 20 November 2016 | 20 November 2016 | |
 Marco Fu |
Winner of 2016 Scottish Open | 18 December 2016 | 18 December 2016 | |
| Shaun Murphy |
Winner of 2017 Gibraltar Open | 5 March 2017 | 29 April 2017 | |
 Ryan Day |
Winner of 2017 Riga Masters | 25 June 2017 | 16 September 2017 | |
| Michael White |
Winner of 2017 Paul Hunter Classic | 27 August 2017 | 7 October 2017 | |
| Liang Wenbo |
Winner of 2017 World Cup | 9 July 2017 | 22 October 2017 | |
| Anthony McGill |
Winner of 2017 Snooker Shoot Out | 26 February 2017 | 24 October 2017 | |
 Neil Robertson |
Winner of 2017 Hong Kong Masters | 22 July 2017 | 5 November 2017 |
- Notes
- On 24 October 2017, Stuart Bingham, who had qualified as a winner of the 2017 Welsh Open, was banned for six months for betting breaches.[9]
- Mark Williams, the winner of the 2017 Six-red World Championship, was the tournament reserve player.[7]
Main draw
[edit]| 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| John Higgins (1)
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Anthony McGill
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| John Higgins (1)
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Group 4 (9 November) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Ronnie O'Sullivan
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ronnie O'Sullivan
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Neil Robertson
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ronnie O'Sullivan
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Anthony Hamilton
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ding Junhui
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Anthony Hamilton
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Anthony Hamilton
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Group 1 (6 November) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Ryan Day
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Barry Hawkins
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ryan Day
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ronnie O'Sullivan
| 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Shaun Murphy
| 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Marco Fu
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Michael White
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Michael White
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Group 2 (7 November) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Shaun Murphy
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Shaun Murphy
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mark King
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Shaun Murphy
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Luca Brecel
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Judd Trump
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Luca Brecel
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Luca Brecel
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Group 3 (8 November) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Mark Selby (2)
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mark Selby (2)
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Liang Wenbo
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Final
[edit]| 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
[edit]Total: 20
- 138, 134, 124, 109, 108, 101 – Ronnie O'Sullivan
- 133 – Anthony Hamilton
- 131, 123, 121, 101 – Shaun Murphy
- 125, 112 – Mark Selby
- 110, 103 – Ryan Day
- 108 – Barry Hawkins
- 105, 103 – Luca Brecel
- 102 – Michael White
- 100 – Marco Fu
References
[edit]- ^ a b "2017 Qualifying Criteria Announced - Champion of Champions Snooker". 30 January 2017.
- ^ "Champion of Champions: John Higgins beats Ronnie O'Sullivan". BBC Sport. 12 November 2016.
- ^ "Champion of Champions: Shaun Murphy beats Ronnie O'Sullivan in final". BBC Sport. 12 November 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
- ^ "Prize Fund - Champion of Champions Snooker".
- ^ "Champion of Champions returns to Ricoh". World Snooker. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
- ^ "Provisional calendar for the 2017/18 World Snooker Tour" (PDF).
- ^ a b "Qualifying List 2017 - Champion of Champions Snooker". 1 November 2017.
- ^ "188BET CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS DRAW ANNOUNCED - Champion of Champions Snooker". 2 November 2017.
- ^ "Stuart Bingham banned over betting on snooker matches". 24 October 2017 – via www.bbc.com.