2017 Players Championship (snooker)
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 6–12 March 2017 |
| Venue | Venue Cymru |
| City | Llandudno |
| Country | Wales |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £380,000 |
| Winner's share | £125,000 |
| Highest break |  Judd Trump (136) |
| Final | |
| Champion | Judd Trump |
| Runner-up |  Marco Fu |
| Score | 10–8 |
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The 2017 Ladbrokes Players Championship professional ranking snooker tournament was played between 6–12 March 2017 at the Venue Cymru in Llandudno, Wales. It was the 17th ranking event of the 2016/2017 season.[1][2]
In the 2016/17 season the Players Tour Championship was cancelled, and the main event was renamed to Players Championship and moved to Llandudno.[3] It is now being played between the top 16 players on a one-year ranking list.[4][5]
Mark Allen was the defending champion, but he did not qualify for this year's tournament.[6]
Judd Trump won the tournament, beating Marco Fu 10–8 in the final.[7]
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money is shown below.[8]
| Prize fund | |
|---|---|
| Winner | £125,000 |
| Runner-up | £50,000 |
| Semi-finalist | £30,000 |
| Quarter-finalist | £15,000 |
| Last 16 | £10,000 |
| Highest break | £5,000 |
| Total | £380,000 |
The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £25,000.
Seeding list
The seedings were conducted on the basis of the 1-year ranking list up to and including the 2017 Gibraltar Open:[9]
| Seeding | Player | Total Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Selby
|
384,550 |
| 2 | Judd Trump
|
208,250 |
| 3 | Barry Hawkins
|
205,725 |
| 4 | Stuart Bingham
|
181,087 |
| 5 |  Ding Junhui
|
178,025 |
| 6 | Ali Carter
|
173,025 |
| 7 | Ronnie O'Sullivan
|
153,750 |
| 8 | Marco Fu
|
152,650 |
| 9 |  Anthony McGill
|
141,800 |
| 10 | Liang Wenbo
|
140,400 |
| 11 | Shaun Murphy
|
129,375 |
| 12 | John Higgins
|
124,025 |
| 13 | Anthony Hamilton
|
119,925 |
| 14 |  Neil Robertson
|
114,125 |
| 15 | Mark King
|
109,325 |
| 16 |  Ryan Day
|
101,362 |
Main draw
| Last 16 Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Final Best of 19 frames | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Mark Selby
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| 16 | Ryan Day
| 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Mark Selby
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Marco Fu
| 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Marco Fu
| 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Anthony McGill
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Marco Fu
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Ding Junhui
| 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Ding Junhui
| 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | John Higgins
| 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Ding Junhui
| 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Anthony Hamilton
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Stuart Bingham
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Anthony Hamilton
| 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Marco Fu
| 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Judd Trump
| 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Barry Hawkins
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Neil Robertson
| 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Neil Robertson
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Ali Carter
| 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Ali Carter
| 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Shaun Murphy
| 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Ali Carter
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| 2 | Judd Trump
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Ronnie O'Sullivan
| 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Liang Wenbo
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Ronnie O'Sullivan
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Judd Trump
| 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Judd Trump
| 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Mark King
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Final
| Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Brendan Moore. Venue Cymru, Llandudno, Wales, 12 March 2017. | ||
| Marco Fu (8) Hong Kong
|
8–10 | Judd Trump (2) England
|
| Afternoon: 0–89 (83), 69–26 (53), 73–9 (73), 8–78, 82–0 (67), 87–8, 83–0 (83), 0–136 (136), 0–115 (115) Evening: 34–90, 24–110 (110), 0–92 (63), 9–77 (76), 66–33, 63–52 (Fu 52), 0–102 (102), 69–22 (58), 0–102 (53) | ||
| 83 | Highest break | 136 |
| 0 | Century breaks | 4 |
| 6 | 50+ breaks | 8 |
Century breaks
Total: 18[10]
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References
- ^ http://www.worldsnooker.com/tournaments/players-championship-2016/
- ^ http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/?year=2017&month=3
- ^ 2016/17 calendar
- ^ "Every Pound Counts... Snooker Race Set to Start". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
- ^ http://www.worldsnooker.com/rankings/1-year-ranking-list/
- ^ http://www.skysports.com/more-sports/snooker/news/12243/10220504/mark-allen-beats-ricky-walden-in-players-championship-final
- ^ http://www.worldsnooker.com/judd-top-trump-llandudno/
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 November 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
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- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 7 March 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
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