2017 Champion of Champions
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. John Higgins was the defending champion, but was whitewashed 0–6 by Ronnie O'Sullivan in the second round. 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.
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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 |
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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. 21 March 2017. 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". BBC Sport. 24 October 2017.