Champion of Champions 2017
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Champion of Champions 2017
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| Tournament type: | Invitation tournament |
| Attendees: | 16 |
| Venue: | Ricoh Arena , Coventry |
| Opening: | November 6, 2017 |
| Endgame: | November 12, 2017
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| Winner: |
 Shaun Murphy
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| Finalist: |
Ronnie O'Sullivan
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| Highest Break: | 138 ( Ronnie O'Sullivan)
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The Champion of Champions in 2017 was a snooker -Einladungsturnier the season 2017/18 , which from 6 to 12 November 2017 at the Ricoh Arena in the English city of Coventry was held. Defending champion was the Scot John Higgins , who had prevailed in the previous year's final with 10: 7 against Ronnie O'Sullivan . That year he was eliminated in the second round against O'Sullivan. The Englishman reached the final for the second time in a row and for the fourth time overall. But he lost again, he lost 8:10 to Shaun Murphy , who won the tournament for the first time.
Prize money
The total prize pool of £ 370,000 increased by £ 70,000 from the previous year, benefiting the lower prize categories, with the winner continuing to receive £ 100,000.
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| winner | £ 100,000 |
| finalist | £ 50,000 |
| Semi-finalist | £ 25,000 |
| Quarter finalist | £ 17,500 |
| Round of 16 | £ 12,500 |
| All in all | £ 370,000 |
Attendees
The following players had qualified for the Champion of Champions 2017:
- Stuart Bingham would have qualified as the Welsh Open winner but was suspended for six months for betting offense.
- Mark Williams was reserve player as the winner of the 6-red World Championship .
Tournament schedule
Four players each formed a group. Each group played two knockout games in the afternoon, and in the evening the winners played the group final, in which the semi-final participant was determined. The two semi-finals were then played on Friday and Saturday evening, the final over 10 winning frames then took place in two sessions on Sunday.
| Group games best of 7 frames |
Group finals Best of 11 frames |
Semi-final best of 11 frames |
Final Best of 19 frames |
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 John Higgins
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Anthony McGill
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John Higgins
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Ronnie O'Sullivan
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Ronnie O'Sullivan
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 Neil Robertson
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Ronnie O'Sullivan
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Anthony Hamilton
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Barry Hawkins
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 Ryan Day
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Ryan Day
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Anthony Hamilton
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 Ding Junhui
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Anthony Hamilton
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Ronnie O'Sullivan
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Shaun Murphy
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 Marco Fu
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Michael White
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Michael White
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Shaun Murphy
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Shaun Murphy
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Mark King
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Shaun Murphy
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 Luca Brecel
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Judd Trump
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Luca Brecel
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Luca Brecel
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Mark Selby
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Mark Selby
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Liang Wenbo
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final
Shaun Murphy had not only reached the finals for the first time in his fifth appearance since the reintroduction in 2013, he had won games at the tournament for the first time. Ronnie O'Sullivan, on the other hand, was in the final every time he competed. He also started briskly and took a 2-0 lead with two just missed Centuries. But Murphy held back and took a two-frame lead with a 4-2 lead. The game turned again and after the 4: 4 O'Sullivan was on the way to the break but could not use the frame ball. But Murphy had the chance to steal the frame on black. Curiously, he missed the last ball and then O'Sullivan missed too, so that Murphy made it 5: 4 on the second attempt. In the evening he had the better start and moved away to 8: 4 and 9: 5. Three frame wins in a row gave O'Sullivan hope again, but in the 18th frame he missed the frame ball again and this time Murphy stole the frame in one attempt on black and won 10-8. In his third final of the season it was his first win. O'Sullivan also played his third season finale and lost for the second time.
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Final: Best of 19 Frames Referee: Paul Collier Ricoh Arena , Coventry , England , November 12th 2017 |
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Ronnie O'Sullivan
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Shaun Murphy
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Afternoon session: 103 : 31 (97), 98 : 27 (98), 63: 68 , 1: 70 (70), 27: 92 (85), 7: 82 (53), 134 : 0 (61, 65), 105 : 32 (72), 54: 57 evening session: 39: 92 (86), 37: 83 , 0: 134 (56, 74), 83 : 46, 17: 83 (71), 76 : 31 (54), 132 : 0 (108), 106 : 1 (68), 71: 74 |
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| 108 | Highest break | 86 |
| 1 | Century breaks | - |
| 7th | 50+ breaks | 7th |
Century breaks
In the semi-finals, Ronnie O'Sullivan was the first player to score the 900th official century break of his career. With 6 of the 20 breaks of at least 100 points in the tournament, he was again the most successful player.
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swell
- ↑ Champion Of Champions Returns To Ricoh. In: worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards & Snooker Association , March 21, 2017, accessed September 2, 2017 .
- ↑ Champion of Champions final: John Higgins beats Ronnie O'Sullivan 10-7. In: bbc.com. BBC , November 12, 2016, accessed September 2, 2017 .
- ↑ 188BET Champion of Champions page , accessed November 7, 2017.
- ↑ 2017 Qualifying Criteria Announced. In: championofchampionssnooker.com. Champion of Champions, January 2017, accessed September 2, 2017 .
- ↑ http://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/41732548
- ↑ http://www.championofchampionssnooker.co.uk/qualifying-list-2017/
- ↑ Champion of Champions (2017) - Results. Champion of Champions Snooker, accessed November 2, 2017 .
- ^ Centuries. (No longer available online.) Worldsnooker.com, archived from the original on November 8, 2017 ; Retrieved November 9, 2017 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Web links
- Official tournament homepage (English)