Riga Masters 2017
Riga Masters 2017
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| Tournament type: | World ranking tournament |
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Arena Riga , Riga , Latvia |
| Opening: | 23rd June 2017 |
| Endgame: | June 25, 2017
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| Winner: |
 Ryan Day
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| Finalist: |
 Stephen Maguire
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| Highest Break: | 140 ( Andrew Higginson )
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The Kaspersky Riga Masters 2017 was a snooker tournament of the Main Tour - 2017/18 season , which was held from June 23rd to 25th in the Arena Riga in Latvia . It was the second edition of the Riga Masters in this format and the fourth tournament in a row in the Latvian capital. The defending champion was Australian Neil Robertson , who already lost in the first round to German Main Tour debutant Lukas Kleckers .
The winner was Ryan Day , who defeated Stephen Maguire 5-2 in the final. For the Welshman it was the first win in a world ranking tournament in the sixth final of his career.
Prize money
Compared to the last Riga Masters, the prize money increased from 200,000 to 227,000 euros, the prize money of 50,000 euros remained the same.
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| winner | € 50,000 |
| finalist | € 25,000 |
| Semi-finalist | € 15,000 |
| Quarter finalist | € 6,000 |
| Round of 16 | € 4,000 |
| Last 32 | € 2,000 |
| Last 64 | € 1,000 |
| Highest break | € 2,000 |
| All in all | € 227,000 |
Final round
The games in the final round were played in best-of-7 mode up to and including the quarter-finals. The semi-finals and finals were decided over a maximum of nine frames.
A = amateur player (not on the main tour this season; qualification via the Q-School-Order-of-Merit)
ITC = Invitiational Tour Card
kl. = without a fight
final
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Final: Best of 9 Frames Referee: Ben Williams Arena Riga , Riga , Latvia , June 25, 2017 |
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Stephen Maguire
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2: 5 |
Ryan Day
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| 33: 78 (59), 50: 76 , 0: 77 (77), 46: 74 , 123 : 11 (119), 77 : 0, 41: 75 | ||
| 119 | Highest break | 77 |
| 1 | Century breaks | - |
| 1 | 50+ breaks | 2 |
qualification
The qualifying round was from May 31 to June 2, 2017 in the Guildhall in the English city of Preston played. The games of defending champion Neil Robertson (game 27) and those of world champion Mark Selby (game 13) as well as two wildcard matches (game 4 and 12) have been postponed to the start of the main tournament in Riga. All games were played in best-of-7 mode.
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A = amateur player (not on the Main Tour this season; qualification via the Q-School-Order-of-Merit)
WC = wildcard player
ITC = Invitiational Tour Card
kl. = without a fight
Century breaks
14 breaks of 100 or more points were achieved in the qualification in Preston, there were 24 Centurys in the main tournament in Riga.
Main tournament
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qualification
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swell
- ↑ a b Kaspersky Riga Masters And China Championship Draws. In: worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards & Snooker Association , May 12, 2017, accessed May 14, 2017 .
- ↑ a b Kaspersky Riga Masters (2017). In: snooker.org. Retrieved May 14, 2017 (English).
- ↑ a b 2017 Riga Masters. In: cuetracker.net. Ron Florax, accessed June 7, 2017 .
- ↑ Riga Masters 2017 and China Championship 2017. (PDF; 174 kB) In: worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards & Snooker Association , May 11, 2017, accessed May 14, 2017 .
- ↑ Kaspersky Riga Masters 2017 Qualifiers Draw. (PDF; 270 kB) In: worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards & Snooker Association , May 24, 2017, accessed May 25, 2017 .
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↑ Kaspersky Riga Masters 2017 Qualifiers - Centuries. (No longer available online.) World Professional Billiards & Snooker Association , archived from the original on June 2, 2017 ; accessed on June 2, 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. Kaspersky Riga Masters 2017 - Centuries. (No longer available online.) World Professional Billiards & Snooker Association , archived from the original on June 28, 2017 ; accessed on June 24, 2017 (English). 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.
