World Cup 2017

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World Cup 2017
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Tournament type: Team / invitation tournament
Venue: Wuxi Sports Park Stadium ,
Wuxi , China
Opening: 3rd July 2017
Endgame: July 9, 2017

Winner: China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Team China A
Finalist: EnglandEngland Team England
Highest Break: 140 ( Ryan Day ) WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg
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The Little Swan World Cup 2017 was a snooker team competition as part of the Main Tour of the 2017/18 season . The invitation tournament was held from July 3rd to 9th and, after a year without a tournament in 2015, took place for the second time in Wuxi , China .

The defending champion was China, who won the last tournament with the second team with Zhou Yuelong and Yan Bingtao . They appeared again in this line-up and reached the semifinals. China was again the winner, but this time with the first team with Ding Junhui and Liang Wenbo , who defeated the top seeded Englishmen Judd Trump and Barry Hawkins 4-3 in the final.

Prize money

Prize money
winner £ 154,000
finalist £ 77,000
Semi-finalist £ 46,200
Quarter finalist £ 30,800

Teams and seeding list

The procedure and rules corresponded to those of two years ago, again 24 teams were at the start. Cyprus, Switzerland, Egypt, Israel and Finland were new teams this year, but Austria, Poland, Singapore, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates participating in 2015 were not represented this time.

Rank nation Player 1 Player 2
1 China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China China B Zhou Yuelong Yan Bingtao
2 ScotlandScotland Scotland John Higgins Anthony McGill
3 EnglandEngland England Judd Trump Barry Hawkins
4th China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China China A Ding Junhui Liang Wenbo
5 Hong KongHong Kong Hong Kong Marco Fu Au Chi Wai
6th AustraliaAustralia Australia Neil Robertson Kurt Dunham
7th Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Northern Ireland Mark Allen Joe Swail
8th WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Wales Mark Williams Ryan Day
IrelandIreland Ireland Fergal O'Brien Ken Doherty
NorwayNorway Norway Kurt Maflin Christopher Watts
ThailandThailand Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh Noppon Saengkham
BelgiumBelgium Belgium Luca Brecel Jeff Jacobs
IndiaIndia India Aditya Mehta Brijesh Damani
BrazilBrazil Brazil Igor Figueiredo Itaro Santos
MaltaMalta Malta Alex Borg Duncan Bezzina
IranIran Iran Hossein Vafaei Soheil Vahedi
MalaysiaMalaysia Malaysia Thor Chuan Leong Moh Keen Hoo
GermanyGermany Germany Lukas Kleckers Simon Lichtenberg
PakistanPakistan Pakistan Hamza Akbar Shahram Changezi
Cyprus RepublicRepublic of Cyprus Cyprus Michael Georgiou Antonis Poullos
SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland Alexander Ursenbacher Darren Paris
EgyptEgypt Egypt Hatem Yassen Basem Eltahhan
IsraelIsrael Israel Eden Sharav Shachar Ruberg
FinlandFinland Finland Robin Hull Heikki Niva

Group stage

The group stage games were played from July 3 to 7, 2017. The number of frames won in all matches decided the placement. In the event of a tie, the direct comparison made the difference.

Group A

Gameday Player 1 Erg. Player 2 Player 1 Erg. Player 2 Player 1 Erg. Player 2
Monday China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China China B 4 : 1 FinlandFinland Finland WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Wales 5 : 0 NorwayNorway Norway MalaysiaMalaysia Malaysia 0: 5 BrazilBrazil Brazil
Tuesday China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China China B 3 : 2 NorwayNorway Norway WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Wales 3 : 2 MalaysiaMalaysia Malaysia FinlandFinland Finland 2: 3 BrazilBrazil Brazil
Wednesday China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China China B 4 : 1 BrazilBrazil Brazil WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Wales 5 : 0 FinlandFinland Finland NorwayNorway Norway 2: 3 MalaysiaMalaysia Malaysia
Thursday China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China China B 1: 4 WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Wales NorwayNorway Norway 2: 3 BrazilBrazil Brazil FinlandFinland Finland 2: 3 MalaysiaMalaysia Malaysia
Friday China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China China B 3 : 2 MalaysiaMalaysia Malaysia WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Wales 2: 3 BrazilBrazil Brazil NorwayNorway Norway 2: 3 FinlandFinland Finland
space Seeding list team Games Frames w.
Frames 		lost
Frames 		difference Points
1 8th WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Wales 5 25th 19th 6th 13 19th
2 1 China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China China B 5 25th 15th 10 5 15th
3 BrazilBrazil Brazil 5 25th 15th 10 5 15th
4th MalaysiaMalaysia Malaysia 5 25th 10 15th −5 10
5 FinlandFinland Finland 5 25th 8th 17th −9 8th
6th NorwayNorway Norway 5 25th 8th 17th −9 8th

Group B

Gameday Player 1 Erg. Player 2 Player 1 Erg. Player 2 Player 1 Erg. Player 2
Monday China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China China A 5 : 0 IrelandIreland Ireland Hong KongHong Kong Hong Kong 4 : 1 GermanyGermany Germany BelgiumBelgium Belgium 4 : 1 EgyptEgypt Egypt
Tuesday China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China China A 3 : 2 GermanyGermany Germany Hong KongHong Kong Hong Kong 1: 4 BelgiumBelgium Belgium IrelandIreland Ireland 3 : 2 EgyptEgypt Egypt
Wednesday China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China China A 4 : 1 EgyptEgypt Egypt Hong KongHong Kong Hong Kong 4 : 1 IrelandIreland Ireland GermanyGermany Germany 1: 4 BelgiumBelgium Belgium
Thursday China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China China A 2: 3 BelgiumBelgium Belgium GermanyGermany Germany 2: 3 IrelandIreland Ireland Hong KongHong Kong Hong Kong 4 : 1 EgyptEgypt Egypt
Friday China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China China A 3 : 2 Hong KongHong Kong Hong Kong GermanyGermany Germany 4 : 1 EgyptEgypt Egypt IrelandIreland Ireland 3 : 2 BelgiumBelgium Belgium
space Seeding list team Games Frames w.
Frames 		lost
Frames 		difference Points
1 BelgiumBelgium Belgium 5 25th 17th 8th 9 17th
2 4th China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China China A 5 25th 17th 8th 9 17th
3 5 Hong KongHong Kong Hong Kong 5 25th 15th 10 5 15th
4th IrelandIreland Ireland 5 25th 10 15th −5 10
5 GermanyGermany Germany 5 25th 10 15th −5 10
6th EgyptEgypt Egypt 5 25th 6th 19th −13 6th

Group C

Gameday Player 1 Erg. Player 2 Player 1 Erg. Player 2 Player 1 Erg. Player 2
Monday EnglandEngland England 5 : 0 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland AustraliaAustralia Australia 2: 3 MaltaMalta Malta PakistanPakistan Pakistan 2: 3 IranIran Iran
Tuesday EnglandEngland England 4 : 1 MaltaMalta Malta AustraliaAustralia Australia 4 : 1 PakistanPakistan Pakistan SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland 2: 3 IranIran Iran
Wednesday EnglandEngland England 4 : 1 IranIran Iran AustraliaAustralia Australia 4 : 1 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland MaltaMalta Malta 3 : 2 PakistanPakistan Pakistan
Thursday EnglandEngland England 5 : 0 PakistanPakistan Pakistan AustraliaAustralia Australia 1: 4 IranIran Iran MaltaMalta Malta 1: 4 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
Friday EnglandEngland England 4 : 1 AustraliaAustralia Australia MaltaMalta Malta 0: 5 IranIran Iran SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland 2: 3 PakistanPakistan Pakistan
space Seeding list team Games Frames w.
Frames 		lost
Frames 		difference Points
1 3 EnglandEngland England 5 25th 22nd 3 19th 22nd
2 IranIran Iran 5 25th 16 9 7th 16
3 6th AustraliaAustralia Australia 5 25th 12 13 −1 12
4th SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland 5 25th 9 16 −7 9
5 MaltaMalta Malta 5 25th 8th 17th −9 8th
6th PakistanPakistan Pakistan 5 25th 8th 17th −9 8th

Group D

Gameday Player 1 Erg. Player 2 Player 1 Erg. Player 2 Player 1 Erg. Player 2
Monday ScotlandScotland Scotland 2: 3 ThailandThailand Thailand Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Northern Ireland 4 : 1 Cyprus RepublicRepublic of Cyprus Cyprus IndiaIndia India 2: 3 IsraelIsrael Israel
Tuesday ScotlandScotland Scotland 3 : 2 Cyprus RepublicRepublic of Cyprus Cyprus Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Northern Ireland 3 : 2 IndiaIndia India ThailandThailand Thailand 3 : 2 IsraelIsrael Israel
Wednesday ScotlandScotland Scotland 4 : 1 IsraelIsrael Israel Cyprus RepublicRepublic of Cyprus Cyprus 1: 4 IndiaIndia India Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Northern Ireland 3 : 2 ThailandThailand Thailand
Thursday ScotlandScotland Scotland 2: 3 Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Northern Ireland ThailandThailand Thailand 5 : 0 IndiaIndia India Cyprus RepublicRepublic of Cyprus Cyprus 0: 5 IsraelIsrael Israel
Friday ScotlandScotland Scotland 3 : 2 IndiaIndia India Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Northern Ireland 3 : 2 IsraelIsrael Israel Cyprus RepublicRepublic of Cyprus Cyprus 0: 5 ThailandThailand Thailand
space Seeding list team Games Frames w.
Frames 		lost
Frames 		difference Points
1 ThailandThailand Thailand 5 25th 18th 7th 11 18th
2 7th Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Northern Ireland 5 25th 16 9 7th 16
3 2 ScotlandScotland Scotland 5 25th 14th 11 3 14th
4th IsraelIsrael Israel 5 25th 13 12 1 13
5 IndiaIndia India 5 25th 10 15th −5 10
6th Cyprus RepublicRepublic of Cyprus Cyprus 5 25th 4th 21st −17 4th

Finals

The finals were played on July 8th (quarter-finals) and July 9 (semi-finals and finals).

  Quarterfinals
Best of 7 Frames 		Semi-final
best of 7 frames 		Final
best of 7 frames
                           
  A1 WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Wales 1        
B2 China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China China A 4th  
B2 China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China China A 4th
  D1 ThailandThailand Thailand 2  
D1 ThailandThailand Thailand 4th
C2 IranIran Iran 1  
B2 China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China China A 4th
  C1 EnglandEngland England 3
B1 BelgiumBelgium Belgium 3    
A2 China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China China B 4th  
A2 China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China China B 3
  C1 EnglandEngland England 4th  
C1 EnglandEngland England 4th
  D2 Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Northern Ireland 3  

final

Final: Best of 7 Frames
Referee: Maike Kesseler Wuxi Sportspark Stadium ,  Wuxi , China , July 9, 2017 GermanyGermany
China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China China A 4 : 3 EnglandEngland England
47: 70 , 76 : 21 (68), 22: 67 (57), 0: 72 , 70 : 18 (69), 60 : 37, 88 : 4 (59)
69 Highest break 57
- Century breaks -
3 50+ breaks 1

Century breaks

WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Wales 140, 109
ThailandThailand Thailand 133, 116, 101
Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Northern Ireland 133, 104
ScotlandScotland Scotland 130
BelgiumBelgium Belgium 121
China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China China B 112
EnglandEngland England 112
AustraliaAustralia Australia 105
MaltaMalta Malta 105
Hong KongHong Kong Hong Kong 103

swell

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  2. ↑ a b World Cup 2017 - Provisional Format. (PDF; 229 kB) In: worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association , June 16, 2017, accessed June 23, 2017 .
  3. ↑ a b World Cup (2017). Snooker.org, accessed June 23, 2017 .
  4. ↑ World Cup 2017 - Century Breaks. In: worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association , archived from the original on July 6, 2017 ; Retrieved July 3, 2017 .