2017 Warld Snooker Championship

It wis the 19t an feenal rankin event o the 2016–17 saison, followin the Cheenae Open. It wis the 41st consecutive year that the Warld Snooker Championship haed been held at the Crucible.

2017 Betfred Warld Snooker Championship

Tournament information
Dates	15 April – 1 May 2017
Venue	Crucible Theatre
City	Sheffield
Kintra	England
Organisation(s)	WPBSA / Warld Snooker
Format	Rankin event
Total prize fund	£1,750,000
Winner's share	£375,000
Highest break	Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) (146)
Final
Champion	Mark Selby (ENG)
Runner-up	John Higgins (SCO)
Score	18–15
← 2016 2018 →

The winner o the title wis defendin champion and warld nummer ane Mark Selby, who defeatit John Higgins 18–15 in the feenal despite haein fallen 4–10 behind in the seicont session o the match. Selby defeatit Ding Junhui 17–15 in the semi-feenals, whilst Higgins defeatit Barry Hawkins 17–8 tae reach the feenal. This wis Selby's third Warld Championship win; he haed an aw won the title in the 2014 and 2016 tournaments.

The tot prize fund for the championship wis £1,750,000, wi the winner receivin the tap prize o £375,000. Thare war 74 century braks i the main stage o the championship, wi a faur 84 in qualifyin. Englishman Ronnie O'Sullivan compiled a break o 146 in the quarter-feenals, the heichest brak o the toornament. Gary Wilson scored a maximum brak o 147 in qualifyin durin his first roond win ower Josh Boileau. The toornament wis broadcast in Europe bi the BBC and Eurosport, an internationally bi Warld Snooker on Facebook.

The tot prize money for the event wis raised tae £1,750,000 frae the previous year's prize fund o £1,500,100. The winner o the event won £375,000. A brakdoun o prize money for the 2017 Warld Snooker Championship is shawn ablo.

The nummers in parentheses beside some o the players are thair seeding ranks. Match winners are shawn in bold.

First round

Second round

Quarter-feenals

Semi-feenals

Best of 19 frames

Best of 25 frames

Best of 25 frames

Best of 33 frames

15 April

Mark Selby (ENG) (1)

10

22, 23 & 24 April

Fergal O'Brien (IRL)

2

Mark Selby (1)

13

19 April

Xiao Guodong

6

Ryan Day (WAL) (16)

4

25 & 26 April

Xiao Guodong (CHN)

10

Mark Selby (1)

13

19 & 20 April

Marco Fu (8)

3

Neil Robertson (AUS) (9)

10

23 & 24 April

Noppon Saengkham (THA)

4

Neil Robertson (9)

11

16 & 17 April

Marco Fu (8)

13

Marco Fu (HKG) (8)

10

27, 28 & 29 April

Luca Brecel (BEL)

9

Mark Selby (1)

17

16 & 17 April

Ding Junhui (4)

15

Shaun Murphy (ENG) (5)

10

20, 21 & 22 April

Yan Bingtao (CHN)

8

Shaun Murphy (5)

7

15 & 16 April

Ronnie O'Sullivan (12)

13

Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) (12)

10

25 & 26 April

Gary Wilson (ENG)

7

Ronnie O'Sullivan (12)

10

18 April

Ding Junhui (4)

13

Liang Wenbo (CHN) (13)

10

21 & 22 April

Stuart Carrington (ENG)

7

Liang Wenbo (13)

12

17 & 18 April

Ding Junhui (4)

13

Ding Junhui (CHN) (4)

10

Zhou Yuelong (CHN)

5

16 & 17 April

Stuart Bingham (ENG) (3)

10

20 & 21 April

Peter Ebdon (ENG)

5

Stuart Bingham (3)

10

15 & 16 April

Kyren Wilson (14)

13

Kyren Wilson (ENG) (14)

10

25 & 26 April

David Grace (ENG)

6

Kyren Wilson (14)

6

16 & 17 April

John Higgins (6)

13

Mark Allen (NIR) (11)

10

21 & 22 April

Jimmy Robertson (ENG)

8

Mark Allen (11)

9

17 & 18 April

John Higgins (6)

13

John Higgins (SCO) (6)

10

27, 28 & 29 April

Martin Gould (ENG)

6

John Higgins (6)

17

19 & 20 April

Barry Hawkins (7)

8

Barry Hawkins (ENG) (7)

10

23 & 24 April

Tom Ford (ENG)

3

Barry Hawkins (7)

13

18 & 19 April

Graeme Dott

6

Ali Carter (ENG) (10)

7

25 & 26 April

Graeme Dott (SCO)

10

Barry Hawkins (7)

13

15 April

Stephen Maguire

9

Anthony McGill (SCO) (15)

2

22 & 23 April

Stephen Maguire (SCO)

10

Stephen Maguire

13

18 & 19 April

Rory McLeod

3

Judd Trump (ENG) (2)

8

Rory McLeod (ENG)

10

Feenal (Best of 35 frames) Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, 30 April & 1 May. Referee:   Jan Verhaas
Mark Selby (1)   Ingland	18–15	John Higgins (6)   Scotland
76–34 (76), 7–50, 121–8 (62, 58), 0–141 (141), 40–99 (63), 1–126 (95), 54–59 (58), 33–68	Session 1 Session score: (2–6), Match score: 2–6	76–34 (76), 7–50, 121–8 (62, 58), 0–141 (141), 40–99 (63), 1–126 (95), 54–59 (58), 33–68
86–0 (86), 8–60, 44–74, 69–22, 1–68, 0–76 (76), 81–9 (81), 121–12 (121), 96–17	Session 2 Session score: (5–4), Match score: 7–10	86–0 (86), 8–60, 44–74, 69–22, 1–68, 0–76 (76), 81–9 (81), 121–12 (121), 96–17
76–1, 53–2, 29–107 (78), 63–40, 68–19 (67), 82–0 (58), 72–0 (72)	Session 3 Session score: (6–1), Match score 13–11	76–1, 53–2, 29–107 (78), 63–40, 68–19 (67), 82–0 (58), 72–0 (72)
72–22, 36–74, 76–1 (71), 134–4 (54, 70), 34–88 (88), 0–119 (111), 47–74, 132–0 (131), 80–19 (75)	Session 4 Session score: (5–4), Match score 18–15	72–22, 36–74, 76–1 (71), 134–4 (54, 70), 34–88 (88), 0–119 (111), 47–74, 132–0 (131), 80–19 (75)
131	Highest break	141
2	Century breaks	2
14	50+ breaks	8
Mark Selby wins the 2017 Betfred Warld Snooker Championship.

Thare war 74 century braks made bi 23 players in the main stage o the 2017 Warld Snooker Championship. The heichest brak o the toornament, a 146, wis compiled bi Ronnie O'Sullivan in his quarter-final loss tae Ding Junhui.