2017 World Grand Prix
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 6–12 February 2017 |
| Venue | Preston Guild Hall |
| City | Preston |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | World Snooker |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £375,000 |
| Winner's share | £100,000 |
| Highest break | Judd Trump (ENG) (145) |
| Final | |
| Champion | Barry Hawkins (ENG) |
| Runner-up | Ryan Day (WAL) |
| Score | 10–7 |
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The 2017 World Grand Prix (officially the 2017 Ladbrokes World Grand Prix) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 6 and 12 February 2017 at the Guild Hall in Preston, England. It was the third staging of the tournament and the thirteenth ranking event of the 2016/2017 season. The tournament was broadcast in the UK on ITV4.[1]
Shaun Murphy was the defending champion, but lost 2–4 in the quarter-finals to Ryan Day, who went on to reach the final. Barry Hawkins beat Day 10–7 to win his third ranking title.[2]
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
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The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £5,000.
Seeding list
The top 32 players on a one-year ranking list running from the 2016 Riga Masters until the 2017 German Masters qualified for the tournament.[3]
Source:[4]
| Rank | Player | Total points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Selby | 375,150 |
| 2 | Ding Junhui | 170,000 |
| 3 | Ali Carter | 162,025 |
| 4 | Judd Trump | 161,750 |
| 5 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 143,750 |
| 6 | Marco Fu | 130,150 |
| 7 | John Higgins | 118,500 |
| 8 | Liang Wenbo | 117,400 |
| 9 | Anthony Hamilton | 106,525 |
| 10 | Stuart Bingham | 106,087 |
| 11 | Anthony McGill | 99,275 |
| 12 | Neil Robertson | 96,125 |
| 13 | Barry Hawkins | 93,500 |
| 14 | Mark King | 92,800 |
| 15 | Shaun Murphy | 87,625 |
| 16 | Joe Perry | 77,050 |
| 17 | Mark Williams | 73,750 |
| 18 | Michael Holt | 72,025 |
| 19 | Stephen Maguire | 63,500 |
| 20 | Kyren Wilson | 63,025 |
| 21 | Ricky Walden | 55,900 |
| 22 | David Gilbert | 55,650 |
| 23 | Ryan Day | 54,362 |
| 24 | Mark Allen | 51,725 |
| 25 | Dominic Dale | 47,125 |
| 26 | Michael White | 44,725 |
| 27 | Jamie Jones | 43,862 |
| 28 | Yan Bingtao | 43,600 |
| 29 | Tom Ford | 43,525 |
| 30 | Zhou Yuelong | 42,550 |
| 31 | Yu Delu | 40,625 |
| 32 | Martin Gould | 40,550 |
Main draw
Final
| Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Maike Kesseler Guild Hall, Preston, England, 12 February 2017. | ||
| Barry Hawkins (13) England |
10–7 | Ryan Day (23) Wales |
| Afternoon: 44–80 (55), 87–1 (53), 121–7 (114), 132–9 (102), 39–68, 129–0 (129), 1–69 (54), 145–0 (141), 97–6 (97) Evening: 128–0 (128), 89–0 (85), 65–4, 14–108 (87), 0–84 (84), 0–96 (92), 1–75 (75), 67–56 | ||
| 141 | Highest break | 92 |
| 5 | Century breaks | 0 |
| 8 | 50+ breaks | 6 |
Century breaks
Total: 25[5]
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References
- ^ "Ladbrokes World Grand Prix 2017". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
- ^ "World Grand Prix: Barry Hawkins beats Ryan Day to win title in Preston". BBC Sport. 12 February 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- ^ "Ladbrokes World Grand Prix Tickets on Sale". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 2 September 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
- ^ "1 Year Ranking List - After the 2017 F66.com German Masters". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 7 February 2017.
- ^ "Ladbrokes World Grand Prix: century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 8 February 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2017.