2017 World Snooker Championship facts for kids

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2017 Betfred World Snooker Championship

Tournament information
Dates	15 April – 1 May 2017
Venue	Crucible Theatre
City	Sheffield
Country	England
Organisation(s)	WPBSA / World Snooker
Format	Ranking 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
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The 2017 World Snooker Championship was a professional snooker tournament. It took place from 15 April to 1 May 2017 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. It was the 19th and final ranking event of the 2016–17 season, after the China Open. It was the 41st year that the World Snooker Championship had been held at the Crucible.

The winner of the title was defending champion Mark Selby. He defeated John Higgins 18–15 in the final despite having fallen 4–10 behind in the second session of the match. Selby defeated Ding Junhui 17–15 in the semi-finals, whilst Higgins defeated Barry Hawkins 17–8. This was Selby's third World Championship win. He had also won the title in the 2014 and 2016 tournaments.

The total prize fund for the event was £1,750,000. The winner got the top prize of £375,000. There were 74 century breaks in the main stage of the championship, with a further 84 in qualifying. Englishman Ronnie O'Sullivan made a break of 146 in the quarter-finals, the highest of the tournament. Gary Wilson scored a maximum break of 147 in qualifying during his first round win over Josh Boileau. The tournament was broadcast in Europe by the BBC and Eurosport, and internationally by World Snooker on Facebook.

Prize fund

The total prize money for the event was raised to £1,750,000 from the previous year's prize fund of £1,500,100. The winner of the event won £375,000. The prize money for the 2017 World Snooker Championship is shown below.

Main draw

The numbers in parentheses beside some of the players are their seeding ranks. Match winners are shown in bold.

First round

Second round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

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

Final (Best of 35 frames) Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, 30 April & 1 May. Referee: Jan Verhaas
Mark Selby (1)  England	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 World Snooker Championship.

Century breaks

There were 74 century breaks made by 23 players in the main stage of the 2017 World Snooker Championship. The highest break of the tournament, a 146, was compiled by Ronnie O'Sullivan in his quarter-final loss to Ding Junhui.

Images for kids

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  Rory McLeod defeated second seed Judd Trump in the first round.

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  Barry Hawkins reached the World Championship semi-finals for the fourth time in five years.

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  John Higgins defeated Barry Hawkins in the semi-finals to reach his sixth World Championship final.

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  Defending champion Mark Selby claimed his third world title in four years by winning the final 18–15.

See also

In Spanish: Campeonato Mundial de Snooker de 2017 para niños