| 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 | |
| Final | |
| Champion | |
| Runner-up | |
| 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 | 375,150 | |
| 2 | 170,000 | |
| 3 | 162,025 | |
| 4 | 161,750 | |
| 5 | 143,750 | |
| 6 | 130,150 | |
| 7 | 118,500 | |
| 8 | 117,400 | |
| 9 | 106,525 | |
| 10 | 106,087 | |
| 11 | 99,275 | |
| 12 | 96,125 | |
| 13 | 93,500 | |
| 14 | 92,800 | |
| 15 | 87,625 | |
| 16 | 77,050 | |
| 17 | 73,750 | |
| 18 | 72,025 | |
| 19 | 63,500 | |
| 20 | 63,025 | |
| 21 | 55,900 | |
| 22 | 55,650 | |
| 23 | 54,362 | |
| 24 | 51,725 | |
| 25 | 47,125 | |
| 26 | 44,725 | |
| 27 | 43,862 | |
| 28 | 43,600 | |
| 29 | 43,525 | |
| 30 | 42,550 | |
| 31 | 40,625 | |
| 32 | 40,550 |
Main draw
Final
| Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Maike Kesseler Guild Hall, Preston, England, 12 February 2017. | ||
| Barry Hawkins (13) |
10–7 | Ryan Day (23) |
| 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.