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Revision as of 06:06, 26 February 2017

Players Championship
Tournament information
Dates6–12 March 2017
VenueVenue Cymru
CityLlandudno
CountryWales
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£380,000
Winner's share£125,000
Highest break
Defending championNorthern Ireland Mark Allen
Final
Champion
Runner-up
Score10–
2016
2018

The 2017 Ladbrokes Players Championship professional ranking snooker tournament will take place between 6–12 March 2017 at the Venue Cymru in Llandudno, Wales. It will be the 16th ranking event of the 2016/2017 season.[1][2]

Mark Allen is the defending champion but he cannot qualify this year.[3]

In the 2016/17 season, the Players Tour Championship was cancelled, and the main event was renamed to Players Championship and moved to Llandudno.[4] It will now be played between the top 16 players on a one-year ranking list.[5][6]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money is shown below.[7]

Prize fund
Winner £125,000
Runner-up £50,000
Semi-finalist £30,000
Quarter-finalist £15,000
Last 16 £10,000
Highest break £5,000
Total £380,000


Seeding list

The seedings will be conducted on basis of the 1 year ranking list up to 2017 Gibraltar Open.[8]

Rank Player Total Points Event Status
01 England Mark Selby
02 England Ronnie O'Sullivan
03 England Judd Trump
04 England Mark King
05 Hong Kong Marco Fu
06 England Stuart Bingham
07 England Anthony Hamilton
08 China Ding Junhui
09 England Ali Carter
010
011
012
013
014
015
016

Main draw

Last 16
Best of 9 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
Final
Best of 19 frames
            
1 England Mark Selby
16  
 
 
9 England Ali Carter
8 China Ding Junhui
 
 
5  
12  
 
 
13  
4  
 
 
3  
14  
 
 
11  
6  
 
 
7  
10  
 
 
15  
2 England Ronnie O'Sullivan

Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee:
Venue Cymru, Llandudno, Wales, 12 March 2017.

Afternoon:
Evening:
Highest break
Century breaks
50+ breaks

Century breaks

References

  1. ^ http://www.worldsnooker.com/tournaments/players-championship-2016/
  2. ^ http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/?year=2017&month=3
  3. ^ http://www.skysports.com/more-sports/snooker/news/12243/10220504/mark-allen-beats-ricky-walden-in-players-championship-final
  4. ^ 2016/17 calendar
  5. ^ "Every Pound Counts... Snooker Race Set to Start". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  6. ^ http://www.worldsnooker.com/rankings/1-year-ranking-list/
  7. ^ http://www.worldsnooker.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Tour-Prize-Money-Ranking-Points-Schedule-2016-17-v1.pdf
  8. ^ http://www.worldsnooker.com/rankings/1-year-ranking-list/