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Revision as of 13:01, 18 November 2017

2017–18 snooker season
Details
Duration4 May 2017 – 7 May 2018
Tournaments38[n 1] (20 ranking events)

The 2017/2018 snooker season is an ongoing series of professional snooker tournaments to be played between 4 May 2017 and 7 May 2018.

The China Championship became a ranking event and was brought forward to a mid-August date, ahead of the Paul Hunter Classic. The Shanghai Masters was initially withdrawn from the season calendar, but was later rescheduled for November 2017.[1] The biennial World Cup team event was played in July 2017. Another event not held every year returning in 2017 was the 2017 IWGA World Games. The Shoot-Out was brought forward to the start of February, ahead of both the World Grand Prix and Welsh Open.[2]

The new World Seniors Tour will comprise four events, including the World Seniors Championship which will return to Scunthorpe in 2018.[3]

The second edition of the Home Nations Series (de) being held in this season with the English Open, Northern Ireland Open, Scottish Open and Welsh Open tournaments. The winner of all four tournaments could earn a massive £1 million bonus prize.[4]

Players

Players on the Main Tour
by nation[5]
 Australia 3
 Belgium 1
 China 22
 Cyprus 1
 Egypt 1
 England 57
 Finland 1
 Germany 1
 Hong Kong 1
 India 1
 Iran 2
 Ireland 4
 Malaysia 1
 Malta 1
 Northern Ireland 3
 Norway 1
 Pakistan 1
 Scotland 10
  Switzerland 1
 Thailand 6
 Wales 12
Total 131

The top 64 players from the prize money rankings after the 2017 World Championship, and the 31 player earning a two-year card the previous year automatically qualified for the season (Rouzi Maimaiti has resigned his membership). Next 8 places were allocated to the top 8 on the One Year Ranking List who have not already qualified for the Main Tour. Another two players came from the EBSA Qualifying Tour Play-Offs, and a further 12 places were available through the Q School (four Event 1 winners, four Event 2 winners, and four best-ranked players in the Order of Merit). The rest of the places on to the tour came from amateur events and national governing body (NGB) nominations. Hamza Akbar received a tour card as a special dispensation in place of Americas nomination.[6][7]

The list of all professional players in the 2017/2018 season consist of 131 players, including the standard field of the 128 players and three invitational tour cards (James Wattana has second year of a two-year invitational tour card while Jimmy White and Ken Doherty were awarded the new two-year permission).[6][7] Beginning from this season, players with invitational tour cards are eligible to compete in any ranking event.[8] These players are seeded after main tour professionals, but above amateur top ups taken from the Q School ranking list.[9]

New professional players

All players listed below received a tour card for two seasons.[6][7]

Calendar

The following tables outlines the results and dates for all the ranking and major invitational events.[17][18][19][20]

Date[n 2] Country Rank Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score Ref.
05–04 05–07  AUT P/A Vienna Snooker Open 15 Reds Köö Wien Snooker Club Vienna England David Grace England Nigel Bond 5–2 [21]
05–24 05–27  BEL P/A Belgium Snooker Open Snooker Club Arena Ghent Belgium Bjorn Haneveer Belgium Ben Mertens 6–5 [22]
06–07 06–11  ENG P/A Pink Ribbon South West Snooker Academy Gloucester England Robert Milkins England Rob James 4–2
06–23 06–25  LAT WR Riga Masters Arena Riga Riga Wales Ryan Day Scotland Stephen Maguire 5–2 [23]
07–03 07–09  CHN NR World Cup (team event) Wuxi City Sports Park Stadium Wuxi China China A England England 4–3
07–20 07–23  HKG NR Hong Kong Masters Queen Elizabeth Stadium Hong Kong Australia Neil Robertson England Ronnie O'Sullivan 6–3
07–26 07–30  POL NR World Games Wrocław Congress Center Wrocław United Kingdom Kyren Wilson United Kingdom Ali Carter 3–1
07–28 07–29  CHN NR CVB Snooker Challenge (team event) Nanshan Culture & Sports Centre Shenzhen  Great Britain  China 26–9
08–16 08–22  CHN WR China Championship Guangzhou Sport University Guangzhou Belgium Luca Brecel England Shaun Murphy 10–5 [24]
08–22 08–27  GER WR Paul Hunter Classic Stadthalle Fürth Wales Michael White England Shaun Murphy 4–2 [25]
09–04 09–09  THA VE Six-red World Championship Bangkok Convention Center Bangkok Wales Mark Williams Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 8–2
09–12 09–16  IND WR Indian Open Novotel Visakhapatnam Varun Beach Vishakhapatnam Scotland John Higgins Scotland Anthony McGill 5–1
09–18 09–24  CHN WR World Open Yushan Number One Middle School Yushan China Ding Junhui England Kyren Wilson 10–3
09–19 09–21  TKM VE Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games – Six-red Billiard Sports Arena Ashgabat China Yan Bingtao Iran Soheil Vahedi 5–1 [26]
09–22 09–24  TKM NR Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games – Team Billiard Sports Arena Ashgabat  Iran  Qatar 3–0 [27]
09–24 09–26 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games – Singles China Zhao Xintong Iran Hossein Vafaei 4–2 [28]
10–02 10–08  BEL WR European Masters De Soeverein Lommel England Judd Trump England Stuart Bingham 9–7
10–16 10–22  ENG WR English Open Barnsley Metrodome Barnsley England Ronnie O'Sullivan England Kyren Wilson 9–2
10–23 10–27  CHN NR Haining Open Haining Sports Center Haining England Mark Selby England Tom Ford 5–1
10–24 10–26  ENG WST UK Seniors Championship Harlequin Theatre Redhill England Jimmy White Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 4–2
10–29 11–05  CHN WR International Championship Baihu Media Broadcasting Centre Daqing England Mark Selby Northern Ireland Mark Allen 10–7
11–06 11–12  ENG NR Champion of Champions Ricoh Arena Coventry England Shaun Murphy England Ronnie O'Sullivan 10–8
11–13 11–18  CHN WR Shanghai Masters Shanghai Grand Stage Shanghai England Ronnie O'Sullivan England Judd Trump 10–3
11–20 11–26  NIR WR Northern Ireland Open Waterfront Hall Belfast
11–28 12–10  ENG WR UK Championship Barbican Centre York
12–11 12–17  SCO WR Scottish Open Emirates Arena Glasgow
01–05 01–07  IRL WST Irish Seniors Masters Goffs Kildare
01–14 01–21  ENG NR The Masters Alexandra Palace London
01–26 01–28  ITA P/A Italian Snooker Open Sala Torre Bolzano
01–31 02–04  GER WR German Masters Tempodrom Berlin
02–08 02–11  ENG WR Snooker Shoot-Out Watford Colosseum Watford
02–19 02–25  ENG WR World Grand Prix Preston Guild Hall Preston
02–26 03–04  WAL WR Welsh Open Motorpoint Arena Cardiff
03–07 03–11  GIB WR Gibraltar Open Tercentenary Sports Hall, Victoria Stadium Gibraltar
03–19 03–25  WAL WR Players Championship Venue Cymru Llandudno
03–20 03–24  ENG WST World Seniors Championship Baths Hall Scunthorpe
01–22 03–29  ENG NR Championship League
04–02 04–08  CHN WR China Open Beijing University Students' Gymnasium Beijing
04–12 04–12  ENG WST The Seniors Masters Crucible Theatre Sheffield
04–21 05–07  ENG WR World Snooker Championship Crucible Theatre Sheffield
WR = World ranking event
NR = Non-ranking event
VE = Variant event
P/A = Pro–am event
WST = World Seniors Tour[3]

Official rankings

Main article: Snooker world rankings 2017/2018

Note that the "Seeding revisions" given below are just those rankings that are used for seeding tournaments. Other rankings are produced after each ranking event which are not noted here.

  • "Seeding revision 1" are the rankings at the start of the season, before the 2017 Riga Masters. These are not the same as the final rankings for the 2016/17 season. As well as players being added and removed as they join and leave the tour, the rankings at the start of the season excluded points gained in the 2015 Riga Open which had been included in the final rankings for 2016/17.
  • "Seeding revision 2" included points gained in the 2017 Riga Masters.
  • "Seeding revision 3" are the rankings after the 2017 Indian Open.
  • "Seeding revision 4" are the rankings after the ...
  • "Seeding revision 5" are the rankings after the ...

World ranking points

Main article: Snooker world ranking points 2017/2018

Points distribution

2017/2018 points distribution for world ranking events:[29]

Tournament/Round→ R144 R128 R96 R80 R64 R48 R32 R16 QF SF F W
Riga Masters – £0 – – £1,000 – £2,000 £4,000 £6,000 £15,000 £25,000 £50,000
China Championship – £0 – – £4,000 – £7,000 £12,000 £18,000 £32,000 £75,000 £150,000
Paul Hunter Classic – £0 – – £600 – £1,000 £1,725 £3,000 £4,500 £10,000 £20,000
Indian Open – £0 – – £2,000 – £4,000 £6,000 £10,000 £15,000 £25,000 £50,000
World Open – £0 – – £4,000 – £7,000 £12,000 £18,000 £32,000 £75,000 £150,000
European Masters – £0 – – £2,000 – £4,000 £6,000 £11,000 £17,500 £35,000 £75,000
English Open – £0 – – £2,500 – £3,500 £6,000 £10,000 £20,000 £30,000 £70,000
International Championship – £0 – – £4,000 – £8,500 £13,500 £21,500 £32,000 £75,000 £150,000
Shanghai Masters – £0 – – £4,000 – £7,000 £12,000 £18,000 £32,000 £75,000 £150,000
Northern Ireland Open – £0 – – £2,500 – £3,500 £6,000 £10,000 £20,000 £30,000 £70,000
UK Championship – £0 – – £5,000 – £10,000 £15,000 £22,500 £35,000 £75,000 £170,000
Scottish Open – £0 – – £2,500 – £3,500 £6,000 £10,000 £20,000 £30,000 £70,000
German Masters – £0 – – £2,000 – £4,000 £5,000 £10,000 £20,000 £35,000 £80,000
World Grand Prix – – – – – – £5,000 £7,500 £12,500 £20,000 £40,000 £100,000
Welsh Open – £0 – – £2,500 – £3,500 £6,000 £10,000 £20,000 £30,000 £70,000
Shoot-Out – £0[n 3] – – £500 – £1,000 £2,000 £4,000 £8,000 £16,000 £32,000
Gibraltar Open – £0 – – £1,000 – £2,000 £3,000 £4,000 £6,000 £12,000 £25,000
Players Championship – – – – – – – £10,000 £15,000 £30,000 £50,000 £125,000
China Open – £0 – – £4,000 – £6,500 £8,000 £12,500 £21,000 £35,000 £85,000
World Championship £0 – – £9,000 – £13,500 £18,000[n 4] £27,500 £42,500 £85,000 £180,000 £425,000

Statistics of ranking tournaments

Finalists

Rank Name Nationality Winner Runner-up Finals Winning tournaments
1 Ronnie O'Sullivan  England 2 0 2 2017 English Open, 2017 Shanghai Masters
2 Judd Trump  England 1 1 2 2017 European Masters
3 Ryan Day  Wales 1 0 1 2017 Riga Masters
Luca Brecel  Belgium 1 0 1 2017 China Championship
Michael White  Wales 1 0 1 2017 Paul Hunter Classic
John Higgins  Scotland 1 0 1 2017 Indian Open
Ding Junhui  China 1 0 1 2017 World Open
Mark Selby  England 1 0 1 2017 International Championship
8 Shaun Murphy  England 0 2 2 –
Kyren Wilson  England 0 2 2 –
10 Stephen Maguire  Scotland 0 1 1 –
Anthony McGill  Scotland 0 1 1 –
Stuart Bingham  England 0 1 1 –
Mark Allen  Northern Ireland 0 1 1 –
Total 9 9 18 9 of 20 tournaments completed

Champions by country

Country Players Titles
 England 3 4
 Wales 2 2
 Scotland 1 1
 Belgium 1 1
 China 1 1

Notes

  1. ^ The three disciplines at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games were part of the same tournament.
  2. ^ Dates use the month day format
  3. ^ First round losers in the Shoot-Out will receive £250 prize money which will not count towards the prize money rankings.
  4. ^ Players who lose their first match receive no ranking points.

References

  1. ^ "Calendar 2017/2018". snooker.org. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  2. ^ a b http://www.wpbsa.com/big-201718-season-preview/
  3. ^ a b https://snookerhq.com/2017/06/01/stephen-hendry-fronts-new-world-seniors-tour/
  4. ^ Preview: Home Nations English Open
  5. ^ a b "Players on the Main Tour". snooker.org. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  6. ^ a b c d e f "2017/18 Tour Qualification: Making 128 (ish)". WPBSA. 10 April 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h http://www.wpbsa.com/tour-players-201718/
  8. ^ http://www.worldsnooker.com/invitational-tour-card-holders/
  9. ^ a b "Q School Order of Merit (2017)". snooker.org. 2017-05-20.
  10. ^ http://www.thecueview.com/2017-ebsa-play-offs.html
  11. ^ http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=617
  12. ^ http://www.worldsnooker.com/kleckers-books-tour-spot/
  13. ^ a b http://www.worldsnooker.com/lam-secures-immediate-tour-return/
  14. ^ http://www.worldsnooker.com/china-tour-nominations/
  15. ^ "Hamza Akbar – Tour Card". worldsnooker.com. World Snooker. 19 April 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  16. ^ "Jimmy White and Ken Doherty given tour cards by World Snooker". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  17. ^ http://www.worldsnooker.com/full-calendar/
  18. ^ http://www.worldsnooker.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Calendar-2017-18-v19.pdf
  19. ^ http://www.worldsnooker.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Click-here-for-the-Calendar.pdf
  20. ^ http://www.worldsnooker.com/updated-201718-calendar/
  21. ^ "Vienna Snooker Open 2017". Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  22. ^ "Haneveer Holds On To Take Title". Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  23. ^ "Riga Masters: Wales' Ryan Day beats Scotland's Stephen Maguire for title". Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  24. ^ "China Championship: Luca Brecel beats Shaun Murphy for first ranking title". Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  25. ^ "Paul Hunter Classic 2017: Michael White beats Shaun Murphy in final". Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  26. ^ http://www.cuesportsindia.com/global/2017/acbs/AIG20176RM.htm
  27. ^ http://www.cuesportsindia.com/global/2017/acbs/AIG2017SNKT.htm
  28. ^ http://www.cuesportsindia.com/global/2017/acbs/AIG2017SNKM.htm
  29. ^ "Indicative prize money rankings schedule 2017/2018 season" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
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