2017 Players Championship (snooker)
| Tournament information | |
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| Dates | 6–12 March 2017 |
| Venue | Venue Cymru |
| City | Llandudno |
| Country | Wales |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £380,000 |
| Winner's share | £125,000 |
| Highest break |  |
| Defending champion |  Mark Allen |
| Final | |
| Champion | |
| Runner-up | |
| Score | 10– |
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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 | |
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| 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]
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| 1 |  Mark Selby
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| 2 | Ronnie O'Sullivan
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| 3 | Judd Trump
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| 4 | Mark King
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| 5 |  Marco Fu
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| 6 | Stuart Bingham
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| 7 | Anthony Hamilton
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| 8 |  Ding Junhui
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| 9 | Ali Carter
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Main draw
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| 1 | Mark Selby
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| 2 | Ronnie O'Sullivan
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Final
| Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Venue Cymru, Llandudno, Wales, 12 March 2017. | ||
| Afternoon: Evening: | ||
| Highest break | ||
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References
- ^ http://www.worldsnooker.com/tournaments/players-championship-2016/
- ^ http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/?year=2017&month=3
- ^ http://www.skysports.com/more-sports/snooker/news/12243/10220504/mark-allen-beats-ricky-walden-in-players-championship-final
- ^ 2016/17 calendar
- ^ "Every Pound Counts... Snooker Race Set to Start". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
- ^ http://www.worldsnooker.com/rankings/1-year-ranking-list/
- ^ http://www.worldsnooker.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Tour-Prize-Money-Ranking-Points-Schedule-2016-17-v1.pdf
- ^ http://www.worldsnooker.com/rankings/1-year-ranking-list/