2017 World Grand Prix

2017 Ladbrokes World Grand Prix
Tournament information
Dates6–12 February 2017 (2017-02-06 – 2017-02-12)
VenuePreston Guild Hall
CityPreston
CountryEngland
OrganisationWorld Snooker
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£375,000
Winner's share£100,000
Highest break Judd Trump (ENG) (145)
Final
Champion Barry Hawkins (ENG)
Runner-up Ryan Day (WAL)
Score10–7
2016
2018

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:

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
01 England Mark Selby 375,150
02 China Ding Junhui 170,000
03 England Ali Carter 162,025
04 England Judd Trump 161,750
05 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 143,750
06 Hong Kong Marco Fu 130,150
07 Scotland John Higgins 118,500
08 China Liang Wenbo 117,400
09 England Anthony Hamilton 106,525
010 England Stuart Bingham 106,087
011 Scotland Anthony McGill 99,275
012 Australia Neil Robertson 96,125
013 England Barry Hawkins 93,500
014 England Mark King 92,800
015 England Shaun Murphy 87,625
016 England Joe Perry 77,050
017 Wales Mark Williams 73,750
018 England Michael Holt 72,025
019 Scotland Stephen Maguire 63,500
020 England Kyren Wilson 63,025
021 England Ricky Walden 55,900
022 England David Gilbert 55,650
023 Wales Ryan Day 54,362
024 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 51,725
025 Wales Dominic Dale 47,125
026 Wales Michael White 44,725
027 Wales Jamie Jones 43,862
028 China Yan Bingtao 43,600
029 England Tom Ford 43,525
030 China Zhou Yuelong 42,550
031 China Yu Delu 40,625
032 England Martin Gould 40,550

Main draw

Last 32
Best of 7 frames
Last 16
Best of 7 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 7 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
Final
Best of 19 frames
               
1 England Mark Selby 3
32 England Martin Gould 4
32 England Martin Gould 3
16 England Joe Perry 4
16 England Joe Perry 4
17 Wales Mark Williams 2
16 England Joe Perry 3
8 China Liang Wenbo 4
9 England Anthony Hamilton 0
24 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 4
24 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 3
8 China Liang Wenbo 4
25 Wales Dominic Dale 0
8 China Liang Wenbo 4
8 China Liang Wenbo 1
13 England Barry Hawkins 6
5 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 4
28 China Yan Bingtao 2
5 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 1
12 Australia Neil Robertson 4
21 England Ricky Walden 2
12 Australia Neil Robertson 4
12 Australia Neil Robertson 2
13 England Barry Hawkins 4
13 England Barry Hawkins 4
20 England Kyren Wilson 2
13 England Barry Hawkins 4
4 England Judd Trump 1
29 England Tom Ford 2
4 England Judd Trump 4
13 England Barry Hawkins 10
23 Wales Ryan Day 7
3 England Ali Carter 4
30 China Zhou Yuelong 3
3 England Ali Carter 3
14 England Mark King 4
19 Scotland Stephen Maguire 3
14 England Mark King 4
14 England Mark King 2
6 Hong Kong Marco Fu 4
11 Scotland Anthony McGill 4
22 England David Gilbert 1
11 Scotland Anthony McGill 2
6 Hong Kong Marco Fu 4
27 Wales Jamie Jones 2
6 Hong Kong Marco Fu 4
6 Hong Kong Marco Fu 4
23 Wales Ryan Day 6
7 Scotland John Higgins 3
26 Wales Michael White 4
26 Wales Michael White 2
23 Wales Ryan Day 4
23 Wales Ryan Day 4
10 England Stuart Bingham 2
23 Wales Ryan Day 4
15 England Shaun Murphy 2
15 England Shaun Murphy 4
18 England Michael Holt 1
15 England Shaun Murphy 4
2 China Ding Junhui 3
31 China Yu Delu 2
2 China Ding Junhui 4

Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Maike Kesseler
Guild Hall, Preston, England, 12 February 2017.
Barry Hawkins (13)
 England
10–7 Ryan Day (23)
 Wales
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]

References

  1. ^ "Ladbrokes World Grand Prix 2017". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  2. ^ "World Grand Prix: Barry Hawkins beats Ryan Day to win title in Preston". BBC Sport. 12 February 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Ladbrokes World Grand Prix Tickets on Sale". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 2 September 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "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.