2017 World Grand Prix

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]

World Grand Prix

Tournament information
Dates	6–12 February 2017
Venue	Guild Hall
City	Preston
Country	England
Organisation(s)	WPBSA
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£375,000
Winner's share	£100,000
Highest break	Judd Trump (145)
Final
Champion	Barry Hawkins
Runner-up	Ryan Day
Score	10–7
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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:

Winner: £100,000 Runner-up: £40,000 Semi-final: £20,000 Quarter-final: £12,500 Last 16: £7,500 Last 32: £5,000

Highest break: £5,000 Total: £375,000

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	Mark Selby	375,150
02	Ding Junhui	170,000
03	Ali Carter	162,025
04	Judd Trump	161,750
05	Ronnie O'Sullivan	143,750
06	Marco Fu	130,150
07	John Higgins	118,500
08	Liang Wenbo	117,400
09	Anthony Hamilton	106,525
010	Stuart Bingham	106,087
011	Anthony McGill	99,275
012	Neil Robertson	96,125
013	Barry Hawkins	93,500
014	Mark King	92,800
015	Shaun Murphy	87,625
016	Joe Perry	77,050
017	Mark Williams	73,750
018	Michael Holt	72,025
019	Stephen Maguire	63,500
020	Kyren Wilson	63,025
021	Ricky Walden	55,900
022	David Gilbert	55,650
023	Ryan Day	54,362
024	Mark Allen	51,725
025	Dominic Dale	47,125
026	Michael White	44,725
027	Jamie Jones	43,862
028	Yan Bingtao	43,600
029	Tom Ford	43,525
030	Zhou Yuelong	42,550
031	Yu Delu	40,625
032	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	Mark Selby	3
	32	Martin Gould	4
						32	Martin Gould	3
						16	Joe Perry	4
	16	Joe Perry	4
	17	Mark Williams	2
											16	Joe Perry	3
											8	Liang Wenbo	4
	9	Anthony Hamilton	0
	24	Mark Allen	4
						24	Mark Allen	3
						8	Liang Wenbo	4
	25	Dominic Dale	0
	8	Liang Wenbo	4
																8	Liang Wenbo	1
																13	Barry Hawkins	6
	5	Ronnie O'Sullivan	4
	28	Yan Bingtao	2
						5	Ronnie O'Sullivan	1
						12	Neil Robertson	4
	21	Ricky Walden	2
	12	Neil Robertson	4
											12	Neil Robertson	2
											13	Barry Hawkins	4
	13	Barry Hawkins	4
	20	Kyren Wilson	2
						13	Barry Hawkins	4
						4	Judd Trump	1
	29	Tom Ford	2
	4	Judd Trump	4
																					13	Barry Hawkins	10
																					23	Ryan Day	7
	3	Ali Carter	4
	30	Zhou Yuelong	3
						3	Ali Carter	3
						14	Mark King	4
	19	Stephen Maguire	3
	14	Mark King	4
											14	Mark King	2
											6	Marco Fu	4
	11	Anthony McGill	4
	22	David Gilbert	1
						11	Anthony McGill	2
						6	Marco Fu	4
	27	Jamie Jones	2
	6	Marco Fu	4
																6	Marco Fu	4
																23	Ryan Day	6
	7	John Higgins	3
	26	Michael White	4
						26	Michael White	2
						23	Ryan Day	4
	23	Ryan Day	4
	10	Stuart Bingham	2
											23	Ryan Day	4
											15	Shaun Murphy	2
	15	Shaun Murphy	4
	18	Michael Holt	1
						15	Shaun Murphy	4
						2	Ding Junhui	3
	31	Yu Delu	2
	2	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]

145, 107 Judd Trump 142 Martin Gould 141, 129, 128, 120, 114, 106, 102 Barry Hawkins 140 Mark Allen 137, 128 Ronnie O'Sullivan 134 Ryan Day 129, 109 Liang Wenbo 125, 123, 114, 105, 102 Marco Fu 122 Joe Perry 121 Jamie Jones 108 Neil Robertson 102 Tom Ford

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.