Championship League
Tournament information
Dates2 January – 2 March 2017 (2017-01-02 – 2017-03-02)
VenueRicoh Arena
CityCoventry
CountryEngland
FormatNon-ranking event
Total prize fund£181,800
Winner's share£10,000 (plus bonuses)
Highest break Mark Davis (ENG) (147)x2
Final
Champion John Higgins (SCO)
Runner-up Ryan Day (WAL)
Score3–0
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The 2017 Championship League was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place from 2 January to 2 March 2017 at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry, England.[1]

Judd Trump was the defending champion, and he made it to the semi-finals, where he lost 2–3 to John Higgins.

The Scotsman then won the final, clinching his first Championship League title with a 3–0 win over Ryan Day. The Welshman took the largest share of the prize money thanks to a lucrative campaign through six groups before qualifying for the winners' group.

Mark Davis made the 127th official maximum break in the deciding 5th frame of his group 3 final against Neil Robertson. This was Davis' first official 147 break and the ninth of the 2016/2017 season. Davis also became the oldest player to make an official 147, at the age of 44.[2] He surpassed the record set by Fergal O'Brien, who scored the first maximum of his career at the age of 43 in a Championship League round robin match against Davis in the previous season.[3] Later on, Davis made the 129th official maximum break in the deciding 5th frame of his Winners' Group round robin match against John Higgins. It was Davis' second official 147 break and the eleventh of the 2016/2017 season. With that, Davis became the first player to make two maximum breaks in a tournament. It was the fourth consecutive year that a maximum was made in the Championship League.[4][5][6]

Prize fund

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

Group 1

Group 1 was played on 2 and 3 January 2017.[8] David Gilbert was the first player to qualify for the winners group.

Matches

Table

Pos Player Pld W L FF FA FD
1  Anthony McGill (SCO) 6 4 2 15 10 +5 Qualification to Group 1 play-off
2  Mark Davis (ENG) 6 4 2 15 12 +3
3  David Gilbert (ENG) 6 4 2 14 11 +3
4  Ryan Day (WAL) 6 3 3 13 11 +2
5  Matthew Selt (ENG) 6 3 3 13 13 0 Advances into Group 2
6  Ben Woollaston (ENG) 6 2 4 11 15 −4 Eliminated from the competition
7  Robert Milkins (ENG) 6 1 5 8 17 −9
Source: [citation needed]

Play-offs

 
Semi-finals
Best of 5 frames		Final
Best of 5 frames
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Anthony McGill (SCO) 2
 
 
 
 Ryan Day (WAL) 3
 
 Ryan Day (WAL) 2
 
 
 
 David Gilbert (ENG) 3
 
 Mark Davis (ENG) 1
 
 
 David Gilbert (ENG) 3
 

Group 2

Group 2 was played on 4 and 5 January 2017.[9] Anthony McGill was the second player to qualify for the winners group.

Matches

Table

Pos Player Pld W L FF FA FD
1  Neil Robertson (AUS) 6 5 1 16 10 +6 Qualification to Group 2 play-off
2  Mark Davis (ENG) 6 4 2 16 11 +5
3  Ryan Day (WAL) 6 4 2 15 10 +5
4  Anthony McGill (SCO) 6 3 3 13 13 0
5  Mark Williams (WAL) 6 2 4 10 13 −3 Advances into Group 3
6  Matthew Selt (ENG) 6 2 4 9 14 −5 Eliminated from the competition
7  Michael White (WAL) 6 1 5 9 17 −8
Source: [citation needed]

Play-offs

 
Semi-finals
Best of 5 frames		Final
Best of 5 frames
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Neil Robertson (AUS) 1
 
 
 
 Anthony McGill (SCO) 3
 
 Anthony McGill (SCO) 3
 
 
 
 Ryan Day (WAL) 0
 
 Mark Davis (ENG) 2
 
 
 Ryan Day (WAL) 3
 

Group 3

Group 3 was played on 9 and 10 January 2017.[10] Mark Davis was the third player to qualify for the winners group, finishing with a maximum break in the fifth frame decider against Neil Robertson in the group play-off final.

Matches

Table

Pos Player Pld W L FF FA FD
1  Neil Robertson (AUS) 6 4 2 16 9 +7 Qualification to Group 3 play-off
2  Mark Davis (ENG) 6 4 2 15 9 +6
3  Ryan Day (WAL) 6 4 2 15 13 +2
4  Barry Hawkins (ENG) 6 4 2 12 10 +2
5  Mark Williams (WAL) 6 2 4 10 14 −4 Advances into Group 4
6  Ali Carter (ENG) 6 2 4 8 13 −5 Eliminated from the competition
7  Joe Perry (ENG) 6 1 5 8 16 −8
Source: [citation needed]

Play-offs

 
Semi-finals
Best of 5 frames		Final
Best of 5 frames
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Neil Robertson (AUS) 3
 
 
 
 Barry Hawkins (ENG) 1
 
 Neil Robertson (AUS) 2
 
 
 
 Mark Davis (ENG) 3
 
 Mark Davis (ENG) 3
 
 
 Ryan Day (WAL) 2
 

Group 4

Group 4 was played on 11 and 12 January 2017.[11] Barry Hawkins was the fourth player to qualify for the winners group.

Matches

Table

Pos Player Pld W L FF FA FD
1  Barry Hawkins (ENG) 6 5 1 16 8 +8 Qualification to Group 4 play-off
2  Mark Williams (WAL) 6 4 2 14 10 +4
3  Shaun Murphy (ENG) 6 3 3 13 12 +1
4  Ryan Day (WAL) 6 3 3 12 12 0
5  Kyren Wilson (ENG) 6 3 3 10 14 −4 Advances into Group 5
6  Neil Robertson (AUS) 6 2 4 13 14 −1 Eliminated from the competition
7  Mark Allen (NIR) 6 1 5 8 16 −8
Source: [citation needed]

Play-offs

 
Semi-finals
Best of 5 frames		Final
Best of 5 frames
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Barry Hawkins (ENG) 3
 
 
 
 Ryan Day (WAL) 2
 
 Barry Hawkins (ENG) 3
 
 
 
 Mark Williams (WAL) 0
 
 Mark Williams (WAL) 3
 
 
 Shaun Murphy (ENG) 0
 

Group 5

Group 5 was played on 20 and 21 February 2017.[12] Judd Trump was the fifth player to qualify for the winners group.

Matches

Table

Pos Player Pld W L FF FA FD
1  Judd Trump (ENG) 6 6 0 18 9 +9 Qualification to Group 5 play-off
2  Mark Williams (WAL) 6 4 2 16 12 +4
3  Shaun Murphy (ENG) 6 3 3 14 12 +2
4  Ryan Day (WAL) 6 3 3 10 12 −2
5  Stuart Bingham (ENG) 6 2 4 11 13 −2 Advances into Group 6
6  Kyren Wilson (ENG) 6 2 4 10 12 −2 Eliminated from the competition
7  Liang Wenbo (CHN) 6 1 5 7 16 −9
Source: [citation needed]

Play-offs

 
Semi-finals
Best of 5 frames		Final
Best of 5 frames
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Judd Trump (ENG) 3
 
 
 
 Ryan Day (WAL) 0
 
 Judd Trump (ENG) 3
 
 
 
 Mark Williams (WAL) 0
 
 Mark Williams (WAL) 3
 
 
 Shaun Murphy (ENG) 0
 

Group 6

Group 6 was played on 22 and 23 February 2017. Ryan Day was the sixth player to qualify for the winners group. It was also his sixth try, as he had been part of the tournament since the first group was played out.

Matches

Table

Pos Player Pld W L FF FA FD
1  Martin Gould (ENG) 6 4 2 15 11 +4 Qualification to Group 6 play-off
2  Ricky Walden (ENG) 6 4 2 14 12 +2
3  Ryan Day (WAL) 6 3 3 13 11 +2
4  Stuart Bingham (ENG) 6 3 3 13 12 +1
5  Mark Selby (ENG) 6 3 3 12 10 +2 Advances into Group 7
6  Mark Williams (WAL) 6 2 4 11 16 −5 Eliminated from the competition
7  Shaun Murphy (ENG) 6 2 4 8 14 −6
Source: [citation needed]

Play-offs

 
Semi-finals
Best of 5 frames		Final
Best of 5 frames
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Martin Gould (ENG) 3
 
 
 
 Stuart Bingham (ENG) 1
 
 Martin Gould (ENG)1
 
 
 
 Ryan Day (WAL) 3
 
 Ricky Walden (ENG) 2
 
 
 Ryan Day (WAL) 3
 

Group 7

Group 7 was played on 27 and 28 February 2017. John Higgins was the seventh and final player to qualify for the winners group.

Matches

Table

Pos Player Pld W L FF FA FD
1  Stuart Bingham (ENG) 6 6 0 18 4 +14 Qualification to Group 7 play-off
2  John Higgins (SCO) 6 4 2 15 12 +3
3  Michael Holt (ENG) 6 3 3 13 13 0
4  Mark Selby (ENG) 6 3 3 11 11 0
5  Ricky Walden (ENG) 6 2 4 11 15 −4 Eliminated from the competition
6  Martin Gould (ENG) 6 2 4 8 15 −7
7  Graeme Dott (SCO) 6 1 5 9 15 −6
Source: [citation needed]

Play-offs

 
Semi-finals
Best of 5 frames		Final
Best of 5 frames
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Stuart Bingham (ENG) 2
 
 
 
 Mark Selby (ENG) 3
 
 Mark Selby (ENG) 0
 
 
 
 John Higgins (SCO) 3
 
 John Higgins (SCO) 3
 
 
 Michael Holt (ENG) 2
 

Winners' Group

The Winners' Group was played on 1 and 2 March 2017. In the final, John Higgins defeated Ryan Day 3–0 to win the Championship League title for the first time in his career.

Matches

Table

Pos Player Pld W L FF FA FD
1  Judd Trump (ENG) 6 5 1 16 8 +8 Qualification to the Winners' Group play-off
2  Barry Hawkins (ENG) 6 4 2 15 11 +4
3  Ryan Day (WAL) 6 4 2 15 12 +3
4  John Higgins (SCO) 6 3 3 14 12 +2
5  Mark Davis (ENG) 6 3 3 12 12 0 Eliminated from the competition
6  David Gilbert (ENG) 6 1 5 7 15 −8
7  Anthony McGill (SCO) 6 1 5 7 16 −9
Source: championshipleaguesnooker.co.uk

Play-offs

 
Semi-finals
Best of 5 frames		Final
Best of 5 frames
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Judd Trump (ENG) 2
 
 
 
 John Higgins (SCO) 3
 
 John Higgins (SCO) 3
 
 
 
 Ryan Day (WAL) 0
 
 Barry Hawkins (ENG) 2
 
 
 Ryan Day (WAL) 3
 

Century breaks

Total: 112

Bold: highest break in the indicated group.

Winnings

No. Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 W TOTAL
1  Ryan Day (WAL) 5,300 4,400 3,100 2,800 2,000 6,100 8,900 32,600
2  John Higgins (SCO) 6,300 14,600 20,900
3  Mark Davis (ENG) 2,800 3,200 6,800 3,400 16,200
4  Barry Hawkins (ENG) 2,500 6,400 6,600 15,500
5  Judd Trump (ENG) 6,600 6,800 13,400
=  Mark Williams (WAL) 1,500 1,000 4,800 5,000 1,100 13,400
7  Anthony McGill (SCO) 3,100 6,100 1,400 10,600
8  Neil Robertson (AUS) 2,900 5,100 1,300 9,300
9  David Gilbert (ENG) 6,200 1,400 7,600
10  Stuart Bingham (ENG) 1,100 2,600 3,400 7,100
11  Shaun Murphy (ENG) 2,300 2,400 800 5,500
=  Martin Gould (ENG) 4,700 800 5,500
13  Mark Selby (ENG) 1,200 4,000 5,200
14  Ricky Walden (ENG) 3,500 1,100 4,600
15  Michael Holt (ENG) 2,900 2,900
16  Matthew Selt (ENG) 1,300 900 2,200
17  Kyren Wilson (ENG) 1,000 1,000 2,000
18  Graeme Dott (SCO) 1,400 1,400
19  Ben Woollaston (ENG) 1,100 1,100
20  Michael White (WAL) 900 900
21  Robert Milkins (ENG) 800 800
=  Ali Carter (ENG) 800 800
=  Joe Perry (ENG) 800 800
=  Mark Allen (NIR) 800 800
25  Liang Wenbo (CHN) 700 700
Total prize money 20,600 19,900 20,100 19,400 18,800 20,000 19,900 43,100 181,800

Green: Won the group. Bold: Highest break in the group. All prize money in GBP.

References

  1. ^ "Full Calendar".
  2. ^ "Davis Makes First 147 To Win CLS Group Three - World Snooker". Archived from the original on 14 January 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  3. ^ "O'Brien Joins 147 Club - World Snooker". Archived from the original on 25 February 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  4. ^ 2014 Championship League
  5. ^ 2015 Championship League
  6. ^ 2016 Championship League
  7. ^ "Prize Fund".
  8. ^ "Championship League: Gilbert Wins Group One". 4 January 2017.
  9. ^ "Championship League: McGill Takes Group Two". 6 January 2017.
  10. ^ "Davis Makes First 147 To Win CLS Group Three - World Snooker". Archived from the original on 14 January 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  11. ^ "Hawkins Wins Championship League Group Four". 13 January 2017.
  12. ^ "Trump Wins Group Five". 22 February 2017.

External links

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