2017 UK Seniors Championship
The 2017 UK Seniors Championship was a senior snooker tournament, that took place at the Harlequin Theatre in Redhill, England, from 24 to 26 October 2017. It was a first stage of the newly created World Seniors Tour.[1][2]
| Tournament information | |
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| Dates | 24–26 October 2017 |
| Venue | Harlequin Theatre |
| City | Redhill |
| Country | England |
| Organisation(s) | Snooker Legends |
| Format | Seniors event |
| Total prize fund | £14,500 |
| Winner's share | £7,500 |
| Highest break |  Ken Doherty (137) |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Jimmy White |
| Runner-up | Ken Doherty |
| Score | 4–2 |
2018 → | |
The Championship was won by Jimmy White who beat Ken Doherty 4–2 in the final.[3]
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money is shown below:[4]
- Winner: £7,500
- Runner-up: £2,500
- Semi-finals: £1,000
- Quarter-finals: £500
- Highest break: £500
- Total: £14,500
Main draw
| Round 1 Best of 5 frames |
Quarter-finals Best of 5 frames |
Semi-finals Best of 5 frames |
Final Best of 7 frames |
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Stephen Hendry (1) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
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Tony Knowles (8) | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
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Gary Filtness | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
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Tony Knowles (8) | 3* | ||||||||||||||||
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Stephen Hendry (1) | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
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Ken Doherty (4) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
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Ken Doherty (4) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
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Patrick Wallace | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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Patrick Wallace | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
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Joe Johnson (6) | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
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Ken Doherty (4) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
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Jimmy White (3) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
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Jimmy White (3) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
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Les Dodd | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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Les Dodd | 3* | ||||||||||||||||
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Dennis Taylor (5) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
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Jimmy White (3) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
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Johnathan Bagley | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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John Parrott (2) | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
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Johnathan Bagley | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
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Johnathan Bagley | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
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Cliff Thorburn (7) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
- All matches had a 30-second shot clock with players having two 30 second time-outs per match.
- * A re-spotted black ball shootout replaced final frame deciders at 2–2.
Final
| Final: Best of 7 frames. Referee: Michaela Tabb. Harlequin Theatre, Redhill, England, 26 October 2017. | ||
| Ken Doherty (4) Ireland |
2–4 | Jimmy White (3) England |
| 96–4, 19–73, 29–88, 69–6 (61), 12–76, 0–79 | ||
| 0 | Century breaks | 0 |
| 1 | 50+ breaks | 0 |
References
- "UK Seniors (2017) - snooker.org". www.snooker.org. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
- "Stephen Hendry Returns in UK Seniors Championship". SnookerHQ. 2017-10-24. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
- "Jimmy White Wins UK Seniors Championship". Snookerhq.com. 27 October 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
- "Terms And Conditions - 2017/2018 World Seniors Tour" (PDF). Snooker Legends. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
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