Ricoh Arena (Coventry)

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.

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. 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. 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.

Prize fund

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

  • Group 1–7 Winner: £3,000 Runner-up: £2,000 Semi-final: £1,000 Frame-win (league stage): £100 Frame-win (play-offs): £300 Highest break: £500
  • Winners' group Winner: £10,000 Runner-up: £5,000 Semi-final: £3,000 Frame-win (league stage): £200 Frame-win (play-offs): £300 Highest break: £1,000
  • Tournament total: £181,800

Group 1

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

Matches

  • Anthony McGill 2–3 David Gilbert
  • Ryan Day 1–3 Matthew Selt
  • Ben Woollaston 0–3 Anthony McGill
  • Mark Davis 2–3 Robert Milkins
  • David Gilbert 0–3 Ryan Day
  • Mark Davis 3–1 Matthew Selt
  • Robert Milkins 2–3 Ben Woollaston
  • Anthony McGill 3–1 Ryan Day
  • David Gilbert 3–1 Matthew Selt
  • Mark Davis 1–3 Ben Woollaston
  • Robert Milkins 1–3 Matthew Selt
  • Ryan Day 3–1 Ben Woollaston
  • Anthony McGill 3–1 Robert Milkins
  • David Gilbert 2–3 Mark Davis
  • Ryan Day 3–1 Robert Milkins
  • Matthew Selt 3–2 Ben Woollaston
  • Anthony McGill 1–3 Mark Davis
  • David Gilbert 3–2 Ben Woollaston
  • Ryan Day 2–3 Mark Davis
  • David Gilbert 3–0 Robert Milkins
  • Anthony McGill 3–2 Matthew Selt

Table

PosPlayerPldWLFFFAFD
1Anthony McGill (SCO)6421510+5Qualification to Group 1 play-off
2Mark Davis (ENG)6421512+3
3David Gilbert (ENG)6421411+3
4Ryan Day (WAL)6331311+2
5Matthew Selt (ENG)63313130Advances into Group 2
6Ben Woollaston (ENG)6241115−4Eliminated from the competition
7Robert Milkins (ENG)615817−9

Play-offs

Semi-finals Best of 5 framesFinal 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. Anthony McGill was the second player to qualify for the winners group.

Matches

  • Mark Williams 1–3 Neil Robertson
  • Michael White 1–3 Matthew Selt
  • Anthony McGill 3–0 Mark Williams
  • Mark Davis 2–3 Ryan Day
  • Neil Robertson 3–1 Michael White
  • Matthew Selt 0–3 Mark Davis
  • Ryan Day 3–1 Anthony McGill
  • Mark Williams 3–0 Michael White
  • Neil Robertson 1–3 Matthew Selt
  • Mark Davis 3–1 Anthony McGill
  • Ryan Day 3–0 Matthew Selt
  • Michael White 2–3 Anthony McGill
  • Mark Williams 1–3 Ryan Day
  • Neil Robertson 3–2 Mark Davis
  • Michael White 3–2 Ryan Day
  • Matthew Selt 2–3 Anthony McGill
  • Mark Williams 2–3 Mark Davis
  • Neil Robertson 3–2 Anthony McGill
  • Michael White 2–3 Mark Davis
  • Neil Robertson 3–1 Ryan Day
  • Mark Williams 3–1 Matthew Selt

Table

PosPlayerPldWLFFFAFD
1Neil Robertson (AUS)6511610+6Qualification to Group 2 play-off
2Mark Davis (ENG)6421611+5
3Ryan Day (WAL)6421510+5
4Anthony McGill (SCO)63313130
5Mark Williams (WAL)6241013−3Advances into Group 3
6Matthew Selt (ENG)624914−5Eliminated from the competition
7Michael White (WAL)615917−8

Play-offs

Semi-finals Best of 5 framesFinal 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. 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

  • Joe Perry 2–3 Barry Hawkins
  • Ali Carter 3–1 Mark Williams
  • Neil Robertson 3–1 Joe Perry
  • Mark Davis 2–3 Ryan Day
  • Barry Hawkins 3–0 Ali Carter
  • Mark Williams 0–3 Mark Davis
  • Ryan Day 3–2 Neil Robertson
  • Joe Perry 0–3 Ali Carter
  • Barry Hawkins 0–3 Mark Williams
  • Mark Davis 3–2 Neil Robertson
  • Ryan Day 2–3 Mark Williams
  • Ali Carter 0–3 Neil Robertson
  • Joe Perry 1–3 Ryan Day
  • Barry Hawkins 3–1 Mark Davis
  • Ali Carter 2–3 Ryan Day
  • Mark Williams 2–3 Neil Robertson
  • Joe Perry 1–3 Mark Davis
  • Barry Hawkins 0–3 Neil Robertson
  • Ali Carter 0–3 Mark Davis
  • Barry Hawkins 3–1 Ryan Day
  • Joe Perry 3–1 Mark Williams

Table

PosPlayerPldWLFFFAFD
1Neil Robertson (AUS)642169+7Qualification to Group 3 play-off
2Mark Davis (ENG)642159+6
3Ryan Day (WAL)6421513+2
4Barry Hawkins (ENG)6421210+2
5Mark Williams (WAL)6241014−4Advances into Group 4
6Ali Carter (ENG)624813−5Eliminated from the competition
7Joe Perry (ENG)615816−8

Play-offs

Semi-finals Best of 5 framesFinal 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. Barry Hawkins was the fourth player to qualify for the winners group.

Matches

  • Shaun Murphy 3–2 Mark Allen
  • Kyren Wilson 0–3 Mark Williams
  • Barry Hawkins 3–1 Shaun Murphy
  • Ryan Day 3–2 Neil Robertson
  • Mark Allen 1–3 Kyren Wilson
  • Mark Williams 3–1 Ryan Day
  • Neil Robertson 2–3 Barry Hawkins
  • Shaun Murphy 3–1 Kyren Wilson
  • Mark Allen 1–3 Mark Williams
  • Barry Hawkins 1–3 Ryan Day
  • Neil Robertson 3–1 Mark Williams
  • Kyren Wilson 0–3 Barry Hawkins
  • Shaun Murphy 1–3 Neil Robertson
  • Mark Allen 0–3 Ryan Day
  • Kyren Wilson 3–2 Neil Robertson
  • Mark Williams 1–3 Barry Hawkins
  • Shaun Murphy 3–0 Ryan Day
  • Mark Allen 1–3 Barry Hawkins
  • Kyren Wilson 3–2 Ryan Day
  • Mark Allen 3–1 Neil Robertson
  • Shaun Murphy 2–3 Mark Williams

Table

PosPlayerPldWLFFFAFD
1Barry Hawkins (ENG)651168+8Qualification to Group 4 play-off
2Mark Williams (WAL)6421410+4
3Shaun Murphy (ENG)6331312+1
4Ryan Day (WAL)63312120
5Kyren Wilson (ENG)6331014−4Advances into Group 5
6Neil Robertson (AUS)6241314−1Eliminated from the competition
7Mark Allen (NIR)615816−8

Play-offs

Semi-finals Best of 5 framesFinal 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. Judd Trump was the fifth player to qualify for the winners group.

Matches

  • Stuart Bingham 2–3 Judd Trump
  • Liang Wenbo 3–1 Kyren Wilson
  • Ryan Day 0–3 Stuart Bingham
  • Shaun Murphy 2–3 Mark Williams
  • Judd Trump 3–2 Liang Wenbo
  • Kyren Wilson 2–3 Shaun Murphy
  • Mark Williams 2–3 Ryan Day
  • Stuart Bingham 3–1 Liang Wenbo
  • Judd Trump 3–0 Kyren Wilson
  • Shaun Murphy 1–3 Ryan Day
  • Mark Williams 3–1 Kyren Wilson
  • Liang Wenbo 0–3 Ryan Day
  • Stuart Bingham 2–3 Mark Williams
  • Judd Trump 3–2 Shaun Murphy
  • Liang Wenbo 1–3 Mark Williams
  • Kyren Wilson 3–0 Ryan Day
  • Stuart Bingham 1–3 Shaun Murphy
  • Judd Trump 3–1 Ryan Day
  • Liang Wenbo 0–3 Shaun Murphy
  • Judd Trump 3–2 Mark Williams
  • Stuart Bingham 0–3 Kyren Wilson

Table

PosPlayerPldWLFFFAFD
1Judd Trump (ENG)660189+9Qualification to Group 5 play-off
2Mark Williams (WAL)6421612+4
3Shaun Murphy (ENG)6331412+2
4Ryan Day (WAL)6331012−2
5Stuart Bingham (ENG)6241113−2Advances into Group 6
6Kyren Wilson (ENG)6241012−2Eliminated from the competition
7Liang Wenbo (CHN)615716−9

Play-offs

Semi-finals Best of 5 framesFinal 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

  • Mark Selby 1–3 Ricky Walden
  • Martin Gould 3–2 Stuart Bingham
  • Ryan Day 0–3 Mark Selby
  • Shaun Murphy 3–2 Mark Williams
  • Ricky Walden 3–2 Martin Gould
  • Stuart Bingham 3–1 Shaun Murphy
  • Mark Williams 3–2 Ryan Day
  • Mark Selby 0–3 Martin Gould
  • Ricky Walden 2–3 Stuart Bingham
  • Shaun Murphy 0–3 Ryan Day
  • Mark Williams 0–3 Stuart Bingham
  • Martin Gould 1–3 Ryan Day
  • Mark Selby 2–3 Mark Williams
  • Ricky Walden 0–3 Shaun Murphy
  • Martin Gould 3–2 Mark Williams
  • Stuart Bingham 1–3 Ryan Day
  • Mark Selby 3–0 Shaun Murphy
  • Ricky Walden 3–2 Ryan Day
  • Martin Gould 3–1 Shaun Murphy
  • Ricky Walden 3–1 Mark Williams
  • Mark Selby 3–1 Stuart Bingham

Table

PosPlayerPldWLFFFAFD
1Martin Gould (ENG)6421511+4Qualification to Group 6 play-off
2Ricky Walden (ENG)6421412+2
3Ryan Day (WAL)6331311+2
4Stuart Bingham (ENG)6331312+1
5Mark Selby (ENG)6331210+2Advances into Group 7
6Mark Williams (WAL)6241116−5Eliminated from the competition
7Shaun Murphy (ENG)624814−6

Play-offs

Semi-finals Best of 5 framesFinal 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

  • John Higgins 3–2 Michael Holt
  • Graeme Dott 1–3 Mark Selby
  • Stuart Bingham 3–2 John Higgins
  • Ricky Walden 2–3 Martin Gould
  • Michael Holt 3–2 Graeme Dott
  • Mark Selby 3–0 Ricky Walden
  • Martin Gould 0–3 Stuart Bingham
  • John Higgins 3–2 Graeme Dott
  • Michael Holt 3–1 Mark Selby
  • Ricky Walden 2–3 Stuart Bingham
  • Martin Gould 3–1 Mark Selby
  • Graeme Dott 0–3 Stuart Bingham
  • John Higgins 3–1 Martin Gould
  • Michael Holt 2–3 Ricky Walden
  • Graeme Dott 3–0 Martin Gould
  • Mark Selby 0–3 Stuart Bingham
  • John Higgins 3–1 Ricky Walden
  • Michael Holt 0–3 Stuart Bingham
  • Graeme Dott 1–3 Ricky Walden
  • Michael Holt 3–1 Martin Gould
  • John Higgins 1–3 Mark Selby

Table

PosPlayerPldWLFFFAFD
1Stuart Bingham (ENG)660184+14Qualification to Group 7 play-off
2John Higgins (SCO)6421512+3
3Michael Holt (ENG)63313130
4Mark Selby (ENG)63311110
5Ricky Walden (ENG)6241115−4Eliminated from the competition
6Martin Gould (ENG)624815−7
7Graeme Dott (SCO)615915−6

Play-offs

Semi-finals Best of 5 framesFinal 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

  • David Gilbert 3–0 Anthony McGill
  • Mark Davis 1–3 Barry Hawkins
  • Judd Trump 3–0 David Gilbert
  • Ryan Day 3–2 John Higgins
  • Anthony McGill 0–3 Mark Davis
  • Barry Hawkins 3–2 Ryan Day
  • John Higgins 3–1 Judd Trump
  • David Gilbert 1–3 Mark Davis
  • Anthony McGill 3–1 Barry Hawkins
  • Ryan Day 1–3 Judd Trump
  • John Higgins 1–3 Barry Hawkins
  • Mark Davis 1–3 Judd Trump
  • David Gilbert 0–3 John Higgins
  • Anthony McGill 1–3 Ryan Day
  • Mark Davis 3–2 John Higgins
  • Barry Hawkins 2–3 Judd Trump
  • David Gilbert 2–3 Ryan Day
  • Anthony McGill 1–3 Judd Trump
  • Mark Davis 1–3 Ryan Day
  • Anthony McGill 2–3 John Higgins
  • David Gilbert 1–3 Barry Hawkins

Table

PosPlayerPldWLFFFAFD
1Judd Trump (ENG)651168+8Qualification to the Winners' Group play-off
2Barry Hawkins (ENG)6421511+4
3Ryan Day (WAL)6421512+3
4John Higgins (SCO)6331412+2
5Mark Davis (ENG)63312120Eliminated from the competition
6David Gilbert (ENG)615715−8
7Anthony McGill (SCO)615716−9

Play-offs

Semi-finals Best of 5 framesFinal 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.Player1234567WTOTAL
1Ryan Day (WAL)5,3004,4003,1002,8002,0006,1008,90032,600
2John Higgins (SCO)6,30014,60020,900
3Mark Davis (ENG)2,8003,2006,8003,40016,200
4Barry Hawkins (ENG)2,5006,4006,60015,500
5Judd Trump (ENG)6,6006,80013,400
=Mark Williams (WAL)1,5001,0004,8005,0001,10013,400
7Anthony McGill (SCO)3,1006,1001,40010,600
8Neil Robertson (AUS)2,9005,1001,3009,300
9David Gilbert (ENG)6,2001,4007,600
10Stuart Bingham (ENG)1,1002,6003,4007,100
11Shaun Murphy (ENG)2,3002,4008005,500
=Martin Gould (ENG)4,7008005,500
13Mark Selby (ENG)1,2004,0005,200
14Ricky Walden (ENG)3,5001,1004,600
15Michael Holt (ENG)2,9002,900
16Matthew Selt (ENG)1,3009002,200
17Kyren Wilson (ENG)1,0001,0002,000
18Graeme Dott (SCO)1,4001,400
19Ben Woollaston (ENG)1,1001,100
20Michael White (WAL)900900
21Robert Milkins (ENG)800800
=Ali Carter (ENG)800800
=Joe Perry (ENG)800800
=Mark Allen (NIR)800800
25Liang Wenbo (CHN)700700
Total prize money20,60019,90020,10019,40018,80020,00019,90043,100181,800

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

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