2017 European Masters (snooker)

The 2017 European Masters (officially the 2007 888sport European Masters) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place from 2–8 October 2017 in Lommel, Belgium.^[1] It was the sixth ranking event of the 2017/2018 season. It was the first full ranking event to be held in Belgium since the European Open was played in Antwerp in 1994.^[1]

2017 888sport European Masters

Tournament information
Dates	2–8 October 2017 (2017-10-02 – 2017-10-08)
Venue	De Soeverein
City	Lommel
Country	Belgium
Organisation	World Snooker
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£366,500
Winner's share	£75,000
Highest break	Mark Allen (NIR) (145)
Final
Champion	Judd Trump (ENG)
Runner-up	Stuart Bingham (ENG)
Score	9–7
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Qualifying took place from 3–4 August in Preston.^[1]

Judd Trump was the defending champion, having beaten Ronnie O'Sullivan 9–8 in the 2016 final in Bucharest, Romania. He successfully defended the title, defeating Stuart Bingham 9–7 in this year's final.^[2]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:^[3]

Winner: £75,000 Runner-up: £35,000 Semi-final: £17,500 Quarter-final: £11,000 Last 16: £6,000 Last 32: £4,000 Last 64: £2,000

Televised highest break: £1,500 Total: £366,500

The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £35,000

Main draw

	Last 64 Best of 7 frames					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 17 frames
	Judd Trump		4
	Adam Duffy		1
						Judd Trump		4
						Martin O'Donnell		3
	Jamie Jones		3
	Martin O'Donnell		4
											Judd Trump		4
											David Gilbert		2
	David Gilbert		4
	Sam Baird		1
						David Gilbert		4
						Chen Zifan		1
	Mark King		2
	Chen Zifan		4
																Judd Trump		4
																Mark Allen		3
	Zhang Yong		0
	Ben Woollaston		4
						Ben Woollaston		4
						Gerard Greene		3
	Gerard Greene		4
	Kyren Wilson		3
											Ben Woollaston		2
											Mark Allen		4
	Yuan Sijun		1
	Alan McManus		4
						Alan McManus		1
						Mark Allen		4
	Hossein Vafaei		3
	Mark Allen		4
																					Judd Trump		6
																					Cao Yupeng		1
	Neil Robertson		4
	Fang Xiongman		0
						Neil Robertson		4
						Peter Ebdon		0
	Dominic Dale		0
	Peter Ebdon		4
											Neil Robertson		2
											Mark Williams		4
	Mark Williams		4
	Yan Bingtao		1
						Mark Williams		4
						Ross Muir		3
	Anthony Hamilton		w/d
	Ross Muir		w/o
																Mark Williams		2
																Cao Yupeng		4
	Aditya Mehta		4
	Michael Holt		1
						Aditya Mehta		3
						Billy Joe Castle		4
	Billy Joe Castle		4
	Martin Gould		3
											Billy Joe Castle		3
											Cao Yupeng		4
	Noppon Saengkham		3
	Cao Yupeng		4
						Cao Yupeng		4
						Ken Doherty		2
	Jak Jones		2
	Ken Doherty		4
																										Judd Trump		9
																										Stuart Bingham		7
	John Higgins		4
	Alexander Ursenbacher		0
						John Higgins		1
						Mark Davis		4
	Mark Davis		4
	Matthew Selt		1
											Mark Davis		3
											Anthony McGill		4
	Anthony McGill		4
	Joe Swail		3
						Anthony McGill		4
						Alfie Burden		0
	Alfie Burden		4
	Eden Sharav		1
																Anthony McGill		0
																Zhou Yuelong		4
	Chen Zhe		1
	Thepchaiya Un-Nooh		4
						Thepchaiya Un-Nooh		3
						Peter Lines		4
	Peter Lines		4
	Ryan Day		2
											Peter Lines		1
											Zhou Yuelong		4
	Oliver Lines		1
	Zhou Yuelong		4
						Zhou Yuelong		4
						Michael Georgiou		0
	Michael Georgiou		4
	John Astley		1
																					Zhou Yuelong		4
																					Stuart Bingham		6
	Stuart Bingham		4
	Mitchell Mann		2
						Stuart Bingham		4
						Graeme Dott		0
	Graeme Dott		4
	Jamie Clarke		2
											Stuart Bingham		4
											Luca Brecel		2
	Mei Xiwen		3
	Chris Wakelin		4
						Chris Wakelin		1
						Luca Brecel		4
	Luca Brecel		4
	Thor Chuan Leong		3
																Stuart Bingham		4
																Mark Selby		2
	Soheil Vahedi		w/d
	Joe Perry		w/o
						Joe Perry		2
						Jack Lisowski		4
	Jack Lisowski		4
	Li Yuan		1
											Jack Lisowski		3
											Mark Selby		4
	Ian Preece		2
	Lyu Haotian		4
						Lyu Haotian		3
						Mark Selby		4
	Zhao Xintong		1
	Mark Selby		4

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Olivier Marteel. De Soeverein, Lommel, Belgium, 8 October 2017.
Judd Trump  England	9–7	Stuart Bingham  England
Afternoon: 13–63, 72–23, 0–81 (73), 94–1 (90), 20–107 (107), 2–107 (101), 78–0 (59), 71–47 Evening: 1–130 (130), 107–0 (107), 73–17 (66), 75–42, 0–69, 0–79 (78), 79–39 (66), 107–0 (107)
107	Highest break	130
2	Century breaks	3
6	50+ breaks	5

Qualifying

These matches were held between 3 and 4 August 2017 at the Preston Guild Hall in Preston, England. All matches were best of 7 frames.

Judd Trump 4–0[nb 1] Chris Totten Adam Duffy 4–2 Liam Highfield Jamie Jones 4–2 Christopher Keogan Martin O'Donnell 4–1 Rory McLeod David Gilbert 4–2 Nigel Bond Jimmy Robertson 3–4 Sam Baird Mark King 4–2 Kurt Maflin Chen Zifan 4–2 Hammad Miah Robin Hull 2–4 Zhang Yong Ben Woollaston 4–0 Ian Burns Andrew Higginson 3–4 Gerard Greene Kyren Wilson 4–0 Xu Si Yuan Sijun 4–2 Allan Taylor Alan McManus 4–0 Matthew Bolton Gary Wilson 3–4 Hossein Vafaei Mark Allen 4–2 Daniel Wells Neil Robertson 4–1 Jamie Curtis-Barrett Rod Lawler 3–4 Fang Xiongman Dominic Dale w/o–w/d Kritsanut Lertsattayathorn Peter Ebdon 4–3 Sunny Akani Mark Williams w/o–w/d Hamza Akbar David Grace 1–4 Yan Bingtao Anthony Hamilton 4–0 David John Ross Muir 4–2 Sean O'Sullivan Aditya Mehta 4–2 Wang Yuchen Michael Holt 4–0 Paul Davison Billy Joe Castle 4–3 Jimmy White Martin Gould 4–1 Duane Jones Hu Hao 1–4 Noppon Saengkham Tom Ford 2–4 Cao Yupeng Jak Jones 4–2 Fergal O'Brien Barry Hawkins 3–4 Ken Doherty

John Higgins 4–1 Niu Zhuang Li Hang 1–4 Alexander Ursenbacher Mark Davis 4–0 Kurt Dunham Rhys Clark 1–4 Matthew Selt Anthony McGill 4–2 Matthew Stevens James Wattana 1–4 Joe Swail Ricky Walden 3–4 Alfie Burden Elliot Slessor 1–4 Eden Sharav Stuart Carrington 3–4 Chen Zhe Michael White 0–4 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh Peter Lines 4–0 Alex Borg Ryan Day 4–3 Lukas Kleckers Scott Donaldson 3–4 Oliver Lines Zhou Yuelong 4–3 Robbie Williams Michael Georgiou 4–1 Yu Delu Shaun Murphy 2–4 John Astley Stuart Bingham 4–1 Tian Pengfei Jackson Page 0–4 Mitchell Mann Graeme Dott 4–2 Craig Steadman Jamie Clarke 4–3 Xiao Guodong Ali Carter 1–4 Mei Xiwen Josh Boileau 1–4 Chris Wakelin Luca Brecel 4–3[nb 1] Sam Craigie Ashley Hugill 3–4 Thor Chuan Leong Soheil Vahedi 4–0 Mike Dunn Joe Perry 4–3 Boonyarit Keattikun Jack Lisowski 4–2 Zhang Anda Stephen Maguire 3–4 Li Yuan Ian Preece 4–1 Sanderson Lam Robert Milkins 2–4 Lyu Haotian Zhao Xintong 4–0 Lee Walker Mark Selby 4–3[nb 1] Mark Joyce

Notes

1. Match was held over and played in Belgium.

Century breaks

Qualifying stage centuries

Total: 19

140 – Eden Sharav 130 – Jimmy Robertson 130 – Noppon Saengkham 127, 100 – Robert Milkins 119 – Anthony Hamilton 118 – Jack Lisowski 116 – Zhou Yuelong 112 – Ben Woollaston 111 – Martin Gould

110 – Thor Chuan Leong 107 – Michael Georgiou 106 – Neil Robertson 105 – Mark Davis 105 – Andrew Higginson 103 – Ryan Day 102 – Joe Perry 101 – Cao Yupeng 100 – Matthew Selt

Televised stage centuries

Total: 52

145, 141, 110, 102 – Mark Allen 143 – Martin Gould 138, 138, 136, 112, 101 – Zhou Yuelong 134, 129, 100 – Neil Robertson 131, 127, 120, 116, 111, 109 – Mark Selby 131, 109 – John Higgins 130, 119, 116, 113, 107, 102, 101 – Stuart Bingham 129 – Aditya Mehta 127 – Jack Lisowski 121, 116 – Ben Woollaston

115, 110, 107, 107, 106, 101, 100 – Judd Trump 113 – Alfie Burden 109 – Jamie Jones 108 – Mei Xiwen 105, 102, 101, 100 – David Gilbert 105 – Martin O'Donnell 103 – Mark Davis 102, 102, 101 – Mark Williams 102 – Thepchaiya Un-Nooh

References

1. "Belgium to host snooker's European Masters". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 5 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
2. "Judd Trump beats Stuart Bingham 9-7 to retain European Masters title". BBC Sport. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
3. "Indicative Prize Money Rankings Schedule 2017/2018 Season" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.

External links

• Official website