2017 International Championship

2017 OPPO International Championship

Tournament information
Dates	29 October – 5 November 2017 (2017-10-29 – 2017-11-05)
Venue	Baihu Media Broadcasting Centre
City	Daqing
Country	China
Organisation	World Snooker
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£750,000
Winner's share	£150,000
Highest break	Kyren Wilson  (ENG) (147)
Final
Champion	Mark Selby  (ENG)
Runner-up	Mark Allen  (NIR)
Score	10–7
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The 2017 International Championship (officially the 2017 OPPO International Championship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place from 29 October to 5 November 2017 in Daqing, China. ^[1] It was the eighth ranking event of the 2017/2018 season.

Qualifying for the tournament took place between 26 and 30 September 2017 in Preston.

Mark Selby was the defending champion, having beaten Ding Junhui 10–1 in the 2016 final. Selby retained his title by beating Mark Allen 10–7 in the final of this year's edition. ^[2]

Kyren Wilson made the 133rd official maximum break in the 10th frame of his last 32 match against Martin Gould. It was Wilson's first professional maximum break. ^[3]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: ^[4]

Winner: £150,000 Runner-up: £75,000 Semi-final: £32,000 Quarter-final: £21,500 Last 16: £13,500 Last 32: £8,500 Last 64: £4,000

Televised highest break: £3,000 Total: £750,000

The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £5,000

Main draw

	Last 64 Best of 11 frames					Last 32 Best of 11 frames					Last 16 Best of 11 frames					Quarter-finals Best of 11 frames					Semi-finals Best of 17 frames					Final Best of 19 frames
	Mark Selby		6
	Cao Yupeng		4
						Mark Selby		6
						Tom Ford		4
	Tom Ford		6
	Ian Preece		5
											Mark Selby		6
											Mark Williams		4
	Ryan Day		6
	Kurt Maflin		5
						Ryan Day		2
						Mark Williams		6
	Mark Williams		6
	Yu Delu		4
																Mark Selby		6
																Robbie Williams		2
	Sam Craigie		3
	Joe Perry		6
						Joe Perry		3
						Robbie Williams		6
	Robbie Williams		w/o
	Stuart Bingham		[nb 1]
											Robbie Williams		6
											Neil Robertson		2
	Matthew Selt		6
	Michael Holt		3
						Matthew Selt		5
						Neil Robertson		6
	Gary Wilson		2
	Neil Robertson		6
																					Mark Selby		9
																					Martin Gould		3
	Shaun Murphy		6
	Mei Xiwen		5
						Shaun Murphy		6
						Zhang Yong		1
	Alan McManus		3
	Zhang Yong		6
											Shaun Murphy		2
											Ali Carter		6
	Ali Carter		6
	Andrew Higginson		3
						Ali Carter		6
						Stephen Maguire		1
	Stephen Maguire		6
	John Astley		2
																Ali Carter		5
																Martin Gould		6
	David Grace		3
	Martin Gould		6
						Martin Gould		6
						Kyren Wilson		5
	Tian Pengfei		5
	Kyren Wilson		6
											Martin Gould		6
											Robert Milkins		4
	Robert Milkins		6
	Graeme Dott		2
						Robert Milkins		6
						Oliver Lines		4
	Oliver Lines		6
	Ding Junhui		4
																										Mark Selby		10
																										Mark Allen		7
	Judd Trump		6
	Ian Burns		0
						Judd Trump		6
						Jimmy Robertson		3
	Robin Hull		5
	Jimmy Robertson		6
											Judd Trump		6
											Liang Wenbo		3
	Liang Wenbo		6
	Lee Walker		5
						Liang Wenbo		6
						Li Hang		4
	David Gilbert		1
	Li Hang		6
																Judd Trump		5
																Mark Allen		6
	Rory McLeod		1
	Mark King		6
						Mark King		5
						Mark Allen		6
	Zhao Xintong		4
	Mark Allen		6
											Mark Allen		6
											Martin O'Donnell		5
	Martin O'Donnell		6
	Sanderson Lam		3
						Martin O'Donnell		6
						Sunny Akani		5
	Hossein Vafaei		w/d
	Sunny Akani		w/o
																					Mark Allen		9
																					Yan Bingtao		2
	Barry Hawkins		2
	Jack Lisowski		6
						Jack Lisowski		6
						Xiao Guodong		4
	Eden Sharav		2
	Xiao Guodong		6
											Jack Lisowski		4
											Yan Bingtao		6
	Ronnie O'Sullivan		1
	Yan Bingtao		6
						Yan Bingtao		6
						Ricky Walden		4
	Ricky Walden		6
	Peter Ebdon		5
																Yan Bingtao		6
																John Higgins		2
	Mark Joyce		6
	Anthony McGill		2
						Mark Joyce		6
						Luca Brecel		2
	Li Yuan		1
	Luca Brecel		6
											Mark Joyce		1
											John Higgins		6
	Dominic Dale		6
	Ben Woollaston		3
						Dominic Dale		2
						John Higgins		6
	Niu Zhuang		1
	John Higgins		6

Notes

1. On 24 October 2017, Bingham was banned for 6 months due to betting breaches.

Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Jan Verhaas. Baihu Media Broadcasting Centre, Daqing, China, 5 November 2017.
Mark Selby   England	10–7	Mark Allen   Northern Ireland
Afternoon:72–3 (67), 6–110 (110), 80–11 (50), 91–37 (61), 0–98 (98), 115–0 (55, 60), 67–15, 75–8 (61), 0–137 (137) Evening:76–0, 83–0 (62), 50–78 (Allen 50), 13–82 (78), 90–5 (90), 50–84 (52), 33–77, 74–7
90	Highest break	137
0	Century breaks	2
8	50+ breaks	6

Qualifying

These matches were held between 26 September and 29 September 2017 at the Preston Guild Hall in Preston, England. Matches involving top players Mark Selby, John Higgins, Ding Junhui and Liang Wenbo were held-over to the main venue, as well as matches involving Chinese players who participated in 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games: Zhou Yuelong, Zhao Xintong, Yan Bingtao and Lyu Haotian. These were played on 29 October 2017 in China. All matches were best of 11 frames.

Mark Selby 6–1 Ashley Hugill Chris Wakelin 2–6 Cao Yupeng Tom Ford 6–5 Scott Donaldson Mark Davis 4–6 Ian Preece Ryan Day 6–1 Chen Zifan Kurt Maflin 6–2 Joe Swail Mark Williams 6–1 Boonyarit Keattikun Yu Delu 6–2 Lyu Haotian Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 5–6 Sam Craigie Joe Perry 6–3 Paul Davison Robbie Williams 6–5 Zhang Anda Stuart Bingham 6–1 Sean O'Sullivan Matthew Selt 6–5 Alexander Ursenbacher Michael Holt 6–1 Leo Fernandez Gary Wilson 6–3 Thor Chuan Leong Neil Robertson 6–2 Craig Steadman Shaun Murphy 6–0 Matthew Bolton Alfie Burden 1–6 Mei Xiwen Alan McManus 6–2 Rod Lawler Fergal O'Brien 5–6 Zhang Yong Ali Carter 6–0 Jamie Curtis-Barrett Andrew Higginson 6–2 Josh Boileau Stephen Maguire 6–3 Alex Borg Jamie Jones 3–6 John Astley David Grace 6–2 Xu Si Martin Gould 6–4 Mitchell Mann Tian Pengfei 6–3 James Wattana Kyren Wilson 6–2 Rhys Clark Robert Milkins 6–4 Yuan Sijun Graeme Dott 6–2 Nigel Bond Oliver Lines 6–1 Hamza Akbar Ding Junhui 6–3 Chen Zhe

Judd Trump 6–0 Chris Totten Daniel Wells 4–6 Ian Burns Zhou Yuelong 2–6 Robin Hull Jimmy Robertson 6–3 Michael Georgiou Liang Wenbo 6–2 Adam Duffy Stuart Carrington 5–6 Lee Walker David Gilbert 6–1 Liam Highfield Li Hang 6–5 Soheil Vahedi Rory McLeod 6–4 Ross Muir Mark King 6–4 Christopher Keogan Matthew Stevens 2–6 Zhao Xintong Mark Allen 6–3 Peter Lines Mike Dunn 0–6 Martin O'Donnell Anthony Hamilton w/d–w/o Sanderson Lam Hossein Vafaei 6–4 Duane Jones Marco Fu 4–6 Sunny Akani Barry Hawkins 6–3 Hammad Miah Jack Lisowski 6–2 Lukas Kleckers Michael White 3–6 Eden Sharav Xiao Guodong 6–1 Jimmy White Ronnie O'Sullivan 6–0 Gerard Greene Yan Bingtao 6–5 Wang Yuchen Ricky Walden 6–5 Billy Joe Castle Peter Ebdon 6–4 Fang Xiongman Mark Joyce 6–4 Kurt Dunham Anthony McGill 6–3 Aditya Mehta Sam Baird 4–6 Li Yuan Luca Brecel 6–0 Allan Taylor Dominic Dale 6–2 Jackson Page Ben Woollaston 6–2 Jak Jones Noppon Saengkham 4–6 Niu Zhuang John Higgins 6–1 Elliot Slessor

Century breaks

Qualifying stage centuries

Total: 39

134 – James Wattana 133 – Xiao Guodong 133 – Anthony McGill 129, 116, 111 – Stephen Maguire 129 – Mark Williams 128 – Gary Wilson 127, 108 – Barry Hawkins 127 – Tian Pengfei 126 – Marco Fu 126 – Kyren Wilson 124 – Chris Wakelin 122 – Zhang Yong 121 – Neil Robertson 120 – Tom Ford 118 – Stuart Bingham 117 – Alfie Burden 117 – Kurt Maflin 115 – Noppon Saengkham

113 – Scott Donaldson 112 – Ronnie O'Sullivan 110 – Martin O'Donnell 109 – Judd Trump 108 – Thor Chuan Leong 108 – Robert Milkins 108 – Mark Allen 107 – Zhang Anda 106 – Jamie Jones 105 – Soheil Vahedi 104 – Shaun Murphy 104 – Jimmy Robertson 103 – Matthew Selt 102 – Cao Yupeng 101 – Michael White 100 – Martin Gould 100 – David Grace 100 – Ben Woollaston

Televised stage centuries

Total: 75

147, 127, 101 – Kyren Wilson 141, 111 – Jimmy Robertson 138, 123 – Shaun Murphy 137, 131, 117, 114, 110, 105, 102, 100 – Mark Allen 136, 136, 131, 128, 106 – Ali Carter 135, 127, 127, 118, 115, 110, 109, 105 – Judd Trump 133, 122, 114 – Kurt Maflin 131 – Robin Hull 129, 122, 121, 117, 104, 101 – Neil Robertson 129, 127, 119, 115, 108, 102 – Mark Selby 129 – Peter Ebdon 128, 105, 104 – Martin Gould 127 – Zhao Xintong 126, 103 – Xiao Guodong

125, 112 – Luca Brecel 123, 103, 100 – Yan Bingtao 121, 101 – Mark Williams 118, 109, 103, 100 – Martin O'Donnell 118, 104 – Liang Wenbo 118 – Ryan Day 116, 114, 102 – Jack Lisowski 115 – Matthew Selt 114, 113 – John Higgins 111 – Ronnie O'Sullivan 106 – Robbie Williams 101 – Sanderson Lam 100 – Ricky Walden

References

1. "2017/18 World Snooker Calendar" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
2. "International Championship: Mark Selby retains title by beating Mark Allen 10-7". BBC Sport. 5 November 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
3. "Kyren Wilson Makes Halloween 147 – Amid Eerie Silence in Empty Venue". Snookerhq.com. 31 October 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
4. "Indicative Prize Money Rankings Schedule 2017/2018 Season" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 3 October 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2017.