2017 Riga Masters

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Riga Masters
Tournament information
Dates23–25 June 2017 (2017-06-23 2017-06-25)
Venue Arena Riga
City Riga
Country Latvia
Organisation World Snooker
Format Ranking event
Total prize fund £227,000 [1]
Winner's share£50,000
Highest breakFlag of England.svg  Andrew Higginson  (ENG) (140)
Final
ChampionFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Ryan Day  (WAL)
Runner-upFlag of Scotland.svg  Stephen Maguire  (SCO)
Score5–2
2016
2018

The 2017 Kaspersky Riga Masters was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 23 and 25 June 2017 at the Arena Riga in Riga, Latvia. [1] It was the first ranking event of the 2017/2018 season. [2] The tournament was broadcast by Eurosport.

Contents

Neil Robertson was the defending champion, but he lost in the first round to Lukas Kleckers. [3]

Ryan Day claimed the first ranking title of his career by defeating Stephen Maguire 5–2 in the final.

Prize fund

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

The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £10,000

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 9 frames
Final
Best of 9 frames
 
                      
 
 
 
 
Flag of Thailand.svg Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 4
 
 
 
Flag of Cyprus.svg Michael Georgiou 1
 
Flag of Thailand.svg Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 3
 
 
 
Flag of Scotland.svg Anthony McGill 4
 
Flag of England.svg Stuart Carrington 3
 
 
 
Flag of Scotland.svg Anthony McGill 4
 
Flag of Scotland.svg Anthony McGill 4
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Jimmy White 1
 
Flag of Norway.svg Kurt Maflin 4
 
 
 
Flag of Scotland.svg Alan McManus 3
 
Flag of Norway.svg Kurt Maflin 2
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Jimmy White 4
 
Flag of Scotland.svg Eden Sharav 3
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Jimmy White 4
 
Flag of Scotland.svg Anthony McGill 2
 
 
 
Flag of Ireland.svg Ken Doherty 4
 
Flag of England.svg Gary Wilson 0
 
 
 
Flag of Ireland.svg Ken Doherty 4
 
Flag of Ireland.svg Ken Doherty 4
 
 
 
Flag of Finland.svg Robin Hull 2
 
Flag of Finland.svg Robin Hull 4
 
 
 
Flag of Latvia.svg Rodion Judin2
 
Flag of Ireland.svg Ken Doherty 4
 
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Anda 2
 
Flag of Malta.svg Alex Borg 1
 
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Anda 4
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Anda 4
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Hammad Miah 3
 
Flag of England.svg Hammad Miah 4
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Tom Ford 0
 
Flag of Ireland.svg Ken Doherty 4
 
 
 
Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Maguire 5
 
Flag of England.svg Jimmy Robertson w/d
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg John Astley w/o
 
Flag of England.svg John Astley 1
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Andrew Higginson 4
 
Flag of England.svg Jamie Curtis-Barrett 0
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Andrew Higginson 4
 
Flag of England.svg Andrew Higginson 4
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Mark Davis 3
 
Flag of England.svg Stuart Bingham 0
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Mark Davis 4
 
Flag of England.svg Mark Davis 4
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Sam Craigie 2
 
Flag of England.svg Sam Craigie 4
 
 
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Jamie Jones 3
 
Flag of England.svg Andrew Higginson 3
 
 
 
Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Maguire 4
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Matthew Stevens 1
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Jack Lisowski 4
 
Flag of England.svg Jack Lisowski 4
 
 
 
Flag of Germany.svg Lukas Kleckers 2
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neil Robertson 3
 
 
 
Flag of Germany.svg Lukas Kleckers 4
 
Flag of England.svg Jack Lisowski 0
 
 
 
Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Maguire 4
 
Flag of England.svg Oliver Lines 4
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Christopher Keogan 1
 
Flag of England.svg Oliver Lines 3
 
 
 
Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Maguire 4
 
Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Maguire 4
 
 
 
Ulster Banner.svg Gerard Greene 0
 
Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Maguire 2
 
 
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ryan Day 5
 
Flag of Iran.svg Hossein Vafaei w/o
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Mark King w/d
 
Flag of Iran.svg Hossein Vafaei 0
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Paul Davison 4
 
Flag of England.svg Paul Davison 4
 
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhou Yuelong 2
 
Flag of England.svg Paul Davison 1
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Joe Perry 4
 
Flag of England.svg David Gilbert 3
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Joe Perry 4
 
Flag of England.svg Joe Perry 4
 
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Tian Pengfei 0
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Tian Pengfei 4
 
 
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ben Jones1
 
Flag of England.svg Joe Perry 0
 
 
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ryan Day 4
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Yuchen w/d
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Robert Milkins w/o
 
Flag of England.svg Robert Milkins 1
 
 
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ryan Day 4
 
Flag of England.svg Barry Hawkins 3
 
 
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ryan Day 4
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ryan Day 4
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Kyren Wilson 3
 
Flag of England.svg Craig Steadman w/o
 
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Zifan w/d
 
Flag of England.svg Craig Steadman 3
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Kyren Wilson 4
 
Flag of England.svg Ben Woollaston 2
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Kyren Wilson 4
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ryan Day 5
 
 
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Williams 4
 
Flag of England.svg Nigel Bond 4
 
 
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Jackson Page 1
 
Flag of England.svg Nigel Bond 2
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Mark Joyce 4
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xiao Guodong 1
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Mark Joyce 4
 
Flag of England.svg Mark Joyce 4
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Sam Baird 2
 
Flag of Thailand.svg Noppon Saengkham 4
 
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Cao Yupeng 2
 
Flag of Thailand.svg Noppon Saengkham 2
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Sam Baird 4
 
Flag of England.svg Sam Baird 4
 
 
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Michael White 0
 
Flag of England.svg Mark Joyce 1
 
 
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Williams 4
 
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Alexander Ursenbacher 4
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Elliot Slessor 0
 
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Alexander Ursenbacher 2
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Robbie Williams 4
 
Flag of England.svg Robbie Williams 4
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Ashley Carty 0
 
Flag of England.svg Robbie Williams 2
 
 
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Williams 4
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Williams 4
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Peter Ebdon 1
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Williams 4
 
 
 
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Luca Brecel 1
 
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Luca Brecel 4
 
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Lee Walker 3
 

Final

Final: Best of 9 frames. Referee: Ben Williams.
Arena Riga, Riga, Latvia, 25 June 2017.
Stephen Maguire
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
2–5 Ryan Day
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
33–78 (59), 50–76, 0–77 (77), 46–74, 123–11 (119), 77–0, 41–75 (58)
119Highest break77
1Century breaks0
150+ breaks3

Qualifying

These matches were played between 31 May and 2 June 2017 at the Preston Guild Hall in Preston, England. All matches were best of 7 frames. [5]

Notes
  1. 1 2 3 Match held over and played in Riga.
  2. 1 2 Wildcard

Century breaks

Main stage centuries

Total: 24

Qualifying stage centuries

Total: 14

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