2017 Riga Masters

Riga Masters

Tournament information
Dates	23–25 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 break	Andrew Higginson  (ENG) (140)
Final
Champion	Ryan Day  (WAL)
Runner-up	Stephen Maguire  (SCO)
Score	5–2
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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.

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]

Winner: £50,000 Runner-up: £25,000 Semi-final: £15,000 Quarter-final: £6,000 Last 16: £4,000 Last 32: £2,000 Last 64: £1,000

Highest break: £2,000 Total: £227,000

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
	Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	4
	Michael Georgiou	1
					Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	3
					Anthony McGill	4
	Stuart Carrington	3
	Anthony McGill	4
									Anthony McGill	4
									Jimmy White	1
	Kurt Maflin	4
	Alan McManus	3
					Kurt Maflin	2
					Jimmy White	4
	Eden Sharav	3
	Jimmy White	4
													Anthony McGill	2
													Ken Doherty	4
	Gary Wilson	0
	Ken Doherty	4
					Ken Doherty	4
					Robin Hull	2
	Robin Hull	4
	Rodion Judin	2
									Ken Doherty	4
									Zhang Anda	2
	Alex Borg	1
	Zhang Anda	4
					Zhang Anda	4
					Hammad Miah	3
	Hammad Miah	4
	Tom Ford	0
																	Ken Doherty	4
																	Stephen Maguire	5
	Jimmy Robertson	w/d
	John Astley	w/o
					John Astley	1
					Andrew Higginson	4
	Jamie Curtis-Barrett	0
	Andrew Higginson	4
									Andrew Higginson	4
									Mark Davis	3
	Stuart Bingham	0
	Mark Davis	4
					Mark Davis	4
					Sam Craigie	2
	Sam Craigie	4
	Jamie Jones	3
													Andrew Higginson	3
													Stephen Maguire	4
	Matthew Stevens	1
	Jack Lisowski	4
					Jack Lisowski	4
					Lukas Kleckers	2
	Neil Robertson	3
	Lukas Kleckers	4
									Jack Lisowski	0
									Stephen Maguire	4
	Oliver Lines	4
	Christopher Keogan	1
					Oliver Lines	3
					Stephen Maguire	4
	Stephen Maguire	4
	Gerard Greene	0
																				Stephen Maguire	2
																					Ryan Day	5
	Hossein Vafaei	w/o
	Mark King	w/d
					Hossein Vafaei	0
					Paul Davison	4
	Paul Davison	4
	Zhou Yuelong	2
									Paul Davison	1
									Joe Perry	4
	David Gilbert	3
	Joe Perry	4
					Joe Perry	4
					Tian Pengfei	0
	Tian Pengfei	4
	Ben Jones	1
													Joe Perry	0
													Ryan Day	4
	Wang Yuchen	w/d
	Robert Milkins	w/o
					Robert Milkins	1
					Ryan Day	4
	Barry Hawkins	3
	Ryan Day	4
									Ryan Day	4
									Kyren Wilson	3
	Craig Steadman	w/o
	Chen Zifan	w/d
					Craig Steadman	3
					Kyren Wilson	4
	Ben Woollaston	2
	Kyren Wilson	4
																Ryan Day	5
																	Mark Williams	4
	Nigel Bond	4
	Jackson Page	1
					Nigel Bond	2
					Mark Joyce	4
	Xiao Guodong	1
	Mark Joyce	4
									Mark Joyce	4
									Sam Baird	2
	Noppon Saengkham	4
	Cao Yupeng	2
					Noppon Saengkham	2
					Sam Baird	4
	Sam Baird	4
	Michael White	0
													Mark Joyce	1
													Mark Williams	4
	Alexander Ursenbacher	4
	Elliot Slessor	0
					Alexander Ursenbacher	2
					Robbie Williams	4
	Robbie Williams	4
	Ashley Carty	0
									Robbie Williams	2
									Mark Williams	4
	Mark Williams	4
	Peter Ebdon	1
					Mark Williams	4
					Luca Brecel	1
	Luca Brecel	4
	Lee Walker	3

Final

Final: Best of 9 frames. Referee: Ben Williams. Arena Riga, Riga, Latvia, 25 June 2017.
Stephen Maguire   Scotland	2–5	Ryan Day   Wales
33–78 (59), 50–76, 0–77 (77), 46–74, 123–11 (119), 77–0, 41–75 (58)
119	Highest break	77
1	Century breaks	0
1	50+ breaks	3

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]

Ian Preece 3–4 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh Michael Georgiou 4–1 Sanderson Lam Ashley Hugill 0–4 Stuart Carrington Anthony McGill 4–0 [nb 1] Tatjana Vasiljeva [nb 2] Martin Gould 3–4 Kurt Maflin William Lemons 1–4 Alan McManus Thor Chuan Leong 3–4 Eden Sharav Jimmy White 4–3 Jak Jones Gary Wilson 4–2 Hu Hao Ken Doherty 4–2 Peter Lines Josh Boileau 0–4 Robin Hull Rodion Judin [nb 2] 4–0 [nb 1] Chen Zhe Alex Borg w/o–w/d Mark Selby Zhang Anda 4–2 Allan Taylor Liam Highfield w/d–w/o Hammad Miah Tom Ford 4–2 Hamza Akbar Jimmy Robertson 4–2 Martin O'Donnell Declan Brennan 3–4 John Astley Duane Jones 3–4 Jamie Curtis-Barrett Yan Bingtao 2–4 Andrew Higginson Stuart Bingham 4–1 Li Hang Zhao Xintong 0–4 Mark Davis Sam Craigie 4–3 Soheil Vahedi Jamie Jones 4–2 Fergal O'Brien Chris Wakelin 3–4 Matthew Stevens Jack Lisowski 4–3 Mark Allen Daniel Ward 2–4 [nb 1] Neil Robertson Lukas Kleckers w/o–w/d Li Yuan Oliver Lines 4–3 Yuan Sijun Sean O'Sullivan 3–4 Christopher Keogan Stephen Maguire 4–0 Ian Burns Gerard Greene 4–1 Zhang Yong

Anthony Hamilton 3–4 Hossein Vafaei Chris Totten 0–4 Mark King Paul Davison w/o–w/d Niu Zhuang Zhou Yuelong 4–0 Kurt Dunham Charlie Walters w/d–w/o David Gilbert Graeme Dott 3–4 Joe Perry Tian Pengfei 4–2 Scott Donaldson Ben Jones 4–1 Mike Dunn Wang Yuchen w/o–w/d Rod Lawler Robert Milkins 4–1 Aditya Mehta Barry Hawkins 4–2 Michael Holt David John 1–4 Ryan Day Craig Steadman 4–1 Lyu Haotian Chen Zifan 4–2 Ross Muir Mitchell Mann 1–4 Ben Woollaston Alfie Burden 0–4 Kyren Wilson Nigel Bond 4–1 Dominic Dale James Silverwood 1–4 Jackson Page Rory McLeod 0–4 Xiao Guodong Mark Joyce 4–1 Fang Xiongman Adam Duffy 1–4 Noppon Saengkham Ricky Walden 0–4 Cao Yupeng Matthew Selt 3–4 Sam Baird Michael White 4–1 Rhys Clark Billy Joe Castle 0–4 Alexander Ursenbacher Elliot Slessor 4–0 Jamie Clarke Robbie Williams 4–2 Xu Si David Grace 1–4 Ashley Carty Mark Williams w/o–w/d Yu Delu Daniel Wells 0–4 Peter Ebdon Shaun Murphy 2–4 Luca Brecel Lee Walker 4–1 Mei Xiwen

Notes

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

Century breaks

Main stage centuries

Total: 24

140 – Andrew Higginson 139, 119, 112 – Stephen Maguire 139 – Alexander Ursenbacher 137, 109 – Neil Robertson 135 – Robin Hull 134 – Mark Davis 130 – Mark Williams 129 – Joe Perry 129 – Eden Sharav 129 – Robbie Williams

126 – Ken Doherty 119, 100 – Ryan Day 119 – Barry Hawkins 113 – Zhang Anda 112 – Kurt Maflin 112 – Tian Pengfei 107 – Mark Joyce 102 – Stuart Carrington 102 – Jack Lisowski 102 – Kyren Wilson

Qualifying stage centuries

Total: 14

132, 127 – Xiao Guodong 132, 109 – Jimmy Robertson 127 – Kurt Maflin 124 – Matthew Selt 124 – Zhang Anda 123 – Ben Woollaston

121 – Declan Brennan 116 – Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 115 – Gary Wilson 104 – Graeme Dott 102 – Peter Ebdon 101 – Craig Steadman

References

1. "Kaspersky Riga Masters 2017". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association . Retrieved 30 May 2017.
2. "Calendar 2017/2018". Snooker.org. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
3. "Robertson Rules in Riga". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association . Retrieved 24 June 2016.
4. "Indicative Prize Money Rankings Schedule 2017/2018 Season" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
5. "2017 Riga Masters Qualifying". Snooker.org. Retrieved 30 May 2017.