Betfred World Championship

Tour: Main Tour; Date: 15 Apr - 1 May 2017; Venue: Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, England; Type: Ranking; Defending champion: Mark Selby; Twitter: #SnookerWorldChamps; Notes: See also results (143)

Final (Winner: £375,000; Runner-up: £160,000)
		Mark Selby [1]	18	-	15	John Higgins [6]
	Session 1: 76-34 (76), 7-50, 121-8 (62, 58), 0-141 (141) 40-99 (63), 1-126 (95), 54-59 (58), 33-68 Session 2: 86-0 (86), 8-60, 44-74, 69-22 1-68, 0-76 (76), 81-9 (81), 121-12 (121), 96-17 Session 3: 76-1, 53-2, 29-107 (78), 63-40 68-19 (67), 82-0 (58), 72-0 (72) Session 4: 72-22, 36-74, 76-1 (71), 134-4 (54,70) 34-88 (88), 0-119 (111), 47-75 132-0 (131), 80-19 (75) Referee: Jan Verhaas John Higgins was leading 10-4 and went on to lose 12 out of 14 frames to trail 16-12. He then managed to pull it back to 16-15 but Selby closed it out to win his third World Championship.
Semifinals (Losers receive £75,000)
		Mark Selby [1]	17	-	15	Ding Junhui [4]
	1st session: 45-76 (76), 77-22 (68), 24-84 (84) 99-0 (99), 73-34, 53-87 (52) 1-119 (56, 50), 0-116 (110) 2nd session: 105-23 (100), 61-49, 62-26, 81-0 (67) 0-94 (84), 96-9 (85), 0-139 (139), 66-27 3rd session: 128-8 (128), 6-95 (95), 6-80, 64-25 (64) 14-86, 66-61, 1-117 (117), 1-135 (128) 4th session: 113-2 (74), 96-1 (96), 0-61 (52) 75-43 75-47, 1-66, 14-73 (73), 84-9 (72)
		John Higgins [6]	17	-	8	Barry Hawkins [7]	Re-rack in frame 13
	1st session: 93-28 (63), 69-22, 67-19 (59) 76-59 (69,59), 30-100 (62) 30-95 (71), 65-25, 39-74 (74) 2nd session: 40-65, 92-6, 73-16 (51) 0-125 (115), 61-24 (53), 18-91 89-0 (89), 73-45 3rd session: 8-76 (69), 70-41, 55-47, 70-13 65-62, 70-0, 96-4 (90), 48-80 (58) 4th session: 128-12 (120)						Re-rack in frame 13
Quarterfinals (Losers receive £37,500)
		Mark Selby [1]	13	-	3	Marco Fu [8]	Selby won with a session to spare. Re-rack in frame 11.
	Watch Selby's amazing 143 on YouTube						Selby won with a session to spare. Re-rack in frame 11.
		Ding Junhui [4]	13	-	10	Ronnie O'Sullivan [12]
	146 by O'Sullivan was the highest break of the tournament
		John Higgins [6]	13	-	6	Kyren Wilson [14]
		Barry Hawkins [7]	13	-	9	Stephen Maguire [24]
Round 2 (Last 16; Losers receive £25,000)
1		Mark Selby [1]	13	-	6	Xiao Guodong [44]
2		Marco Fu [8]	13	-	11	Neil Robertson [9]	Fu's first century was his 450th. Re-rack in frame 18.
3		Ronnie O'Sullivan [12]	13	-	7	Shaun Murphy [5]
4		Ding Junhui [4]	13	-	12	Liang Wenbo [13]
5		Kyren Wilson [14]	13	-	10	Stuart Bingham [3]	Wilson needed a snooker to win the 16th frame. Bingham missed the 11th red when on a 147 in frame 22.
6		John Higgins [6]	13	-	9	Mark Allen [11]	In frame 14 Allen opened up with a 70 break and Higgins cleared up with a 72
7		Barry Hawkins [7]	13	-	6	Graeme Dott [29]
8		Stephen Maguire [24]	13	-	3	Rory McLeod [54]	Maguire won with a session to spare
Round 1 (Last 32; Losers receive £16,000 / £0)
1		Mark Selby [1]	10	-	2	Fergal O'Brien [45]
2		Xiao Guodong [44]	10	-	4	Ryan Day [16]
3		Neil Robertson [9]	10	-	4	Noppon Saengkham [72]	Robertson made his 500th career century in the sixth frame. Only Ronnie O'Sullivan, Stephen Hendry and John Higgins have more.
4		Marco Fu [8]	10	-	9	Luca Brecel [30]	Fu was 7-1 down
5		Shaun Murphy [5]	10	-	8	Yan Bingtao [63]	Murphy's 112 in frame 4 was his 60th century at the Crucible - tied fourth with Selby.
6		Ronnie O'Sullivan [12]	10	-	7	Gary Wilson [59]	O'Sullivan's 122 was the first century of the tournament and the only century of day 1. O'Sullivan needed a snooker to win frame 6. Wilson went in-off and O'Sullivan won the frame on a respotted black. Wilson needed a snooker to win the ninth frame.
7		Liang Wenbo [13]	10	-	7	Stuart Carrington [48]
8		Ding Junhui [4]	10	-	5	Zhou Yuelong [37]
9		Stuart Bingham [3]	10	-	5	Peter Ebdon [42]	Ebdon needed and got four snookers in the ninth frame for a re-spotted black and won the frame. Bingham won the 14th frame after needing snookers to go 9-5 up.
10		Kyren Wilson [14]	10	-	6	David Grace [51]
11		Mark Allen [11]	10	-	8	Jimmy Robertson [39]
12		John Higgins [6]	10	-	6	Martin Gould [18]
13		Barry Hawkins [7]	10	-	3	Tom Ford [32]	Hawkins needed a snooker to win frame 12.
14		Graeme Dott [29]	10	-	7	Ali Carter [10]
15		Stephen Maguire [24]	10	-	2	Anthony McGill [15]
16		Rory McLeod [54]	10	-	8	Judd Trump [2]

Betfred World Championship Qualifiers

Tour: Main Tour; Date: 5-12 Apr 2017; Venue: Ponds Forge International Sports Centre, Sheffield, England; View on separate page; Notes: See also results (112)

Qual Round 3 (Last 48; Losers receive £12,000)
1		Stuart Carrington [48]	10	-	7	Mark J Williams [17]
2		Tom Ford [32]	10	-	8	Hossein Vafaei [64]
3		Noppon Saengkham [72]	10	-	8	Lee Walker [89]
4		Stephen Maguire [24]	10	-	5	Li Hang [56]
	Maguire missed the 12th red on his way to a maximum break.
5		Xiao Guodong [44]	10	-	4	Mark King [21]
6		Zhou Yuelong [37]	10	-	9	Ben Woollaston [28]
7		Graeme Dott [29]	10	-	8	Jamie Jones [36]
8		Fergal O'Brien [45]	10	-	9	David Gilbert [20]
	The deciding frame was the longest frame in snooker history - it lasted 123 minutes
9		David Grace [51]	10	-	3	Sunny Akani [81]
10		Luca Brecel [30]	10	-	5	Dominic Dale [35]
	Dale's second century was his 200th.
11		Gary Wilson [59]	10	-	3	Michael White [27]
12		Rory McLeod [54]	10	-	7	Hammad Miah [102]
13		Peter Ebdon [42]	10	-	9	Michael Holt [23]
	Decided on the final black
14		Jimmy Robertson [39]	10	-	6	Rod Lawler [71]
15		Yan Bingtao [63]	10	-	4	Alexander Ursenbacher (a)
16		Martin Gould [18]	10	-	7	Yu Delu [47]
Qual Round 2 (Last 80; Losers receive £8,000)
1		Mark J Williams [17]	10	-	9	Liam Highfield [80]
2		Stuart Carrington [48]	10	-	6	Andrew Higginson [49]
3		Tom Ford [32]	10	-	6	Chris Wakelin [65]
4		Hossein Vafaei [64]	10	-	6	Matthew Selt [33]	Re-rack in frame 14
5		Lee Walker [89]	10	-	6	Reanne Evans (af)
6		Noppon Saengkham [72]	10	-	9	Anthony Hamilton [25]
7		Li Hang [56]	10	-	4	Mike Dunn [41]
8		Stephen Maguire [24]	10	-	3	Nigel Bond [73]
9		Mark King [21]	10	-	4	Fang Xiongman [114]
10		Xiao Guodong [44]	10	-	4	Sam Baird [53]
11		Ben Woollaston [28]	10	-	4	Ken Doherty [69]
12		Zhou Yuelong [37]	10	-	8	Ian Preece [111]
13		Jamie Jones [36]	10	-	8	Alfie Burden [61]
14		Graeme Dott [29]	10	-	4	Dechawat Poomjaeng [68]
15		Fergal O'Brien [45]	10	-	9	Tian Pengfei [52]
16		David Gilbert [20]	10	-	6	Rhys Clark [77]
17		Sunny Akani [81]	10	-	9	Joe Perry [19]
18		David Grace [51]	10	-	6	Mark Joyce [46]
19		Luca Brecel [30]	10	-	8	Joe Swail [67]
20		Dominic Dale [35]	10	-	6	Daniel Wells [62]
21		Gary Wilson [59]	10	-	7	Peter Lines (a)
22		Michael White [27]	10	-	4	Ross Muir [70]
23		Rory McLeod [54]	10	-	7	Sydney Wilson [110]
24		Hammad Miah [102]	10	-	7	Martin O'Donnell [75]
25		Michael Holt [23]	10	-	4	Eden Sharav [87]
26		Peter Ebdon [42]	10	-	9	Jack Lisowski [55]
27		Rod Lawler [71]	10	-	5	Alan McManus [26]
28		Jimmy Robertson [39]	10	-	4	Oliver Lines [58]
29		Yan Bingtao [63]	10	-	7	Mark Davis [34]
30		Alexander Ursenbacher (a)	10	-	9	Scott Donaldson [66]
31		Yu Delu [47]	10	-	7	Robbie Williams [50]
32		Martin Gould [18]	10	-	6	John Astley [79]
Qual Round 1 (Last 144; Losers receive £0)
1		Mark J Williams [17]	10	-	7	Zhao Xintong [83]
2		Liam Highfield [80]	10	-	2	Andres Petrov (a)
3		Stuart Carrington [48]	10	-	2	Alex Borg [103]
4		Andrew Higginson [49]	10	-	8	Michael Georgiou [85]
5		Tom Ford [32]	10	-	2	Jamie Bodle (a)
6		Chris Wakelin [65]	10	-	5	Elliot Slessor [109]
7		Matthew Selt [33]	10	-	4	David John [123]
8		Hossein Vafaei [64]	10	-	1	Hatem Yassin
9		Reanne Evans (af)	10	-	8	Robin Hull [57]
10		Lee Walker [89]	10	-	8	Matthew Stevens [40]
11		Noppon Saengkham [72]	10	-	5	Jak Jones [93]
12		Anthony Hamilton [25]	10	-	5	Craig Steadman [101]
13		Li Hang [56]	10	-	9	Fraser Patrick [99]
14		Mike Dunn [41]	10	-	6	Andy Hicks (a)
15		Nigel Bond [73]	10	-	1	Ng On Yee (af)
16		Stephen Maguire [24]	10	-	7	K Lertsattayatthorn [113]
17		Mark King [21]	10	-	4	Paul S Davison [86]
18		Fang Xiongman [114]	10	-	7	Zhang Anda [76]
19		Xiao Guodong [44]	10	-	2	Tyler Rees (a)
20		Sam Baird [53]	10	-	2	Ross Vallance (a)
21		Ben Woollaston [28]	10	-	4	Chris Totten (a)
22		Ken Doherty [69]	10	-	4	Jason Weston [122]
23		Zhou Yuelong [37]	10	-	5	Christopher Keogan [117]
24		Ian Preece [111]	10	-	7	Ian Burns [60]
25		Alfie Burden [61]	10	-	6	Adam Duffy [108]
26		Jamie Jones [36]	10	-	0	Jamie Curtis-Barrett [120]
27		Dechawat Poomjaeng [68]	10	-	7	Chen Zhe [119]
28		Graeme Dott [29]	10	-	3	Allan Taylor [82]
29		Tian Pengfei [52]	10	-	4	Zhang Yong [92]
30		Fergal O'Brien [45]	10	-	6	Gerard Greene (a)
31		Rhys Clark [77]	10	-	1	Wayne Townsend (a)
32		David Gilbert [20]	w/o			Patrick Wallace (a)	Wallace had to withdraw because of a death in the family
33		Joe Perry [19]	10	-	3	Zack Richardson (a)
34		Sunny Akani [81]	10	-	5	Mei Xiwen [78]	Mei missed the 15th red on the way to a maximum in the first frame
35		Mark Joyce [46]	10	-	3	Jordan Brown (a)
36		David Grace [51]	10	-	6	Rory Thor [104]
37		Luca Brecel [30]	10	-	4	Sean O'Sullivan [84]
38		Joe Swail [67]	10	-	8	Sanderson Lam [90]
39		Dominic Dale [35]	10	-	2	Boonyarit Keattikun [118]	Frame 5 was awarded to Dale when Keattikun returned late after the interval
40		Daniel Wells [62]	10	-	7	Adam Stefanow (a)
41		Gary Wilson [59]	10	-	9	Josh Boileau [112]
	Wilson made a 147 in frame four. The second of his career and the 131st in professional snooker.
42		Peter Lines (a)	10	-	9	Thepchaiya Un-Nooh [38]
43		Ross Muir [70]	10	-	7	Gareth Allen [105]
44		Michael White [27]	10	-	3	Aditya Mehta [96]
45		Rory McLeod [54]	10	-	7	Darryl Hill [98]
46		Sydney Wilson [110]	10	-	6	Kurt Maflin [43]
47		Martin O'Donnell [75]	10	-	9	Jackson Page (a)
48		Hammad Miah [102]	10	-	7	Ricky Walden [22]
49		Michael Holt [23]	10	-	2	Hamza Akbar [107]
50		Eden Sharav [87]	10	-	5	Jamie Cope [74]
51		Peter Ebdon [42]	10	-	3	Michael Wild [115]
52		Jack Lisowski [55]	10	-	7	Jimmy White [91]
53		Alan McManus [26]	10	-	1	Kurt Dunham [121]
54		Rod Lawler [71]	10	-	5	Xu Si (a)
55		Jimmy Robertson [39]	10	-	8	Cao Yupeng [116]
56		Oliver Lines [58]	10	-	6	Duane Jones [95]
57		Yan Bingtao [63]	10	-	8	Sam Craigie [94]
58		Mark Davis [34]	10	-	3	Mitchell Mann [88]
59		Scott Donaldson [66]	10	-	2	Wang Yuchen [97]
60		Alexander Ursenbacher (a)	10	-	6	Robert Milkins [31]
61		Robbie Williams [50]	10	-	1	James Cahill [100]
62		Yu Delu [47]	10	-	0	Itaro Santos
63		John Astley [79]	10	-	7	Igor Figueiredo [106]
64		Martin Gould [18]	10	-	2	James Wattana

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