2017 World Seniors Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 22–24 March 2017 |
| Venue | Baths Hall |
| City | Scunthorpe |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | Snooker Legends |
| Format | Seniors event |
| Total prize fund | £18,500 |
| Winner's share | £10,000 |
| Highest break | England Peter Lines (69) |
| Final | |
| Champion | England Peter Lines |
| Runner-up | England John Parrott |
| Score | 4–0 |
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The 2017 World Seniors Championship was a snooker tournament, that took place at the Baths Hall in Scunthorpe, England, from 22 to 24 March 2017. Qualifying for the tournament was open to non-tour players, who were aged 40 and over on 1 January 2017.[1] The champion received a place in the qualifying tournament for the 2017 World Snooker Championship in Sheffield.
Mark Davis was the champion of the previous event. However he was not eligible for this year's edition, as it was exclusively for non-tour players.[1] Snooker Legends organised the event for the first time having replaced the WPBSA who previously sanctioned the event. Peter Lines won the tournament without losing a single frame. He beat John Parrott 4–0 in the final.[2]
Prize fund
[edit | edit source]The breakdown of the tournament prizes is shown below:[1]
- Winner: £10,000 and a place in WC qualifying
- Runner-up: £3,000
- Semi-finalist: £1,500
- Quarter-finalist: £500
- Highest break: £500
- Total: £18,500
Field
[edit | edit source]Seeded players
[edit | edit source]Players were seeded based on the titles won during their professional careers:[1]
- Scotland Stephen Hendry – 7 world titles (1990, 1992–96, 1999), 18 triple crown events
- Canada Cliff Thorburn – 1 world title (1980), 4 triple crown events
- England John Parrott – 1 world title (1991), 2 triple crown events, 9 ranking events
- Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor – 1 world title (1985), 2 triple crown events, 2 ranking events
- England Joe Johnson – 1 world title (1986), 1 triple crown event
- Republic of Ireland Patsy Fagan – 1 triple crown event
- England Tony Knowles – 2 ranking events
- England Willie Thorne – 1 ranking event
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Steve Davis, Ray Reardon, Terry Griffiths, Tony Meo and Doug Mountjoy were invited to take part, but declined.
Qualifying
[edit | edit source]Four qualifying events took place during February and March 2017:[3]
- 17–19 February: The Crucible Sports and Social Club, Newbury, England (Qualifying Event 1)
- Qualifier: England Peter Lines
- 23–25 February: The Northern Snooker Centre, Leeds, England (Qualifying Event 2)
- Qualifier: England Jonathan Bagley
- 3–5 March: Ballroom Nürnberg, Nuremberg, Germany (Qualifying Event 3)
- Qualifier: England Aiden Owens
- 10–12 March – D’Arcy McGees at Spawell, Dublin, Ireland (Qualifying Event 4)
- Qualifier: Northern Ireland Patrick Wallace
Each qualifier took their place alongside the eight invited players in the main draw of the championship.
Main draw
[edit | edit source]| Round 1 Best of 5 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 5 frames | Semi-finals Best of 5 frames | Final Best of 7 frames | ||||||||||||
| Scotland Stephen Hendry (1) | 3* | ||||||||||||||
| England Aiden Owens | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| England Willie Thorne (8) | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| England Aiden Owens | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Scotland Stephen Hendry (1) | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| England Peter Lines | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor (4) | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| England Peter Lines | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Republic of Ireland Patsy Fagan (6) | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| England Peter Lines | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| England Peter Lines | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| England John Parrott (3) | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| England John Parrott (3) | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| England Joe Johnson (5) | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| England Joe Johnson (5) | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Northern Ireland Patrick Wallace | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| England John Parrott (3) | 3* | ||||||||||||||
| England Jonathan Bagley | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Canada Cliff Thorburn (2) | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| England Jonathan Bagley | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| England Tony Knowles (7) | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| England Jonathan Bagley | 3* | ||||||||||||||
- All matches were played with a 30-second shot clock with players having two time-outs per match
- *Re-spotted black ball replaced final frame deciders
Final
[edit | edit source]| Final: Best of 7 frames. Referee: Michaela Tabb. Baths Hall, Scunthorpe, 24 March 2017. | ||
| Peter Lines File:Flag of England.svg England |
4–0 | John Parrott (3) File:Flag of England.svg England |
| 41 | Highest break | 23 |
| 0 | Century breaks | 0 |
| 0 | 50+ breaks | 0 |
50+ breaks
[edit | edit source]- 69 England Peter Lines
- 55 England Aiden Owens
References
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