2017 Championship League

Championship League
Tournament information
Dates	2 January – 2 March 2017
Venue	Ricoh Arena
City	Coventry
Country	England
Format	Non-ranking event
Total prize fund	£181,800
Winner's share	£10,000 (plus bonuses)
Highest break	Mark Davis (ENG) (147)x2
Final
Champion	John Higgins (SCO)
Runner-up	Ryan Day (WAL)
Score	3–0
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The 2017 Championship League was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place from 2 January to 2 March 2017 at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry, England.^[1]

Judd Trump was the defending champion, and he made it to the semi-finals, where he lost 2–3 to John Higgins.

The Scotsman then won the final, clinching his first Championship League title with a 3–0 win over Ryan Day. The Welshman took the largest share of the prize money thanks to a lucrative campaign through six groups before qualifying for the winners' group.

Mark Davis made the 127th official maximum break in the deciding 5th frame of his group 3 final against Neil Robertson. This was Davis' first official 147 break and the ninth of the 2016/2017 season. Davis also became the oldest player to make an official 147, at the age of 44.^[2] He surpassed the record set by Fergal O'Brien, who scored the first maximum of his career at the age of 43 in a Championship League round robin match against Davis in the previous season.^[3] Later on, Davis made the 129th official maximum break in the deciding 5th frame of his Winners' Group round robin match against John Higgins. It was Davis' second official 147 break and the eleventh of the 2016/2017 season. With that, Davis became the first player to make two maximum breaks in a tournament. It was the fourth consecutive year that a maximum was made in the Championship League.^[4]^[5]^[6]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below.^[7]

Group 1–7
- Winner: £3,000
- Runner-up: £2,000
- Semi-final: £1,000
- Frame-win (league stage): £100
- Frame-win (play-offs): £300
- Highest break: £500
Winners' group
- Winner: £10,000
- Runner-up: £5,000
- Semi-final: £3,000
- Frame-win (league stage): £200
- Frame-win (play-offs): £300
- Highest break: £1,000

Tournament total: £181,800

Group 1

Group 1 was played on 2 and 3 January 2017.^[8] David Gilbert was the first player to qualify for the winners group.

Matches

Anthony McGill 2–3 David Gilbert
Ryan Day 1–3 Matthew Selt
Ben Woollaston 0–3 Anthony McGill
Mark Davis 2–3 Robert Milkins
David Gilbert 0–3 Ryan Day
Mark Davis 3–1 Matthew Selt
Robert Milkins 2–3 Ben Woollaston
Anthony McGill 3–1 Ryan Day
David Gilbert 3–1 Matthew Selt
Mark Davis 1–3 Ben Woollaston
Robert Milkins 1–3 Matthew Selt
Ryan Day 3–1 Ben Woollaston
Anthony McGill 3–1 Robert Milkins
David Gilbert 2–3 Mark Davis
Ryan Day 3–1 Robert Milkins
Matthew Selt 3–2 Ben Woollaston
Anthony McGill 1–3 Mark Davis
David Gilbert 3–2 Ben Woollaston
Ryan Day 2–3 Mark Davis
David Gilbert 3–0 Robert Milkins
Anthony McGill 3–2 Matthew Selt

Table

Pos	Player	Pld	W	L	FF	FA	FD
1	Anthony McGill (SCO)	6	4	2	15	10	+5	Qualification to Group 1 play-off
2	Mark Davis (ENG)	6	4	2	15	12	+3
3	David Gilbert (ENG)	6	4	2	14	11	+3
4	Ryan Day (WAL)	6	3	3	13	11	+2

5	Matthew Selt (ENG)	6	3	3	13	13	0	Advances into Group 2

6	Ben Woollaston (ENG)	6	2	4	11	15	−4	Eliminated from the competition
7	Robert Milkins (ENG)	6	1	5	8	17	−9	Eliminated from the competition

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Play-offs

Semi-finals Best of 5 frames		Final Best of 5 frames



Anthony McGill (SCO)	2

Ryan Day (WAL)	3
		Ryan Day (WAL)	2

		David Gilbert (ENG)	3
Mark Davis (ENG)	1

David Gilbert (ENG)	3

Group 2

Group 2 was played on 4 and 5 January 2017.^[9] Anthony McGill was the second player to qualify for the winners group.

Matches

Mark Williams 1–3 Neil Robertson
Michael White 1–3 Matthew Selt
Anthony McGill 3–0 Mark Williams
Mark Davis 2–3 Ryan Day
Neil Robertson 3–1 Michael White
Matthew Selt 0–3 Mark Davis
Ryan Day 3–1 Anthony McGill
Mark Williams 3–0 Michael White
Neil Robertson 1–3 Matthew Selt
Mark Davis 3–1 Anthony McGill
Ryan Day 3–0 Matthew Selt
Michael White 2–3 Anthony McGill
Mark Williams 1–3 Ryan Day
Neil Robertson 3–2 Mark Davis
Michael White 3–2 Ryan Day
Matthew Selt 2–3 Anthony McGill
Mark Williams 2–3 Mark Davis
Neil Robertson 3–2 Anthony McGill
Michael White 2–3 Mark Davis
Neil Robertson 3–1 Ryan Day
Mark Williams 3–1 Matthew Selt

Table

Pos	Player	Pld	W	L	FF	FA	FD
1	Neil Robertson (AUS)	6	5	1	16	10	+6	Qualification to Group 2 play-off
2	Mark Davis (ENG)	6	4	2	16	11	+5
3	Ryan Day (WAL)	6	4	2	15	10	+5
4	Anthony McGill (SCO)	6	3	3	13	13	0

5	Mark Williams (WAL)	6	2	4	10	13	−3	Advances into Group 3

6	Matthew Selt (ENG)	6	2	4	9	14	−5	Eliminated from the competition
7	Michael White (WAL)	6	1	5	9	17	−8	Eliminated from the competition

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Play-offs

Semi-finals Best of 5 frames		Final Best of 5 frames



Neil Robertson (AUS)	1

Anthony McGill (SCO)	3
		Anthony McGill (SCO)	3

		Ryan Day (WAL)	0
Mark Davis (ENG)	2

Ryan Day (WAL)	3

Group 3

Group 3 was played on 9 and 10 January 2017.^[10] Mark Davis was the third player to qualify for the winners group, finishing with a maximum break in the fifth frame decider against Neil Robertson in the group play-off final.

Matches

Joe Perry 2–3 Barry Hawkins
Ali Carter 3–1 Mark Williams
Neil Robertson 3–1 Joe Perry
Mark Davis 2–3 Ryan Day
Barry Hawkins 3–0 Ali Carter
Mark Williams 0–3 Mark Davis
Ryan Day 3–2 Neil Robertson
Joe Perry 0–3 Ali Carter
Barry Hawkins 0–3 Mark Williams
Mark Davis 3–2 Neil Robertson
Ryan Day 2–3 Mark Williams
Ali Carter 0–3 Neil Robertson
Joe Perry 1–3 Ryan Day
Barry Hawkins 3–1 Mark Davis
Ali Carter 2–3 Ryan Day
Mark Williams 2–3 Neil Robertson
Joe Perry 1–3 Mark Davis
Barry Hawkins 0–3 Neil Robertson
Ali Carter 0–3 Mark Davis
Barry Hawkins 3–1 Ryan Day
Joe Perry 3–1 Mark Williams

Table

Pos	Player	Pld	W	L	FF	FA	FD
1	Neil Robertson (AUS)	6	4	2	16	9	+7	Qualification to Group 3 play-off
2	Mark Davis (ENG)	6	4	2	15	9	+6
3	Ryan Day (WAL)	6	4	2	15	13	+2
4	Barry Hawkins (ENG)	6	4	2	12	10	+2

5	Mark Williams (WAL)	6	2	4	10	14	−4	Advances into Group 4

6	Ali Carter (ENG)	6	2	4	8	13	−5	Eliminated from the competition
7	Joe Perry (ENG)	6	1	5	8	16	−8	Eliminated from the competition

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Play-offs

Semi-finals Best of 5 frames		Final Best of 5 frames



Neil Robertson (AUS)	3

Barry Hawkins (ENG)	1
		Neil Robertson (AUS)	2

		Mark Davis (ENG)	3
Mark Davis (ENG)	3

Ryan Day (WAL)	2

Group 4

Group 4 was played on 11 and 12 January 2017.^[11] Barry Hawkins was the fourth player to qualify for the winners group.

Matches

Shaun Murphy 3–2 Mark Allen
Kyren Wilson 0–3 Mark Williams
Barry Hawkins 3–1 Shaun Murphy
Ryan Day 3–2 Neil Robertson
Mark Allen 1–3 Kyren Wilson
Mark Williams 3–1 Ryan Day
Neil Robertson 2–3 Barry Hawkins
Shaun Murphy 3–1 Kyren Wilson
Mark Allen 1–3 Mark Williams
Barry Hawkins 1–3 Ryan Day
Neil Robertson 3–1 Mark Williams
Kyren Wilson 0–3 Barry Hawkins
Shaun Murphy 1–3 Neil Robertson
Mark Allen 0–3 Ryan Day
Kyren Wilson 3–2 Neil Robertson
Mark Williams 1–3 Barry Hawkins
Shaun Murphy 3–0 Ryan Day
Mark Allen 1–3 Barry Hawkins
Kyren Wilson 3–2 Ryan Day
Mark Allen 3–1 Neil Robertson
Shaun Murphy 2–3 Mark Williams

Table

Pos	Player	Pld	W	L	FF	FA	FD
1	Barry Hawkins (ENG)	6	5	1	16	8	+8	Qualification to Group 4 play-off
2	Mark Williams (WAL)	6	4	2	14	10	+4
3	Shaun Murphy (ENG)	6	3	3	13	12	+1
4	Ryan Day (WAL)	6	3	3	12	12	0

5	Kyren Wilson (ENG)	6	3	3	10	14	−4	Advances into Group 5

6	Neil Robertson (AUS)	6	2	4	13	14	−1	Eliminated from the competition
7	Mark Allen (NIR)	6	1	5	8	16	−8	Eliminated from the competition

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Play-offs

Semi-finals Best of 5 frames		Final Best of 5 frames



Barry Hawkins (ENG)	3

Ryan Day (WAL)	2
		Barry Hawkins (ENG)	3

		Mark Williams (WAL)	0
Mark Williams (WAL)	3

Shaun Murphy (ENG)	0

Group 5

Group 5 was played on 20 and 21 February 2017.^[12] Judd Trump was the fifth player to qualify for the winners group.

Matches

Stuart Bingham 2–3 Judd Trump
Liang Wenbo 3–1 Kyren Wilson
Ryan Day 0–3 Stuart Bingham
Shaun Murphy 2–3 Mark Williams
Judd Trump 3–2 Liang Wenbo
Kyren Wilson 2–3 Shaun Murphy
Mark Williams 2–3 Ryan Day
Stuart Bingham 3–1 Liang Wenbo
Judd Trump 3–0 Kyren Wilson
Shaun Murphy 1–3 Ryan Day
Mark Williams 3–1 Kyren Wilson
Liang Wenbo 0–3 Ryan Day
Stuart Bingham 2–3 Mark Williams
Judd Trump 3–2 Shaun Murphy
Liang Wenbo 1–3 Mark Williams
Kyren Wilson 3–0 Ryan Day
Stuart Bingham 1–3 Shaun Murphy
Judd Trump 3–1 Ryan Day
Liang Wenbo 0–3 Shaun Murphy
Judd Trump 3–2 Mark Williams
Stuart Bingham 0–3 Kyren Wilson

Table

Pos	Player	Pld	W	L	FF	FA	FD
1	Judd Trump (ENG)	6	6	0	18	9	+9	Qualification to Group 5 play-off
2	Mark Williams (WAL)	6	4	2	16	12	+4
3	Shaun Murphy (ENG)	6	3	3	14	12	+2
4	Ryan Day (WAL)	6	3	3	10	12	−2

5	Stuart Bingham (ENG)	6	2	4	11	13	−2	Advances into Group 6

6	Kyren Wilson (ENG)	6	2	4	10	12	−2	Eliminated from the competition
7	Liang Wenbo (CHN)	6	1	5	7	16	−9	Eliminated from the competition

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Play-offs

Semi-finals Best of 5 frames		Final Best of 5 frames



Judd Trump (ENG)	3

Ryan Day (WAL)	0
		Judd Trump (ENG)	3

		Mark Williams (WAL)	0
Mark Williams (WAL)	3

Shaun Murphy (ENG)	0

Group 6

Group 6 was played on 22 and 23 February 2017. Ryan Day was the sixth player to qualify for the winners group. It was also his sixth try, as he had been part of the tournament since the first group was played out.

Matches

Mark Selby 1–3 Ricky Walden
Martin Gould 3–2 Stuart Bingham
Ryan Day 0–3 Mark Selby
Shaun Murphy 3–2 Mark Williams
Ricky Walden 3–2 Martin Gould
Stuart Bingham 3–1 Shaun Murphy
Mark Williams 3–2 Ryan Day
Mark Selby 0–3 Martin Gould
Ricky Walden 2–3 Stuart Bingham
Shaun Murphy 0–3 Ryan Day
Mark Williams 0–3 Stuart Bingham
Martin Gould 1–3 Ryan Day
Mark Selby 2–3 Mark Williams
Ricky Walden 0–3 Shaun Murphy
Martin Gould 3–2 Mark Williams
Stuart Bingham 1–3 Ryan Day
Mark Selby 3–0 Shaun Murphy
Ricky Walden 3–2 Ryan Day
Martin Gould 3–1 Shaun Murphy
Ricky Walden 3–1 Mark Williams
Mark Selby 3–1 Stuart Bingham

Table

Pos	Player	Pld	W	L	FF	FA	FD
1	Martin Gould (ENG)	6	4	2	15	11	+4	Qualification to Group 6 play-off
2	Ricky Walden (ENG)	6	4	2	14	12	+2
3	Ryan Day (WAL)	6	3	3	13	11	+2
4	Stuart Bingham (ENG)	6	3	3	13	12	+1

5	Mark Selby (ENG)	6	3	3	12	10	+2	Advances into Group 7

6	Mark Williams (WAL)	6	2	4	11	16	−5	Eliminated from the competition
7	Shaun Murphy (ENG)	6	2	4	8	14	−6	Eliminated from the competition

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Play-offs

Semi-finals Best of 5 frames		Final Best of 5 frames



Martin Gould (ENG)	3

Stuart Bingham (ENG)	1
		Martin Gould (ENG)	1

		Ryan Day (WAL)	3
Ricky Walden (ENG)	2

Ryan Day (WAL)	3

Group 7

Group 7 was played on 27 and 28 February 2017. John Higgins was the seventh and final player to qualify for the winners group.

Matches

John Higgins 3–2 Michael Holt
Graeme Dott 1–3 Mark Selby
Stuart Bingham 3–2 John Higgins
Ricky Walden 2–3 Martin Gould
Michael Holt 3–2 Graeme Dott
Mark Selby 3–0 Ricky Walden
Martin Gould 0–3 Stuart Bingham
John Higgins 3–2 Graeme Dott
Michael Holt 3–1 Mark Selby
Ricky Walden 2–3 Stuart Bingham
Martin Gould 3–1 Mark Selby
Graeme Dott 0–3 Stuart Bingham
John Higgins 3–1 Martin Gould
Michael Holt 2–3 Ricky Walden
Graeme Dott 3–0 Martin Gould
Mark Selby 0–3 Stuart Bingham
John Higgins 3–1 Ricky Walden
Michael Holt 0–3 Stuart Bingham
Graeme Dott 1–3 Ricky Walden
Michael Holt 3–1 Martin Gould
John Higgins 1–3 Mark Selby

Table

Pos	Player	Pld	W	L	FF	FA	FD
1	Stuart Bingham (ENG)	6	6	0	18	4	+14	Qualification to Group 7 play-off
2	John Higgins (SCO)	6	4	2	15	12	+3
3	Michael Holt (ENG)	6	3	3	13	13	0
4	Mark Selby (ENG)	6	3	3	11	11	0

5	Ricky Walden (ENG)	6	2	4	11	15	−4	Eliminated from the competition
6	Martin Gould (ENG)	6	2	4	8	15	−7
7	Graeme Dott (SCO)	6	1	5	9	15	−6

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Play-offs

Semi-finals Best of 5 frames		Final Best of 5 frames



Stuart Bingham (ENG)	2

Mark Selby (ENG)	3
		Mark Selby (ENG)	0

		John Higgins (SCO)	3
John Higgins (SCO)	3

Michael Holt (ENG)	2

Winners' Group

The Winners' Group was played on 1 and 2 March 2017. In the final, John Higgins defeated Ryan Day 3–0 to win the Championship League title for the first time in his career.

Matches

David Gilbert 3–0 Anthony McGill
Mark Davis 1–3 Barry Hawkins
Judd Trump 3–0 David Gilbert
Ryan Day 3–2 John Higgins
Anthony McGill 0–3 Mark Davis
Barry Hawkins 3–2 Ryan Day
John Higgins 3–1 Judd Trump
David Gilbert 1–3 Mark Davis
Anthony McGill 3–1 Barry Hawkins
Ryan Day 1–3 Judd Trump
John Higgins 1–3 Barry Hawkins
Mark Davis 1–3 Judd Trump
David Gilbert 0–3 John Higgins
Anthony McGill 1–3 Ryan Day
Mark Davis 3–2 John Higgins
Barry Hawkins 2–3 Judd Trump
David Gilbert 2–3 Ryan Day
Anthony McGill 1–3 Judd Trump
Mark Davis 1–3 Ryan Day
Anthony McGill 2–3 John Higgins
David Gilbert 1–3 Barry Hawkins

Table

Pos	Player	Pld	W	L	FF	FA	FD
1	Judd Trump (ENG)	6	5	1	16	8	+8	Qualification to the Winners' Group play-off
2	Barry Hawkins (ENG)	6	4	2	15	11	+4
3	Ryan Day (WAL)	6	4	2	15	12	+3
4	John Higgins (SCO)	6	3	3	14	12	+2

5	Mark Davis (ENG)	6	3	3	12	12	0	Eliminated from the competition
6	David Gilbert (ENG)	6	1	5	7	15	−8
7	Anthony McGill (SCO)	6	1	5	7	16	−9

Source: championshipleaguesnooker.co.uk

Play-offs

Semi-finals Best of 5 frames		Final Best of 5 frames



Judd Trump (ENG)	2

John Higgins (SCO)	3
		John Higgins (SCO)	3

		Ryan Day (WAL)	0
Barry Hawkins (ENG)	2

Ryan Day (WAL)	3

Century breaks

Total: 112

147 (W), 147 (3), 142, 132, 130, 110 – Mark Davis
144 (7), 108 – Graeme Dott
143, 142 (5), 140 (4), 136 (2), 121, 118, 106, 105 – Mark Williams
143, 138, 137, 123, 120, 116 – John Higgins
142 (6), 137, 105, 102 – Ricky Walden
141, 126, 106, 102 – Shaun Murphy
140, 133, 131, 114, 113, 112, 111, 106, 105, 101, 101, 100, 100 – Judd Trump
138, 119, 119, 115 – Martin Gould
137, 137, 136, 135 (1), 129, 124, 123, 120, 117, 117, 117, 116, 114, 112, 104, 103, 101 – Ryan Day
135, 130, 128, 127, 119, 117, 105, 104, 103, 102, 100, 100, 100 – Neil Robertson
131, 126, 118, 101 – Mark Selby
130, 123, 114, 112, 112, 110, 107, 101 – Stuart Bingham
130 – Joe Perry
122, 108, 107 – Anthony McGill
121, 114, 112, 105, 102 – David Gilbert
117, 111, 107, 107, 105, 103, 101 – Barry Hawkins
115 – Liang Wenbo
115 – Matthew Selt
113 – Ali Carter
112, 107 – Kyren Wilson
103 – Mark Allen
100 – Michael White

Bold: highest break in the indicated group.

Winnings

No.	Player	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	W	TOTAL
1	Ryan Day (WAL)	5,300	4,400	3,100	2,800	2,000	6,100		8,900	32,600
2	John Higgins (SCO)							6,300	14,600	20,900
3	Mark Davis (ENG)	2,800	3,200	6,800					3,400	16,200
4	Barry Hawkins (ENG)			2,500	6,400				6,600	15,500
5	Judd Trump (ENG)					6,600			6,800	13,400
=	Mark Williams (WAL)		1,500	1,000	4,800	5,000	1,100			13,400
7	Anthony McGill (SCO)	3,100	6,100						1,400	10,600
8	Neil Robertson (AUS)		2,900	5,100	1,300					9,300
9	David Gilbert (ENG)	6,200							1,400	7,600
10	Stuart Bingham (ENG)					1,100	2,600	3,400		7,100
11	Shaun Murphy (ENG)				2,300	2,400	800			5,500
=	Martin Gould (ENG)						4,700	800		5,500
13	Mark Selby (ENG)						1,200	4,000		5,200
14	Ricky Walden (ENG)						3,500	1,100		4,600
15	Michael Holt (ENG)							2,900		2,900
16	Matthew Selt (ENG)	1,300	900							2,200
17	Kyren Wilson (ENG)				1,000	1,000				2,000
18	Graeme Dott (SCO)							1,400		1,400
19	Ben Woollaston (ENG)	1,100								1,100
20	Michael White (WAL)		900							900
21	Robert Milkins (ENG)	800								800
=	Ali Carter (ENG)			800						800
=	Joe Perry (ENG)			800						800
=	Mark Allen (NIR)				800					800
25	Liang Wenbo (CHN)					700				700
	Total prize money	20,600	19,900	20,100	19,400	18,800	20,000	19,900	43,100	181,800

Green: Won the group. Bold: Highest break in the group. All prize money in GBP.

References

^ "Full Calendar".
^ "Davis Makes First 147 To Win CLS Group Three - World Snooker". Archived from the original on 14 January 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
^ "O'Brien Joins 147 Club - World Snooker". Archived from the original on 25 February 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
^ 2014 Championship League
^ 2015 Championship League
^ 2016 Championship League
^ "Prize Fund".
^ "Championship League: Gilbert Wins Group One". 4 January 2017.
^ "Championship League: McGill Takes Group Two". 6 January 2017.
^ "Davis Makes First 147 To Win CLS Group Three - World Snooker". Archived from the original on 14 January 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
^ "Hawkins Wins Championship League Group Four". 13 January 2017.
^ "Trump Wins Group Five". 22 February 2017.

External links

http://www.championshipleaguesnooker.co.uk/players/

[1] "Full Calendar".

[2] "Davis Makes First 147 To Win CLS Group Three - World Snooker". Archived from the original on 14 January 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2017.

[3] "O'Brien Joins 147 Club - World Snooker". Archived from the original on 25 February 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2016.

[4] 2014 Championship League

[5] 2015 Championship League

[6] 2016 Championship League

[7] "Prize Fund".

[8] "Championship League: Gilbert Wins Group One". 4 January 2017.

[9] "Championship League: McGill Takes Group Two". 6 January 2017.

[10] "Davis Makes First 147 To Win CLS Group Three - World Snooker". Archived from the original on 14 January 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2017.

[11] "Hawkins Wins Championship League Group Four". 13 January 2017.

[12] "Trump Wins Group Five". 22 February 2017.

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Tournament information
Dates	2 January – 2 March 2017 (2017-01-02 – 2017-03-02)
Venue	Ricoh Arena
City	Coventry
Country	England
Format	Non-ranking event
Total prize fund	£181,800
Winner's share	£10,000 (plus bonuses)
Highest break	Mark Davis (ENG) (147)x2
Final
Champion	John Higgins (SCO)
Runner-up	Ryan Day (WAL)
Score	3–0
← 2016 2018 →