The 2017 European Masters (officially the 2007 888sport European Masters) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place from 2–8 October 2017 in Lommel, Belgium.[1] It was the sixth ranking event of the 2017/2018 season. It was the first full ranking event to be held in Belgium since the European Open was played in Antwerp in 1994.[1]
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| Tournament information | |
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| Dates | 2–8 October 2017 |
| Venue | De Soeverein |
| City | Lommel |
| Country | Belgium |
| Organisation | World Snooker |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £366,500 |
| Winner's share | £75,000 |
| Highest break |  Mark Allen (NIR) (145) |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Judd Trump (ENG) |
| Runner-up | Stuart Bingham (ENG) |
| Score | 9–7 |
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Qualifying took place from 3–4 August in Preston.[1]
Judd Trump was the defending champion, having beaten Ronnie O'Sullivan 9–8 in the 2016 final in Bucharest, Romania. He successfully defended the title, defeating Stuart Bingham 9–7 in this year's final.[2]
Prize fund
editThe breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[3]
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The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £35,000
Main draw
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Final
edit| Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Olivier Marteel. De Soeverein, Lommel, Belgium, 8 October 2017. | ||
| Judd Trump England
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9–7 | Stuart Bingham England
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| Afternoon: 13–63, 72–23, 0–81 (73), 94–1 (90), 20–107 (107), 2–107 (101), 78–0 (59), 71–47 Evening: 1–130 (130), 107–0 (107), 73–17 (66), 75–42, 0–69, 0–79 (78), 79–39 (66), 107–0 (107) | ||
| 107 | Highest break | 130 |
| 2 | Century breaks | 3 |
| 6 | 50+ breaks | 5 |
Qualifying
editThese matches were held between 3 and 4 August 2017 at the Preston Guild Hall in Preston, England. All matches were best of 7 frames.
- Notes
Century breaks
editQualifying stage centuries
editTotal: 19
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Televised stage centuries
editTotal: 52
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References
edit- ^ a b c "Belgium to host snooker's European Masters". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 5 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
- ^ "Judd Trump beats Stuart Bingham 9-7 to retain European Masters title". BBC Sport. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
- ^ "Indicative Prize Money Rankings Schedule 2017/2018 Season" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.