2017 UK Seniors Championship

UK Seniors Championship
Tournament information
Dates 24–26 October 2017
Venue Harlequin Theatre
City Redhill
Country England
Organisation(s) Snooker Legends
Format Seniors event
Total prize fund £14,500
Winner's share £7,500
Highest break Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty (137)
Final
Champion England Jimmy White
Runner-up Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty
Score 4–2
2018 →

The 2017 UK Seniors Championship was a senior snooker tournament, that took place at the Harlequin Theatre in Redhill, England, from 24 to 26 October 2017. It was a first stage of the newly created World Seniors Tour.[1][2]

The Championship was won by Jimmy White who beat Ken Doherty 4–2 in the final.[3]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money is shown below:[4]

  • Winner: £7,500
  • Runner-up: £2,500
  • Semi-finals: £1,000
  • Quarter-finals: £500
  • Highest break: £500
  • Total: £14,500

Main draw

  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 Tony Knowles (8) 0  
England Gary Filtness 2
England Tony Knowles (8) 3*  
  Scotland Stephen Hendry (1) 0  
  Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty (4) 3  
       
       
  Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty (4) 3
    Northern Ireland Patrick Wallace 1  
Northern Ireland Patrick Wallace 3
England Joe Johnson (6) 0  
  Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty (4) 2
  England Jimmy White (3) 4
       
       
  England Jimmy White (3) 3
    England Les Dodd 1  
England Les Dodd 3*
Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor (5) 2  
  England Jimmy White (3) 3
  England Jonathan Bagley 1  
       
       
  England John Parrott (2) 0
    England Jonathan Bagley 3  
England Jonathan Bagley 3
Canada Cliff Thorburn (7) 1  
  • All matches had a 30-second shot clock with players having two 30 second time-outs per match.
  • * A re-spotted black ball shootout replaced final frame deciders at 2–2.

Final

Final: Best of 7 frames. Referee: Scotland Michaela Tabb.
Harlequin Theatre, Redhill, England, 26 October 2017.
Ken Doherty (4)
 Ireland		 2–4 Jimmy White (3)
 England
96–4, 19–73, 29–88, 69–6 (61), 12–76, 0–79
0 Century breaks 0
1 50+ breaks 0

References

  1. ↑ "UK Seniors (2017) - snooker.org". www.snooker.org. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
  2. ↑ "Stephen Hendry Returns in UK Seniors Championship". SnookerHQ. 2017-10-24. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
  3. ↑ "Jimmy White Wins UK Seniors Championship". Snookerhq.com. 27 October 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  4. ↑ "Terms And Conditions - 2017/2018 World Seniors Tour" (PDF). Snooker Legends. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
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