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2017 Riga Masters

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Riga Masters
Tournament information
Dates23–25 June 2017 (2017-06-23 – 2017-06-25)
VenueArena Riga
CityRiga
CountryLatvia
OrganisationWorld Snooker
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£227,000[1]
Winner's share£50,000
Highest break Andrew Higginson (ENG) (140)
Final
Champion Ryan Day (WAL)
Runner-up Stephen Maguire (SCO)
Score5–2
2016
2018

The 2017 Kaspersky Riga Masters was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 23 and 25 June 2017 at the Arena Riga in Riga, Latvia.[1] It was the first ranking event of the 2017/2018 season.[2] The tournament was broadcast by Eurosport.

Neil Robertson was the defending champion, but he lost in the first round to Lukas Kleckers.[3]

Ryan Day claimed the first ranking title of his career by defeating Stephen Maguire 5–2 in the final.

Prize fund

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

The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £10,000

Main draw

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Last 64
Best of 7 frames
Last 32
Best of 7 frames
Last 16
Best of 7 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 7 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 9 frames
Final
Best of 9 frames
 
                      
 
 
 
 
Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh4
 
 
 
Cyprus Michael Georgiou1
 
Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh3
 
 
 
Scotland Anthony McGill4
 
England Stuart Carrington3
 
 
 
Scotland Anthony McGill4
 
Scotland Anthony McGill4
 
 
 
England Jimmy White1
 
Norway Kurt Maflin4
 
 
 
Scotland Alan McManus3
 
Norway Kurt Maflin2
 
 
 
England Jimmy White4
 
Scotland Eden Sharav3
 
 
 
England Jimmy White4
 
Scotland Anthony McGill2
 
 
 
Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty4
 
England Gary Wilson0
 
 
 
Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty4
 
Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty4
 
 
 
Finland Robin Hull2
 
Finland Robin Hull4
 
 
 
Latvia Rodion Judin2
 
Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty4
 
 
 
China Zhang Anda2
 
Malta Alex Borg1
 
 
 
China Zhang Anda4
 
China Zhang Anda4
 
 
 
England Hammad Miah3
 
England Hammad Miah4
 
 
 
England Tom Ford0
 
Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty4
 
 
 
Scotland Stephen Maguire5
 
England Jimmy Robertsonw/d
 
 
 
England John Astleyw/o
 
England John Astley1
 
 
 
England Andrew Higginson4
 
England Jamie Curtis-Barrett0
 
 
 
England Andrew Higginson4
 
England Andrew Higginson4
 
 
 
England Mark Davis3
 
England Stuart Bingham0
 
 
 
England Mark Davis4
 
England Mark Davis4
 
 
 
England Sam Craigie2
 
England Sam Craigie4
 
 
 
Wales Jamie Jones3
 
England Andrew Higginson3
 
 
 
Scotland Stephen Maguire4
 
Wales Matthew Stevens1
 
 
 
England Jack Lisowski4
 
England Jack Lisowski4
 
 
 
Germany Lukas Kleckers2
 
Australia Neil Robertson3
 
 
 
Germany Lukas Kleckers4
 
England Jack Lisowski0
 
 
 
Scotland Stephen Maguire4
 
England Oliver Lines4
 
 
 
England Christopher Keogan1
 
England Oliver Lines3
 
 
 
Scotland Stephen Maguire4
 
Scotland Stephen Maguire4
 
 
 
Northern Ireland Gerard Greene0
 
Scotland Stephen Maguire2
 
 
 
Wales Ryan Day5
 
Iran Hossein Vafaeiw/o
 
 
 
England Mark Kingw/d
 
Iran Hossein Vafaei0
 
 
 
England Paul Davison4
 
England Paul Davison4
 
 
 
China Zhou Yuelong2
 
England Paul Davison1
 
 
 
England Joe Perry4
 
England David Gilbert3
 
 
 
England Joe Perry4
 
England Joe Perry4
 
 
 
China Tian Pengfei0
 
China Tian Pengfei4
 
 
 
Wales Ben Jones1
 
England Joe Perry0
 
 
 
Wales Ryan Day4
 
China Wang Yuchenw/d
 
 
 
England Robert Milkinsw/o
 
England Robert Milkins1
 
 
 
Wales Ryan Day4
 
England Barry Hawkins3
 
 
 
Wales Ryan Day4
 
Wales Ryan Day4
 
 
 
England Kyren Wilson3
 
England Craig Steadmanw/o
 
 
 
China Chen Zifanw/d
 
England Craig Steadman3
 
 
 
England Kyren Wilson4
 
England Ben Woollaston2
 
 
 
England Kyren Wilson4
 
Wales Ryan Day5
 
 
 
Wales Mark Williams4
 
England Nigel Bond4
 
 
 
Wales Jackson Page1
 
England Nigel Bond2
 
 
 
England Mark Joyce4
 
China Xiao Guodong1
 
 
 
England Mark Joyce4
 
England Mark Joyce4
 
 
 
England Sam Baird2
 
Thailand Noppon Saengkham4
 
 
 
China Cao Yupeng2
 
Thailand Noppon Saengkham2
 
 
 
England Sam Baird4
 
England Sam Baird4
 
 
 
Wales Michael White0
 
England Mark Joyce1
 
 
 
Wales Mark Williams4
 
Switzerland Alexander Ursenbacher4
 
 
 
England Elliot Slessor0
 
Switzerland Alexander Ursenbacher2
 
 
 
England Robbie Williams4
 
England Robbie Williams4
 
 
 
England Ashley Carty0
 
England Robbie Williams2
 
 
 
Wales Mark Williams4
 
Wales Mark Williams4
 
 
 
England Peter Ebdon1
 
Wales Mark Williams4
 
 
 
Belgium Luca Brecel1
 
Belgium Luca Brecel4
 
 
Wales Lee Walker3
 

Final

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Final: Best of 9 frames. Referee: Ben Williams.
Arena Riga, Riga, Latvia, 25 June 2017.
Stephen Maguire
 Scotland
2–5 Ryan Day
 Wales
33–78 (59), 50–76, 0–77 (77), 46–74, 123–11 (119), 77–0, 41–75 (58)
119 Highest break 77
1 Century breaks 0
1 50+ breaks 3

Qualifying

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These matches were played between 31 May and 2 June 2017 at the Preston Guild Hall in Preston, England. All matches were best of 7 frames.[5]

Notes
  1. ^ a b c Match held over and played in Riga.
  2. ^ a b Wildcard

Century breaks

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Main stage centuries

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Total: 24

Qualifying stage centuries

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Total: 14

References

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  1. ^ a b "Kaspersky Riga Masters 2017". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Calendar 2017/2018". Snooker.org. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Robertson Rules in Riga". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  4. ^ "Indicative Prize Money Rankings Schedule 2017/2018 Season" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  5. ^ "2017 Riga Masters Qualifying". Snooker.org. Retrieved 30 May 2017.