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2017 Paul Hunter Classic

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Location in Germany

The 2017 Paul Hunter Classic was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place in August 2017 at the Stadthalle in Fürth, Germany.[1] It was the third ranking event of the 2017/2018 season.[1] The tournament is named in honour of former snooker professional, Paul Hunter.[2][3]

Mark Selby was the defending champion, but he lost 1–4 to Michael White in the fourth round.[4] White went on to beat Shaun Murphy 4–2 in the final, capturing his second world ranking title.[5]

Prize fund

Finalists

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[6]

Main rounds

Top half

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

Bottom half

Section 5

Section 6

Section 7

Section 8

Finals

Notes
  1. ^ Wildcard

Final

Amateur pre-qualifying

These matches were played in Fürth on 22–24 August 2017. All matches were best of 7 frames.

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Century breaks

Main rounds centuries

Total: 24

Amateur pre-qualifying stage centuries

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Paul Hunter Classic 2017.
  1. ^ a b "Full Calendar".
  2. ^ "Geschichte der PHC". SnookerStars. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
  3. ^ "Son was 'drive' to recover - Carter". BBC Sport.
  4. ^ "Mark Selby wins snooker's Paul Hunter Classic in Germany". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Lightning Strikes In Germany". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 27 August 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  6. ^ "Indicative Prize Money Rankings Schedule 2017/2018 Season" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.