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2017 Paul Hunter Classic

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]

Paul Hunter Classic
Tournament information
Dates22–27 August 2017 (2017-08-22 – 2017-08-27)
VenueStadthalle
CityFürth
CountryGermany
OrganisationWorld Snooker
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£100,000
Winner's share£20,000
Highest break Mark Selby (ENG) (143)
Final
Champion Michael White (WAL)
Runner-up Shaun Murphy (ENG)
Score4–2
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2018 →
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Location in Germany

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

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Finalists

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

  • Winner: £20,000
  • Runner up: £10,000
  • Semifinals: £4,500
  • Quarterfinals: £3,000
  • Last 16: £1,725
  • Last 32: £1,000
  • Last 64: £600
  • Total: £100,000

Main rounds

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Top half

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Section 1

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Last 128
Best of 7 frames		Last 64
Best of 7 frames		Last 32
Best of 7 frames		Last 16
Best of 7 frames
 
              
 
 
 
 
   Gary Wilson 4
 
 
 
  Jimmy White 2
 
   Gary Wilson 4
 
 
 
  Rod Lawler 0
 
   Zhang Yong 3
 
 
 
  Rod Lawler 4
 
   Gary Wilson 4
 
 
 
  Andy Symons 1
 
   David Grace 4
 
 
 
  Matthew Glasby 0
 
   David Grace 0
 
 
 
  Andy Symons 4
 
   Christopher Keogan 1
 
 
 
  Andy Symons 4
 
   Gary Wilson 4
 
 
 
  Chris Wakelin 2
 
   Fergal O'Brien 4
 
 
 
  Steven Hallworth 3
 
   Fergal O'Brien 3
 
 
 
  Michael Georgiou 4
 
   Michael Georgiou 4
 
 
 
  Josh Boileau 2
 
   Michael Georgiou 3
 
 
 
  Chris Wakelin 4
 
   Noppon Saengkham 4
 
 
 
  Ashley Hugill 2
 
   Noppon Saengkham 0
 
 
 
  Chris Wakelin 4
 
   Chris Wakelin 4
 
 
  Kishan Hirani 0
 

Section 2

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Last 128
Best of 7 frames		Last 64
Best of 7 frames		Last 32
Best of 7 frames		Last 16
Best of 7 frames
 
              
 
 
 
 
   Jak Jones 4
 
 
 
  Saqib Nasir 1
 
   Jak Jones 2
 
 
 
  Peter Lines 4
 
   Peter Lines 4
 
 
 
  Umut Dikme 1
 
   Peter Lines 4
 
 
 
  Paul Davison 1
 
   Fang Xiongman 4
 
 
 
  Sanderson Lam 3
 
   Fang Xiongman 0
 
 
 
  Paul Davison 4
 
   Rhys Clark 3
 
 
 
  Paul Davison 4
 
   Peter Lines 0
 
 
 
  Jamie Jones 4
 
   Dominic Dale 4
 
 
 
  Daniel Ward 1
 
   Dominic Dale 4
 
 
 
  John Astley 0
 
   John Astley 4
 
 
 
  Daniel Holoyda 0
 
   Dominic Dale 2
 
 
 
  Jamie Jones 4
 
   Martin O'Donnell 4
 
 
 
  Zack Richardson 3
 
   Martin O'Donnell 2
 
 
 
  Jamie Jones 4
 
   Billy Joe Castle 2
 
 
  Jamie Jones 4
 

Section 3

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Last 128
Best of 7 frames		Last 64
Best of 7 frames		Last 32
Best of 7 frames		Last 16
Best of 7 frames
 
              
 
 
 
 
   Sean O'Sullivan 0
 
 
 
  Ricky Walden 4
 
   Ricky Walden 3
 
 
 
  Stuart Carrington 4
 
   Stuart Carrington 4
 
 
 
  Wang Yuchen 1
 
   Stuart Carrington 1
 
 
 
  Ben Woollaston 4
 
   Robert Milkins 2
 
 
 
  Brian Cini4
 
   Brian Cini 0
 
 
 
  Ben Woollaston 4
 
   Ben Woollaston 4
 
 
 
  Robin Hull1
 
   Ben Woollaston 4
 
 
 
  Tom Ford 0
 
   Rory McLeod 2
 
 
 
  Aditya Mehta 4
 
   Aditya Mehta 2
 
 
 
  Jamie Cope 4
 
   David John 2
 
 
 
  Jamie Cope 4
 
   Jamie Cope 0
 
 
 
  Tom Ford 4
 
   Tom Ford 4
 
 
 
  Robert Read 0
 
   Tom Ford 4
 
 
 
  Alexander Ursenbacher 1
 
   Alexander Ursenbacher 4
 
 
  Jamie Clarke 2
 

Section 4

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Last 128
Best of 7 frames		Last 64
Best of 7 frames		Last 32
Best of 7 frames		Last 16
Best of 7 frames
 
              
 
 
 
 
   Shaun Murphy 4
 
 
 
  Adam Stefanow 2
 
   Shaun Murphy 4
 
 
 
  Sam Baird 1
 
   Sam Baird 4
 
 
 
  Jimmy Robertson 0
 
   Shaun Murphy 4
 
 
 
  Ken Doherty 0
 
   Darren Morgan w/d
 
 
 
  Ian Preece w/o
 
   Ian Preece 1
 
 
 
  Ken Doherty 4
 
   Ken Doherty 4
 
 
 
  Ross Muir 1
 
   Shaun Murphy 4
 
 
 
  Zhao Xintong 2
 
   Zhao Xintong 4
 
 
 
  Reanne Evans 0
 
   Zhao Xintong 4
 
 
 
  Kuldesh Johal 0
 
   Hamza Akbar w/d
 
 
 
  Kuldesh Johal w/o
 
   Zhao Xintong 4
 
 
 
  Craig Steadman 2
 
   Gerard Greene 2
 
 
 
  Craig Steadman 4
 
   Craig Steadman 4
 
 
 
  Yu Delu 3
 
   Stuart Bingham 0
 
 
  Yu Delu 4
 

Bottom half

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Section 5

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Last 128
Best of 7 frames		Last 64
Best of 7 frames		Last 32
Best of 7 frames		Last 16
Best of 7 frames
 
              
 
 
 
 
   Allan Taylor 1
 
 
 
  Alan McManus 4
 
   Alan McManus 4
 
 
 
  Kurt Maflin 3
 
   Kurt Maflin 4
 
 
 
  Brandon Sargeant 1
 
   Alan McManus 0
 
 
 
  Kyren Wilson 4
 
   Kyren Wilson 4
 
 
 
  Kurt Dunham 0
 
   Kyren Wilson 4
 
 
 
  Jamie Curtis-Barrett 0
 
   Jamie Curtis-Barrett 4
 
 
 
  Chris Totten 2
 
   Kyren Wilson 3
 
 
 
  Ian Burns 4
 
   Ian Burns 4
 
 
 
  Andy Hicks 3
 
   Ian Burns 4
 
 
 
  Alfie Burden 2
 
   Scott Donaldson 3
 
 
 
  Alfie Burden 4
 
   Ian Burns 4
 
 
 
  Joe O'Connor 0
 
   Lukas Kleckers 2
 
 
 
  Joe O'Connor 4
 
   Joe O'Connor 4
 
 
 
  Harvey Chandler 1
 
   Li Yuan 2
 
 
  Harvey Chandler 4
 

Section 6

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Last 128
Best of 7 frames		Last 64
Best of 7 frames		Last 32
Best of 7 frames		Last 16
Best of 7 frames
 
              
 
 
 
 
   Eden Sharav 1
 
 
 
  Alex Borg 4
 
   Alex Borg 2
 
 
 
  Mike Dunn 4
 
   Mike Dunn 4
 
 
 
  Lee Mein 1
 
   Mike Dunn 0
 
 
 
  Michael White 4
 
   Robbie Williams 4
 
 
 
  Matthew Selt 2
 
   Robbie Williams 1
 
 
 
  Michael White 4
 
   Adam Duffy 3
 
 
 
  Michael White 4
 
   Michael White 4
 
 
 
  Mark Selby 1
 
   Joe Swail 4
 
 
 
  Louis Heathcote 3
 
   Joe Swail 4
 
 
 
  Adam Edge 2
 
   Chen Zhe w/d
 
 
 
  Adam Edge w/o
 
   Joe Swail 3
 
 
 
  Mark Selby 4
 
   Niel Vincent [nb 1] 1
 
 
 
  Michael Williams 4
 
   Michael Williams 1
 
 
 
  Mark Selby 4
 
   Michael Holt 2
 
 
  Mark Selby 4
 

Section 7

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Last 128
Best of 7 frames		Last 64
Best of 7 frames		Last 32
Best of 7 frames		Last 16
Best of 7 frames
 
              
 
 
 
 
   Soheil Vahedi w/d
 
 
 
  David Gilbert w/o
 
   David Gilbert 4
 
 
 
  Nigel Bond 3
 
   Nigel Bond 4
 
 
 
  Joshua Thomond 3
 
   David Gilbert 3
 
 
 
  George Pragnall4
 
   Mark Williams w/d
 
 
 
  George Pragnall w/o
 
   George Pragnall 4
 
 
 
  Barry Pinches 3
 
   Matthew Bolton 3
 
 
 
  Barry Pinches 4
 
   George Pragnall 1
 
 
 
  Mitchell Mann 4
 
   Mitchell Mann 4
 
 
 
  Daniel Wells 2
 
   Mitchell Mann 4
 
 
 
  Robert James 1
 
   Xu Si 3
 
 
 
  Robert James 4
 
   Mitchell Mann 4
 
 
 
  Oliver Brown 1
 
   Liam Highfield 4
 
 
 
  Lee Walker 1
 
   Liam Highfield 3
 
 
 
  Oliver Brown 4
 
   Oliver Lines 0
 
 
  Oliver Brown 4
 

Section 8

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Last 128
Best of 7 frames		Last 64
Best of 7 frames		Last 32
Best of 7 frames		Last 16
Best of 7 frames
 
              
 
 
 
 
   Matthew Stevens 4
 
 
 
  Kacper Filipiak 1
 
   Matthew Stevens 4
 
 
 
  Sam Craigie 0
 
   Yuan Sijun w/d
 
 
 
  Sam Craigie w/o
 
   Matthew Stevens 1
 
 
 
  Mark Joyce 4
 
   Mark Joyce 4
 
 
 
  Marc J Davis 0
 
   Mark Joyce 4
 
 
 
  Andrew Higginson 1
 
   Hammad Miah 2
 
 
 
  Andrew Higginson 4
 
   Mark Joyce 4
 
 
 
  Mark King 3
 
   Peter Ebdon 4
 
 
 
  Martin Gould 1
 
   Peter Ebdon 4
 
 
 
  Jack Lisowski 1
 
   Jack Lisowski 4
 
 
 
  Roman Dietzel 3
 
   Peter Ebdon 1
 
 
 
  Mark King 4
 
   Luca Brecel 4
 
 
 
  Ashley Carty 1
 
   Luca Brecel 1
 
 
 
  Mark King 4
 
   Mark King 4
 
 
  Elliot Slessor 2
 

Finals

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Quarter-finals
Best of 7 frames		Semi-finals
Best of 7 frames		Final
Best of 7 frames
 
          
 
 
 
 
   Gary Wilson 2
 
 
 
  Jamie Jones 4
 
   Jamie Jones 3
 
 
 
  Shaun Murphy 4
 
   Ben Woollaston 2
 
 
 
  Shaun Murphy 4
 
   Shaun Murphy 2
 
 
 
  Michael White 4
 
   Ian Burns 1
 
 
 
  Michael White 4
 
   Michael White 4
 
 
 
  Mitchell Mann 1
 
   Mitchell Mann 4
 
 
  Mark Joyce 3
 
Notes
  1. ^ Wildcard

Final

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Final: Best of 7 frames. Referee: Martyn Royce.
Stadthalle, Fürth, Germany, 27 August 2017.
Shaun Murphy
  England 		2–4 Michael White
  Wales
0–79, 27–72, 84–0 (84), 9–90 (83), 59–53, 0–97 (97)
84 Highest break 97
0 Century breaks 0
1 50+ breaks 2

Amateur pre-qualifying

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

Round 1

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Round 2

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Round 3

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Century breaks

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Main rounds centuries

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Total: 24

Amateur pre-qualifying stage centuries

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References

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to 2017 Paul Hunter Classic.
  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.
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