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.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 23–25 June 2017 |
| Venue | Arena Riga |
| City | Riga |
| Country | Latvia |
| Organisation | World Snooker |
| Format | Ranking 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) |
| Score | 5–2 |
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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
editThe breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[4]
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The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £10,000
Main draw
editFinal
edit| Final: Best of 9 frames. Referee: Ben Williams. Arena Riga, Riga, Latvia, 25 June 2017. | ||
| Stephen Maguire |
2–5 | Ryan Day |
| 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
editThese 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
Century breaks
editMain stage centuries
editTotal: 24
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Qualifying stage centuries
editTotal: 14
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References
edit- ^ a b "Kaspersky Riga Masters 2017". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- ^ "Calendar 2017/2018". Snooker.org. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- ^ "Robertson Rules in Riga". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
- ^ "Indicative Prize Money Rankings Schedule 2017/2018 Season" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
- ^ "2017 Riga Masters Qualifying". Snooker.org. Retrieved 30 May 2017.