2017 World Snooker Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 15 April – 1 May 2017 |
| Venue | Crucible Theatre |
| City | Sheffield |
| Country | England |
| Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £1,750,000 |
| Winner's share | £375,000 |
| Highest break |
 Ronnie O'Sullivan (146) |
| Final | |
| Champion |
Mark Selby
|
| Runner-up |
 John Higgins
|
| Score | 18–15 |
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The 2017 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 2017 Betfred World Snooker Championship for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 15 April to 1 May 2017 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. It was the 19th and final ranking event of the 2016/2017 season.
The tournament was the 40th anniversary of the World Championships at the Crucible and was broadcast in Europe by the BBC and Eurosport.
Defending champion Mark Selby retained his title, beating John Higgins 18–15 in the final.
The top 16 seeds automatically qualified for the last 32. Defending champion Mark Selby was seeded 1, while other seedings were allocated based on the latest world rankings. All the other players (from 17th place in ranking) started in the first round of qualifying and were required to win three best-of-19-frame matches to reach the Crucible. Qualifying rounds were held at the Ponds Forge International Sports Centre in Sheffield from 5 to 12 April 2017.
After losing to Mark Selby in the China Open final, two-time former World Champion Mark Williams failed to regain his place in the Top 16 (to the benefit of Ryan Day) and was required to play in the qualifying rounds. He lost 10–7 to Stuart Carrington in his final qualifying match and failed to reach the Crucible for the second time since 1996.
Gary Wilson made the 131st official maximum break in the fourth frame of his first round qualifying match against Josh Boileau on 6 April 2017. This was the second maximum break of Wilson's career.
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