| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 24–26 October 2017 |
| Venue | Harlequin Theatre |
| City | Redhill |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | Snooker Legends |
| Format | Seniors event |
| Total prize fund | £14,500 |
| Winner's share | £7,500 |
| Highest break | Ken Doherty (137) |
| Final | |
| Champion | Jimmy White |
| Runner-up | Ken Doherty |
| Score | 4–2 |
2018 → | |
The 2017 UK Seniors Championship was a senior snooker tournament, that took place at the Harlequin Theatre in Redhill, England, from 24 to 26 October 2017. It was a first stage of the newly created World Seniors Tour.
The Championship was won by Jimmy White who beat Ken Doherty 4–2 in the final.
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money is shown below:
- Winner: £7,500
- Runner-up: £2,500
- Semi-finals: £1,000
- Quarter-finals: £500
- Highest break: £500
- Total: £14,500
Main draw
| Round 1 Best of 5 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 5 frames | Semi-finals Best of 5 frames | Final Best of 7 frames | ||||||||||||
| Stephen Hendry (1) | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Tony Knowles (8) | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Gary Filtness | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Tony Knowles (8) | 3* | ||||||||||||||
| Stephen Hendry (1) | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Ken Doherty (4) | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Ken Doherty (4) | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Patrick Wallace | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Patrick Wallace | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Joe Johnson (6) | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Ken Doherty (4) | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Jimmy White (3) | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Jimmy White (3) | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Les Dodd | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Les Dodd | 3* | ||||||||||||||
| Dennis Taylor (5) | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Jimmy White (3) | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Johnathan Bagley | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| John Parrott (2) | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Johnathan Bagley | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Johnathan Bagley | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Cliff Thorburn (7) | 1 | ||||||||||||||
- All matches had a 30-second shot clock with players having two 30 second time-outs per match.
- * A re-spotted black ball shootout replaced final frame deciders at 2–2.
Final
| Final: Best of 7 frames. Referee: Michaela Tabb. Harlequin Theatre, Redhill, England, 26 October 2017. | ||
| Ken Doherty (4) Ireland |
2–4 | Jimmy White (3) England |
| 96–4, 19–73, 29–88, 69–6 (61), 12–76, 0–79 | ||
| 0 | Century breaks | 0 |
| 1 | 50+ breaks | 0 |
References
- ^ "UK Seniors (2017) - snooker.org". www.snooker.org. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
- ^ "Stephen Hendry Returns in UK Seniors Championship". SnookerHQ. 2017-10-24. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
- ^ "Jimmy White Wins UK Seniors Championship". Snookerhq.com. 27 October 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
- ^ "Terms And Conditions - 2017/2018 World Seniors Tour" (PDF). Snooker Legends. Retrieved 26 October 2017.