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
2016
2018
Fürth
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

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

Section 1

 
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

 
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

 
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

 
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
 

Section 5

 
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

 
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

 
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

 
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

 
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

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

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

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  5. "Lightning Strikes In Germany". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 27 August 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
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