title: 2017 China Championship
text: # 2017 China Championship
  
  The 2017 China Championship (officially the 2017 Evergrande China Championship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 16 and 22 August 2017 in China. It was the second ranking event of the 2017/2018 season.
  
  This was the first time the event was a ranking tournament. John Higgins was the defending champion, but was knocked out in the second round by Tom Ford.
  
  Luca Brecel won his first ranking tournament, beating Shaun Murphy 10–5 in the final. He became the first player from mainland Europe to win a ranking event.
  
  ## Prize fund
  
  The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
  
  The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £15,000
  
  ## Main draw
  
  | Last 64 Best of 9 frames | Last 64 Best of 9 frames | Last 64 Best of 9 frames | Last 32 Best of 9 frames | Last 32 Best of 9 frames | Last 32 Best of 9 frames | Last 16 Best of 9 frames | Last 16 Best of 9 frames | Last 16 Best of 9 frames | | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames |
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  | Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Noppon Saengkham | Noppon Saengkham | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Noppon Saengkham | Noppon Saengkham | 1 | Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | Zhou Yuelong | Zhou Yuelong | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Zhou Yuelong | Zhou Yuelong | 5 | Zhou Yuelong | Zhou Yuelong | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Chen Zifan | Chen Zifan | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Chen Zifan | Chen Zifan | 4 | | | | Zhou Yuelong | Zhou Yuelong | 5 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Martin Gould | Martin Gould | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | Martin Gould | Martin Gould | 5 | | | | | | | Martin Gould | Martin Gould | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | Andrew Higginson | Andrew Higginson | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Andrew Higginson | Andrew Higginson | 2 | Martin Gould | Martin Gould | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | Mark Joyce | Mark Joyce | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Anthony McGill | Anthony McGill | 2 | Mark Joyce | Mark Joyce | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Mark Joyce | Mark Joyce | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Mark Joyce | Mark Joyce | 5 | | | | | | | | Zhou Yuelong | Zhou Yuelong | 2 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 5 | | | | |
  | Rory McLeod | Rory McLeod | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 5 | | | | |
  | Stephen Maguire | Stephen Maguire | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Stephen Maguire | Stephen Maguire | 5 | Stephen Maguire | Stephen Maguire | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | Yan Bingtao | Yan Bingtao | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Yan Bingtao | Yan Bingtao | 5 | Yan Bingtao | Yan Bingtao | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 3 | | | | Stephen Maguire | Stephen Maguire | 0 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 5 | | | | | | | | |
  | Peter Ebdon | Peter Ebdon | 3 | | | | | | | Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 5 | | | | | | | | |
  | Anthony Hamilton | Anthony Hamilton | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Anthony Hamilton | Anthony Hamilton | 5 | Anthony Hamilton | Anthony Hamilton | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Ken Doherty | Ken Doherty | 4 | Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ali Carter | Ali Carter | 4 |
  | Barry Hawkins | Barry Hawkins | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ali Carter | Ali Carter | 4 |
  | Oliver Lines | Oliver Lines | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Oliver Lines | Oliver Lines | 2 | Barry Hawkins | Barry Hawkins | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | Mark Davis | Mark Davis | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Ben Woollaston | Ben Woollaston | 4 | Mark Davis | Mark Davis | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Mark Davis | Mark Davis | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Mark Davis | Mark Davis | 5 | | | | Mark Davis | Mark Davis | 1 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Ali Carter | Ali Carter | 5 | | | | | | | | |
  | Ali Carter | Ali Carter | 5 | | | | | | | Ali Carter | Ali Carter | 5 | | | | | | | | |
  | Aditya Mehta | Aditya Mehta | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Aditya Mehta | Aditya Mehta | 4 | Ali Carter | Ali Carter | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | David Grace | David Grace | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Ian Preece | Ian Preece | 4 | David Grace | David Grace | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | David Grace | David Grace | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | David Grace | David Grace | 5 | | | | | | | | Ali Carter | Ali Carter | 5 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | Fergal O'Brien | Fergal O'Brien | 2 | | | | |
  | Fergal O'Brien | Fergal O'Brien | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | Fergal O'Brien | Fergal O'Brien | 2 | | | | |
  | Mark King | Mark King | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Mark King | Mark King | 3 | Fergal O'Brien | Fergal O'Brien | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | Kurt Maflin | Kurt Maflin | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Kurt Maflin | Kurt Maflin | 5 | Kurt Maflin | Kurt Maflin | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Michael Georgiou | Michael Georgiou | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Michael Georgiou | Michael Georgiou | 0 | | | | Fergal O'Brien | Fergal O'Brien | 5 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Alan McManus | Alan McManus | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | Elliot Slessor | Elliot Slessor | 3 | | | | | | | Alan McManus | Alan McManus | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | Alan McManus | Alan McManus | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Alan McManus | Alan McManus | 5 | Alan McManus | Alan McManus | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | Ding Junhui | Ding Junhui | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Alfie Burden | Alfie Burden | 2 | Ding Junhui | Ding Junhui | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Ding Junhui | Ding Junhui | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Daniel Wells | Daniel Wells | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Daniel Wells | Daniel Wells | 2 | Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | Graeme Dott | Graeme Dott | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Graeme Dott | Graeme Dott | 5 | Graeme Dott | Graeme Dott | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Robert Milkins | Robert Milkins | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Robert Milkins | Robert Milkins | 3 | | | | Graeme Dott | Graeme Dott | 0 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Ronnie O'Sullivan | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 5 | | | | | | | | |
  | Ronnie O'Sullivan | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 5 | | | | | | | Ronnie O'Sullivan | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 5 | | | | | | | | |
  | Sam Baird | Sam Baird | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Sam Baird | Sam Baird | 2 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | David Gilbert | David Gilbert | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | David Gilbert | David Gilbert | 5 | David Gilbert | David Gilbert | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Stuart Carrington | Stuart Carrington | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Stuart Carrington | Stuart Carrington | 4 | | | | | | | | Ronnie O'Sullivan | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 4 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | Luca Brecel | Luca Brecel | 5 | | | | |
  | Mike Dunn | Mike Dunn | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | Luca Brecel | Luca Brecel | 5 | | | | |
  | Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 1 | Mike Dunn | Mike Dunn | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | Allan Taylor | Allan Taylor | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Allan Taylor | Allan Taylor | 5 | Allan Taylor | Allan Taylor | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Ian Burns | Ian Burns | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Ian Burns | Ian Burns | 4 | | | | Mike Dunn | Mike Dunn | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Luca Brecel | Luca Brecel | 5 | | | | | | | | |
  | Jimmy Robertson | Jimmy Robertson | 2 | | | | | | | Luca Brecel | Luca Brecel | 5 | | | | | | | | |
  | Luca Brecel | Luca Brecel | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Luca Brecel | Luca Brecel | 5 | Luca Brecel | Luca Brecel | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | Marco Fu | Marco Fu | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Hossein Vafaei | Hossein Vafaei | 3 | Marco Fu | Marco Fu | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Marco Fu | Marco Fu | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Marco Fu | Marco Fu | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | Luca Brecel | Luca Brecel | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Li Hang | Li Hang | 5 |
  | Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Li Hang | Li Hang | 5 |
  | Li Hang | Li Hang | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Li Hang | Li Hang | 5 | Li Hang | Li Hang | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | Michael White | Michael White | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Michael White | Michael White | 5 | Michael White | Michael White | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Xiao Guodong | Xiao Guodong | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Xiao Guodong | Xiao Guodong | 3 | | | | Li Hang | Li Hang | 5 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Matthew Stevens | Matthew Stevens | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | Mark Allen | Mark Allen | 4 | | | | | | | Matthew Stevens | Matthew Stevens | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | Matthew Stevens | Matthew Stevens | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Matthew Stevens | Matthew Stevens | 5 | Matthew Stevens | Matthew Stevens | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Michael Holt | Michael Holt | 2 | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 5 | | | | | | | | Li Hang | Li Hang | 5 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 3 | | | | |
  | Cao Yupeng | Cao Yupeng | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 3 | | | | |
  | Ryan Day | Ryan Day | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Ryan Day | Ryan Day | 5 | Ryan Day | Ryan Day | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Tian Pengfei | Tian Pengfei | 2 | Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 5 | | | | Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 5 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Tom Ford | Tom Ford | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | Matthew Selt | Matthew Selt | 1 | | | | | | | Tom Ford | Tom Ford | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | Tom Ford | Tom Ford | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Tom Ford | Tom Ford | 5 | Tom Ford | Tom Ford | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | John Higgins | John Higgins | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Chris Wakelin | Chris Wakelin | 2 | John Higgins | John Higgins | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | John Higgins | John Higgins | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Notes
  
  * ↑ Hamilton retired at 0–1 due to a neck injury
  
  ## Final
  
  Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Deng Shihao. Guangzhou Sports University, Guangzhou, China, 22 August 2017. :
  
  | Shaun Murphy England | 5–10 | Luca Brecel Belgium |
  | - | - | - |
  | Afternoon: 68–2 (55), 78–31 (68), 15–68 (64), 107–0 (107), 49–63, 19–56, 53–77 (Murphy 53), 5–78 (78), 58–54 Evening: 0–66, 30–62, 109–1 (77), 52–53, 30–70, 37–61 |||
  | 107 | Highest break | 78 |
  | 1 | Century breaks | 0 |
  | 5 | 50+ breaks | 2 |
  
  ## Qualifying
  
  These matches were held between 3 and 6 June 2017 at the Preston Guild Hall in Preston, England. All matches were the best of 9 frames.
  
  | Mark Selby (ENG) | 5–1 | Luo Honghao (CHN) |
  | - | - | - |
  | Noppon Saengkham (THA) | 5–4 | Rhys Clark (SCO) |
  | Zhou Yuelong (CHN) | 5–3 | Christopher Keogan (ENG) |
  | Dominic Dale (WAL) | 3–5 | Chen Zifan (CHN) |
  | Martin Gould (ENG) | 5–1 | Adam Duffy (ENG) |
  | Andrew Higginson (ENG) | 5–1 | Hu Hao (CHN) |
  | Anthony McGill (SCO) | 5–3 | Craig Steadman (ENG) |
  | Mark Joyce (ENG) | 5–3 | Rod Lawler (ENG) |
  | Rory McLeod (ENG) | 5–3 | Chen Zhe (CHN) |
  | Stephen Maguire (SCO) | 5–1 | Jamie Curtis-Barrett (ENG) |
  | Yan Bingtao (CHN) | 5–1 | Wang Yuchen (CHN) |
  | Stuart Bingham (ENG) | 5–0 | Billy Joe Castle (ENG) |
  | Peter Ebdon (ENG) | 5–3 | Nigel Bond (ENG) |
  | Anthony Hamilton (ENG) | 5–2 | Robin Hull (FIN) |
  | Gary Wilson (ENG) | 1–5 | Ken Doherty (IRL) |
  | Shaun Murphy (ENG) | 5–2 | Zhang Anda (CHN) |
  | Barry Hawkins (ENG) | 5–4 | John Astley (ENG) |
  | Oliver Lines (ENG) | 5–2 | Duane Jones (WAL) |
  | Ben Woollaston (ENG) | 5–3 | Lukas Kleckers (GER) |
  | Mark Davis (ENG) | 5–2 | Alexander Ursenbacher (SUI) |
  | Ali Carter (ENG) | 5–2 | Ross Muir (SCO) |
  | Robbie Williams (ENG) | 4–5 | Aditya Mehta (IND) |
  | Ricky Walden (ENG) | 0–5 | Ian Preece (WAL) |
  | David Grace (ENG) | 5–4 | Mei Xiwen (CHN) |
  | Fergal O'Brien (IRL) | 5–3 | Sam Craigie (ENG) |
  | Mark King (ENG) | w/o–w/d | Li Yuan (CHN) |
  | Kurt Maflin (NOR) | 5–3 | Thor Chuan Leong (MAS) |
  | Kyren Wilson (ENG) | 1–5 | Michael Georgiou (CYP) |
  | Jamie Jones (WAL) | 0–5 | Elliot Slessor (ENG) |
  | Alan McManus (SCO) | 5–4 | Hammad Miah (ENG) |
  | Alfie Burden (ENG) | 5–2 | Paul Davison (ENG) |
  | Ding Junhui (CHN) | 5–1 | Niu Zhuang (CHN) |
  | Judd Trump (ENG) | 5–1 | Xu Si (CHN) |
  | Daniel Wells (WAL) | 5–2 | Ma Chunmao (CHN) |
  | Graeme Dott (SCO) | w/o–w/d | Liam Highfield (ENG) |
  | Robert Milkins (ENG) | 5–2 | Zhao Xintong (CHN) |
  | Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) | w/o–w/d | Zhang Yong (CHN) |
  | Sam Baird (ENG) | 5–2 | Josh Boileau (IRL) |
  | David Gilbert (ENG) | 5–4 | Mitchell Mann (ENG) |
  | Stuart Carrington (ENG) | 5–1 | Scott Donaldson (SCO) |
  | Mike Dunn (ENG) | 5–2 | Alex Borg (MLT) |
  | Joe Perry (ENG) | 5–1 | Eden Sharav (SCO) |
  | Jack Lisowski (ENG) | 3–5 | Allan Taylor (ENG) |
  | Liang Wenbo (CHN) | 3–5 | Ian Burns (ENG) |
  | Jimmy Robertson (ENG) | 5–0 | David John (WAL) |
  | Luca Brecel (BEL) | 5–2 | Sean O'Sullivan (ENG) |
  | Hossein Vafaei (IRN) | 5–0 | Soheil Vahedi (IRN) |
  | Marco Fu (HKG) | 5–0 | Sanderson Lam (ENG) |
  | Neil Robertson (AUS) | 5–2 | Gerard Greene (NIR) |
  | Li Hang (CHN) | 5–3 | Joe Swail (NIR) |
  | Michael White (WAL) | 5–3 | Martin O'Donnell (ENG) |
  | Xiao Guodong (CHN) | 5–4 | Hamza Akbar (PAK) |
  | Mark Allen (NIR) | 5–3 | Lee Walker (WAL) |
  | Matthew Stevens (WAL) | 5–2 | Ashley Hugill (ENG) |
  | Michael Holt (ENG) | 5–0 | Kurt Dunham (AUS) |
  | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) | 5–4 | Chris Totten (SCO) |
  | Yu Delu (CHN) | 3–5 | Cao Yupeng (CHN) |
  | Ryan Day (WAL) | 5–0 | Jimmy White (ENG) |
  | Tian Pengfei (CHN) | 5–2 | Fan Zhengyi (CHN) |
  | Mark Williams (WAL) | 5–3 | Jak Jones (WAL) |
  | Matthew Selt (ENG) | 5–4 | Peter Lines (ENG) |
  | Tom Ford (ENG) | 5–3 | Yuan Sijun (CHN) |
  | Chris Wakelin (ENG) | 5–3 | Fang Xiongman (CHN) |
  | John Higgins (SCO) | 5–0 | Lyu Haotian (CHN) |
  
  ### Notes
  
  * 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Match held over and played in Guangzhou
  * 1 2 3 4 Wildcard player
  
  ## Century breaks
  
  ### Qualifying stage centuries
  
  Total: 29
  
  ### Televised stage centuries
  
  Total: 40
  
  