Английская Википедия:2017 World Seniors Championship
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The 2017 World Seniors Championship was a snooker tournament, that took place at the Baths Hall in Scunthorpe, England, from 22 to 24 March 2017. Qualifying for the tournament was open to non-tour players, who were aged 40 and over on 1 January 2017.[1] The champion received a place in the qualifying tournament for the 2017 World Snooker Championship in Sheffield.
Mark Davis was the champion of the previous event. However he was not eligible for this year's edition, as it was exclusively for non-tour players.[1] Snooker Legends organised the event for the first time having replaced the WPBSA who previously sanctioned the event. Peter Lines won the tournament without losing a single frame. He beat John Parrott 4–0 in the final.[2]
Prize fund
The breakdown of the tournament prizes is shown below:[1]
- Winner: £10,000 and a place in WC qualifying
- Runner-up: £3,000
- Semi-finalist: £1,500
- Quarter-finalist: £500
- Highest break: £500
- Total: £18,500
Field
Seeded players
Players were seeded based on the titles won during their professional careers:[1]
- Шаблон:Flagicon Stephen Hendry – 7 world titles (1990, 1992–96, 1999), 18 triple crown events
- Шаблон:Flagicon Cliff Thorburn – 1 world title (1980), 4 triple crown events
- Шаблон:Flagicon John Parrott – 1 world title (1991), 2 triple crown events, 9 ranking events
- Шаблон:Flagicon Dennis Taylor – 1 world title (1985), 2 triple crown events, 2 ranking events
- Шаблон:Flagicon Joe Johnson – 1 world title (1986), 1 triple crown event
- Шаблон:Flagicon Patsy Fagan – 1 triple crown event
- Шаблон:Flagicon Tony Knowles – 2 ranking events
- Шаблон:Flagicon Willie Thorne – 1 ranking event
Steve Davis, Ray Reardon, Terry Griffiths, Tony Meo and Doug Mountjoy were invited to take part, but declined.
Qualifying
Four qualifying events took place during February and March 2017:[3]
- 17–19 February: The Crucible Sports and Social Club, Newbury, England (Qualifying Event 1)
- 23–25 February: The Northern Snooker Centre, Leeds, England (Qualifying Event 2)
- 3–5 March: Ballroom Nürnberg, Nuremberg, Germany (Qualifying Event 3)
- 10–12 March – D’Arcy McGees at Spawell, Dublin, Ireland (Qualifying Event 4)
Each qualifier took their place alongside the eight invited players in the main draw of the championship.
Main draw
- All matches were played with a 30-second shot clock with players having two time-outs per match
- *Re-spotted black ball replaced final frame deciders
Final
| Final: Best of 7 frames. Referee: Michaela Tabb. Baths Hall, Scunthorpe, 24 March 2017. | ||
| Peter Lines Шаблон:ENG |
4–0 | John Parrott (3) Шаблон:ENG |
| 41 | Highest break | 23 |
| 0 | Century breaks | 0 |
| 0 | 50+ breaks | 0 |
50+ breaks
- 69 Шаблон:Flagicon Peter Lines
- 55 Шаблон:Flagicon Aiden Owens
References
Шаблон:World Seniors Championship Шаблон:Snooker season 2016/2017
