2017 World Snooker Championship

2017 Betfred World Snooker Championship

Tournament information
Dates	15 April – 1 May 2017 (2017-04-15 – 2017-05-01)
Venue	Crucible Theatre
City	Sheffield
Country	England
Organisation	World Snooker
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£1,750,000
Winner's share	£375,000
Highest break	Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) (146)
Final
Champion	Mark Selby (ENG)
Runner-up	John Higgins (SCO)
Score	18–15
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The 2017 World Snooker Championship (officially the 2017 Betfred World Snooker Championship) 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 2016–17 season which followed the China Open. It was the 41st consecutive year that the World Snooker Championship had been held at the Crucible.

The winner of the event was the defending champion and world number one Mark Selby, who defeated John Higgins 18–15 in the final. Selby won despite having fallen 4–10 behind in the second session of the match. Selby defeated Ding Junhui 17–15 in the semi-finals whilst Higgins defeated Barry Hawkins 17–8 to reach the final. This was Selby's third World Championship win; he had also won the tournament in the 2014 and 2016 tournaments.

The total prize fund for the championship was £1,750,000, the winner receiving the top prize of £375,000. There were 74 century breaks in the main stage of the championship, and a further 84 in qualifying. Englishman Ronnie O'Sullivan compiled a break of 146 in the quarter-finals, the highest of the tournament. Gary Wilson scored a maximum break of 147 in qualifying during his first round win over Josh Boileau. The tournament was broadcast in Europe by the BBC and Eurosport, and internationally by World Snooker on Facebook.