| Tournament Name: | 2017 Evergrande China Championship |
| Venue: | Guangzhou Sport University |
| Location: | Guangzhou |
| Country: | China |
| Organisation: | World Snooker |
| Format: | Ranking event |
| Total Prize Fund: | £700,000 |
| Winners Share: | £150,000 |
| Highest Break: | (144) |
| Score: | 10–5 |
| Previous: | 2016 |
| Next: | 2018 |
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.[1] It was the second ranking event of the 2017/2018 season.[2]
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.[3] [4]
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.[5] [6]
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[7]
The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £15,000
| Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Deng Shihao. Guangzhou Sports University, Guangzhou, China, 22 August 2017. | |||
| Shaun Murphy | 5–10 | Luca Brecel | |
| Afternoon: 68–2 (55),,,,,,,, Evening: 0–66, 30–62,,,, | |||
| 107 | Highest break | 78 | |
| 1 | Century breaks | 0 | |
| 5 | 50+ breaks | 2 | |
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.[8]
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| 5–0 |
Total: 29
Total: 40