2017 Riga Masters
Tournament information | |
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Dates | 23–25 June 2017 |
Venue | Arena Riga |
City | Riga |
Country | Latvia |
Organisation | World Snooker |
Format | Ranking event |
Total prize fund | £227,000[1] |
Winner's share | £50,000 |
Highest break | ![]() |
Final | |
Champion | ![]() |
Runner-up | ![]() |
Score | 5–2 |
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The 2017 Kaspersky Riga Masters was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 23 and 25 June 2017 at the Arena Riga in Riga, Latvia.[1] It was the first ranking event of the 2017/2018 season.[2] The tournament was broadcast by Eurosport.
Neil Robertson was the defending champion, but he lost in the first round to Lukas Kleckers.[3]
Ryan Day claimed the first ranking title of his career by defeating Stephen Maguire 5–2 in the final.
Prize fund[]
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[4]
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The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £10,000
Main draw[]
Final[]
Final: Best of 9 frames. Referee: . Arena Riga, Riga, Latvia, 25 June 2017. | ||
Stephen Maguire![]() |
2–5 | Ryan Day![]() |
33–78 (59), 50–76, 0–77 (77), 46–74, 123–11 (119), 77–0, 41–75 (58) | ||
119 | Highest break | 77 |
1 | Century breaks | 0 |
1 | 50+ breaks | 3 |
Qualifying[]
These matches were played between 31 May and 2 June 2017 at the Preston Guild Hall in Preston, England. All matches were best of 7 frames.[5]
- Notes
Century breaks[]
Main stage centuries[]
Total: 24
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Qualifying stage centuries[]
Total: 14
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References[]
- ^ a b "Kaspersky Riga Masters 2017". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- ^ "Calendar 2017/2018". Snooker.org. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- ^ "Robertson Rules in Riga". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
- ^ "Indicative Prize Money Rankings Schedule 2017/2018 Season" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
- ^ "2017 Riga Masters Qualifying". Snooker.org. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
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