2017 International Championship

International Championship
Tournament information
Dates 29 October–5 November 2017
City Daqing
Country China
Organisation(s) WPBSA
Format Ranking event
Total prize fund £
Winner's share £150,000
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The 2017 International Championship is a professional ranking snooker tournament that will take place from 29 October to 5 November 2017 in Daqing, China.[1] It will be the eighth ranking event of the 2017/2018 season.

Qualifying for the tournament will take place from 26-30 October in Preston.

Mark Selby is the defending champion, having beaten Ding Junhui 10–1 in the 2016 final.

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[2]

  • Winner: £150,000
  • Runner-up: £75,000
  • Semi-final: £32,000
  • Quarter-final: £18,000
  • Last 16: £12,000
  • Last 32: £7,000
  • Last 64: £4,000
  • Non-televised highest break: £TBC
  • Televised highest break: £TBC
  • Total: £

The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stands at £

References

  1. ↑ "2017/18 World Snooker Calendar" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  2. ↑ "Indicative Prize Money Rankings Schedule 2017/2018 Season" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
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