2017 World Cup (snooker)
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 3–9 July 2017 |
| Venue | Wuxi City Sports Park Stadium |
| City | Wuxi |
| Country | China |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Non-ranking team event |
| Total prize fund | $800,000 |
| Winner's share | $200,000 |
| Highest break | 140 |
| Final | |
| Champion | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China A Ding Junhui Liang Wenbo |
| Runner-up | File:Flag of England.svg England Judd Trump Barry Hawkins |
| Score | 4–3 |
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The 2017 Little Swan World Cup was a professional non-ranking team snooker tournament that took place from 3 to 9 July 2017 at the Wuxi City Sports Park Stadium in Wuxi, China.[1] It was the 15th edition of the event, and was televised live by Eurosport Player and repeated on Eurosport 1. The China A pair of Ding Junhui and Liang Wenbo won the event, beating the English pair of Judd Trump and Barry Hawkins 4–3 in the final, winning the last three frames. Ding Junhui made a break of 59 in the deciding frame against Judd Trump.[2]
Teams and players
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Prize fund
- Winner: $200,000
- Runner-Up: $100,000
- Semi-final: $60,000
- Quarter-final: $40,000
- Third in group: $22,500
- Fourth in group: $15,000
- Fifth in group: $10,000
- Sixth in group: $7,500
- Total: $800,000
Format
The 2017 World Cup used the same format as that used in 2015. There were 24 national teams, with two players competing for each side, and the initial round divided the entrants into four groups of six. During the Group Stage, every national team played a best-of-five frame match against each of the other sides in their pool. All matches consisted of five frames, two singles, a doubles frame, and two reverse singles. The top two teams from each group advanced to the Knockout Stages, the order being determined by total frames won. If there is a tie in either of the first two places the following rules determine the positions. If two teams are equal, the winner of the match between the two teams will be ranked higher. If three or more teams are tied, a sudden-death blue ball shoot-out will be played. Teams tied for positions 3 to 6 would remain tied and share the prize money for those positions. During the quarter-finals, semi-finals, and championship final, the eight qualifying team were paired off in a head-to-head knockout. The format for these matches was a best-of-seven frame competition with the contest coming to an end as soon as one team had won four frames. These encounters were scheduled as two singles, a doubles frame, two reverse singles, another doubles frame, and a winner-take-all singles if necessary.
Group stage
Group A
| Place | Seed | Team | Games | Frames | Frames won | Frames lost | Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales | 5 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 19 |
| 2 | 1 | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China B | 5 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 15 |
| 3 | File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil | 5 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 15 | |
| 4 | File:Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg Malaysia | 5 | 25 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 10 | |
| 5 | File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland | 5 | 25 | 8 | 17 | −9 | 8 | |
| 6 | File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway | 5 | 25 | 8 | 17 | −9 | 8 |
China B finished above Brazil because they won the match between the two teams.
Group B
| Place | Seed | Team | Games | Frames | Frames won | Frames lost | Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium | 5 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 17 | |
| 2 | 4 | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China A | 5 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 17 |
| 3 | 5 | File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong | 5 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 15 |
| 4 | File:Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland | 5 | 25 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 10 | |
| 5 | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | 5 | 25 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 10 | |
| 6 | File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt | 5 | 25 | 6 | 19 | −13 | 6 |
Belgium finished above China A because they won the match between the two teams.
Group C
| Place | Seed | Team | Games | Frames | Frames won | Frames lost | Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | File:Flag of England.svg England | 5 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 19 | 22 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran | 5 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 16 | |
| 3 | 6 | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia | 5 | 25 | 12 | 13 | −1 | 12 |
| 4 | File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland | 5 | 25 | 9 | 16 | −7 | 9 | |
| 5 | File:Flag of Malta.svg Malta | 5 | 25 | 8 | 17 | −9 | 8 | |
| 6 | File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan | 5 | 25 | 8 | 17 | −9 | 8 |
Group D
| Place | Seed | Team | Games | Frames | Frames won | Frames lost | Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand | 5 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 18 | |
| 2 | 7 | File:Ulster Banner.svg Northern Ireland | 5 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 16 |
| 3 | 2 | File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland | 5 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 14 |
| 4 | File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel | 5 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 13 | |
| 5 | File:Flag of India.svg India | 5 | 25 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 10 | |
| 6 | File:Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus | 5 | 25 | 4 | 21 | −17 | 4 |
Knock-out stage
| Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames (8 July 2017) | Semi-finals Best of 7 frames (9 July 2017) | Final Best of 7 frames (9 July 2017) | ||||||||||||
| A1 | File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales | 1 | ||||||||||||
| B2 | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China A | 4 | ||||||||||||
| B2 | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China A | 4 | ||||||||||||
| D1 | File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand | 2 | ||||||||||||
| D1 | File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand | 4 | ||||||||||||
| C2 | File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran | 1 | ||||||||||||
| B2 | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China A | 4 | ||||||||||||
| C1 | File:Flag of England.svg England | 3 | ||||||||||||
| B1 | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium | 3 | ||||||||||||
| A2 | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China B | 4 | ||||||||||||
| A2 | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China B | 3 | ||||||||||||
| C1 | File:Flag of England.svg England | 4 | ||||||||||||
| C1 | File:Flag of England.svg England | 4 | ||||||||||||
| D2 | File:Ulster Banner.svg Northern Ireland | 3 | ||||||||||||
Final
| Final: Best of 7 frames. Referee: Maike Kesseler. Wuxi City Sports Park Stadium, Wuxi, China, 9 July 2017. | ||
| Ding Junhui Liang Wenbo File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China A |
4–3 | Judd Trump Barry Hawkins File:Flag of England.svg England |
| 47–70, 76–21 (68), 22–67 (57), 0–72, 70–18 (69), 60–37, 88–4 (59) | ||
| 69 | Highest break | 57 |
| 0 | Century breaks | 0 |
| 3 | 50+ breaks | 1 |
Century breaks
There were 14 century breaks made in the tournament.[5]
- File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales – 140 Ryan Day, 109 Mark Williams
- File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand – 133, 116 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh, 101 Noppon Saengkham
- File:Ulster Banner.svg Northern Ireland – 133, 104 Mark Allen
- File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland – 130 John Higgins
- File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium – 121 Luca Brecel
- File:Flag of England.svg England – 112 Judd Trump
- File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China B – 112 Zhou Yuelong
- File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia – 105 Neil Robertson
- File:Flag of Malta.svg Malta – 105 Duncan Bezzina
- File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong – 103 Marco Fu
References
- ↑ World Cup draw and format
- ↑ "Plan Comes Together China's A-team". 9 July 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ↑ "2017 World Cup Teams". 12 June 2017.
- ↑ World Cup Group Tables
- ↑ "Centuries: World Cup 2017". World Snooker. Archived from the original on 17 July 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2024.