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 |  Andrew Higginson (ENG) (140) |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Ryan Day (WAL) |
| Runner-up |  Stephen Maguire (SCO) |
| 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
[edit]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
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Final
[edit]| Final: Best of 9 frames. Referee: Ben Williams. Arena Riga, Riga, Latvia, 25 June 2017. | ||
| Stephen Maguire Scotland
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2–5 | Ryan Day Wales
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| 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
[edit]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
[edit]Main stage centuries
[edit]Total: 24
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Qualifying stage centuries
[edit]Total: 14
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References
[edit]- ^ 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.