# 2017 International Championship

The 2017 International Championship (officially the 2017 OPPO International Championship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place from 29 October to 5 November 2017 in Daqing, China. It was the eighth ranking event of the 2017/2018 season.
Qualifying for the tournament took place between 26 and 30 September 2017 in Preston.
Mark Selby was the defending champion, having beaten Ding Junhui 10–1 in the 2016 final. Selby retained his title by beating Mark Allen 10–7 in the final of this year's edition.
Kyren Wilson made the 133rd official maximum break in the 10th frame of his last 32 match against Martin Gould. It was Wilson's first professional maximum break.

## Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £5,000

## Main draw

| Last 64 Best of 11 frames | Last 64 Best of 11 frames | Last 64 Best of 11 frames | Last 32 Best of 11 frames | Last 32 Best of 11 frames | Last 32 Best of 11 frames | Last 16 Best of 11 frames | Last 16 Best of 11 frames | Last 16 Best of 11 frames | | Quarter-finals Best of 11 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 11 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 11 frames | | Semi-finals Best of 17 frames | Semi-finals Best of 17 frames | Semi-finals Best of 17 frames | | Final Best of 19 frames | Final Best of 19 frames | Final Best of 19 frames |
| Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Cao Yupeng | Cao Yupeng | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Cao Yupeng | Cao Yupeng | 4 | Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Tom Ford | Tom Ford | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tom Ford | Tom Ford | 6 | Tom Ford | Tom Ford | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ian Preece | Ian Preece | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ian Preece | Ian Preece | 5 | | | | Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ryan Day | Ryan Day | 6 | | | | | | | Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kurt Maflin | Kurt Maflin | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kurt Maflin | Kurt Maflin | 5 | Ryan Day | Ryan Day | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 6 | Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Yu Delu | Yu Delu | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Yu Delu | Yu Delu | 4 | | | | | | | | Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Robbie Williams | Robbie Williams | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Sam Craigie | Sam Craigie | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | Robbie Williams | Robbie Williams | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 6 | Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Robbie Williams | Robbie Williams | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Robbie Williams | Robbie Williams | w/o | Robbie Williams | Robbie Williams | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | | | | | Robbie Williams | Robbie Williams | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Matthew Selt | Matthew Selt | 6 | | | | | | | Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Michael Holt | Michael Holt | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Michael Holt | Michael Holt | 3 | Matthew Selt | Matthew Selt | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Gary Wilson | Gary Wilson | 2 | Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 9 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Martin Gould | Martin Gould | 3 | | | | |
| Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Martin Gould | Martin Gould | 3 | | | | |
| Mei Xiwen | Mei Xiwen | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mei Xiwen | Mei Xiwen | 5 | Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Zhang Yong | Zhang Yong | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alan McManus | Alan McManus | 3 | Zhang Yong | Zhang Yong | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Zhang Yong | Zhang Yong | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Zhang Yong | Zhang Yong | 6 | | | | Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Ali Carter | Ali Carter | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ali Carter | Ali Carter | 6 | | | | | | | Ali Carter | Ali Carter | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Andrew Higginson | Andrew Higginson | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Andrew Higginson | Andrew Higginson | 3 | Ali Carter | Ali Carter | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Stephen Maguire | Stephen Maguire | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Stephen Maguire | Stephen Maguire | 6 | Stephen Maguire | Stephen Maguire | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| John Astley | John Astley | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| John Astley | John Astley | 2 | | | | | | | | Ali Carter | Ali Carter | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Martin Gould | Martin Gould | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| David Grace | David Grace | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | Martin Gould | Martin Gould | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Martin Gould | Martin Gould | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Martin Gould | Martin Gould | 6 | Martin Gould | Martin Gould | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Kyren Wilson | Kyren Wilson | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tian Pengfei | Tian Pengfei | 5 | Kyren Wilson | Kyren Wilson | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kyren Wilson | Kyren Wilson | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kyren Wilson | Kyren Wilson | 6 | | | | Martin Gould | Martin Gould | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Robert Milkins | Robert Milkins | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Robert Milkins | Robert Milkins | 6 | | | | | | | Robert Milkins | Robert Milkins | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Graeme Dott | Graeme Dott | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Graeme Dott | Graeme Dott | 2 | Robert Milkins | Robert Milkins | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Oliver Lines | Oliver Lines | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Oliver Lines | Oliver Lines | 6 | Oliver Lines | Oliver Lines | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ding Junhui | Ding Junhui | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ding Junhui | Ding Junhui | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 10 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Mark Allen | Mark Allen | 7 |
| Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Mark Allen | Mark Allen | 7 |
| Ian Burns | Ian Burns | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ian Burns | Ian Burns | 0 | Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Jimmy Robertson | Jimmy Robertson | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Robin Hull | Robin Hull | 5 | Jimmy Robertson | Jimmy Robertson | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jimmy Robertson | Jimmy Robertson | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jimmy Robertson | Jimmy Robertson | 6 | | | | Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Liang Wenbo | Liang Wenbo | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Liang Wenbo | Liang Wenbo | 6 | | | | | | | Liang Wenbo | Liang Wenbo | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Lee Walker | Lee Walker | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Lee Walker | Lee Walker | 5 | Liang Wenbo | Liang Wenbo | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Li Hang | Li Hang | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| David Gilbert | David Gilbert | 1 | Li Hang | Li Hang | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Li Hang | Li Hang | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Li Hang | Li Hang | 6 | | | | | | | | Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Mark Allen | Mark Allen | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Rory McLeod | Rory McLeod | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | Mark Allen | Mark Allen | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Mark King | Mark King | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark King | Mark King | 6 | Mark King | Mark King | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Mark Allen | Mark Allen | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Zhao Xintong | Zhao Xintong | 4 | Mark Allen | Mark Allen | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Allen | Mark Allen | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Allen | Mark Allen | 6 | | | | Mark Allen | Mark Allen | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Martin O'Donnell | Martin O'Donnell | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Martin O'Donnell | Martin O'Donnell | 6 | | | | | | | Martin O'Donnell | Martin O'Donnell | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sanderson Lam | Sanderson Lam | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sanderson Lam | Sanderson Lam | 3 | Martin O'Donnell | Martin O'Donnell | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Sunny Akani | Sunny Akani | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Hossein Vafaei | Hossein Vafaei | w/d | Sunny Akani | Sunny Akani | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sunny Akani | Sunny Akani | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sunny Akani | Sunny Akani | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | Mark Allen | Mark Allen | 9 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Yan Bingtao | Yan Bingtao | 2 | | | | |
| Barry Hawkins | Barry Hawkins | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Yan Bingtao | Yan Bingtao | 2 | | | | |
| Jack Lisowski | Jack Lisowski | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jack Lisowski | Jack Lisowski | 6 | Jack Lisowski | Jack Lisowski | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Xiao Guodong | Xiao Guodong | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Eden Sharav | Eden Sharav | 2 | Xiao Guodong | Xiao Guodong | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Xiao Guodong | Xiao Guodong | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Xiao Guodong | Xiao Guodong | 6 | | | | Jack Lisowski | Jack Lisowski | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Yan Bingtao | Yan Bingtao | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ronnie O'Sullivan | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 1 | | | | | | | Yan Bingtao | Yan Bingtao | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Yan Bingtao | Yan Bingtao | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Yan Bingtao | Yan Bingtao | 6 | Yan Bingtao | Yan Bingtao | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 6 | Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Peter Ebdon | Peter Ebdon | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Peter Ebdon | Peter Ebdon | 5 | | | | | | | | Yan Bingtao | Yan Bingtao | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | John Higgins | John Higgins | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Joyce | Mark Joyce | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | John Higgins | John Higgins | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Anthony McGill | Anthony McGill | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Anthony McGill | Anthony McGill | 2 | Mark Joyce | Mark Joyce | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Luca Brecel | Luca Brecel | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Li Yuan | Li Yuan | 1 | Luca Brecel | Luca Brecel | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Luca Brecel | Luca Brecel | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Luca Brecel | Luca Brecel | 6 | | | | Mark Joyce | Mark Joyce | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | John Higgins | John Higgins | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dominic Dale | Dominic Dale | 6 | | | | | | | John Higgins | John Higgins | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ben Woollaston | Ben Woollaston | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ben Woollaston | Ben Woollaston | 3 | Dominic Dale | Dominic Dale | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | John Higgins | John Higgins | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Niu Zhuang | Niu Zhuang | 1 | John Higgins | John Higgins | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| John Higgins | John Higgins | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Notes

* ↑ On 24 October 2017, Bingham was banned for 6 months due to betting breaches.

## Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Jan Verhaas. Baihu Media Broadcasting Centre, Daqing, China, 5 November 2017. :
| Mark Selby England | 10–7 | Mark Allen Northern Ireland |
| Afternoon: 72–3 (67), 6–110 (110), 80–11 (50), 91–37 (61), 0–98 (98), 115–0 (55, 60), 67–15, 75–8 (61), 0–137 (137) Evening: 76–0, 83–0 (62), 50–78 (Allen 50), 13–82 (78), 90–5 (90), 50–84 (52), 33–77, 74–7 |||
| 90 | Highest break | 137 |
| 0 | Century breaks | 2 |
| 8 | 50+ breaks | 6 |

## Qualifying

These matches were held between 26 September and 29 September 2017 at the Preston Guild Hall in Preston, England. Matches involving top players Mark Selby, John Higgins, Ding Junhui and Liang Wenbo were held-over to the main venue, as well as matches involving Chinese players who participated in 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games: Zhou Yuelong, Zhao Xintong, Yan Bingtao and Lyu Haotian. These were played on 29 October 2017 in China. All matches were best of 11 frames.
| Mark Selby | 6–1 | Ashley Hugill |
| Chris Wakelin | 2–6 | Cao Yupeng |
| Tom Ford | 6–5 | Scott Donaldson |
| Mark Davis | 4–6 | Ian Preece |
| Ryan Day | 6–1 | Chen Zifan |
| Kurt Maflin | 6–2 | Joe Swail |
| Mark Williams | 6–1 | Boonyarit Keattikun |
| Yu Delu | 6–2 | Lyu Haotian |
| Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 5–6 | Sam Craigie |
| Joe Perry | 6–3 | Paul Davison |
| Robbie Williams | 6–5 | Zhang Anda |
| Stuart Bingham | 6–1 | Sean O'Sullivan |
| Matthew Selt | 6–5 | Alexander Ursenbacher |
| Michael Holt | 6–1 | Leo Fernandez |
| Gary Wilson | 6–3 | Thor Chuan Leong |
| Neil Robertson | 6–2 | Craig Steadman |
| Shaun Murphy | 6–0 | Matthew Bolton |
| Alfie Burden | 1–6 | Mei Xiwen |
| Alan McManus | 6–2 | Rod Lawler |
| Fergal O'Brien | 5–6 | Zhang Yong |
| Ali Carter | 6–0 | Jamie Curtis-Barrett |
| Andrew Higginson | 6–2 | Josh Boileau |
| Stephen Maguire | 6–3 | Alex Borg |
| Jamie Jones | 3–6 | John Astley |
| David Grace | 6–2 | Xu Si |
| Martin Gould | 6–4 | Mitchell Mann |
| Tian Pengfei | 6–3 | James Wattana |
| Kyren Wilson | 6–2 | Rhys Clark |
| Robert Milkins | 6–4 | Yuan Sijun |
| Graeme Dott | 6–2 | Nigel Bond |
| Oliver Lines | 6–1 | Hamza Akbar |
| Ding Junhui | 6–3 | Chen Zhe |
| Judd Trump | 6–0 | Chris Totten |
| Daniel Wells | 4–6 | Ian Burns |
| Zhou Yuelong | 2–6 | Robin Hull |
| Jimmy Robertson | 6–3 | Michael Georgiou |
| Liang Wenbo | 6–2 | Adam Duffy |
| Stuart Carrington | 5–6 | Lee Walker |
| David Gilbert | 6–1 | Liam Highfield |
| Li Hang | 6–5 | Soheil Vahedi |
| Rory McLeod | 6–4 | Ross Muir |
| Mark King | 6–4 | Christopher Keogan |
| Matthew Stevens | 2–6 | Zhao Xintong |
| Mark Allen | 6–3 | Peter Lines |
| Mike Dunn | 0–6 | Martin O'Donnell |
| Anthony Hamilton | w/d–w/o | Sanderson Lam |
| Hossein Vafaei | 6–4 | Duane Jones |
| Marco Fu | 4–6 | Sunny Akani |
| Barry Hawkins | 6–3 | Hammad Miah |
| Jack Lisowski | 6–2 | Lukas Kleckers |
| Michael White | 3–6 | Eden Sharav |
| Xiao Guodong | 6–1 | Jimmy White |
| Ronnie O'Sullivan | 6–0 | Gerard Greene |
| Yan Bingtao | 6–5 | Wang Yuchen |
| Ricky Walden | 6–5 | Billy Joe Castle |
| Peter Ebdon | 6–4 | Fang Xiongman |
| Mark Joyce | 6–4 | Kurt Dunham |
| Anthony McGill | 6–3 | Aditya Mehta |
| Sam Baird | 4–6 | Li Yuan |
| Luca Brecel | 6–0 | Allan Taylor |
| Dominic Dale | 6–2 | Jackson Page |
| Ben Woollaston | 6–2 | Jak Jones |
| Noppon Saengkham | 4–6 | Niu Zhuang |
| John Higgins | 6–1 | Elliot Slessor |

## Century breaks
### Qualifying stage centuries

Total: 39

### Televised stage centuries

Total: 75