# 2017 UK Championship

The 2017 UK Championship (officially the 2017 Betway UK Championship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place from 28 November to 10 December 2017 at the Barbican Centre in York, England. The event was the 41st edition of the UK Championship, first held in 1977, organised by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. It was the eleventh ranking and first Triple Crown event of the 2017/2018 season. The event saw 128 players compete, with no qualification round. The prize fund was a total of £850,000, with £170,000 received by the winner.
Ronnie O'Sullivan equalled Steve Davis's record of six UK titles by defeating Shaun Murphy 10–5 in the final. This was O'Sullivan's 31st ranking and 18th Triple Crown title, also equalling Stephen Hendry's record for most Triple Crown championships. Mark Selby was the defending champion, but he was defeated by Scott Donaldson 3–6 in the last 64. Michael White won the highest break prize, with a 142 made in the second round. The event followed the Northern Ireland Open, and preceded the Scottish Open.

## Prize fund

The championship's prize money was identical to that of the previous year's event, with the event winner earning £170,000. The highest break prize of £5,000 was won by Michael White, who completed a 142 break during his second round match with Matthew Selt. The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £15,000, but went unclaimed. The breakdown of prize money is shown below:
* Last 64: £5,000
* Last 32: £10,000
* Last 16: £15,000
* Quarter-final: £22,500
* Semi-final: £35,000
* Runner-up: £75,000
* Winner: £170,000
* Highest break: £5,000
* Total: £850,000

## Tournament summary

The 2017 UK Championship was the eleventh ranking and first Triple Crown event of the 2017/2018 snooker season. The event saw 128 players from the World Snooker Tour take part, with all matches until the final being played as best of 11 frame matches, with the final being played as best of 19 frame match, held over two sessions. The first round of the competition started on 28 November 2017, with players being seeded according to their world rankings.

### Early rounds (first–fourth round)

The first round saw few upsets, with most of the highest ranked players progressing. However, Ding Junhui (second seed) was defeated by world number 130 Leo Fernandez 6–5, despite having led 5–1, and having a chance to win the match in frame 7. Fernandez had only recently returned to the professional circuit after serving a 15-month ban for a corruption charge. Elsewhere, Ali Carter (11th seed) lost 6–2 to Jimmy White (118). Despite Carter having been ahead 2–1, White won the next five frames to progress. Another upset saw Lyu Haotian (104) defeat Anthony Hamilton (25) 6–1.
The second round of the tournament was played from 2–3 December and began with defending champion, and world number one Mark Selby losing to Scott Donaldson (64) 3–6. Donaldson had lost all 10 matches of his season prior to the tournament, won six of the last seven frames to win the match, having trailed 0–2. The remaining top 16 players progressed through the second round, with the lowest ranked player to proceed being Lyu – ranked 104 – who defeated Peter Ebdon 6–3 to reach the third round.
Round three was played between the remaining 32 players, from 4–5 December 2017, seeing more top 16 players be defeated. Graeme Dott (30) overcame Judd Trump (3) 6–2, despite trailing 2–0. Dott compiled five 50+ breaks, and won the next six frames. Hoatian who had defeated Hamilton and Ebdon in prior round, defeated Marco Fu (8) 6–4. Both Neil Robertson (9) and Mark Williams (16) were also defeated at this stage, 5–6. Robertson was defeated by Mark Joyce (41), and caused him to miss the 2018 Masters, after dropping out of the top 16, thanks to the loss. Sunny Akani (87) whitewashed Barry Hawkins (10) 6–0, with Hawkins commenting after the match that he was "in a state of shock" with the result, commenting on both Akani's performance, and the poor playing conditions. Williams lost to fellow Welshman Ryan Day (17), having been ahead at 4–1.
Round four saw the remaining sixteen players play from 6–7 December 2017. Only four top 16 seeded players reached the last 16 of the tournament – John Higgins (4), Shaun Murphy (5), Mark Allen (6) and Ronnie O'Sullivan (7). This was the fewest top 16 seeds to reach that stage in the tournament's 40-year history. Higgins played Mark King (21), where he was defeated 5–6. King trailed at both 2–4, and 4–5 but won the match despite making a highest break of just 69. Murphy would defeat Ricky Walden 6–1, with Walden only winning frame four. Mark Allen lost to Joe Perry (22) 6–4. O'Sullivan played Sunny Akani in this round, winning the match 6–5, despite being 4–5 behind. O'Sullivan commented after the match that he felt as though he had "robbed" Akani of the win, describing him as being unlucky.

### Later stages (quarter-finals–final)

The quarter-finals took place on 8 December 2017 on two tables. Shaun Murphy completed a 6–1 victory over Mark King. Post-match, both Murphy and King commented on the audience, with a man being removed for snoring and a woman for talking during the match. Ronnie O'Sullivan defeated Martin Gould 6–3, after leading 5–0.
Stephen Maguire defeated Joe Perry 6–3 to set up a semi-final match with O'Sullivan, in a repeat of the 2007 UK Championship final. After beating Maguire in 2007, O'Sullivan commented that Maguire would "dominate for a decade". Reacting to the match from 10 years prior, Maguire stated that O'Sullivan "talks some bollocks", having not dominated the game since that match. Ryan Day also overcame Mark Joyce in a deciding frame 6–5.
The semi-finals were played on 9 December 2017. The first semi-final saw O'Sullivan defeat Maguire 6–4. O'Sullivan took a 4–0 lead at the interval, before Maguire won four of the next five frames, with O'Sullivan winning the match in frame ten. The second semi-final saw Shaun Murphy overcome Ryan Day 6–3. Murphy would take a 5–1 lead, before losing the next two frames, and winning the match in frame nine.
The final was played as best of 19 frames, over two sessions on 10 December 2017. Both O'Sullivan and Murphy had met in the final of the 2017 Champion of Champions the month prior, with Murphy winning 10–8. Murphy and O'Sullivan would share the first session 4–4, despite Murphy being behind at 2–4. In the second session, O'Sullivan put together six 50+ breaks including two centuries to win six of the next seven frames to win the match 10–5, winning five frames in a row.
Post match, pundit John Parrott described O'Sullivan as "a genius of a juggernaut", commenting on the impressiveness of the clinical win. The win would be O'Sullivan's sixth UK Championship victory equalling that achieved by Steve Davis, and his 18th Triple Crown victory overall, equalling the record set by Stephen Hendry.

## Main draw

Below is the results for the tournament. Players in bold denote winners of matches. The player's seedings are based on the player's world ranking prior to the tournament.

### Top half
#### Section 1

| Last 128 Best of 11 frames | Last 128 Best of 11 frames | Last 128 Best of 11 frames | 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 |
| 1 | Mark Selby (ENG) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 128 | Basem Eltahhan (EGY) | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 128 | Basem Eltahhan (EGY) | 4 | 1 | Mark Selby | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 64 | Scott Donaldson | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 64 | Scott Donaldson (SCO) | 6 | 64 | Scott Donaldson | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 65 | John Astley (ENG) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 65 | John Astley (ENG) | 2 | | | | 64 | Scott Donaldson | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 32 | Li Hang | 6 | | | | |
| 32 | Li Hang (CHN) | 6 | | | | | | | 32 | Li Hang | 6 | | | | |
| 97 | Gerard Greene (NIR) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 97 | Gerard Greene (NIR) | 1 | 32 | Li Hang | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 33 | Robert Milkins | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 33 | Robert Milkins (ENG) | 6 | 33 | Robert Milkins | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 96 | Chen Zhe (CHN) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 96 | Chen Zhe (CHN) | 1 | | | | | | | | 32 | Li Hang | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 17 | Ryan Day | 6 |
| 16 | Mark Williams (WAL) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | Ryan Day | 6 |
| 113 | Paul Davison (ENG) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 113 | Paul Davison (ENG) | 0 | 16 | Mark Williams | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 49 | Andrew Higginson | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 49 | Andrew Higginson (ENG) | 6 | 49 | Andrew Higginson | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 80 | Sam Craigie (ENG) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 80 | Sam Craigie (ENG) | 0 | | | | 16 | Mark Williams | 5 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 17 | Ryan Day | 6 | | | | |
| 17 | Ryan Day (WAL) | 6 | | | | | | | 17 | Ryan Day | 6 | | | | |
| 112 | Jamie Curtis-Barrett (ENG) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 112 | Jamie Curtis-Barrett (ENG) | 0 | 17 | Ryan Day | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 48 | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 48 | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) | 6 | 48 | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 81 | Elliot Slessor (ENG) | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

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| 41 | Mark Joyce (ENG) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 88 | Thor Chuan Leong (MAS) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 88 | Thor Chuan Leong (MAS) | 3 | 41 | Mark Joyce | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 24 | David Gilbert | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 24 | David Gilbert (ENG) | 6 | 24 | David Gilbert | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 105 | Christopher Keogan (ENG) | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 105 | Christopher Keogan (ENG) | 4 | | | | 41 | Mark Joyce | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 9 | Neil Robertson | 5 | | | | |
| 56 | Gary Wilson (ENG) | 3 | | | | | | | 9 | Neil Robertson | 5 | | | | |
| 73 | Ken Doherty (IRL) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 73 | Ken Doherty (IRL) | 6 | 73 | Ken Doherty | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Neil Robertson | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Neil Robertson (AUS) | 6 | 9 | Neil Robertson | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 120 | Rod Lawler (ENG) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 120 | Rod Lawler (ENG) | 1 | | | | | | | | 41 | Mark Joyce | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 104 | Lyu Haotian | 4 |
| 40 | Peter Ebdon (ENG) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 104 | Lyu Haotian | 4 |
| 89 | Allan Taylor (ENG) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 89 | Allan Taylor (ENG) | 3 | 40 | Peter Ebdon | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 104 | Lyu Haotian | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 25 | Anthony Hamilton (ENG) | 1 | 104 | Lyu Haotian | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 104 | Lyu Haotian (CHN) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 104 | Lyu Haotian (CHN) | 6 | | | | 104 | Lyu Haotian | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 8 | Marco Fu | 4 | | | | |
| 57 | Rory McLeod (ENG) | 5 | | | | | | | 8 | Marco Fu | 4 | | | | |
| 72 | Zhao Xintong (CHN) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 72 | Zhao Xintong (CHN) | 6 | 72 | Zhao Xintong | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Marco Fu | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Marco Fu (HKG) | 6 | 8 | Marco Fu | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 121 | Nigel Bond (ENG) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 3

| Last 128 Best of 11 frames | Last 128 Best of 11 frames | Last 128 Best of 11 frames | 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 |
| 5 | Shaun Murphy (ENG) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 124 | Hamza Akbar (PAK) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 124 | Hamza Akbar (PAK) | 1 | 5 | Shaun Murphy | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 69 | Liam Highfield | 5 | | | | | | | |
| 60 | Daniel Wells (WAL) | 4 | 69 | Liam Highfield | 5 | | | | | | | |
| 69 | Liam Highfield (ENG) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 69 | Liam Highfield (ENG) | 6 | | | | 5 | Shaun Murphy | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 37 | Jimmy Robertson | 3 | | | | |
| 28 | Alan McManus (SCO) | 6 | | | | | | | 37 | Jimmy Robertson | 3 | | | | |
| 101 | Robin Hull (FIN) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 101 | Robin Hull (FIN) | 3 | 28 | Alan McManus | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 37 | Jimmy Robertson | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 37 | Jimmy Robertson (ENG) | 6 | 37 | Jimmy Robertson | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 92 | Alex Borg (MLT) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 92 | Alex Borg (MLT) | 1 | | | | | | | | 5 | Shaun Murphy | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 21 | Ricky Walden | 1 |
| 12 | Kyren Wilson (ENG) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 21 | Ricky Walden | 1 |
| 117 | Sean O'Sullivan (ENG) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 117 | Sean O'Sullivan (ENG) | 1 | 12 | Kyren Wilson | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 53 | Yu Delu | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 53 | Yu Delu (CHN) | 6 | 53 | Yu Delu | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 76 | Ian Preece (WAL) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 76 | Ian Preece (WAL) | 2 | | | | 12 | Kyren Wilson | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 21 | Ricky Walden | 6 | | | | |
| 21 | Ricky Walden (ENG) | 6 | | | | | | | 21 | Ricky Walden | 6 | | | | |
| 108 | Duane Jones (WAL) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 108 | Duane Jones (WAL) | 1 | 21 | Ricky Walden | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 44 | Jamie Jones | 5 | | | | | | | |
| 44 | Jamie Jones (WAL) | 6 | 44 | Jamie Jones | 5 | | | | | | | |
| 85 | Craig Steadman (ENG) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| Last 128 Best of 11 frames | Last 128 Best of 11 frames | Last 128 Best of 11 frames | 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 |
| 45 | Mike Dunn (ENG) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 84 | Fang Xiongman (CHN) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 84 | Fang Xiongman (CHN) | 2 | 45 | Mike Dunn | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 20 | Mark King | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 20 | Mark King (ENG) | 6 | 20 | Mark King | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 109 | Boonyarit Keattikun (THA) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 109 | Boonyarit Keattikun (THA) | 0 | | | | 20 | Mark King | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 13 | Luca Brecel | 3 | | | | |
| 52 | Sam Baird (ENG) | 5 | | | | | | | 13 | Luca Brecel | 3 | | | | |
| 77 | Aditya Mehta (IND) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 77 | Aditya Mehta (IND) | 6 | 77 | Aditya Mehta | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 13 | Luca Brecel | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Luca Brecel (BEL) | 6 | 13 | Luca Brecel | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 116 | Soheil Vahedi (IRN) | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 116 | Soheil Vahedi (IRN) | 4 | | | | | | | | 20 | Mark King | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 4 | John Higgins | 5 |
| 36 | Yan Bingtao (CHN) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | John Higgins | 5 |
| 93 | Zhang Yong (CHN) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 93 | Zhang Yong (CHN) | 1 | 36 | Yan Bingtao | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 29 | Ben Woollaston | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 29 | Ben Woollaston (ENG) | 6 | 29 | Ben Woollaston | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 100 | Li Yuan (CHN) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 100 | Li Yuan (CHN) | 2 | | | | 36 | Yan Bingtao | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | John Higgins | 6 | | | | |
| 61 | Tian Pengfei (CHN) | 5 | | | | | | | 4 | John Higgins | 6 | | | | |
| 68 | Cao Yupeng (CHN) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 68 | Cao Yupeng (CHN) | 6 | 68 | Cao Yupeng | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | John Higgins | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | John Higgins (SCO) | 6 | 4 | John Higgins | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 125 | Chris Totten (SCO) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 5

| Last 128 Best of 11 frames | Last 128 Best of 11 frames | Last 128 Best of 11 frames | 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 |
| 3 | Judd Trump (ENG) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 126 | Matthew Bolton (AUS) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 126 | Matthew Bolton (AUS) | 0 | 3 | Judd Trump | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 62 | Chris Wakelin | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 62 | Chris Wakelin (ENG) | 6 | 62 | Chris Wakelin | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 67 | Lee Walker (WAL) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 67 | Lee Walker (WAL) | 1 | | | | 3 | Judd Trump | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 30 | Graeme Dott | 6 | | | | |
| 30 | Graeme Dott (SCO) | 6 | | | | | | | 30 | Graeme Dott | 6 | | | | |
| 99 | Josh Boileau (IRL) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 99 | Josh Boileau (IRL) | 2 | 30 | Graeme Dott | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 35 | Dominic Dale | 5 | | | | | | | |
| 35 | Dominic Dale (WAL) | 6 | 35 | Dominic Dale | 5 | | | | | | | |
| 94 | Adam Duffy (ENG) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 94 | Adam Duffy (ENG) | 0 | | | | | | | | 30 | Graeme Dott | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 19 | Stephen Maguire | 6 |
| 14 | Liang Wenbo (CHN) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 19 | Stephen Maguire | 6 |
| 115 | Sanderson Lam (ENG) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 115 | Sanderson Lam (ENG) | 1 | 14 | Liang Wenbo | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 78 | Mitchell Mann | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 51 | Stuart Carrington (ENG) | 2 | 78 | Mitchell Mann | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 78 | Mitchell Mann (ENG) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 78 | Mitchell Mann (ENG) | 6 | | | | 14 | Liang Wenbo | 5 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 19 | Stephen Maguire | 6 | | | | |
| 19 | Stephen Maguire (SCO) | 6 | | | | | | | 19 | Stephen Maguire | 6 | | | | |
| 110 | Yuan Sijun (CHN) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 110 | Yuan Sijun (CHN) | 1 | 19 | Stephen Maguire | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 83 | Jak Jones | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 46 | David Grace (ENG) | 4 | 83 | Jak Jones | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 83 | Jak Jones (WAL) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 6

| Last 128 Best of 11 frames | Last 128 Best of 11 frames | Last 128 Best of 11 frames | 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 |
| 43 | Jack Lisowski (ENG) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 86 | Wang Yuchen (CHN) | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 86 | Wang Yuchen (CHN) | 4 | 43 | Jack Lisowski | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 22 | Joe Perry | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 22 | Joe Perry (ENG) | 6 | 22 | Joe Perry | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 107 | Billy Joe Castle (ENG) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 107 | Billy Joe Castle (ENG) | 1 | | | | 22 | Joe Perry | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 54 | Kurt Maflin | 3 | | | | |
| 54 | Kurt Maflin (NOR) | 6 | | | | | | | 54 | Kurt Maflin | 3 | | | | |
| 75 | Alexander Ursenbacher (SUI) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 75 | Alexander Ursenbacher (SUI) | 1 | 54 | Kurt Maflin | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 118 | Jimmy White | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Ali Carter (ENG) | 2 | 118 | Jimmy White | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 118 | Jimmy White (ENG) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 118 | Jimmy White (ENG) | 6 | | | | | | | | 22 | Joe Perry | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Mark Allen | 4 |
| 38 | Mark Davis (ENG) | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Mark Allen | 4 |
| 91 | Xu Si (CHN) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 91 | Xu Si (CHN) | 6 | 91 | Xu Si | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 102 | Peter Lines | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 27 | Zhou Yuelong (CHN) | 5 | 102 | Peter Lines | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 102 | Peter Lines (ENG) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 102 | Peter Lines (ENG) | 6 | | | | 102 | Peter Lines | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6 | Mark Allen | 6 | | | | |
| 59 | Oliver Lines (ENG) | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | Mark Allen | 6 | | | | |
| 70 | Mei Xiwen (CHN) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 70 | Mei Xiwen (CHN) | 3 | 59 | Oliver Lines | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Mark Allen | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Mark Allen (NIR) | 6 | 6 | Mark Allen | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 123 | Lukas Kleckers (GER) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 7

| Last 128 Best of 11 frames | Last 128 Best of 11 frames | Last 128 Best of 11 frames | 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 |
| 7 | Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| A | Jackson Page (WAL) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| A | Jackson Page (WAL) | 3 | 7 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 71 | Michael Georgiou | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 58 | Alfie Burden (ENG) | 5 | 71 | Michael Georgiou | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 71 | Michael Georgiou (CYP) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 71 | Michael Georgiou (CYP) | 6 | | | | 7 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 26 | Michael White | 1 | | | | |
| 26 | Michael White (WAL) | 6 | | | | | | | 26 | Michael White | 1 | | | | |
| 103 | Ross Muir (SCO) | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 103 | Ross Muir (SCO) | 5 | 26 | Michael White | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 39 | Matthew Selt | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 39 | Matthew Selt (ENG) | 6 | 39 | Matthew Selt | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 90 | Ian Burns (ENG) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 90 | Ian Burns (ENG) | 2 | | | | | | | | 7 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 87 | Sunny Akani | 5 |
| 10 | Barry Hawkins (ENG) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 87 | Sunny Akani | 5 |
| 119 | Kurt Dunham (AUS) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 119 | Kurt Dunham (AUS) | 1 | 10 | Barry Hawkins | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 74 | Hammad Miah | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 55 | Matthew Stevens (WAL) | 3 | 74 | Hammad Miah | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 74 | Hammad Miah (ENG) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 74 | Hammad Miah (ENG) | 6 | | | | 10 | Barry Hawkins | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 87 | Sunny Akani | 6 | | | | |
| 23 | Michael Holt (ENG) | 6 | | | | | | | 87 | Sunny Akani | 6 | | | | |
| 106 | Niu Zhuang (CHN) | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 106 | Niu Zhuang (CHN) | 5 | 23 | Michael Holt | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 87 | Sunny Akani | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 42 | Fergal O'Brien (IRL) | 5 | 87 | Sunny Akani | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 87 | Sunny Akani (THA) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 8

| Last 128 Best of 11 frames | Last 128 Best of 11 frames | Last 128 Best of 11 frames | 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 |
| 47 | Robbie Williams (ENG) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 82 | Martin O'Donnell (ENG) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 82 | Martin O'Donnell (ENG) | 3 | 47 | Robbie Williams | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 18 | Martin Gould | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 18 | Martin Gould (ENG) | 6 | 18 | Martin Gould | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 111 | Joe Swail (NIR) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 111 | Joe Swail (NIR) | 3 | | | | 18 | Martin Gould | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 50 | Hossein Vafaei | 4 | | | | |
| 50 | Hossein Vafaei (IRN) | 6 | | | | | | | 50 | Hossein Vafaei | 4 | | | | |
| 79 | James Wattana (THA) | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 79 | James Wattana (THA) | 4 | 50 | Hossein Vafaei | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 15 | Anthony McGill | 5 | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Anthony McGill (SCO) | 6 | 15 | Anthony McGill | 5 | | | | | | | |
| 114 | Ashley Hugill (ENG) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 114 | Ashley Hugill (ENG) | 2 | | | | | | | | 18 | Martin Gould | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 34 | Xiao Guodong | 4 |
| 34 | Xiao Guodong (CHN) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 34 | Xiao Guodong | 4 |
| 95 | Chen Zifan (CHN) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 95 | Chen Zifan (CHN) | 0 | 34 | Xiao Guodong | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 31 | Tom Ford | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 31 | Tom Ford (ENG) | 6 | 31 | Tom Ford | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 98 | Eden Sharav (SCO) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 98 | Eden Sharav (SCO) | 1 | | | | 34 | Xiao Guodong | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 63 | Noppon Saengkham | 3 | | | | |
| 63 | Noppon Saengkham (THA) | 6 | | | | | | | 63 | Noppon Saengkham | 3 | | | | |
| 66 | Zhang Anda (CHN) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 66 | Zhang Anda (CHN) | 2 | 63 | Noppon Saengkham | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 127 | Leo Fernandez | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Ding Junhui (CHN) | 5 | 127 | Leo Fernandez | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 127 | Leo Fernandez (IRL) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Finals

| Quarter-finals Best of 11 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 11 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 11 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Final Best of 19 frames | Final Best of 19 frames | Final Best of 19 frames |
| 17 | Ryan Day | 6 | | | | | | |
| 41 | Mark Joyce | 5 | | | | | | |
| 41 | Mark Joyce | 5 | 17 | Ryan Day | 3 | | | |
| | | | 5 | Shaun Murphy | 6 | | | |
| 5 | Shaun Murphy | 6 | 5 | Shaun Murphy | 6 | | | |
| 20 | Mark King | 1 | | | | | | |
| 20 | Mark King | 1 | | | | 5 | Shaun Murphy | 5 |
| | | | | | | 7 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 10 |
| 19 | Stephen Maguire | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 10 |
| 22 | Joe Perry | 3 | | | | | | |
| 22 | Joe Perry | 3 | 19 | Stephen Maguire | 4 | | | |
| | | | 7 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 6 | | | |
| 7 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 6 | 7 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 6 | | | |
| 18 | Martin Gould | 3 | | | | | | |

### Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Paul Collier. Barbican Centre, York, England, 10 December 2017. :
| Shaun Murphy (5) England | 5–10 | Ronnie O'Sullivan (7) England |
| Afternoon: 124–0 (123), 39–83 (62), 9–108 (103), 76–62 (O'Sullivan 62), 18–72, 48–57, 70–27 (69), 60–57 (52, 52) Evening: 1–75 (75), 84–32 (80), 0–104 (104), 0–84 (76), 18–103 (103), 49–86 (86), 0–108 (59) |||
| 123 | Highest break | 104 |
| 1 | Century breaks | 3 |
| 4 | 50+ breaks | 10 |

## Century breaks

A total of 99 breaks were made at the event, the highest of which – a 142 – was made by Michael White in the second round.
* 142, 103 – Michael White
* 138, 128, 122, 111, 110 – Ryan Day
* 137, 128, 114 – Joe Perry
* 137 – Judd Trump
* 135, 134, 127, 119, 104, 101, 100 – Mark Allen
* 135, 129, 123, 114, 104 – Shaun Murphy
* 135, 108, 101 – Martin Gould
* 134, 120, 108 – Li Hang
* 134, 103 – Yan Bingtao
* 134, 101 – Mark King
* 132, 121, 117, 111, 107, 106, 105, 104, 103, 103 – Ronnie O'Sullivan
* 130, 112, 110 – Liang Wenbo
* 130, 106, 101 – Mark Joyce
* 130 – Dominic Dale
* 129, 128, 127, 117, 116 – Stephen Maguire
* 129, 128, 126, 124, 118, 105, 102, 101 – Neil Robertson
* 129, 117 – Scott Donaldson
* 129 – Chris Wakelin
* 128 – Jimmy White
* 128 – Sunny Akani
* 124 – Jack Lisowski
* 123 – Martin O'Donnell
* 121, 107, 106 – Lyu Haotian
* 121 – Tom Ford
* 120 – Robbie Williams
* 118, 116 – Ricky Walden
* 117 – Daniel Wells
* 115 – Xu Si
* 114, 107 – Luca Brecel
* 113 – Matthew Selt
* 110, 108, 105 – Anthony McGill
* 110 – Marco Fu
* 109 – Noppon Saengkham
* 109 – Fergal O'Brien
* 108, 101 – Kyren Wilson
* 108 – Yu Delu
* 108 – Kurt Maflin
* 105 – Ashley Hugill
* 103 – Niu Zhuang
* 102, 101 – David Gilbert
* 102 – Mark Williams
* 101 – Peter Ebdon
* 101 – Wang Yuchen

## Sponsorship and broadcasting

The event was sponsored by betting company Betway, sponsors of the UK Championship since 2015. The tournament's broadcasters were dependent on country, with the BBC and Eurosport televising across the United Kingdom and Europe respectively. The event was broadcast in China by Superstars Online, and China Central Television. In Hong Kong, NowTV simulcasted the event with additional commentary.