# 2017 Riga Masters

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. It was the first ranking event of the 2017/2018 season. The tournament was broadcast by Eurosport.
Neil Robertson was the defending champion, but he lost in the first round to Lukas Kleckers.
Ryan Day claimed the first ranking title of his career by defeating Stephen Maguire 5–2 in the final.

## Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £10,000

## Main draw

| Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames | Semi-finals Best of 9 frames | Semi-finals Best of 9 frames | Final Best of 9 frames | Final Best of 9 frames |
| Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Michael Georgiou | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Michael Georgiou | 1 | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | Anthony McGill | 4 | | | | | | |
| Stuart Carrington | 3 | Anthony McGill | 4 | | | | | | |
| Anthony McGill | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Anthony McGill | 4 | | | Anthony McGill | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | Jimmy White | 1 | | | | |
| Kurt Maflin | 4 | | | Jimmy White | 1 | | | | |
| Alan McManus | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Alan McManus | 3 | Kurt Maflin | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | Jimmy White | 4 | | | | | | |
| Eden Sharav | 3 | Jimmy White | 4 | | | | | | |
| Jimmy White | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Jimmy White | 4 | | | | | Anthony McGill | 2 | | |
| | | | | | | Ken Doherty | 4 | | |
| Gary Wilson | 0 | | | | | Ken Doherty | 4 | | |
| Ken Doherty | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Ken Doherty | 4 | Ken Doherty | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | Robin Hull | 2 | | | | | | |
| Robin Hull | 4 | Robin Hull | 2 | | | | | | |
| Rodion Judin | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Rodion Judin | 2 | | | Ken Doherty | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | Zhang Anda | 2 | | | | |
| Alex Borg | 1 | | | Zhang Anda | 2 | | | | |
| Zhang Anda | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Zhang Anda | 4 | Zhang Anda | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | Hammad Miah | 3 | | | | | | |
| Hammad Miah | 4 | Hammad Miah | 3 | | | | | | |
| Tom Ford | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Tom Ford | 0 | | | | | | | Ken Doherty | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | Stephen Maguire | 5 |
| Jimmy Robertson | w/d | | | | | | | Stephen Maguire | 5 |
| John Astley | w/o | | | | | | | | |
| John Astley | w/o | John Astley | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | Andrew Higginson | 4 | | | | | | |
| Jamie Curtis-Barrett | 0 | Andrew Higginson | 4 | | | | | | |
| Andrew Higginson | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Andrew Higginson | 4 | | | Andrew Higginson | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | Mark Davis | 3 | | | | |
| Stuart Bingham | 0 | | | Mark Davis | 3 | | | | |
| Mark Davis | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Davis | 4 | Mark Davis | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | Sam Craigie | 2 | | | | | | |
| Sam Craigie | 4 | Sam Craigie | 2 | | | | | | |
| Jamie Jones | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Jamie Jones | 3 | | | | | Andrew Higginson | 3 | | |
| | | | | | | Stephen Maguire | 4 | | |
| Matthew Stevens | 1 | | | | | Stephen Maguire | 4 | | |
| Jack Lisowski | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Jack Lisowski | 4 | Jack Lisowski | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | Lukas Kleckers | 2 | | | | | | |
| Neil Robertson | 3 | Lukas Kleckers | 2 | | | | | | |
| Lukas Kleckers | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Lukas Kleckers | 4 | | | Jack Lisowski | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | Stephen Maguire | 4 | | | | |
| Oliver Lines | 4 | | | Stephen Maguire | 4 | | | | |
| Christopher Keogan | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Christopher Keogan | 1 | Oliver Lines | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | Stephen Maguire | 4 | | | | | | |
| Stephen Maguire | 4 | Stephen Maguire | 4 | | | | | | |
| Gerard Greene | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Gerard Greene | 0 | | | | | | | | | Stephen Maguire | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Ryan Day | 5 |
| Hossein Vafaei | w/o | | | | | | | | | Ryan Day | 5 |
| Mark King | w/d | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark King | w/d | Hossein Vafaei | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Paul Davison | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Paul Davison | 4 | Paul Davison | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Zhou Yuelong | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Zhou Yuelong | 2 | | | Paul Davison | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | | Joe Perry | 4 | | | | | | |
| David Gilbert | 3 | | | Joe Perry | 4 | | | | | | |
| Joe Perry | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Joe Perry | 4 | Joe Perry | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Tian Pengfei | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Tian Pengfei | 4 | Tian Pengfei | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Ben Jones | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ben Jones | 1 | | | | | Joe Perry | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Ryan Day | 4 | | | | |
| Wang Yuchen | w/d | | | | | Ryan Day | 4 | | | | |
| Robert Milkins | w/o | | | | | | | | | | |
| Robert Milkins | w/o | Robert Milkins | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Ryan Day | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Barry Hawkins | 3 | Ryan Day | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Ryan Day | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ryan Day | 4 | | | Ryan Day | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | | Kyren Wilson | 3 | | | | | | |
| Craig Steadman | w/o | | | Kyren Wilson | 3 | | | | | | |
| Chen Zifan | w/d | | | | | | | | | | |
| Chen Zifan | w/d | Craig Steadman | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Kyren Wilson | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Ben Woollaston | 2 | Kyren Wilson | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Kyren Wilson | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kyren Wilson | 4 | | | | | | | Ryan Day | 5 | | |
| | | | | | | | | Mark Williams | 4 |
| Nigel Bond | 4 | | | | | | | Mark Williams | 4 |
| Jackson Page | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Jackson Page | 1 | Nigel Bond | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | Mark Joyce | 4 | | | | | | |
| Xiao Guodong | 1 | Mark Joyce | 4 | | | | | | |
| Mark Joyce | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Joyce | 4 | | | Mark Joyce | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | Sam Baird | 2 | | | | |
| Noppon Saengkham | 4 | | | Sam Baird | 2 | | | | |
| Cao Yupeng | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Cao Yupeng | 2 | Noppon Saengkham | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | Sam Baird | 4 | | | | | | |
| Sam Baird | 4 | Sam Baird | 4 | | | | | | |
| Michael White | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Michael White | 0 | | | | | Mark Joyce | 1 | | |
| | | | | | | Mark Williams | 4 | | |
| Alexander Ursenbacher | 4 | | | | | Mark Williams | 4 | | |
| Elliot Slessor | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Elliot Slessor | 0 | Alexander Ursenbacher | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | Robbie Williams | 4 | | | | | | |
| Robbie Williams | 4 | Robbie Williams | 4 | | | | | | |
| Ashley Carty | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Ashley Carty | 0 | | | Robbie Williams | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | Mark Williams | 4 | | | | |
| Mark Williams | 4 | | | Mark Williams | 4 | | | | |
| Peter Ebdon | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Peter Ebdon | 1 | Mark Williams | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | Luca Brecel | 1 | | | | | | |
| Luca Brecel | 4 | Luca Brecel | 1 | | | | | | |
| Lee Walker | 3 | | | | | | | | |

## Final

Final: Best of 9 frames. Referee: Ben Williams. Arena Riga, Riga, Latvia, 25 June 2017. :
| Stephen Maguire Scotland | 2–5 | Ryan Day Wales |
| 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

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.
| Ian Preece | 3–4 | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh |
| Michael Georgiou | 4–1 | Sanderson Lam |
| Ashley Hugill | 0–4 | Stuart Carrington |
| Anthony McGill | 4–0 | Tatjana Vasiljeva |
| Martin Gould | 3–4 | Kurt Maflin |
| William Lemons | 1–4 | Alan McManus |
| Thor Chuan Leong | 3–4 | Eden Sharav |
| Jimmy White | 4–3 | Jak Jones |
| Gary Wilson | 4–2 | Hu Hao |
| Ken Doherty | 4–2 | Peter Lines |
| Josh Boileau | 0–4 | Robin Hull |
| Rodion Judin | 4–0 | Chen Zhe |
| Alex Borg | w/o–w/d | Mark Selby |
| Zhang Anda | 4–2 | Allan Taylor |
| Liam Highfield | w/d–w/o | Hammad Miah |
| Tom Ford | 4–2 | Hamza Akbar |
| Jimmy Robertson | 4–2 | Martin O'Donnell |
| Declan Brennan | 3–4 | John Astley |
| Duane Jones | 3–4 | Jamie Curtis-Barrett |
| Yan Bingtao | 2–4 | Andrew Higginson |
| Stuart Bingham | 4–1 | Li Hang |
| Zhao Xintong | 0–4 | Mark Davis |
| Sam Craigie | 4–3 | Soheil Vahedi |
| Jamie Jones | 4–2 | Fergal O'Brien |
| Chris Wakelin | 3–4 | Matthew Stevens |
| Jack Lisowski | 4–3 | Mark Allen |
| Daniel Ward | 2–4 | Neil Robertson |
| Lukas Kleckers | w/o–w/d | Li Yuan |
| Oliver Lines | 4–3 | Yuan Sijun |
| Sean O'Sullivan | 3–4 | Christopher Keogan |
| Stephen Maguire | 4–0 | Ian Burns |
| Gerard Greene | 4–1 | Zhang Yong |
| Anthony Hamilton | 3–4 | Hossein Vafaei |
| Chris Totten | 0–4 | Mark King |
| Paul Davison | w/o–w/d | Niu Zhuang |
| Zhou Yuelong | 4–0 | Kurt Dunham |
| Charlie Walters | w/d–w/o | David Gilbert |
| Graeme Dott | 3–4 | Joe Perry |
| Tian Pengfei | 4–2 | Scott Donaldson |
| Ben Jones | 4–1 | Mike Dunn |
| Wang Yuchen | w/o–w/d | Rod Lawler |
| Robert Milkins | 4–1 | Aditya Mehta |
| Barry Hawkins | 4–2 | Michael Holt |
| David John | 1–4 | Ryan Day |
| Craig Steadman | 4–1 | Lyu Haotian |
| Chen Zifan | 4–2 | Ross Muir |
| Mitchell Mann | 1–4 | Ben Woollaston |
| Alfie Burden | 0–4 | Kyren Wilson |
| Nigel Bond | 4–1 | Dominic Dale |
| James Silverwood | 1–4 | Jackson Page |
| Rory McLeod | 0–4 | Xiao Guodong |
| Mark Joyce | 4–1 | Fang Xiongman |
| Adam Duffy | 1–4 | Noppon Saengkham |
| Ricky Walden | 0–4 | Cao Yupeng |
| Matthew Selt | 3–4 | Sam Baird |
| Michael White | 4–1 | Rhys Clark |
| Billy Joe Castle | 0–4 | Alexander Ursenbacher |
| Elliot Slessor | 4–0 | Jamie Clarke |
| Robbie Williams | 4–2 | Xu Si |
| David Grace | 1–4 | Ashley Carty |
| Mark Williams | w/o–w/d | Yu Delu |
| Daniel Wells | 0–4 | Peter Ebdon |
| Shaun Murphy | 2–4 | Luca Brecel |
| Lee Walker | 4–1 | Mei Xiwen |

### Notes

* 1 2 3 Match held over and played in Riga.
* 1 2 Wildcard

## Century breaks
### Main stage centuries

Total: 24

### Qualifying stage centuries

Total: 14