# 2017 World Grand Prix

The 2017 World Grand Prix (officially the 2017 Ladbrokes World Grand Prix) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 6 and 12 February 2017 at the Guild Hall in Preston, England. It was the third staging of the tournament and the thirteenth ranking event of the 2016/2017 season. The tournament was broadcast in the UK on ITV4.
Shaun Murphy was the defending champion, but lost 2–4 in the quarter-finals to Ryan Day, who went on to reach the final. Barry Hawkins beat Day 10–7 to win his third ranking title.

## 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.

## Seeding list

The top 32 players on a one-year ranking list running from the 2016 Riga Masters until the 2017 German Masters qualified for the tournament.
Source:
| Rank | Player | Total points |
| 01 | Mark Selby | 375,150 |
| 02 | Ding Junhui | 170,000 |
| 03 | Ali Carter | 162,025 |
| 04 | Judd Trump | 161,750 |
| 05 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 143,750 |
| 06 | Marco Fu | 130,150 |
| 07 | John Higgins | 118,500 |
| 08 | Liang Wenbo | 117,400 |
| 09 | Anthony Hamilton | 106,525 |
| 010 | Stuart Bingham | 106,087 |
| 011 | Anthony McGill | 99,275 |
| 012 | Neil Robertson | 96,125 |
| 013 | Barry Hawkins | 93,500 |
| 014 | Mark King | 92,800 |
| 015 | Shaun Murphy | 87,625 |
| 016 | Joe Perry | 77,050 |
| 017 | Mark Williams | 73,750 |
| 018 | Michael Holt | 72,025 |
| 019 | Stephen Maguire | 63,500 |
| 020 | Kyren Wilson | 63,025 |
| 021 | Ricky Walden | 55,900 |
| 022 | David Gilbert | 55,650 |
| 023 | Ryan Day | 54,362 |
| 024 | Mark Allen | 51,725 |
| 025 | Dominic Dale | 47,125 |
| 026 | Michael White | 44,725 |
| 027 | Jamie Jones | 43,862 |
| 028 | Yan Bingtao | 43,600 |
| 029 | Tom Ford | 43,525 |
| 030 | Zhou Yuelong | 42,550 |
| 031 | Yu Delu | 40,625 |
| 032 | Martin Gould | 40,550 |

## Main draw

| Last 32 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 | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 7 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 |
| 1 | Mark Selby | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 32 | Martin Gould | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 32 | Martin Gould | 4 | 32 | Martin Gould | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 16 | Joe Perry | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Joe Perry | 4 | 16 | Joe Perry | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 17 | Mark Williams | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 17 | Mark Williams | 2 | | | | 16 | Joe Perry | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 8 | Liang Wenbo | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Anthony Hamilton | 0 | | | | | | | 8 | Liang Wenbo | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 24 | Mark Allen | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 24 | Mark Allen | 4 | 24 | Mark Allen | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Liang Wenbo | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 25 | Dominic Dale | 0 | 8 | Liang Wenbo | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Liang Wenbo | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Liang Wenbo | 4 | | | | | | | | 8 | Liang Wenbo | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 13 | Barry Hawkins | 6 | | | | |
| 5 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | Barry Hawkins | 6 | | | | |
| 28 | Yan Bingtao | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 28 | Yan Bingtao | 2 | 5 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 12 | Neil Robertson | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 21 | Ricky Walden | 2 | 12 | Neil Robertson | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Neil Robertson | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Neil Robertson | 4 | | | | 12 | Neil Robertson | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 13 | Barry Hawkins | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Barry Hawkins | 4 | | | | | | | 13 | Barry Hawkins | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 20 | Kyren Wilson | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 20 | Kyren Wilson | 2 | 13 | Barry Hawkins | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Judd Trump | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 29 | Tom Ford | 2 | 4 | Judd Trump | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Judd Trump | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Judd Trump | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | Barry Hawkins | 10 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 23 | Ryan Day | 7 |
| 3 | Ali Carter | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 23 | Ryan Day | 7 |
| 30 | Zhou Yuelong | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 30 | Zhou Yuelong | 3 | 3 | Ali Carter | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 14 | Mark King | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 19 | Stephen Maguire | 3 | 14 | Mark King | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Mark King | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Mark King | 4 | | | | 14 | Mark King | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6 | Marco Fu | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Anthony McGill | 4 | | | | | | | 6 | Marco Fu | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 22 | David Gilbert | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 22 | David Gilbert | 1 | 11 | Anthony McGill | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Marco Fu | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 27 | Jamie Jones | 2 | 6 | Marco Fu | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Marco Fu | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Marco Fu | 4 | | | | | | | | 6 | Marco Fu | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 23 | Ryan Day | 6 | | | | |
| 7 | John Higgins | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 23 | Ryan Day | 6 | | | | |
| 26 | Michael White | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 26 | Michael White | 4 | 26 | Michael White | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 23 | Ryan Day | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 23 | Ryan Day | 4 | 23 | Ryan Day | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Stuart Bingham | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Stuart Bingham | 2 | | | | 23 | Ryan Day | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 15 | Shaun Murphy | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Shaun Murphy | 4 | | | | | | | 15 | Shaun Murphy | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 18 | Michael Holt | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 18 | Michael Holt | 1 | 15 | Shaun Murphy | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | Ding Junhui | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 31 | Yu Delu | 2 | 2 | Ding Junhui | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Ding Junhui | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Maike Kesseler Guild Hall, Preston, England, 12 February 2017. :
| Barry Hawkins (13) England | 10–7 | Ryan Day (23) Wales |
| Afternoon: 44–80 (55), 87–1 (53), 121–7 (114), 132–9 (102), 39–68, 129–0 (129), 1–69 (54), 145–0 (141), 97–6 (97) Evening: 128–0 (128), 89–0 (85), 65–4, 14–108 (87), 0–84 (84), 0–96 (92), 1–75 (75), 67–56 |||
| 141 | Highest break | 92 |
| 5 | Century breaks | 0 |
| 8 | 50+ breaks | 6 |

## Century breaks

Total: 25