# 2017 European Masters (snooker)

The 2017 European Masters (officially the 2007 888sport European Masters) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place from 2–8 October 2017 in Lommel, Belgium. It was the sixth ranking event of the 2017/2018 season. It was the first full ranking event to be held in Belgium since the European Open was played in Antwerp in 1994.
Qualifying took place from 3–4 August in Preston.
Judd Trump was the defending champion, having beaten Ronnie O'Sullivan 9–8 in the 2016 final in Bucharest, Romania. He successfully defended the title, defeating Stuart Bingham 9–7 in this year's final.

## Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £35,000

## Main draw

| Last 64 Best of 7 frames | 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 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 17 frames | Final Best of 17 frames | Final Best of 17 frames |
| Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Adam Duffy | Adam Duffy | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Adam Duffy | Adam Duffy | 1 | Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Martin O'Donnell | Martin O'Donnell | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jamie Jones | Jamie Jones | 3 | Martin O'Donnell | Martin O'Donnell | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Martin O'Donnell | Martin O'Donnell | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Martin O'Donnell | Martin O'Donnell | 4 | | | | Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | David Gilbert | David Gilbert | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| David Gilbert | David Gilbert | 4 | | | | | | | David Gilbert | David Gilbert | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sam Baird | Sam Baird | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sam Baird | Sam Baird | 1 | David Gilbert | David Gilbert | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Chen Zifan | Chen Zifan | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark King | Mark King | 2 | Chen Zifan | Chen Zifan | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Chen Zifan | Chen Zifan | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Chen Zifan | Chen Zifan | 4 | | | | | | | | Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Mark Allen | Mark Allen | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Zhang Yong | Zhang Yong | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | Mark Allen | Mark Allen | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Ben Woollaston | Ben Woollaston | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ben Woollaston | Ben Woollaston | 4 | Ben Woollaston | Ben Woollaston | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Gerard Greene | Gerard Greene | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Gerard Greene | Gerard Greene | 4 | Gerard Greene | Gerard Greene | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kyren Wilson | Kyren Wilson | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kyren Wilson | Kyren Wilson | 3 | | | | Ben Woollaston | Ben Woollaston | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Mark Allen | Mark Allen | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Yuan Sijun | Yuan Sijun | 1 | | | | | | | Mark Allen | Mark Allen | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alan McManus | Alan McManus | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alan McManus | Alan McManus | 4 | Alan McManus | Alan McManus | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Mark Allen | Mark Allen | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Hossein Vafaei | Hossein Vafaei | 3 | Mark Allen | Mark Allen | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Allen | Mark Allen | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Allen | Mark Allen | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Cao Yupeng | Cao Yupeng | 1 | | | | |
| Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Cao Yupeng | Cao Yupeng | 1 | | | | |
| Fang Xiongman | Fang Xiongman | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Fang Xiongman | Fang Xiongman | 0 | Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Peter Ebdon | Peter Ebdon | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dominic Dale | Dominic Dale | 0 | Peter Ebdon | Peter Ebdon | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Peter Ebdon | Peter Ebdon | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Peter Ebdon | Peter Ebdon | 4 | | | | Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 4 | | | | | | | Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Yan Bingtao | Yan Bingtao | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Yan Bingtao | Yan Bingtao | 1 | Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Ross Muir | Ross Muir | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Anthony Hamilton | Anthony Hamilton | w/d | Ross Muir | Ross Muir | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ross Muir | Ross Muir | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ross Muir | Ross Muir | w/o | | | | | | | | Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Cao Yupeng | Cao Yupeng | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Aditya Mehta | Aditya Mehta | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | Cao Yupeng | Cao Yupeng | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Michael Holt | Michael Holt | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Michael Holt | Michael Holt | 1 | Aditya Mehta | Aditya Mehta | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Billy Joe Castle | Billy Joe Castle | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Billy Joe Castle | Billy Joe Castle | 4 | Billy Joe Castle | Billy Joe Castle | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Martin Gould | Martin Gould | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Martin Gould | Martin Gould | 3 | | | | Billy Joe Castle | Billy Joe Castle | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Cao Yupeng | Cao Yupeng | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Noppon Saengkham | Noppon Saengkham | 3 | | | | | | | Cao Yupeng | Cao Yupeng | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Cao Yupeng | Cao Yupeng | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Cao Yupeng | Cao Yupeng | 4 | Cao Yupeng | Cao Yupeng | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Ken Doherty | Ken Doherty | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jak Jones | Jak Jones | 2 | Ken Doherty | Ken Doherty | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ken Doherty | Ken Doherty | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ken Doherty | Ken Doherty | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 9 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 7 |
| John Higgins | John Higgins | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 7 |
| Alexander Ursenbacher | Alexander Ursenbacher | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alexander Ursenbacher | Alexander Ursenbacher | 0 | John Higgins | John Higgins | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Mark Davis | Mark Davis | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Davis | Mark Davis | 4 | Mark Davis | Mark Davis | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Matthew Selt | Matthew Selt | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Matthew Selt | Matthew Selt | 1 | | | | Mark Davis | Mark Davis | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Anthony McGill | Anthony McGill | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Anthony McGill | Anthony McGill | 4 | | | | | | | Anthony McGill | Anthony McGill | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Joe Swail | Joe Swail | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Joe Swail | Joe Swail | 3 | Anthony McGill | Anthony McGill | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Alfie Burden | Alfie Burden | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alfie Burden | Alfie Burden | 4 | Alfie Burden | Alfie Burden | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Eden Sharav | Eden Sharav | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Eden Sharav | Eden Sharav | 1 | | | | | | | | Anthony McGill | Anthony McGill | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Zhou Yuelong | Zhou Yuelong | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Chen Zhe | Chen Zhe | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | Zhou Yuelong | Zhou Yuelong | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 4 | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Peter Lines | Peter Lines | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Peter Lines | Peter Lines | 4 | Peter Lines | Peter Lines | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ryan Day | Ryan Day | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ryan Day | Ryan Day | 2 | | | | Peter Lines | Peter Lines | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Zhou Yuelong | Zhou Yuelong | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Oliver Lines | Oliver Lines | 1 | | | | | | | Zhou Yuelong | Zhou Yuelong | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Zhou Yuelong | Zhou Yuelong | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Zhou Yuelong | Zhou Yuelong | 4 | Zhou Yuelong | Zhou Yuelong | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Michael Georgiou | Michael Georgiou | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Michael Georgiou | Michael Georgiou | 4 | Michael Georgiou | Michael Georgiou | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| John Astley | John Astley | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| John Astley | John Astley | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | Zhou Yuelong | Zhou Yuelong | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 6 | | | | |
| Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 6 | | | | |
| Mitchell Mann | Mitchell Mann | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mitchell Mann | Mitchell Mann | 2 | Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Graeme Dott | Graeme Dott | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Graeme Dott | Graeme Dott | 4 | Graeme Dott | Graeme Dott | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jamie Clarke | Jamie Clarke | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jamie Clarke | Jamie Clarke | 2 | | | | Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Luca Brecel | Luca Brecel | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mei Xiwen | Mei Xiwen | 3 | | | | | | | Luca Brecel | Luca Brecel | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Chris Wakelin | Chris Wakelin | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Chris Wakelin | Chris Wakelin | 4 | Chris Wakelin | Chris Wakelin | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Luca Brecel | Luca Brecel | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Luca Brecel | Luca Brecel | 4 | Luca Brecel | Luca Brecel | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Thor Chuan Leong | Thor Chuan Leong | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Thor Chuan Leong | Thor Chuan Leong | 3 | | | | | | | | Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Soheil Vahedi | Soheil Vahedi | w/d | | | | | | | | | | | Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Joe Perry | Joe Perry | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Joe Perry | Joe Perry | w/o | Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Jack Lisowski | Jack Lisowski | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jack Lisowski | Jack Lisowski | 4 | Jack Lisowski | Jack Lisowski | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Li Yuan | Li Yuan | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Li Yuan | Li Yuan | 1 | | | | Jack Lisowski | Jack Lisowski | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ian Preece | Ian Preece | 2 | | | | | | | Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Lyu Haotian | Lyu Haotian | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Lyu Haotian | Lyu Haotian | 4 | Lyu Haotian | Lyu Haotian | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Zhao Xintong | Zhao Xintong | 1 | Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Olivier Marteel. De Soeverein, Lommel, Belgium, 8 October 2017. :
| Judd Trump England | 9–7 | Stuart Bingham England |
| Afternoon: 13–63, 72–23, 0–81 (73), 94–1 (90), 20–107 (107), 2–107 (101), 78–0 (59), 71–47 Evening: 1–130 (130), 107–0 (107), 73–17 (66), 75–42, 0–69, 0–79 (78), 79–39 (66), 107–0 (107) |||
| 107 | Highest break | 130 |
| 2 | Century breaks | 3 |
| 6 | 50+ breaks | 5 |

## Qualifying

These matches were held between 3 and 4 August 2017 at the Preston Guild Hall in Preston, England. All matches were best of 7 frames.
| Judd Trump | 4–0 | Chris Totten |
| Adam Duffy | 4–2 | Liam Highfield |
| Jamie Jones | 4–2 | Christopher Keogan |
| Martin O'Donnell | 4–1 | Rory McLeod |
| David Gilbert | 4–2 | Nigel Bond |
| Jimmy Robertson | 3–4 | Sam Baird |
| Mark King | 4–2 | Kurt Maflin |
| Chen Zifan | 4–2 | Hammad Miah |
| Robin Hull | 2–4 | Zhang Yong |
| Ben Woollaston | 4–0 | Ian Burns |
| Andrew Higginson | 3–4 | Gerard Greene |
| Kyren Wilson | 4–0 | Xu Si |
| Yuan Sijun | 4–2 | Allan Taylor |
| Alan McManus | 4–0 | Matthew Bolton |
| Gary Wilson | 3–4 | Hossein Vafaei |
| Mark Allen | 4–2 | Daniel Wells |
| Neil Robertson | 4–1 | Jamie Curtis-Barrett |
| Rod Lawler | 3–4 | Fang Xiongman |
| Dominic Dale | w/o–w/d | Kritsanut Lertsattayathorn |
| Peter Ebdon | 4–3 | Sunny Akani |
| Mark Williams | w/o–w/d | Hamza Akbar |
| David Grace | 1–4 | Yan Bingtao |
| Anthony Hamilton | 4–0 | David John |
| Ross Muir | 4–2 | Sean O'Sullivan |
| Aditya Mehta | 4–2 | Wang Yuchen |
| Michael Holt | 4–0 | Paul Davison |
| Billy Joe Castle | 4–3 | Jimmy White |
| Martin Gould | 4–1 | Duane Jones |
| Hu Hao | 1–4 | Noppon Saengkham |
| Tom Ford | 2–4 | Cao Yupeng |
| Jak Jones | 4–2 | Fergal O'Brien |
| Barry Hawkins | 3–4 | Ken Doherty |
| John Higgins | 4–1 | Niu Zhuang |
| Li Hang | 1–4 | Alexander Ursenbacher |
| Mark Davis | 4–0 | Kurt Dunham |
| Rhys Clark | 1–4 | Matthew Selt |
| Anthony McGill | 4–2 | Matthew Stevens |
| James Wattana | 1–4 | Joe Swail |
| Ricky Walden | 3–4 | Alfie Burden |
| Elliot Slessor | 1–4 | Eden Sharav |
| Stuart Carrington | 3–4 | Chen Zhe |
| Michael White | 0–4 | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh |
| Peter Lines | 4–0 | Alex Borg |
| Ryan Day | 4–3 | Lukas Kleckers |
| Scott Donaldson | 3–4 | Oliver Lines |
| Zhou Yuelong | 4–3 | Robbie Williams |
| Michael Georgiou | 4–1 | Yu Delu |
| Shaun Murphy | 2–4 | John Astley |
| Stuart Bingham | 4–1 | Tian Pengfei |
| Jackson Page | 0–4 | Mitchell Mann |
| Graeme Dott | 4–2 | Craig Steadman |
| Jamie Clarke | 4–3 | Xiao Guodong |
| Ali Carter | 1–4 | Mei Xiwen |
| Josh Boileau | 1–4 | Chris Wakelin |
| Luca Brecel | 4–3 | Sam Craigie |
| Ashley Hugill | 3–4 | Thor Chuan Leong |
| Soheil Vahedi | 4–0 | Mike Dunn |
| Joe Perry | 4–3 | Boonyarit Keattikun |
| Jack Lisowski | 4–2 | Zhang Anda |
| Stephen Maguire | 3–4 | Li Yuan |
| Ian Preece | 4–1 | Sanderson Lam |
| Robert Milkins | 2–4 | Lyu Haotian |
| Zhao Xintong | 4–0 | Lee Walker |
| Mark Selby | 4–3 | Mark Joyce |

### Notes

* 1 2 3 Match was held over and played in Belgium.

## Century breaks
### Qualifying stage centuries

Total: 19

### Televised stage centuries

Total: 52