page_title: 2017 Paul Hunter Classic
section_title: Prize fund
hierarchical_section_title: 2017 Paul Hunter Classic / Prize fund
caption_attribution_description: English: Michael White and Shaun Murphy before the final of the Paul Hunter Classic 2017Deutsch: Michael White und Shaun Murphy vor dem Finale des Paul Hunter Classic 2017
context_page_description: The 2017 Paul Hunter Classic was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place in August 2017 at the Stadthalle in Fürth, Germany. It was the third ranking event of the 2017/2018 season. The tournament is named in honour of former snooker professional, Paul Hunter.
  Mark Selby was the defending champion, but he lost 1–4 to Michael White in the fourth round. White went on to beat Shaun Murphy 4–2 in the final, capturing his second world ranking title.
context_section_description: The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
  Winner: £20,000
  Runner up: £10,000
  Semifinals: £4,500
  Quarterfinals: £3,000
  Last 16: £1,725
  Last 32: £1,000
  Last 64: £600
  Total: £100,000
caption: Finalists
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