| Tournament Name: | 2017 Ladbrokes Players Championship |
| Venue: | Venue Cymru |
| Location: | Llandudno |
| Country: | Wales |
| Organisation: | World Snooker |
| Format: | Ranking event |
| Total Prize Fund: | £380,000 |
| Winners Share: | £125,000 |
| Highest Break: | (136) |
| Score: | 10–8 |
| Previous: | 2016 |
| Next: | 2018 |
The 2017 Players Championship (officially the 2017 Ladbrokes Players Championship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament played between 6–12 March 2017 at the Venue Cymru in Llandudno, Wales. It was the 17th ranking event of the 2016/2017 season.[1] [2]
Prior to this season, this tournament was part of the Players Tour Championship: however, that minor-ranking series was cancelled for this season, and the "Grand Final" event at the end was renamed to be its own ranking event called the Players Championship.[3] It was played between the top 16 players on a one-year ranking list.[4] [5]
Mark Allen was the defending champion, but he did not qualify for this year's tournament.[6]
Judd Trump won the tournament, beating Marco Fu 10–8 in the final.[7]
The breakdown of prize money is shown below.[8]
| width=110px | ! | width=110px align="right" | Prize fund |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | £125,000 | ||
| Runner-up | £50,000 | ||
| Semi-finalist | £30,000 | ||
| Quarter-finalist | £15,000 | ||
| Last 16 | £10,000 | ||
| Highest break | £5,000 | ||
| Total | £380,000 |
The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £25,000.
The seedings were conducted on the basis of the 1-year ranking list up to and including the 2017 Gibraltar Open:[5]
| Rank | Player | Total points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 384,550 | ||
| 2 | 208,250 | ||
| 3 | 205,725 | ||
| 4 | 181,087 | ||
| 5 | 178,025 | ||
| 6 | 173,025 | ||
| 7 | 153,750 | ||
| 8 | 152,650 | ||
| 9 | 141,800 | ||
| 10 | 140,400 | ||
| 11 | 129,375 | ||
| 12 | 124,025 | ||
| 13 | 119,925 | ||
| 14 | 114,125 | ||
| 15 | 109,325 | ||
| 16 | 101,362 |
| Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Brendan Moore. Venue Cymru, Llandudno, Wales, 12 March 2017. | |||
| Marco Fu (8) | 8–10 | Judd Trump (2) | |
| Afternoon: 0–89 (83),,,,,,,, Evening: 34–90,,,,,,,, | |||
| 83 | Highest break | 136 | |
| 0 | Century breaks | 4 | |
| 6 | 50+ breaks | 8 | |
Total: 18[9]