2017 UK Seniors Championship explained

Tournament Name:	UK Seniors Championship
Venue:	Harlequin Theatre
Location:	Redhill
Country:	England
Organisation:	Snooker Legends
Format:	Seniors event
Total Prize Fund:	£14,500
Winners Share:	£7,500
Highest Break:	Ken Doherty (137)
Winner:	Jimmy White
Runner Up:	Ken Doherty
Score:	4–2
Next:	2018

The 2017 UK Seniors Championship was a senior snooker tournament, that took place at the Harlequin Theatre in Redhill, England, from 24 to 26 October 2017. It was a first stage of the newly created World Seniors Tour.^{[1] [2]}

The Championship was won by Jimmy White who beat Ken Doherty 4–2 in the final.^[3]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money is shown below:^[4]

• Winner: £7,500
• Runner-up: £2,500
• Semi-finals: £1,000
• Quarter-finals: £500
• Highest break: £500
• Total: £14,500

Main draw

• All matches had a 30-second shot clock with players having two 30 second time-outs per match.
• * A re-spotted black ball shootout replaced final frame deciders at 2–2.

Final

Final: Best of 7 frames. Referee: Michaela Tabb. Harlequin Theatre, Redhill, England, 26 October 2017.
Ken Doherty (4)	2–4	Jimmy White (3)
96–4, 19–73, 29–88, 69–6 (61), 12–76, 0–79
0	Century breaks	0
1	50+ breaks	0

Notes and References

1. Web site: UK Seniors (2017) - snooker.org. www.snooker.org. en. 2017-10-26.
2. News: Stephen Hendry Returns in UK Seniors Championship. 2017-10-24. SnookerHQ. 2017-10-26. en-US.
3. Web site: Jimmy White Wins UK Seniors Championship. 27 October 2017. Snookerhq.com. 23 November 2017.
4. Web site: Terms And Conditions - 2017/2018 World Seniors Tour. Snooker Legends. 26 October 2017.