2017 Championship League

Championship League

Tournament information
Dates	2 January–2 March 2017
Venue	Ricoh Arena
City	Coventry
Country	England
Format	Non-ranking event
Total prize fund	£181,800
Winner's share	£10,000
Highest break	Mark Davis (147)x2
Final
Champion	John Higgins
Runner-up	Ryan Day
Score	3–0
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The 2017 Championship League was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place from 2 January to 2 March at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry, England.Judd Trump was the defending champion, but he lost in the semi-finals 2–3 to John Higgins.

The Scotsman then won the final, clinching his first Championship League title with a 3–0 win over Ryan Day. The Welshman took the largest share of the prize money thanks to a lucrative campaign through 6 groups before qualifying for the winners' group.

Mark Davis made the 127th official maximum break in the deciding 5th frame of his group 3 final against Neil Robertson. This was Davis' first official 147 break and the ninth of the 2016/2017 season. Davis also became the oldest player to make an official 147, at the age of 44. He surpassed the record set by Fergal O'Brien, who scored the first maximum of his career at the age of 43 in a Championship League round robin match against Davis in the previous season. Later on, Davis made the 129th official maximum break in the deciding 5th frame of his Winners' Group round robin match against John Higgins. It was Davis' second official 147 break and the eleventh of the 2016/2017 season. With that, Davis became the first player to make two maximum breaks in a tournament. It was the fourth consecutive year that a maximum was made in the Championship League.

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below. The maximum possible prize money, if the full five frames are played in each game, is £205,000.

Group one was played on 2 and 3 January 2017.David Gilbert was the first player to qualify for the winners group.

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