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2017 Masters (snooker)

Dafabet Masters
2014 Masters (snooker) logo.jpg
Tournament information
Dates 15–22 January 2017
Venue Alexandra Palace
City London
Country England
Organisation(s) WPBSA
Format Non-ranking event
Total prize fund £600,000
Winner's share £200,000
Highest break Hong Kong Marco Fu (141)
Final
Champion England Ronnie O'Sullivan
Runner-up England Joe Perry
Score 10–7
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The 2017 Dafabet Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 15–22 January 2017 at the Alexandra Palace in London, England. It was the 43rd staging of the tournament.

Ronnie O'Sullivan successfully defended his title by beating Joe Perry 10–7 in the final to win his seventh title. With that, he broke the record of most Masters titles he jointly held with Stephen Hendry before. He also became the first player since Paul Hunter in 2002 to successfully defend a Masters title.

The breakdown of prize money for last year is shown below:

The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stands at £10,000.

Total: 26


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