2017 International Championship

[JimMalone]

The third biggest ranking tournament of the season behind the World Championship and the UK Championship. It offers the same winners share as the China Championship and the World Open with 150.000 pounds and ranking points for the winner, BUT contrary to them the International Championship, which features a draw of 64 players, has a Best-of-11-format for the first four rounds and the semifinal is Best-of-17, while the final is standard Best-of-19. So that's a huge reason to look forward to it.

And actually it begins already today - with the qualifiers.


Main Draw:


3rd Round
Mark Selby - Mark Williams 6-4
Robbie Williams - Neil Robertson 6-2
Shaun Murphy - Ali Carter 2-6
Martin Gould - Robert Milkins 6-4

Judd Trump - Liang Wenbo 6-3
Mark Allen - Martin O'Donnell 6-5
Jack Lisowski - Yan Bingtao 4-6
Mark Joyce - John Higgins 1-6

Second Round
Mark Selby - Tom Ford 6-4
Ryan Day - Mark Williams 2-6
Joe Perry Robbie Williams 3-6
Matthew Selt - Neil Robertson 5-6

Shaun Murphy - Zhang Yong 6-1
Ali Carter - Stephen Maguire 6-1
Martin Gould - Kyren Wilson 6-5
Robert Milkins - Oliver Lines 6-4

Judd Trump - Jimmy Robertson 6-3
Liang Wenbo - Li Hang 6-4
Mark King - Mark Allen 5-6
Martin O'Donnell - Akani Songsermsawad 6-5-

Jack Lisowski - Xiao Guodong 6-4
Yan Bingtao - Ricky Walden 6-4
Mark Joyce - Luca Brecel 6-2
Dominic Dale - John Higgins 2-6


First Round
Mark Selby - Cao Yupeng 6-4
Tom Ford - Ian Preece 6-5
Ryan Day - Kurt Maflin 6-5
Mark Williams - Yu Delu 6-4

Sam Craigie - Joe Perry 3-6
Robbie Williams - Stuart Bingham w.o.
Matthew Selt - Michael Holt 6-3
Gary Wilson - Neil Robertson 2-6

Shaun Murphy - Mei Xiwen 6-5
Alan McManus - Zhang Yong 3-6
Ali Carter - Andrew Higginson 6-3
Stephen Maguire - John Astley 6-2

David Grace - Martin Gould 3-6
Tian Pengfei - Kyren Wilson 5-6
Robert Milkins - Graeme Dott 6-2
Oliver Lines - Ding Junhui 6-4


Judd Trump - Ian Burns 6-0
Robin Hull - Jimmy Robertson 5-6
Liang Wenbo - Lee Walker 6-5
David Gilbert - Li Hang 1-6

Rory McLeod - Mark King 1-6
Zhao Xintong - Mark Allen 4-6
Martin O'Donnell - Sanderson Lam 6-3
Hossein Vafaei - Akani Songsermsawad w.o.

Barry Hawkins - Jack Lisowski 2-6
Eden Sharav - Xiao Guodong 2-6
Ronnie O'Sullivan - Yan Bingtao 1-6
Ricky Walden - Peter Ebdon 6-5

Mark Joyce - Anthony McGill 6-2
Li Yuan - Luca Brecel 1-6
Dominic Dale - Ben Woollaston 6-3
Niu Zhuang - John Higgins 1-6

[DeanH]

two TV tables, on Eurosport Player now

[JimMalone]

two TV tables, on Eurosport Player now

Yeah, I don't have this one.

Sam Craigie takes out Thepchaiya Un-Nooh by 6-5. It's a pity that the Thai is so inconsistent.

[DeanH]

from what I saw, to me it was not inconsistency that cost him the match just Craigie has raised his own game

[JimMalone]

from what I saw, to me it was not inconsistency that cost him the match just Craigie has raised his own game

That's good to hear.

[Mr Snooker]

Robbie Williams beats Zhang Anda 6-5 on a respotted black in the final frame, Robbie also beat Zhang 6-5 by the same score last year in this event and it was in te same round as well. I see Leo Fernandez is black playing again after his ban, his first round opponent is Michael Holt, Leo as a lot of points to make up if he is to remain on the tour

[JimMalone]

It was the most intriguing qualifier for me and indeed Akani Songsermsawad proved again to be a dangerous opponent as he took out Marco Fu 6-4. So we have the first big absentee at the International Championship.

[DeanH]

I only saw some of that match but Fu looked good when I did, so (as you say) Akani showing good form of late

[JimMalone]

Cao Yupeng eases through with a 6-2 win over Chris Wakelin. Maybe he draws new confidence from his good result at the World Open, will be interesting to see.

[Rane]

Are some of the qualifying matches moved to the main event? Mark Selbys match isn´t on the program for the qualifiers, and Matthev Stevens - Zhao Xintong also looks like it´s been held over.

[DeanH]

Are some of the qualifying matches moved to the main event? Mark Selbys match isn´t on the program for the qualifiers, and Matthev Stevens - Zhao Xintong also looks like it´s been held over.

yes, the following qualifying matches are heldover to the main event:
Mark Selby v Ashley Hugill
Yu Delu v Lu Haotian
Ding Junhui v Chen Zhe
Zhou Yuelong v Robin Hull
Liang Wenbo v Adam Duffy
Matthew Stevens v Zhao Xintong
Yan Bingtao v Wang Yuchen
John Higgins v Elliot Slessor

[DeanH]

good form by Edan Sharav 6-3 Michael White

[Ethanat]

good form by Edan Sharav 6-3 Michael White

He has got some intense eyebrows action. Reminds me of Joe Johnson.

[DeanH]

He has got some intense eyebrows action. Reminds me of Joe Johnson.

nearly as much as Joe Perry!

[OmaMiesta]

Some virtuoso stuff from Ronnie, absolute master class.