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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 29 October – 5 November 2017 |
| Venue | Baihu Media Broadcasting Centre |
| City | Daqing |
| Country | China |
| Organisation | World Snooker |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £750,000 |
| Winner's share | £150,000 |
| Highest break |  Kyren Wilson (ENG) (147) |
| Final | |
| Champion | Mark Selby (ENG) |
| Runner-up |  Mark Allen (NIR) |
| Score | 10–7 |
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The 2017 International Championship (officially the 2017 OPPO International Championship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place from 29 October to 5 November 2017 in Daqing, China.[1] It was the eighth ranking event of the 2017/2018 season.
Qualifying for the tournament took place between 26 and 30 September 2017 in Preston.
Mark Selby was the defending champion, having beaten Ding Junhui 10–1 in the 2016 final. Selby retained his title by beating Mark Allen 10–7 in the final of this year's edition.[2]
Kyren Wilson made the 133rd official maximum break in the 10th frame of his last 32 match against Martin Gould. It was Wilson's first professional maximum break.[3]
- ^ "2017/18 World Snooker Calendar" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
- ^ "International Championship: Mark Selby retains title by beating Mark Allen 10-7". BBC Sport. 5 November 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- ^ "Kyren Wilson Makes Halloween 147 – Amid Eerie Silence in Empty Venue". Snookerhq.com. 31 October 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017.