| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 22–24 March 2017 (2017-03-22 –2017-03-24) |
| Venue | Baths Hall |
| City | Scunthorpe |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | Snooker Legends |
| Format | Seniors event |
| Total prize fund | £18,500 |
| Winner's share | £10,000 |
| Highest break |  Peter Lines (69) |
| Final | |
| Champion | Peter Lines |
| Runner-up | John Parrott |
| Score | 4–0 |
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The2017 World Seniors Championship was asnooker tournament, that took place at theBaths Hall inScunthorpe,England, from 22 to 24 March 2017. Qualifying for the tournament was open to non-tour players, who were aged 40 and over on 1 January 2017.[1] The champion received a place in the qualifying tournament for the2017 World Snooker Championship in Sheffield.
Mark Davis was the champion of the previous event. However he was not eligible for this year's edition, as it was exclusively for non-tour players.[1]Snooker Legends organised the event for the first time having replaced theWPBSA who previously sanctioned the event.Peter Lines won the tournament without losing a single frame. He beatJohn Parrott 4–0 in the final.[2]
The breakdown of the tournament prizes is shown below:[1]
Players were seeded based on the titles won during their professional careers:[1]
Stephen Hendry – 7world titles (1990, 1992–96, 1999), 18triple crown events
Cliff Thorburn – 1 world title (1980), 4 triple crown eventsJohn Parrott – 1 world title (1991), 2 triple crown events, 9 ranking events
Dennis Taylor – 1 world title (1985), 2 triple crown events, 2 ranking eventsJoe Johnson – 1 world title (1986), 1 triple crown event
Patsy Fagan – 1 triple crown eventTony Knowles – 2 ranking eventsWillie Thorne – 1 ranking eventSteve Davis,Ray Reardon,Terry Griffiths,Tony Meo andDoug Mountjoy were invited to take part, but declined.
Four qualifying events took place during February and March 2017:[3]
Peter Lines Jonathan Bagley Aiden OwensPatrick WallaceEach qualifier took their place alongside the eight invited players in the main draw of the championship.
| Round 1 Best of 5 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 5 frames | Semi-finals Best of 5 frames | Final Best of 7 frames | ||||||||||||
| Stephen Hendry (1) | 3* | ||||||||||||||
| Aiden Owens | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Willie Thorne (8) | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Aiden Owens | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Stephen Hendry (1) | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Peter Lines | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Dennis Taylor (4) | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Peter Lines | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Patsy Fagan (6) | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Peter Lines | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Peter Lines | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| John Parrott (3) | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| John Parrott (3) | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Joe Johnson (5) | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Joe Johnson (5) | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Patrick Wallace | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| John Parrott (3) | 3* | ||||||||||||||
| Jonathan Bagley | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Cliff Thorburn (2) | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Jonathan Bagley | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Tony Knowles (7) | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Jonathan Bagley | 3* | ||||||||||||||
| Final: Best of 7 frames. Referee:Michaela Tabb. Baths Hall,Scunthorpe, 24 March 2017. | ||
| Peter Lines England | 4–0 | John Parrott (3) England |
| 41 | Highest break | 23 |
| 0 | Century breaks | 0 |
| 0 | 50+ breaks | 0 |
Peter Lines Aiden Owens