2017 Riga Masters
International snooker competition held in Riga, Latvia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about 2017 Riga Masters?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS
The 2017 Kaspersky Riga Masters was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 23 and 25 June 2017 at the Arena Riga in Riga, Latvia.[1] It was the first ranking event of the 2017/2018 season.[2] The tournament was broadcast by Eurosport.
Quick Facts Tournament information, Dates ...
Tournament information | |
---|---|
Dates | 23–25 June 2017 (2017-06-23 – 2017-06-25) |
Venue | Arena Riga |
City | Riga |
Country | Latvia |
Organisation | World Snooker |
Format | Ranking event |
Total prize fund | £227,000[1] |
Winner's share | £50,000 |
Highest break | Andrew Higginson (ENG) (140) |
Final | |
Champion | Ryan Day (WAL) |
Runner-up | Stephen Maguire (SCO) |
Score | 5–2 |
← 2016 2018 → |
Close
Neil Robertson was the defending champion, but he lost in the first round to Lukas Kleckers.[3]
Ryan Day claimed the first ranking title of his career by defeating Stephen Maguire 5–2 in the final.