2017 Chicago Bears season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 13: vs. San Francisco 49ers
Early in the fourth quarter, Cohen returned a punt for 67 yards to the 49ers' 16-yard line, but Ben Braunecker was penalized for an illegal block in the back to negate the play and force the Bears to start at their own 14. Although the offense was able to reach 49ers territory, it could not progress further and the Bears eventually punted. Pinned at his eight with 5:27 remaining in the game, Garoppolo led the 49ers downfield to set up Gould's game-winning 24-yard field goal with four seconds left. On the final kickoff, Josh Bellamy handed the ball to Cohen, who threw to Eddie Jackson before the play was stopped as Cohen's lateral was a forward pass.


2017 Chicago Bears season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 13: vs. San Francisco 49ers
The loss dropped the Bears to 3–9, their fourth straight losing season and worst stretch since they had five consecutive from 1996 to 2000. It was also the Bears' fifth straight loss, the first such losing streak since Marc Trestman's final season as the Bears head coach in 2014.


2017 Chicago Bears season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 14: at Cincinnati Bengals
The Cincinnati Bengals hosted the Bears in week fourteen, holding a 6–4 lead in the series against Chicago. While the Bears won the most recent meeting in 2013 21–13, the Bengals dominated the last game in Cincinnati, a 45–10 victory in 2009.


2017 Chicago Bears season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 14: at Cincinnati Bengals
As the Bengals defense was struggling to contain opposing running attacks, allowing 170 carries of at least four yards, the most in the NFL, while the Bears had 141 of such attempts (15th in the league), Jeff Joniak wrote the Bears should effectively utilize Jordan Howard and Tarik Cohen, while also reducing the number of negative runs (with 50 entering week fourteen). On defense, the Bears had to play without players like  Pernell McPhee, Leonard Floyd, Eddie Goldman, Willie Young, Mitch Unrein, Jerrell Freeman, Adrian Amos, and Quintin Demps, all of whom were sidelined due to injuries.


2017 Chicago Bears season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 14: at Cincinnati Bengals
Joniak took note of Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton's struggles under pressure, being sacked 19 times on third down in 2017, while the Bears led the league in third-down sacks with 17 sacks, including at least one sack in every game in 2017. As a result, Joniak stressed the importance of providing a heavy blitz. Joniak also added taking advantage of a Bengals special teams unit that was ranked 27th in average return yards allowed with 10.7, including four 20+-yard returns and a return touchdown. After a physical game against the Steelers in week thirteen, Joniak expressed the possibility of the Bengals being "flat", and "[i]f so, the Bears should pounce on the opportunity and prove they are still playing for pride and the future."


2017 Chicago Bears season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 14: at Cincinnati Bengals
After the Bengals punted on their first drive, the Bears scored on their opening series for the first time in 2017, doing so on Howard's 21-yard touchdown run. However, Mike Nugent, who was signed earlier in the week to replace an injured Cairo Santos, missed the extra point as the kick hit the right upright. The Bengals responded late in the first quarter when Dalton threw a 14-yard touchdown pass to Brandon LaFell, who evaded Deon Bush for the score.


2017 Chicago Bears season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 14: at Cincinnati Bengals
Early in the second quarter, Mitchell Trubisky threw a 15-yard touchdown pass to Cohen, but it was nullified by Tom Compton's holding penalty; the Bears were eventually forced to settle for Nugent's 34-yard field goal to retake the lead. Nugent added a 27-yard field goal with 2:15 remaining in the half to give the Bears the 12–7 lead at halftime. Following punts on the first two drives of the second half, Trubisky scored on a four-yard touchdown run.


2017 Chicago Bears season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 14: at Cincinnati Bengals
On the ensuing drive, Dalton's pass to A. J. Green was deflected and intercepted by Eddie Jackson, which resulted in Trubisky's one-yard touchdown pass to Adam Shaheen. Jackson forced another takeaway when he pulled the ball away from Green's hands and recovered; Chicago once again capitalized via Howard's eight-yard touchdown run to put the Bears up 33–7. Neither team was able to score for the rest of the game.


2017 Chicago Bears season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 14: at Cincinnati Bengals
The 26-point victory marked the largest blowout for the Bears since a 51–20 win over the Tennessee Titans in 2012. It was also Chicago's highest-scoring game since the team scored 37 against the St. Louis Rams in 2015. The Bears offense ended the game with a season-high 482 total yards, nearly 200 more than in the Bears' last two games, along with 232 rushing yards and three touchdowns on the ground. Howard recorded 167 rushing yards, resulting in a season total of 1,032, and he became the first running back in Bears history to have 1,000-yard rushing seasons in his first two years in the NFL.


2017 Chicago Bears season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 15: at Detroit Lions
The Bears visited Ford Field to play the 7–6 Lions for the second time in 2017 in week fifteen. Jeff Joniak emphasized a consistent offensive production against Detroit, one that would be similar to the success in Cincinnati but would be difficult to maintain if the offense was to lose awareness; the Lions defense forced 12 fumbles and 26 sacks, while seven players had intercepted a pass and the unit had seven return touchdowns. In spite of the Lions' success at forcing turnovers, the defense ranked 27th in total yards allowed, 20th against the run, and 27th in pass defense.


2017 Chicago Bears season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 15: at Detroit Lions
For the Bears defense, it saw the return of linebacker and leader Danny Trevathan; Joniak described his presence as a "Trevathan effect", with the defense allowing 81 points in three losses and failing to win a game when he was absent, while allowing 17.6 points per game and going 4–5 when he was playing. The defense entered the game with a fifth-ranked red zone touchdown efficiency, while also excelling in providing pressure, ranking second in sacks on third down, ninth in opposing quarterback rating when blitzed, and leading the league in fumble recoveries with 12.


2017 Chicago Bears season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 15: at Detroit Lions
The unit took on a Lions offense that ranked sixth in the NFL in yards after catch with 1,759 (47.5 of the team's total yards), but was one of three teams in the league with less than 300 total rushing attempts and averaging fewer than 77 rushing yards per game. Detroit's passing attack continued to be led by Matthew Stafford, who recorded a career-best 120.2 passer rating against the Bears earlier in the season.


2017 Chicago Bears season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 15: at Detroit Lions
Matt Prater made a 48-yard field goal on the Lions' opening drive, followed by a 31-yard kick in the second quarter to put Detroit up by six. After being pinned on his team's eight-yard line, Stafford led a 92-yard drive that ended with a three-yard touchdown pass to T. J. Jones. On the ensuing kickoff, Tarik Cohen recorded a 90-yard return to the Lions' 14-yard line, but a holding penalty on DeAndre Houston-Carson nullified the play and forced the Bears to start at their own 14. Later in the quarter, Sam Acho stripped Theo Riddick and Eddie Jackson recovered.


2017 Chicago Bears season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 15: at Detroit Lions
Mike Nugent made a 41-yard field goal with two seconds remaining in the half to grant the Bears' first points of the game. However, the Bears' first drive of the second half ended when Mitchell Trubisky's pass for Kendall Wright was overthrown and intercepted by Darius Slay, which set up Stafford's eight-yard touchdown pass to Eric Ebron. After a trading of punts, Trubisky guided the Bears to the Lions' five-yard line, but he was once again intercepted when his pass for Dontrelle Inman was picked off by Quandre Diggs. Unlike the previous takeaway, the Lions could not capitalize and were forced to punt. The Bears went 92 yards and eventually scored on Trubisky's nine-yard touchdown pass to Benny Cunningham to create a ten-point game, but he was intercepted for the third time on the next drive.


2017 Chicago Bears season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 15: at Detroit Lions
After recording 222 rushing yards on 30 carries in the first game against Detroit, the Bears had just 43 yards on 15 attempts in week fifteen. Chicago also committed a season-high 15 penalties for 97 yards.


2017 Chicago Bears season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 16: vs. Cleveland Browns
For the final home game of the 2017 season, the Bears hosted the winless Browns on Christmas Eve. In 15 regular season meetings, the Browns led the series 9–6, though the Bears had won the last two games. While the Browns were 0–14, head coach Hue Jackson was 2–0 in Christmas games, including recording the Browns' lone win of 2016 on the day. On offense, protecting Mitchell Trubisky from Gregg Williams' blitz-heavy defense; despite its frequency of utilizing the pass rush, the Browns ranked 29th in quarterback knockdowns with 62, while also allowing ten touchdowns on blitzes.


2017 Chicago Bears season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 16: vs. Cleveland Browns
Furthermore, the Browns defense led the league in fewest rushing yards allowed per carry on first down. For the Bears defense, it faced a Browns offense that turned the ball over 36 times, including 19 interceptions from quarterback DeShone Kizer. Entering the game, Chicago had just six interceptions in 2017, meaning Cleveland marked a prime opportunity to increase the stat. The Bears were 6.5-point favorites for the game; in three seasons under John Fox, the Bears had lost all seven games in which they were favored, including defeats to the Packers and 49ers in 2017. In spite of this, considering the Bears' opposition in week sixteen, 247Sports.com's Matt Eurich wrote it would be "satisfying for many to at least see the Bears earn a victory for the first time in three years in which it has been favored."


2017 Chicago Bears season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 16: vs. Cleveland Browns
After the first three series ended with punts, Jordan Howard scored on a two-yard run, but Mike Nugent's extra point was blocked. Following five drives that featured three-and-outs, Kizer's pass for Josh Gordon was intercepted by Kyle Fuller, but the Bears were forced to punt. Zane Gonzalez kicked a 48-yard field goal with one second remaining in the first half to make the score 6–3 at halftime.


2017 Chicago Bears season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 16: vs. Cleveland Browns
On the first offensive play of the second half, Trubisky was intercepted by Myles Garrett, who returned the pick to the Bears' five-yard line, but the play was called back because of an offsides penalty on Carl Nassib. With the drive saved, Trubisky completed a 40-yard pass to Benny Cunningham to set the offense up in the Browns' red zone, which led to Howard's 16-yard touchdown run. Upon getting the ball back, Trubisky guided the offense downfield on a 66-yard drive that culminated in his four-yard touchdown run.


2017 Chicago Bears season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 16: vs. Cleveland Browns
A series later, Rashard Higgins caught Kizer's pass and reached the Bears' three-yard line, where he was stripped by Danny Trevathan and the ball went into the end zone, where Prince Amukamara recovered. Another takeaway for the Bears occurred with 4:11 left in the game, when Kizer's pass was intercepted by Bryce Callahan. However, neither team scored for the rest of the game as the Bears triumphed 20–3.


2017 Chicago Bears season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 16: vs. Cleveland Browns
With the win, the Bears defeated all four AFC North teams in 2017, a similar feat accomplished in 2013. Trubisky ran for 246 yards, the most by a Bears quarterback since Kordell Stewart in 2003, along with throwing for 193 yards; the latter increased his season passing yard total to 2,015, the most by a rookie in Bears history.


2017 Chicago Bears season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 17: at Minnesota Vikings
On New Year's Eve, Chicago played 12–3 Minnesota, who led the NFC North and would clinch the second seed in the playoffs with a win, at U.S. Bank Stadium. The Bears' 30th-ranked offense (11th in rushing and 31st in passing) faced a Vikings defense that led the league, including second-place rankings in rush and pass defense. To survive, Jeff Joniak emphasized protecting Mitchell Trubisky and utilizing the rushing attack, especially as the Vikings pass defense allowed less than 200 net passing yards in just nine games in 2017.


2017 Chicago Bears season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 17: at Minnesota Vikings
Defensively, the Bears' eighth-ranked defense (ninth in run, eighth in pass) took on the Case Keenum-led tenth-ranked offense (eighth in rushing, 13th in passing); Joniak described Chicago's defense as having "survived an array of injuries and some powerful offenses for the most part," ranking in the top half in points allowed (fourth), sacks (sixth), first downs allowed (11th), and third downs allowed (tenth). Although the Vikings ranked third in converting third downs, Joniak wrote there was "some momentum with this defense."


2017 Chicago Bears season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 17: at Minnesota Vikings
The Bears punted on the opening drive, which led to Latavius Murray scoring on a one-yard touchdown run. Murray added another one-yard score in the second quarter to put the Vikings up by 14. During the early stages of the game, Bryce Callahan was penalized for pass interference, resulting in the Vikings gaining 24 and 27 yards, though he redeemed himself during the second quarter on a punt return; Tarik Cohen prepared to field a punt on one side of the field, while Callahan kneeled on the other side.


2017 Chicago Bears season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 17: at Minnesota Vikings
Cohen acted as if he was going to field the punt, prompting the Vikings to chase him, though the punt was actually being returned by Callahan, who ran 59 yards unopposed for the touchdown. However, the Vikings added two more points when Trubisky, facing a blitz from Linval Joseph, was penalized for intentional grounding, resulting in a safety. Minnesota attempted to score again on the last play of the first half, but Kai Forbath's 55-yard field goal was wide right.


2017 Chicago Bears season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 17: at Minnesota Vikings
The first four drives of the second half resulted in punts, which ended when Keenum threw a 16-yard touchdown pass to Stefon Diggs. Trubisky attempted to guide the offense downfield, reaching as far as the Vikings' six-yard line, but he threw four consecutive incomplete passes to turn the ball over on downs. With 8:22 left in the game, Mike Nugent converted a 55-yard field goal to make the score 23–10, and the offense once again entered the Vikings' red zone on their next series. However, despite reaching the two-yard line, the Bears suffered another turnover on downs. The Bears dropped to 5-11 and were swept by all of their divisional rivals for the first time since 1969.


2017 Chicago Bears season, Postseason
One day after the loss to the Vikings, John Fox was fired. Rumors of his release were reported earlier in the 2017 season, though no official announcement was made until January 1, 2018. Fox ended his tenure in Chicago with a 14–34 record, never recording a winning streak longer than two games and finishing last in the NFC North in all three seasons. "Thank you to all the players, coaches, the city of Chicago and Bears fans everywhere, your passion for the game and this team is unmatched in the NFL," Fox stated in a team release. "Today is the tough part of our results-oriented business but I wish the Bears organization the best for years to come." One week later, Chiefs offensive coordinator Matt Nagy was hired as the 16th head coach in Bears history.


2017 Chicago Bears season, Postseason
For January 28's 2018 Pro Bowl, no Bears were voted in for the third consecutive year, though Jordan Howard, Kyle Long, Tarik Cohen, and Akiem Hicks were named first, second, second, and fourth alternates for the game, respectively. Josh Sitton (two), Kyle Fuller (two), and Cohen (one) received votes for the Associated Press' All-Pro Team.


2017 Chicago Cubs season
The 2017 Chicago Cubs season was the 146th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 142nd in the National League and the Cubs' 102nd season at Wrigley Field. The Cubs were managed by Joe Maddon, in his third year as Cubs manager, and played their home games at Wrigley Field as members of the National League Central Division.


2017 Chicago Cubs season
The Cubs were the defending World Series champions, having defeated the Cleveland Indians in the 2016 World Series.


2017 Chicago Cubs season
The Cubs began the season on April 2, 2017 at the St. Louis Cardinals and finished the regular season October 1 at home against the Cincinnati Reds. The Cubs finished the season 92–70 in first place in the Central Division. With a win over the Cardinals on September 27, the Cubs won the division title for the second consecutive year.


2017 Chicago Cubs season
The Cubs defeated the Washington Nationals in the National League Division Series three games to two to advance to face the Los Angeles Dodgers in the League Championship Series in a rematch of the previous year's series. In the best of seven NLCS, the Cubs lost to the Dodgers four games to one.


2017 Chicago Cubs season, Previous season
The Cubs finished the 2016 season 103–58 in first place in the Central Division, reaching the playoffs for the second consecutive season. The Cubs defeated the San Francisco Giants three games to one in the National League Division Series. In the National League Championship Series, the Cubs defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers four games to two to advance the franchise's first World Series since 1945. In the World Series, the Cubs rallied from a three games to one deficit to defeat the Cleveland Indians to win the World Series for the first time since 1908.


2017 Chicago Cubs season, Offseason, Wrigley Field renovations
The Cubs continued their $500 million, multiyear renovation project at Wrigley Field. Changes to the stadium for the 2017 season included:


2017 Chicago Cubs season, Regular season, Regular season roster
(Contains all players who played in a game for the Cubs during the 2017 season.)


2017 Chicago Cubs season, Postseason, Division Series
On October 4, 2017, the Cubs announced that Kyle Hendricks would start Game 1 of the Division Series while Jon Lester would start Game 2. Joe Maddon also announced that José Quintana would start Game 3 and Jake Arrieta Game 4 (if necessary). On October 5, Nationals manager Dusty Baker announced that Stephen Strasburg would start Game 1 for the Nationals, but did not state who would start any other games. The Nationals later announced Gio González would start Game 2 while Max Scherzer would start Game 3. On October 8, Baker announced that Tanner Roark would start Game 4 for the Nationals.


2017 Chicago Cubs season, Postseason, Division Series, Game 1
In Game 1 of the Division series, the Cubs faced the Nationals' Stephen Strasburg and were held hitless for five innings. Kyle Hendricks also shut out the Nationals, pitching seven shutout innings while allowing only two hits. In the sixth, Javier Báez reached on an error by Nationals' third basemen Anthony Rendon. Hendricks bunted him to second and, following a flyout by Ben Zobrist, Kris Bryant drove in Baez with a single to right to give the Cubs the 1–0 lead.


2017 Chicago Cubs season, Postseason, Division Series, Game 1
Bryant, who advanced to second on the throw, was then driven in on a single by Anthony Rizzo to extend the lead to 2–0. The Cubs added to the lead on a Rizzo double following a Jon Jay double to push the lead to 3–0. Carl Edwards Jr. pitched a perfect eighth and Wade Davis slammed the door on the Nationals in the ninth as the Cubs took a 1–0 lead in the series.


2017 Chicago Cubs season, Postseason, Division Series, Game 2
Looking to take a 2–0 lead in the series, the Cubs sent Jon Lester to the mound while the Nationals went with Gio González. Lester gave up a first inning home run to Anthony Rendon, but Willson Contreras quickly answered with a homer in the top of the second to tie the game at one. Anthony Rizzo gave the Cubs a 3–1 lead in the fourth when he homered to deep right with Kris Bryant at second.


2017 Chicago Cubs season, Postseason, Division Series, Game 2
Lester cruised through the Nationals until the fifth inning with two outs and a runner on when he walked back-to-back batters to load the bases. However, Lester struck out Trea Turner to end the threat and would pitch a scoreless sixth. Pedro Strop pitched a scoreless seventh in relief and the Cubs looked to be in command as Carl Edwards Jr. took the hill in the eighth. Edwards gave up a pinch hit to Adam Lind but struck out Turner before Bryce Harper came to the plate.


2017 Chicago Cubs season, Postseason, Division Series, Game 2
Harper crushed a hanging slider into the right field seats to tie the game at three. Edwards then walked Rendon and gave up a single to Daniel Murphy before being replaced by Mike Montgomery to face Ryan Zimmerman. Zimmerman homered just over the wall in left to give the Nationals a 6–3 lead heading into the ninth. In the ninth, Addison Russell singled with one out, but was wiped out on a game-ending double play grounder by Ben Zobrist. The loss moved the series to one game each as the series headed to Chicago for games three and four.


2017 Chicago Cubs season, Postseason, Division Series, Game 3
As the series shifted to Wrigley Field, the Nationals sent their ace Max Scherzer to the mound while the Cubs countered with José Quintana. Quintana pitched well, but was not helped by his defense. Ben Zobrist committed an error on a grounder with a runner on in the third inning to put runners at the corners with two out. However, Quintana retired the next batter to escape the inning. In the sixth, with two outs, Kyle Schwarber dropped an easy fly ball that would have ended the inning and then kicked the ball allowing Daniel Murphy to reach third.


2017 Chicago Cubs season, Postseason, Division Series, Game 3
Joe Maddon then lifted Quintana in favor of Pedro Strop. Strop, however, gave up a double to Ryan Zimmerman to give the Nationals the 1–0 lead. Meanwhile, Scherzer held the Cubs hitless until the seventh inning when Zobrist doubled with one out. Nationals manager Dusty Baker brought in Sammy Solis to pitch to Albert Almora Jr. who was pinch hitting for Schwarber. With a full count, Almora singled to left center to drive in Zobrist and tie the game. Jason Heyward followed with single, but was doubled off of first on Addison Russell's flyout to end the inning.


2017 Chicago Cubs season, Postseason, Division Series, Game 3
Carl Edwards Jr., after struggling in Game 2, started the eighth, struck out Bryce Harper, and then retired the side. In the bottom of the eighth, Tommy La Stella pinch hit for Edwards and drew a walk from reliever Brandon Kintzler. He was then pinch run for by Leonys Martín as Jon Jay sacrificed Martín to second. Following a strikeout by Bryant, Baker brought in Óliver Pérez to face Anthony Rizzo.


2017 Chicago Cubs season, Postseason, Division Series, Game 3
Rizzo, who said after the game that he expected to be walked with first base open and two outs, blooped a single to short left center that fell between three Nationals and scored Martín to give the Cubs the 2–1 lead. Wade Davis pitched a perfect ninth to close out the win and give the Cubs a 2–1 lead in the series.


2017 Chicago Cubs season, Postseason, Division Series, Game 4
Game 4, originally scheduled to be played on October 10, was postponed to October 11 due to rain. The Cubs announced that Jake Arrieta would still pitch Game 4 despite the extra day off. Reports stated that the Nationals wanted Stephen Strasburg to pitch the game as he would be on normal rest. However, Strasburg declined stating that he was under the weather. However, hours before Game 4 was to begin, the Nationals announced that Strasburg would start.


2017 Chicago Cubs season, Postseason, Division Series, Game 4
Jake Arrieta started for the Cubs and pitched well allowing only an unearned run on an error by Addison Russell in the third inning. Strasburg struck out 12 Cubs in his seven innings of work while not allowing a run. Arrieta left the game after four innings of work having thrown 90 pitches and trailing 1–0. Jon Lester relieved Arrieta and pitched 3.2 innings in relief, leaving in the eighth with a runner on first and two outs. Carl Edwards Jr. made his fourth relief appearance in the series and walked the next two Nationals he faced, loading the bases.


2017 Chicago Cubs season, Postseason, Division Series, Game 4
Wade Davis then replaced Edwards and gave up a grand slam to Michael Taylor to stretch the Nationals lead to 5–0. The Cubs could manage nothing further and fell 5–0. The loss set the stage for a deciding Game 5 in Washington the next day with the series tied at two.


2017 Chicago Cubs season, Postseason, Division Series, Game 5
As the teams returned to Washington for the deciding Game 5, the Cubs sent Game 1 starter Kyle Hendricks to the mound while the Nationals started Gio González. The Cubs started the scoring in the first as Jon Jay led off the game with a double and scored on an Anthony Rizzo groundout. The Cubs then loaded the bases with two outs in the first, but Jason Heyward grounded out to end the threat. In the second inning, Daniel Murphy homered and Michael Turner hit a three-run homer to put the Nationals up 4–1.


2017 Chicago Cubs season, Postseason, Division Series, Game 5
González continued to struggle in the third as Kris Bryant doubled and Willson Contreras and Albert Almora Jr. walked to the load the bases. Addison Russell drove in his first run of the night on a groundout and Contreras scored on a wild pitch to narrow the lead to 4–3. Heyward would again end the threat by striking out. The Nationals went to the pen in the fourth and in the fifth brought in starter Max Scherzer.


2017 Chicago Cubs season, Postseason, Division Series, Game 5
After Bryant and Rizzo were retired by Scherzer, seven straight Cubs batters reached base, scoring four runs, two on a double by Russell, to give the Cubs the lead 7–4. The Cubs added to their lead in the sixth as Russell doubled in Ben Zobrist on a fly ball that was misplayed by Jayson Werth. The Cubs went to the bullpen in the bottom of the fifth and in the sixth the Nationals added two runs on a wild pitch by Mike Montgomery which scored a run and a double by Murphy.


2017 Chicago Cubs season, Postseason, Division Series, Game 5
Leading 8–6 in the seventh, the Cubs added another run when Kyle Schwarber pinch hit and doubled, scoring on a groundout by Kris Bryant. The Nationals answered in the seventh as the Cubs used Carl Edwards Jr. and José Quintana to get two outs, but a sacrifice fly by Bryce Harper narrowed the lead to 9–7. Wade Davis came in for the Cubs to get a seven-out save and struck out Ryan Zimmerman to end the inning. In the eighth, Davis gave up a run-scoring single by Taylor to bring the lead to one at 9–8.


2017 Chicago Cubs season, Postseason, Division Series, Game 5
Following a single by José Lobatón to put runners on first and second with two outs, Contreras picked Lobatón off of first to end the inning. In the ninth, Davis set the Nationals down in order, striking out Werth and Harper to end the game and win the series for the Cubs.


2017 Chicago Cubs season, Postseason, Championship Series, Game 1
As the Cubs traveled to Los Angeles for Game 1 of the Championship Series, their flight was forced to make an emergency landing in Albuquerque, New Mexico as José Quintana's wife suffered a medical issue. The Cubs were on the ground for five hours before continuing on to Los Angeles, Quintana joined the team later that day. Quintana was named the starting pitcher despite this issue and pitched well for the Cubs. Albert Almora Jr. gave the Cubs the lead in the fourth on a two-run home run off Dodger starter Clayton Kershaw.


2017 Chicago Cubs season, Postseason, Championship Series, Game 1
The Dodgers answered in the fifth on an RBI double by Yasiel Puig and a sacrifice fly by Charlie Culberson. Quintana left after five innings and Héctor Rondón, who had replaced Justin Wilson on the Championship Series roster, gave up a home run to Chris Taylor in the sixth to give the Dodgers a 3–2 lead. Puig homered off Mike Montgomery in the seventh and Justin Turner drove in a run to stretch the Dodger lead to 5–2. The Cubs managed nothing against the Dodger bullpen which relieved Kershaw after five innings as the Cubs fell behind in the series 1–0.


2017 Chicago Cubs season, Postseason, Championship Series, Game 2
In Game 2, the Cubs sent Jon Lester to the mound on short rest after pitching 3.2 innings in relief in Game 4 of the NLDS. Addison Russell homered off Rich Hill in the fifth to give the Cubs a 1–0 lead, but the Dodger tied it in the bottom half of the fifth on a Culberson double and a Justin Turner single. As the game went to the bullpens after five innings, the Cubs were again shut out, managing only a hit-by-pitch of Anthony Rizzo.


2017 Chicago Cubs season, Postseason, Championship Series, Game 2
In the bottom of the ninth, Yasiel Puig led off with a walk off of Brian Duensing. A sacrifice bunt moved him to second, but Duensing struck out Kyle Farmer for the second out. Joe Maddon then lifted Duensing to bring in usual starting pitcher John Lackey. Lackey, who had pitched 1.2 innings in relief the day before, had never pitched on back-to-back days in his career. He walked the first batter he faced and then gave up a three-run, game-winning home run to Turner to give the Dodgers the 4–1 win and a 2–0 lead in the series.


2017 Chicago Cubs season, Postseason, Championship Series, Game 3
As the series shifted to Wrigley Field with the Cubs in an 0–2 hole, Kyle Hendricks looked to keep the Cubs in the series. Kyle Schwarber homered in the first inning to give the Cubs a 1–0 lead, but solo home runs in the second and third innings gave the Dodgers the lead. Hendricks was lifted in the sixth with two runners on and trailing 3–1, but a walk to Dodger starting pitcher Yu Darvish by Carl Edwards Jr. with the bases loaded moved the score to 4–1.


2017 Chicago Cubs season, Postseason, Championship Series, Game 3
The Dodgers added two more runs in the eighth on a wild pitch by Mike Montgomery and a sacrifice fly to increase the lead to 6–1. Albert Almora Jr. and Alex Avila singled and doubled in the ninth to put runners on second and third with no outs, but Dodger closer Kenley Jansen retired the next three batters to end the game. The loss moved the Cubs to brink of elimination, trailing in the series 3–0.


2017 Chicago Cubs season, Postseason, Championship Series, Game 4
Looking to stave off elimination, the Cubs sent Jake Arrieta to the mound against Dodger starter Alex Wood who had not yet appeared in the postseason. The Cubs started the scoring in the second on a 491-foot home run by Willson Contreras and, in his first hit in the postseason, Javier Báez also homered to give the Cubs a 2–0 lead in the second inning. The Dodgers answered immediately as Cody Bellinger hit a solo shot in the top of the third to cut the lead in half. Báez homered again in the fifth to extend the lead to 3–1.


2017 Chicago Cubs season, Postseason, Championship Series, Game 4
Arrieta pitched well, allowing only one run in 6.2 innings of work and left with two runners on in the seventh, but Brian Duensing retired the only batter he faced to end the inning. Wade Davis entered in the eighth for a two-inning save and promptly gave up a home run to Justin Turner, reducing the lead to 3–2. After two walks and an overturned strike three call that led to Joe Maddon being ejected, Davis was able to get out of the inning. In the ninth, Davis struck out Austin Barnes before walking Chris Taylor. Davis was able to induce Bellinger to hit into a game-ending double play to give the Cubs the win and extend the series to Game 5.


2017 Chicago Cubs season, Postseason, Championship Series, Game 5
The Dodgers scored first on an RBI hit by Cody Bellinger, followed by a second inning home run by Enrique Hernández. He would hit two more home runs later in the game; a grand slam in the third and two-run homer in the ninth. He became the fourth Dodger player to hit a postseason grand slam (joining Ron Cey and Dusty Baker from the 1977 NLCS and James Loney in the 2008 NLDS which was also against the Cubs). His seven RBIs were also a NLCS record. Chris Taylor and Justin Turner were voted co-MVPs of the series. The lone Chicago run came on a Kris Bryant home run in the fourth. Every Cubs run scored in the series came via a home run. With the 11–1 victory the Dodgers returned to the World Series for the first time since 1988.


2017 Chicago Cubs season, Statistics, Regular season, Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Walks; K = Strikeouts; Avg. = Batting average; OBP = On Base Percentage; SLG = Slugging Percentage;


2017 Chicago Cubs season, Statistics, Regular season, Pitching
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts


2017 Chicago Cubs season, Statistics, Postseason, Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Walks; K = Strikeouts; Avg. = Batting average; OBP = On Base Percentage; SLG = Slugging Percentage;


2017 Chicago Cubs season, Statistics, Postseason, Pitching
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts


2017 Chicago Fire season
The 2017 Chicago Fire season was the club's 22nd year of existence, as well as their 20th season in Major League Soccer, the top-flight of American soccer. The Fire reached the playoffs for the first time since 2012, losing in the knockout round.


2017 Chicago Fire season, Player movement, In
Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.


2017 Chicago Fire season, Player movement, Loans
Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.


2017 Chicago Fire season, Standings, Results summary
Last updated: October 22, 2017Source: Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won;  T = Matches tied;  L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference


2017 Chicago Fire season, Kits, Primary kit
According to the league's bi-annual rotation of kits the primary kit carried over from the previous season. It was originally unveiled on January 25, 2016. The jersey features an all-red design with the return of the iconic white bar across the chest. The Chicago city flag embossed on the lower front for the jersey's jock tag.


2017 Chicago Fire season, Kits, Secondary kit
The new secondary kit has been unveiled by the club on February 6, 2017. It's gray color is based on the same tone as the center of the club's logo. The jersey has the high V-neck collar and features blue numbers, names and trim, with red accents and "EST. 1997" on jock tag. The back neck tape has crossed axes, as the primary kit. Six-pointed stars from Chicago city flag are placed on the sleeve trim as well as socks.


2017 Chicago Marathon
The 2017 Chicago Marathon was the 40th annual edition of the Chicago Marathon held in Chicago, Illinois, United States. The race had 44,508 finishers, and the number of spectators was estimated at over 1.5 million.


2017 Chicago Marathon, Summary
American Galen Rupp won the men's race, holding off defending champion Abel Kirui. Rupp is the first American man to win this event since Khalid Khannouchi in 2002 and the first American-born man to win it since Greg Meyer in 1982. This was his first career win at a World Marathon Majors event. In a relatively tactical race, over 20 runners remained in the lead pack by the halfway point, which was reached in 1:05:49 hours. Kirui's quickening of the pace left only five men in contention at the 35 kilometres (22 mi) mark. Rupp then took the lead for good, finishing in a personal best of 2:09:20 hours. Kirui finished in second place around 30 seconds behind Rupp, while Bernard Kipyego finished in third around one minute behind Rupp.


2017 Chicago Marathon, Summary
Tirunesh Dibaba of Ethiopia won the women's race in 2:18:30 hours, which was the second fastest in Chicago Marathon history. Brigid Kosgei of Kenya placed second in 2:20:22 hours, which was her first top-three finish at a World Marathon Major. American Jordan Hasay finished third in 2:20:57, which was the second fastest time ever by an American woman in this race. Dibaba dominated the race. She led the race early on, with only Dibaba, Kosgei, Florence Kiplagat, Valentine Kipketer, and Hasay in the lead group at the 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) mark. Dibaba gradually pulled away from the other runners after the halfway point to win by almost two minutes. She stated that her goal in the future is to challenge the marathon world record.


2017 Chicago Marathon, Summary
The women's wheelchair marathon was won for a sixth consecutive time by American Tatyana McFadden in a course record of 1:39:15 hours – the same time recorded by runner-up Amanda McGrory who was a fraction of a second behind. Swiss athlete Marcel Hug took the men's wheelchair race in 1:29:23 hours, defending his title from the previous year and beating six-time champion Kurt Fearnley by over a minute.


2017 Chicago Red Stars season
The 2017 Chicago Red Stars season was the team's ninth season. The team competed in the National Women's Soccer League, the top tier of women's soccer in the United States. In 2017, for the third consecutive season, the Red Stars made it to the post-season playoffs and was eliminated in the semi-final.


2017 Chicago Red Stars season, First-team squad
The entire 2017 roster was returned for 2018 NWSL season.


2017 Chicago Red Stars season, First-team squad
Players who were under contract to play for the club in 2017 NWSL season.


2017 Chicago Red Stars season, First-team squad, 2018 squad
+ indicates player was added during the season, - indicates player was removed during the season.


2017 Chicago Red Stars season, First-team squad, 2018 squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2017 Chicago Red Stars season, First-team squad, 2018 squad
Players selected by the club in 2017 NWSL College Draft.


2017 Chicago Red Stars season, First-team squad, 2018 squad
After the 2018 season several Chicago Red Stars players were loaned to clubs of W-League of Australia to play in their 2017-2018 season.


2017 Chicago Sky season
The 2017 Chicago Sky season was the franchise's 12th season in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The Sky started the season slowly, posting a 1–5 record in May. This slow start continued into June where the team only won 2 of 9 games. The team showed improvement in July and August, posting a combined record of 9–8 in those months. An 0–2 September saw the Sky finish with an overall record of 12–22. The Sky finished in 4th place in the Eastern Conference, ahead of the Atlanta Dream via tiebreaker. The team did not qualify for the playoffs.


2017 Chicago Sky season, Transactions, WNBA Draft
The Sky made the following selections in the 2017 WNBA draft:


2017 Chicago White Sox season
The 2017 Chicago White Sox season was the franchise’s 118th season in Chicago and 117th in the American League. It was also the team’s first season under new manager Rick Renteria following Robin Ventura, who chose not to extend his contract with the team after five seasons. The White Sox missed the playoffs for the ninth consecutive season, and finished in 4th place in their division and second worst in the AL respectively.


2017 Chicago White Sox season, Offseason
After another disappointing season in 2016, GM Rick Hahn and the White Sox decided to rebuild the franchise for future success.


2017 Chicago White Sox season, Regular season
During the season GM Rick Hahn continued his rebuild plan to trade away key players for top prospects.


2017 Chicago White Sox season, Statistics, Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Walks; K = Strikeouts; Avg. = Batting average; OBP = On Base Percentage; SLG = Slugging Percentage;


2017 Chicago White Sox season, Statistics, Pitching
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts


2017 Chicago torture incident
In January 2017, a racial attack occurred on a mentally disabled white male in Chicago, Illinois. The victim was kidnapped and physically, verbally, and racially abused by four black individuals. The incident was livestreamed on Facebook, making it a live streaming crime.


2017 Chicago torture incident
The victim met with an acquaintance from high school at a McDonald's on New Year's Eve, and on January 3 was found by a police officer to appear to be suffering from numerous injuries while being led by one of the perpetrators on a sidewalk. The four perpetrators were arrested after the incident was livestreamed by one of them on Facebook Live, and found guilty of hate crimes and other offenses.


2017 Chicago torture incident, Kidnapping and torture
On December 31, 2016, the victim, an 18-year-old mentally-disabled white male, was dropped off by his parents at a McDonald's in suburban Streamwood, Illinois, where the victim wanted to meet Jordan Hill, one of the perpetrators. The victim knew Hill before the incident, as the two had attended the same school in Aurora, Illinois, and mistakenly considered him a friend. On January 2, 2017, the victim's parents filed a report that he was missing.


2017 Chicago torture incident, Kidnapping and torture
According to police reports, Hill had stolen a van and, pretending that it was his own, picked up the victim. They drove to the West Side of Chicago, where they picked up one of Hill's friends, Tesfaye Cooper. During that time, the victim slept in the van. On January 3, they travelled to the apartment of sisters Brittany and Tanishia Covington. There, the perpetrators proceeded to tie the victim up.


2017 Chicago torture incident, Kidnapping and torture
The younger of the sisters then turned on a Facebook Live stream to record the following events. The victim was bound, gagged, beaten, taunted, had part of his scalp removed with a knife, and was forced to kiss the floor and drink from a toilet bowl. The attackers are heard shouting "Fuck Trump" and "Fuck white people" in the video. They forced the victim to say "Fuck Trump" as well. One of the perpetrators contacted the victim's mother and demanded a $300 ransom for the victim's return. Although the Facebook Live stream only lasted 28 minutes, the victim was tied up for hours. Police suspected that the attack stopped when neighbors in a downstairs apartment complained about noise levels.


2017 Chicago torture incident, Perpetrators and legal proceedings
Four perpetrators were arrested and charged with aggravated kidnapping, aggravated unlawful restraint, aggravated battery, and hate crime: Jordan Hill and Tesfaye Cooper, two 18-year-old males, as well as sisters Brittany Covington (18 years old) and Tanishia Covington (24 years old).


2017 Chicago torture incident, Perpetrators and legal proceedings
On February 10, 2017, all four perpetrators pleaded not guilty at their arraignment. On May 16, 2017, a judge set bail for the four individuals: $900,000 for Hill; $800,000 for Cooper; $500,000 for Brittany Covington; and $200,000 for Tanishia Covington. None of the four defendants were able to post bail.


2017 Chicago torture incident, Perpetrators and legal proceedings
On December 8, 2017, Brittany Covington pleaded guilty to the charges of committing a hate crime, intimidation and aggravated battery. Additional charges, such as kidnapping, were dropped as part of her plea deal. Covington was sentenced to four years of probation and 200 hours of community service. Cook County Circuit Judge William Hooks said that he could have sentenced her to prison, but stated "I'm not sure if I did that you'd be coming out any better."


2017 Chicago torture incident, Perpetrators and legal proceedings
On April 19, 2018, Tanishia Covington pleaded guilty to the charges of committing a hate crime, intimidation and aggravated battery and was sentenced to three years in prison.


2017 Chicago torture incident, Perpetrators and legal proceedings
On July 5, 2018, Jordan Hill pleaded guilty to the charges of aggravated kidnapping and committing a hate crime and was sentenced to eight years in prison.


2017 Chicago torture incident, Perpetrators and legal proceedings
On July 12, 2018, Tesfaye Cooper pleaded guilty to a hate crime and aggravated kidnapping. Cooper was sentenced to seven years in prison.


2017 Chicago torture incident, Aftermath and reactions
On January 3, at approximately 5:15 p.m., Harrison District Officer Michael Donnelly saw the victim walking with the perpetrator that the victim had gone to high school with. The victim was observed by Officer Donnelly to be wearing summer clothing during winter conditions. Police said the victim appeared "injured" and "confused". Donnelly later stated, "I observed him wearing a tank top, inside-out, backwards, jean shorts and sandals on... He was bloodied. He was battered. He was very discombobulated." Running the victim's name through police databases, Officer Donnelly discovered that the victim was reported as a missing person and brought him to the hospital.


2017 Chicago torture incident, Aftermath and reactions
The live stream was later deleted, but archives still exist. There was widespread outrage over the beating. In its aftermath, the hashtag #BLMKidnapping was trending on Twitter, implying a connection with the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement. None of the attackers specifically mentioned Black Lives Matter in the video and the police found there to be no connection. Representatives for Black Lives Matter's Chicago branch denounced the beating and stated that they were uninvolved, and police stated that they found no evidence that Black Lives Matter was the motive of the incident. Some media pundits, such as Glenn Beck, suggested that the rhetoric of Black Lives Matter and its supporters had encouraged the attackers, while other commentators disputed this claim.


2017 Chicago torture incident, Aftermath and reactions
President Barack Obama released a statement condemning the incident, saying, "What we have seen as surfacing, I think, are a lot of problems that have been there a long time... Whether it's tensions between police and communities, (or) hate crimes of the despicable sort that has just now recently surfaced on Facebook." Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel said, "Anyone who has seen it [finds the video] both sickening and sickened by it," while Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner and his wife Diana said that they were "deeply saddened and disturbed by the horrific violence" depicted in the live stream.


2017 Chile wildfires
The 2017 Chile wildfires were a series of wildfires that burned across Chile during January 2017.


2017 Chile wildfires, Impact
On January 27–28, a wildfire described as the worst in Chile's modern history killed at least 11 people, including five firefighters and destroyed the town of Santa Olga in the central Maule Region, displacing thousands of people.


2017 Chile wildfires, Reactions
On January 20, the Chilean government declared a state of emergency in response to the wildfires.


2017 Chile wildfires, Reactions
Chilean President Michelle Bachelet cancelled her planned visit to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, for the fifth CELAC Summit on January 24–25 due to the wildfires.


2017 Chilean Primera División
The 2017 Campeonato Nacional season, known as Campeonato Nacional de Transición Scotiabank 2017 for sponsorship purposes, was the 87th season of top-flight football in Chile. Colo-Colo won their thirty-second title following a 3–0 away win at Huachipato on 9 December. Universidad de Chile were the defending champions.


2017 Chilean Primera División, Format changes
Starting in 2017, the ANFP approved a change from the European calendar season (July-May) that had been used since 2013 to a calendar year season (February-December). The year calendar would have been implemented for the 2017 season, however, it was postponed for one year. In order to manage this transition, the 2017 Clausura tournament, part of the 2016–17 season, was followed up by a single championship in the second semester of the year. The 2018 season will be played as a single tournament, without the Apertura-Clausura system.


2017 Chilean Primera División, Runners-up play-off
The winner qualified for the 2018 Copa Libertadores second stage, while the loser qualified for the 2018 Copa Sudamericana first stage. In the event that the same team ended up as runners-up of both tournaments, the playoff would not be played and that team would qualify for the Copa Libertadores. The Copa Sudamericana berth would then be awarded to the 2017 Transición best team not already qualified.


2017 Chilean Primera División, Relegation
Relegation is determined at the end of the season by computing an average of the number of points earned per game over the three most recent tournaments: 2016 Apertura, 2017 Clausura and 2017 Transición. The team with the lowest average qualified for the relegation playoff.


2017 Chilean Primera División, Relegation playoff
The relegation playoff was played by three teams: the last-placed in the relegation table (Santiago Wanderers), 2016–17 Primera B runners-up San Marcos de Arica, and 2017 Primera B champions Unión La Calera. The two Primera B teams played each other with the winner qualifying to the final against the Primera División team for promotion to the top flight for the 2018 season.


2017 Chilean general election
General elections in Chile were held on November 19, 2017, including presidential, parliamentary and regional elections.


2017 Chilean general election
In the presidential election, opposition candidate and former president Sebastián Piñera took a lower than expected 36% of the vote—though nearly 14 points ahead of his closest contender, senator Alejandro Guillier, backed by the sitting administration. In the runoff election, held on December 17, 2017, Piñera beat the lawmaker with a surprising 54% of the vote, with turnout two points higher than in the first round.


2017 Chilean general election
In the parliamentary elections, the Chile Vamos coalition (supporter of Piñera's candidacy) won 46% of the Chamber of Deputies and 44% of the Senate, while the governing New Majority alliance, competing without the Christian Democrats for the first time in 28 years, lost its majority in both chambers, taking just 28% and 35% in the lower and upper chambers, respectively. The fledgling leftist bloc Broad Front won 20 deputies (13%) and gained one senator. The Christian Democratic Party took 9% of the lower chamber and secured 14% of the Senate.


2017 Chilean general election
Following an election reform in 2015, the Chamber of Deputies grew in size to 155 members from the previous 120, while the Senate increased its membership from 38 to 43 after this election, and will grow to 50 following the election in 2021. Multi-seat constituencies were reestablished, replacing the previous binomial system of two-seat per district, installed by the outgoing Pinochet dictatorship in 1989. Also, for the first time, a 40% gender quota was put in place for candidates of each political party in parliamentary elections.


2017 Chilean general election
All the newly elected authorities began their terms on March 11, 2018.


2017 Chilean general election
This was the first non-primary election in which Chileans voted from abroad.


2017 Chilean general election, Presidential primaries
According to the Constitution, primaries are voluntary, but its results are binding. Two political coalitions decided to participate: Former president Sebastián Piñera won the Chile Vamos primary with 58% of the vote, while radio and television journalist Beatriz Sánchez became the Broad Front (Frente Amplio) nominee with nearly 68%.


2017 Chilean general election, Presidential candidates, Chile Vamos, Candidates
The former president was proclaimed as candidate by the Independent Regionalist Party on December 17, 2016, by the Independent Democratic Union on March 24, 2017, and two days later by his former party, National Renewal. On July 2, 2017 Sebastián Piñera won the Chile Vamos primary, thereby officially becoming a presidential candidate. On July 8, 2017, Amplitude —a party that is not member of Chile Vamos— proclaimed him as its candidate. On August 6, 2017, Political Evolution, which had supported Felipe Kast during the primaries, officially joined Piñera's campaign team.


2017 Chilean general election, Presidential candidates, Chile Vamos, Candidates
Sebastián Piñera won the primary with 58% of the vote.


2017 Chilean general election, Presidential candidates, The Force of the Majority, Candidates
Alejandro Guillier was proclaimed by the Social Democrat Radical Party as candidate on January 7, 2017. On April 9, 2017 he was chosen by the Socialist Party's Central Committee as its candidate after a secret election in which he beat former president Ricardo Lagos by nearly two-thirds of the vote; he was proclaimed as candidate by that party on April 21, 2017. On May 7, 2017, the Communist Party proclaimed him as their candidate. On May 13, 2017 the Party for Democracy unanimously proclaimed him as their candidate in a show of hands.


2017 Chilean general election, Presidential candidates, The Force of the Majority, Candidates
As the New Majority coalition failed to organize a primary and Guillier decided to stay as an independent, he was forced to collect thousands of signatures in order to compete. On August 4, 2017 he officially registered his candidacy before the Servel, presenting 61,403 signatures, more than the 33 thousand needed to register an independent candidacy.


2017 Chilean general election, Presidential candidates, Broad Front, Candidates
The journalist announced on March 21, 2017 during her own radio show that she was quitting her job to think about the possibility of running for president. On March 31, 2017 she gained the official support from both Democratic Revolution and Autonomist Movement. She launched her candidacy on April 3, 2017 at a rally near Plaza Baquedano in Santiago. On April 16, 2017 she was proclaimed as candidate by the Humanist Party, and on April 23, 2017 the Libertarian Left gave her its support.


2017 Chilean general election, Presidential candidates, Broad Front, Candidates
On May 9, 2017 she was proclaimed as candidate by the Poder party, and four days later by the Progressive Democratic Movement. On May 14, 2017 the Autonomous Left proclaimed her as their candidate. On May 29, 2017 the Liberal Party proclaimed her as their candidate, while on June 6, 2017, the Green Ecologist Party did the same. On July 2, 2017 she won the Broad Front primary with nearly 68% of the vote. Her primary win was officially sanctioned by the Election Court (Tricel) on July 24, 2017 during a ceremony in Santiago. On July 31, 2017, Sánchez presented her campaign team, which included members of the Equality Party, which had supported her primary opponent, Alberto Mayol.


2017 Chilean general election, Presidential candidates, Other candidates
The current senator for Magallanes was proclaimed by the Christian Democratic Party as candidate on March 11, 2017. On April 29, 2017, the PDC decided not to participate in a New Majority primary, breaking away from the coalition after 28 years. On May 11, 2017 Goic officially registered her pre-candidacy before the Servel, accompanied by former president Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle. On August 19, 2017 the PDC officially registered her candidacy before the Servel.


2017 Chilean general election, Presidential election, Results
a Includes electors registered to vote from abroad (39,137). b Excludes votes from abroad (23,308).


2017 Chilean presidential primaries
The Chilean presidential primaries of 2017 were held in Chile on Sunday 2 July 2017. It was the first election in the country's history in which Chileans were permitted to vote from abroad.


2017 Chilean presidential primaries
According to the law, primaries are voluntary, but its results are binding. Two political coalitions decided to participate: Former president Sebastián Piñera won the Chile Vamos primary with 58% of the vote, while radio and television journalist Beatriz Sánchez became the Broad Front nominee with nearly 68%.


2017 Chilean presidential primaries
The presidential election was held on Sunday 19 November 2017.


2017 Chilean presidential primaries, Chile Vamos primary
All three Chile Vamos candidates were registered before the Servel (election authority) on 2 May 2017. Former President Sebastián Piñera won the coalition's nomination with 56,86% of the vote.


2017 Chilean presidential primaries, Broad Front primary
In the Broad Front coalition of leftist parties, Beatriz Sánchez, a journalist with no political experience, became the coalition's nominee with nearly 68% of the vote.


2017 Chilean presidential primaries, Nueva Mayoría's aborted primary
The Nueva Mayoría was expected to hold a primary election to select its candidate for president. The governing coalition includes the Christian Democratic, Radical Social Democratic, For Democracy, Socialist, MAS Region, Citizen Left and Communist parties.


2017 Chilean presidential primaries, Nueva Mayoría's aborted primary
Senator Alejandro Guillier was proclaimed as candidate by the Radical Social Democratic (PRSD), Socialist (PS) and Communist (PC) parties. However, on April 29, 2017, the Christian Democratic Party decided to break away from the Nueva Mayoría coalition and present their candidate, Senator Carolina Goic, directly to the first round.


2017 Chilean presidential primaries, Nueva Mayoría's aborted primary
According to Chilean law, Guillier will have to collect signatures to participate in the first round, even if he is supported by a political party, given his status as an independent politician.


2017 Chilean presidential primaries, Nueva Mayoría's aborted primary, Socialist Party candidate definition
On 19 January 2017, the Socialist Party of Chile agreed to maintain its decision to define the party's presidential candidacy via an extra-legal primary (called "citizen consultation") on April 28, in which party members and citizens who are not registered in any political party would be able to vote. The decision was ratified by the party's Central Committee on 21 January. The possible candidates were:


2017 Chilean presidential primaries, Nueva Mayoría's aborted primary, Socialist Party candidate definition
However, on 1 April 2017 the Central Committee of the Socialist Party decided to call off the primary election and select the presidential candidate themselves. After this decision, both Insulza and Atria withdrew their candidacies.


2017 Chilean presidential primaries, Nueva Mayoría's aborted primary, Socialist Party candidate definition
On 10 April 2017 former President Ricardo Lagos announced he was pulling out of the presidential race.


2017 Chin United season
Chin United Football Club is a Burmese football club, based at Chin State, Myanmar. The club is one of the two teams representing Chin State along with GFA FC.


2017 Chin United season, 2017 squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2017 China Amateur Football League
The 2017 China Amateur Football League season, also known as Shan Lin Financial China Amateur Football League for sponsorship reasons, was the 16th season since its establishment in 2002. It is the highest amateur association football league in PR China with some semi-professional clubs. 50 clubs were qualified for the second round.


2017 China Amateur Football League, First round
China Amateur Football League includes 44 regional leagues. 2016 or 2017 season champion will advance to the second round.


2017 China Amateur Football League, Second round, North 1, Group A
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Disciplinary points (1 point for each yellow card, 3 points for each red card); 8) Draw


2017 China Amateur Football League, Second round, North 1, Group B
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Disciplinary points (1 point for each yellow card, 3 points for each red card); 8) Draw


2017 China Amateur Football League, Second round, North 2, Group A
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Disciplinary points (1 point for each yellow card, 3 points for each red card); 8) Draw


2017 China Amateur Football League, Second round, North 2, Group B
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Disciplinary points (1 point for each yellow card, 3 points for each red card); 8) Draw


2017 China Amateur Football League, Second round, North 3, Group A
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Disciplinary points (1 point for each yellow card, 3 points for each red card); 8) Draw


2017 China Amateur Football League, Second round, North 3, Group B
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Disciplinary points (1 point for each yellow card, 3 points for each red card); 8) Draw


2017 China Amateur Football League, Second round, North 4, Group A
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Disciplinary points (1 point for each yellow card, 3 points for each red card); 8) Draw


2017 China Amateur Football League, Second round, North 4, Group B
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Disciplinary points (1 point for each yellow card, 3 points for each red card); 8) Draw


2017 China Amateur Football League, Second round, South 1, Group A
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Disciplinary points (1 point for each yellow card, 3 points for each red card); 8) Draw


2017 China Amateur Football League, Second round, South 1, Group B
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Disciplinary points (1 point for each yellow card, 3 points for each red card); 8) Draw


2017 China Amateur Football League, Second round, South 2, Group A
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Disciplinary points (1 point for each yellow card, 3 points for each red card); 8) Draw


2017 China Amateur Football League, Second round, South 2, Group B
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Disciplinary points (1 point for each yellow card, 3 points for each red card); 8) Draw


2017 China Amateur Football League, Second round, South 3, Group A
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Disciplinary points (1 point for each yellow card, 3 points for each red card); 8) Draw


2017 China Amateur Football League, Second round, South 3, Group B
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Disciplinary points (1 point for each yellow card, 3 points for each red card); 8) Draw


2017 China Amateur Football League, Second round, South 4, Group A
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Disciplinary points (1 point for each yellow card, 3 points for each red card); 8) Draw


2017 China Amateur Football League, Second round, South 4, Group B
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Disciplinary points (1 point for each yellow card, 3 points for each red card); 8) Draw


2017 China Amateur Football League, Third round, Quarter-finals, Matches
3–3 on aggregate. Anhui Hefei Guiguan won 4–3 on penalties.


2017 China Amateur Football League, Third round, 5th–6th place
2017 CAL 5th-placed and 6th-placed faces 2017 League Two 23rd-placed and 24th-placed for a play-off match. The winner may be qualify for the 2018 China League Two. See 2017 China League Two#Relegation play-off.


2017 China Championship (snooker)
The 2017 Evergrande China Championship was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 16 and 22 August 2017 in China. It was the second ranking event of the 2017/2018 season.


2017 China Championship (snooker)
This was the first time the event was a ranking tournament. John Higgins was the defending champion, but was knocked out in the second round by Tom Ford.


2017 China Championship (snooker)
Luca Brecel won his first ranking tournament, beating Shaun Murphy 10–5 in the final. He became the first player from mainland Europe to win a ranking event.


2017 China Championship (snooker), Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:


2017 China Championship (snooker), Prize fund
The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £15,000


2017 China Championship (snooker), Qualifying
These matches were held between 3 and 6 June 2017 at the Preston Guild Hall in Preston, England. All matches were the best of 9 frames.


2017 China Cup
The 2017 Gree China Cup International Football Championship (Chinese: 2017年格力中国杯国际足球锦标赛) was the inaugural edition of the China Cup, an international football tournament. It was held from 10 to 15 January 2017 in Nanning, Guangxi, China.


2017 China Cup
The tournament was hosted by the Chinese Football Association, Wanda Sports Holdings, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Sports Bureau and the Nanning Municipal Government, and sponsored by Gree Electric.


2017 China Cup, Match officials
The following referees were chosen for the 2017 China Cup.


2017 China Cup, Squads
Age, caps and goals as of the start of the tournament, 10 January 2017.


2017 China Cup, Matches
The official draw was announced on 7 December 2016. All times are local, CST (UTC+8).


2017 China Formula 4 Championship
The 2017 China Formula 4 Championship (Shell Cup FIA F4 Chinese Championship) was the third season of the China Formula 4 Championship. It began on 22 April at the Zhuhai International Circuit and concluded on 29 October at the new Ningbo International Circuit, after seven triple-header rounds, five of them co-hosted with the China Formula Grand Prix championship, and the remaining two being run as a support for the Chinese Touring Car Championship and, in Ningbo, for the World Touring Car Championship.


2017 China International Challenger Jinan
The 2017 China International Challenger Jinan was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the first edition of the tournament which was part of the 2017 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Jinan, China between 7 and 12 August 2017.


2017 China International Challenger Jinan, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following player received a wildcard into the singles main draw:


2017 China International Challenger Jinan, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following player received entry into the singles main draw with a protected ranking:


2017 China International Challenger Jinan – Doubles
Hsieh Cheng-peng and Peng Hsien-yin won the title after defeating Sriram Balaji and Vishnu Vardhan 4–6, 6–4, [10–4] in the final.


2017 China International Challenger Jinan – Singles
Lu Yen-hsun won the title after defeating Ričardas Berankis 6–3, 6–1 in the final.


2017 China International Suzhou
The 2017 China International Suzhou was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the third edition of the tournament which was part of the 2017 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Suzhou, China from October 23 to October 29, 2017.


2017 China International Suzhou, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2017 China International Suzhou – Doubles
Mikhail Elgin and Alexander Kudryavtsev were the defending champions but chose not to defend their title.


2017 China International Suzhou – Doubles
Gao Xin and Sun Fajing won the title after defeating Gong Maoxin and Zhang Ze 7–6(7–5), 4–6, [10–7] in the final.


2017 China International Suzhou – Singles
Lu Yen-hsun was the defending champion but withdrew before the tournament began.


2017 China International Suzhou – Singles
Miomir Kecmanović won the title after defeating Radu Albot 6–4, 6–4 in the final.


2017 China League One
The 58.com 2017 Chinese Football Association China League (Chinese: 58同城2017中国足球协会甲级联赛) was the 14th season of the China League One, the second tier of the Chinese football league pyramid, since its establishment in 2004. The league's title sponsor was the e-commerce website 58.com.


2017 China League One, Teams
A total of 16 teams are contesting in the league, including 12 sides from the 2016 season, two relegated from the 2016 Chinese Super League and two promoted from the 2016 China League Two.


2017 China League One, Clubs, Foreign players
A total of four foreign players can be registered in a season; however, the number of foreign players is limited to three per CL1 team in the same time. Teams can use three foreign players on the field each game.


2017 China League One, Clubs, Foreign players
Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.


2017 China League One, Clubs, Foreign players
Hong Kong/Macau/Taiwan outfield players (Contracts signed before 1 January 2016 do not count for the foreign player slot):


2017 China League One, Awards
The awards of 2017 China League One were announced on 2 November 2017.


2017 China League One, League attendance
Updated to games played on Oct. 28th, 2017Source: Notes:† Teams played previous season in CSL. †† Teams played previous season in CL2.


2017 China League Two
The 2017 Chinese Football Association Division Two League season was the 28th season since its establishment in 1989. The league was expanded to 24 teams, with 12 teams in North Group and 12 teams in South Group.


2017 China League Two, Awards
The awards of 2017 China League Two were announced on 29 November 2017.


2017 China League Two, League attendance
Updated to games played on Feb 28, 2018Source:Notes:† Teams played previous season in CL1. †† Teams played previous season in CAL.


2017 China Masters Grand Prix Gold
The 2017 China Masters was a badminton tournament that took place at the Olympic Sports Center Xincheng Gymnasium in Changzhou, Jiangsu, China on 18–23 April 2017 and had a total purse of $150,000.


2017 China Masters Grand Prix Gold, Tournament
The 2017 China Masters was the sixth tournament of the 2017 BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix and also part of the China Masters championships, which had been held since 2005. This tournament was organized by Chinese Badminton Association and sanctioned by the BWF.


2017 China Masters Grand Prix Gold, Tournament, Venue
This international tournament was held at the Changzhou Olympic Sports Centre in Changzhou, China.


2017 China Masters Grand Prix Gold, Tournament, Prize money
The total prize money for this tournament was US$150,000. Distribution of prize money was in accordance with BWF regulations.


2017 China Open (snooker)
The 2017 China Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament, that took place between 27 March and 2 April 2017 at the Beijing University Students' Gymnasium in Beijing, China. It was the 18th and penultimate ranking event of the 2016–17 season. The tournament was broadcast in Europe on Eurosport and Eurosport Player.


2017 China Open (snooker)
Judd Trump was the defending champion, but he lost in the quarter-finals to Hossein Vafaei.


2017 China Open (snooker)
Mark Selby defeated Mark Williams 10–8 in the final to win his second China Open title and 11th career ranking title overall.


2017 China Open (snooker)
Trump made the 130th official maximum break and the third of his career in the fifth frame of his 5–3 win over Tian Pengfei in the third round.


2017 China Open (snooker), Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:


2017 China Open (snooker), Wildcard round
These matches were played in Beijing on 27 March 2017.


2017 China Open (snooker), Qualifying
These matches were played from 24 to 27 January 2017 at the Guild Hall in Preston, England, except for 4 matches which were held over and played in Beijing on 27 March 2017. All matches were best of 9 frames.


2017 China Open (tennis)
The 2017 China Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 19th edition of the China Open for the men (21st for the women). It was part of ATP World Tour 500 series on the 2017 ATP World Tour, and the last WTA Premier Mandatory tournament of the 2017 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's events were held at the National Tennis Center in Beijing, China, from October 2 to October 8, 2017.


2017 China Open (tennis), ATP singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2017 China Open (tennis), ATP doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2017 China Open (tennis), WTA singles main draw entrants, Seeds
The following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on WTA rankings as of 25 September 2017. Rankings and points before are as of 2 October 2017.


2017 China Open (tennis), WTA singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2017 China Open (tennis), WTA singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry using a protected ranking into the singles main draw:


2017 China Open (tennis), WTA doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2017 China Open Super Series Premier
The 2017 China Open Super Series Premier is the eleventh Super Series tournament of the 2017 BWF Super Series. The tournament will take place at Haixia Olympic Sports Center in Fuzhou, China from November 14 – 19, 2017 and has a total purse of $700,000.


2017 China Open – Men's Doubles
Pablo Carreño Busta and Rafael Nadal were the defending champions, but chose not to participate this year.


2017 China Open – Men's Doubles
Henri Kontinen and John Peers won the title, defeating John Isner and Jack Sock in the final, 6–3, 3–6, [10–7].


2017 China Open – Men's Singles
Andy Murray was the defending champion but withdrew with a hip injury before the tournament began.


2017 China Open – Men's Singles
Rafael Nadal won the title, defeating Nick Kyrgios in the final, 6–2, 6–1.


2017 China Open – Women's Doubles
Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Lucie Šafářová were the defending champions, but neither player could participate this year due to injury.


2017 China Open – Women's Doubles
Chan Yung-jan and Martina Hingis won the title, defeating Tímea Babos and Andrea Hlaváčková in the final, 6–1, 6–4.


2017 China Open – Women's Doubles, Seeds
The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.


2017 China Open – Women's Singles
Agnieszka Radwańska was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Daria Kasatkina.


2017 China Open – Women's Singles
Caroline Garcia won the title, defeating Simona Halep in the final, 6–4, 7–6(7–3). As of 2019, Garcia is the only player to win singles titles in both Wuhan and Beijing in the same year.


2017 China Open – Women's Singles
As a result of Garbiñe Muguruza's retirement in the first round, Halep attained the WTA no. 1 singles ranking for the first time at the end of the tournament after having defeated Jeļena Ostapenko in the semifinals.


2017 China Open – Women's Singles, Seeds
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.


2017 China Open – Women's Singles, Seeds
The three Wuhan semifinalists who were accepted into the main draw received a bye into the second round. They were as follows:


2017 China Open – Women's Singles, Seeds
Maria Sakkari, the fourth Wuhan semifinalist, did not have a ranking that qualified her for the main draw. Sakkari withdrew from the qualifying draw as she was still competing in Wuhan.


2017 China Touring Car Championship
The 2017 China Touring Car Championship, also known for sponsorship reasons as the 2017 Sinopec Lubricants China Touring Car Championship, is the ninth season of the China Touring Car Championship. In the Super Cup class, Zhang Zhendong entered the season as defending champion, with Changan Ford Racing Team defending manufacturers' champions. In the China Production class, Yang Xi entered the season as defending champion, with Beijing Hyundai Modern Aspect Racing Team defending the manufacturers' championship.


2017 China bolide
On October 4, 2017 around 8:07 PM local time, an extremely bright meteoroid fell over the northern Yunnan province of China, reaching maximum brightness roughly 37 kilometres (23 miles) above the ground. The 8-second superbolide was widely recorded, as it fell in the late evening on the Mid-Autumn Festival, a fairly popular festival in China.


2017 China bolide, Overview
Based on its incoming velocity of 14.6 km/s (33,000 mph) and energy, the original asteroid was likely between 2.2 and 3.6 metres (7.2 and 11.8 feet) across, slightly smaller than the 2015 Thailand bolide, which fell about 2 years previously, several hundred miles to the south.


2017 China bolide, Overview
This is the largest recorded meteor to fall over China since the 2000 bolide, which radiated about 262 gigajoules (73,000 kWh) of energy compared to the 2017 event's 192 gigajoules (53,000 kWh). While it was only the 5th most energetic impact event of 2017, it was the largest one to occur over land, and a populated area no less.


2017 China floods
The 2017 China floods began in early June 2017. More than 14.9017 million people in 10 provinces and municipalities and regions were affected, especially the southern and central provinces and regions of Guangxi, Guangdong, Hunan, Hubei, Jiangxi, Jiangsu, Anhui, Zhejiang, Shandong, Shaanxi, Yunnan, Sichuan, Gansu and Henan. Hunan was the hardest hit. A total of 18,100 houses were destroyed, and more than 9,821-square-metre (105,710 sq ft) of crops were inundated.


2017 China floods
Many major rivers and lakes in China, including the Yangtze River, Zhujiang River, Dongting Lake, Poyang Lake were flooded to danger levels. The State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarter said on Sunday, July 2, that water levels in more than 60 rivers in southern China were above the warning levels due to sustained rainfalls in recent days.


2017 China floods, Floods among eight provinces in the summer
Since June 29, several regions in South China suffered heavy rainfall. According to the Ministry of Civil Affairs, 9.564 million people from 238 county level administrations are affected, and 48 deaths ending the morning of July 3.


2017 China floods, Flooding by province, Chongqing
The rainfall led to widespread flooding that destroyed the No. 201 Provincial Highway, causing traffic disruption and traffic congestion.


2017 China floods, Flooding by province, Hunan
According to the latest data for July 1, 1.159 million people in Hunan were affected. 7 deaths, 1 missing, 9,080-square-metre (97,700 sq ft) of crops affected, 382 homes destroyed and 969 damaged. The direct economic loss about CN¥1.9 billion. Rainstorms lashed 832 towns in southern and eastern Hunan from Saturday morning to Sunday morning, with Huangtang Township in Ningyuan County receiving the most precipitation at 264.2 millimetres (10.40 in) within 24 hours.


2017 China floods, Flooding by province, Hunan
By July 2, more than 7 major rivers (Xiangjiang River, Liuyang River, Laodao River, Wei River, Zi River, Yuan River, Qingjiang River) and many more had reached a moderate major, or record flood stage. Four rivers reached record level including Xiangjiang River, Liuyang River, Laodao River and Wei River.


2017 China floods, Flooding by province, Hunan, Ningxiang
In some towns and townships in Ningxiang the power systems and water supply systems have been devastated, and phone line were out. On July 1, a mudslide left 9 dead and 19 injured in Zuta Village (祖塔村) of Weishan Township.


2017 China floods, Flooding by province, Hunan, Ningxiang
According to the Government of Ningxiang, heavy downpours pounded Ningxiang since June 22, leading to Ningxiang's worst natural disaster in 60 years. The affected population reached 815 thousand, 44 people deaths, 212-square-metre (2,280 sq ft) of crops affected, accounting for 56% of the population in the city, more than 14,000 houses collapsed or partially damaged, more than 900 dams damaged, more than 70 roads damaged, the direct economic loss about CN¥9 billion.


2017 China floods, Flooding by province, Hunan, Xiangxiang
Vice chairman of Xiangxiang Municipal Committee of  the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), Liu Hequn (刘鹤群), was washed away by the flood.


2017 China floods, Flooding by province, Guangxi
Some small and medium-sized rivers in Guilin, Liuzhou, Hechi and other places have experienced the biggest floods in 20 years.


2017 China floods, Flooding by province, Guangxi
The latest round of torrential rain since Saturday has affected more than 400,000 people in more than 20 counties and districts in Guangxi, left 20 people dead and 14 missing. Around 20,000 houses collapsed or were damaged.


2017 China floods, Flooding by province, Guizhou
The city of Duyun was seriously affected by the floods, as the heavy rain started at 7:00 at night, June 29, inundating several streets and stranding many subdistricts.


2017 China floods, Flooding by province, Jiangxi
Heavy rains in northwestern Jiangxi have led to landslides and collapsing homes. About 480,000 people were evacuated in Jiangxi. Seven people died and seven were missing due to flooding during a 10 day period.


2017 China floods, Investigation
On August 24, 2017, in Hunan, the Hunan Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection said in a statement that more than 15 officials were punished: "(the Party) gives Li Shiqiu (Chinese: 黎石秋; former Communist Party Secretary of Ningxiang) a warning as a measure of party discipline; (the Party) gives Li Chunqiu (Chinese: 黎春秋; former Communist Party Secretary and County Governor of Ningxiang) an admonishing conversation; (the Party) gives Tan Xiaoping (Chinese: 谭小平; former Communist Party Secretary of Ningxiang) an admonishing conversation; (the Party) gives Zhou Hui (Chinese: 周辉; Communist Party Secretary of Ningxiang) a serious warning as a measure of party discipline; (the Party) gives Wang Xiongwen (Chinese: 王雄文; County Governor of Ningxiang) a serious track record; (the Party) gives Deng Jieping (Chinese: 邓杰平; Chairman of Ningxiang of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference) a serious warning as a measure of party discipline; Director of the Water Affairs Bureau Wu Limin (Chinese: 吴利民) was removed from the post; Party secretary and Chairman of Ningxiang State-owned Capital Pan Liqiang (Chinese: 潘立强) was removed from the post."


2017 China–India border standoff
The 2017 China India border standoff or Doklam standoff refers to the military border standoff between the Indian Armed Forces and the People's Liberation Army of China over Chinese construction of a road in Doklam near a trijunction border area, known as Donglang, or Donglang Caochang (meaning Donglang pasture or grazing field), in Chinese. On 16 June 2017 Chinese troops with construction vehicles and road-building equipment began extending an existing road southward in Doklam, a territory which is claimed by both China as well as India's ally Bhutan.


2017 China–India border standoff
On 18 June 2017, as part of Operation Juniper, about 270 Indian troops armed with weapons and two bulldozers crossed the Sikkim border into Doklam to stop the Chinese troops from constructing the road. On 28 August, both India and China announced that they had withdrawn all their troops from the face-off site in Doklam.


2017 China–India border standoff, Background
Doklam is an area disputed between China and Bhutan located near their tri-junction with India. Unlike China and Bhutan, India does not claim Doklam but supports Bhutan's claim.


2017 China–India border standoff, Background
China's claim on Doklam is based on the 1890 Convention of Calcutta between China and Britain, which states in Article I:


2017 China–India border standoff, Background
The boundary of Sikkim and Tibet shall be the crest of the mountain range separating the waters flowing into the Sikkim Teesta and its affluents from the waters flowing into the Tibetan Mochu and northwards into other Rivers of Tibet. The line commences at Mount Gipmochi on the Bhutan frontier, and follows the above-mentioned water-parting to the point where it meets Nipal territory.


2017 China–India border standoff, Background
China asserts that by this convention, the starting point of the Sikkim-Tibet border is "Mount Gipmochi on the Bhutan frontier" and that this clearly defines the tri-junction point. As per Chinese claims, Doklam is located in the Xigaze area of Tibet, bordering the state of Sikkim. However Bhutan was not a party to the convention.


2017 China–India border standoff, Background
In 1949, Bhutan signed a treaty with India giving allowance to India to guide its diplomatic and defense affairs. In 2007, the treaty was superseded by a new Friendship Treaty that replaced the provision that made it mandatory for Bhutan to take India's guidance on foreign policy, provided broader sovereignty but also stated in its Article 2:


2017 China–India border standoff, Background
In keeping with the abiding ties of close friendship and cooperation between Bhutan and India, the Government of the Kingdom of Bhutan and the Government of the Republic of India shall cooperate closely with each other on issues relating to their national interests.


2017 China–India border standoff, Background
From 1958, Chinese maps started showing large parts of Bhutanese territory as part of China. Localized tensions arose in the 1960s but in the 1970s negotiations between China and Bhutan, with India sometimes playing a supporting role, failed to create a consensus on the status of the Doklam plateau. Bhutan and China have held 24 rounds of boundary talks since they began in 1984, with notable agreements reached in 1988 and 1998, the latter also prohibiting the use of force and encouraging both parties to strictly adhere to peaceful means.


2017 China–India border standoff, Background
In the early 2000s, China built a road up the Sinchela pass (in undisputed territory) and then over the plateau (in disputed territory), leading up to the Doka La pass, until reaching within 68 metres distance to the Indian border post on the Sikkim border. Here, they constructed a turn-around facilitating vehicles to turn back. This road has been in existence at least since 2005. It is the southward extension of this road that sparked the 2017 standoff.


2017 China–India border standoff, Timeline
On 16 June 2017, Chinese troops with construction vehicles and road-building equipment began extending an existing road southward on the Doklam plateau.


2017 China–India border standoff, Timeline
On 18 June 2017, around 270 Indian troops, with weapons and two bulldozers, entered Doklam to stop the Chinese troops from constructing the road.


2017 China–India border standoff, Timeline
On 29 June 2017, Bhutan protested to China against the construction of a road in the disputed territory. According to the Bhutanese government, China attempted to extend a road that previously terminated at Doka La towards the Bhutan Army camp at Zornpelri near the Jampheri Ridge 2 km to the south; that ridge, viewed as the border by China but as wholly within Bhutan by both Bhutan and India, extends eastward approaching India's highly-strategic Siliguri Corridor. The Bhutanese border was reportedly put on high alert and border security was tightened as a result of the growing tensions.


2017 China–India border standoff, Timeline
On the same day, China Foreign Ministry released a map depicting Doklam as part of China. Using the map as illustration, China's Spokesperson Lu Kang read Article I of the 1890 Convention of Calcutta and asserted that it proved that the Donglang (Doklam) area, a territory North East of Gipmochi as shown on the map, belongs to China.


2017 China–India border standoff, Timeline
On 30 June, Ministry of External Affairs of India released the statement entitled Recent Developments in Doklam Area stating its official position. It charges China of changing status quo in violation of a 2012 understanding between the two governments regarding finalizing the tri-junction boundary points and causing security concerns, widely understood as at its strategic Siliguri Corridor. It says that "Indian personnel" at Doka La coordinated with Bhutan and "approached the Chinese construction party and urged them to desist from changing the status quo."


2017 China–India border standoff, Timeline
On 30 June, answering a question about Bhutan's protest, China's Spokesperson Lu Kang made the following statement about Doklam's history after asserting that the area where the construction activities are underway is totally under the jurisdiction of China because it is completely located on the Chinese side of the China-Bhutan traditional customary line:


2017 China–India border standoff, Timeline
Before the 1960s, if border inhabitants of Bhutan wanted to herd in Doklam, they needed the consent of the Chinese side and had to pay the grass tax to China. Nowadays the Xi Zang Tibet Archives still retain some receipts of the grass tax.


2017 China–India border standoff, Timeline
On 3 July 2017, China Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Geng Shuang stated that former Indian prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru accepted the 1890 Britain–China treaty:


2017 China–India border standoff, Timeline
On September 26 of the same year, when writing back to Premier Zhou Enlai, Prime Minister Nehru unequivocally stated "the boundary between Sikkim and Xi Zang, China was defined by the 1890 Convention. This boundary was demarcated in 1895. There is no dispute over the boundary between Sikkim and Xi Zang (Tibet), China".


2017 China–India border standoff, Timeline
Indian media reported that Nehru's 26 September 1959 letter to Zhou, cited by China, was in fact a point-by-point refutation of the claims made by the Zhou on 8 September 1959. In the letter, which was accessed by Indian press albeit not published in its entirety, Nehru wrote:


2017 China–India border standoff, Timeline
This Convention of 1890 also defined the boundary between Sikkim and Tibet; and the boundary was later, in 1895, demarcated. There is thus no dispute regarding the boundary of Sikkim with the Tibet region.


2017 China–India border standoff, Timeline
China Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Geng Shuang replied to India media's question about disputed tri-junction with the following comment:


2017 China–India border standoff, Timeline
The so-called tri-junction, as the name suggests, is a point. It is not a line, much less an area. India misinterprets tri-junction point as an area, from ulterior motives. This time, the trespassing point of Indian army, is on the Sikkim-China border, which is 2000 metres away from the tri-junction point, Mount Gipmochi, by the 1890 Treaty.


2017 China–India border standoff, Timeline
On 5 July 2017, the Chinese government said that it had for the past 24 months a basic consensus with Bhutan that Doklam belongs to China, and there was no dispute between the two countries.


2017 China–India border standoff, Timeline
On 19 July 2017, China renewed its call for India to withdraw its troops from Doklam.


2017 China–India border standoff, Timeline
On 24 July 2017, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told reporters that it is very clear who is right and who is wrong in the standoff in Doklam, and that even senior Indian officials have publicly said that Chinese troops have not intruded into Indian territory. "In other words, India admitted that it has entered Chinese territory. The solution to this issue is simple, which is that they behave themselves and withdraw," Wang said.


2017 China–India border standoff, Timeline
On 2 August 2017, the Chinese foreign ministry released a 15-page official position statement The Facts and China's Position Concerning the Indian Border Troops' Crossing of the China-India Boundary in the Sikkim Sector into the Chinese Territory. According to this document, there were still over 40 Indian troops and one bulldozer in Doklam (Donglang) region. Beijing accused India of using Bhutan as "a pretext" to interfere and impede the boundary talks between China and Bhutan.


2017 China–India border standoff, Timeline
The report referred to India's "trespassing" into Doklam as a violation of the territorial sovereignty of China as well as a challenge to the sovereignty and independence of Bhutan. China says in the 15-page document that it notified India regarding its plan to construct road "in advance in full reflection of China's goodwill".


2017 China–India border standoff, Timeline
On 3 August 2017, China charged with four reasons that "India is certainly not for peace" though it always puts peace on its lips.


2017 China–India border standoff, Timeline
On 4 August 2017, The Ministry of External Affairs of India refused to confirm or deny when asked why, if India received notification from China in advance on its plan to construct road, it had not used diplomatic channels before sending its troops across the border since it was asking for diplomatic solution.


2017 China–India border standoff, Timeline
On 8 August 2017, Chinese diplomat Wang Wenli claimed that Bhutan had conveyed to China through diplomatic channels that the area of the standoff is not its territory, saying, "After the incident, the Bhutanese made it very clear to us that the place where the trespassing happened is not Bhutan's territory." On the next day, the Bhutanese government denied this, saying over the phone "Our position on the border issue of Doklam is very clear" and referring to the governments 29 June statement.


2017 China–India border standoff, Timeline
On 15 August 2017, several Indian and Chinese soldiers were alleged to have been injured after a melee broke out between them when a group of Chinese soldiers were alleged to have attempted to infiltrate across the border near Pangong Lake into Indian controlled territory in Ladakh. An Indian intelligence officer said the confrontation occurred after Indian soldiers intercepted a Chinese patrol that veered into Indian-held territory after losing its way apparently due to bad weather.


2017 China–India border standoff, Timeline
On 16 August 2017, the state run news agency released a segment of its show "The Spark" on Twitter racially attacking India, the video named the "Seven Sins of India" portrayed a stereotypical Indian with a turban and beard and a typical Indian accent, the segment spoke of Indians having "thick skin" and "pretending to sleep" on the matter of the border standoff between the two countries. The video went on to claim India was physically threatening Bhutan, and compared India to a "robber who breaks into a house and does not leave". The content of the video were factually incorrect. The video has received strong backlash on Twitter as well as from the international media.


2017 China–India border standoff, Timeline
On 9 October 2017 China announced that it was ready to maintain peace at frontiers with India reacting to Indian Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's visit to Nathu La.


2017 China–India border standoff, Disengagement
On 28 August 2017, India and China announced that they had agreed to pull their troops back from the face-off in Doklam. By the end of the day, it was reported that the withdrawal was completed.