2017 World Snooker Championship 2017 World Snooker Championship The 2017 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 2017 Betfred World Snooker Championship for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 15 April to 1 May 2017 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. It was the 19th and final ranking event of the 2016/2017 season. The tournament was the 40th anniversary of the World Championships at the Crucible and was broadcast in Europe by the BBC and Eurosport. Defending champion Mark Selby retained his title, beating John Higgins 18–15 in the final, despite falling to 4–10 behind
2014 World Snooker Championship on to win the final 18–14 and capture his first world title. In all, Selby won 13 of the last 17 frames, and his two highest breaks of the match - 127 and 87 - came consecutively to move from 15–14 to 17–14. The victory made Selby the tenth player to win all three Triple Crown events, and reinstated him as the world number one. This was O'Sullivan's first ever defeat in a World Championship final. O'Sullivan said "I want to congratulate Mark on a fantastic tournament. He's been the best player over 17 days, that was tough he had