2017 Riga Masters
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 23–25 June 2017 |
| Venue | Arena Riga |
| City | Riga |
| Country | Latvia |
| Organisation | World Snooker |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £227,000[1] |
| Winner's share | £50,000 |
| Highest break |  Andrew Higginson (ENG) (140) |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Ryan Day (WAL) |
| Runner-up |  Stephen Maguire (SCO) |
| Score | 5–2 |
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The 2017 Kaspersky Riga Masters was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 23 and 25 June 2017 at the Arena Riga in Riga, Latvia.[1] It was the first ranking event of the 2017/2018 season.[2] The tournament was broadcast by Eurosport.
Neil Robertson was the defending champion, but he lost in the first round to Lukas Kleckers.[3]
Ryan Day claimed the first ranking title of his career by defeating Stephen Maguire 5–2 in the final.
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[4]
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The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £10,000
Main draw
Final
| Final: Best of 9 frames. Referee: Ben Williams. Arena Riga, Riga, Latvia, 25 June 2017. | ||
| Stephen Maguire Scotland |
2–5 | Ryan Day Wales |
| 33–78 (59), 50–76, 0–77 (77), 46–74, 123–11 (119), 77–0, 41–75 (58) | ||
| 119 | Highest break | 77 |
| 1 | Century breaks | 0 |
| 1 | 50+ breaks | 3 |
