2017 Paul Hunter Classic
The 2017 Paul Hunter Classic was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place in August 2017 at the Stadthalle in Fürth, Germany. It was the third ranking event of the 2017/2018 season. The tournament is named in honour of former snooker professional, Paul Hunter.
Mark Selby was the defending champion, but he lost 1–4 to Michael White in the fourth round. White went on to beat Shaun Murphy 4–2 in the final, capturing his second world ranking title.
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:- Winner: £20,000
- Runner up: £10,000
- Semifinals: £4,500
- Quarterfinals: £3,000
- Last 16: £1,725
- Last 32: £1,000
- Last 64: £600
- Total: £100,000
Main rounds
Finals
;NotesAmateur pre-qualifying
These matches were played in Fürth on 22–24 August 2017. All matches were best of 7 frames.Century breaks
Main rounds centuries
Total: 24- 143 Mark Selby
- 142 Dominic Dale
- 132 Paul Davison
- 132 Kyren Wilson
- 124 Fergal O'Brien
- 123, 120, 104 Mark Joyce
- 123 Martin O'Donnell
- 122 Mark King
- 119, 102, 100 Jamie Jones
- 115 Nigel Bond
- 114 Jak Jones
- 109 Kurt Maflin
- 107, 106 Gary Wilson
- 107, 106 Ben Woollaston
- 105 Liam Highfield
- 104 Shaun Murphy
- 103 Tom Ford
- 100 Alan McManus
Amateur pre-qualifying stage centuries
- 117 Ashley Carty
- 107, 103 Barry Pinches
- 105 Jamie Cope
- 102 Andy Hicks
- 102 Adam Stefanow
- 101 Louis Heathcote