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

Finals

 * Notes

Amateur pre-qualifying
These matches were played in Fürth on 22–24 August 2017. All matches were best of 7 frames.

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