Masters snooker: Draw, TV schedule, results & odds

The prestigious Masters invitational event concluded place at London's Alexandra Palace on Sunday January 22 as crowd favourite Ronnie O'Sullivan clinched the title for a record seventh time by defeating Joe Perry in the final.

Snooker's second Triple Crown event of the season began on January 15, with the likes of Mark Selby, John Higgins and Judd Trump also among the big names competing to get their hands on the Paul Hunter Trophy and there was no shortage of drama across the seven days of top-class action.

Here, you can look back on how the tournament unfolded with all the results, complete with links to all our daily reviews, while we highlight the key statistics as well as other previous winners since 1975. 

Masters Snooker 2017 Draw & Tournament Bracket

• Seedings in brackets

Ronnie O'Sullivan (1) 6-5 Liang Wenbo (12)
Neil Robertson (8) 6-3 Ali Carter (13)
Judd Trump (5) 5-6 Marco Fu (14)
John Higgins (4) 5-6 Mark Allen (10)
Stuart Bingham (3) 1-6 Joe Perry (9)
Ding Junhui (6) 6-3 Kyren Wilson (16)
Shaun Murphy (7) 1-6 Barry Hawkins (11)
Mark Selby (2) 6-5 Mark Williams (15)

Masters 2017: Daily Results

• Matches up to and including semi-finals best of 11 frames
• Final is best of 19 frames

Sunday January 15 (First Round)
Afternoon Session (1300 GMT)
TV Coverage: BBC Two & Eurosport 2
Ronnie O'Sullivan (1) 6-5 Liang Wenbo (12) (Match 1)

Evening Session (1900 GMT)
TV Coverage: BBC Red Button & Eurosport 2
Ding Junhui (6) 6-3 Kyren Wilson (16) (Match 6)

Monday January 16 (First Round)
Afternoon Session (1300 GMT)
TV Coverage: BBC Two & Eurosport 2
John Higgins (4) 5-6 Mark Allen (10) (Match 4)

Evening Session (1900 GMT)
TV Coverage: BBC Red Button & Eurosport 2
Stuart Bingham (3) 1-6 Joe Perry (9) (Match 5)

Tuesday January 17 (First Round)
Afternoon Session (1300 GMT)
TV Coverage: BBC Two & Eurosport 2
Judd Trump (5) 5-6 Marco Fu (14) (Match 3)

Evening Session (1900 GMT)
TV Coverage: BBC Red Button & Eurosport 2
Neil Robertson (8) 6-3 Ali Carter (13) (Match 2)

Wednesday January 18 (First Round)
Afternoon Session (1300 GMT)
TV Coverage: BBC Two & Eurosport 2
Mark Selby (2) 6-5 Mark Williams (15) (Match 8)

Evening Session (1900 GMT)
TV Coverage: BBC Red Button & Eurosport 2
Shaun Murphy (7) 1-6 Barry Hawkins (11) (Match 7)

Thursday January 19 (Quarter Finals)
Afternoon Session (1300 GMT)
TV Coverage: BBC Two & Eurosport 2
Ronnie O'Sullivan (1) 6-3 Neil Robertson (8) (QF1)

Evening Session (1900 GMT)
TV Coverage: BBC Red Button & Eurosport 2
Marco Fu (14) 6-2 Mark Allen (10) (QF2)

Friday January 20 (Quarter Finals)
Afternoon Session (1300 GMT)
TV Coverage: BBC Two & Eurosport 2
Barry Hawkins (11) 6-3 Mark Selby (2) (QF3)

Evening Session (1900 GMT)
TV Coverage: BBC Red Button & Eurosport 2
Joe Perry (9) 6-1 Ding Junhui (6) (QF4)

Saturday January 21 (Semi-Finals)
Afternoon Session (1300 GMT)
TV Coverage: BBC One & Eurosport 2
Ronnie O'Sullivan (1) 6-4 Marco Fu (14) (SF1)

Evening Session (1900 GMT)
TV Coverage: BBC Red Button & Eurosport 2
Barry Hawkins (11) 5-6 Joe Perry (9) (SF2)

Sunday January 22 (Final)
Afternoon Session (1300 GMT)
TV Coverage: BBC Two & Eurosport 2
O'Sullivan (1) 4-4 Joe Perry (9)

Evening Session (1900 GMT) (Final)
TV Coverage: BBC Two & Eurosport 2
O'Sullivan (1) 10-7 Joe Perry (9)
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Masters 2017: Top Breaks

CENTURY BREAKS

141: Marco Fu (v Ronnie O'Sullivan)
140: Marco Fu (v Mark Allen)
139: Mark Selby (v Mark Williams)
132: Stuart Bingham (v Joe Perry)
130: Marco Fu (v Judd Trump)
127: Joe Perry (v Ding Junhui)
122: Ronnie O'Sullivan (v Marco Fu)
121: Ronnie O'Sullivan (v Liang Wenbo)
120: Ding Junhui (v Kyren Wilson)
117: Neil Robertson (v Ali Carter)
117: Joe Perry (v Ronnie O'Sullivan)
116: Joe Perry (v Stuart Bingham)
115: Joe Perry (v Ronnie O'Sullivan)
112: Judd Trump (v Marco Fu)
112: Ronnie O'Sullivan (v Joe Perry)
111: John Higgins (v Mark Allen)
110: Marco Fu (v Judd Trump)
110: Marco Fu (v Ronnie O'Sullivan)
109: Liang Wenbo (v Ronnie O'Sullivan)
109: Mark Selby (v Mark Williams)
107: Joe Perry (v Stuart Bingham)
106: Kyren Wilson (v Ding Junhui)
104: Mark Allen (John Higgins)
102: Marco Fu (v Judd Trump)
102: Judd Trump (v Marco Fu)
101: Mark Selby (v Barry Hawkins)

TOP FIVE 100 BREAK MAKERS

Marco Fu: 6 (Three matches)
Joe Perry: 5 (Four matches)
Mark Selby: 3 (Two matches)
Ronnie O'Sullivan: 3 (Four matches)
Judd Trump: 2 (One match)

Masters Snooker: Prize Fund

Winner: £200,000
Runner-up: £90,000
Semi-finals: £50,000
Quarter-finals: £25,000
Last 16: £12,500
Highest break: £10,000
Total: £600,000

Masters Snooker: TV Coverage

BBC (primarily BBC Two and via the red button) and Eurosport will be sharing the live coverage of this year's Masters.

The afternoon sessions on Sunday January 15 until Friday January 20 will be live on both BBC Two and Eurosport 2 while the evening sessions on these days will be live behind the BBC red button and Eurosport 2.

On Saturday January 21, BBC One and Eurosport 2 will broadcast the afternoon session, with BBC Two and Eurosport 2 screening the evening session live.Both afternoon and evening sessions on Sunday January 22 will be on BBC Two and Eurosport 2

Masters Snooker: Sky Bet Odds

Ronnie O'Sullivan is 11/4 favourite to win a record-breaking seventh Masters title in January while world champion Mark Selby, who defeated the Rocket in the final of the UK Championship, is 7/2.

John Higgins has been in fine form this season and he's next in the running at 6/1 ahead of Judd Trump (15/2) and Ding Junhui (10/1).

Here are the pre-tournament odds of every player:

Ronnie O'Sullivan - 11/4
Mark Selby - 7/2
John Higgins - 6/1
Judd Trump - 15/2
Ding Junhui - 10/1
Neil Robertson - 11/1
Shaun Murphy - 12/1
Stuart Bingham - 20/1
Barry Hawkins - 28/1
Marco Fu - 28/1
Mark Allen - 33/1
Kyren Wilson - 40/1
Mark Williams - 50/1
Ali Carter - 66/1
Joe Perry - 80/1
Liang Wenbo - 80/1

Masters Snooker History

The Masters, which makes up snooker's Triple Crown, is the second longest running snooker event behind the worlds although there are no ranking points on offer as it remains a purely invitational tournament of just 16 players - who are usually the highest ranked in the world at the time.

The event began in 1975 when John Spencer beat Ray Reardon 9-8 in a thriller and has always been held in London although the venue switched to Alexandra Palace from Wembley in 2012.

Snooker's biggest names of the past such as Ray Reardon, Steve Davis, Alex Higgins and Cliff Thorburn have all won this trophy - as well as one of the most lucrative winners' cheques in the sport - but Stephen Hendry then became the most successful player in the event's history when winning it five times in a row and six in total during the height of his powers in the early 1990s.

Ronnie O'Sullivan then equalled this record in 2016 with a 10-1 thrashing of Barry Hawkins in 2016 and then a year later moved one clear with a 10-7 victory over Joe Perry.

Shaun Murphy's 2015 triumph over Neil Robertson saw him become just the 10th player in history to complete the Triple Crown having previously won the World Championship and UK Championship once each.

The others are Stephen Hendry (7 worlds, 5 UKs & 6 Masters), Steve Davis (6 worlds, 6 UKs & 3 Masters), Ronnie O'Sullivan (5 worlds, 5 UKs & 6 Masters), John Higgins (4 worlds, 3 UKs & 2 Masters), Mark Williams (2 worlds, 2 UKs & 2 Masters), Alex Higgins (2 worlds, 1 UKs & 2 Masters), Mark Selby (1 worlds, 1 UKs & 3 Masters), Terry Griffiths (1 worlds, 1 UKs & 1 Masters) and Neil Robertson (1 worlds, 1 UKs & 1 Masters).

Masters Most Titles

Ronnie O'Sullivan - 7
Stephen Hendry - 6
Steve Davis - 3
Mark Selby - 3
Cliff Thorburn - 3
Paul Hunter - 3
John Higgins - 2
Mark Williams - 2
Alex Higgins - 2
John Spencer - 1
Ray Reardon - 1
Doug Mountjoy - 1
Perrie Mans - 1
Terry Griffiths - 1
Jimmy White - 1
Dennis Taylor - 1
Alan McManus - 1
Matthew Stevens - 1
Ding Junhui - 1
Neil Robertson - 1
Shaun Murphy - 1

Masters Snooker Finals

1975 - John Spencer 9-8 Ray Reardon
1976 - Ray Reardon 7-3 Graham Miles
1977 - Doug Mountjoy 7-6 Ray Reardon
1978 - Alex Higgins 7-5 Cliff Thorburn
1979 - Perrie Mans 8-4 Alex Higgins
1980 - Terry Griffiths 9-5 Alex Higgins
1981 - Alex Higgins 9-6 Terry Griffiths
1982 - Steve Davis 9-5 Terry Griffiths
1983 - Cliff Thorburn 9-7 Ray Reardon
1984 - Jimmy White 9-5 Terry Griffiths
1985 - Cliff Thorburn 9-6 Doug Mountjoy
1986- Cliff Thorburn 9-5 Jimmy White
1987 - Dennis Taylor 9-8 Alex Higgins
1988 - Steve Davis 9-0 Mike Hallett
1989 - Stephen Hendry 9-6 John Parrott
1990 - Stephen Hendry 9-4 John Parrott
1991 - Stephen Hendry 9-8 Mike Hallett
1992 - Stephen Hendry 9-4 John Parrott
1993 - Stephen Hendry 9-5 James Wattana
1994 - Alan McManus 9-8 Stephen Hendry
1995 - Ronnie O'Sullivan 9-3 John Higgins
1996 - Stephen Hendry 10-5 Ronnie O'Sullivan
1997 - Steve Davis 10-8 Ronnie O'Sullivan
1998 - Mark Williams 10-9 Stephen Hendry
1999 - John Higgins 10-8 Ken Doherty
2000 - Matthew Stevens 10-8 Ken Doherty
2001 - Paul Hunter 10-9 Fergal O'Brien
2002 - Paul Hunter 10-9 Mark Williams
2003 - Mark Williams 10-4 Stephen Hendry
2004 - Paul Hunter 10-9 Ronnie O'Sullivan
2005 - Ronnie O'Sullivan 10-3 John Higgins
2006 - John Higgins 10-9 Ronnie O'Sullivan
2007 - Ronnie O'Sullivan 10-3 Ding Junhui
2008 - Mark Selby 10-3 Stephen Lee
2009 - Ronnie O'Sullivan 10-8 Mark Selby
2010 - Mark Selby 10-9 Ronnie O'Sullivan
2011 - Ding Junhui 10-4 Marco Fu
2012 - Neil Robertson 10-6 Shaun Murphy
2013 - Mark Selby 10-6 Neil Robertson
2014 - Ronnie O'Sullivan 10-4 Mark Selby
2015 - Shaun Murphy 10-2 Neil Robertson
2016 - Ronnie O'Sullivan 10-1 Barry Hawkins
2017 - Ronnie O'Sullivan 10-7 Joe Perry