The 2017

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was a professional

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tournament held from 18–23 September 2017 in

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, Russia. The winner was

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, who defeated the defending champion in the final

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9–6.

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and

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were defeated semi-finalists.

Tournament format

The event featured 101 participants competing first in a

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. When there are 32 players remaining, the tournament progressed to a

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. The event was contested as to eight racks, with the final as a race to 9 racks. The event was played as winner breaks.

Prize money

Results

Below is the single elimination round from the last 32 stage onwards.

References

External links

{{AZB, https://www.azbilliards.com/tours_and_events/99-independent-tournaments/8035-2017-kremlin-cup/results/ 2017 in cue sports Kremlin Cup (pool)