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Mark Davis made it to the final of a ranking event for the first time in 2017. He had previously reached four semi-finals of ranking events, in 2002, 2003, 2006 and 2007. In the 2002 UK Championship, he lost 5–9 to Peter Ebdon in the semi-final. In the 2003 Masters, he lost 5–1 to Stephen Hendry in the semi-final.