2017 Indian Open

Indian Open
Tournament information
Dates12–16 September 2017 (2017-09-12 – 2017-09-16)
VenueHotel Novotel Varun Beach
CityVishakhapatnam
CountryIndia
OrganisationWorld Snooker
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£323,000
Winner's share£50,000
Highest break Zhou Yuelong (CHN) (141)
Final
Champion John Higgins (SCO)
Runner-up Anthony McGill (SCO)
Score5–1
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Snooker tournament

The 2017 Indian Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 12 and 16 September 2017 in Vishakhapatnam, India.[1] It was the fourth ranking event of the 2017/2018 season.

Qualifying took place between 1 and 2 August 2017 in Preston, England.

Anthony McGill was the defending champion, having beaten Kyren Wilson 5–2 in the 2016 final. McGill reached the final again but was beaten by John Higgins, who won his 29th ranking event.[2]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[3]

  • Winner: £50,000
  • Runner-up: £25,000
  • Semi-final: £15,000
  • Quarter-final: £10,000
  • Last 16: £6,000
  • Last 32: £4,000
  • Last 64: £2,000
  • Televised highest break: £2,000
  • Total: £323,000

The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £25,000.

Main draw

Last 64
Best of 7 frames
Last 32
Best of 7 frames
Last 16
Best of 7 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 7 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 7 frames
Final
Best of 9 frames
                  
Scotland Anthony McGill 4
England Ashley Hugill 1
Scotland Anthony McGill 4
England Rory McLeod 1
Wales Jackson Page 3
England Rory McLeod 4
Scotland Anthony McGill 4
Iran Hossein Vafaei 1
England Anthony Hamilton 1
Iran Hossein Vafaei 4
Iran Hossein Vafaei 4
Northern Ireland Gerard Greene 2
Northern Ireland Gerard Greene 4
China Li Hang 1
Scotland Anthony McGill 4
China Zhang Anda 0
China Tian Pengfei 4
England Tom Ford 3
China Tian Pengfei 2
China Zhang Anda 4
China Zhang Anda 4
Iran Soheil Vahedi 3
China Zhang Anda 4
Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 3
England Sam Baird 4
England Mark Davis 2
England Sam Baird 3
Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 4
England John Astley 3
Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 4
Scotland Anthony McGill 4
England Mark King 3
England Stuart Bingham 4
Wales Duane Jones 1
England Stuart Bingham 4
England Matthew Selt 1
England Matthew Selt 4
China Cao Yupeng 0
England Stuart Bingham 3
England Mark King 4
England Mark King w/o
England Adam Duffy w/d
England Mark King 4
Scotland Graeme Dott 1
Scotland Graeme Dott 4
England Jack Lisowski 1
England Mark King 4
England Elliot Slessor 2
England Elliot Slessor 4
Scotland Alan McManus 3
England Elliot Slessor 4
England Joe Perry 3
Wales Daniel Wells 1
England Joe Perry 4
England Elliot Slessor 4
England Shaun Murphy 1
Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 4
England Jimmy Robertson 3
Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 1
England Shaun Murphy 4
England Hammad Miah 0
England Shaun Murphy 4
Scotland Anthony McGill 1
Scotland John Higgins 5
Finland Robin Hull 0
China Xu Si 4
China Xu Si 4
England Sean O'Sullivan 3
England Sean O'Sullivan 4
Republic of Ireland Josh Boileau 3
China Xu Si 4
England Ricky Walden 3
England Ricky Walden 4
England Alfie Burden 3
England Ricky Walden 4
England Ben Woollaston 2
England Ben Woollaston w/o
China Yan Bingtao w/d
China Xu Si 4
England David Gilbert 0
Norway Kurt Maflin 4
China Zhou Yuelong 2
Norway Kurt Maflin 3
England David Gilbert 4
China Wang Yuchen 0
England David Gilbert 4
England David Gilbert 4
Northern Ireland Mark Allen 1
England Andrew Higginson 1
Switzerland Alexander Ursenbacher 4
Switzerland Alexander Ursenbacher 2
Northern Ireland Mark Allen 4
China Niu Zhuang 0
Northern Ireland Mark Allen 4
China Xu Si 2
Scotland John Higgins 4
Thailand Boonyarit Keattikun 1
England Liam Highfield 4
England Liam Highfield 4
China Yu Delu 3
England Robert Milkins 3
China Yu Delu 4
England Liam Highfield 4
Thailand Sunny Akani 2
Scotland Stephen Maguire 3
Thailand Sunny Akani 4
Thailand Sunny Akani 4
Wales Dominic Dale 0
Wales Dominic Dale 4
England Rod Lawler 1
England Liam Highfield 0
Scotland John Higgins 4
England Gary Wilson 4
Belgium Luca Brecel 1
England Gary Wilson 2
England Michael Holt 4
Wales Ian Preece 2
England Michael Holt 4
England Michael Holt 1
Scotland John Higgins 4
England Mike Dunn 3
England Martin O'Donnell 4
England Martin O'Donnell 2
Scotland John Higgins 4
China Zhao Xintong 3
Scotland John Higgins 4

Final

Final: Best of 9 frames. Referee: Terry Camilleri
Hotel Novotel Varun Beach, Vishakhapatnam, India, 16 September 2017.
Anthony McGill
 Scotland
1–5 John Higgins
 Scotland
2–70, 43–84, 78–28, 0–71 (71), 35–71, 1–104
49 Highest break 71
0 Century breaks 0
0 50+ breaks 1

Qualifying

These matches were held between 1 and 2 August 2017 at the Preston Guild Hall in Preston, England. All matches were best of 7 frames.[4]

Scotland Anthony McGill 4–0[nb 1] India Aditya Mehta
England Mitchell Mann 1–4 England Ashley Hugill
Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 0–4 Wales Jackson Page
England Rory McLeod 4–2 Scotland Ross Muir
England Anthony Hamilton 4–3 Malta Alex Borg
Iran Hossein Vafaei 4–3 England Sanderson Lam
Wales Michael White w/d–w/o Northern Ireland Gerard Greene
China Li Hang 4–1[nb 1] India S Shrikrishna[nb 2]
China Tian Pengfei 4–2 Scotland Eden Sharav
England Tom Ford 4–0 Scotland Chris Totten
China Zhang Anda 4–0 China Lyu Haotian
England Martin Gould 1–4 Iran Soheil Vahedi
England Sam Baird 4–2[nb 1] India Lucky Vatnani[nb 2]
England Mark Davis 4–0[nb 1] India Laxman Rawat[nb 2]
England John Astley 4–0 England Paul Davison
England Ali Carter 2–4 Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty
England Stuart Bingham 4–1 China Chen Zifan
China Mei Xiwen 2–4 Wales Duane Jones
England Matthew Selt 4–3 China Chen Zhe
England Mark Joyce 2–4 China Cao Yupeng
England Mark King 4–2 England Nigel Bond
Thailand Noppon Saengkham 2–4 England Adam Duffy
Scotland Graeme Dott 4–3 China Fang Xiongman
England Jack Lisowski 4–1 Northern Ireland Joe Swail
Wales Matthew Stevens 2–4 England Elliot Slessor
Scotland Alan McManus 4–0[nb 1] India Malkeet Singh[nb 2]
Wales Daniel Wells 4–1 England Billy Joe Castle
England Joe Perry w/o–w/d Pakistan Hamza Akbar
Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 4–0 England Craig Steadman
England Jimmy Robertson 4–2 Wales Jak Jones
England Hammad Miah w/o–w/d Thailand Kritsanut Lertsattayathorn
England Shaun Murphy 4–2[nb 1] India E Pandurangaiah[nb 2]
Australia Neil Robertson w/d–w/o Finland Robin Hull
Cyprus Michael Georgiou 2–4 China Xu Si
China Xiao Guodong 3–4 England Sean O'Sullivan
England David Grace 3–4 Republic of Ireland Josh Boileau
England Ricky Walden 4–2 England Jimmy White
England Alfie Burden 4–2 England Jamie Curtis-Barrett
England Ben Woollaston 4–2 England Sam Craigie
China Yan Bingtao 4–2 Scotland Rhys Clark
Norway Kurt Maflin 4–2 Thailand James Wattana
China Zhou Yuelong 4–0 Australia Kurt Dunham
England Chris Wakelin 3–4 China Wang Yuchen
England David Gilbert 4–2 England Allan Taylor
England Andrew Higginson 4–0[nb 1] India Asutosh Padhy[nb 2]
Wales Jamie Jones 1–4 Switzerland Alexander Ursenbacher
Wales Lee Walker 1–4 China Niu Zhuang
Northern Ireland Mark Allen 4–3 Malaysia Thor Chuan Leong
England Kyren Wilson 2–4 Thailand Boonyarit Keattikun
England Liam Highfield 4–0 Australia Matthew Bolton
England Robert Milkins 4–2 China Yuan Sijun
China Yu Delu 4–2 England Ian Burns
Scotland Stephen Maguire 4–0 China Hu Hao
Scotland Scott Donaldson 2–4 Thailand Sunny Akani
Wales Dominic Dale 4–2 China Zhang Yong
England Robbie Williams 2–4 England Rod Lawler
England Gary Wilson 4–1 Germany Lukas Kleckers
Belgium Luca Brecel 4–0 England Christopher Keogan
England Oliver Lines 0–4 Wales Ian Preece
England Michael Holt 4–2 England Peter Lines
England Mike Dunn 4–0 Wales Jamie Clarke
England Peter Ebdon 2–4 England Martin O'Donnell
China Zhao Xintong 4–0 China Li Yuan
Scotland John Higgins 4–1 Wales David John

Notes
  1. ^ a b c d e f g Match was held over and played in India.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Wildcard

Century breaks

Qualifying stage centuries

Total: 18

Televised stage centuries

Total: 14

References

  1. ^ "2017/18 World Snooker Calendar" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Indian Open: John Higgins beats Anthony McGill to take title". BBC Sport. 16 September 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Indicative Prize Money Rankings Schedule 2017/2018 Season" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  4. ^ "2017 Indian Open Qualifiers". snooker.org. 1 August 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
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