2017 English Open (snooker)

The 2017 Dafabet English Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place from 16–22 October 2017 in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England.[1] It was the seventh ranking event of the 2017/2018 season and a part of the Home Nations Series.

English Open

Tournament information
Dates	16–22 October 2017
Venue	Barnsley Metrodome
City	Barnsley
Country	England
Organisation(s)	WPBSA
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£366,000
Winner's share	£70,000
Highest break	Liang Wenbo (147)
Final
Champion	Ronnie O'Sullivan
Runner-up	Kyren Wilson
Score	9–2
← 2016 2018 →

Liang Wenbo was the defending champion, having beaten Judd Trump 9–6 in the 2016 final. Wenbo made a maximum break in his second round match against Tom Ford, but lost in the third round to Yan Bingtao. His maximum won him the "rolling 147 prize" of £40,000.

Ronnie O'Sullivan captured his 29th ranking title by beating Kyren Wilson 9–2 in the final. With his win O'Sullivan tied John Higgins for 2nd place on the all-time list of ranking event wins, only behind Stephen Hendry.[2]

Prize fund

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

Winner: £70,000 Runner-up: £30,000 Semi-final: £20,000 Quarter-final: £10,000 Last 16: £6,000 Last 32: £3,500 Last 64: £2,500

Highest break: £2,000 Total: £366,000

The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £40,000

Main draw

Qualifying

Allan Taylor 4–3 David Lilley Ian Burns 3–4 Zhang Anda

Fang Xiongman 4–0 Joe O'Connor

Top half

Section 1

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames				Last 64 Best of 7 frames				Last 32 Best of 7 frames				Last 16 Best of 7 frames
	Liang Wenbo (1)	4
	Duane Jones	1
					Liang Wenbo (1)	4
					Tom Ford	3
	Tom Ford	4
	Xu Si	1
									Liang Wenbo (1)	0
									Yan Bingtao	4
	Basem Eltahhan	0
	Jamie Jones	4
					Jamie Jones	1
					Yan Bingtao	4
	Noppon Saengkham	0
	Yan Bingtao	4
													Yan Bingtao	3
													Anthony McGill (16)	4
	Anthony McGill (16)	4
	Michael Holt	3
					Anthony McGill (16)	4
					Lyu Haotian	2
	Lyu Haotian	4
	Allan Taylor	1
									Anthony McGill (16)	4
									Sunny Akani	3
	Sunny Akani	4
	Matthew Bolton	2
					Sunny Akani	4
					Joe Swail	2
	Chris Totten	3
	Joe Swail	4

Section 2

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames				Last 64 Best of 7 frames				Last 32 Best of 7 frames				Last 16 Best of 7 frames
	Jimmy Robertson	4
	Adam Duffy	2
					Jimmy Robertson	4
					Gary Wilson	2
	Gary Wilson	4
	Sean O'Sullivan	1
									Jimmy Robertson	2
									Neil Robertson (9)	4
	Li Hang	4
	Chris Wakelin	2
					Li Hang	3
					Neil Robertson (9)	4
	Neil Robertson (9)	4
	Billy Joe Castle	0
													Neil Robertson (9)	4
													Aditya Mehta	1
	Ian Preece	4
	Mei Xiwen	0
					Ian Preece	2
					Aditya Mehta	4
	Sam Craigie	0
	Aditya Mehta	4
									Aditya Mehta	4
									Chen Zifan	1
	Chen Zifan	4
	Sanderson Lam	3
					Chen Zifan	4
					Barry Hawkins (8)	3
	Barry Hawkins (8)	4
	Peter Lines	2

Section 3

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames				Last 64 Best of 7 frames				Last 32 Best of 7 frames				Last 16 Best of 7 frames
	Judd Trump (5)	4
	Robbie Williams	3
					Judd Trump (5)	4
					Mark Joyce	0
	Yu Delu	3
	Mark Joyce	4
									Judd Trump (5)	4
									Matthew Stevens	1
	Matthew Stevens	4
	Eden Sharav	0
					Matthew Stevens	4
					David Gilbert	2
	Josh Boileau	0
	David Gilbert	4
													Judd Trump (5)	3
													Jack Lisowski	4
	Luca Brecel (12)	4
	Ryan Day	1
					Luca Brecel (12)	1
					Mark Williams	4
	David Grace	1
	Mark Williams	4
									Mark Williams	2
									Jack Lisowski	4
	Jamie Curtis-Barrett	2
	Li Yuan	4
					Li Yuan	3
					Jack Lisowski	4
	Rory McLeod	0
	Jack Lisowski	4

Section 4

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames				Last 64 Best of 7 frames				Last 32 Best of 7 frames				Last 16 Best of 7 frames
	Rhys Clark	4
	Alan McManus	3
					Rhys Clark	2
					Zhang Yong	4
	Zhang Yong	4
	Kurt Dunham	3
									Zhang Yong	1
									Ronnie O'Sullivan (13)	4
	Mark Davis	4
	Chen Zhe	3
					Mark Davis	1
					Ronnie O'Sullivan (13)	4
	Ronnie O'Sullivan (13)	4
	Zhang Anda	1
													Ronnie O'Sullivan (13)	4
													John Higgins (4)	3
	Robert Milkins	4
	Stephen Maguire	0
					Robert Milkins	4
					Ashley Hugill	2
	Ashley Hugill	4
	Nigel Bond	2
									Robert Milkins	3
									John Higgins	4
	Matthew Selt	4
	Alfie Burden	2
					Matthew Selt	1
					John Higgins (4)	4
	John Higgins (4)	4
	Elliot Slessor	3

Bottom half

Section 5

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames				Last 64 Best of 7 frames				Last 32 Best of 7 frames				Last 16 Best of 7 frames
	Ding Junhui (3)	4
	Christopher Keogan	1
					Ding Junhui (3)	2
					Michael White	4
	Lukas Kleckers	1
	Michael White	4
									Michael White	4
									Ben Woollaston	0
	Craig Steadman	4
	Robin Hull	3
					Craig Steadman	3
					Ben Woollaston	4
	Ben Woollaston	4
	Peter Ebdon	2
													Michael White	4
													James Wattana	3
	Ali Carter (14)	4
	Oliver Lines	1
					Ali Carter (14)	3
					James Wattana	4
	James Wattana	4
	Martin O'Donnell	2
									James Wattana	4
									Yuan Sijun	2
	John Astley	4
	Paul Davison	2
					John Astley	3
					Yuan Sijun	4
	Yuan Sijun	4
	Joe Perry	1

Section 6

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames				Last 64 Best of 7 frames				Last 32 Best of 7 frames				Last 16 Best of 7 frames
	Ken Doherty	1
	Gerard Greene	4
					Gerard Greene	3
					Alexander Ursenbacher	4
	Anthony Hamilton	2
	Alexander Ursenbacher	4
									Alexander Ursenbacher	4
									Stuart Carrington	2
	Stuart Carrington	4
	Boonyarit Keattikun	1
					Stuart Carrington	4
					Mark Allen (11)	2
	Mark Allen (11)	4
	Jimmy White	0
													Alexander Ursenbacher	4
													Shaun Murphy (6)	1
	Liam Highfield	4
	Fergal O'Brien	3
					Liam Highfield	4
					Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	3
	Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	4
	Kurt Maflin	2
									Liam Highfield	3
									Shaun Murphy (6)	4
	Dominic Dale	1
	Daniel Wells	4
					Daniel Wells	2
					Shaun Murphy (6)	4
	Shaun Murphy (6)	4
	Soheil Vahedi	1

Section 7

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames				Last 64 Best of 7 frames				Last 32 Best of 7 frames				Last 16 Best of 7 frames
	Marco Fu (7)	1
	Tian Pengfei	4
					Tian Pengfei	1
					Hammad Miah	4
	Michael Georgiou	1
	Hammad Miah	4
									Hammad Miah	1
									Andrew Higginson	4
	Mitchell Mann	4
	Leo Fernandez	3
					Mitchell Mann	0
					Andrew Higginson	4
	Zhou Yuelong	w/d
	Andrew Higginson	w/o
													Andrew Higginson	1
													Hossein Vafaei	4
	Stuart Bingham (10)	4
	Lee Walker	0
					Stuart Bingham (10)	4
					Fang Xiongman	2
	Mark King	2
	Fang Xiongman	4
									Stuart Bingham (10)	3
									Hossein Vafaei	4
	Martin Gould	1
	Zhao Xintong	4
					Zhao Xintong	2
					Hossein Vafaei	4
	Hossein Vafaei	4
	Niu Zhuang	2

Section 8

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames				Last 64 Best of 7 frames				Last 32 Best of 7 frames				Last 16 Best of 7 frames
	Thor Chuan Leong	4
	Graeme Dott	1
					Thor Chuan Leong	4
					Cao Yupeng	2
	Cao Yupeng	4
	Hamza Akbar	1
									Thor Chuan Leong	1
									Kyren Wilson (15)	4
	Mike Dunn	4
	Alex Borg	2
					Mike Dunn	0
					Kyren Wilson (15)	4
	Kyren Wilson (15)	4
	Rod Lawler	3
													Kyren Wilson (15)	4
													Xiao Guodong	0
	Xiao Guodong	4
	Wang Yuchen	2
					Xiao Guodong	4
					Ricky Walden	2
	Jak Jones	2
	Ricky Walden	4
									Xiao Guodong	4
									Mark Selby (2)	1
	Sam Baird	3
	Ross Muir	4
					Ross Muir	1
					Mark Selby (2)	4
	Mark Selby (2)	4
	Scott Donaldson	3

Finals

	Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames				Semi-finals Best of 11 frames				Final Best of 17 frames
	Anthony McGill (16)	5
	Neil Robertson (9)	3
					Anthony McGill (16)	4
					Ronnie O'Sullivan (13)	6
	Jack Lisowski	2
	Ronnie O'Sullivan (13)	5
									Ronnie O'Sullivan (13)	9
									Kyren Wilson (15)	2
	Michael White	0
	Alexander Ursenbacher	5
					Alexander Ursenbacher	3
					Kyren Wilson (15)	6
	Hossein Vafaei	3
	Kyren Wilson (15)	5

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Colin Humphries. Barnsley Metrodome, Barnsley, England, 22 October 2017.
Ronnie O'Sullivan (13)  England	9–2	Kyren Wilson (15)  England
Afternoon: 115–19 (115), 7–85 (74), 67–57 (O'Sullivan 54), 131–0 (131), 0–109 (109), 78–0 (77), 87–0 (87), 96–4 (96) Evening: 69–32 (50), 127–0 (127), 132–0 (132)
132	Highest break	109
4	Century breaks	1
9	50+ breaks	2

Century breaks

Total: 83

• 147, 107, 105 Liang Wenbo
• 144, 132, 130, 128 Jack Lisowski
• 143, 128, 114, 105 Judd Trump
• 141, 127, 112, 104, 104 Stuart Bingham
• 140, 124, 118, 109, 109, 106, 103 Kyren Wilson
• 140, 104 Liam Highfield
• 139, 136, 134, 133, 132, 131, 129, 127, 127, 126, 125, 115 Ronnie O'Sullivan
• 139 Thor Chuan Leong
• 138, 131 John Higgins
• 136, 135, 134 Shaun Murphy
• 136 Mitchell Mann
• 135 Marco Fu
• 134, 132 Neil Robertson
• 132, 115, 105 Matthew Stevens
• 131 Ian Preece
• 131 David Gilbert
• 128, 100 Michael White
• 127 Ali Carter
• 126 Tian Pengfei
• 124 Mark Selby
• 123, 104, 104 Yuan Sijun
• 123 Barry Hawkins
• 123 Alexander Ursenbacher
• 121 Scott Donaldson
• 120 Stuart Carrington
• 116 Aditya Mehta
• 113 Ding Junhui
• 112 Sunny Akani
• 111 Yan Bingtao
• 110, 105 Tom Ford
• 110 Ross Muir
• 110 Xiao Guodong
• 108 James Wattana
• 107, 101 Jimmy Robertson
• 107 Fang Xiongman
• 106 Robin Hull
• 104 Hamza Akbar
• 104 Jamie Jones
• 102 Chen Zifan
• 101 Craig Steadman
• 100 Mark Joyce
• 100 Anthony McGill

References

1. "2017/18 World Snooker Calendar" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
2. "Ronnie O'Sullivan beats Kyren Wilson 9-2 to claim title". BBC Sport. 22 October 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
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.