2017 Welsh Open (snooker)

The 2017 Coral Welsh Open was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 13 to 19 February 2017 at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff. It was the fourteenth ranking event of the 2016/2017 season.

For the Darts tournament of the same name, see Welsh Open (darts).

Welsh Open

Tournament information
Dates	13–19 February 2017
Venue	Motorpoint Arena
City	Cardiff
Country	Wales
Organisation(s)	WPBSA
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£366,000
Winner's share	£70,000
Highest break	Mark Davis (144)
Final
Champion	Stuart Bingham
Runner-up	Judd Trump
Score	9–8
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The 2017 Welsh Open was being held as part of a new Home Nations Series, introduced in the 2016/2017 season with the new English Open, Northern Ireland Open and Scottish Open tournaments.[1][2] The tournament's trophy was renamed to the Ray Reardon Trophy in honour of six-time world champion Ray Reardon.[3]

The defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan[4] lost 3–4 against Mark Davis in the last 64.[5]

Stuart Bingham won his first Welsh Open title and fourth ranking title overall, beating Judd Trump 9–8 in the final.[6][7]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money is shown below.[8]

Winner: £70,000 Runner-up: £30,000 Semi-finals: £20,000 Quarter-finals: £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 £10,000.

Main draw

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
	Ronnie O'Sullivan (1)	4
	Tom Ford	1
					Ronnie O'Sullivan (1)	3
					Mark Davis	4
	Li Hang	2
	Mark Davis	4
									Mark Davis	4
									Fergal O'Brien	2
	Fergal O'Brien	4
	Cao Yupeng	1
					Fergal O'Brien	4
					Chris Wakelin	2
	Sunny Akani	2
	Chris Wakelin	4
													Mark Davis	3
													Scott Donaldson	4
	Mark Williams (16)	3
	Elliot Slessor	4
					Elliot Slessor	2
					Jimmy Robertson	4
	Jimmy Robertson	4
	Aditya Mehta	3
									Jimmy Robertson	0
									Scott Donaldson	4
	David John	2
	Mark King	4
					Mark King	2
					Scott Donaldson	4
	Scott Donaldson	4
	Jack Lisowski	1

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
	Zhou Yuelong	4
	Noppon Saengkham	0
					Zhou Yuelong	4
					Paul Davison	1
	Paul Davison	4
	Joe Swail	0
									Zhou Yuelong	4
									Ross Muir	1
	Mark Joyce	3
	Ross Muir	4
					Ross Muir	4
					Marco Fu (9)	0
	Marco Fu (9)	4
	Martin Gould	2
													Zhou Yuelong	4
													Lee Walker	0
	Ricky Walden	3
	Graeme Dott	4
					Graeme Dott	4
					Adam Stefanow	1
	Michael Wild	3
	Adam Stefanow	4
									Graeme Dott	2
									Lee Walker	4
	Rhys Clark	2
	Lee Walker	4
					Lee Walker	4
					Neil Robertson (8)	3
	Neil Robertson (8)	4
	Jimmy White	1

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
	Andrew Higginson	1
					Judd Trump (5)	4
					Alex Borg	2
	Hatem Yassen	1
	Alex Borg	4
									Judd Trump (5)	4
									Jackson Page	0
	Jackson Page	4
	Jason Weston	3
					Jackson Page	4
					John Astley	3
	John Astley	4
	Ian Preece	1
													Judd Trump (5)	4
													Hossein Vafaei	1
	Ali Carter (12)	4
	Zhao Xintong	2
					Ali Carter (12)	4
					Darryl Hill	1
	Dechawat Poomjaeng	1
	Darryl Hill	4
									Ali Carter (12)	1
									Hossein Vafaei	4
	Hossein Vafaei	4
	Sanderson Lam	3
					Hossein Vafaei	4
					Christopher Keogan	2
	Alan McManus	2
	Christopher Keogan	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
	Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	4
	Ben Woollaston	0
					Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	4
					Ryan Day	1
	David Gilbert	3
	Ryan Day	4
									Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	1
									Barry Hawkins (13)	4
	Tian Pengfei	4
	Chen Zhe	2
					Tian Pengfei	0
					Barry Hawkins (13)	4
	Barry Hawkins (13)	4
	Fraser Patrick	1
													Barry Hawkins (13)	4
													Craig Steadman	0
	Jamie Cope	4
	Nigel Bond	0
					Jamie Cope	1
					Anthony Hamilton	4
	Luca Brecel	2
	Anthony Hamilton	4
									Anthony Hamilton	2
									Craig Steadman	4
	Jak Jones	2
	Craig Steadman	4
					Craig Steadman	4
					Sam Baird	1
	John Higgins (4)	2
	Sam Baird	4

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
	Stuart Bingham (3)	4
	Matthew Stevens	2
					Stuart Bingham (3)	4
					Rory McLeod	2
	Gary Wilson	3
	Rory McLeod	4
									Stuart Bingham (3)	4
									Ian Burns	0
	Stephen Maguire	4
	Zhang Yong	2
					Stephen Maguire	3
					Ian Burns	4
	Ian Burns	4
	James Cahill	3
													Stuart Bingham (3)	4
													Robbie Williams	0
	Liang Wenbo (14)	4
	Rod Lawler	2
					Liang Wenbo (14)	3
					Michael White	4
	Duane Jones	1
	Michael White	4
									Michael White	2
									Robbie Williams	4
	Andy Hicks	4
	Martin O'Donnell	2
					Andy Hicks	3
					Robbie Williams	4
	David Grace	2
	Robbie Williams	4

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
	Tyler Rees	1
	Jamie Jones	4
					Jamie Jones	2
					Dominic Dale	4
	Dominic Dale	4
	Zhang Anda	0
									Dominic Dale	1
									Igor Figueiredo	4
	Alfie Burden	0
	Igor Figueiredo	4
					Igor Figueiredo	4
					Anthony McGill	2
	Joe Perry (11)	3
	Anthony McGill	4
													Igor Figueiredo	1
													Stuart Carrington	4
	Stuart Carrington	4
	Sam Craigie	2
					Stuart Carrington	4
					Wang Yuchen	2
	Gareth Allen	3
	Wang Yuchen	4
									Stuart Carrington	4
									Robin Hull	0
	Michael Georgiou	1
	Allan Taylor	4
					Allan Taylor	1
					Robin Hull	4
	Ding Junhui (6)	2
	Robin Hull	4

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
	Shaun Murphy (7)	4
	Jamie Curtis-Barrett	0
					Shaun Murphy (7)	2
					Josh Boileau	4
	Hammad Miah	1
	Josh Boileau	4
									Josh Boileau	0
									Robert Milkins	4
	Yu Delu	0
	Robert Milkins	4
					Robert Milkins	4
					Eden Sharav	1
	Oliver Lines	1
	Eden Sharav	4
													Robert Milkins	4
													Mei Xiwen	2
	Mark Allen (10)	4
	Sydney Wilson	0
					Mark Allen (10)	4
					Boonyarit Keattikun	1
	Boonyarit Keattikun	4
	Ken Doherty	1
									Mark Allen (10)	2
									Mei Xiwen	4
	Hamza Akbar	2
	Peter Ebdon	4
					Peter Ebdon	0
					Mei Xiwen	4
	Matthew Selt	3
	Mei Xiwen	4

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
	Fang Xiongman	1
	Kurt Maflin	4
					Kurt Maflin	4
					James Wattana	3
	James Wattana	4
	Xiao Guodong	3
									Kurt Maflin	4
									Mitchell Mann	2
	Michael Holt	1
	Mitchell Mann	4
					Mitchell Mann	4
					Sean O'Sullivan	2
	Kyren Wilson (15)	2
	Sean O'Sullivan	4
													Kurt Maflin	4
													Yan Bingtao	1
	Adam Duffy	3
	Thor Chuan Leong	4
					Thor Chuan Leong	3
					Yan Bingtao	4
	Yan Bingtao	4
	Daniel Wells	1
									Yan Bingtao	4
									Mark Selby (2)	1
	Mike Dunn	4
	Kurt Dunham	1
					Mike Dunn	2
					Mark Selby (2)	4
	Mark Selby (2)	4
	Liam Highfield	0

Finals

	Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames				Semi-finals Best of 11 frames				Final Best of 17 frames
	Scott Donaldson	5
	Zhou Yuelong	0
					Scott Donaldson	3
					Judd Trump (5)	6
	Judd Trump (5)	5
	Barry Hawkins (13)	4
									Judd Trump (5)	8
									Stuart Bingham (3)	9
	Stuart Bingham (3)	5
	Stuart Carrington	3
					Stuart Bingham (3)	6
					Robert Milkins	0
	Robert Milkins	5
	Kurt Maflin	2

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Colin Humphries. Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, Wales, 19 February 2017.
Judd Trump (5)  England	8–9	Stuart Bingham (3)  England
Afternoon: 45–69 (69), 64–65 (64, 65), 1–74 (74), 21–61, 63–35, 130–0 (68, 58), 0–87 (87), 61–50 Evening: 91–1, 48–63 (63), 69–0, 74–36, 52–62, 66–31, 64–46, 57–71, 25–79 (55)
68	Highest break	87
0	Century breaks	0
3	50+ breaks	6

Century breaks

Total: 55[9]

144 Mark Davis 143, 133, 111, 102 Neil Robertson 142 Fergal O'Brien 140, 131, 102 Judd Trump 136, 123, 118, 103 Hossein Vafaei 136 Yan Bingtao 132, 113 Anthony Hamilton 131 Mei Xiwen 130 Lee Walker 128, 101 Stuart Carrington 128 Michael White 127, 103, 101, 101 Stuart Bingham 126 Graeme Dott 120 Mitchell Mann 118 Andy Hicks 117 Joe Perry 116, 113 Kurt Maflin 115 Robert Milkins

114 Aditya Mehta 113, 101, 100 Barry Hawkins 109, 101 Anthony McGill 109 Josh Boileau 108, 107, 101 Jimmy Robertson 108 Gareth Allen 106 Sanderson Lam 105 Robin Hull 105 Igor Figueiredo 105 Craig Steadman 104 Ricky Walden 102 Jimmy White 101 Ronnie O'Sullivan 101 Allan Taylor 101 Zhou Yuelong 100 Ryan Day 100 Stephen Maguire 100 Robbie Williams

References

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2. "Hearn Announces New Five Year Plan". World Snooker. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
3. "Welsh Open Snooker trophy named after legend Ray Reardon". BBC Sport. 28 September 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
4. "Ronnie O'Sullivan beats Neil Robertson to win Welsh Open". BBC News. 21 February 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
5. "Welsh Open 2017: Ronnie O'Sullivan knocked out by Mark Davis in second round". BBC News. 15 February 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
6. http://www.worldsnooker.com/bingham-is-prince-of-wales/
7. "Welsh Open 2017: Stuart Bingham beats Judd Trump 9-8 in final". BBC Sport. 19 February 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
8. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-11-04. Retrieved 2016-06-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
9. "Coral Welsh Open: century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 2017-02-14. Retrieved 13 February 2017.