2017 Indian Open

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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.

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
2016
2019

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 edit

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

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

Main draw edit

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
                  
Anthony McGill4
Ashley Hugill1
Anthony McGill4
Rory McLeod1
Jackson Page3
Rory McLeod4
Anthony McGill4
Hossein Vafaei1
Anthony Hamilton1
Hossein Vafaei4
Hossein Vafaei4
Gerard Greene2
Gerard Greene4
Li Hang1
Anthony McGill4
Zhang Anda0
Tian Pengfei4
Tom Ford3
Tian Pengfei2
Zhang Anda4
Zhang Anda4
Soheil Vahedi3
Zhang Anda4
Ken Doherty3
Sam Baird4
Mark Davis2
Sam Baird3
Ken Doherty4
John Astley3
Ken Doherty4
Anthony McGill4
Mark King3
Stuart Bingham4
Duane Jones1
Stuart Bingham4
Matthew Selt1
Matthew Selt4
Cao Yupeng0
Stuart Bingham3
Mark King4
Mark Kingw/o
Adam Duffyw/d
Mark King4
Graeme Dott1
Graeme Dott4
Jack Lisowski1
Mark King4
Elliot Slessor2
Elliot Slessor4
Alan McManus3
Elliot Slessor4
Joe Perry3
Daniel Wells1
Joe Perry4
Elliot Slessor4
Shaun Murphy1
Fergal O'Brien4
Jimmy Robertson3
Fergal O'Brien1
Shaun Murphy4
Hammad Miah0
Shaun Murphy4
Anthony McGill1
John Higgins5
Robin Hull0
Xu Si4
Xu Si4
Sean O'Sullivan3
Sean O'Sullivan4
Josh Boileau3
Xu Si4
Ricky Walden3
Ricky Walden4
Alfie Burden3
Ricky Walden4
Ben Woollaston2
Ben Woollastonw/o
Yan Bingtaow/d
Xu Si4
David Gilbert0
Kurt Maflin4
Zhou Yuelong2
Kurt Maflin3
David Gilbert4
Wang Yuchen0
David Gilbert4
David Gilbert4
Mark Allen1
Andrew Higginson1
Alexander Ursenbacher4
Alexander Ursenbacher2
Mark Allen4
Niu Zhuang0
Mark Allen4
Xu Si2
John Higgins4
Boonyarit Keattikun1
Liam Highfield4
Liam Highfield4
Yu Delu3
Robert Milkins3
Yu Delu4
Liam Highfield4
Sunny Akani2
Stephen Maguire3
Sunny Akani4
Sunny Akani4
Dominic Dale0
Dominic Dale4
Rod Lawler1
Liam Highfield0
John Higgins4
Gary Wilson4
Luca Brecel1
Gary Wilson2
Michael Holt4
Ian Preece2
Michael Holt4
Michael Holt1
John Higgins4
Mike Dunn3
Martin O'Donnell4
Martin O'Donnell2
John Higgins4
Zhao Xintong3
John Higgins4

Final edit

Final: Best of 9 frames. Referee: Terry Camilleri
Hotel Novotel Varun Beach, Vishakhapatnam, India, 16 September 2017.
Anthony McGill
 Scotland
1–5John Higgins
 Scotland
2–70, 43–84, 78–28, 0–71 (71), 35–71, 1–104
49Highest break71
0Century breaks0
050+ breaks1

Qualifying edit

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]

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 edit

Qualifying stage centuries edit

Total: 18

Televised stage centuries edit

Total: 14

References edit

  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.