2017 World Open (snooker)

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World Open
Tournament information
Dates18–24 September 2017 (2017-09-18 – 2017-09-24)
VenueYushan No.1 Middle School
CityYushan
CountryChina
OrganisationWorld Snooker
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£700,000
Winner's share£150,000
Highest break Li Hang (CHN) (143)
Final
Champion Ding Junhui (CHN)
Runner-up Kyren Wilson (ENG)
Score10–3
2016
2018

The 2017 Yushan World Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 18 and 24 September 2017 in Yushan, China.[1] It was the fifth ranking event of the 2017/2018 season.

Qualifying took place between 6–9 August in Preston.[1]

Ali Carter was the defending champion but he chose not to participate.

Ding Junhui won his 13th ranking title, defeating Kyren Wilson 10–3 in the final.[2] It was Ding's first ranking event win since the 2016 Shanghai Masters, a year earlier.

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 £30,000.

Main draw[edit]

Last 64
Best of 9 frames
Last 32
Best of 9 frames
Last 16
Best of 9 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
Final
Best of 19 frames
                  
England Mark Selby 2
Wales Lee Walker 5
Wales Lee Walker 5
England Robert Milkins 2
England Robert Milkins 5
Wales Jamie Jones 1
Wales Lee Walker 0
Scotland Anthony McGill 5
Scotland Anthony McGill 5
Wales Duane Jones 2
Scotland Anthony McGill 5
Scotland Stephen Maguire 4
Scotland Stephen Maguire 5
Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 2
Scotland Anthony McGill 4
Belgium Luca Brecel 5
China Cao Yupeng 5
China Ma Chunmao 0
China Cao Yupeng 5
England Stuart Bingham 4
England Alfie Burden 2
England Stuart Bingham 5
China Cao Yupeng 4
Belgium Luca Brecel 5
England Mike Dunn 1
Belgium Luca Brecel 5
Belgium Luca Brecel 5
Wales Daniel Wells 4
Wales Daniel Wells 5
England Shaun Murphy 3
Belgium Luca Brecel 4
China Ding Junhui 6
Hong Kong Marco Fu 5
England Ian Burns 3
Hong Kong Marco Fu 3
England Peter Ebdon 5
Scotland Graeme Dott 2
England Peter Ebdon 5
England Peter Ebdon 3
China Li Hang 5
China Liang Wenbo 4
China Li Hang 5
China Li Hang 5
England Ricky Walden 3
England Ricky Walden 5
England Andrew Higginson 1
China Li Hang 3
China Ding Junhui 5
China Yu Delu 4
England Joe Perry 5
England Joe Perry 5
Wales Ryan Day 0
England Gary Wilson 1
Wales Ryan Day 5
England Joe Perry 1
China Ding Junhui 5
China Xiao Guodong 5
Wales Dominic Dale 1
China Xiao Guodong 0
China Ding Junhui 5
China Zhang Anda 3
China Ding Junhui 5
China Ding Junhui 10
England Kyren Wilson 3
England Sam Craigie 4
England John Astley 5
England John Astley 2
England Jimmy Robertson 5
England Tom Ford 3
England Jimmy Robertson 5
England Jimmy Robertson 1
Wales Mark Williams 5
Wales Mark Williams 5
Wales Matthew Stevens 0
Wales Mark Williams 5
China Chen Zhe 0
England Mark King 3
China Chen Zhe 5
Wales Mark Williams 1
England Kyren Wilson 5
England Mark Joyce 3
England Michael Holt 5
England Michael Holt 3
England Kyren Wilson 5
Iran Hossein Vafaei w/d
England Kyren Wilson w/o
England Kyren Wilson 5
Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 3
Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 5
China Hu Hao 2
Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 5
England Chris Wakelin 2
England Chris Wakelin 5
England Barry Hawkins 4
England Kyren Wilson 6
Northern Ireland Mark Allen 5
Australia Neil Robertson 5
Thailand Noppon Saengkham 1
Australia Neil Robertson 5
England Ben Woollaston 4
England Ben Woollaston 5
Scotland Eden Sharav 4
Australia Neil Robertson 4
Northern Ireland Mark Allen 5
Northern Ireland Mark Allen 5
England Oliver Lines 1
Northern Ireland Mark Allen 5
England Allan Taylor 2
England Allan Taylor 5
Cyprus Michael Georgiou 1
Northern Ireland Mark Allen 5
England David Gilbert 1
China Tian Pengfei 4
England David Gilbert 5
England David Gilbert 5
England Martin Gould 2
England Jack Lisowski 1
England Martin Gould 5
England David Gilbert 5
Scotland John Higgins 2
England Matthew Selt 5
England Elliot Slessor 2
England Matthew Selt 4
Scotland John Higgins 5
Switzerland Alexander Ursenbacher 0
Scotland John Higgins 5

Final[edit]

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Xie Yixin.
Yushan No.1 Middle School, Yushan, China, 24 September 2017.
Ding Junhui
 China
10–3 Kyren Wilson
 England
Afternoon: 88–28, 1–71 (67), 61–16, 75–8 (67), 93–7 (93), 70–43 (58), 70–23, 0–104 (104), 8–79 (66)
Evening: 67–14 (67), 107–6 (69), 71–14 (71), 67–61 (Ding 54)
93 Highest break 104
0 Century breaks 1
7 50+ breaks 3

Qualifying[edit]

These matches were held between 6 and 9 August 2017 at the Preston Guild Hall in Preston, England. All matches were best of 9 frames.

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

Century breaks[edit]

Qualifying stage centuries[edit]

Total: 22

Televised stage centuries[edit]

Total: 48

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "World Open in Yushan". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 11 July 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  2. ^ "World Open: Ding Junhui beats Kyren Wilson 10-3 in China". BBC Sport. 25 December 2017. Retrieved 11 December 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.