Tournament information | |
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Dates | 12–16 September 2017 |
Venue | Hotel Novotel Varun Beach |
City | Vishakhapatnam |
Country | India |
Organisation | World Snooker |
Format | Ranking event |
Total prize fund | £323,000 |
Winner's share | £50,000 |
Highest break | ![]() |
Final | |
Champion | ![]() |
Runner-up | ![]() |
Score | 5–1 |
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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.
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]
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: [3]
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The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £25,000.
Final: Best of 9 frames. Referee: Terry Camilleri Hotel Novotel Varun Beach, Vishakhapatnam, India, 16 September 2017. | ||
Anthony McGill ![]() | 1–5 | John Higgins ![]() |
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 |
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]
Total: 18
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Total: 14
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