2017 Indian Open

Indian Open

Tournament information
Dates	12–16 September 2017 (2017-09-12 – 2017-09-16)
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	Zhou Yuelong  (CHN) (141)
Final
Champion	John Higgins  (SCO)
Runner-up	Anthony McGill  (SCO)
Score	5–1
← 2016 2019 →

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]

Prize fund

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

Winner: £50,000 Runner-up: £25,000 Semi-final: £15,000 Quarter-final: £10,000 Last 16: £6,000 Last 32: £4,000 Last 64: £2,000

Televised highest break: £2,000 Total: £323,000

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

Main draw

	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 McGill		4
	Ashley Hugill		1
						Anthony McGill		4
						Rory McLeod		1
	Jackson Page		3
	Rory McLeod		4
											Anthony McGill		4
											Hossein Vafaei		1
	Anthony Hamilton		1
	Hossein Vafaei		4
						Hossein Vafaei		4
						Gerard Greene		2
	Gerard Greene		4
	Li Hang		1
																Anthony McGill		4
																Zhang Anda		0
	Tian Pengfei		4
	Tom Ford		3
						Tian Pengfei		2
						Zhang Anda		4
	Zhang Anda		4
	Soheil Vahedi		3
											Zhang Anda		4
											Ken Doherty		3
	Sam Baird		4
	Mark Davis		2
						Sam Baird		3
						Ken Doherty		4
	John Astley		3
	Ken Doherty		4
																					Anthony McGill		4
																					Mark King		3
	Stuart Bingham		4
	Duane Jones		1
						Stuart Bingham		4
						Matthew Selt		1
	Matthew Selt		4
	Cao Yupeng		0
											Stuart Bingham		3
											Mark King		4
	Mark King		w/o
	Adam Duffy		w/d
						Mark King		4
						Graeme Dott		1
	Graeme Dott		4
	Jack Lisowski		1
																Mark King		4
																Elliot Slessor		2
	Elliot Slessor		4
	Alan McManus		3
						Elliot Slessor		4
						Joe Perry		3
	Daniel Wells		1
	Joe Perry		4
											Elliot Slessor		4
											Shaun Murphy		1
	Fergal O'Brien		4
	Jimmy Robertson		3
						Fergal O'Brien		1
						Shaun Murphy		4
	Hammad Miah		0
	Shaun Murphy		4
																										Anthony McGill		1
																										John Higgins		5
	Robin Hull		0
	Xu Si		4
						Xu Si		4
						Sean O'Sullivan		3
	Sean O'Sullivan		4
	Josh Boileau		3
											Xu Si		4
											Ricky Walden		3
	Ricky Walden		4
	Alfie Burden		3
						Ricky Walden		4
						Ben Woollaston		2
	Ben Woollaston		w/o
	Yan Bingtao		w/d
																Xu Si		4
																David Gilbert		0
	Kurt Maflin		4
	Zhou Yuelong		2
						Kurt Maflin		3
						David Gilbert		4
	Wang Yuchen		0
	David Gilbert		4
											David Gilbert		4
											Mark Allen		1
	Andrew Higginson		1
	Alexander Ursenbacher		4
						Alexander Ursenbacher		2
						Mark Allen		4
	Niu Zhuang		0
	Mark Allen		4
																					Xu Si		2
																					John Higgins		4
	Boonyarit Keattikun		1
	Liam Highfield		4
						Liam Highfield		4
						Yu Delu		3
	Robert Milkins		3
	Yu Delu		4
											Liam Highfield		4
											Sunny Akani		2
	Stephen Maguire		3
	Sunny Akani		4
						Sunny Akani		4
						Dominic Dale		0
	Dominic Dale		4
	Rod Lawler		1
																Liam Highfield		0
																John Higgins		4
	Gary Wilson		4
	Luca Brecel		1
						Gary Wilson		2
						Michael Holt		4
	Ian Preece		2
	Michael Holt		4
											Michael Holt		1
											John Higgins		4
	Mike Dunn		3
	Martin O'Donnell		4
						Martin O'Donnell		2
						John Higgins		4
	Zhao Xintong		3
	John Higgins		4

Final

Final: Best of 9 frames. Referee: Terry Camilleri Hotel Novotel Varun Beach, Vishakhapatnam, India, 16 September 2017.
Anthony McGill   Scotland	1–5	John Higgins   Scotland
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

Qualifying

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]

Anthony McGill 4–0 [nb 1] Aditya Mehta Mitchell Mann 1–4 Ashley Hugill Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 0–4 Jackson Page Rory McLeod 4–2 Ross Muir Anthony Hamilton 4–3 Alex Borg Hossein Vafaei 4–3 Sanderson Lam Michael White w/d–w/o Gerard Greene Li Hang 4–1 [nb 1] S Shrikrishna [nb 2] Tian Pengfei 4–2 Eden Sharav Tom Ford 4–0 Chris Totten Zhang Anda 4–0 Lyu Haotian Martin Gould 1–4 Soheil Vahedi Sam Baird 4–2 [nb 1] Lucky Vatnani [nb 2] Mark Davis 4–0 [nb 1] Laxman Rawat [nb 2] John Astley 4–0 Paul Davison Ali Carter 2–4 Ken Doherty Stuart Bingham 4–1 Chen Zifan Mei Xiwen 2–4 Duane Jones Matthew Selt 4–3 Chen Zhe Mark Joyce 2–4 Cao Yupeng Mark King 4–2 Nigel Bond Noppon Saengkham 2–4 Adam Duffy Graeme Dott 4–3 Fang Xiongman Jack Lisowski 4–1 Joe Swail Matthew Stevens 2–4 Elliot Slessor Alan McManus 4–0 [nb 1] Malkeet Singh [nb 2] Daniel Wells 4–1 Billy Joe Castle Joe Perry w/o–w/d Hamza Akbar Fergal O'Brien 4–0 Craig Steadman Jimmy Robertson 4–2 Jak Jones Hammad Miah w/o–w/d Kritsanut Lertsattayathorn Shaun Murphy 4–2 [nb 1] E Pandurangaiah [nb 2]

Neil Robertson w/d–w/o Robin Hull Michael Georgiou 2–4 Xu Si Xiao Guodong 3–4 Sean O'Sullivan David Grace 3–4 Josh Boileau Ricky Walden 4–2 Jimmy White Alfie Burden 4–2 Jamie Curtis-Barrett Ben Woollaston 4–2 Sam Craigie Yan Bingtao 4–2 Rhys Clark Kurt Maflin 4–2 James Wattana Zhou Yuelong 4–0 Kurt Dunham Chris Wakelin 3–4 Wang Yuchen David Gilbert 4–2 Allan Taylor Andrew Higginson 4–0 [nb 1] Asutosh Padhy [nb 2] Jamie Jones 1–4 Alexander Ursenbacher Lee Walker 1–4 Niu Zhuang Mark Allen 4–3 Thor Chuan Leong Kyren Wilson 2–4 Boonyarit Keattikun Liam Highfield 4–0 Matthew Bolton Robert Milkins 4–2 Yuan Sijun Yu Delu 4–2 Ian Burns Stephen Maguire 4–0 Hu Hao Scott Donaldson 2–4 Sunny Akani Dominic Dale 4–2 Zhang Yong Robbie Williams 2–4 Rod Lawler Gary Wilson 4–1 Lukas Kleckers Luca Brecel 4–0 Christopher Keogan Oliver Lines 0–4 Ian Preece Michael Holt 4–2 Peter Lines Mike Dunn 4–0 Jamie Clarke Peter Ebdon 2–4 Martin O'Donnell Zhao Xintong 4–0 Li Yuan John Higgins 4–1 David John

Notes

1. Match was held over and played in India.
2. Wildcard

Century breaks

Qualifying stage centuries

Total: 18

139 – Michael Georgiou 128 – Dominic Dale 126 – Sam Craigie 121 – Eden Sharav 117 – Mark Joyce 114 – Gary Wilson 113 – Yu Delu 109 – Jimmy Robertson 108 – Daniel Wells

104 – Stephen Maguire 103 – Jimmy White 102 – Zhang Anda 102 – Mike Dunn 101 – Peter Ebdon 101 – Fergal O'Brien 101 – Allan Taylor 101 – Mitchell Mann 100 – Josh Boileau

Televised stage centuries

Total: 14

141 – Zhou Yuelong 135 – Kurt Maflin 125, 105, 102 – Shaun Murphy 122, 102 – John Higgins 112, 102 – David Gilbert

112 – Stephen Maguire 110 – Mark King 108 – Alan McManus 103 – Gary Wilson 101 – Stuart Bingham

References

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.