2017 Scottish Open (snooker)

2017 Dafabet Scottish Open

Tournament information
Dates	11–17 December 2017 (2017-12-11 – 2017-12-17)
Venue	Emirates Arena
City	Glasgow
Country	Scotland
Organisation	World Snooker
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£366,000
Winner's share	£70,000
Highest break	Cao Yupeng  (CHN) (147)
Final
Champion	Neil Robertson  (AUS)
Runner-up	Cao Yupeng  (CHN)
Score	9–8
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The 2017 Scottish Open (officially the 2017 Dafabet Scottish Open) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place from 11 to 17 December 2017 at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow, Scotland. ^[1] It was the twelfth ranking event of the 2017/2018 season and a part of the Home Nations Series.

Marco Fu was the defending champion, but he lost 4–3 to Xiao Guodong in the last 16. ^[2]

Neil Robertson won the tournament, coming from 4–8 down to win 9–8 in the final against Cao Yupeng. ^[3] Aside from making it to the final, Cao also made the tournament's highest break, his first professional maximum in the third frame of his first round match against Andrew Higginson. ^[4]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: ^[5]

Winner: £70,000 Runner-up: £30,000 Semi-final: £20,000 Quarter-final: £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 £20,000

Main draw

Qualifying round

Ross Vallance 4–2 Robert Carlisle

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
	Marco Fu (1)	4
	Duane Jones	0
					Marco Fu (1)	4
					Fang Xiongman	2
	Fang Xiongman	4
	David Gilbert	3
									Marco Fu (1)	4
									Zhou Yuelong	3
	Zhou Yuelong	4
	Ian Preece	1
					Zhou Yuelong	4
					Yu Delu	2
	Lee Walker	2
	Yu Delu	4
													Marco Fu (1)	3
													Xiao Guodong	4
	Martin Gould (16)	3
	Noppon Saengkham	4
					Noppon Saengkham	4
					Zhang Yong	0
	Fergal O'Brien	1
	Zhang Yong	4
									Noppon Saengkham	1
									Xiao Guodong	4
	Lyu Haotian	2
	Gary Wilson	4
					Gary Wilson	3
					Xiao Guodong	4
	Xiao Guodong	4
	Li Yuan	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
	Chris Totten	4
	Sam Baird	1
					Chris Totten	4
					Mitchell Mann	3
	Hossein Vafaei	3
	Mitchell Mann	4
									Chris Totten	0
									Neil Robertson (9)	4
	John Astley	2
	Liam Highfield	4
					Liam Highfield	2
					Neil Robertson (9)	4
	Neil Robertson (9)	4
	Rod Lawler	0
													Neil Robertson (9)	4
													David Grace	2
	David Grace	4
	Alexander Ursenbacher	1
					David Grace	4
					Alan McManus	3
	Matthew Selt	2
	Alan McManus	4
									David Grace	4
									Zhang Anda	3
	Mark King	1
	Zhang Anda	4
					Zhang Anda	4
					Ben Woollaston	2
	Mark Allen (8)	3
	Ben Woollaston	4

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
	John Higgins (5)	4
	Jack Lisowski	1
					John Higgins (5)	4
					Christopher Keogan	1
	Nigel Bond	0
	Christopher Keogan	4
									John Higgins (5)	4
									Gerard Greene	0
	Mike Dunn	4
	Adam Duffy	0
					Mike Dunn	3
					Gerard Greene	4
	Zhao Xintong	2
	Gerard Greene	4
													John Higgins (5)	4
													Ashley Hugill	0
	Ali Carter (12)	4
	Anthony Hamilton	0
					Ali Carter (12)	3
					Ashley Hugill	4
	Ashley Hugill	4
	Ross Vallance	3
									Ashley Hugill	4
									Peter Lines	1
	Tian Pengfei	2
	Kurt Dunham	4
					Kurt Dunham	2
					Peter Lines	4
	Yuan Sijun	0
	Peter Lines	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
	James Wattana	0
	Michael White	4
					Michael White	4
					Scott Donaldson	2
	Scott Donaldson	4
	Josh Boileau	2
									Michael White	4
									Kyren Wilson (13)	1
	Dominic Dale	4
	Basem Eltahhan	1
					Dominic Dale	1
					Kyren Wilson (13)	4
	Kyren Wilson (13)	4
	Chen Zhe	2
													Michael White	1
													Ronnie O'Sullivan (4)	4
	Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	3
	Jamie Curtis-Barrett	4
					Jamie Curtis-Barrett	1
					Li Hang	4
	Sean O'Sullivan	1
	Li Hang	4
									Li Hang	3
									Ronnie O'Sullivan (4)	4
	Robert Milkins	4
	Oliver Lines	2
					Robert Milkins	1
					Ronnie O'Sullivan (4)	4
	Ronnie O'Sullivan (4)	4
	Michael Georgiou	1

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
	Ding Junhui (3)	4
	Jak Jones	2
					Ding Junhui (3)	4
					Chris Wakelin	2
	Chris Wakelin	4
	Thor Chuan Leong	2
									Ding Junhui (3)	3
									Rory McLeod	4
	Rory McLeod	4
	Graeme Dott	2
					Rory McLeod	4
					Niu Zhuang	0
	Niu Zhuang	4
	Wang Yuchen	3
													Rory McLeod	3
													Ricky Walden	4
	Liang Wenbo (14)	4
	Sanderson Lam	2
					Liang Wenbo (14)	3
					Mark Joyce	4
	Mark Joyce	4
	Martin O'Donnell	2
									Mark Joyce	1
									Ricky Walden	4
	Ricky Walden	4
	Billy Joe Castle	2
					Ricky Walden	4
					Joe Swail	2
	Lukas Kleckers	0
	Joe Swail	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
	Ian Burns	1
	Tom Ford	4
					Tom Ford	4
					Hammad Miah	0
	Matthew Stevens	1
	Hammad Miah	4
									Tom Ford	4
									Stuart Carrington	0
	Joe Perry	4
	Chen Zifan	2
					Joe Perry	2
					Stuart Carrington	4
	Jackson Page	1
	Stuart Carrington	4
													Tom Ford	0
													Cao Yupeng	4
	Allan Taylor	4
	Soheil Vahedi	3
					Allan Taylor	3
					Cao Yupeng	4
	Cao Yupeng	4
	Andrew Higginson	0
									Cao Yupeng	4
									Daniel Wells	3
	Jimmy White	4
	Sunny Akani	1
					Jimmy White	1
					Daniel Wells	4
	Shaun Murphy (6)	3
	Daniel Wells	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
	Barry Hawkins (7)	2
	Jamie Jones	4
					Jamie Jones	0
					Yan Bingtao	4
	Matthew Bolton	0
	Yan Bingtao	4
									Yan Bingtao	3
									Stephen Maguire	4
	Leo Fernandez	1
	Hamza Akbar	4
					Hamza Akbar	2
					Stephen Maguire	4
	Alex Borg	0
	Stephen Maguire	4
													Stephen Maguire	4
													Xu Si	1
	Mark Williams (10)	w/d
	Xu Si	w/o
					Xu Si	4
					Jimmy Robertson	2
	Paul Davison	3
	Jimmy Robertson	4
									Xu Si	4
									Craig Steadman	2
	Ken Doherty	1
	Craig Steadman	4
					Craig Steadman	4
					Alfie Burden	2
	Alfie Burden	4
	Ross Muir	2

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
	Mei Xiwen	4
	Kurt Maflin	0
					Mei Xiwen	1
					Elliot Slessor	4
	Rhys Clark	2
	Elliot Slessor	4
									Elliot Slessor	4
									Peter Ebdon	3
	Aditya Mehta	2
	Peter Ebdon	4
					Peter Ebdon	4
					Anthony McGill (15)	1
	Anthony McGill (15)	4
	Ryan Day	0
													Elliot Slessor	3
													Judd Trump (2)	4
	Eden Sharav	4
	Mark Davis	3
					Eden Sharav	3
					Michael Holt	4
	Robbie Williams	0
	Michael Holt	4
									Michael Holt	0
									Judd Trump (2)	4
	Sam Craigie	4
	Boonyarit Keattikun	2
					Sam Craigie	2
					Judd Trump (2)	4
	Judd Trump (2)	4
	Robin Hull	0

Finals

	Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames				Semi-finals Best of 11 frames				Final Best of 17 frames
	Xiao Guodong	4
	Neil Robertson (9)	5
					Neil Robertson (9)	6
					John Higgins (5)	3
	John Higgins (5)	5
	Ronnie O'Sullivan (4)	0
									Neil Robertson (9)	9
									Cao Yupeng	8
	Ricky Walden	3
	Cao Yupeng	5
					Cao Yupeng	6
					Judd Trump	4
	Stephen Maguire	2
	Judd Trump	5

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Leo Scullion. Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland, 17 December 2017.
Neil Robertson (9)   Australia	9–8	Cao Yupeng   China
Afternoon: 21–118 (82), 72–62 (Robertson 61, Cao 62), 0–96 (72), 29–75 (74), 68–34, 7–119 (53, 66), 37–72 (67), 115–18 (64, 50) Evening: 31–79 (72), 132–0 (132), 6–81 (81), 0–108 (66), 85–6 (85), 62–14, 73–30, 60–54, 77–16 (59)
132	Highest break	82
1	Century breaks	0
6	50+ breaks	10

Century breaks

A total of 73 century breaks were made during the competition. ^[6]

• 147 – Cao Yupeng
• 144, 138, 117, 113, 109, 108, 105 – John Higgins
• 144, 122, 114 – Noppon Saengkham
• 143, 138, 135, 132, 128, 124, 118, 117, 114, 113, 102 – Neil Robertson
• 140, 129, 102 – Judd Trump
• 136, 112, 103, 101 – Ronnie O'Sullivan
• 135, 122, 104 – Ding Junhui
• 130 – Liang Wenbo
• 129 – Tom Ford
• 127, 126 – Michael White
• 125, 117 – Ali Carter
• 124, 123 – David Grace
• 123, 106, 101 – Xiao Guodong
• 123 – Li Hang
• 123 – Mitchell Mann
• 122 – Chris Wakelin
• 119, 102, 101 – Yan Bingtao
• 119 – Oliver Lines
• 119 – Kyren Wilson
• 117, 107, 101 – Marco Fu
• 115 – Wang Yuchen
• 113 – Dominic Dale
• 113 – Ashley Hugill
• 112 – Joe Perry
• 110 – Ben Woollaston
• 108 – Jamie Jones
• 106 – Stuart Carrington
• 105 – Ricky Walden
• 104 – Zhou Yuelong
• 104 – Elliot Slessor
• 103 – Mark Joyce
• 103 – Xu Si
• 103 – Daniel Wells
• 103 – Gary Wilson
• 102 – Martin Gould
• 101 – Michael Holt
• 100 – Liam Highfield
• 100 – Craig Steadman
• 100 – Zhao Xintong

References

1. "2017/18 World Snooker Calendar" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
2. "Wizard And Rocket Set For Showdown". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 15 December 2017.
3. "Scottish Open: Neil Robertson beats Cao Yupeng 9-8 in dramatic Scottish Open". BBC Sport. 17 December 2017.
4. "Cao makes maiden 147 in Glasgow". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 12 December 2017.
5. "Indicative Prize Money Rankings Schedule 2017/2018 Season" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
6. "Centuries | World Snooker Live Scores". Archived from the original on 15 December 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2017.