2017 Welsh Open (snooker)

"2017 Welsh Open" redirects here. For the darts tournament, see Welsh Open (darts).

2017 Coral Welsh Open

Tournament information
Dates	13–19 February 2017 (2017-02-13 – 2017-02-19)
Venue	Motorpoint Arena
City	Cardiff
Country	Wales
Organisation	World Snooker
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£366,000
Winner's share	£70,000
Highest break	Mark Davis  (ENG) (144)
Final
Champion	Stuart Bingham  (ENG)
Runner-up	Judd Trump  (ENG)
Score	9–8
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The 2017 Welsh Open (officially the 2017 Coral Welsh Open) was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 13 to 19 February 2017 at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff. It was the fourteenth ranking event of the 2016/2017 season.

The 2017 Welsh Open was being held as part of a new Home Nations Series, introduced in the 2016/2017 season with the new English Open, Northern Ireland Open and Scottish Open tournaments. ^{[1] [2]} The tournament's trophy was renamed to the Ray Reardon Trophy in honour of six-time world champion Ray Reardon. ^[3]

The defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan ^[4] lost 3–4 against Mark Davis in the last 64. ^[5]

Stuart Bingham won his first Welsh Open title and fourth ranking title overall, beating Judd Trump 9–8 in the final. ^{[6] [7]}

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money is shown below. ^[8]

Winner: £70,000 Runner-up: £30,000 Semi-finals: £20,000 Quarter-finals: £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 £10,000.

Main draw

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
	Ronnie O'Sullivan (1)	4
	Tom Ford	1
					Ronnie O'Sullivan (1)	3
					Mark Davis	4
	Li Hang	2
	Mark Davis	4
									Mark Davis	4
									Fergal O'Brien	2
	Fergal O'Brien	4
	Cao Yupeng	1
					Fergal O'Brien	4
					Chris Wakelin	2
	Sunny Akani	2
	Chris Wakelin	4
													Mark Davis	3
													Scott Donaldson	4
	Mark Williams (16)	3
	Elliot Slessor	4
					Elliot Slessor	2
					Jimmy Robertson	4
	Jimmy Robertson	4
	Aditya Mehta	3
									Jimmy Robertson	0
									Scott Donaldson	4
	David John	2
	Mark King	4
					Mark King	2
					Scott Donaldson	4
	Scott Donaldson	4
	Jack Lisowski	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
	Zhou Yuelong	4
	Noppon Saengkham	0
					Zhou Yuelong	4
					Paul Davison	1
	Paul Davison	4
	Joe Swail	0
									Zhou Yuelong	4
									Ross Muir	1
	Mark Joyce	3
	Ross Muir	4
					Ross Muir	4
					Marco Fu (9)	0
	Marco Fu (9)	4
	Martin Gould	2
													Zhou Yuelong	4
													Lee Walker	0
	Ricky Walden	3
	Graeme Dott	4
					Graeme Dott	4
					Adam Stefanow	1
	Michael Wild	3
	Adam Stefanow	4
									Graeme Dott	2
									Lee Walker	4
	Rhys Clark	2
	Lee Walker	4
					Lee Walker	4
					Neil Robertson (8)	3
	Neil Robertson (8)	4
	Jimmy White	1

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
	Judd Trump (5)	4
	Andrew Higginson	1
					Judd Trump (5)	4
					Alex Borg	2
	Hatem Yassen	1
	Alex Borg	4
									Judd Trump (5)	4
									Jackson Page	0
	Jackson Page	4
	Jason Weston	3
					Jackson Page	4
					John Astley	3
	John Astley	4
	Ian Preece	1
													Judd Trump (5)	4
													Hossein Vafaei	1
	Ali Carter (12)	4
	Zhao Xintong	2
					Ali Carter (12)	4
					Darryl Hill	1
	Dechawat Poomjaeng	1
	Darryl Hill	4
									Ali Carter (12)	1
									Hossein Vafaei	4
	Hossein Vafaei	4
	Sanderson Lam	3
					Hossein Vafaei	4
					Christopher Keogan	2
	Alan McManus	2
	Christopher Keogan	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
	Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	4
	Ben Woollaston	0
					Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	4
					Ryan Day	1
	David Gilbert	3
	Ryan Day	4
									Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	1
									Barry Hawkins (13)	4
	Tian Pengfei	4
	Chen Zhe	2
					Tian Pengfei	0
					Barry Hawkins (13)	4
	Barry Hawkins (13)	4
	Fraser Patrick	1
													Barry Hawkins (13)	4
													Craig Steadman	0
	Jamie Cope	4
	Nigel Bond	0
					Jamie Cope	1
					Anthony Hamilton	4
	Luca Brecel	2
	Anthony Hamilton	4
									Anthony Hamilton	2
									Craig Steadman	4
	Jak Jones	2
	Craig Steadman	4
					Craig Steadman	4
					Sam Baird	1
	John Higgins (4)	2
	Sam Baird	4

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
	Stuart Bingham (3)	4
	Matthew Stevens	2
					Stuart Bingham (3)	4
					Rory McLeod	2
	Gary Wilson	3
	Rory McLeod	4
									Stuart Bingham (3)	4
									Ian Burns	0
	Stephen Maguire	4
	Zhang Yong	2
					Stephen Maguire	3
					Ian Burns	4
	Ian Burns	4
	James Cahill	3
													Stuart Bingham (3)	4
													Robbie Williams	0
	Liang Wenbo (14)	4
	Rod Lawler	2
					Liang Wenbo (14)	3
					Michael White	4
	Duane Jones	1
	Michael White	4
									Michael White	2
									Robbie Williams	4
	Andy Hicks	4
	Martin O'Donnell	2
					Andy Hicks	3
					Robbie Williams	4
	David Grace	2
	Robbie Williams	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
	Tyler Rees	1
	Jamie Jones	4
					Jamie Jones	2
					Dominic Dale	4
	Dominic Dale	4
	Zhang Anda	0
									Dominic Dale	1
									Igor Figueiredo	4
	Alfie Burden	0
	Igor Figueiredo	4
					Igor Figueiredo	4
					Anthony McGill	2
	Joe Perry (11)	3
	Anthony McGill	4
													Igor Figueiredo	1
													Stuart Carrington	4
	Stuart Carrington	4
	Sam Craigie	2
					Stuart Carrington	4
					Wang Yuchen	2
	Gareth Allen	3
	Wang Yuchen	4
									Stuart Carrington	4
									Robin Hull	0
	Michael Georgiou	1
	Allan Taylor	4
					Allan Taylor	1
					Robin Hull	4
	Ding Junhui (6)	2
	Robin Hull	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
	Shaun Murphy (7)	4
	Jamie Curtis-Barrett	0
					Shaun Murphy (7)	2
					Josh Boileau	4
	Hammad Miah	1
	Josh Boileau	4
									Josh Boileau	0
									Robert Milkins	4
	Yu Delu	0
	Robert Milkins	4
					Robert Milkins	4
					Eden Sharav	1
	Oliver Lines	1
	Eden Sharav	4
													Robert Milkins	4
													Mei Xiwen	2
	Mark Allen (10)	4
	Sydney Wilson	0
					Mark Allen (10)	4
					Boonyarit Keattikun	1
	Boonyarit Keattikun	4
	Ken Doherty	1
									Mark Allen (10)	2
									Mei Xiwen	4
	Hamza Akbar	2
	Peter Ebdon	4
					Peter Ebdon	0
					Mei Xiwen	4
	Matthew Selt	3
	Mei Xiwen	4

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
	Fang Xiongman	1
	Kurt Maflin	4
					Kurt Maflin	4
					James Wattana	3
	James Wattana	4
	Xiao Guodong	3
									Kurt Maflin	4
									Mitchell Mann	2
	Michael Holt	1
	Mitchell Mann	4
					Mitchell Mann	4
					Sean O'Sullivan	2
	Kyren Wilson (15)	2
	Sean O'Sullivan	4
													Kurt Maflin	4
													Yan Bingtao	1
	Adam Duffy	3
	Thor Chuan Leong	4
					Thor Chuan Leong	3
					Yan Bingtao	4
	Yan Bingtao	4
	Daniel Wells	1
									Yan Bingtao	4
									Mark Selby (2)	1
	Mike Dunn	4
	Kurt Dunham	1
					Mike Dunn	2
					Mark Selby (2)	4
	Mark Selby (2)	4
	Liam Highfield	0

Finals

	Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames				Semi-finals Best of 11 frames				Final Best of 17 frames
	Scott Donaldson	5
	Zhou Yuelong	0
					Scott Donaldson	3
					Judd Trump (5)	6
	Judd Trump (5)	5
	Barry Hawkins (13)	4
									Judd Trump (5)	8
									Stuart Bingham (3)	9
	Stuart Bingham (3)	5
	Stuart Carrington	3
					Stuart Bingham (3)	6
					Robert Milkins	0
	Robert Milkins	5
	Kurt Maflin	2

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Colin Humphries. Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, Wales, 19 February 2017.
Judd Trump (5)   England	8–9	Stuart Bingham (3)   England
Afternoon: 45–69 (69), 64–65 (64, 65), 1–74 (74), 21–61, 63–35, 130–0 (68, 58), 0–87 (87), 61–50 Evening:91–1, 48–63 (63), 69–0, 74–36, 52–62, 66–31, 64–46, 57–71, 25–79 (55)
68	Highest break	87
0	Century breaks	0
3	50+ breaks	6

Century breaks

Total: 55 ^[9]

144 – Mark Davis 143, 133, 111, 102 – Neil Robertson 142 – Fergal O'Brien 140, 131, 102 – Judd Trump 136, 123, 118, 103 – Hossein Vafaei 136 – Yan Bingtao 132, 113 – Anthony Hamilton 131 – Mei Xiwen 130 – Lee Walker 128, 101 – Stuart Carrington 128 – Michael White 127, 103, 101, 101 – Stuart Bingham 126 – Graeme Dott 120 – Mitchell Mann 118 – Andy Hicks 117 – Joe Perry 116, 113 – Kurt Maflin 115 – Robert Milkins

114 – Aditya Mehta 113, 101, 100 – Barry Hawkins 109, 101 – Anthony McGill 109 – Josh Boileau 108, 107, 101 – Jimmy Robertson 108 – Gareth Allen 106 – Sanderson Lam 105 – Robin Hull 105 – Igor Figueiredo 105 – Craig Steadman 104 – Ricky Walden 102 – Jimmy White 101 – Ronnie O'Sullivan 101 – Allan Taylor 101 – Zhou Yuelong 100 – Ryan Day 100 – Stephen Maguire 100 – Robbie Williams

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