2017 World Open (snooker)

World Open

Tournament information
Dates	18–24 September 2017 (2017-09-18 – 2017-09-24)
Venue	Yushan No.1 Middle School
City	Yushan
Country	China
Organisation	World Snooker
Format	Ranking 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)
Score	10–3
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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

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

Winner: £150,000 Runner-up: £75,000 Semi-final: £32,000 Quarter-final: £18,000 Last 16: £12,000 Last 32: £7,000 Last 64: £4,000

Highest break: £3,000 Total: £700,000 [1]

The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £30,000.

Main draw

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

Final

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

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.

Mark Selby 5–2 [nb 1] Kritsanut Lertsattayathorn Lee Walker 5–1 Paul Davison Robert Milkins 5–4 Jak Jones Jamie Jones 5–2 Josh Boileau Anthony McGill 5–4 Zhao Xintong Kurt Maflin 3–5 Duane Jones Stephen Maguire 5–1 Matthew Bolton Robbie Williams 3–5 Ken Doherty David Grace 0–5 Cao Yupeng Michael White 1–5 [nb 1] Ma Chunmao [nb 2] Alfie Burden 5–1 Craig Steadman Stuart Bingham 5–1 Mei Xiwen Mike Dunn 5–0 Soheil Vahedi Luca Brecel 5–4 Ross Muir Daniel Wells 5–3 Gerard Greene Shaun Murphy 5–1 Alex Borg Marco Fu 5–3 Sean O'Sullivan Scott Donaldson 0–5 Ian Burns Graeme Dott w/o–w/d Hamza Akbar Peter Ebdon 5–4 Niu Zhuang Liang Wenbo 5–4 [nb 1] Sunny Akani Li Hang 5–3 Robin Hull Ricky Walden 5–2 Jamie Curtis-Barrett Andrew Higginson 5–1 Martin O'Donnell Yu Delu 5–2 Zhang Yong Joe Perry 5–2 Ian Preece Gary Wilson 5–1 Nigel Bond Ryan Day 5–3 Rod Lawler Xiao Guodong 5–3 Lukas Kleckers Dominic Dale 5–0 Jackson Page Zhang Anda 5–2 Yuan Sijun Ding Junhui 5–1 [nb 1] Hammad Miah

Judd Trump 0–5 Sam Craigie John Astley 5–1 Chris Totten Tom Ford 5–1 Boonyarit Keattikun Jimmy Robertson 5–2 [nb 1] Luo Honghao [nb 2] Mark Williams 5–0 Christopher Keogan Matthew Stevens 5–0 Kurt Dunham Mark King 5–2 Li Yuan Sam Baird 3–5 Chen Zhe Mark Joyce 5–3 Aditya Mehta Michael Holt 5–1 Billy Joe Castle Hossein Vafaei 5–4 Ashley Hugill Kyren Wilson 5–1 Thor Chuan Leong Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 5–1 Fang Xiongman Alan McManus 0–5 [nb 1] Hu Hao [nb 2] Chris Wakelin 5–4 James Wattana Barry Hawkins 5–0 David John Neil Robertson 5–1 Sanderson Lam Noppon Saengkham 5–3 Adam Duffy Ben Woollaston 5–0 Peter Lines Rory McLeod 4–5 Eden Sharav Mark Allen 5–1 Wang Yuchen Oliver Lines 5–2 Chen Zifan Anthony Hamilton 4–5 Allan Taylor Fergal O'Brien 0–5 Michael Georgiou Tian Pengfei 5–1 Jimmy White David Gilbert 5–1 Rhys Clark Jack Lisowski 5–4 Xu Si Martin Gould 5–1 [nb 1] Fan Zhengyi [nb 2] Matthew Selt 5–2 Mitchell Mann Mark Davis 4–5 Elliot Slessor Liam Highfield 3–5 Alexander Ursenbacher John Higgins 5–2 Joe Swail

Notes

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

Century breaks

Qualifying stage centuries

Total: 22

138 – Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 131 – Robin Hull 131 – Jamie Jones 129 – Barry Hawkins 126 – Xiao Guodong 120 – Cao Yupeng 116 – James Wattana 113 – Peter Ebdon 112 – Jack Lisowski 112 – Robert Milkins 110 – Matthew Stevens

109 – Oliver Lines 107 – Tom Ford 106 – Luca Brecel 105 – Stuart Bingham 104 – Ryan Day 102 – Zhang Anda 102 – Chen Zhe 101 – Fang Xiongman 100 – Alfie Burden 100 – Marco Fu 100 – Noppon Saengkham

Televised stage centuries

Total: 48

143, 127, 118, 102 – Li Hang 142, 142 – Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 142 – Jimmy Robertson 137 – Anthony McGill 136 – Marco Fu 135, 127, 127, 113, 104, 102 – Kyren Wilson 132, 130 – David Gilbert 132 – Duane Jones 129 – Peter Ebdon 129 – Michael Holt 128, 121, 110, 108 – Ding Junhui 126, 125 – John Higgins 126, 121, 108 – Mark Williams 123, 110 – John Astley

119, 101 – Sunny Akani 117, 105 – Luca Brecel 117 – Robert Milkins 117 – Elliot Slessor 114 – Joe Perry 114 – Chris Wakelin 112 – Eden Sharav 105, 103 – Mark Allen 105 – Stuart Bingham 105 – Yu Delu 105 – Tian Pengfei 103, 100 – Neil Robertson 103 – Matthew Selt

References

1. "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.