2017 Indian Open

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.

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
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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.