2017 Indian Open

Indian Open
Tournament information
Dates	12–16 September 2017
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 1–2 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: 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

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Match was held over and played in India.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f 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[]

^ "2017/18 World Snooker Calendar" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
^ "Indian Open: John Higgins beats Anthony McGill to take title". BBC Sport. 16 September 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
^ "Indicative Prize Money Rankings Schedule 2017/2018 Season" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
^ "2017 Indian Open Qualifiers". snooker.org. 1 August 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2017.

[heldover-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Match was held over and played in India.

[WC-6] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Wildcard

[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.

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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 →