2017 Scottish Open (snooker)

2017 Dafabet Scottish Open
Tournament information
Dates	11–17 December 2017
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
	← 2016 2018 →

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

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

[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.

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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
← 2016 2018 →