2017 Welsh Open (snooker)

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.

Welsh Open
Tournament information
Dates13–19 February 2017
VenueMotorpoint Arena
CityCardiff
CountryWales
Organisation(s)WPBSA
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£366,000
Winner's share£70,000
Highest break Mark Davis (144)
Final
Champion Stuart Bingham
Runner-up Judd Trump
Score9–8
2016
2018

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]

The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £10,000.

Main draw

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-Nooh4
 
 
 
Ben Woollaston0
 
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh4
 
 
 
Ryan Day1
 
David Gilbert3
 
 
 
Ryan Day4
 
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh1
 
 
 
Barry Hawkins (13)4
 
Tian Pengfei4
 
 
 
Chen Zhe2
 
Tian Pengfei0
 
 
 
Barry Hawkins (13)4
 
Barry Hawkins (13)4
 
 
 
Fraser Patrick1
 
Barry Hawkins (13)4
 
 
 
Craig Steadman0
 
Jamie Cope4
 
 
 
Nigel Bond0
 
Jamie Cope1
 
 
 
Anthony Hamilton4
 
Luca Brecel 2
 
 
 
Anthony Hamilton4
 
Anthony Hamilton2
 
 
 
Craig Steadman4
 
Jak Jones 2
 
 
 
Craig Steadman4
 
Craig Steadman4
 
 
 
Sam Baird1
 
John Higgins (4)2
 
 
Sam Baird4
 

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 Stevens2
 
Stuart Bingham (3)4
 
 
 
Rory McLeod2
 
Gary Wilson3
 
 
 
Rory McLeod4
 
Stuart Bingham (3)4
 
 
 
Ian Burns0
 
Stephen Maguire4
 
 
 
Zhang Yong2
 
Stephen Maguire3
 
 
 
Ian Burns4
 
Ian Burns4
 
 
 
James Cahill3
 
Stuart Bingham (3)4
 
 
 
Robbie Williams0
 
Liang Wenbo (14)4
 
 
 
Rod Lawler2
 
Liang Wenbo (14)3
 
 
 
Michael White4
 
Duane Jones1
 
 
 
Michael White4
 
Michael White2
 
 
 
Robbie Williams4
 
Andy Hicks4
 
 
 
Martin O'Donnell2
 
Andy Hicks3
 
 
 
Robbie Williams4
 
David Grace2
 
 
Robbie Williams4
 

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 Rees1
 
 
 
Jamie Jones4
 
Jamie Jones2
 
 
 
Dominic Dale4
 
Dominic Dale4
 
 
 
Zhang Anda0
 
Dominic Dale1
 
 
 
Igor Figueiredo4
 
Alfie Burden0
 
 
 
Igor Figueiredo4
 
Igor Figueiredo4
 
 
 
Anthony McGill2
 
Joe Perry (11)3
 
 
 
Anthony McGill4
 
Igor Figueiredo1
 
 
 
Stuart Carrington4
 
Stuart Carrington4
 
 
 
Sam Craigie2
 
Stuart Carrington4
 
 
 
Wang Yuchen2
 
Gareth Allen3
 
 
 
Wang Yuchen4
 
Stuart Carrington4
 
 
 
Robin Hull0
 
Michael Georgiou 1
 
 
 
Allan Taylor4
 
Allan Taylor1
 
 
 
Robin Hull4
 
Ding Junhui (6)2
 
 
Robin Hull4
 

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-Barrett0
 
Shaun Murphy (7)2
 
 
 
Josh Boileau4
 
Hammad Miah1
 
 
 
Josh Boileau4
 
Josh Boileau0
 
 
 
Robert Milkins4
 
Yu Delu0
 
 
 
Robert Milkins4
 
Robert Milkins4
 
 
 
Eden Sharav1
 
Oliver Lines1
 
 
 
Eden Sharav4
 
Robert Milkins4
 
 
 
Mei Xiwen2
 
Mark Allen (10)4
 
 
 
Sydney Wilson0
 
Mark Allen (10)4
 
 
 
Boonyarit Keattikun1
 
Boonyarit Keattikun4
 
 
 
Ken Doherty1
 
Mark Allen (10)2
 
 
 
Mei Xiwen4
 
Hamza Akbar2
 
 
 
Peter Ebdon4
 
Peter Ebdon0
 
 
 
Mei Xiwen4
 
Matthew Selt3
 
 
Mei Xiwen4
 

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 Xiongman1
 
 
 
Kurt Maflin4
 
Kurt Maflin4
 
 
 
James Wattana3
 
James Wattana4
 
 
 
Xiao Guodong3
 
Kurt Maflin4
 
 
 
Mitchell Mann2
 
Michael Holt1
 
 
 
Mitchell Mann4
 
Mitchell Mann4
 
 
 
Sean O'Sullivan2
 
Kyren Wilson (15)2
 
 
 
Sean O'Sullivan4
 
Kurt Maflin4
 
 
 
Yan Bingtao1
 
Adam Duffy3
 
 
 
Thor Chuan Leong4
 
Thor Chuan Leong3
 
 
 
Yan Bingtao4
 
Yan Bingtao4
 
 
 
Daniel Wells1
 
Yan Bingtao4
 
 
 
Mark Selby (2)1
 
Mike Dunn4
 
 
 
Kurt Dunham1
 
Mike Dunn2
 
 
 
Mark Selby (2)4
 
Mark Selby (2)4
 
 
Liam Highfield0
 

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]

References

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  4. "Ronnie O'Sullivan beats Neil Robertson to win Welsh Open". BBC News. 21 February 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
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