2017 English Open (snooker)

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}

{{Infobox individual snooker tournament

|tournament_name=2017 Dafabet English Open

|logo=250px

|dates={{Start and end dates|2017|10|16|2017|10|22|df=y}}

|venue=Barnsley Metrodome

|location=Barnsley

|country=England

|organisation=World Snooker

|format=Ranking event

|Total prize fund=£366,000

|winners_share=£70,000

|highest_break={{flagathlete|Liang Wenbo|CHN}} (147)

|winner={{flagathlete|Ronnie O'Sullivan|ENG}}

|runner_up={{flagathlete|Kyren Wilson|ENG}}

|score=9–2

|previous=2016

|next=2018

}}

The 2017 English Open (officially the 2017 Dafabet English Open) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place from 16 to 22 October 2017 in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England.{{cite web|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Calendar-2017-18-v19.pdf|title=2017/18 World Snooker Calendar|publisher=World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association|date=14 July 2017|access-date=14 July 2017}} It was the seventh ranking event of the 2017/2018 season and a part of the Home Nations Series.

Liang Wenbo was the defending champion, having beaten Judd Trump 9–6 in the 2016 final. Liang made a maximum break in his second round match against Tom Ford, but lost in the third round to Yan Bingtao. His maximum won him the "rolling 147 prize" of £40,000.

Ronnie O'Sullivan captured his 29th ranking title by beating Kyren Wilson 9–2 in the final. With his win O'Sullivan tied John Higgins for 2nd place on the all-time list of ranking event wins, only behind Stephen Hendry.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/41715901 |title= Ronnie O'Sullivan beats Kyren Wilson 9-2 to claim title|date=22 October 2017|work=BBC Sport|access-date=23 October 2017}}

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:{{cite web|title=Indicative Prize Money Rankings Schedule 2017/2018 Season|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Click-Here-For-The-Prize-Money-Schedule.pdf|work=worldsnooker.com|publisher=World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association|date=14 July 2017|access-date=14 July 2017}}

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  • 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

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  • Highest break: £2,000
  • Total: £366,000

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The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £40,000

Main draw

=== Qualifying round===

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{{flagicon|ENG}} Allan Tayloralign="center"| 4–3{{flagicon|ENG}} David Lilley
{{flagicon|ENG}} Ian Burnsalign="center"| 3–4{{flagicon|CHN}} Zhang Anda

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{{flagicon|CHN}} Fang Xiongmanalign="center"| 4–0{{flagicon|ENG}} Joe O'Connor

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=Top half=

==Section 1==

{{#invoke:RoundN|main|columns=4

|team-width=200

|short_brackets=yes

|bold_winner=high

|RD1 = Last 128
Best of 7 frames|RD2 = Last 64
Best of 7 frames | RD3 = Last 32
Best of 7 frames |3rdplace=no| RD4=Last 16
Best of 7 frames

|| {{flagicon|CHN}} Liang Wenbo (1)|4 |{{flagicon|WAL}} Duane Jones |1

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Tom Ford |4 |{{flagicon|CHN}} Xu Si |1

|| {{flagicon|EGY}} Basem Eltahhan |0 |{{flagicon|WAL}} Jamie Jones |4

|| {{flagicon|THA}} Noppon Saengkham |0 |{{flagicon|CHN}} Yan Bingtao |4

|| {{flagicon|SCO}} Anthony McGill (16)|4 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Michael Holt |3

|| {{flagicon|CHN}} Lyu Haotian |4 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Allan Taylor|1

|| {{flagicon|THA}} Sunny Akani |4 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Matthew Bolton |2

|| {{flagicon|SCO}} Chris Totten |3 |{{flagicon|NIR}} Joe Swail |4

|| {{flagicon|CHN}} Liang Wenbo (1)|4 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Tom Ford |3

|| {{flagicon|WAL}} Jamie Jones |1 |{{flagicon|CHN}} Yan Bingtao |4

|| {{flagicon|SCO}} Anthony McGill (16)|4 |{{flagicon|CHN}} Lyu Haotian |2

|| {{flagicon|THA}} Sunny Akani |4 |{{flagicon|NIR}} Joe Swail |2

|| {{flagicon|CHN}} Liang Wenbo (1)|0 |{{flagicon|CHN}} Yan Bingtao |4

|| {{flagicon|SCO}} Anthony McGill (16)|4 |{{flagicon|THA}} Sunny Akani|3

|| {{flagicon|CHN}} Yan Bingtao |3 |{{flagicon|SCO}} Anthony McGill (16)|4

}}

==Section 2==

{{#invoke:RoundN|main|columns=4

|team-width=200

|short_brackets=yes

|bold_winner=high

|RD1 = Last 128
Best of 7 frames|RD2 = Last 64
Best of 7 frames | RD3 = Last 32
Best of 7 frames |3rdplace=no| RD4=Last 16
Best of 7 frames

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Jimmy Robertson |4 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Adam Duffy |2

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Gary Wilson |4 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Sean O'Sullivan |1

|| {{flagicon|CHN}} Li Hang |4 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Chris Wakelin |2

|| {{flagicon|AUS}} Neil Robertson (9)|4 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Billy Joe Castle |0

|| {{flagicon|WAL}} Ian Preece |4 |{{flagicon|CHN}} Mei Xiwen |0

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Sam Craigie |0 |{{flagicon|IND}} Aditya Mehta |4

|| {{flagicon|CHN}} Chen Zifan |4 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Sanderson Lam |3

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Barry Hawkins (8)|4 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Peter Lines |2

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Jimmy Robertson |4 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Gary Wilson |2

|| {{flagicon|CHN}} Li Hang |3 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Neil Robertson (9)|4

|| {{flagicon|WAL}} Ian Preece |2 |{{flagicon|IND}} Aditya Mehta |4

|| {{flagicon|CHN}} Chen Zifan |4 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Barry Hawkins (8)|3

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Jimmy Robertson |2 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Neil Robertson (9)|4

|| {{flagicon|IND}} Aditya Mehta |4 |{{flagicon|CHN}} Chen Zifan |1

|| {{flagicon|AUS}} Neil Robertson (9)|4 |{{flagicon|IND}} Aditya Mehta |1

}}

==Section 3==

{{#invoke:RoundN|main|columns=4

|team-width=200

|short_brackets=yes

|bold_winner=high

|RD1 = Last 128
Best of 7 frames|RD2 = Last 64
Best of 7 frames | RD3 = Last 32
Best of 7 frames |3rdplace=no| RD4=Last 16
Best of 7 frames

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Judd Trump (5)|4 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Robbie Williams |3

|| {{flagicon|CHN}} Yu Delu |3 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Mark Joyce |4

|| {{flagicon|WAL}} Matthew Stevens |4 |{{flagicon|SCO}} Eden Sharav |0

|| {{flagicon|IRL}} Josh Boileau |0 |{{flagicon|ENG}} David Gilbert |4

|| {{flagicon|BEL}} Luca Brecel (12)|4 |{{flagicon|WAL}} Ryan Day |1

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} David Grace |1 |{{flagicon|WAL}} Mark Williams |4

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Jamie Curtis-Barrett |2 |{{flagicon|CHN}} Li Yuan |4

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Rory McLeod |0 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Jack Lisowski |4

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Judd Trump (5)|4 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Mark Joyce |0

|| {{flagicon|WAL}} Matthew Stevens |4 |{{flagicon|ENG}} David Gilbert |2

|| {{flagicon|BEL}} Luca Brecel (12)|1 |{{flagicon|WAL}} Mark Williams |4

|| {{flagicon|CHN}} Li Yuan |3 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Jack Lisowski |4

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Judd Trump (5)|4 |{{flagicon|WAL}} Matthew Stevens |1

|| {{flagicon|WAL}} Mark Williams |2 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Jack Lisowski |4

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Judd Trump (5)|3 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Jack Lisowski |4

}}

==Section 4==

{{#invoke:RoundN|main|columns=4

|team-width=200

|short_brackets=yes

|bold_winner=high

|RD1 = Last 128
Best of 7 frames|RD2 = Last 64
Best of 7 frames | RD3 = Last 32
Best of 7 frames |3rdplace=no| RD4=Last 16
Best of 7 frames

|| {{flagicon|SCO}} Rhys Clark|4 |{{flagicon|SCO}} Alan McManus|3

|| {{flagicon|CHN}} Zhang Yong|4 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Kurt Dunham|3

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Mark Davis|4 |{{flagicon|CHN}} Chen Zhe|3

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Ronnie O'Sullivan (13)|4 |{{flagicon|CHN}} Zhang Anda|1

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Robert Milkins|4 |{{flagicon|SCO}} Stephen Maguire|0

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Ashley Hugill|4 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Nigel Bond|2

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Matthew Selt|4 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Alfie Burden|2

|| {{flagicon|SCO}} John Higgins (4)|4 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Elliot Slessor|3

|| {{flagicon|SCO}} Rhys Clark|2 |{{flagicon|CHN}} Zhang Yong|4

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Mark Davis|1 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Ronnie O'Sullivan (13)|4

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Robert Milkins|4 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Ashley Hugill|2

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Matthew Selt|1 |{{flagicon|SCO}} John Higgins (4)|4

|| {{flagicon|CHN}} Zhang Yong|1 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Ronnie O'Sullivan (13)|4

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Robert Milkins|3 |{{flagicon|SCO}} John Higgins|4

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Ronnie O'Sullivan (13)|4 |{{flagicon|SCO}} John Higgins (4)|3

}}

=Bottom half=

==Section 5==

{{#invoke:RoundN|main|columns=4

|team-width=200

|short_brackets=yes

|bold_winner=high

|RD1 = Last 128
Best of 7 frames|RD2 = Last 64
Best of 7 frames | RD3 = Last 32
Best of 7 frames |3rdplace=no| RD4=Last 16
Best of 7 frames

|| {{flagicon|CHN}} Ding Junhui (3)|4 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Christopher Keogan|1

|| {{flagicon|GER}} Lukas Kleckers|1 |{{flagicon|WAL}} Michael White|4

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Craig Steadman|4 |{{flagicon|FIN}} Robin Hull|3

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Ben Woollaston|4 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Peter Ebdon|2

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Ali Carter (14)|4 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Oliver Lines|1

|| {{flagicon|THA}} James Wattana|4 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Martin O'Donnell|2

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} John Astley|4 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Paul Davison|2

|| {{flagicon|CHN}} Yuan Sijun|4 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Joe Perry|1

|| {{flagicon|CHN}} Ding Junhui (3)|2 |{{flagicon|WAL}} Michael White|4

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Craig Steadman|3 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Ben Woollaston|4

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Ali Carter (14)|3 |{{flagicon|THA}} James Wattana|4

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} John Astley|3 |{{flagicon|CHN}} Yuan Sijun|4

|| {{flagicon|WAL}} Michael White|4 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Ben Woollaston|0

|| {{flagicon|THA}} James Wattana|4 |{{flagicon|CHN}} Yuan Sijun|2

|| {{flagicon|WAL}} Michael White|4 |{{flagicon|THA}} James Wattana|3

}}

==Section 6==

{{#invoke:RoundN|main|columns=4

|team-width=200

|short_brackets=yes

|bold_winner=high

|RD1 = Last 128
Best of 7 frames|RD2 = Last 64
Best of 7 frames | RD3 = Last 32
Best of 7 frames |3rdplace=no| RD4=Last 16
Best of 7 frames

|| {{flagicon|IRL}} Ken Doherty|1 |{{flagicon|NIR}} Gerard Greene|4

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Anthony Hamilton|2 |{{flagicon|SWI}} Alexander Ursenbacher|4

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Stuart Carrington|4 |{{flagicon|THA}} Boonyarit Keattikun|1

|| {{flagicon|NIR}} Mark Allen (11)|4 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Jimmy White|0

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Liam Highfield|4 |{{flagicon|IRL}} Fergal O'Brien|3

|| {{flagicon|THA}} Thepchaiya Un-Nooh|4 |{{flagicon|NOR}} Kurt Maflin|2

|| {{flagicon|WAL}} Dominic Dale|1 |{{flagicon|WAL}} Daniel Wells|4

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Shaun Murphy (6)|4 |{{flagicon|IRN}} Soheil Vahedi|1

|| {{flagicon|NIR}} Gerard Greene |3 |{{flagicon|SWI}} Alexander Ursenbacher |4

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Stuart Carrington |4 |{{flagicon|NIR}} Mark Allen (11)|2

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Liam Highfield |4 |{{flagicon|THA}} Thepchaiya Un-Nooh |3

|| {{flagicon|WAL}} Daniel Wells |2 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Shaun Murphy (6)|4

|| {{flagicon|SWI}} Alexander Ursenbacher |4 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Stuart Carrington |2

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Liam Highfield |3 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Shaun Murphy (6)|4

|| {{flagicon|SWI}} Alexander Ursenbacher |4 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Shaun Murphy (6)|1

}}

==Section 7==

{{#invoke:RoundN|main|columns=4

|team-width=200

|short_brackets=yes

|bold_winner=high

|RD1 = Last 128
Best of 7 frames|RD2 = Last 64
Best of 7 frames | RD3 = Last 32
Best of 7 frames |3rdplace=no| RD4=Last 16
Best of 7 frames

|| {{flagicon|HKG}} Marco Fu (7)|1 |{{flagicon|CHN}} Tian Pengfei|4

|| {{flagicon|CYP}} Michael Georgiou|1 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Hammad Miah|4

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Mitchell Mann|4 |{{flagicon|IRL}} Leo Fernandez|3

|| {{flagicon|CHN}} Zhou Yuelong|w/d|{{flagicon|ENG}} Andrew Higginson|w/o

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Stuart Bingham (10)|4 |{{flagicon|WAL}} Lee Walker|0

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Mark King|2 |{{flagicon|CHN}} Fang Xiongman|4

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Martin Gould|1 |{{flagicon|CHN}} Zhao Xintong|4

|| {{flagicon|IRN}} Hossein Vafaei|4 |{{flagicon|CHN}} Niu Zhuang|2

|| {{flagicon|CHN}} Tian Pengfei|1 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Hammad Miah|4

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Mitchell Mann|0 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Andrew Higginson|4

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Stuart Bingham (10)|4 |{{flagicon|CHN}} Fang Xiongman|2

|| {{flagicon|CHN}} Zhao Xintong|2 |{{flagicon|IRN}} Hossein Vafaei|4

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Hammad Miah|1 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Andrew Higginson|4

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Stuart Bingham (10)|3 |{{flagicon|IRN}} Hossein Vafaei|4

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Andrew Higginson|1 |{{flagicon|IRN}} Hossein Vafaei|4

}}

==Section 8==

{{#invoke:RoundN|main|columns=4

|team-width=200

|short_brackets=yes

|bold_winner=high

|RD1 = Last 128
Best of 7 frames|RD2 = Last 64
Best of 7 frames | RD3 = Last 32
Best of 7 frames |3rdplace=no| RD4=Last 16
Best of 7 frames

|| {{flagicon|MAS}} Thor Chuan Leong|4 |{{flagicon|SCO}} Graeme Dott|1

|| {{flagicon|CHN}} Cao Yupeng|4 |{{flagicon|PAK}} Hamza Akbar|1

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Mike Dunn|4 |{{flagicon|MLT}} Alex Borg|2

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Kyren Wilson (15)|4 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Rod Lawler|3

|| {{flagicon|CHN}} Xiao Guodong|4 |{{flagicon|CHN}} Wang Yuchen|2

|| {{flagicon|WAL}} Jak Jones|2 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Ricky Walden|4

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Sam Baird|3 |{{flagicon|SCO}} Ross Muir|4

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Mark Selby (2)|4 |{{flagicon|SCO}} Scott Donaldson |3

|| {{flagicon|MAS}} Thor Chuan Leong |4 |{{flagicon|CHN}} Cao Yupeng |2

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Mike Dunn|0 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Kyren Wilson (15)|4

|| {{flagicon|CHN}} Xiao Guodong |4 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Ricky Walden |2

|| {{flagicon|SCO}} Ross Muir |1 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Mark Selby (2)|4

|| {{flagicon|MAS}} Thor Chuan Leong|1 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Kyren Wilson (15)|4

|| {{flagicon|CHN}} Xiao Guodong|4 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Mark Selby (2)|1

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Kyren Wilson (15)|4 |{{flagicon|CHN}} Xiao Guodong |0

}}

=Finals=

{{#invoke:RoundN|main|columns=3

|team-width=200

|short_brackets=yes

|bold_winner=high

|RD1 = Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames|RD2 = Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames |3rdplace=no| RD3 = Final
Best of 17 frames

|| {{flagicon|SCO}} Anthony McGill (16)|5 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Neil Robertson (9)|3

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Jack Lisowski |2 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Ronnie O'Sullivan (13)|5

|| {{flagicon|WAL}} Michael White |0 |{{flagicon|SWI}} Alexander Ursenbacher |5

|| {{flagicon|IRN}} Hossein Vafaei |3 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Kyren Wilson (15)|5

|| {{flagicon|SCO}} Anthony McGill (16)|4 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Ronnie O'Sullivan (13)|6

|| {{flagicon|SWI}} Alexander Ursenbacher |3 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Kyren Wilson (15)|6

|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Ronnie O'Sullivan (13)|9 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Kyren Wilson (15)|2

}}

Final

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colspan="3" align="center" bgcolor="#ffd700" | Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Colin Humphries.
Barnsley Metrodome, Barnsley, England, 22 October 2017.
width="230" align="right" | Ronnie O'Sullivan (13)
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| width="100" align="center" | 9–2

| width="230" | Kyren Wilson (15)
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colspan="3" align="center" style="font-size: 100%" |Afternoon: 115–19 (115), {{nowrap|7–85 (74)}}, {{nowrap|67–57 (O'Sullivan 54)}}, {{nowrap|131–0 (131)}}, {{nowrap|0–109 (109)}}, {{nowrap|78–0 (77)}}, {{nowrap|87–0 (87)}}, {{nowrap|96–4 (96)}}
Evening: 69–32 (50), {{nowrap|127–0 (127)}}, {{nowrap|132–0 (132)}}
align="right" | 132

| align="center" | Highest break

| 109

align="right" | 4

| align="center" | Century breaks

| 1

align="right" | 9

| align="center" | 50+ breaks

| 2

Century breaks

Total: 83

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References