Scottish Open 2017

Dafabet Scottish Open
Tournament information
Dates	11–17 December 2017
Venue	Emirates Arena
Ceety	Glasgae
Kintra	Scotland
Organisation(s)	WPBSA
Format	Rankin event
Tot prize fund	£366,000
Winner's share	£70,000
Heichest brak	Cao Yupeng (147)
Feenal
Champion	Neil Robertson
Rinner-up	Cao Yupeng
Score	9–8
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The 2017 Dafabet Scottish Open wis a professional rankin snooker toornament takin place frae 11 tae 17 December 2017 at the Emirates Arena i Glasgow, Scotland. It wis the twalt rankin event o the 2017/2018 saison an a pairt o the Home Nations Series.^[1]

Marco Fu wis the defendin champion, but he lost 4–3 tae Xiao Guodong in the last 16.^[2] Neil Robertson won the toornament, comin frae 4–8 doun tae win 9–8 i the feenal against Cao Yupeng.^[3]

Yupeng made his first professional maximum brak i the third frame o his first roond match against Andrew Higginson. It wis the 134th offeecial maximum in professional competeetion.^[4]

Prize fund

The brakdoun o prize money faer this year is shawn belaw:^[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 brak: £2,000
Tot: £366,000

The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum brak stood at £20,000

Toornament draw

Qualifying

Ross Vallance 4–2 Robert Carlisle

Top hauf

Section 1

Last 128 Best o 7 frames		Last 64 Best o 7 frames		Last 32 Best o 7 frames		Last 16 Best o 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 o 7 frames		Last 64 Best o 7 frames		Last 32 Best o 7 frames		Last 16 Best o 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 o 7 frames		Last 64 Best o 7 frames		Last 32 Best o 7 frames		Last 16 Best o 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 o 7 frames		Last 64 Best o 7 frames		Last 32 Best o 7 frames		Last 16 Best o 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 hauf

Section 5

Last 128 Best o 7 frames		Last 64 Best o 7 frames		Last 32 Best o 7 frames		Last 16 Best o 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 o 7 frames		Last 64 Best o 7 frames		Last 32 Best o 7 frames		Last 16 Best o 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 o 7 frames		Last 64 Best o 7 frames		Last 32 Best o 7 frames		Last 16 Best o 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 o 7 frames		Last 64 Best o 7 frames		Last 32 Best o 7 frames		Last 16 Best o 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

Feenals

Quarter-feenals Best o 9 frames		Semi-feenals Best o 11 frames		Feenal Best o 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

Feenal

Feenal: Best o 17 frames. Referee: Leo Scullion. Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland, 17 December 2017.
Neil Robertson (9) Australie	9–8	Cao Yupeng Cheenae
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 brak	82
1	Century braks	0
6	50+ braks	10

Century breaks

A tot o 73 century braks war made durin the competeetion.

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 Julie 2017. Retrieved 14 Julie 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 Julie 2017. Retrieved 14 Julie 2017.

[1] "2017/18 World Snooker Calendar" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 14 Julie 2017. Retrieved 14 Julie 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 Julie 2017. Retrieved 14 Julie 2017.

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