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2017 Scottish Open (snooker)

2017 Dafabet Scottish Open

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
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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 ArenainGlasgow, 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[edit]

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:^[5]

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

Main draw[edit]

Qualifying round[edit]

Ross Vallance 4–2 Robert Carlisle

Top half[edit]

Section 1[edit]

	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[edit]

	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[edit]

	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[edit]

	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[edit]

Section 5[edit]

	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[edit]

	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[edit]

	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[edit]

	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[edit]

	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[edit]

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[edit]

A total of 73 century breaks were made during the competition.^[6]

References[edit]