2017 Welsh Open (snooker)

2017 Coral Welsh Open
Tournament information
Dates	13–19 February 2017
Venue	Motorpoint Arena
City	Cardiff
Country	Wales
Organisation	World Snooker
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£366,000
Winner's share	£70,000
Highest break	Mark Davis (ENG) (144)
Final
Champion	Stuart Bingham (ENG)
Runner-up	Judd Trump (ENG)
Score	9–8
	← 2016 2018 →

The 2017 Welsh Open (officially 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.

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 edit

The breakdown of prize money is shown below.^[8]

Winner: £70,000
Runner-up: £30,000
Semi-finals: £20,000
Quarter-finals: £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 £10,000.

Main draw edit

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



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 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



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 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



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 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



Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	4

Ben Woollaston	0
		Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	4

		Ryan Day	1
David Gilbert	3

Ryan Day	4
				Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	1

				Barry Hawkins (13)	4
Tian Pengfei	4

Chen Zhe	2
		Tian Pengfei	0

		Barry Hawkins (13)	4
Barry Hawkins (13)	4

Fraser Patrick	1
						Barry Hawkins (13)	4

						Craig Steadman	0
Jamie Cope	4

Nigel Bond	0
		Jamie Cope	1

		Anthony Hamilton	4
Luca Brecel	2

Anthony Hamilton	4
				Anthony Hamilton	2

				Craig Steadman	4
Jak Jones	2

Craig Steadman	4
		Craig Steadman	4

		Sam Baird	1
John Higgins (4)	2

Sam Baird	4

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



Stuart Bingham (3)	4

Matthew Stevens	2
		Stuart Bingham (3)	4

		Rory McLeod	2
Gary Wilson	3

Rory McLeod	4
				Stuart Bingham (3)	4

				Ian Burns	0
Stephen Maguire	4

Zhang Yong	2
		Stephen Maguire	3

		Ian Burns	4
Ian Burns	4

James Cahill	3
						Stuart Bingham (3)	4

						Robbie Williams	0
Liang Wenbo (14)	4

Rod Lawler	2
		Liang Wenbo (14)	3

		Michael White	4
Duane Jones	1

Michael White	4
				Michael White	2

				Robbie Williams	4
Andy Hicks	4

Martin O'Donnell	2
		Andy Hicks	3

		Robbie Williams	4
David Grace	2

Robbie Williams	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



Tyler Rees	1

Jamie Jones	4
		Jamie Jones	2

		Dominic Dale	4
Dominic Dale	4

Zhang Anda	0
				Dominic Dale	1

				Igor Figueiredo	4
Alfie Burden	0

Igor Figueiredo	4
		Igor Figueiredo	4

		Anthony McGill	2
Joe Perry (11)	3

Anthony McGill	4
						Igor Figueiredo	1

						Stuart Carrington	4
Stuart Carrington	4

Sam Craigie	2
		Stuart Carrington	4

		Wang Yuchen	2
Gareth Allen	3

Wang Yuchen	4
				Stuart Carrington	4

				Robin Hull	0
Michael Georgiou	1

Allan Taylor	4
		Allan Taylor	1

		Robin Hull	4
Ding Junhui (6)	2

Robin Hull	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



Shaun Murphy (7)	4

Jamie Curtis-Barrett	0
		Shaun Murphy (7)	2

		Josh Boileau	4
Hammad Miah	1

Josh Boileau	4
				Josh Boileau	0

				Robert Milkins	4
Yu Delu	0

Robert Milkins	4
		Robert Milkins	4

		Eden Sharav	1
Oliver Lines	1

Eden Sharav	4
						Robert Milkins	4

						Mei Xiwen	2
Mark Allen (10)	4

Sydney Wilson	0
		Mark Allen (10)	4

		Boonyarit Keattikun	1
Boonyarit Keattikun	4

Ken Doherty	1
				Mark Allen (10)	2

				Mei Xiwen	4
Hamza Akbar	2

Peter Ebdon	4
		Peter Ebdon	0

		Mei Xiwen	4
Matthew Selt	3

Mei Xiwen	4

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



Fang Xiongman	1

Kurt Maflin	4
		Kurt Maflin	4

		James Wattana	3
James Wattana	4

Xiao Guodong	3
				Kurt Maflin	4

				Mitchell Mann	2
Michael Holt	1

Mitchell Mann	4
		Mitchell Mann	4

		Sean O'Sullivan	2
Kyren Wilson (15)	2

Sean O'Sullivan	4
						Kurt Maflin	4

						Yan Bingtao	1
Adam Duffy	3

Thor Chuan Leong	4
		Thor Chuan Leong	3

		Yan Bingtao	4
Yan Bingtao	4

Daniel Wells	1
				Yan Bingtao	4

				Mark Selby (2)	1
Mike Dunn	4

Kurt Dunham	1
		Mike Dunn	2

		Mark Selby (2)	4
Mark Selby (2)	4

Liam Highfield	0

Finals edit

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 edit

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 edit

Total: 55^[9]

144 – Mark Davis
143, 133, 111, 102 – Neil Robertson
142 – Fergal O'Brien
140, 131, 102 – Judd Trump
136, 123, 118, 103 – Hossein Vafaei
136 – Yan Bingtao
132, 113 – Anthony Hamilton
131 – Mei Xiwen
130 – Lee Walker
128, 101 – Stuart Carrington
128 – Michael White
127, 103, 101, 101 – Stuart Bingham
126 – Graeme Dott
120 – Mitchell Mann
118 – Andy Hicks
117 – Joe Perry
116, 113 – Kurt Maflin
115 – Robert Milkins

114 – Aditya Mehta
113, 101, 100 – Barry Hawkins
109, 101 – Anthony McGill
109 – Josh Boileau
108, 107, 101 – Jimmy Robertson
108 – Gareth Allen
106 – Sanderson Lam
105 – Robin Hull
105 – Igor Figueiredo
105 – Craig Steadman
104 – Ricky Walden
102 – Jimmy White
101 – Ronnie O'Sullivan
101 – Allan Taylor
101 – Zhou Yuelong
100 – Ryan Day
100 – Stephen Maguire
100 – Robbie Williams

References edit

^ "World Championship: Snooker tour to be revamped in 2016". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
^ "Hearn Announces New Five Year Plan". World Snooker. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
^ "Welsh Open Snooker trophy named after legend Ray Reardon". BBC Sport. 28 September 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
^ "Ronnie O'Sullivan beats Neil Robertson to win Welsh Open". BBC News. 21 February 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
^ "Welsh Open 2017: Ronnie O'Sullivan knocked out by Mark Davis in second round". BBC News. 15 February 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
^ "Bingham Is Prince Of Wales". World Snooker. 2017-02-19. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
^ "Welsh Open 2017: Stuart Bingham beats Judd Trump 9-8 in final". BBC Sport. 19 February 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-11-04. Retrieved 2016-06-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Coral Welsh Open: century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 2017-02-14. Retrieved 13 February 2017.

[1] "World Championship: Snooker tour to be revamped in 2016". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 October 2016.

[2] "Hearn Announces New Five Year Plan". World Snooker. Retrieved 2 October 2016.

[3] "Welsh Open Snooker trophy named after legend Ray Reardon". BBC Sport. 28 September 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2017.

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

[5] "Welsh Open 2017: Ronnie O'Sullivan knocked out by Mark Davis in second round". BBC News. 15 February 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2017.

[6] "Bingham Is Prince Of Wales". World Snooker. 2017-02-19. Retrieved 24 June 2021.

[7] "Welsh Open 2017: Stuart Bingham beats Judd Trump 9-8 in final". BBC Sport. 19 February 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2017.

[8] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-11-04. Retrieved 2016-06-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[9] "Coral Welsh Open: century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 2017-02-14. Retrieved 13 February 2017.

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Tournament information

Dates	13–19 February 2017 (2017-02-13 – 2017-02-19)
Venue	Motorpoint Arena
City	Cardiff
Country	Wales
Organisation	World Snooker
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£366,000
Winner's share	£70,000
Highest break	Mark Davis (ENG) (144)
Final
Champion	Stuart Bingham (ENG)
Runner-up	Judd Trump (ENG)
Score	9–8
← 2016 2018 →