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2023 BetVictor Scottish Open
Tournament information
Dates11–17 December 2023 (2023-12-11 – 2023-12-17)
VenueMeadowbank Sports Centre
CityEdinburgh
CountryScotland
OrganisationWorld Snooker Tour
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£427,000
Winner's share£80,000
Defending champion Gary Wilson (ENG)
← 2022

The 2023 Scottish Open (officially the 2023 BetVictor Scottish Open) is a professional snooker tournament that is taking place from 11 to 17 December 2023 at the Meadowbank Sports Centre in Edinburgh, Scotland.[1][2] It is the tenth ranking event of the 2023–24 season and the third tournament in the Home Nations Series, following the English Open and Northern Ireland Open, and preceding the Welsh Open. It is the sixth of eight tournaments in the season's European Series. The tournament is sponsored by BetVictor and broadcast by Eurosport and Discovery+ in the UK and Europe, and by other broadcasters worldwide. The winner will receive the Stephen Hendry trophy and £80,000 from a total prize fund of £427,000.

Qualification for the tournament took place from 30 October to 2 November at the Morningside Arena in Leicester. Matches involving the top 16 players in the world rankings and two Scottish wildcards were held over to be played at the main venue in Edinburgh.[3] World number one Ronnie O'Sullivan withdrew from the tournament before his held-over qualifying match against Liam Graham.[4]

Gary Wilson is the defending champion, having defeated Joe O'Connor 9‍–‍2 in the 2022 final.

Format

The event is taking place from 11 to 17 December 2023 at the Meadowbank Sports Centre in Edinburgh, Scotland.[1] All matches are played as the best of seven frames until the quarter-finals, which are best of nine. The semi-finals are best of 11, and the final is a best-of-17-frame match played over two sessions.[2]

Broadcasters

The qualifying matches were broadcast by Discovery+ in Europe (including the UK); Migu [zh], Youku, and Huya in China; and Matchroom.live in all other territories.[5]

The main stages of the event are broadcast by Eurosport, Discovery+, and DMAX in Europe (including the UK and Ireland); Liaoning TV, Migu, and Huya in Mainland China; Now TV in Hong Kong; Astro SuperSport in Malaysia and Brunei; TrueVisions in Thailand; Sportcast in Taiwan; Premier Sports Network in the Philippines; Fastsports in Pakistan; and Matchroom.live in all other territories.[6]

Prize fund

The tournament winner will receive the Stephen Hendry trophy. The breakdown of prize money for the event is shown below:[7]

  • Winner: £80,000
  • Runner-up: £35,000
  • Semi-final: £17,500
  • Quarter-final: £11,000
  • Last 16: £7,500
  • Last 32: £4,500
  • Last 64: £3,000
  • Highest break: £5,000
  • Total: £427,000

Summary

Qualifying round

Qualifying for the event took place from 30 October to 2 November 2023 at the Morningside Arena in Leicester, England. All qualifying matches are the best of seven frames.[3]

The match between Chris Wakelin and Mark Joyce was due to be played on 30 October, but was rescheduled to 31 October since Wakelin played in the Northern Ireland Open final on 29 October. Wakelin defeated Joyce 4‍–‍2. Jimmy White scored his first win of the season with a 4‍–‍3 defeat of Duane Jones, who replaced Marco Fu in the draw after Fu withdrew from the event.[3][8] Scott Donaldson came from 1‍–‍3 down to beat Ashley Hugill 4‍–‍3.[9] James Cahill defeated Stan Moody 4‍–‍3.[10]

Early rounds

Held-over qualifying matches

Jamie Jones (pictured) beat fifth seed Mark Allen 4‍–‍2 in the held-over qualifying round.

In the morning of the opening day, World Snooker Tour announced that world number one Ronnie O'Sullivan had withdrawn from the tournament, and his opponent Liam Graham received a walk-over in the scheduled afternoon match.[4] The late forfeit drew criticism from Graham, who said: "It's disrespectful what he's done, it's not right. I had a lot of people coming to watch and it's really disappointing for them. I found out when I got to the venue this morning. I didn't have much prior warning, I think he pulled out very late."[11]

The held-over matches were played on 11 December. Ding Junhui whitewashed David Grace 4‍–‍0. Elliot Slessor made a century break of 104 to even the score at 3‍–‍3 against defending champion Gary Wilson, but Wilson won the deciding frame with a 90 break for a 4‍–‍3 victory. Sam Craigie trailed ninth seed Mark Williams 0‍–‍3, but won four frames in a row to clinch a 4‍–‍3 victory, making a century break of 126 in the last frame. Reigning World Champion Luca Brecel and Iulian Boiko were scheduled to play next. Despite arriving just in time at the venue for the match due to a delayed flight, Brecel won in a 4‍–‍0 whitewash. He said: "It is a miracle I got here. When Mark Williams was 3‍–‍0 up, I was still on the plane. I was checking the scores and knew Sam [Craigie] needed to win at least one frame to give me a chance. That's what he did. I'm thankful to Sam and just happy to be here. I want to play well and enjoy it." Seventh seed Shaun Murphy was beaten 1‍–‍4 by Liu Hongyu, and 16th seed Hossein Vafaei was defeated 3‍–‍4 by Daniel Wells. 14th seed Barry Hawkins made century breaks of 127 and 100, but was beaten 3‍–‍4 by Pang Junxu.[12]

In the evening session, 12th seed Robert Milkins was whitewashed 0‍–‍4 by Mark Davis. Judd Trump, Jack Lisowski, and John Higgins also whitewashed their respective opponents Sydney Wilson, Mohamed Ibrahim, and Oliver Brown 4‍–‍0. Jamie Jones defeated fifth seed Mark Allen 4‍–‍2 with century breaks of 141 and 103.[12] World number two Trump revealed after the match that his "main table demotion", when he was scheduled to play on tables two and three during earlier events in the season, inspired him to return to the top. He said: "It did inspire me being put out there, and it gave me that extra incentive to get back out there and get on that main table."[13]

Last 64

Judd Trump (pictured) was defeated 2‍–‍4 by Zhang Anda in the last 64, a rematch of the 2023 English Open final.

The Last-64 matches were played from 11 to 13 December. Martin Gould withdrew from the tournament, and his opponent Zhou Yuelong received a walk-over.[1]

In a rematch of the 2023 English Open final, Zhang Anda defeated fourth seed Trump 4‍–‍2.[14][15] Second seed Brecel beat Cahill 4‍–‍3,[16] and Aaron Hill defeated 13th seed Lisowski 4‍–‍1. He Guoqiang won the first frame against Higgins after needing two snookers, but Higgins took the next four frames to win by 4‍–‍1. Higgins attempted a maximum break in frame three, but missed the ninth black to end the break at 65. Displeased with his form, Higgins described some of his shots "amateurish" and "pathetic", commenting: "[I was] poor, really poor. I'm just lucky he didn't put me under any pressure really because I was all over the place."[17] Mark Selby made a century break of 115 in the second frame and led Matthew Stevens 3‍–‍2. Stevens won the sixth frame to take the match to a decider, which Selby won with a 64 break to clinch a 4‍–‍3 victory. The match between Jimmy Robertson and White also went to a deciding frame finish past midnight, where White won on the last black for a 4‍–‍3 victory.[14]

In the match between Wakelin and Thepchaiya Un-Nooh the first three frames all produced centuries, two from Un-Nooh (105 & 115) and one from Wakelin (110). Wakelin went on to win the match 4‍–‍2. Defending champion and top seed Gary Wilson defeated Xing Zihao 4‍–‍3. 17th seed Ryan Day was beaten 3‍–‍4 by Ashley Carty. 20th seed Stuart Bingham whitewashed Manasawin Phetmalaikul 4‍–‍0, making breaks of 135 and 145 in the first two frames. There were also whitewashes of 4‍–‍0 for Liu Hongyu and Lyu Haotian over Zak Surety and Jackson Page respectively.

Last 32

The Last-32 matches are being played from 13 to 14 December.[1]

Noppon Saengkham defeated 11th seed Ali Carter 4‍–‍2. Reigning World champion and second seed Brecel was beaten 2‍–‍4 by Martin O'Donnell.

Last 16

The Last-16 matches will be played on 14 December.[1]

Main draw

The draw for the tournament is shown below. Numbers in parentheses after the players' names denote the top 32 seeded players, whilst players in bold denote match winners.[18]

Top half

 
Last 64
Best of 7 frames		Last 32
Best of 7 frames		Last 16
Best of 7 frames		Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames		Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
 
                  
 
 
 
 
 Gary Wilson (ENG) (1) 4
 
 
 
 Xing Zihao (CHN) 3
 
 Gary Wilson (ENG) (1)
 
 
 
 Joe O'Connor (ENG) (32)
 
 Joe O'Connor (ENG) (32) 4
 
 
 
 Scott Donaldson (SCO) 1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Daniel Wells (WAL) 3
 
 
 
 Thor Chuan Leong (MAS) 4
 
 Thor Chuan Leong (MAS)
 
 
 
 Ashley Carty (ENG)
 
 Ryan Day (WAL) (17) 3
 
 
 
 Ashley Carty (ENG) 4
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) 2
 
 
 
 Chris Wakelin (ENG) (24) 4
 
 Chris Wakelin (ENG) (24)
 
 
 
 Sam Craigie (ENG)
 
 Yuan Sijun (CHN) 0
 
 
 
 Sam Craigie (ENG) 4
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Robbie Williams (ENG) 3
 
 
 
 David Gilbert (ENG) (25) 4
 
 David Gilbert (ENG) (25)
 
 
 
 Kyren Wilson (ENG) (8)
 
 Jordan Brown (NIR) 0
 
 
 
 Kyren Wilson (ENG) (8) 4
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Jamie Jones (WAL) 3
 
 
 
 Dominic Dale (WAL) 4
 
 Dominic Dale (WAL)
 
 
 
 Jimmy White (ENG)
 
 Jimmy Robertson (ENG) (28) 3
 
 
 
 Jimmy White (ENG) 4
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Mark Davis (ENG) 1
 
 
 
 Andrew Higginson (ENG) 4
 
 Andrew Higginson (ENG)
 
 
 
 Zhou Yuelong (CHN) (21)
 
 Zhou Yuelong (CHN) (21) w/o
 
 
 
 Martin Gould (ENG) w/d
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 M. Phetmalaikul (THA) 0
 
 
 
 Stuart Bingham (ENG) (20) 4
 
 Stuart Bingham (ENG) (20)
 
 
 
 Aaron Hill (IRL)
 
 Aaron Hill (IRL) 4
 
 
 
 Jack Lisowski (ENG) (13) 1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Julien Leclercq (BEL) 2
 
 
 
 Si Jiahui (CHN) (29) 4
 
 Si Jiahui (CHN) (29)
 
 
 
 Zhang Anda (CHN)
 
 Zhang Anda (CHN) 4
 
 
 Judd Trump (ENG) (4) 2
 
Note: w/d=withdrawn; w/o=walk-over

Bottom half

 
Last 64
Best of 7 frames		Last 32
Best of 7 frames		Last 16
Best of 7 frames		Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames		Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
 
                  
 
 
 
 
 Liam Graham (SCO) 4
 
 
 
 Ben Mertens (BEL) 2
 
 Liam Graham (SCO)
 
 
 
 Sanderson Lam (ENG)
 
 Sanderson Lam (ENG) 4
 
 
 
 Cao Yupeng (CHN) 1
 
 
 
 
 
 Anthony McGill (SCO) (19)
 
 Pang Junxu (CHN) 4
 
 
 
 Xu Si (CHN) 1
 
 Pang Junxu (CHN) 2
 
 
 
 Anthony McGill (SCO) (19) 4
 
 Anthony McGill (SCO) (19) 4
 
 
 
 Oliver Lines (ENG) 2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Lukas Kleckers (GER) 1
 
 
 
 Noppon Saengkham (THA) (22) 4
 
 Noppon Saengkham (THA) (22) 4
 
 
 
 Ali Carter (ENG) (11) 2
 
 Ishpreet Singh Chadha (IND) 3
 
 
 
 Ali Carter (ENG) (11) 4
 
 Noppon Saengkham (THA) (22)
 
 
 
 Matthew Selt (ENG) (27)
 
 Alfie Burden (ENG) 1
 
 
 
 Matthew Selt (ENG) (27) 4
 
 Matthew Selt (ENG) (27) 4
 
 
 
 Mark Selby (ENG) (6) 3
 
 Matthew Stevens (WAL) 3
 
 
 
 Mark Selby (ENG) (6) 4
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Liu Hongyu (CHN) 4
 
 
 
 Zak Surety (ENG) 0
 
 Liu Hongyu (CHN) 2
 
 
 
 Lyu Haotian (CHN) 4
 
 Lyu Haotian (CHN) 4
 
 
 
 Jackson Page (WAL) 0
 
 Lyu Haotian (CHN)
 
 
 
 John Higgins (SCO) (10)
 
 John Higgins (SCO) (10) 4
 
 
 
 He Guoqiang (CHN) 1
 
 John Higgins (SCO) (10) 4
 
 
 
 Ricky Walden (ENG) (23) 3
 
 Ricky Walden (ENG) (23) 4
 
 
 
 Alexander Ursenbacher (SUI) 3
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Liam Highfield (ENG) 2
 
 
 
 Tom Ford (ENG) (18) 4
 
 Tom Ford (ENG) (18)
 
 
 
 Ding Junhui (CHN) (15)
 
 Jenson Kendrick (ENG) 1
 
 
 
 Ding Junhui (CHN) (15) 4
 
 
 
 
 
 Martin O'Donnell (ENG)
 
 Martin O'Donnell (ENG) 4
 
 
 
 Jamie Clarke (WAL) 2
 
 Martin O'Donnell (ENG) 4
 
 
 
 Luca Brecel (BEL) (2) 2
 
 James Cahill (ENG) 3
 
 
 Luca Brecel (BEL) (2) 4
 

Qualifying

Qualification for the tournament took place from 30 October to 2 November at the Morningside Arena in Leicester, although matches involving the top 16 players in the world rankings and two Scottish wildcards (Jack Borwick and Amaan Iqbal) were held over to be played at the final venue. Numbers in parentheses after the players' names denote the top 32 seeded players, whilst players in bold denote match winners.[3]

Edinburgh

The results of the held-over matches played in Edinburgh on 11 December were as follows:[19][1]

Morning session

Afternoon session

Evening session

Note: w/d=withdrawn; w/o=walk-over

Leicester

The results of the qualifying matches played in Leicester were as follows:[19]

30 October

31 October

1 November

2 November

Century breaks

Main stage centuries

A total of 38 century breaks have been made so far during the main stage of the tournament in Edinburgh.[19]

Qualifying stage centuries

A total of 19 century breaks were made during the qualifying stage of the tournament in Leicester.[19]

Notes

  1. ^ Duane Jones replaced Marco Fu who withdrew.[3]

References

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  11. ^ Southby, Ben (11 December 2023). "Ronnie O'Sullivan: 'It's not right' - Liam Graham slams 'disrespectful' Rocket for late Scottish Open forfeit". Eurosport. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
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  14. ^ a b Wright, Andrew (12 December 2023). "Scottish Open 2023: Clinical Zhang Anda topples Judd Trump in huge shock to reach third round". Eurosport. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
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  16. ^ "Scottish Open: Luca Brecel battles through to avoid scare against James Cahill". Eurosport. 12 December 2023. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  17. ^ Wright, Andrew (12 December 2023). "John Higgins delivers scathing assessment of form after Scottish Open win - 'Poor, really poor'". Eurosport. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
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