2017 Northern Ireland Open

Northern Ireland Open
Tournament information
Dates	20–26 November 2017
Venue	Waterfront Hall
City	Belfast
Country	Northern Ireland
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£366,000
Winner's share	£70,000
Highest break	John Higgins (142)
Final
Champion	Mark Williams
Runner-up	Yan Bingtao
Score	9–8
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The 2017 Dafabet Northern Ireland Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 20–26 November 2017 in the Waterfront Hall in Belfast, Northern Ireland.^[1] It was the tenth ranking event of the 2017/2018 season and a part of the Home Nations Series.

Mark King was the defending champion, but he was beaten 4–1 in the third round (last 32) by Yan Bingtao. By reaching the final Yan Bingtao became the youngest ever finalist of a ranking event.

Mark Williams won the 19th ranking title of his career, beating Yan Bingtao 9–8 in the final.^[2]. Williams had to come from 7–8 behind to win and denied Bingtao becoming the youngest ever winner of a ranking event. Ronnie O'Sullivan still holds that record for the 1993 UK Championship.

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:^[3]

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 break: £2,000

Total: £366,000

The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £10,000

Main draw

^[4]^[5]

Top half

Section 1

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



Mark King	4

Matthew Bolton	1
		Mark King	4

		Ashley Hugill	1
Josh Boileau	2

Ashley Hugill	4
				Mark King	1

				Yan Bingtao	4
Jamie Curtis-Barrett	4

Ian Preece	1
		Jamie Curtis-Barrett	0

		Yan Bingtao	4
Robbie Williams	0

Yan Bingtao	4
						Yan Bingtao	4

						Ryan Day	3
Ryan Day	4

John Astley	3
		Ryan Day	4

		Li Hang	2
Cao Yupeng	3

Li Hang	4
				Ryan Day	4

				Robin Hull	3
Zhou Yuelong	4

Graeme Dott	3
		Zhou Yuelong	1

		Robin Hull	4
Robin Hull	4

Eden Sharav	3

Section 2

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



Ricky Walden	4

Hammad Miah	0
		Ricky Walden	4

		Jack Lisowski	2
Jack Lisowski	4

Sean O'Sullivan	0
				Ricky Walden	4

				Jimmy Robertson	3
Jimmy Robertson	4

Michael White	2
		Jimmy Robertson	4

		Zhao Xintong	3
Barry Hawkins	3

Zhao Xintong	4
						Ricky Walden	2

						Robert Milkins	4
Alfie Burden	3

Robert Milkins	4
		Robert Milkins	4

		Oliver Lines	1
Oliver Lines	4

Xu Si	3
				Robert Milkins	4

				Neil Robertson	3
Billy Joe Castle	4

Declan Brennan	2
		Billy Joe Castle	0

		Neil Robertson	4
Neil Robertson	4

Jamie Jones	1

Section 3

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



Mark Allen	4

Sanderson Lam	2
		Mark Allen	3

		Tian Pengfei	4
Soheil Vahedi	2

Tian Pengfei	4
				Tian Pengfei	4

				Noppon Saengkham	2
Craig Steadman	1

Yu Delu	4
		Yu Delu	3

		Noppon Saengkham	4
Hamza Akbar	3

Noppon Saengkham	4
						Tian Pengfei	4

						Chris Wakelin	1
Luca Brecel	w/d

Fang Xiongman	w/o
		Fang Xiongman	1

		Chris Wakelin	4
Chris Totten	0

Chris Wakelin	4
				Chris Wakelin	4

				Jimmy White	0
Jimmy White	4

Dominic Dale	3
		Jimmy White	4

		Jak Jones	0
Jak Jones	4

Lee Walker	3

Section 4

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



Niu Zhuang	4

Ian Burns	3
		Niu Zhuang	1

		Ken Doherty	4
Peter Lines	2

Ken Doherty	4
				Ken Doherty	3

				Liam Highfield	4
Liam Highfield	4

Mark Davis	3
		Liam Highfield	4

		Liang Wenbo	1
Liang Wenbo	4

Jackson Page	1
						Liam Highfield	2

						Lyu Haotian	4
Alan McManus	1

Yuan Sijun	4
		Yuan Sijun	1

		Lyu Haotian	4
Lyu Haotian	4

Joe Swail	3
				Lyu Haotian	4

				Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	2
Allan Taylor	2

Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	4
		Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	4

		Chen Zifan	3
Shaun Murphy	1

Chen Zifan	4

Bottom half

Section 5

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	4

Nigel Bond	2
		John Higgins	4

		Hossein Vafaei	1
Hossein Vafaei	4

Anthony Hamilton	2
				John Higgins	3

				Gary Wilson	4
Stephen Maguire	4

Basem Eltahhan	0
		Stephen Maguire	0

		Gary Wilson	4
Gary Wilson	4

Alexander Ursenbacher	1
						Gary Wilson	1

						Li Yuan	4
Anthony McGill	w/o

Boonyarit Keattikun	w/d
		Anthony McGill	4

		Adam Duffy	1
Rory McLeod	2

Adam Duffy	4
				Anthony McGill	3

				Li Yuan	4
Sam Baird	3

Zhang Yong	4
		Zhang Yong	0

		Li Yuan	4
Aditya Mehta	0

Li Yuan	4

Section 6

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

Jordan Brown	0
		Mei Xiwen	4

		Alex Borg	1
Alex Borg	4

Peter Ebdon	3
				Mei Xiwen	2

				Sam Craigie	4
Mark Joyce	3

Ben Woollaston	4
		Ben Woollaston	2

		Sam Craigie	4
Kyren Wilson	1

Sam Craigie	4
						Sam Craigie	1

						Elliot Slessor	4
Elliot Slessor	4

Kurt Dunham	0
		Elliot Slessor	4

		Kurt Maflin	2
Andrew Higginson	1

Kurt Maflin	4
				Elliot Slessor	4

				Ronnie O'Sullivan	1
Duane Jones	4

Mitchell Mann	1
		Duane Jones	0

		Ronnie O'Sullivan	4
Ronnie O'Sullivan	4

Lukas Kleckers	2

Section 7

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



Jamie Clarke	2

Mike Dunn	4
		Mike Dunn	4

		Matthew Stevens	0
Matthew Stevens	4

Leo Fernandez	0
				Mike Dunn	4

				Michael Holt	1
Michael Georgiou	4

David Grace	0
		Michael Georgiou	2

		Michael Holt	4
Martin O'Donnell	w/d

Michael Holt	w/o
						Mike Dunn	4

						Joe Perry	1
Ali Carter	4

Chen Zhe	0
		Ali Carter	1

		Xiao Guodong	4
Xiao Guodong	4

Christopher Keogan	2
				Xiao Guodong	1

				Joe Perry	4
Rhys Clark	0

Matthew Selt	4
		Matthew Selt	0

		Joe Perry	4
Gerard Greene	3

Joe Perry	4

Section 8

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



Zhang Anda	2

Sunny Akani	4
		Sunny Akani	4

		Wang Yuchen	3
Scott Donaldson	2

Wang Yuchen	4
				Sunny Akani	1

				Mark Williams	4
Tom Ford	4

Fergal O'Brien	2
		Tom Ford	0

		Mark Williams	4
Mark Williams	4

James Wattana	0
						Mark Williams	4

						David Gilbert	2
Daniel Wells	0

David Gilbert	4
		David Gilbert	4

		Paul Davison	2
Paul Davison	4

Rod Lawler	0
				David Gilbert	4

				Ross Muir	3
Ross Muir	4

Thor Chuan Leong	3
		Ross Muir	4

		Stuart Carrington	2
Judd Trump	2

Stuart Carrington	4

Finals

Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames		Semi-finals Best of 11 frames		Final Best of 17 frames



Yan Bingtao	5

Robert Milkins	4
		Yan Bingtao	6

		Lyu Haotian	2
Tian Pengfei	4

Lyu Haotian	5
				Yan Bingtao	8

				Mark Williams	9
Li Yuan	4

Elliot Slessor	5
		Elliot Slessor	2

		Mark Williams	6
Mike Dunn	1

Mark Williams	5

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Marcel Eckardt. Waterfront Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 26 November 2017.^[5]
Yan Bingtao China	8–9	Mark Williams Wales
Afternoon: 79–43, 71–0 (51), 19–67, 74–32, 0–104 (104), 94–29 (63), 3–63, 66–12 Evening: 137–0 (137), 33–82 (62), 5–90 (90), 36–89 (58), 73–23 (59), 18–63, 75–45 (60), 26–75, 28–77
137	Highest break	104
1	Century breaks	1
4	50+ breaks	3

Century breaks

Total: 53

142, 135, 107 John Higgins

138, 129 Stephen Maguire
138 Ben Woollaston
137, 114, 113 Yan Bingtao
137 Lukas Kleckers
134 Dominic Dale
134 Ryan Day
132, 105 Robert Milkins
131 Li Yuan
129, 107 Joe Perry
129 Gary Wilson
128 Robin Hull
127, 113, 106, 104 Mark Williams
126 Ronnie O'Sullivan
125, 119 Sunny Akani
125 Anthony McGill

115, 107, 105 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
113, 108 Matthew Selt
110, 106 Sam Craigie
110 Xiao Guodong
109, 106 Tian Pengfei
108 Allan Taylor
106 Paul Davison
105 Kyren Wilson
104 Neil Robertson
104 Yuan Sijun
103, 103 Zhou Yuelong
103 Ken Doherty
103 Michael Holt
102 Cao Yupeng
101, 100 Jack Lisowski
101 Tom Ford
101 Chen Zifan

References

^ "2017/18 World Snooker Calendar" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
^ "Magnificent Mark Williams fights back to win Northern Ireland Open title in epic final". Eurosport. 26 November 2017.
^ "Indicative Prize Money Rankings Schedule 2017/2018 Season" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
^ "Northern Ireland Open 2017 Draw" (PDF). World Snooker. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Home Nations Series Northern Ireland Open 2017 Provisional Format of Play" (PDF). World Snooker. Retrieved 7 November 2017.

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

[2] "Magnificent Mark Williams fights back to win Northern Ireland Open title in epic final". Eurosport. 26 November 2017.

[3] "Indicative Prize Money Rankings Schedule 2017/2018 Season" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.

[draw-4] "Northern Ireland Open 2017 Draw" (PDF). World Snooker. Retrieved 7 November 2017.

[format-5] "Home Nations Series Northern Ireland Open 2017 Provisional Format of Play" (PDF). World Snooker. Retrieved 7 November 2017.

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