# 2017 Indian Open

The 2017 Indian Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 12 and 16 September 2017 in Vishakhapatnam, India. It was the fourth ranking event of the 2017/2018 season.
Qualifying took place between 1 and 2 August 2017 in Preston, England.
Anthony McGill was the defending champion, having beaten Kyren Wilson 5–2 in the 2016 final. McGill reached the final again but was beaten by John Higgins, who won his 29th ranking event.

## Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £25,000.

## Main draw

| Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | | Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames | | Semi-finals Best of 7 frames | Semi-finals Best of 7 frames | Semi-finals Best of 7 frames | | Final Best of 9 frames | Final Best of 9 frames | Final Best of 9 frames |
| Anthony McGill | Anthony McGill | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ashley Hugill | Ashley Hugill | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ashley Hugill | Ashley Hugill | 1 | Anthony McGill | Anthony McGill | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Rory McLeod | Rory McLeod | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jackson Page | Jackson Page | 3 | Rory McLeod | Rory McLeod | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rory McLeod | Rory McLeod | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rory McLeod | Rory McLeod | 4 | | | | Anthony McGill | Anthony McGill | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Hossein Vafaei | Hossein Vafaei | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Anthony Hamilton | Anthony Hamilton | 1 | | | | | | | Hossein Vafaei | Hossein Vafaei | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Hossein Vafaei | Hossein Vafaei | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Hossein Vafaei | Hossein Vafaei | 4 | Hossein Vafaei | Hossein Vafaei | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Gerard Greene | Gerard Greene | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Gerard Greene | Gerard Greene | 4 | Gerard Greene | Gerard Greene | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Li Hang | Li Hang | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Li Hang | Li Hang | 1 | | | | | | | | Anthony McGill | Anthony McGill | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Zhang Anda | Zhang Anda | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Tian Pengfei | Tian Pengfei | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | Zhang Anda | Zhang Anda | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Tom Ford | Tom Ford | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tom Ford | Tom Ford | 3 | Tian Pengfei | Tian Pengfei | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Zhang Anda | Zhang Anda | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Zhang Anda | Zhang Anda | 4 | Zhang Anda | Zhang Anda | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Soheil Vahedi | Soheil Vahedi | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Soheil Vahedi | Soheil Vahedi | 3 | | | | Zhang Anda | Zhang Anda | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Ken Doherty | Ken Doherty | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sam Baird | Sam Baird | 4 | | | | | | | Ken Doherty | Ken Doherty | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Davis | Mark Davis | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Davis | Mark Davis | 2 | Sam Baird | Sam Baird | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Ken Doherty | Ken Doherty | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| John Astley | John Astley | 3 | Ken Doherty | Ken Doherty | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ken Doherty | Ken Doherty | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ken Doherty | Ken Doherty | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | Anthony McGill | Anthony McGill | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Mark King | Mark King | 3 | | | | |
| Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Mark King | Mark King | 3 | | | | |
| Duane Jones | Duane Jones | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Duane Jones | Duane Jones | 1 | Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Matthew Selt | Matthew Selt | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Matthew Selt | Matthew Selt | 4 | Matthew Selt | Matthew Selt | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Cao Yupeng | Cao Yupeng | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Cao Yupeng | Cao Yupeng | 0 | | | | Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Mark King | Mark King | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark King | Mark King | w/o | | | | | | | Mark King | Mark King | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Adam Duffy | Adam Duffy | w/d | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Adam Duffy | Adam Duffy | w/d | Mark King | Mark King | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Graeme Dott | Graeme Dott | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Graeme Dott | Graeme Dott | 4 | Graeme Dott | Graeme Dott | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jack Lisowski | Jack Lisowski | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jack Lisowski | Jack Lisowski | 1 | | | | | | | | Mark King | Mark King | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Elliot Slessor | Elliot Slessor | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Elliot Slessor | Elliot Slessor | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | Elliot Slessor | Elliot Slessor | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Alan McManus | Alan McManus | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alan McManus | Alan McManus | 3 | Elliot Slessor | Elliot Slessor | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Daniel Wells | Daniel Wells | 1 | Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 4 | | | | Elliot Slessor | Elliot Slessor | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Fergal O'Brien | Fergal O'Brien | 4 | | | | | | | Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jimmy Robertson | Jimmy Robertson | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jimmy Robertson | Jimmy Robertson | 3 | Fergal O'Brien | Fergal O'Brien | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Hammad Miah | Hammad Miah | 0 | Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Anthony McGill | Anthony McGill | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | John Higgins | John Higgins | 5 |
| Robin Hull | Robin Hull | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | John Higgins | John Higgins | 5 |
| Xu Si | Xu Si | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Xu Si | Xu Si | 4 | Xu Si | Xu Si | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Sean O'Sullivan | Sean O'Sullivan | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sean O'Sullivan | Sean O'Sullivan | 4 | Sean O'Sullivan | Sean O'Sullivan | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Josh Boileau | Josh Boileau | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Josh Boileau | Josh Boileau | 3 | | | | Xu Si | Xu Si | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 4 | | | | | | | Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alfie Burden | Alfie Burden | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alfie Burden | Alfie Burden | 3 | Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Ben Woollaston | Ben Woollaston | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ben Woollaston | Ben Woollaston | w/o | Ben Woollaston | Ben Woollaston | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Yan Bingtao | Yan Bingtao | w/d | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Yan Bingtao | Yan Bingtao | w/d | | | | | | | | Xu Si | Xu Si | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | David Gilbert | David Gilbert | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Kurt Maflin | Kurt Maflin | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | David Gilbert | David Gilbert | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Zhou Yuelong | Zhou Yuelong | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Zhou Yuelong | Zhou Yuelong | 2 | Kurt Maflin | Kurt Maflin | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | David Gilbert | David Gilbert | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wang Yuchen | Wang Yuchen | 0 | David Gilbert | David Gilbert | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| David Gilbert | David Gilbert | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| David Gilbert | David Gilbert | 4 | | | | David Gilbert | David Gilbert | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Mark Allen | Mark Allen | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Andrew Higginson | Andrew Higginson | 1 | | | | | | | Mark Allen | Mark Allen | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alexander Ursenbacher | Alexander Ursenbacher | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alexander Ursenbacher | Alexander Ursenbacher | 4 | Alexander Ursenbacher | Alexander Ursenbacher | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Mark Allen | Mark Allen | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Niu Zhuang | Niu Zhuang | 0 | Mark Allen | Mark Allen | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Allen | Mark Allen | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Allen | Mark Allen | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | Xu Si | Xu Si | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | John Higgins | John Higgins | 4 | | | | |
| Boonyarit Keattikun | Boonyarit Keattikun | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | John Higgins | John Higgins | 4 | | | | |
| Liam Highfield | Liam Highfield | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Liam Highfield | Liam Highfield | 4 | Liam Highfield | Liam Highfield | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Yu Delu | Yu Delu | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Robert Milkins | Robert Milkins | 3 | Yu Delu | Yu Delu | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Yu Delu | Yu Delu | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Yu Delu | Yu Delu | 4 | | | | Liam Highfield | Liam Highfield | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Sunny Akani | Sunny Akani | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Stephen Maguire | Stephen Maguire | 3 | | | | | | | Sunny Akani | Sunny Akani | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sunny Akani | Sunny Akani | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sunny Akani | Sunny Akani | 4 | Sunny Akani | Sunny Akani | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Dominic Dale | Dominic Dale | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dominic Dale | Dominic Dale | 4 | Dominic Dale | Dominic Dale | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rod Lawler | Rod Lawler | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rod Lawler | Rod Lawler | 1 | | | | | | | | Liam Highfield | Liam Highfield | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | John Higgins | John Higgins | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Gary Wilson | Gary Wilson | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | John Higgins | John Higgins | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Luca Brecel | Luca Brecel | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Luca Brecel | Luca Brecel | 1 | Gary Wilson | Gary Wilson | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Michael Holt | Michael Holt | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ian Preece | Ian Preece | 2 | Michael Holt | Michael Holt | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Michael Holt | Michael Holt | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Michael Holt | Michael Holt | 4 | | | | Michael Holt | Michael Holt | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | John Higgins | John Higgins | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mike Dunn | Mike Dunn | 3 | | | | | | | John Higgins | John Higgins | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Martin O'Donnell | Martin O'Donnell | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Martin O'Donnell | Martin O'Donnell | 4 | Martin O'Donnell | Martin O'Donnell | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | John Higgins | John Higgins | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Zhao Xintong | Zhao Xintong | 3 | John Higgins | John Higgins | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| John Higgins | John Higgins | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Final

Final: Best of 9 frames. Referee: Terry Camilleri Hotel Novotel Varun Beach, Vishakhapatnam, India, 16 September 2017. :
| Anthony McGill Scotland | 1–5 | John Higgins Scotland |
| 2–70, 43–84, 78–28, 0–71 (71), 35–71, 1–104 |||
| 49 | Highest break | 71 |
| 0 | Century breaks | 0 |
| 0 | 50+ breaks | 1 |

## Qualifying

These matches were held between 1 and 2 August 2017 at the Preston Guild Hall in Preston, England. All matches were best of 7 frames.
| Anthony McGill | 4–0 | Aditya Mehta |
| Mitchell Mann | 1–4 | Ashley Hugill |
| Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 0–4 | Jackson Page |
| Rory McLeod | 4–2 | Ross Muir |
| Anthony Hamilton | 4–3 | Alex Borg |
| Hossein Vafaei | 4–3 | Sanderson Lam |
| Michael White | w/d–w/o | Gerard Greene |
| Li Hang | 4–1 | S Shrikrishna |
| Tian Pengfei | 4–2 | Eden Sharav |
| Tom Ford | 4–0 | Chris Totten |
| Zhang Anda | 4–0 | Lyu Haotian |
| Martin Gould | 1–4 | Soheil Vahedi |
| Sam Baird | 4–2 | Lucky Vatnani |
| Mark Davis | 4–0 | Laxman Rawat |
| John Astley | 4–0 | Paul Davison |
| Ali Carter | 2–4 | Ken Doherty |
| Stuart Bingham | 4–1 | Chen Zifan |
| Mei Xiwen | 2–4 | Duane Jones |
| Matthew Selt | 4–3 | Chen Zhe |
| Mark Joyce | 2–4 | Cao Yupeng |
| Mark King | 4–2 | Nigel Bond |
| Noppon Saengkham | 2–4 | Adam Duffy |
| Graeme Dott | 4–3 | Fang Xiongman |
| Jack Lisowski | 4–1 | Joe Swail |
| Matthew Stevens | 2–4 | Elliot Slessor |
| Alan McManus | 4–0 | Malkeet Singh |
| Daniel Wells | 4–1 | Billy Joe Castle |
| Joe Perry | w/o–w/d | Hamza Akbar |
| Fergal O'Brien | 4–0 | Craig Steadman |
| Jimmy Robertson | 4–2 | Jak Jones |
| Hammad Miah | w/o–w/d | Kritsanut Lertsattayathorn |
| Shaun Murphy | 4–2 | E Pandurangaiah |
| Neil Robertson | w/d–w/o | Robin Hull |
| Michael Georgiou | 2–4 | Xu Si |
| Xiao Guodong | 3–4 | Sean O'Sullivan |
| David Grace | 3–4 | Josh Boileau |
| Ricky Walden | 4–2 | Jimmy White |
| Alfie Burden | 4–2 | Jamie Curtis-Barrett |
| Ben Woollaston | 4–2 | Sam Craigie |
| Yan Bingtao | 4–2 | Rhys Clark |
| Kurt Maflin | 4–2 | James Wattana |
| Zhou Yuelong | 4–0 | Kurt Dunham |
| Chris Wakelin | 3–4 | Wang Yuchen |
| David Gilbert | 4–2 | Allan Taylor |
| Andrew Higginson | 4–0 | Asutosh Padhy |
| Jamie Jones | 1–4 | Alexander Ursenbacher |
| Lee Walker | 1–4 | Niu Zhuang |
| Mark Allen | 4–3 | Thor Chuan Leong |
| Kyren Wilson | 2–4 | Boonyarit Keattikun |
| Liam Highfield | 4–0 | Matthew Bolton |
| Robert Milkins | 4–2 | Yuan Sijun |
| Yu Delu | 4–2 | Ian Burns |
| Stephen Maguire | 4–0 | Hu Hao |
| Scott Donaldson | 2–4 | Sunny Akani |
| Dominic Dale | 4–2 | Zhang Yong |
| Robbie Williams | 2–4 | Rod Lawler |
| Gary Wilson | 4–1 | Lukas Kleckers |
| Luca Brecel | 4–0 | Christopher Keogan |
| Oliver Lines | 0–4 | Ian Preece |
| Michael Holt | 4–2 | Peter Lines |
| Mike Dunn | 4–0 | Jamie Clarke |
| Peter Ebdon | 2–4 | Martin O'Donnell |
| Zhao Xintong | 4–0 | Li Yuan |
| John Higgins | 4–1 | David John |

### Notes

* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Match was held over and played in India.
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 Wildcard

## Century breaks
### Qualifying stage centuries

Total: 18

### Televised stage centuries

Total: 14