# 2017 Northern Ireland Open

The 2017 Northern Ireland Open (officially the 2017 Dafabet Northern Ireland Open) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 20 and 26 November 2017 in the Waterfront Hall in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It was the tenth ranking event of the 2017/2018 season and a part of the Home Nations Series. It was the second edition of the Northern Ireland Open.
Mark King was the defending champion, but he was beaten 1–4 in the third round by Yan Bingtao. Yan went on to reach the final, becoming the youngest ever finalist of a ranking event. He faced Mark Williams, who won the 19th ranking title of his career by beating Yan 9–8. With his victory, Williams ended a ranking title drought dating back to the 2011 German Masters lasting 6 years and 9 months. Williams had come from 7–8 behind to win, and denied Yan 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:
The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £10,000

## Main draw
### Top half
#### Section 1

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 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 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| Mark King (1) | 4 | | | | |
| Matthew Bolton | 1 | | | | |
| Matthew Bolton | 1 | Mark King (1) | 4 | | |
| | | Ashley Hugill | 1 | | |
| Josh Boileau | 2 | Ashley Hugill | 1 | | |
| Ashley Hugill | 4 | | | | |
| Ashley Hugill | 4 | | | Mark King (1) | 1 |
| | | | | Yan Bingtao | 4 |
| Jamie Curtis-Barrett | 4 | | | Yan Bingtao | 4 |
| Ian Preece | 1 | | | | |
| Ian Preece | 1 | Jamie Curtis-Barrett | 0 | | |
| | | Yan Bingtao | 4 | | |
| Robbie Williams | 0 | Yan Bingtao | 4 | | |
| Yan Bingtao | 4 | | | | | | |
| Yan Bingtao | 4 | | | | | Yan Bingtao | 4 |
| | | | | | | Ryan Day (16) | 3 |
| Ryan Day (16) | 4 | | | | | Ryan Day (16) | 3 |
| John Astley | 3 | | | | | | |
| John Astley | 3 | Ryan Day (16) | 4 | | | | |
| | | Li Hang | 2 | | | | |
| Cao Yupeng | 3 | Li Hang | 2 | | | | |
| Li Hang | 4 | | | | | | |
| Li Hang | 4 | | | Ryan Day (16) | 4 | | |
| | | | | Robin Hull | 3 |
| Zhou Yuelong | 4 | | | Robin Hull | 3 |
| Graeme Dott | 3 | | | | |
| Graeme Dott | 3 | Zhou Yuelong | 1 | | |
| | | Robin Hull | 4 | | |
| Robin Hull | 4 | Robin Hull | 4 | | |
| Eden Sharav | 3 | | | | |

#### Section 2

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 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 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| Ricky Walden | 4 | | | | |
| Hammad Miah | 0 | | | | |
| Hammad Miah | 0 | Ricky Walden | 4 | | |
| | | Jack Lisowski | 2 | | |
| Jack Lisowski | 4 | Jack Lisowski | 2 | | |
| Sean O'Sullivan | 0 | | | | |
| Sean O'Sullivan | 0 | | | Ricky Walden | 4 |
| | | | | Jimmy Robertson | 3 |
| Jimmy Robertson | 4 | | | Jimmy Robertson | 3 |
| Michael White | 2 | | | | |
| Michael White | 2 | Jimmy Robertson | 4 | | |
| | | Zhao Xintong | 3 | | |
| Barry Hawkins (9) | 3 | Zhao Xintong | 3 | | |
| Zhao Xintong | 4 | | | | | | |
| Zhao Xintong | 4 | | | | | Ricky Walden | 2 |
| | | | | | | Robert Milkins | 4 |
| Alfie Burden | 3 | | | | | Robert Milkins | 4 |
| Robert Milkins | 4 | | | | | | |
| Robert Milkins | 4 | Robert Milkins | 4 | | | | |
| | | Oliver Lines | 1 | | | | |
| Oliver Lines | 4 | Oliver Lines | 1 | | | | |
| Xu Si | 3 | | | | | | |
| Xu Si | 3 | | | Robert Milkins | 4 | | |
| | | | | Neil Robertson (8) | 3 |
| Billy Joe Castle | 4 | | | Neil Robertson (8) | 3 |
| Declan Brennan | 2 | | | | |
| Declan Brennan | 2 | Billy Joe Castle | 0 | | |
| | | Neil Robertson (8) | 4 | | |
| Neil Robertson (8) | 4 | Neil Robertson (8) | 4 | | |
| Jamie Jones | 1 | | | | |

#### Section 3

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 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 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| Mark Allen (5) | 4 | | | | |
| Sanderson Lam | 2 | | | | |
| Sanderson Lam | 2 | Mark Allen (5) | 3 | | |
| | | Tian Pengfei | 4 | | |
| Soheil Vahedi | 2 | Tian Pengfei | 4 | | |
| Tian Pengfei | 4 | | | | |
| Tian Pengfei | 4 | | | Tian Pengfei | 4 |
| | | | | Noppon Saengkham | 2 |
| Craig Steadman | 1 | | | Noppon Saengkham | 2 |
| Yu Delu | 4 | | | | |
| Yu Delu | 4 | Yu Delu | 3 | | |
| | | Noppon Saengkham | 4 | | |
| Hamza Akbar | 3 | Noppon Saengkham | 4 | | |
| Noppon Saengkham | 4 | | | | | | |
| Noppon Saengkham | 4 | | | | | Tian Pengfei | 4 |
| | | | | | | Chris Wakelin | 1 |
| Luca Brecel (12) | w/d | | | | | Chris Wakelin | 1 |
| Fang Xiongman | w/o | | | | | | |
| Fang Xiongman | w/o | Fang Xiongman | 1 | | | | |
| | | Chris Wakelin | 4 | | | | |
| Chris Totten | 0 | Chris Wakelin | 4 | | | | |
| Chris Wakelin | 4 | | | | | | |
| Chris Wakelin | 4 | | | Chris Wakelin | 4 | | |
| | | | | Jimmy White | 0 |
| Jimmy White | 4 | | | Jimmy White | 0 |
| Dominic Dale | 3 | | | | |
| Dominic Dale | 3 | Jimmy White | 4 | | |
| | | Jak Jones | 0 | | |
| Jak Jones | 4 | Jak Jones | 0 | | |
| Lee Walker | 3 | | | | |

#### Section 4

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 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 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| Niu Zhuang | 4 | | | | |
| Ian Burns | 3 | | | | |
| Ian Burns | 3 | Niu Zhuang | 1 | | |
| | | Ken Doherty | 4 | | |
| Peter Lines | 2 | Ken Doherty | 4 | | |
| Ken Doherty | 4 | | | | |
| Ken Doherty | 4 | | | Ken Doherty | 3 |
| | | | | Liam Highfield | 4 |
| Liam Highfield | 4 | | | Liam Highfield | 4 |
| Mark Davis | 3 | | | | |
| Mark Davis | 3 | Liam Highfield | 4 | | |
| | | Liang Wenbo (13) | 1 | | |
| Liang Wenbo (13) | 4 | Liang Wenbo (13) | 1 | | |
| Jackson Page | 1 | | | | | | |
| Jackson Page | 1 | | | | | Liam Highfield | 2 |
| | | | | | | Lyu Haotian | 4 |
| Alan McManus | 1 | | | | | Lyu Haotian | 4 |
| Yuan Sijun | 4 | | | | | | |
| Yuan Sijun | 4 | Yuan Sijun | 1 | | | | |
| | | Lyu Haotian | 4 | | | | |
| Lyu Haotian | 4 | Lyu Haotian | 4 | | | | |
| Joe Swail | 3 | | | | | | |
| Joe Swail | 3 | | | Lyu Haotian | 4 | | |
| | | | | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 2 |
| Allan Taylor | 2 | | | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 2 |
| Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 4 | | | | |
| Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 4 | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 4 | | |
| | | Chen Zifan | 3 | | |
| Shaun Murphy (4) | 1 | Chen Zifan | 3 | | |
| Chen Zifan | 4 | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 5

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 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 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| John Higgins (3) | 4 | | | | |
| Nigel Bond | 2 | | | | |
| Nigel Bond | 2 | John Higgins (3) | 4 | | |
| | | Hossein Vafaei | 1 | | |
| Hossein Vafaei | 4 | Hossein Vafaei | 1 | | |
| Anthony Hamilton | 2 | | | | |
| Anthony Hamilton | 2 | | | John Higgins (3) | 3 |
| | | | | Gary Wilson | 4 |
| Stephen Maguire | 4 | | | Gary Wilson | 4 |
| Basem Eltahhan | 0 | | | | |
| Basem Eltahhan | 0 | Stephen Maguire | 0 | | |
| | | Gary Wilson | 4 | | |
| Gary Wilson | 4 | Gary Wilson | 4 | | |
| Alexander Ursenbacher | 1 | | | | | | |
| Alexander Ursenbacher | 1 | | | | | Gary Wilson | 1 |
| | | | | | | Li Yuan | 4 |
| Anthony McGill (14) | w/o | | | | | Li Yuan | 4 |
| Boonyarit Keattikun | w/d | | | | | | |
| Boonyarit Keattikun | w/d | Anthony McGill (14) | 4 | | | | |
| | | Adam Duffy | 1 | | | | |
| Rory McLeod | 2 | Adam Duffy | 1 | | | | |
| Adam Duffy | 4 | | | | | | |
| Adam Duffy | 4 | | | Anthony McGill (14) | 3 | | |
| | | | | Li Yuan | 4 |
| Sam Baird | 3 | | | Li Yuan | 4 |
| Zhang Yong | 4 | | | | |
| Zhang Yong | 4 | Zhang Yong | 0 | | |
| | | Li Yuan | 4 | | |
| Aditya Mehta | 0 | Li Yuan | 4 | | |
| Li Yuan | 4 | | | | |

#### Section 6

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 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 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| Mei Xiwen | 4 | | | | |
| Jordan Brown | 0 | | | | |
| Jordan Brown | 0 | Mei Xiwen | 4 | | |
| | | Alex Borg | 1 | | |
| Alex Borg | 4 | Alex Borg | 1 | | |
| Peter Ebdon | 3 | | | | |
| Peter Ebdon | 3 | | | Mei Xiwen | 2 |
| | | | | Sam Craigie | 4 |
| Mark Joyce | 3 | | | Sam Craigie | 4 |
| Ben Woollaston | 4 | | | | |
| Ben Woollaston | 4 | Ben Woollaston | 2 | | |
| | | Sam Craigie | 4 | | |
| Kyren Wilson (11) | 1 | Sam Craigie | 4 | | |
| Sam Craigie | 4 | | | | | | |
| Sam Craigie | 4 | | | | | Sam Craigie | 1 |
| | | | | | | Elliot Slessor | 4 |
| Elliot Slessor | 4 | | | | | Elliot Slessor | 4 |
| Kurt Dunham | 0 | | | | | | |
| Kurt Dunham | 0 | Elliot Slessor | 4 | | | | |
| | | Kurt Maflin | 2 | | | | |
| Andrew Higginson | 1 | Kurt Maflin | 2 | | | | |
| Kurt Maflin | 4 | | | | | | |
| Kurt Maflin | 4 | | | Elliot Slessor | 4 | | |
| | | | | Ronnie O'Sullivan (6) | 1 |
| Duane Jones | 4 | | | Ronnie O'Sullivan (6) | 1 |
| Mitchell Mann | 1 | | | | |
| Mitchell Mann | 1 | Duane Jones | 0 | | |
| | | Ronnie O'Sullivan (6) | 4 | | |
| Ronnie O'Sullivan (6) | 4 | Ronnie O'Sullivan (6) | 4 | | |
| Lukas Kleckers | 2 | | | | |

#### Section 7

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 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 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| Jamie Clarke | 2 | | | | |
| Mike Dunn | 4 | | | | |
| Mike Dunn | 4 | Mike Dunn | 4 | | |
| | | Matthew Stevens | 0 | | |
| Matthew Stevens | 4 | Matthew Stevens | 0 | | |
| Leo Fernandez | 0 | | | | |
| Leo Fernandez | 0 | | | Mike Dunn | 4 |
| | | | | Michael Holt | 1 |
| Michael Georgiou | 4 | | | Michael Holt | 1 |
| David Grace | 0 | | | | |
| David Grace | 0 | Michael Georgiou | 2 | | |
| | | Michael Holt | 4 | | |
| Martin O'Donnell | w/d | Michael Holt | 4 | | |
| Michael Holt | w/o | | | | | | |
| Michael Holt | w/o | | | | | Mike Dunn | 4 |
| | | | | | | Joe Perry | 1 |
| Ali Carter (10) | 4 | | | | | Joe Perry | 1 |
| Chen Zhe | 0 | | | | | | |
| Chen Zhe | 0 | Ali Carter (10) | 1 | | | | |
| | | Xiao Guodong | 4 | | | | |
| Xiao Guodong | 4 | Xiao Guodong | 4 | | | | |
| Christopher Keogan | 2 | | | | | | |
| Christopher Keogan | 2 | | | Xiao Guodong | 1 | | |
| | | | | Joe Perry | 4 |
| Rhys Clark | 0 | | | Joe Perry | 4 |
| Matthew Selt | 4 | | | | |
| Matthew Selt | 4 | Matthew Selt | 0 | | |
| | | Joe Perry | 4 | | |
| Gerard Greene | 3 | Joe Perry | 4 | | |
| Joe Perry | 4 | | | | |

#### Section 8

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 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 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| Zhang Anda | 2 | | | | |
| Sunny Akani | 4 | | | | |
| Sunny Akani | 4 | Sunny Akani | 4 | | |
| | | Wang Yuchen | 3 | | |
| Scott Donaldson | 2 | Wang Yuchen | 3 | | |
| Wang Yuchen | 4 | | | | |
| Wang Yuchen | 4 | | | Sunny Akani | 1 |
| | | | | Mark Williams (15) | 4 |
| Tom Ford | 4 | | | Mark Williams (15) | 4 |
| Fergal O'Brien | 2 | | | | |
| Fergal O'Brien | 2 | Tom Ford | 0 | | |
| | | Mark Williams (15) | 4 | | |
| Mark Williams (15) | 4 | Mark Williams (15) | 4 | | |
| James Wattana | 0 | | | | | | |
| James Wattana | 0 | | | | | Mark Williams (15) | 4 |
| | | | | | | David Gilbert | 2 |
| Daniel Wells | 0 | | | | | David Gilbert | 2 |
| David Gilbert | 4 | | | | | | |
| David Gilbert | 4 | David Gilbert | 4 | | | | |
| | | Paul Davison | 2 | | | | |
| Paul Davison | 4 | Paul Davison | 2 | | | | |
| Rod Lawler | 0 | | | | | | |
| Rod Lawler | 0 | | | David Gilbert | 4 | | |
| | | | | Ross Muir | 3 |
| Ross Muir | 4 | | | Ross Muir | 3 |
| Thor Chuan Leong | 3 | | | | |
| Thor Chuan Leong | 3 | Ross Muir | 4 | | |
| | | Stuart Carrington | 2 | | |
| Judd Trump (2) | 2 | Stuart Carrington | 2 | | |
| Stuart Carrington | 4 | | | | |

### Finals

| Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Final Best of 17 frames | Final Best of 17 frames |
| Yan Bingtao | 5 | | |
| Robert Milkins | 4 | | |
| Robert Milkins | 4 | Yan Bingtao | 6 |
| | | Lyu Haotian | 2 |
| Tian Pengfei | 4 | Lyu Haotian | 2 |
| Lyu Haotian | 5 | | | | |
| Lyu Haotian | 5 | | | Yan Bingtao | 8 |
| | | | | Mark Williams (15) | 9 |
| Li Yuan | 4 | | | Mark Williams (15) | 9 |
| Elliot Slessor | 5 | | | | |
| Elliot Slessor | 5 | Elliot Slessor | 2 | | |
| | | Mark Williams (15) | 6 |
| Mike Dunn | 1 | Mark Williams (15) | 6 |
| Mark Williams (15) | 5 | | |

## Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Marcel Eckardt. Waterfront Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 26 November 2017. :
| Yan Bingtao China | 8–9 | Mark Williams (15) 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 |
| 5 | 50+ breaks | 4 |

## Century breaks

Total: 53
* 142, 135, 107 – John Higgins
* 140, 120 – Kurt Maflin
* 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