# 2017 Scottish Open (snooker)

The 2017 Scottish Open (officially the 2017 Dafabet Scottish Open) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place from 11 to 17 December 2017 at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow, Scotland. It was the twelfth ranking event of the 2017/2018 season and a part of the Home Nations Series.
Marco Fu was the defending champion, but he lost 4–3 to Xiao Guodong in the last 16.
Neil Robertson won the tournament, coming from 4–8 down to win 9–8 in the final against Cao Yupeng. Aside from making it to the final, Cao also made the tournament's highest break, his first professional maximum in the third frame of his first round match against Andrew Higginson.

## Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £20,000

## Main draw
### Qualifying round

Ross Vallance 4–2 Robert Carlisle

### 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 |
| Marco Fu (1) | 4 | | | | |
| Duane Jones | 0 | | | | |
| Duane Jones | 0 | Marco Fu (1) | 4 | | |
| | | Fang Xiongman | 2 | | |
| Fang Xiongman | 4 | Fang Xiongman | 2 | | |
| David Gilbert | 3 | | | | |
| David Gilbert | 3 | | | Marco Fu (1) | 4 |
| | | | | Zhou Yuelong | 3 |
| Zhou Yuelong | 4 | | | Zhou Yuelong | 3 |
| Ian Preece | 1 | | | | |
| Ian Preece | 1 | Zhou Yuelong | 4 | | |
| | | Yu Delu | 2 | | |
| Lee Walker | 2 | Yu Delu | 2 | | |
| Yu Delu | 4 | | | | | | |
| Yu Delu | 4 | | | | | Marco Fu (1) | 3 |
| | | | | | | Xiao Guodong | 4 |
| Martin Gould (16) | 3 | | | | | Xiao Guodong | 4 |
| Noppon Saengkham | 4 | | | | | | |
| Noppon Saengkham | 4 | Noppon Saengkham | 4 | | | | |
| | | Zhang Yong | 0 | | | | |
| Fergal O'Brien | 1 | Zhang Yong | 0 | | | | |
| Zhang Yong | 4 | | | | | | |
| Zhang Yong | 4 | | | Noppon Saengkham | 1 | | |
| | | | | Xiao Guodong | 4 |
| Lyu Haotian | 2 | | | Xiao Guodong | 4 |
| Gary Wilson | 4 | | | | |
| Gary Wilson | 4 | Gary Wilson | 3 | | |
| | | Xiao Guodong | 4 | | |
| Xiao Guodong | 4 | Xiao Guodong | 4 | | |
| Li Yuan | 1 | | | | |

#### 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 |
| Chris Totten | 4 | | | | |
| Sam Baird | 1 | | | | |
| Sam Baird | 1 | Chris Totten | 4 | | |
| | | Mitchell Mann | 3 | | |
| Hossein Vafaei | 3 | Mitchell Mann | 3 | | |
| Mitchell Mann | 4 | | | | |
| Mitchell Mann | 4 | | | Chris Totten | 0 |
| | | | | Neil Robertson (9) | 4 |
| John Astley | 2 | | | Neil Robertson (9) | 4 |
| Liam Highfield | 4 | | | | |
| Liam Highfield | 4 | Liam Highfield | 2 | | |
| | | Neil Robertson (9) | 4 | | |
| Neil Robertson (9) | 4 | Neil Robertson (9) | 4 | | |
| Rod Lawler | 0 | | | | | | |
| Rod Lawler | 0 | | | | | Neil Robertson (9) | 4 |
| | | | | | | David Grace | 2 |
| David Grace | 4 | | | | | David Grace | 2 |
| Alexander Ursenbacher | 1 | | | | | | |
| Alexander Ursenbacher | 1 | David Grace | 4 | | | | |
| | | Alan McManus | 3 | | | | |
| Matthew Selt | 2 | Alan McManus | 3 | | | | |
| Alan McManus | 4 | | | | | | |
| Alan McManus | 4 | | | David Grace | 4 | | |
| | | | | Zhang Anda | 3 |
| Mark King | 1 | | | Zhang Anda | 3 |
| Zhang Anda | 4 | | | | |
| Zhang Anda | 4 | Zhang Anda | 4 | | |
| | | Ben Woollaston | 2 | | |
| Mark Allen (8) | 3 | Ben Woollaston | 2 | | |
| Ben Woollaston | 4 | | | | |

#### 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 |
| John Higgins (5) | 4 | | | | |
| Jack Lisowski | 1 | | | | |
| Jack Lisowski | 1 | John Higgins (5) | 4 | | |
| | | Christopher Keogan | 1 | | |
| Nigel Bond | 0 | Christopher Keogan | 1 | | |
| Christopher Keogan | 4 | | | | |
| Christopher Keogan | 4 | | | John Higgins (5) | 4 |
| | | | | Gerard Greene | 0 |
| Mike Dunn | 4 | | | Gerard Greene | 0 |
| Adam Duffy | 0 | | | | |
| Adam Duffy | 0 | Mike Dunn | 3 | | |
| | | Gerard Greene | 4 | | |
| Zhao Xintong | 2 | Gerard Greene | 4 | | |
| Gerard Greene | 4 | | | | | | |
| Gerard Greene | 4 | | | | | John Higgins (5) | 4 |
| | | | | | | Ashley Hugill | 0 |
| Ali Carter (12) | 4 | | | | | Ashley Hugill | 0 |
| Anthony Hamilton | 0 | | | | | | |
| Anthony Hamilton | 0 | Ali Carter (12) | 3 | | | | |
| | | Ashley Hugill | 4 | | | | |
| Ashley Hugill | 4 | Ashley Hugill | 4 | | | | |
| Ross Vallance | 3 | | | | | | |
| Ross Vallance | 3 | | | Ashley Hugill | 4 | | |
| | | | | Peter Lines | 1 |
| Tian Pengfei | 2 | | | Peter Lines | 1 |
| Kurt Dunham | 4 | | | | |
| Kurt Dunham | 4 | Kurt Dunham | 2 | | |
| | | Peter Lines | 4 | | |
| Yuan Sijun | 0 | Peter Lines | 4 | | |
| Peter Lines | 4 | | | | |

#### 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 |
| James Wattana | 0 | | | | |
| Michael White | 4 | | | | |
| Michael White | 4 | Michael White | 4 | | |
| | | Scott Donaldson | 2 | | |
| Scott Donaldson | 4 | Scott Donaldson | 2 | | |
| Josh Boileau | 2 | | | | |
| Josh Boileau | 2 | | | Michael White | 4 |
| | | | | Kyren Wilson (13) | 1 |
| Dominic Dale | 4 | | | Kyren Wilson (13) | 1 |
| Basem Eltahhan | 1 | | | | |
| Basem Eltahhan | 1 | Dominic Dale | 1 | | |
| | | Kyren Wilson (13) | 4 | | |
| Kyren Wilson (13) | 4 | Kyren Wilson (13) | 4 | | |
| Chen Zhe | 2 | | | | | | |
| Chen Zhe | 2 | | | | | Michael White | 1 |
| | | | | | | Ronnie O'Sullivan (4) | 4 |
| Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 3 | | | | | Ronnie O'Sullivan (4) | 4 |
| Jamie Curtis-Barrett | 4 | | | | | | |
| Jamie Curtis-Barrett | 4 | Jamie Curtis-Barrett | 1 | | | | |
| | | Li Hang | 4 | | | | |
| Sean O'Sullivan | 1 | Li Hang | 4 | | | | |
| Li Hang | 4 | | | | | | |
| Li Hang | 4 | | | Li Hang | 3 | | |
| | | | | Ronnie O'Sullivan (4) | 4 |
| Robert Milkins | 4 | | | Ronnie O'Sullivan (4) | 4 |
| Oliver Lines | 2 | | | | |
| Oliver Lines | 2 | Robert Milkins | 1 | | |
| | | Ronnie O'Sullivan (4) | 4 | | |
| Ronnie O'Sullivan (4) | 4 | Ronnie O'Sullivan (4) | 4 | | |
| Michael Georgiou | 1 | | | | |

### 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 |
| Ding Junhui (3) | 4 | | | | |
| Jak Jones | 2 | | | | |
| Jak Jones | 2 | Ding Junhui (3) | 4 | | |
| | | Chris Wakelin | 2 | | |
| Chris Wakelin | 4 | Chris Wakelin | 2 | | |
| Thor Chuan Leong | 2 | | | | |
| Thor Chuan Leong | 2 | | | Ding Junhui (3) | 3 |
| | | | | Rory McLeod | 4 |
| Rory McLeod | 4 | | | Rory McLeod | 4 |
| Graeme Dott | 2 | | | | |
| Graeme Dott | 2 | Rory McLeod | 4 | | |
| | | Niu Zhuang | 0 | | |
| Niu Zhuang | 4 | Niu Zhuang | 0 | | |
| Wang Yuchen | 3 | | | | | | |
| Wang Yuchen | 3 | | | | | Rory McLeod | 3 |
| | | | | | | Ricky Walden | 4 |
| Liang Wenbo (14) | 4 | | | | | Ricky Walden | 4 |
| Sanderson Lam | 2 | | | | | | |
| Sanderson Lam | 2 | Liang Wenbo (14) | 3 | | | | |
| | | Mark Joyce | 4 | | | | |
| Mark Joyce | 4 | Mark Joyce | 4 | | | | |
| Martin O'Donnell | 2 | | | | | | |
| Martin O'Donnell | 2 | | | Mark Joyce | 1 | | |
| | | | | Ricky Walden | 4 |
| Ricky Walden | 4 | | | Ricky Walden | 4 |
| Billy Joe Castle | 2 | | | | |
| Billy Joe Castle | 2 | Ricky Walden | 4 | | |
| | | Joe Swail | 2 | | |
| Lukas Kleckers | 0 | Joe Swail | 2 | | |
| Joe Swail | 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 |
| Ian Burns | 1 | | | | |
| Tom Ford | 4 | | | | |
| Tom Ford | 4 | Tom Ford | 4 | | |
| | | Hammad Miah | 0 | | |
| Matthew Stevens | 1 | Hammad Miah | 0 | | |
| Hammad Miah | 4 | | | | |
| Hammad Miah | 4 | | | Tom Ford | 4 |
| | | | | Stuart Carrington | 0 |
| Joe Perry | 4 | | | Stuart Carrington | 0 |
| Chen Zifan | 2 | | | | |
| Chen Zifan | 2 | Joe Perry | 2 | | |
| | | Stuart Carrington | 4 | | |
| Jackson Page | 1 | Stuart Carrington | 4 | | |
| Stuart Carrington | 4 | | | | | | |
| Stuart Carrington | 4 | | | | | Tom Ford | 0 |
| | | | | | | Cao Yupeng | 4 |
| Allan Taylor | 4 | | | | | Cao Yupeng | 4 |
| Soheil Vahedi | 3 | | | | | | |
| Soheil Vahedi | 3 | Allan Taylor | 3 | | | | |
| | | Cao Yupeng | 4 | | | | |
| Cao Yupeng | 4 | Cao Yupeng | 4 | | | | |
| Andrew Higginson | 0 | | | | | | |
| Andrew Higginson | 0 | | | Cao Yupeng | 4 | | |
| | | | | Daniel Wells | 3 |
| Jimmy White | 4 | | | Daniel Wells | 3 |
| Sunny Akani | 1 | | | | |
| Sunny Akani | 1 | Jimmy White | 1 | | |
| | | Daniel Wells | 4 | | |
| Shaun Murphy (6) | 3 | Daniel Wells | 4 | | |
| Daniel Wells | 4 | | | | |

#### 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 |
| Barry Hawkins (7) | 2 | | | | |
| Jamie Jones | 4 | | | | |
| Jamie Jones | 4 | Jamie Jones | 0 | | |
| | | Yan Bingtao | 4 | | |
| Matthew Bolton | 0 | Yan Bingtao | 4 | | |
| Yan Bingtao | 4 | | | | |
| Yan Bingtao | 4 | | | Yan Bingtao | 3 |
| | | | | Stephen Maguire | 4 |
| Leo Fernandez | 1 | | | Stephen Maguire | 4 |
| Hamza Akbar | 4 | | | | |
| Hamza Akbar | 4 | Hamza Akbar | 2 | | |
| | | Stephen Maguire | 4 | | |
| Alex Borg | 0 | Stephen Maguire | 4 | | |
| Stephen Maguire | 4 | | | | | | |
| Stephen Maguire | 4 | | | | | Stephen Maguire | 4 |
| | | | | | | Xu Si | 1 |
| Mark Williams (10) | w/d | | | | | Xu Si | 1 |
| Xu Si | w/o | | | | | | |
| Xu Si | w/o | Xu Si | 4 | | | | |
| | | Jimmy Robertson | 2 | | | | |
| Paul Davison | 3 | Jimmy Robertson | 2 | | | | |
| Jimmy Robertson | 4 | | | | | | |
| Jimmy Robertson | 4 | | | Xu Si | 4 | | |
| | | | | Craig Steadman | 2 |
| Ken Doherty | 1 | | | Craig Steadman | 2 |
| Craig Steadman | 4 | | | | |
| Craig Steadman | 4 | Craig Steadman | 4 | | |
| | | Alfie Burden | 2 | | |
| Alfie Burden | 4 | Alfie Burden | 2 | | |
| Ross Muir | 2 | | | | |

#### 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 |
| Mei Xiwen | 4 | | | | |
| Kurt Maflin | 0 | | | | |
| Kurt Maflin | 0 | Mei Xiwen | 1 | | |
| | | Elliot Slessor | 4 | | |
| Rhys Clark | 2 | Elliot Slessor | 4 | | |
| Elliot Slessor | 4 | | | | |
| Elliot Slessor | 4 | | | Elliot Slessor | 4 |
| | | | | Peter Ebdon | 3 |
| Aditya Mehta | 2 | | | Peter Ebdon | 3 |
| Peter Ebdon | 4 | | | | |
| Peter Ebdon | 4 | Peter Ebdon | 4 | | |
| | | Anthony McGill (15) | 1 | | |
| Anthony McGill (15) | 4 | Anthony McGill (15) | 1 | | |
| Ryan Day | 0 | | | | | | |
| Ryan Day | 0 | | | | | Elliot Slessor | 3 |
| | | | | | | Judd Trump (2) | 4 |
| Eden Sharav | 4 | | | | | Judd Trump (2) | 4 |
| Mark Davis | 3 | | | | | | |
| Mark Davis | 3 | Eden Sharav | 3 | | | | |
| | | Michael Holt | 4 | | | | |
| Robbie Williams | 0 | Michael Holt | 4 | | | | |
| Michael Holt | 4 | | | | | | |
| Michael Holt | 4 | | | Michael Holt | 0 | | |
| | | | | Judd Trump (2) | 4 |
| Sam Craigie | 4 | | | Judd Trump (2) | 4 |
| Boonyarit Keattikun | 2 | | | | |
| Boonyarit Keattikun | 2 | Sam Craigie | 2 | | |
| | | Judd Trump (2) | 4 | | |
| Judd Trump (2) | 4 | Judd Trump (2) | 4 | | |
| Robin Hull | 0 | | | | |

### 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 |
| Xiao Guodong | 4 | | |
| Neil Robertson (9) | 5 | | |
| Neil Robertson (9) | 5 | Neil Robertson (9) | 6 |
| | | John Higgins (5) | 3 |
| John Higgins (5) | 5 | John Higgins (5) | 3 |
| Ronnie O'Sullivan (4) | 0 | | | | |
| Ronnie O'Sullivan (4) | 0 | | | Neil Robertson (9) | 9 |
| | | | | Cao Yupeng | 8 |
| Ricky Walden | 3 | | | Cao Yupeng | 8 |
| Cao Yupeng | 5 | | | | |
| Cao Yupeng | 5 | Cao Yupeng | 6 | | |
| | | Judd Trump | 4 |
| Stephen Maguire | 2 | Judd Trump | 4 |
| Judd Trump | 5 | | |

### Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Leo Scullion. Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland, 17 December 2017. :
| Neil Robertson (9) Australia | 9–8 | Cao Yupeng China |
| Afternoon: 21–118 (82), 72–62 (Robertson 61, Cao 62), 0–96 (72), 29–75 (74), 68–34, 7–119 (53, 66), 37–72 (67), 115–18 (64, 50) Evening: 31–79 (72), 132–0 (132), 6–81 (81), 0–108 (66), 85–6 (85), 62–14, 73–30, 60–54, 77–16 (59) |||
| 132 | Highest break | 82 |
| 1 | Century breaks | 0 |
| 6 | 50+ breaks | 10 |

## Century breaks

A total of 73 century breaks were made during the competition.
* 147 – Cao Yupeng
* 144, 138, 117, 113, 109, 108, 105 – John Higgins
* 144, 122, 114 – Noppon Saengkham
* 143, 138, 135, 132, 128, 124, 118, 117, 114, 113, 102 – Neil Robertson
* 140, 129, 102 – Judd Trump
* 136, 112, 103, 101 – Ronnie O'Sullivan
* 135, 122, 104 – Ding Junhui
* 130 – Liang Wenbo
* 129 – Tom Ford
* 127, 126 – Michael White
* 125, 117 – Ali Carter
* 124, 123 – David Grace
* 123, 106, 101 – Xiao Guodong
* 123 – Li Hang
* 123 – Mitchell Mann
* 122 – Chris Wakelin
* 119, 102, 101 – Yan Bingtao
* 119 – Oliver Lines
* 119 – Kyren Wilson
* 117, 107, 101 – Marco Fu
* 115 – Wang Yuchen
* 113 – Dominic Dale
* 113 – Ashley Hugill
* 112 – Joe Perry
* 110 – Ben Woollaston
* 108 – Jamie Jones
* 106 – Stuart Carrington
* 105 – Ricky Walden
* 104 – Zhou Yuelong
* 104 – Elliot Slessor
* 103 – Mark Joyce
* 103 – Xu Si
* 103 – Daniel Wells
* 103 – Gary Wilson
* 102 – Martin Gould
* 101 – Michael Holt
* 100 – Liam Highfield
* 100 – Craig Steadman
* 100 – Zhao Xintong