# 2017 World Open (snooker)

The 2017 Yushan World Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 18 and 24 September 2017 in Yushan, China. It was the fifth ranking event of the 2017/2018 season.
Qualifying took place between 6–9 August in Preston.
Ali Carter was the defending champion but he chose not to participate.
Ding Junhui won his 13th ranking title, defeating Kyren Wilson 10–3 in the final. It was Ding's first ranking event win since the 2016 Shanghai Masters, a year earlier.

## Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £30,000.

## Main draw

| Last 64 Best of 9 frames | Last 64 Best of 9 frames | Last 64 Best of 9 frames | Last 32 Best of 9 frames | Last 32 Best of 9 frames | Last 32 Best of 9 frames | Last 16 Best of 9 frames | Last 16 Best of 9 frames | Last 16 Best of 9 frames | | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | | Final Best of 19 frames | Final Best of 19 frames | Final Best of 19 frames |
| Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Lee Walker | Lee Walker | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Lee Walker | Lee Walker | 5 | Lee Walker | Lee Walker | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Robert Milkins | Robert Milkins | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Robert Milkins | Robert Milkins | 5 | Robert Milkins | Robert Milkins | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jamie Jones | Jamie Jones | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jamie Jones | Jamie Jones | 1 | | | | Lee Walker | Lee Walker | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Anthony McGill | Anthony McGill | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Anthony McGill | Anthony McGill | 5 | | | | | | | Anthony McGill | Anthony McGill | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Duane Jones | Duane Jones | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Duane Jones | Duane Jones | 2 | Anthony McGill | Anthony McGill | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Stephen Maguire | Stephen Maguire | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Stephen Maguire | Stephen Maguire | 5 | Stephen Maguire | Stephen Maguire | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ken Doherty | Ken Doherty | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ken Doherty | Ken Doherty | 2 | | | | | | | | Anthony McGill | Anthony McGill | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Luca Brecel | Luca Brecel | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Cao Yupeng | Cao Yupeng | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | Luca Brecel | Luca Brecel | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Ma Chunmao | Ma Chunmao | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ma Chunmao | Ma Chunmao | 0 | Cao Yupeng | Cao Yupeng | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alfie Burden | Alfie Burden | 2 | Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 5 | | | | Cao Yupeng | Cao Yupeng | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Luca Brecel | Luca Brecel | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mike Dunn | Mike Dunn | 1 | | | | | | | Luca Brecel | Luca Brecel | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Luca Brecel | Luca Brecel | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Luca Brecel | Luca Brecel | 5 | Luca Brecel | Luca Brecel | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Daniel Wells | Daniel Wells | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Daniel Wells | Daniel Wells | 5 | Daniel Wells | Daniel Wells | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | Luca Brecel | Luca Brecel | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ding Junhui | Ding Junhui | 6 | | | | |
| Marco Fu | Marco Fu | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ding Junhui | Ding Junhui | 6 | | | | |
| Ian Burns | Ian Burns | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ian Burns | Ian Burns | 3 | Marco Fu | Marco Fu | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Peter Ebdon | Peter Ebdon | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Graeme Dott | Graeme Dott | 2 | Peter Ebdon | Peter Ebdon | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Peter Ebdon | Peter Ebdon | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Peter Ebdon | Peter Ebdon | 5 | | | | Peter Ebdon | Peter Ebdon | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Li Hang | Li Hang | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Liang Wenbo | Liang Wenbo | 4 | | | | | | | Li Hang | Li Hang | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Li Hang | Li Hang | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Li Hang | Li Hang | 5 | Li Hang | Li Hang | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 5 | Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Andrew Higginson | Andrew Higginson | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Andrew Higginson | Andrew Higginson | 1 | | | | | | | | Li Hang | Li Hang | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Ding Junhui | Ding Junhui | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Yu Delu | Yu Delu | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | Ding Junhui | Ding Junhui | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 5 | Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Ryan Day | Ryan Day | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Gary Wilson | Gary Wilson | 1 | Ryan Day | Ryan Day | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ryan Day | Ryan Day | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ryan Day | Ryan Day | 5 | | | | Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Ding Junhui | Ding Junhui | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Xiao Guodong | Xiao Guodong | 5 | | | | | | | Ding Junhui | Ding Junhui | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dominic Dale | Dominic Dale | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dominic Dale | Dominic Dale | 1 | Xiao Guodong | Xiao Guodong | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Ding Junhui | Ding Junhui | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Zhang Anda | Zhang Anda | 3 | Ding Junhui | Ding Junhui | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ding Junhui | Ding Junhui | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ding Junhui | Ding Junhui | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ding Junhui | Ding Junhui | 10 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Kyren Wilson | Kyren Wilson | 3 |
| Sam Craigie | Sam Craigie | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Kyren Wilson | Kyren Wilson | 3 |
| John Astley | John Astley | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| John Astley | John Astley | 5 | John Astley | John Astley | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Jimmy Robertson | Jimmy Robertson | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tom Ford | Tom Ford | 3 | Jimmy Robertson | Jimmy Robertson | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jimmy Robertson | Jimmy Robertson | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jimmy Robertson | Jimmy Robertson | 5 | | | | Jimmy Robertson | Jimmy Robertson | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 5 | | | | | | | Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Matthew Stevens | Matthew Stevens | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Matthew Stevens | Matthew Stevens | 0 | Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Chen Zhe | Chen Zhe | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark King | Mark King | 3 | Chen Zhe | Chen Zhe | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Chen Zhe | Chen Zhe | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Chen Zhe | Chen Zhe | 5 | | | | | | | | Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Kyren Wilson | Kyren Wilson | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Joyce | Mark Joyce | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | Kyren Wilson | Kyren Wilson | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Michael Holt | Michael Holt | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Michael Holt | Michael Holt | 5 | Michael Holt | Michael Holt | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Kyren Wilson | Kyren Wilson | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Hossein Vafaei | Hossein Vafaei | w/d | Kyren Wilson | Kyren Wilson | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kyren Wilson | Kyren Wilson | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kyren Wilson | Kyren Wilson | w/o | | | | Kyren Wilson | Kyren Wilson | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 5 | | | | | | | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Hu Hao | Hu Hao | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Hu Hao | Hu Hao | 2 | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Chris Wakelin | Chris Wakelin | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Chris Wakelin | Chris Wakelin | 5 | Chris Wakelin | Chris Wakelin | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Barry Hawkins | Barry Hawkins | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Barry Hawkins | Barry Hawkins | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | Kyren Wilson | Kyren Wilson | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Mark Allen | Mark Allen | 5 | | | | |
| Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Mark Allen | Mark Allen | 5 | | | | |
| Noppon Saengkham | Noppon Saengkham | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Noppon Saengkham | Noppon Saengkham | 1 | Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Ben Woollaston | Ben Woollaston | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ben Woollaston | Ben Woollaston | 5 | Ben Woollaston | Ben Woollaston | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Eden Sharav | Eden Sharav | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Eden Sharav | Eden Sharav | 4 | | | | Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Mark Allen | Mark Allen | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Allen | Mark Allen | 5 | | | | | | | Mark Allen | Mark Allen | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Oliver Lines | Oliver Lines | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Oliver Lines | Oliver Lines | 1 | Mark Allen | Mark Allen | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Allan Taylor | Allan Taylor | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Allan Taylor | Allan Taylor | 5 | Allan Taylor | Allan Taylor | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Michael Georgiou | Michael Georgiou | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Michael Georgiou | Michael Georgiou | 1 | | | | | | | | Mark Allen | Mark Allen | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | David Gilbert | David Gilbert | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Tian Pengfei | Tian Pengfei | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | David Gilbert | David Gilbert | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| David Gilbert | David Gilbert | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| David Gilbert | David Gilbert | 5 | David Gilbert | David Gilbert | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Martin Gould | Martin Gould | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jack Lisowski | Jack Lisowski | 1 | Martin Gould | Martin Gould | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Martin Gould | Martin Gould | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Martin Gould | Martin Gould | 5 | | | | David Gilbert | David Gilbert | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | John Higgins | John Higgins | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Matthew Selt | Matthew Selt | 5 | | | | | | | John Higgins | John Higgins | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Elliot Slessor | Elliot Slessor | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Elliot Slessor | Elliot Slessor | 2 | Matthew Selt | Matthew Selt | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | John Higgins | John Higgins | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alexander Ursenbacher | Alexander Ursenbacher | 0 | John Higgins | John Higgins | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| John Higgins | John Higgins | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Xie Yixin. Yushan No.1 Middle School, Yushan, China, 24 September 2017. :
| Ding Junhui China | 10–3 | Kyren Wilson England |
| Afternoon: 88–28, 1–71 (67), 61–16, 75–8 (67), 93–7 (93), 70–43 (58), 70–23, 0–104 (104), 8–79 (66) Evening: 67–14 (67), 107–6 (69), 71–14 (71), 67–61 (Ding 54) |||
| 93 | Highest break | 104 |
| 0 | Century breaks | 1 |
| 7 | 50+ breaks | 3 |

## Qualifying

These matches were held between 6 and 9 August 2017 at the Preston Guild Hall in Preston, England. All matches were best of 9 frames.
| Mark Selby | 5–2 | Kritsanut Lertsattayathorn |
| Lee Walker | 5–1 | Paul Davison |
| Robert Milkins | 5–4 | Jak Jones |
| Jamie Jones | 5–2 | Josh Boileau |
| Anthony McGill | 5–4 | Zhao Xintong |
| Kurt Maflin | 3–5 | Duane Jones |
| Stephen Maguire | 5–1 | Matthew Bolton |
| Robbie Williams | 3–5 | Ken Doherty |
| David Grace | 0–5 | Cao Yupeng |
| Michael White | 1–5 | Ma Chunmao |
| Alfie Burden | 5–1 | Craig Steadman |
| Stuart Bingham | 5–1 | Mei Xiwen |
| Mike Dunn | 5–0 | Soheil Vahedi |
| Luca Brecel | 5–4 | Ross Muir |
| Daniel Wells | 5–3 | Gerard Greene |
| Shaun Murphy | 5–1 | Alex Borg |
| Marco Fu | 5–3 | Sean O'Sullivan |
| Scott Donaldson | 0–5 | Ian Burns |
| Graeme Dott | w/o–w/d | Hamza Akbar |
| Peter Ebdon | 5–4 | Niu Zhuang |
| Liang Wenbo | 5–4 | Sunny Akani |
| Li Hang | 5–3 | Robin Hull |
| Ricky Walden | 5–2 | Jamie Curtis-Barrett |
| Andrew Higginson | 5–1 | Martin O'Donnell |
| Yu Delu | 5–2 | Zhang Yong |
| Joe Perry | 5–2 | Ian Preece |
| Gary Wilson | 5–1 | Nigel Bond |
| Ryan Day | 5–3 | Rod Lawler |
| Xiao Guodong | 5–3 | Lukas Kleckers |
| Dominic Dale | 5–0 | Jackson Page |
| Zhang Anda | 5–2 | Yuan Sijun |
| Ding Junhui | 5–1 | Hammad Miah |
| Judd Trump | 0–5 | Sam Craigie |
| John Astley | 5–1 | Chris Totten |
| Tom Ford | 5–1 | Boonyarit Keattikun |
| Jimmy Robertson | 5–2 | Luo Honghao |
| Mark Williams | 5–0 | Christopher Keogan |
| Matthew Stevens | 5–0 | Kurt Dunham |
| Mark King | 5–2 | Li Yuan |
| Sam Baird | 3–5 | Chen Zhe |
| Mark Joyce | 5–3 | Aditya Mehta |
| Michael Holt | 5–1 | Billy Joe Castle |
| Hossein Vafaei | 5–4 | Ashley Hugill |
| Kyren Wilson | 5–1 | Thor Chuan Leong |
| Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 5–1 | Fang Xiongman |
| Alan McManus | 0–5 | Hu Hao |
| Chris Wakelin | 5–4 | James Wattana |
| Barry Hawkins | 5–0 | David John |
| Neil Robertson | 5–1 | Sanderson Lam |
| Noppon Saengkham | 5–3 | Adam Duffy |
| Ben Woollaston | 5–0 | Peter Lines |
| Rory McLeod | 4–5 | Eden Sharav |
| Mark Allen | 5–1 | Wang Yuchen |
| Oliver Lines | 5–2 | Chen Zifan |
| Anthony Hamilton | 4–5 | Allan Taylor |
| Fergal O'Brien | 0–5 | Michael Georgiou |
| Tian Pengfei | 5–1 | Jimmy White |
| David Gilbert | 5–1 | Rhys Clark |
| Jack Lisowski | 5–4 | Xu Si |
| Martin Gould | 5–1 | Fan Zhengyi |
| Matthew Selt | 5–2 | Mitchell Mann |
| Mark Davis | 4–5 | Elliot Slessor |
| Liam Highfield | 3–5 | Alexander Ursenbacher |
| John Higgins | 5–2 | Joe Swail |

### Notes

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

## Century breaks
### Qualifying stage centuries

Total: 22

### Televised stage centuries

Total: 48