# 2017 English Open (snooker)

The 2017 English Open (officially the 2017 Dafabet English Open) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place from 16 to 22 October 2017 in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England. It was the seventh ranking event of the 2017/2018 season and a part of the Home Nations Series.
Liang Wenbo was the defending champion, having beaten Judd Trump 9–6 in the 2016 final. Liang made a maximum break in his second round match against Tom Ford, but lost in the third round to Yan Bingtao. His maximum won him the "rolling 147 prize" of £40,000.
Ronnie O'Sullivan captured his 29th ranking title by beating Kyren Wilson 9–2 in the final. With his win O'Sullivan tied John Higgins for 2nd place on the all-time list of ranking event wins, only behind Stephen Hendry.

## Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £40,000

## Main draw
### Qualifying round

| Allan Taylor | 4–3 | David Lilley |
| Ian Burns | 3–4 | Zhang Anda |
| Fang Xiongman | 4–0 | Joe O'Connor |

### 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 |
| Liang Wenbo (1) | 4 | | | | |
| Duane Jones | 1 | | | | |
| Duane Jones | 1 | Liang Wenbo (1) | 4 | | |
| | | Tom Ford | 3 | | |
| Tom Ford | 4 | Tom Ford | 3 | | |
| Xu Si | 1 | | | | |
| Xu Si | 1 | | | Liang Wenbo (1) | 0 |
| | | | | Yan Bingtao | 4 |
| Basem Eltahhan | 0 | | | Yan Bingtao | 4 |
| Jamie Jones | 4 | | | | |
| Jamie Jones | 4 | Jamie Jones | 1 | | |
| | | Yan Bingtao | 4 | | |
| Noppon Saengkham | 0 | Yan Bingtao | 4 | | |
| Yan Bingtao | 4 | | | | | | |
| Yan Bingtao | 4 | | | | | Yan Bingtao | 3 |
| | | | | | | Anthony McGill (16) | 4 |
| Anthony McGill (16) | 4 | | | | | Anthony McGill (16) | 4 |
| Michael Holt | 3 | | | | | | |
| Michael Holt | 3 | Anthony McGill (16) | 4 | | | | |
| | | Lyu Haotian | 2 | | | | |
| Lyu Haotian | 4 | Lyu Haotian | 2 | | | | |
| Allan Taylor | 1 | | | | | | |
| Allan Taylor | 1 | | | Anthony McGill (16) | 4 | | |
| | | | | Sunny Akani | 3 |
| Sunny Akani | 4 | | | Sunny Akani | 3 |
| Matthew Bolton | 2 | | | | |
| Matthew Bolton | 2 | Sunny Akani | 4 | | |
| | | Joe Swail | 2 | | |
| Chris Totten | 3 | Joe Swail | 2 | | |
| Joe Swail | 4 | | | | |

#### 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 |
| Jimmy Robertson | 4 | | | | |
| Adam Duffy | 2 | | | | |
| Adam Duffy | 2 | Jimmy Robertson | 4 | | |
| | | Gary Wilson | 2 | | |
| Gary Wilson | 4 | Gary Wilson | 2 | | |
| Sean O'Sullivan | 1 | | | | |
| Sean O'Sullivan | 1 | | | Jimmy Robertson | 2 |
| | | | | Neil Robertson (9) | 4 |
| Li Hang | 4 | | | Neil Robertson (9) | 4 |
| Chris Wakelin | 2 | | | | |
| Chris Wakelin | 2 | Li Hang | 3 | | |
| | | Neil Robertson (9) | 4 | | |
| Neil Robertson (9) | 4 | Neil Robertson (9) | 4 | | |
| Billy Joe Castle | 0 | | | | | | |
| Billy Joe Castle | 0 | | | | | Neil Robertson (9) | 4 |
| | | | | | | Aditya Mehta | 1 |
| Ian Preece | 4 | | | | | Aditya Mehta | 1 |
| Mei Xiwen | 0 | | | | | | |
| Mei Xiwen | 0 | Ian Preece | 2 | | | | |
| | | Aditya Mehta | 4 | | | | |
| Sam Craigie | 0 | Aditya Mehta | 4 | | | | |
| Aditya Mehta | 4 | | | | | | |
| Aditya Mehta | 4 | | | Aditya Mehta | 4 | | |
| | | | | Chen Zifan | 1 |
| Chen Zifan | 4 | | | Chen Zifan | 1 |
| Sanderson Lam | 3 | | | | |
| Sanderson Lam | 3 | Chen Zifan | 4 | | |
| | | Barry Hawkins (8) | 3 | | |
| Barry Hawkins (8) | 4 | Barry Hawkins (8) | 3 | | |
| Peter Lines | 2 | | | | |

#### 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 |
| Judd Trump (5) | 4 | | | | |
| Robbie Williams | 3 | | | | |
| Robbie Williams | 3 | Judd Trump (5) | 4 | | |
| | | Mark Joyce | 0 | | |
| Yu Delu | 3 | Mark Joyce | 0 | | |
| Mark Joyce | 4 | | | | |
| Mark Joyce | 4 | | | Judd Trump (5) | 4 |
| | | | | Matthew Stevens | 1 |
| Matthew Stevens | 4 | | | Matthew Stevens | 1 |
| Eden Sharav | 0 | | | | |
| Eden Sharav | 0 | Matthew Stevens | 4 | | |
| | | David Gilbert | 2 | | |
| Josh Boileau | 0 | David Gilbert | 2 | | |
| David Gilbert | 4 | | | | | | |
| David Gilbert | 4 | | | | | Judd Trump (5) | 3 |
| | | | | | | Jack Lisowski | 4 |
| Luca Brecel (12) | 4 | | | | | Jack Lisowski | 4 |
| Ryan Day | 1 | | | | | | |
| Ryan Day | 1 | Luca Brecel (12) | 1 | | | | |
| | | Mark Williams | 4 | | | | |
| David Grace | 1 | Mark Williams | 4 | | | | |
| Mark Williams | 4 | | | | | | |
| Mark Williams | 4 | | | Mark Williams | 2 | | |
| | | | | Jack Lisowski | 4 |
| Jamie Curtis-Barrett | 2 | | | Jack Lisowski | 4 |
| Li Yuan | 4 | | | | |
| Li Yuan | 4 | Li Yuan | 3 | | |
| | | Jack Lisowski | 4 | | |
| Rory McLeod | 0 | Jack Lisowski | 4 | | |
| Jack Lisowski | 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 |
| Rhys Clark | 4 | | | | |
| Alan McManus | 3 | | | | |
| Alan McManus | 3 | Rhys Clark | 2 | | |
| | | Zhang Yong | 4 | | |
| Zhang Yong | 4 | Zhang Yong | 4 | | |
| Kurt Dunham | 3 | | | | |
| Kurt Dunham | 3 | | | Zhang Yong | 1 |
| | | | | Ronnie O'Sullivan (13) | 4 |
| Mark Davis | 4 | | | Ronnie O'Sullivan (13) | 4 |
| Chen Zhe | 3 | | | | |
| Chen Zhe | 3 | Mark Davis | 1 | | |
| | | Ronnie O'Sullivan (13) | 4 | | |
| Ronnie O'Sullivan (13) | 4 | Ronnie O'Sullivan (13) | 4 | | |
| Zhang Anda | 1 | | | | | | |
| Zhang Anda | 1 | | | | | Ronnie O'Sullivan (13) | 4 |
| | | | | | | John Higgins (4) | 3 |
| Robert Milkins | 4 | | | | | John Higgins (4) | 3 |
| Stephen Maguire | 0 | | | | | | |
| Stephen Maguire | 0 | Robert Milkins | 4 | | | | |
| | | Ashley Hugill | 2 | | | | |
| Ashley Hugill | 4 | Ashley Hugill | 2 | | | | |
| Nigel Bond | 2 | | | | | | |
| Nigel Bond | 2 | | | Robert Milkins | 3 | | |
| | | | | John Higgins | 4 |
| Matthew Selt | 4 | | | John Higgins | 4 |
| Alfie Burden | 2 | | | | |
| Alfie Burden | 2 | Matthew Selt | 1 | | |
| | | John Higgins (4) | 4 | | |
| John Higgins (4) | 4 | John Higgins (4) | 4 | | |
| Elliot Slessor | 3 | | | | |

### 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 | | | | |
| Christopher Keogan | 1 | | | | |
| Christopher Keogan | 1 | Ding Junhui (3) | 2 | | |
| | | Michael White | 4 | | |
| Lukas Kleckers | 1 | Michael White | 4 | | |
| Michael White | 4 | | | | |
| Michael White | 4 | | | Michael White | 4 |
| | | | | Ben Woollaston | 0 |
| Craig Steadman | 4 | | | Ben Woollaston | 0 |
| Robin Hull | 3 | | | | |
| Robin Hull | 3 | Craig Steadman | 3 | | |
| | | Ben Woollaston | 4 | | |
| Ben Woollaston | 4 | Ben Woollaston | 4 | | |
| Peter Ebdon | 2 | | | | | | |
| Peter Ebdon | 2 | | | | | Michael White | 4 |
| | | | | | | James Wattana | 3 |
| Ali Carter (14) | 4 | | | | | James Wattana | 3 |
| Oliver Lines | 1 | | | | | | |
| Oliver Lines | 1 | Ali Carter (14) | 3 | | | | |
| | | James Wattana | 4 | | | | |
| James Wattana | 4 | James Wattana | 4 | | | | |
| Martin O'Donnell | 2 | | | | | | |
| Martin O'Donnell | 2 | | | James Wattana | 4 | | |
| | | | | Yuan Sijun | 2 |
| John Astley | 4 | | | Yuan Sijun | 2 |
| Paul Davison | 2 | | | | |
| Paul Davison | 2 | John Astley | 3 | | |
| | | Yuan Sijun | 4 | | |
| Yuan Sijun | 4 | Yuan Sijun | 4 | | |
| Joe Perry | 1 | | | | |

#### 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 |
| Ken Doherty | 1 | | | | |
| Gerard Greene | 4 | | | | |
| Gerard Greene | 4 | Gerard Greene | 3 | | |
| | | Alexander Ursenbacher | 4 | | |
| Anthony Hamilton | 2 | Alexander Ursenbacher | 4 | | |
| Alexander Ursenbacher | 4 | | | | |
| Alexander Ursenbacher | 4 | | | Alexander Ursenbacher | 4 |
| | | | | Stuart Carrington | 2 |
| Stuart Carrington | 4 | | | Stuart Carrington | 2 |
| Boonyarit Keattikun | 1 | | | | |
| Boonyarit Keattikun | 1 | Stuart Carrington | 4 | | |
| | | Mark Allen (11) | 2 | | |
| Mark Allen (11) | 4 | Mark Allen (11) | 2 | | |
| Jimmy White | 0 | | | | | | |
| Jimmy White | 0 | | | | | Alexander Ursenbacher | 4 |
| | | | | | | Shaun Murphy (6) | 1 |
| Liam Highfield | 4 | | | | | Shaun Murphy (6) | 1 |
| Fergal O'Brien | 3 | | | | | | |
| Fergal O'Brien | 3 | Liam Highfield | 4 | | | | |
| | | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 3 | | | | |
| Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 4 | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 3 | | | | |
| Kurt Maflin | 2 | | | | | | |
| Kurt Maflin | 2 | | | Liam Highfield | 3 | | |
| | | | | Shaun Murphy (6) | 4 |
| Dominic Dale | 1 | | | Shaun Murphy (6) | 4 |
| Daniel Wells | 4 | | | | |
| Daniel Wells | 4 | Daniel Wells | 2 | | |
| | | Shaun Murphy (6) | 4 | | |
| Shaun Murphy (6) | 4 | Shaun Murphy (6) | 4 | | |
| Soheil Vahedi | 1 | | | | |

#### 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 |
| Marco Fu (7) | 1 | | | | |
| Tian Pengfei | 4 | | | | |
| Tian Pengfei | 4 | Tian Pengfei | 1 | | |
| | | Hammad Miah | 4 | | |
| Michael Georgiou | 1 | Hammad Miah | 4 | | |
| Hammad Miah | 4 | | | | |
| Hammad Miah | 4 | | | Hammad Miah | 1 |
| | | | | Andrew Higginson | 4 |
| Mitchell Mann | 4 | | | Andrew Higginson | 4 |
| Leo Fernandez | 3 | | | | |
| Leo Fernandez | 3 | Mitchell Mann | 0 | | |
| | | Andrew Higginson | 4 | | |
| Zhou Yuelong | w/d | Andrew Higginson | 4 | | |
| Andrew Higginson | w/o | | | | | | |
| Andrew Higginson | w/o | | | | | Andrew Higginson | 1 |
| | | | | | | Hossein Vafaei | 4 |
| Stuart Bingham (10) | 4 | | | | | Hossein Vafaei | 4 |
| Lee Walker | 0 | | | | | | |
| Lee Walker | 0 | Stuart Bingham (10) | 4 | | | | |
| | | Fang Xiongman | 2 | | | | |
| Mark King | 2 | Fang Xiongman | 2 | | | | |
| Fang Xiongman | 4 | | | | | | |
| Fang Xiongman | 4 | | | Stuart Bingham (10) | 3 | | |
| | | | | Hossein Vafaei | 4 |
| Martin Gould | 1 | | | Hossein Vafaei | 4 |
| Zhao Xintong | 4 | | | | |
| Zhao Xintong | 4 | Zhao Xintong | 2 | | |
| | | Hossein Vafaei | 4 | | |
| Hossein Vafaei | 4 | Hossein Vafaei | 4 | | |
| Niu Zhuang | 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 |
| Thor Chuan Leong | 4 | | | | |
| Graeme Dott | 1 | | | | |
| Graeme Dott | 1 | Thor Chuan Leong | 4 | | |
| | | Cao Yupeng | 2 | | |
| Cao Yupeng | 4 | Cao Yupeng | 2 | | |
| Hamza Akbar | 1 | | | | |
| Hamza Akbar | 1 | | | Thor Chuan Leong | 1 |
| | | | | Kyren Wilson (15) | 4 |
| Mike Dunn | 4 | | | Kyren Wilson (15) | 4 |
| Alex Borg | 2 | | | | |
| Alex Borg | 2 | Mike Dunn | 0 | | |
| | | Kyren Wilson (15) | 4 | | |
| Kyren Wilson (15) | 4 | Kyren Wilson (15) | 4 | | |
| Rod Lawler | 3 | | | | | | |
| Rod Lawler | 3 | | | | | Kyren Wilson (15) | 4 |
| | | | | | | Xiao Guodong | 0 |
| Xiao Guodong | 4 | | | | | Xiao Guodong | 0 |
| Wang Yuchen | 2 | | | | | | |
| Wang Yuchen | 2 | Xiao Guodong | 4 | | | | |
| | | Ricky Walden | 2 | | | | |
| Jak Jones | 2 | Ricky Walden | 2 | | | | |
| Ricky Walden | 4 | | | | | | |
| Ricky Walden | 4 | | | Xiao Guodong | 4 | | |
| | | | | Mark Selby (2) | 1 |
| Sam Baird | 3 | | | Mark Selby (2) | 1 |
| Ross Muir | 4 | | | | |
| Ross Muir | 4 | Ross Muir | 1 | | |
| | | Mark Selby (2) | 4 | | |
| Mark Selby (2) | 4 | Mark Selby (2) | 4 | | |
| Scott Donaldson | 3 | | | | |

### 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 |
| Anthony McGill (16) | 5 | | |
| Neil Robertson (9) | 3 | | |
| Neil Robertson (9) | 3 | Anthony McGill (16) | 4 |
| | | Ronnie O'Sullivan (13) | 6 |
| Jack Lisowski | 2 | Ronnie O'Sullivan (13) | 6 |
| Ronnie O'Sullivan (13) | 5 | | | | |
| Ronnie O'Sullivan (13) | 5 | | | Ronnie O'Sullivan (13) | 9 |
| | | | | Kyren Wilson (15) | 2 |
| Michael White | 0 | | | Kyren Wilson (15) | 2 |
| Alexander Ursenbacher | 5 | | | | |
| Alexander Ursenbacher | 5 | Alexander Ursenbacher | 3 | | |
| | | Kyren Wilson (15) | 6 |
| Hossein Vafaei | 3 | Kyren Wilson (15) | 6 |
| Kyren Wilson (15) | 5 | | |

## Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Colin Humphries. Barnsley Metrodome, Barnsley, England, 22 October 2017. :
| Ronnie O'Sullivan (13) England | 9–2 | Kyren Wilson (15) England |
| Afternoon: 115–19 (115), 7–85 (74), 67–57 (O'Sullivan 54), 131–0 (131), 0–109 (109), 78–0 (77), 87–0 (87), 96–4 (96) Evening: 69–32 (50), 127–0 (127), 132–0 (132) |||
| 132 | Highest break | 109 |
| 4 | Century breaks | 1 |
| 9 | 50+ breaks | 2 |

## Century breaks

Total: 83
* 147, 107, 105 – Liang Wenbo
* 144, 132, 130, 128 – Jack Lisowski
* 143, 128, 114, 105 – Judd Trump
* 141, 127, 112, 104, 104 – Stuart Bingham
* 140, 124, 118, 109, 109, 106, 103 – Kyren Wilson
* 140, 104 – Liam Highfield
* 139, 136, 134, 133, 132, 131, 129, 127, 127, 126, 125, 115 – Ronnie O'Sullivan
* 139 – Thor Chuan Leong
* 138, 131 – John Higgins
* 136, 135, 134 – Shaun Murphy
* 136 – Mitchell Mann
* 135 – Marco Fu
* 134, 132 – Neil Robertson
* 132, 115, 105 – Matthew Stevens
* 131 – Ian Preece
* 131 – David Gilbert
* 128, 100 – Michael White
* 127 – Ali Carter
* 126 – Tian Pengfei
* 124 – Mark Selby
* 123, 104, 104 – Yuan Sijun
* 123 – Barry Hawkins
* 123 – Alexander Ursenbacher
* 121 – Scott Donaldson
* 120 – Stuart Carrington
* 116 – Aditya Mehta
* 113 – Ding Junhui
* 112 – Sunny Akani
* 111 – Yan Bingtao
* 110, 105 – Tom Ford
* 110 – Ross Muir
* 110 – Xiao Guodong
* 108 – James Wattana
* 107, 101 – Jimmy Robertson
* 107 – Fang Xiongman
* 106 – Robin Hull
* 104 – Hamza Akbar
* 104 – Jamie Jones
* 102 – Chen Zifan
* 101 – Craig Steadman
* 100 – Mark Joyce
* 100 – Anthony McGill