# 2017 China Open (snooker)

The 2017 China Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament, that took place between 27 March and 2 April 2017 at the Beijing University Students' Gymnasium in Beijing, China. It was the 18th and penultimate ranking event of the 2016–17 season. The tournament was broadcast in Europe on Eurosport and Eurosport Player.
Judd Trump was the defending champion, but he lost in the quarter-finals to Hossein Vafaei.
Mark Selby defeated Mark Williams 10–8 in the final to win his second China Open title and 11th career ranking title overall.
Trump made the 130th official maximum break and the third of his career in the fifth frame of his 5–3 win over Tian Pengfei in the third round.

## Prize fund

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

## Wildcard round

These matches were played in Beijing on 27 March 2017.
| Match | | Score | |
| WC1 | Robbie Williams (ENG) | w/d–w/o | Fan Zhengyi (CHN) |
| WC2 | Jimmy White (ENG) | 5–1 | Li Yuan (CHN) |
| WC3 | Li Hang (CHN) | 5–1 | Luo Honghao (CHN) |
| WC4 | Alex Borg (MLT) | 4–5 | Niu Zhuang (CHN) |

## 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 |
| Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ashley Hugill | Ashley Hugill | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ashley Hugill | Ashley Hugill | 1 | Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Eden Sharav | Eden Sharav | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Eden Sharav | Eden Sharav | 5 | Eden Sharav | Eden Sharav | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ross Muir | Ross Muir | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ross Muir | Ross Muir | 0 | | | | Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Tian Pengfei | Tian Pengfei | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Anthony McGill | Anthony McGill | 3 | | | | | | | Tian Pengfei | Tian Pengfei | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tian Pengfei | Tian Pengfei | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tian Pengfei | Tian Pengfei | 5 | Tian Pengfei | Tian Pengfei | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Martin Gould | Martin Gould | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Martin Gould | Martin Gould | 5 | Martin Gould | Martin Gould | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Fan Zhengyi | Fan Zhengyi | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Fan Zhengyi | Fan Zhengyi | 1 | | | | | | | | Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Hossein Vafaei | Hossein Vafaei | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Mike Dunn | Mike Dunn | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | Hossein Vafaei | Hossein Vafaei | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Andy Hicks | Andy Hicks | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Andy Hicks | Andy Hicks | 3 | Mike Dunn | Mike Dunn | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Rory McLeod | Rory McLeod | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rory McLeod | Rory McLeod | 5 | Rory McLeod | Rory McLeod | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Liang Wenbo | Liang Wenbo | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Liang Wenbo | Liang Wenbo | 2 | | | | Rory McLeod | Rory McLeod | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Hossein Vafaei | Hossein Vafaei | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kurt Maflin | Kurt Maflin | 3 | | | | | | | Hossein Vafaei | Hossein Vafaei | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ben Woollaston | Ben Woollaston | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ben Woollaston | Ben Woollaston | 5 | Ben Woollaston | Ben Woollaston | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Hossein Vafaei | Hossein Vafaei | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Hossein Vafaei | Hossein Vafaei | 5 | Hossein Vafaei | Hossein Vafaei | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | Hossein Vafaei | Hossein Vafaei | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 6 | | | | |
| Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 6 | | | | |
| Allan Taylor | Allan Taylor | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Allan Taylor | Allan Taylor | 2 | Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Gary Wilson | Gary Wilson | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Graeme Dott | Graeme Dott | 3 | Gary Wilson | Gary Wilson | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Gary Wilson | Gary Wilson | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Gary Wilson | Gary Wilson | 5 | | | | Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Michael White | Michael White | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ali Carter | Ali Carter | 5 | | | | | | | Michael White | Michael White | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Stuart Carrington | Stuart Carrington | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Stuart Carrington | Stuart Carrington | 0 | Ali Carter | Ali Carter | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Michael White | Michael White | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Michael White | Michael White | 5 | Michael White | Michael White | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Yu Delu | Yu Delu | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Yu Delu | Yu Delu | 3 | | | | | | | | Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Jimmy White | Jimmy White | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Michael Holt | Michael Holt | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Michael Holt | Michael Holt | 5 | Michael Holt | Michael Holt | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Zhang Anda | Zhang Anda | 1 | Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 5 | | | | Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | John Higgins | John Higgins | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rhys Clark | Rhys Clark | 4 | | | | | | | John Higgins | John Higgins | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Davis | Mark Davis | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Davis | Mark Davis | 5 | Mark Davis | Mark Davis | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | John Higgins | John Higgins | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ian Burns | Ian Burns | 1 | John Higgins | John Higgins | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| John Higgins | John Higgins | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| John Higgins | John Higgins | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 8 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 10 |
| Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 10 |
| Scott Donaldson | Scott Donaldson | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Scott Donaldson | Scott Donaldson | 3 | Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Noppon Saengkham | Noppon Saengkham | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Robert Milkins | Robert Milkins | 3 | Noppon Saengkham | Noppon Saengkham | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Noppon Saengkham | Noppon Saengkham | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Noppon Saengkham | Noppon Saengkham | 5 | | | | Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Kyren Wilson | Kyren Wilson | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kyren Wilson | Kyren Wilson | 5 | | | | | | | Kyren Wilson | Kyren Wilson | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Xiao Guodong | Xiao Guodong | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Xiao Guodong | Xiao Guodong | 3 | Kyren Wilson | Kyren Wilson | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Sanderson Lam | Sanderson Lam | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark King | Mark King | 4 | Sanderson Lam | Sanderson Lam | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sanderson Lam | Sanderson Lam | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sanderson Lam | Sanderson Lam | 5 | | | | | | | | Kyren Wilson | Kyren Wilson | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Ding Junhui | Ding Junhui | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Joyce | Mark Joyce | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | Ding Junhui | Ding Junhui | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Fraser Patrick | Fraser Patrick | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Fraser Patrick | Fraser Patrick | 4 | Mark Joyce | Mark Joyce | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Ronnie O'Sullivan | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Gareth Allen | Gareth Allen | 0 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ronnie O'Sullivan | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ronnie O'Sullivan | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 5 | | | | Mark Joyce | Mark Joyce | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Ding Junhui | Ding Junhui | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Zhou Yuelong | Zhou Yuelong | 5 | | | | | | | Ding Junhui | Ding Junhui | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Matthew Selt | Matthew Selt | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Matthew Selt | Matthew Selt | 1 | Zhou Yuelong | Zhou Yuelong | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Ding Junhui | Ding Junhui | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Paul Davison | Paul Davison | 0 | Ding Junhui | Ding Junhui | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ding Junhui | Ding Junhui | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ding Junhui | Ding Junhui | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | Kyren Wilson | Kyren Wilson | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 6 | | | | |
| Daniel Wells | Daniel Wells | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 6 | | | | |
| Jamie Cope | Jamie Cope | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jamie Cope | Jamie Cope | 3 | Daniel Wells | Daniel Wells | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Matthew Stevens | Matthew Stevens | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alan McManus | Alan McManus | 1 | Matthew Stevens | Matthew Stevens | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Matthew Stevens | Matthew Stevens | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Matthew Stevens | Matthew Stevens | 5 | | | | Daniel Wells | Daniel Wells | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Stephen Maguire | Stephen Maguire | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Aditya Mehta | Aditya Mehta | 4 | | | | | | | Stephen Maguire | Stephen Maguire | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Li Hang | Li Hang | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Li Hang | Li Hang | 5 | Li Hang | Li Hang | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Stephen Maguire | Stephen Maguire | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Stephen Maguire | Stephen Maguire | 5 | Stephen Maguire | Stephen Maguire | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Fergal O'Brien | Fergal O'Brien | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Fergal O'Brien | Fergal O'Brien | 3 | | | | | | | | Stephen Maguire | Stephen Maguire | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Andrew Higginson | Andrew Higginson | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| David Gilbert | David Gilbert | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| David Gilbert | David Gilbert | 3 | Andrew Higginson | Andrew Higginson | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Niu Zhuang | Niu Zhuang | 1 | Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 5 | | | | Andrew Higginson | Andrew Higginson | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jimmy Robertson | Jimmy Robertson | 0 | | | | | | | Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Martin O'Donnell | Martin O'Donnell | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Martin O'Donnell | Martin O'Donnell | 5 | Martin O'Donnell | Martin O'Donnell | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alfie Burden | Alfie Burden | 0 | Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Jan Verhaas. Beijing University Students' Gymnasium, Beijing, China, 2 April 2017. :
| Mark Williams Wales | 8–10 | Mark Selby England |
| Afternoon: 9–122 (54), 3–100 (100), 124–0 (124), 6–113 (109), 82–1 (82), 46–73 (50), 71–47, 23–80, 106–32 (106) Evеning: 75–1 (68), 22–76 (55), 91–29 (65), 81–0 (81), 0–99 (95), 70–55, 0–70 (70), 4–129 (124), 16–86 |||
| 124 | Highest break | 124 |
| 2 | Century breaks | 3 |
| 6 | 50+ breaks | 8 |

## Qualifying

These matches were played from 24 to 27 January 2017 at the Guild Hall in Preston, England, except for 4 matches which were held over and played in Beijing on 27 March 2017. All matches were best of 9 frames.
| Judd Trump | 5–0 | Jason Weston |
| Anthony Hamilton | 2–5 | Ashley Hugill |
| Jamie Jones | 3–5 | Eden Sharav |
| Dominic Dale | 2–5 | Ross Muir |
| Anthony McGill | 5–1 | Peter Lines |
| Tian Pengfei | 5–1 | Ian Preece |
| Martin Gould | 5–2 | Lee Walker |
| Robbie Williams | 5–1 | Jamie Curtis-Barrett |
| Mike Dunn | 5–2 | Elliot Slessor |
| Luca Brecel | 3–5 | Andy Hicks |
| Rory McLeod | 5–2 | Daniel Womersley |
| Liang Wenbo | 5–0 | Itaro Santos |
| Kurt Maflin | 5–1 | Adam Duffy |
| Ben Woollaston | 5–1 | Igor Figueiredo |
| Dechawat Poomjaeng | 4–5 | Hossein Vafaei |
| Joe Perry | 5–0 | David John |
| Shaun Murphy | 5–1 | Sydney Wilson |
| Ken Doherty | 3–5 | Allan Taylor |
| Graeme Dott | 5–3 | Jak Jones |
| Gary Wilson | 5–2 | Duane Jones |
| Ali Carter | w/o–w/d | Hamza Akbar |
| Stuart Carrington | 5–1 | Wang Yuchen |
| Michael White | 5–4 | Kritsanut Lertsattayathorn |
| Yu Delu | 5–0 | Hammad Miah |
| Sam Baird | 4–5 | Jimmy White |
| Michael Holt | 5–4 | Liam Highfield |
| Oliver Lines | 3–5 | Zhang Anda |
| Mark Williams | 5–3 | Zhao Xintong |
| Peter Ebdon | 2–5 | Rhys Clark |
| Mark Davis | 5–0 | Yan Bingtao |
| Ian Burns | 5–1 | Thor Chuan Leong |
| John Higgins | 5–0 | Darryl Hill |
| Stuart Bingham | 5–4 | James Wattana |
| Chris Wakelin | 2–5 | Scott Donaldson |
| Robert Milkins | 5–3 | Mei Xiwen |
| Tom Ford | 3–5 | Noppon Saengkham |
| Kyren Wilson | 5–2 | Michael Georgiou |
| Xiao Guodong | 5–3 | John Astley |
| Mark King | 5–1 | Marc Davis |
| David Grace | 2–5 | Sanderson Lam |
| Mark Joyce | 5–4 | Mitchell Mann |
| Ryan Day | 2–5 | Fraser Patrick |
| Robin Hull | 4–5 | Gareth Allen |
| Ronnie O'Sullivan | 5–3 | James Cahill |
| Zhou Yuelong | 5–4 | Michael Wild |
| Matthew Selt | 5–0 | Craig Steadman |
| Joe Swail | 3–5 | Paul Davison |
| Ding Junhui | 5–3 | Sean O'Sullivan |
| Marco Fu | 3–5 | Daniel Wells |
| Rod Lawler | 2–5 | Jamie Cope |
| Alan McManus | 5–1 | Chen Zhe |
| Matthew Stevens | 5–3 | Josh Boileau |
| Barry Hawkins | 2–5 | Aditya Mehta |
| Li Hang | 5–3 | Fang Xiongman |
| Stephen Maguire | 5–0 | Boonyarit Keattikun |
| Fergal O'Brien | 5–3 | Nigel Bond |
| Andrew Higginson | 5–1 | Christopher Keogan |
| David Gilbert | 5–1 | Kurt Dunham |
| Jack Lisowski | 1–5 | Alex Borg |
| Ricky Walden | 5–1 | Zhang Yong |
| Jimmy Robertson | 5–3 | Cao Yupeng |
| Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 4–5 | Martin O'Donnell |
| Alfie Burden | 5–2 | Sunny Akani |
| Mark Selby | 5–3 | Adam Stefanów |

## Century breaks
### Televised stage centuries

Total: 54