2017 Northern Ireland Open

2017 Dafabet Northern Ireland Open

Tournament information
Dates| 20–26 November 2017 (2017-11-20 – 2017-11-26)
Venue| Waterfront Hall
City| Belfast
Country| Northern Ireland
Organisation| World Snooker
Format| Ranking event
Total prize fund| £366,000
Winner's share| £70,000
Highest break|  John Higgins (SCO) (142)
Final
Champion|  Mark Williams (WAL)
Runner-up|  Yan Bingtao (CHN)
Score| 9–8

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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.[1] 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. [2] 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

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The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[3]

* Winner: £70,000
* Runner-up: £30,000
* Semi-final: £20,000
* Quarter-final: £10,000
* Last 16: £6,000
* Last 32: £3,500
* Last 64: £2,500

* Highest break: £2,000
* Total: £366,000

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The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £10,000

## Main draw

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### Top half

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#### Section 1

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|  Matthew Bolton | 1 |

|  Mark King (1)| 4

| |  Ashley Hugill | 1 |

|  Josh Boileau | 2

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|  Ashley Hugill | 4 |

|  Mark King (1)| 1

| |  Yan Bingtao | 4 |

|  Jamie Curtis-Barrett | 4

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|  Ian Preece | 1 |

|  Jamie Curtis-Barrett | 0

| |  Yan Bingtao | 4 |

|  Robbie Williams | 0

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|  Yan Bingtao | 4 |

|  Yan Bingtao | 4

| |  Ryan Day (16)| 3

|  Ryan Day (16)| 4

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|  John Astley | 3 |

|  Ryan Day (16)| 4

| |  Li Hang | 2 |

|  Cao Yupeng | 3

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|  Li Hang | 4 |

|  Ryan Day (16)| 4

| |  Robin Hull | 3 |

|  Zhou Yuelong | 4

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|  Graeme Dott | 3 |

|  Zhou Yuelong | 1

| |  Robin Hull | 4 |

|  Robin Hull | 4

|  Eden Sharav | 3 |

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|  Ricky Walden | 4

| |  Jack Lisowski | 2 |

|  Jack Lisowski | 4

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|  Sean O'Sullivan | 0 |

|  Ricky Walden | 4

| |  Jimmy Robertson | 3 |

|  Jimmy Robertson | 4

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|  Michael White | 2 |

|  Jimmy Robertson | 4

| |  Zhao Xintong | 3 |

|  Barry Hawkins (9)| 3

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|  Zhao Xintong | 4 |

|  Ricky Walden | 2

| |  Robert Milkins | 4

|  Alfie Burden | 3

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|  Robert Milkins | 4 |

|  Robert Milkins | 4

| |  Oliver Lines | 1 |

|  Oliver Lines | 4

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|  Xu Si | 3 |

|  Robert Milkins | 4

| |  Neil Robertson (8)| 3 |

|  Billy Joe Castle | 4

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|  Declan Brennan | 2 |

|  Billy Joe Castle | 0

| |  Neil Robertson (8)| 4 |

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|  Mark Allen (5)| 4

|  Sanderson Lam | 2 |

|  Mark Allen (5)| 3

| |  Tian Pengfei | 4 |

|  Soheil Vahedi | 2

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|  Tian Pengfei | 4 |

|  Tian Pengfei | 4

| |  Noppon Saengkham | 2 |

|  Craig Steadman | 1

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|  Yu Delu | 4 |

|  Yu Delu | 3

| |  Noppon Saengkham | 4 |

|  Hamza Akbar | 3

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|  Noppon Saengkham | 4 |

|  Tian Pengfei | 4

| |  Chris Wakelin | 1

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|  Fang Xiongman | 1

| |  Chris Wakelin | 4 |

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|  Chris Wakelin | 4 |

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|  Niu Zhuang | 4

|  Ian Burns | 3 |

|  Niu Zhuang | 1

| |  Ken Doherty | 4 |

|  Peter Lines | 2

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|  Ken Doherty | 4 |

|  Ken Doherty | 3

| |  Liam Highfield | 4 |

|  Liam Highfield | 4

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|  Mark Davis | 3 |

|  Liam Highfield | 4

| |  Liang Wenbo (13)| 1 |

|  Liang Wenbo (13) | 4

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|  Jackson Page | 1 |

|  Liam Highfield | 2

| |  Lyu Haotian | 4

|  Alan McManus | 1

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|  Yuan Sijun | 4 |

|  Yuan Sijun | 1

| |  Lyu Haotian | 4 |

|  Lyu Haotian | 4

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|  Joe Swail | 3 |

|  Lyu Haotian | 4

| |  Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 2 |

|  Allan Taylor | 2

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|  Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 4 |

|  Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 4

| |  Chen Zifan | 3 |

|  Shaun Murphy (4)| 1

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|  Nigel Bond | 2 |

|  John Higgins (3)| 4

| |  Hossein Vafaei| 1 |

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|  Anthony Hamilton | 2 |

|  John Higgins (3)| 3

| |  Gary Wilson | 4 |

|  Stephen Maguire | 4

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|  Stephen Maguire | 0

| |  Gary Wilson | 4 |

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|  Alexander Ursenbacher | 1 |

|  Gary Wilson | 1

| |  Li Yuan | 4

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|  Boonyarit Keattikun | w/d |

|  Anthony McGill (14)| 4

| |  Adam Duffy| 1 |

|  Rory McLeod | 2

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|  Anthony McGill (14)| 3

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|  Mei Xiwen | 4

| |  Alex Borg | 1 |

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|  Peter Ebdon | 3 |

|  Mei Xiwen | 2

| |  Sam Craigie | 4 |

|  Mark Joyce | 3

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|  Ben Woollaston | 4 |

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| |  Elliot Slessor | 4

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| |  Kurt Maflin | 2 |

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|  Elliot Slessor | 4

| |  Ronnie O'Sullivan (6)| 1 |

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|  Ali Carter (10)| 4

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| |  Xiao Guodong | 4 |

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|  Robert Milkins | 4 |

|  Yan Bingtao | 6

| |  Lyu Haotian | 2 |

|  Tian Pengfei | 4

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|  Yan Bingtao | 8

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|  Li Yuan | 4

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| |  Mark Williams (15)| 6 |

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## Final

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Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Marcel Eckardt.
Waterfront Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 26 November 2017.[5]

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

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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

## References

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1. ^ "2017/18 World Snooker Calendar" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
2. ^ "Magnificent Mark Williams fights back to win Northern Ireland Open title in epic final". Eurosport. 26 November 2017.
3. ^ "Indicative Prize Money Rankings Schedule 2017/2018 Season" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
4. ^ "Northern Ireland Open 2017 Draw" (PDF). World Snooker. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
5. ^ a b "Home Nations Series Northern Ireland Open 2017 Provisional Format of Play" (PDF). World Snooker. Retrieved 7 November 2017.

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