China Open

Tournament information
Dates	27 March – 2 April 2017 (2017-03-27 – 2017-04-02)
Venue	Beijing University Students' Gymnasium
City	Beijing
Country	China
Organisation	World Snooker
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£510,000
Winner's share	£85,000
Highest break	Judd Trump (ENG) (147)
Final
Champion	Mark Selby (ENG)
Runner-up	Mark Williams (WAL)
Score	10–8
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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.^[1][2]

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.^[3]

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

^[4]

	Last 64 Best of 9 frames					Last 32 Best of 9 frames					Last 16 Best of 9 frames					Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames					Semi-finals Best of 11 frames					Final Best of 19 frames
	Judd Trump		5
	Ashley Hugill		1
						Judd Trump		5
						Eden Sharav		0
	Eden Sharav		5
	Ross Muir		0
											Judd Trump		5
											Tian Pengfei		3
	Anthony McGill		3
	Tian Pengfei		5
						Tian Pengfei		5
						Martin Gould		3
	Martin Gould		5
	Fan Zhengyi		1
																Judd Trump		3
																Hossein Vafaei		5
	Mike Dunn		5
	Andy Hicks		3
						Mike Dunn		3
						Rory McLeod		5
	Rory McLeod		5
	Liang Wenbo		2
											Rory McLeod		3
											Hossein Vafaei		5
	Kurt Maflin		3
	Ben Woollaston		5
						Ben Woollaston		4
						Hossein Vafaei		5
	Hossein Vafaei		5
	Joe Perry		2
																					Hossein Vafaei		1
																					Mark Williams		6
	Shaun Murphy		5
	Allan Taylor		2
						Shaun Murphy		5
						Gary Wilson		1
	Graeme Dott		3
	Gary Wilson		5
											Shaun Murphy		5
											Michael White		1
	Ali Carter		5
	Stuart Carrington		0
						Ali Carter		3
						Michael White		5
	Michael White		5
	Yu Delu		3
																Shaun Murphy		1
																Mark Williams		5
	Jimmy White		3
	Michael Holt		5
						Michael Holt		2
						Mark Williams		5
	Zhang Anda		1
	Mark Williams		5
											Mark Williams		5
											John Higgins		4
	Rhys Clark		4
	Mark Davis		5
						Mark Davis		2
						John Higgins		5
	Ian Burns		1
	John Higgins		5
																										Mark Williams		8
																										Mark Selby		10
	Stuart Bingham		5
	Scott Donaldson		3
						Stuart Bingham		5
						Noppon Saengkham		2
	Robert Milkins		3
	Noppon Saengkham		5
											Stuart Bingham		2
											Kyren Wilson		5
	Kyren Wilson		5
	Xiao Guodong		3
						Kyren Wilson		5
						Sanderson Lam		2
	Mark King		4
	Sanderson Lam		5
																Kyren Wilson		5
																Ding Junhui		1
	Mark Joyce		5
	Fraser Patrick		4
						Mark Joyce		5
						Ronnie O'Sullivan		4
	Gareth Allen		0
	Ronnie O'Sullivan		5
											Mark Joyce		3
											Ding Junhui		5
	Zhou Yuelong		5
	Matthew Selt		1
						Zhou Yuelong		0
						Ding Junhui		5
	Paul Davison		0
	Ding Junhui		5
																					Kyren Wilson		4
																					Mark Selby		6
	Daniel Wells		5
	Jamie Cope		3
						Daniel Wells		5
						Matthew Stevens		2
	Alan McManus		1
	Matthew Stevens		5
											Daniel Wells		1
											Stephen Maguire		5
	Aditya Mehta		4
	Li Hang		5
						Li Hang		3
						Stephen Maguire		5
	Stephen Maguire		5
	Fergal O'Brien		3
																Stephen Maguire		1
																Mark Selby		5
	Andrew Higginson		5
	David Gilbert		3
						Andrew Higginson		5
						Ricky Walden		4
	Niu Zhuang		1
	Ricky Walden		5
											Andrew Higginson		4
											Mark Selby		5
	Jimmy Robertson		0
	Martin O'Donnell		5
						Martin O'Donnell		1
						Mark Selby		5
	Alfie Burden		0
	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.^[5]

Judd Trump 5–0[nb 1] 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[nb 1] 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[nb 1] 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[nb 1] Adam Stefanów

Century breaks

Televised stage centuries

Total: 54^[6]

Qualifying stage centuries