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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.
| Column 1 |
|---|
| 16–22 October 2017 (2017-10-16 – 2017-10-22) |
| Barnsley Metrodome |
| Barnsley |
| England |
| World Snooker |
| Ranking event |
| £366,000 |
| £70,000 |
| Liang Wenbo (CHN) (147) |
| Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) |
| Kyren Wilson (ENG) |
| 9–2 |
| ← 2016 2018 → |
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.
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £40,000
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Total: 83
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