Indian Open 2017
Indian Open 2017
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| Tournament type: | World ranking tournament |
| Venue: | Visakhapatnam , India |
| Opening: | 12th September 2017 |
| Endgame: | 16th September 2017
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| Winner: |
 John Higgins
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| Finalist: |
Anthony McGill
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| Highest Break: | 141 ( Zhou Yuelong )
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The Indian Open 2017 was a snooker tournament of the main tour - season 2017/18 , which was held from September 12 to 16 in Visakhapatnam , India . It was the fourth edition of the Indian Open . The defending champion was Anthony McGill from Scotland . He reached the final for the second time in a row, but this time had to admit defeat to his compatriot John Higgins . For Higgins it was the 29th victory of his career in a world ranking tournament, making him the second best player in Main Tour history (after Stephen Hendry ).
Prize money
The total prize money increased by £ 23,000 compared to the previous year . Those who reached round 2 benefited from this, as did the quarter- and semi-finalists.
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| winner | £ 50,000 |
| finalist | € 25,000 |
| Semi-finalist | € 15,000 |
| Quarter finalist | € 10,000 |
| Round of 16 | € 6,000 |
| Last 32 | € 4,000 |
| Last 64 | € 2,000 |
| All in all | £ 321,000 |
The Rolling 147 Prize for a maximum break was £ 25,000
Final round
Except for the final, all games were played in best-of-7 mode . Whoever won five frames first won the final.
A = amateur player (not on the Main Tour this season; qualification via the Q-School-Order-of-Merit)
kl. = moved into the next round without a fight
final
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Final: Best of 9 Frames Referee: Terry Camillieri Novotel Varun Beach, Visakhapatnam , India , September 16, 2017  |
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Anthony McGill
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1: 5 |
John Higgins
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| 2: 70 , 43: 84 , 78 : 28, 0: 71 (71) 35: 71 , 1: 104 | ||
| 49 | Highest break | 71 |
| - | Century breaks | - |
| - | 50+ breaks | 1 |
qualification
The qualifying round was in on 1 and 2 August 2017 Guildhall in the English city of Preston played. Seven games were played in India at the start of the main tournament. On the one hand, there was the game of defending champion Anthony McGill . On the other hand, 6 players with a wildcard from the Indian Association were given the opportunity to take part in the tournament. These games were integrated into the qualifying round and not played as an intermediate round as in the previous year. All games were played in best-of-7 mode .
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A = amateur player (not on the main tour during this season; qualification via the Q-School-Order-of-Merit)
WC = through a wildcard awarded by the Indian association in the tournament
kl. = entered the main round without a fight
Century breaks
qualification
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Main round
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- ↑ Fine 29 As Higgins Wins Tartan Tussle. In: worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards & Snooker Association , September 16, 2017, accessed September 16, 2017 .
- ↑ a b Indian Open. In: worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards & Snooker Association , March 11, 2015, accessed July 14, 2017 .
- ↑ Indian Open, European Masters & World Open 2017. (PDF; 170 kB) In: worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards & Snooker Association , July 14, 2017, accessed July 14, 2017 .
- ↑ Indian Open 2017 Qualifiers Draw. (PDF; 393 kB) In: worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards & Snooker Association , July 13, 2017, accessed July 14, 2017 .
- ^ Indian Open (2017). In: snooker.org. Retrieved September 16, 2017 .
