2017 Scottish Open (snooker)

2017 Dafabet Scottish Open
Tournament information
Dates11–17 December 2017 (2017-12-11 – 2017-12-17)
VenueEmirates Arena
CityGlasgow
CountryScotland
OrganisationWorld Snooker
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£366,000
Winner's share£70,000
Highest break Cao Yupeng (CHN) (147)
Final
Champion Neil Robertson (AUS)
Runner-up Cao Yupeng (CHN)
Score9–8
2016
2018

The 2017 Scottish Open (officially the 2017 Dafabet Scottish Open) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place from 11 to 17 December 2017 at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow, Scotland.[1] It was the twelfth ranking event of the 2017/2018 season and a part of the Home Nations Series.

Marco Fu was the defending champion, but he lost 4–3 to Xiao Guodong in the last 16.[2]

Neil Robertson won the tournament, coming from 4–8 down to win 9–8 in the final against Cao Yupeng.[3] Aside from making it to the final, Cao also made the tournament's highest break, his first professional maximum in the third frame of his first round match against Andrew Higginson.[4]

  1. ^ "2017/18 World Snooker Calendar" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Wizard And Rocket Set For Showdown". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 15 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Scottish Open: Neil Robertson beats Cao Yupeng 9-8 in dramatic Scottish Open". BBC Sport. 17 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Cao makes maiden 147 in Glasgow". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 12 December 2017.