Tournament information | |
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Dates | 13–19 February 2017 |
Venue | Motorpoint Arena |
City | Cardiff |
Country | Wales |
Organisation | World Snooker |
Format | Ranking event |
Total prize fund | £366,000 |
Winner's share | £70,000 |
Highest break | Mark Davis (ENG) (144) |
Final | |
Champion | Stuart Bingham (ENG) |
Runner-up | Judd Trump (ENG) |
Score | 9–8 |
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The 2017 Welsh Open (officially the 2017 Coral Welsh Open) was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 13 to 19 February 2017 at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff. It was the fourteenth ranking event of the 2016/2017 season.
The 2017 Welsh Open was being held as part of a new Home Nations Series, introduced in the 2016/2017 season with the new English Open, Northern Ireland Open and Scottish Open tournaments.[1][2] The tournament's trophy was renamed to the Ray Reardon Trophy in honour of six-time world champion Ray Reardon.[3]
The defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan[4] lost 3–4 against Mark Davis in the last 64.[5]
Stuart Bingham won his first Welsh Open title and fourth ranking title overall, beating Judd Trump 9–8 in the final.[6][7]