Faʻamaeʻa le fuaitau lenei: E ala i le faʻateʻaina o Luca Brecel 4<unk>2 ma Sean Harvey ma Ricky Walden uma 4<unk>3, na oʻo atu ai Highfield i le 16 mulimuli o se tulaga faʻatulagaina mo le taimi muamua i le Paul Hunter Classic, lea na ia leiloa ai le lua faʻavaʻa mulimuli faasaga ia Mark Davis na sasaina 4<unk>3. O le isi 16 mulimuli na aliali mai i le UK Championship e ala i le faatoilaloina o Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 6<unk>5, Wang Yuchen 6<unk>5 ma Peter Lines 6<unk>2.&lt;ref name="2016/17"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt; Highfield sa i ai se avanoa e oʻo atu ai i le kuata-faʻaiuga ina ua ia taʻitaʻia Mark Williams 5<unk>4, ae na leiloa 6<unk>5. Na manumalo Highfield i le 4 i le 1 i le Tom Ford i le
O le Scottish Open, a o leʻi faiaʻina e Marco Fu i le taamilosaga lona lua.