2017 Gibraltar Open
# 2017 Gibraltar Open

The 2017 Gibraltar Open (officially the 2017 jojobet.com Gibraltar Open) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place from 1 to 5 March 2017, at the Tercentenary Sports Hall in Gibraltar. It was the 16th ranking event of the 2016/2017 season. The main event ran from 3 to 5 March and was preceded by amateur pre-qualifying rounds on 1 and 2 March.

Marco Fu was the defending champion, but he chose not to participate in this edition of the tournament.

Shaun Murphy won the tournament, beating Judd Trump 4–2 in the final.

## Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below.

The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £20,000 (€26,600).

## Main draw

Main rounds draw

### Top half

**Section 1**

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Matthew Stevens | 3 | | | | |
| Michael White | 4 | | | | |
| Michael White | 4 | Michael White | 4 | | |
| | | Kurt Maflin | 0 | | |
| Kurt Maflin | 4 | Kurt Maflin | 0 | | |
| Hamza Akbar | 0 | | | | |
| Hamza Akbar | 0 | | | Michael White | 2 |
| | | | | Barry Hawkins | 4 |
| Oliver Lines | 3 | | | Barry Hawkins | 4 |
| Charlie Walters | 4 | | | | |
| Charlie Walters | 4 | Charlie Walters | 1 | | |
| | | Barry Hawkins | 4 | | |
| Barry Hawkins | 4 | Barry Hawkins | 4 | | |
| Jeff Cundy | 0 | | | | | | |
| Jeff Cundy | 0 | | | | | Barry Hawkins | 1 |
| | | | | | | Shaun Murphy | 4 |
| Ken Doherty | w/d | | | | | Shaun Murphy | 4 |
| Shaun Murphy | w/o | | | | | | |
| Shaun Murphy | w/o | Shaun Murphy | 4 | | | | |
| | | Sam Craigie | 1 | | | | |
| Sam Craigie | 4 | Sam Craigie | 1 | | | | |
| John Foster | 0 | | | | | | |
| John Foster | 0 | | | Shaun Murphy | 4 | | |
| | | | | Allan Taylor | 3 |
| Allan Taylor | 4 | | | Allan Taylor | 3 |
| Saqib Nasir | 3 | | | | |
| Saqib Nasir | 3 | Allan Taylor | 4 | | |
| | | Elliot Slessor | 2 | | |
| Elliot Slessor | 4 | Elliot Slessor | 2 | | |
| Josh Boileau | 0 | | | | |

**Section 2**

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jimmy Robertson | 4 | | | | |
| Ben Jones | 2 | | | | |
| Ben Jones | 2 | Jimmy Robertson | 0 | | |
| | | Lee Walker | 4 | | |
| Paul Davison | 3 | Lee Walker | 4 | | |
| Lee Walker | 4 | | | | |
| Lee Walker | 4 | | | Lee Walker | 3 |
| | | | | Mark Davis | 4 |
| Mark Davis | 4 | | | Mark Davis | 4 |
| Mark Joyce | 2 | | | | |
| Mark Joyce | 2 | Mark Davis | 4 | | |
| | | David John | 3 | | |
| Robbie Williams | 3 | David John | 3 | | |
| David John | 4 | | | | | | |
| David John | 4 | | | | | Mark Davis | 3 |
| | | | | | | Mark Williams | 4 |
| Zhao Xintong | 4 | | | | | Mark Williams | 4 |
| Laurens De Staelen | 0 | | | | | | |
| Laurens De Staelen | 0 | Zhao Xintong | 4 | | | | |
| | | Martin O'Donnell | 2 | | | | |
| Joe Swail | 2 | Martin O'Donnell | 2 | | | | |
| Martin O'Donnell | 4 | | | | | | |
| Martin O'Donnell | 4 | | | Zhao Xintong | 3 | | |
| | | | | Mark Williams | 4 |
| Mark Williams | 4 | | | Mark Williams | 4 |
| Adam Edge | 1 | | | | |
| Adam Edge | 1 | Mark Williams | 4 | | |
| | | Zhang Yong | 2 | | |
| Andrew Higginson | 2 | Zhang Yong | 2 | | |
| Zhang Yong | 4 | | | | |

**Section 3**

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Alfie Burden | 4 | | | | |
| Ian Burns | 2 | | | | |
| Ian Burns | 2 | Alfie Burden | 4 | | |
| | | Anthony McGill | 2 | | |
| Anthony McGill | 4 | Anthony McGill | 2 | | |
| Joe O'Connor | 2 | | | | |
| Joe O'Connor | 2 | | | Alfie Burden | 4 |
| | | | | Zhou Yuelong | 2 |
| Mike Dunn | 4 | | | Zhou Yuelong | 2 |
| Michael Wild | 2 | | | | |
| Michael Wild | 2 | Mike Dunn | 0 | | |
| | | Zhou Yuelong | 4 | | |
| Zhou Yuelong | 4 | Zhou Yuelong | 4 | | |
| James Cahill | 0 | | | | | | |
| James Cahill | 0 | | | | | Alfie Burden | 4 |
| | | | | | | Ricky Walden | 3 |
| Liang Wenbo | 1 | | | | | Ricky Walden | 3 |
| Ricky Walden | 4 | | | | | | |
| Ricky Walden | 4 | Ricky Walden | 4 | | | | |
| | | Yan Bingtao | 3 | | | | |
| Yan Bingtao | 4 | Yan Bingtao | 3 | | | | |
| Ashley Carty | 1 | | | | | | |
| Ashley Carty | 1 | | | Ricky Walden | 4 | | |
| | | | | Mark Selby | 3 |
| Robert Milkins | 4 | | | Mark Selby | 3 |
| Christopher Keogan | 2 | | | | |
| Christopher Keogan | 2 | Robert Milkins | 3 | | |
| | | Mark Selby | 4 | | |
| Adam Duffy | 1 | Mark Selby | 4 | | |
| Mark Selby | 4 | | | | |

**Section 4**

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gary Wilson | 4 | | | | |
| Peter Lines | 3 | | | | |
| Peter Lines | 3 | Gary Wilson | 1 | | |
| | | Thor Chuan Leong | 4 | | |
| Thor Chuan Leong | 4 | Thor Chuan Leong | 4 | | |
| Matthew Roberts | 0 | | | | |
| Matthew Roberts | 0 | | | Thor Chuan Leong | 3 |
| | | | | Igor Figueiredo | 4 |
| Fraser Patrick | 4 | | | Igor Figueiredo | 4 |
| Stephen Kershaw | 2 | | | | |
| Stephen Kershaw | 2 | Fraser Patrick | 3 | | |
| | | Igor Figueiredo | 4 | | |
| Sydney Wilson | 1 | Igor Figueiredo | 4 | | |
| Igor Figueiredo | 4 | | | | | | |
| Igor Figueiredo | 4 | | | | | Igor Figueiredo | 2 |
| | | | | | | Nigel Bond | 4 |
| Darryl Hill | 0 | | | | | Nigel Bond | 4 |
| Steven Hallworth | 4 | | | | | | |
| Steven Hallworth | 4 | Steven Hallworth | 1 | | | | |
| | | Nigel Bond | 4 | | | | |
| Nigel Bond | 4 | Nigel Bond | 4 | | | | |
| Aditya Mehta | 3 | | | | | | |
| Aditya Mehta | 3 | | | Nigel Bond | 4 | | |
| | | | | Daniel Wells | 0 |
| Daniel Wells | 4 | | | Daniel Wells | 0 |
| Kyren Wilson | 3 | | | | |
| Kyren Wilson | 3 | Daniel Wells | 4 | | |
| | | Fang Xiongman | 3 | | |
| Fang Xiongman | 4 | Fang Xiongman | 3 | | |
| Mitchell Grinstead | 1 | | | | |

### Bottom half

**Section 5**

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ross Muir | 0 | | | | |
| Mark Allen | 4 | | | | |
| Mark Allen | 4 | Mark Allen | 4 | | |
| | | John Higgins | 1 | | |
| Dominic Dale | 0 | John Higgins | 1 | | |
| John Higgins | 4 | | | | |
| John Higgins | 4 | | | Mark Allen | 4 |
| | | | | David Gilbert | 1 |
| Hossein Vafaei | 1 | | | David Gilbert | 1 |
| David Gilbert | 4 | | | | |
| David Gilbert | 4 | David Gilbert | 4 | | |
| | | Ding Junhui | 3 | | |
| Ding Junhui | 4 | Ding Junhui | 3 | | |
| Jason Weston | 1 | | | | | | |
| Jason Weston | 1 | | | | | Mark Allen | 1 |
| | | | | | | Jack Lisowski | 4 |
| Anthony Hamilton | w/o | | | | | Jack Lisowski | 4 |
| Stuart Carrington | w/d | | | | | | |
| Stuart Carrington | w/d | Anthony Hamilton | 4 | | | | |
| | | Tian Pengfei | 2 | | | | |
| Tian Pengfei | 4 | Tian Pengfei | 2 | | | | |
| Liam Highfield | 2 | | | | | | |
| Liam Highfield | 2 | | | Anthony Hamilton | 0 | | |
| | | | | Jack Lisowski | 4 |
| Mark King | 4 | | | Jack Lisowski | 4 |
| Simon Dent | 3 | | | | |
| Simon Dent | 3 | Mark King | 2 | | |
| | | Jack Lisowski | 4 | | |
| Jack Lisowski | w/o | Jack Lisowski | 4 | | |
| Itaro Santos | w/d | | | | |

**Section 6**

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Stephen Maguire | 4 | | | | |
| Gerard Greene | 3 | | | | |
| Gerard Greene | 3 | Stephen Maguire | 2 | | |
| | | Matthew Selt | 4 | | |
| Matthew Selt | 4 | Matthew Selt | 4 | | |
| Rory McLeod | 0 | | | | |
| Rory McLeod | 0 | | | Matthew Selt | 1 |
| | | | | Judd Trump | 4 |
| Jamie Curtis-Barrett | 0 | | | Judd Trump | 4 |
| Judd Trump | 4 | | | | |
| Judd Trump | 4 | Judd Trump | 4 | | |
| | | Craig Steadman | 1 | | |
| Craig Steadman | 4 | Craig Steadman | 1 | | |
| Brandon Sargeant | 1 | | | | | | |
| Brandon Sargeant | 1 | | | | | Judd Trump | 4 |
| | | | | | | Sanderson Lam | 1 |
| Scott Donaldson | 1 | | | | | Sanderson Lam | 1 |
| Tom Ford | 4 | | | | | | |
| Tom Ford | 4 | Tom Ford | 0 | | | | |
| | | Peter Ebdon | 4 | | | | |
| Peter Ebdon | 4 | Peter Ebdon | 4 | | | | |
| Jamie Clarke | 0 | | | | | | |
| Jamie Clarke | 0 | | | Peter Ebdon | 1 | | |
| | | | | Sanderson Lam | 4 |
| Wang Yuchen | 3 | | | Sanderson Lam | 4 |
| Sanderson Lam | 4 | | | | |
| Sanderson Lam | 4 | Sanderson Lam | 4 | | |
| | | Noppon Saengkham | 1 | | |
| Zhang Anda | 3 | Noppon Saengkham | 1 | | |
| Noppon Saengkham | 4 | | | | |

**Section 7**

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jamie Cope | 2 | | | | |
| Duane Jones | 4 | | | | |
| Duane Jones | 4 | Duane Jones | 0 | | |
| | | Luca Brecel | 4 | | |
| Luca Brecel | 4 | Luca Brecel | 4 | | |
| Martin Pitcher | 1 | | | | |
| Martin Pitcher | 1 | | | Luca Brecel | 3 |
| | | | | Ryan Day | 4 |
| Michael Holt | 4 | | | Ryan Day | 4 |
| Ian Martin | 3 | | | | |
| Ian Martin | 3 | Michael Holt | 2 | | |
| | | Ryan Day | 4 | | |
| Ryan Day | 4 | Ryan Day | 4 | | |
| Phil O'Kane | 0 | | | | | | |
| Phil O'Kane | 0 | | | | | Ryan Day | 4 |
| | | | | | | John Astley | 2 |
| Fergal O'Brien | 3 | | | | | John Astley | 2 |
| Ben Woollaston | 4 | | | | | | |
| Ben Woollaston | 4 | Ben Woollaston | 4 | | | | |
| | | Eden Sharav | 2 | | | | |
| Eden Sharav | 4 | Eden Sharav | 2 | | | | |
| Sam Baird | 1 | | | | | | |
| Sam Baird | 1 | | | Ben Woollaston | 1 | | |
| | | | | John Astley | 4 |
| John Astley | 4 | | | John Astley | 4 |
| Andreas Ploner | 1 | | | | |
| Andreas Ploner | 1 | John Astley | 4 | | |
| | | George Pragnall | 1 | | |
| Michael Georgiou | 3 | George Pragnall | 1 | | |
| George Pragnall | 4 | | | | |

**Section 8**

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rhys Clark | 4 | | | | |
| Sean O'Sullivan | 1 | | | | |
| Sean O'Sullivan | 1 | Rhys Clark | 4 | | |
| | | Mitchell Mann | 3 | | |
| Mitchell Mann | 4 | Mitchell Mann | 3 | | |
| David Grace | 3 | | | | |
| David Grace | 3 | | | Rhys Clark | 2 |
| | | | | Neil Robertson | 4 |
| Gareth Allen | 1 | | | Neil Robertson | 4 |
| Chris Wakelin | 4 | | | | |
| Chris Wakelin | 4 | Chris Wakelin | 2 | | |
| | | Neil Robertson | 4 | | |
| Neil Robertson | 4 | Neil Robertson | 4 | | |
| Jaspal Bamotra | 0 | | | | | | |
| Jaspal Bamotra | 0 | | | | | Neil Robertson | 4 |
| | | | | | | Jamie Jones | 0 |
| Jimmy White | 4 | | | | | Jamie Jones | 0 |
| Kurt Dunham | 1 | | | | | | |
| Kurt Dunham | 1 | Jimmy White | 2 | | | | |
| | | Joe Perry | 4 | | | | |
| Joe Perry | 4 | Joe Perry | 4 | | | | |
| Zack Richardson | 2 | | | | | | |
| Zack Richardson | 2 | | | Joe Perry | 1 | | |
| | | | | Jamie Jones | 4 |
| Hammad Miah | 4 | | | Jamie Jones | 4 |
| Dan Barsley | 0 | | | | |
| Dan Barsley | 0 | Hammad Miah | 0 | | |
| | | Jamie Jones | 4 | | |
| Mei Xiwen | 1 | Jamie Jones | 4 | | |
| Jamie Jones | 4 | | | | |

### Finals

| Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames | Semi-finals Best of 7 frames | Semi-finals Best of 7 frames | Final Best of 7 frames | Final Best of 7 frames |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Shaun Murphy | 4 | | |
| Mark Williams | 3 | | |
| Mark Williams | 3 | Shaun Murphy | 4 |
| | | Nigel Bond | 0 |
| Alfie Burden | 3 | Nigel Bond | 0 |
| Nigel Bond | 4 | | | | |
| Nigel Bond | 4 | | | Shaun Murphy | 4 |
| | | | | Judd Trump | 2 |
| Jack Lisowski | 1 | | | Judd Trump | 2 |
| Judd Trump | 4 | | | | |
| Judd Trump | 4 | Judd Trump | 4 | | |
| | | Ryan Day | 2 |
| Ryan Day | 4 | Ryan Day | 2 |
| Neil Robertson | 2 | | |

### Final

Final: Best of 7 frames. Referee: Peggy Li Tercentenary Sports Hall, Gibraltar, 5 March 2017. :

| Shaun Murphy England | 4–2 | Judd Trump England |
| - | - | - |
| 0–117 (59), 83–45, 0–84 (84), 75–7 (60), 76–56 (56, 56), 96–34 (96) |||
| 96 | Highest break | 84 |
| 0 | Century breaks | 0 |
| 3 | 50+ breaks | 3 |

## Preliminary rounds

These matches were played in Gibraltar on 1–2 March 2017. All matches were the best of 7 frames.

## Century breaks

### Main rounds centuries

Total: 48

