2017 Gibraltar Open

2017 jojobet.com Gibraltar Open
Tournament information
Dates	1–5 March 2017
Venue	Tercentenary Sports Hall
City	Gibraltar
Organisation	World Snooker
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	€125,000
Winner's share	€25,000
Highest break	Jack Lisowski (ENG) (145)
Final
Champion	Shaun Murphy (ENG)
Runner-up	Judd Trump (ENG)
Score	4–2
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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.^[1]

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.^[2]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below.^[3]

Winner: €25,000
Runner-up: €12,000
Semi-finals: €6,000
Quarter-finals: €4,000
Last 16: €2,300
Last 32: €1,200
Last 64: €700

Total: €125,000

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

Main draw

Main rounds draw^[4]

Top half

Section 1

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames



Matthew Stevens	3

Michael White	4
		Michael White	4

		Kurt Maflin	0
Kurt Maflin	4

Hamza Akbar	0
				Michael White	2

				Barry Hawkins	4
Oliver Lines	3

Charlie Walters	4
		Charlie Walters	1

		Barry Hawkins	4
Barry Hawkins	4

Jeff Cundy	0
						Barry Hawkins	1

						Shaun Murphy	4
Ken Doherty	w/d

Shaun Murphy	w/o
		Shaun Murphy	4

		Sam Craigie	1
Sam Craigie	4

John Foster	0
				Shaun Murphy	4

				Allan Taylor	3
Allan Taylor	4

Saqib Nasir	3
		Allan Taylor	4

		Elliot Slessor	2
Elliot Slessor	4

Josh Boileau	0

Section 2

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames



Jimmy Robertson	4

Ben Jones	2
		Jimmy Robertson	0

		Lee Walker	4
Paul Davison	3

Lee Walker	4
				Lee Walker	3

				Mark Davis	4
Mark Davis	4

Mark Joyce	2
		Mark Davis	4

		David John	3
Robbie Williams	3

David John	4
						Mark Davis	3

						Mark Williams	4
Zhao Xintong	4

Laurens De Staelen	0
		Zhao Xintong	4

		Martin O'Donnell	2
Joe Swail	2

Martin O'Donnell	4
				Zhao Xintong	3

				Mark Williams	4
Mark Williams	4

Adam Edge	1
		Mark Williams	4

		Zhang Yong	2
Andrew Higginson	2

Zhang Yong	4

Section 3

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames



Alfie Burden	4

Ian Burns	2
		Alfie Burden	4

		Anthony McGill	2
Anthony McGill	4

Joe O'Connor	2
				Alfie Burden	4

				Zhou Yuelong	2
Mike Dunn	4

Michael Wild	2
		Mike Dunn	0

		Zhou Yuelong	4
Zhou Yuelong	4

James Cahill	0
						Alfie Burden	4

						Ricky Walden	3
Liang Wenbo	1

Ricky Walden	4
		Ricky Walden	4

		Yan Bingtao	3
Yan Bingtao	4

Ashley Carty	1
				Ricky Walden	4

				Mark Selby	3
Robert Milkins	4

Christopher Keogan	2
		Robert Milkins	3

		Mark Selby	4
Adam Duffy	1

Mark Selby	4

Section 4

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames



Gary Wilson	4

Peter Lines	3
		Gary Wilson	1

		Thor Chuan Leong	4
Thor Chuan Leong	4

Matthew Roberts	0
				Thor Chuan Leong	3

				Igor Figueiredo	4
Fraser Patrick	4

Stephen Kershaw	2
		Fraser Patrick	3

		Igor Figueiredo	4
Sydney Wilson	1

Igor Figueiredo	4
						Igor Figueiredo	2

						Nigel Bond	4
Darryl Hill	0

Steven Hallworth	4
		Steven Hallworth	1

		Nigel Bond	4
Nigel Bond	4

Aditya Mehta	3
				Nigel Bond	4

				Daniel Wells	0
Daniel Wells	4

Kyren Wilson	3
		Daniel Wells	4

		Fang Xiongman	3
Fang Xiongman	4

Mitchell Grinstead	1

Bottom half

Section 5

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames



Ross Muir	0

Mark Allen	4
		Mark Allen	4

		John Higgins	1
Dominic Dale	0

John Higgins	4
				Mark Allen	4

				David Gilbert	1
Hossein Vafaei	1

David Gilbert	4
		David Gilbert	4

		Ding Junhui	3
Ding Junhui	4

Jason Weston	1
						Mark Allen	1

						Jack Lisowski	4
Anthony Hamilton	w/o

Stuart Carrington	w/d
		Anthony Hamilton	4

		Tian Pengfei	2
Tian Pengfei	4

Liam Highfield	2
				Anthony Hamilton	0

				Jack Lisowski	4
Mark King	4

Simon Dent	3
		Mark King	2

		Jack Lisowski	4
Jack Lisowski	w/o

Itaro Santos	w/d

Section 6

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames



Stephen Maguire	4

Gerard Greene	3
		Stephen Maguire	2

		Matthew Selt	4
Matthew Selt	4

Rory McLeod	0
				Matthew Selt	1

				Judd Trump	4
Jamie Curtis-Barrett	0

Judd Trump	4
		Judd Trump	4

		Craig Steadman	1
Craig Steadman	4

Brandon Sargeant	1
						Judd Trump	4

						Sanderson Lam	1
Scott Donaldson	1

Tom Ford	4
		Tom Ford	0

		Peter Ebdon	4
Peter Ebdon	4

Jamie Clarke	0
				Peter Ebdon	1

				Sanderson Lam	4
Wang Yuchen	3

Sanderson Lam	4
		Sanderson Lam	4

		Noppon Saengkham	1
Zhang Anda	3

Noppon Saengkham	4

Section 7

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames



Jamie Cope	2

Duane Jones	4
		Duane Jones	0

		Luca Brecel	4
Luca Brecel	4

Martin Pitcher	1
				Luca Brecel	3

				Ryan Day	4
Michael Holt	4

Ian Martin	3
		Michael Holt	2

		Ryan Day	4
Ryan Day	4

Phil O'Kane	0
						Ryan Day	4

						John Astley	2
Fergal O'Brien	3

Ben Woollaston	4
		Ben Woollaston	4

		Eden Sharav	2
Eden Sharav	4

Sam Baird	1
				Ben Woollaston	1

				John Astley	4
John Astley	4

Andreas Ploner	1
		John Astley	4

		George Pragnall	1
Michael Georgiou	3

George Pragnall	4

Section 8

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames



Rhys Clark	4

Sean O'Sullivan	1
		Rhys Clark	4

		Mitchell Mann	3
Mitchell Mann	4

David Grace	3
				Rhys Clark	2

				Neil Robertson	4
Gareth Allen	1

Chris Wakelin	4
		Chris Wakelin	2

		Neil Robertson	4
Neil Robertson	4

Jaspal Bamotra	0
						Neil Robertson	4

						Jamie Jones	0
Jimmy White	4

Kurt Dunham	1
		Jimmy White	2

		Joe Perry	4
Joe Perry	4

Zack Richardson	2
				Joe Perry	1

				Jamie Jones	4
Hammad Miah	4

Dan Barsley	0
		Hammad Miah	0

		Jamie Jones	4
Mei Xiwen	1

Jamie Jones	4

Finals

Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames		Semi-finals Best of 7 frames		Final Best of 7 frames



Shaun Murphy	4

Mark Williams	3
		Shaun Murphy	4

		Nigel Bond	0
Alfie Burden	3

Nigel Bond	4
				Shaun Murphy	4

				Judd Trump	2
Jack Lisowski	1

Judd Trump	4
		Judd Trump	4

		Ryan Day	2
Ryan Day	4

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.^[5]^[6] All matches were the best of 7 frames.

Round 1

Match 1: Simon Lichtenberg 4–0 Ivelin Boyanov Bozhanov
Match 2: Jeff Cundy 4–3 Oliver Brown
Match 3: Thomas Rees 0–4 Barry Pinches
Match 4: John Foster 4–0 David Alcaide
Match 5: Sam Harvey 1–4 Michael Collumb
Match 6: Daniel Schneider 4–2 Matthew Glasby

Match 7: Joe Steele 4–1 Andrew Olivero
Match 8: Ryan Causton w/o–n/s Nader Al Dosari
Match 9: Joe O'Connor 4–2 Greg Casey
Match 10: David Lilley 3–4 Charlie Sweeney
Match 11: Joshua Cooper 4–0 Conor McCormack
Match 12: Alex Taubman 4–2 Michael Williams

Match 13: Danny Connolly 4–3 Matthew Day
Match 14: Daniel O'Regan 4–1 Jurian Heusdens
Match 15: Steven Hallworth 4–0 Francis Becerra
Match 16: Mark Vincent 4–3 James Budd

Match 17: Simon Dent 4–0 Mike Collins
Match 18: Lee Prickman 4–3 John Fearick
Match 19: Joshua Thomond 0–4 Gerard Greene
Match 20: Ejler Hame 1–4 Ian Glover

Match 21: Richard Beckham 1–4 Brandon Sargeant
Match 22: Jenson Kendrick 1–4 Jamie Clarke
Match 23: Ben Murphy 4–2 Adam Stefanow
Match 24: Sean McAllister 2–4 Robin Otto

Match 25: Manasawin Phetmalaikul 1–4 Ian Martin
Match 26: Nev Graham 2–4 Phil O'Kane
Match 27: Andreas Ploner w/o–n/s Mourad Naitali
Match 28: Hans Blanckaert 3–4 Francisco Sanchez Ruiz

Match 29: Felix Frede 0–4 George Pragnall
Match 30: Paul Burrell 4–0 Andrew Urbaniak
Match 31: Zack Richardson 4–0 Bhavesh Sodha

Match 32: James Dabell 4–1 Rees Carter
Match 33: Adam Longley 2–4 Dan Barsley

Round 2

Match 34: Charlie Walters 4–2 Simon Lichtenberg
Match 35: Louis Heathcote 2–4 Jeff Cundy

Match 36: Barry Pinches 3–4 John Foster

Match 37: Saqib Nasir 4–1 Michael Collumb
Match 38: Ben Jones 4–0 Daniel Schneider
Match 39: Laurens De Staelen 4–1 Joe Steele
Match 40: Adam Edge 4–0 Ryan Causton

Match 41: Joe O'Connor 4–3 Charlie Sweeney
Match 42: Ashley Carty 4–0 Joshua Cooper
Match 43: Peter Lines 4–0 Alex Taubman
Match 44: Matthew Roberts 4–3 Danny Connolly

Match 45: Stephen Kershaw 4–3 Daniel O'Regan
Match 46: Boris Lazarkov 0–4 Steven Hallworth
Match 47: Mitchell Grinstead 4–0 Mark Vincent
Match 48: Simon Dent 4–3 Lee Prickman

Match 49: Gerard Greene 4–2 Ian Glover
Match 50: Patrick Whelan 2–4 Brandon Sargeant
Match 51: Joel Walker 2–4 Jamie Clarke
Match 52: Martin Pitcher 4–1 Ben Murphy

Match 53: Robin Otto 1–4 Ian Martin
Match 54: Daniel Devlin w/d–w/o Phil O'Kane
Match 55: Ashley Hugill 1–4 Andreas Ploner
Match 56: Francisco Sánchez Ruíz 0–4 George Pragnall

Match 57: Jaspal Bamotra 4–2 Paul Burrell
Match 58: Zack Richardson 4–0 James Dabell
Match 59: Kaif Shazad 0–4 Dan Barsley

Century breaks

Main rounds centuries

Total: 48

145, 129, 106, 104 – Jack Lisowski
140, 137, 122 – Shaun Murphy
138, 135, 101 – Mark Allen
136 – Sam Craigie
136 – Luca Brecel
135 – John Astley
133, 131, 109, 102 – Alfie Burden
132, 102 – Ricky Walden
131 – David John
130, 108, 101 – Neil Robertson
129, 117, 102 – Ryan Day
129, 114, 112, 103 – Judd Trump
128, 102 – Gary Wilson
128 – Gerard Greene

127 – Mark Davis
127 – Zhou Yuelong
121 – John Higgins
118 – Zhang Yong
107 – Michael White
107 – Ben Woollaston
107 – Zhang Anda
105, 100 – Barry Hawkins
105 – Jamie Jones
104 – Fang Xiongman
102 – Mark Williams
102 – Charlie Walters
101 – Mitchell Mann
100 – Steven Hallworth

References

^ "JOJOBET.COM GIBRALTAR OPEN ENTRY DEADLINE". Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2017-01-25.
^ "Gibraltar Open 2017: Murphy beats Trump in final". 7 March 2017. Archived from the original on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
^ "Indicative Prize Money Rankings Schedule 2016/2017 Season" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-11-04. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
^ "Matches | World Snooker Live Scores". Archived from the original on 2017-02-05. Retrieved 2017-02-04.
^ "Gibraltar Open 2017 Victoria Stadium, 32A Rosia Road, Gibraltar 1-2 & 3-5 March 2017 Provisional Format of Play" (PDF).
^ "Matches | World Snooker Live Scores". Archived from the original on 2017-02-05. Retrieved 2017-02-04.

[1] "JOJOBET.COM GIBRALTAR OPEN ENTRY DEADLINE". Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2017-01-25.

[2] "Gibraltar Open 2017: Murphy beats Trump in final". 7 March 2017. Archived from the original on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2017.

[3] "Indicative Prize Money Rankings Schedule 2016/2017 Season" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-11-04. Retrieved 2016-06-03.

[4] "Matches | World Snooker Live Scores". Archived from the original on 2017-02-05. Retrieved 2017-02-04.

[5] "Gibraltar Open 2017 Victoria Stadium, 32A Rosia Road, Gibraltar 1-2 & 3-5 March 2017 Provisional Format of Play" (PDF).

[6] "Matches | World Snooker Live Scores". Archived from the original on 2017-02-05. Retrieved 2017-02-04.

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