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.^[1]

2017 jojobet.com Gibraltar Open

Tournament information
Dates	1–5 March 2017 (2017-03-01 – 2017-03-05)
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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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