Welsh Open 2017: Draw, TV schedule, results & odds

The 2017 Welsh Open was snooker's 14th ranking event of the 2016/17 season and took place at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff from February 13 to 19.

Defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan was favourite to win a record his fifth Welsh Open crown but John Higgins, who has also claimed this title four times, was be among the other 127 players battling for the Ray Reardon Trophy.

The event was also the last of the season's Coral Home Nations series, with the others being won by Liang Wenbo (English Open), Mark King (Northern Ireland Open) and Marco Fu (Scottish Open).

Here, you can look back on how the Eurosport-televised event unfolded while we also have the prize fund table and a look back at previous winners. 

Welsh Open Draw & Tournament Bracket

Ronnie O'Sullivan 4-1 Tom Ford
Li Hang 2-4 Mark Davis
Fergal O'Brien 4-1 Cao Yupeng
Akani Songsermsawad 2-4 Chris Wakelin
Mark Williams 3-4 Elliot Slessor
Jimmy Robertson 4-3 Aditya Mehta
David John 2-4 Mark King
Scott Donaldson 4-1 Jack Lisowski
Zhou Yuelong 4-0 Noppon Saengkham
Paul S Davison 4-0 Joe Swail
Mark Joyce 3-4 Ross Muir
Marco Fu 4-2 Martin Gould
Ricky Walden 3-4 Graeme Dott
Michael Wild 3-4 Adam Stefanow
Rhys Clark 2-4 Lee Walker
Neil Robertson 4-1 Jimmy White

Judd Trump 4-1 Andrew Higginson
Hatem Yassen 1-4 Alex Borg
Jackson Page 4-3 Jason Weston
John J Astley 4-1 Ian Preece
Ali Carter 4-2 Zhao Xintong
Dechawat Poomjaeng 1-4 Darryl Hill
Hossein Vafaei Ayouri 4-3 Sanderson Lam
Alan McManus 2-4 Christopher Keogan
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 4-0 Ben Woollaston
David Gilbert 3-4 Ryan Day
Tian Pengfei 4-2 Chen Zhe
Barry Hawkins v Fraser Patrick
Jamie Cope 4-0 Nigel Bond
Luca Brecel 2-4 Anthony Hamilton
Jak Jones 2-4 Craig Steadman
John Higgins 2-4 Sam Baird

Stuart Bingham 4-2 Matthew Stevens
Gary Wilson 3-4 Rory McLeod
Stephen Maguire 4-2 Zhang Yong
Ian Burns 4-3 James Cahill
Liang Wenbo 4-2 Rod Lawler
Duane Jones 1-4 Michael White
Andy Hicks 4-1 Martin O'Donnell
David Grace 2-4 Robbie Williams
Tyler Rees 1-4 Jamie Jones
Dominic Dale 4-0 Zhang Anda
Alfie Burden 0-4 Igor Figueiredo
Joe Perry 3-4 Anthony McGill
Stuart Carrington 4-2 Sam Craigie
Gareth Allen 3-4 Wang Yuchen
Michael Georgiou 1-4 Allan Taylor
Ding Junhui 2-4 Robin Hull

Shaun Murphy 4-0 Jamie Curtis-Barrett
Hammad Miah 1-4 Josh Boileau
Yu Delu 0-4 Robert Milkins
Oliver Lines 1-4 Eden Sharav
Mark Allen 4-0 Sydney Wilson
Boonyarit Keattikun 4-1 Ken Doherty
Hamza Akbar 2-4 Peter Ebdon
Matthew Selt 3-4 Mei Xi Wen
Fang Xiongman 1-4 Kurt Mafflin
James Wattana 4-3 Xio Guodong
Michael Holt 1-4 Mitchell Mann
Kyren Wilson 2-4 Sean O'Sullivan
Adam Duffy 3-4 Thor Chuan Leong
Yan Bingtao 4-1 Daniel Wells
Mike Dunn 4-1 Kurt Dunham
Mark Selby 4-0 Liam Highfield

Welsh Open 2017 Daily Results

Monday February 13
Morning Session (1000 GMT)
First Round (Best of 7 frames)
TV Coverage: Eurosport 2
Li Hang 2-4 Mark Davis (Match 2)
Akani Songsermsawad 2-4 Chris Wakelin (Match 4)
Scott Donaldson 4-1 Jack Lisowski (Match 8)
Paul S Davison 4-0 Joe Swail (Match 10)
Mark Joyce 3-4 Ross Muir (Match 11)
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 4-0 Ben Woollaston (Match 25)
Jamie Cope 4-0 Nigel Bond (Match 29)
Dominic Dale 4-0 Zhang Anda (Match 42)

Afternoon Session (1300 GMT)
First Round (Best of 7 frames)
TV Coverage: Eurosport 2
Fergal O'Brien 4-1 Cao Yupeng (Match 3)
Jimmy Robertson 4-3 Aditya Mehta (Match 6)
Michael Wild 3-4 Adam Stefanow (Match 14)
Rhys Clark 2-4 Lee Walker (Match 15)
Hatem Yassen 1-4 Alex Borg (Match 18)
Jackson Page 4-3 Jason Weston (Match 19)
Stuart Bingham 4-2 Matthew Stevens (Match 33)
Michael Georgiou 1-4 Allan Taylor (Match 47)
John J Astley 4-1 Ian Preece (Match 20)
John Higgins 2-4 Sam Baird (Match 32)
Fang Xiongman 1-4 Kurt Mafflin (Match 57)
Kyren Wilson 2-4 Sean O'Sullivan (Match 60)
Dechawat Poomjaeng 1-4 Darryl Hill (Match 22)
Hossein Vafaei Ayouri 4-3 Sanderson Lam (Match 23)
David Gilbert 3-4 Ryan Day (Match 26)
Stephen Maguire 4-2 Zhang Yong (Match 35)

Evening Session (1900 GMT)
First Round (Best of 7 frames)
TV Coverage: Eurosport 2
Zhou Yuelong 4-0 Noppon Saengkham (Match 9)
Neil Robertson 4-1 Jimmy White (Match 16)
Tian Pengfei 4-2 Chen Zhe (Match 27)
Luca Brecel 2-4 Anthony Hamilton (Match 30)
Ricky Walden 3-4 Graeme Dott (Match 13)
Jak Jones 2-4 Craig Steadman (Match 31)
Ian Burns 4-3 James Cahill (Match 36)
Shaun Murphy 4-0 Jamie Curtis-Barrett (Match 49)

Tuesday February 14
Morning Session (1000 GMT)
First Round (Best of 7 frames)
TV Coverage: Eurosport 2
David John 2-4 Mark King (Match 7)
Marco Fu 4-2 Martin Gould (Match 12)
Alan McManus 2-4 Christopher Keogan (Match 24)
Duane Jones 1-4 Michael White (Match 38)
Andy Hicks 4-2 Martin O'Donnell (Match 39)
David Grace 2-4 Robbie Williams (Match 40)
Alfie Burden 0-4 Igor Figueiredo (Match 43)
Stuart Carrington 4-2 Sam Craigie (Match 45)

Afternoon Session (1300 GMT)
First Round (Best of 7 frames)
TV Coverage: Eurosport 2
Ronnie O'Sullivan 4-1 Tom Ford (Match 1)
Gary Wilson 3-4 Rory McLeod (Match 34)
Liang Wenbo 4-2 Rod Lawler (Match 37)
Tyler Rees 1-4 Jamie Jones (Match 41)
Joe Perry 3-4 Anthony McGill (Match 44)
Gareth Allen 3-4 Wang Yuchen (Match 46)
Hammad Miah 1-4 Josh Boileau (Match 50)
Oliver Lines 1-4 Eden Sharav (Match 52)
Mark Williams 3-4 Elliot Slessor (Match 5)
Mark Allen 4-0 Sydney Wilson (Match 53)
Boonyarit Keattikun 4-1 Ken Doherty (Match 54)
Hamza Akbar 2-4 Peter Ebdon (Match 55)
Ali Carter 4-2 Zhao Xintong (Match 21)
Ding Junhui 2-4 Robin Hull (Match 48)
Yu Delu 0-4 Robert Milkins (Match 51)
Matthew Selt 3-4 Mei Xi Wen (Match 56)

Evening Session (1900 GMT)
First Round (Best of 7 frames)
TV Coverage: Eurosport 2
Judd Trump 4-1 Andrew Higginson (Match 17)
Barry Hawkins 4-1 Fraser Patrick (Match 28)
Yan Bingtao 4-1 Daniel Wells (Match 62)
Mike Dunn 4-1 Kurt Dunham (Match 63)
James Wattana 4-3 Xio Guodong (Match 58)
Michael Holt 1-4 Mitchell Mann (Match 59)
Adam Duffy 3-4 Thor Chuan Leong (Match 61)
Mark Selby 4-0 Liam Highfield (Match 64)
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Wednesday February 15
Morning Session (1000 GMT)
Second Round (Best of 7 frames)
TV Coverage: Eurosport 2
Fergal O'Brien 4-2 Chris Wakelin
Zhou Yuelong 4-1 Paul S Davison
Graeme Dott 4-1 Adam Stefanow
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 4-1 Ryan Day
Jamie Cope 1-4 Anthony Hamilton
Craig Steadman 4-1 Sam Baird
Stephen Maguire 3-4 Ian Burns
Jamie Jones 2-4 Dominic Dale

Afternoon Session (1300 GMT)
Second Round (Best of 7 frames)
TV Coverage: Eurosport 2
Mark King 2-4 Scott Donaldson
Ross Muir 4-0 Marco Fu
Lee Walker 4-3 Neil Robertson
Jackson Page 4-3 John J Astley
Hossein Vafaei Ayouri 4-2 Christopher Keogan
Andy Hicks 3-4 Robbie Williams
Igor Figueiredo 4-2 Anthony McGill
Stuart Carrington 4-2 Wang Yuchen
Elliot Slessor 2-4 Jimmy Robertson
Liang Wenbo 3-4 Michael White
Shaun Murphy 2-4 Josh Boileau
Robert Milkins 4-1 Eden Sharav
Ali Carter 4-1 Darryl Hill
Tian Pengfei 0-4 Barry Hawkins
Allan Taylor 1-4 Robin Hull
Mitchell Mann 4-2 Sean O'Sullivan

Evening Session (1900 GMT)
Second Round (Best of 7 frames)
TV Coverage: Eurosport 2
Ronnie O'Sullivan 3-4 Mark Davis
Stuart Bingham 4-2 Rory McLeod
Kurt Maflin 4-3 James Wattana
Mike Dunn 2-4 Mark Selby
Judd Trump 4-2 Alex Borg
Mark Allen 4-1 Boonyarit Keattikun
Peter Ebdon 0-4 Mei Xi Wen
Thor Chuan Leong 3-4 Yan Bingtao
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Thursday February 16
Afternoon Session (1200 GMT)
Third Round (Best of 7 frames)
TV Coverage: Eurosport 2
Mark Davis 4-2 Fergal O'Brien
Jimmy Robertson 0-4 Scott Donaldson
Zhou Yuelong 4-1 Ross Mur
Graeme Dott 2-4 Lee Walker
Judd Trump 4-0 Jackson Page
Ali Carter 1-4 Hossein Vafaei Ayouri
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 1-4 Barry Hawkins
Anthony Hamilton 2-4 Craig Steadman
Stuart Bingham 4-0 Ian Burns
Michael White 2-4 Robbie Williams
Dominic Dale 1-4 Igor Figueiredo
Stuart Carrington 4-0 Robin Hull
Josh Boileau 0-4 Robert Milkins
Mark Allen 2-4 Mei Xi Wen
Kurt Maflin 4-2 Mitchell Mann
Yan Bingtao 4-1 Mark Selby

Evening Session (1900 GMT)
Fourth Round (Best of 7 frames)
TV Coverage: Eurosport 2
Mark Davis 3-4 Scott Donaldson
Zhou Yuelong 4-0 Lee Walker
Judd Trump 4-1 Hossein Vafaei Ayouri
Barry Hawkins 4-0 Craig Steadman
Stuart Bingham 4-0 Robbie Williams
Igor Figueiredo 1-4 Stuart Carrington
Robert Milkins 4-2 Mei Xi Wen
Kurt Maflin 4-1 Yan Bingtao
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Friday February 17
Afternoon Session (1200 GMT)
Quarter-Finals (Best of 9 frames)
TV Coverage: Eurosport 2
Scott Donaldson 5-0 Zhou Yuelong
Judd Trump 5-4 Barry Hawkins

Evening Session (1900 GMT)
Quarter-Finals (Best of 9 frames)
TV Coverage: Eurosport 2
Stuart Bingham 5-3 Stuart Carrington
Robert Milkins 5-2 Kurt Maflin
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Saturday February 18
Afternoon Session (1300 GMT)
Semi-Finals (Best of 11 frames)
TV Coverage: Eurosport 2
Scott Donaldson 3-6 Judd Trump (SF 1)

Evening Session (1900 GMT)
Semi-Finals (Best of 11 frames)
TV Coverage: Eurosport 2
Stuart Bingham 6-0 Robert Milkins (SF 2)
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Sunday February 19
Afternoon Session (1300 GMT)
Final (Best of 17 frames)
TV Coverage: Eurosport 2
Judd Trump 3-5 Stuart Bingham

Evening Session (1900 GMT)
Final (Best of 17 frames)
TV Coverage: Eurosport 2
Judd Trump 8-9 Stuart Bingham
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Welsh Open Odds

• Odds correct at 2000 GMT on 11/02/2017 & subject to change

Defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan heads into the Welsh Open as the 9/2 favourite with Sky Bet as he bids to win this tournament for a record fifth time.

World champion Mark Selby is the 6/1 second favourite ahead of Judd Trump (9/1), Neil Robertson (10/1) and the 2015 winner John Higgins (12/1), who is also chasing a fifth Welsh Open crown.

The other main contenders in the betting are Ding Junhui (14/1), Shaun Murphy (16/1), Marco Fu (22/1), Mark Allen (25/1), Barry Hawkins (25/1) and Stuart Bingham (28/1).Click here for all the Sky Bet odds!

Welsh Open Prize Fund

Winner: £70,000
Runner-up: £30,000
Semi-final: £20,000
Quarter-finals: £10,000
Last 16: £6,000
Last 32: £3,500
Last 64: £2,500

Total: £366,000

Highest break: £2,000
Rolling 147 break prize: £10,000

Welsh Open Snooker History

The Welsh Open made its debut on the snooker calendar back in 1992, when Stephen Hendry beat Darren Morgan, making this the longest running ranking event apart from the World and UK Championship.Originally held in Newport, the tournament made it's return to Cardiff's Motorpoint Arena in 2015 for the first time since 2003.Mark Williams is the only Welsh player to win the event having triumphed back in 1996 and 1999 while John Higgins and Ronnie O'Sullivan hold the record for the most titles with four.

Past Winners
2016: Ronnie O'Sullivan 9-5 Neil Robertson
2015: John Higgins 9-3 Ben Woollaston
2014: Ronnie O'Sullivan 9-3 Ding Junhui
2013: Stephen Maguire 9-8 Stuart Bingham
2012: Ding Junhui 9-6 Mark Selby
2011: John Higgins 9-6 Stephen Maguire
2010: John Higgins 9-4 Ali Carter
2009: Ali Carter 9-5 Joe Swail
2008: Mark Selby 9-8 Ronnie O'Sullivan
2007: Neil Robertson 9-8 Andrew Higginson
2006: Stephen Lee 9-4 Shaun Murphy
2005: Ronnie O'Sullivan 9-8 Stephen Hendry
2004: Ronnie O'Sullivan 9-8 Steve Davis
2003: Stephen Hendry 9-5 Mark Williams
2002: Paul Hunter 9-7 Ken Doherty
2001: Ken Doherty 9-2 Paul Hunter
2000: John Higgins 9-8 Stephen Lee
1999: Mark Williams 9-8 Stephen Hendry
1998: Paul Hunter 9-5 John Higgins
1997: Stephen Hendry 9-2 Mark King
1996: Mark Williams 9-3 John Parrott
1995: Steve Davis 9-3 John Higgins
1994: Steve Davis 9-6 Alan McManus
1993: Ken Doherty 9-7 Alan McMAnus
1992: Stephen Hendry 9-3 Darren Morgan