The 2017 Scottish Open (officially the 2017 Dafabet Scottish Open) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place from 11 to 17 December 2017 at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow, Scotland. It was the twelfth ranking event of the 2017/2018 season and a part of the Home Nations Series.

Marco Fu was the defending champion, but he lost 4–3 to Xiao Guodong in the last 16.

Neil Robertson won the tournament, coming from 4–8 down to win 9–8 in the final against Cao Yupeng. Aside from making it to the final, Cao also made the tournament's highest break, his first professional maximum in the third frame of his first round match against Andrew Higginson.

Prize fund

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

Winner: £70,000 Runner-up: £30,000 Semi-final: £20,000 Quarter-final: £10,000 Last 16: £6,000 Last 32: £3,500 Last 64: £2,500Highest break: £2,000 Total: £366,000

The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £20,000

Main draw

Qualifying round

Scotland Ross Vallance 4–2 Scotland Robert Carlisle

Top half

Section 1

Last 128 Best of 7 framesLast 64 Best of 7 framesLast 32 Best of 7 framesLast 16 Best of 7 frames
Hong Kong Marco Fu (1)4
Wales Duane Jones0
Hong Kong Marco Fu (1)4
China Fang Xiongman2
China Fang Xiongman4
England David Gilbert3
Hong Kong Marco Fu (1)4
China Zhou Yuelong3
China Zhou Yuelong4
Wales Ian Preece1
China Zhou Yuelong4
China Yu Delu2
Wales Lee Walker2
China Yu Delu4
Hong Kong Marco Fu (1)3
China Xiao Guodong4
England Martin Gould (16)3
Thailand Noppon Saengkham4
Thailand Noppon Saengkham4
China Zhang Yong0
Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien1
China Zhang Yong4
Thailand Noppon Saengkham1
China Xiao Guodong4
China Lyu Haotian2
England Gary Wilson4
England Gary Wilson3
China Xiao Guodong4
China Xiao Guodong4
China Li Yuan1

Section 2

Last 128 Best of 7 framesLast 64 Best of 7 framesLast 32 Best of 7 framesLast 16 Best of 7 frames
Scotland Chris Totten4
England Sam Baird1
Scotland Chris Totten4
England Mitchell Mann3
Iran Hossein Vafaei3
England Mitchell Mann4
Scotland Chris Totten0
Australia Neil Robertson (9)4
England John Astley2
England Liam Highfield4
England Liam Highfield2
Australia Neil Robertson (9)4
Australia Neil Robertson (9)4
England Rod Lawler0
Australia Neil Robertson (9)4
England David Grace2
England David Grace4
Switzerland Alexander Ursenbacher1
England David Grace4
Scotland Alan McManus3
England Matthew Selt2
Scotland Alan McManus4
England David Grace4
China Zhang Anda3
England Mark King1
China Zhang Anda4
China Zhang Anda4
England Ben Woollaston2
Northern Ireland Mark Allen (8)3
England Ben Woollaston4

Section 3

Last 128 Best of 7 framesLast 64 Best of 7 framesLast 32 Best of 7 framesLast 16 Best of 7 frames
Scotland John Higgins (5)4
England Jack Lisowski1
Scotland John Higgins (5)4
England Christopher Keogan1
England Nigel Bond0
England Christopher Keogan4
Scotland John Higgins (5)4
Northern Ireland Gerard Greene0
England Mike Dunn4
England Adam Duffy0
England Mike Dunn3
Northern Ireland Gerard Greene4
China Zhao Xintong2
Northern Ireland Gerard Greene4
Scotland John Higgins (5)4
England Ashley Hugill0
England Ali Carter (12)4
England Anthony Hamilton0
England Ali Carter (12)3
England Ashley Hugill4
England Ashley Hugill4
Scotland Ross Vallance3
England Ashley Hugill4
England Peter Lines1
China Tian Pengfei2
Australia Kurt Dunham4
Australia Kurt Dunham2
England Peter Lines4
China Yuan Sijun0
England Peter Lines4

Section 4

Last 128 Best of 7 framesLast 64 Best of 7 framesLast 32 Best of 7 framesLast 16 Best of 7 frames
Thailand James Wattana0
Wales Michael White4
Wales Michael White4
Scotland Scott Donaldson2
Scotland Scott Donaldson4
Republic of Ireland Josh Boileau2
Wales Michael White4
England Kyren Wilson (13)1
Wales Dominic Dale4
Egypt Basem Eltahhan1
Wales Dominic Dale1
England Kyren Wilson (13)4
England Kyren Wilson (13)4
China Chen Zhe2
Wales Michael White1
England Ronnie O'Sullivan (4)4
Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh3
England Jamie Curtis-Barrett4
England Jamie Curtis-Barrett1
China Li Hang4
England Sean O'Sullivan1
China Li Hang4
China Li Hang3
England Ronnie O'Sullivan (4)4
England Robert Milkins4
England Oliver Lines2
England Robert Milkins1
England Ronnie O'Sullivan (4)4
England Ronnie O'Sullivan (4)4
Cyprus Michael Georgiou1

Bottom half

Section 5

Last 128 Best of 7 framesLast 64 Best of 7 framesLast 32 Best of 7 framesLast 16 Best of 7 frames
China Ding Junhui (3)4
Wales Jak Jones2
China Ding Junhui (3)4
England Chris Wakelin2
England Chris Wakelin4
Malaysia Thor Chuan Leong2
China Ding Junhui (3)3
England Rory McLeod4
England Rory McLeod4
Scotland Graeme Dott2
England Rory McLeod4
China Niu Zhuang0
China Niu Zhuang4
China Wang Yuchen3
England Rory McLeod3
England Ricky Walden4
China Liang Wenbo (14)4
England Sanderson Lam2
China Liang Wenbo (14)3
England Mark Joyce4
England Mark Joyce4
England Martin O'Donnell2
England Mark Joyce1
England Ricky Walden4
England Ricky Walden4
England Billy Joe Castle2
England Ricky Walden4
Northern Ireland Joe Swail2
Germany Lukas Kleckers0
Northern Ireland Joe Swail4

Section 6

Last 128 Best of 7 framesLast 64 Best of 7 framesLast 32 Best of 7 framesLast 16 Best of 7 frames
England Ian Burns1
England Tom Ford4
England Tom Ford4
England Hammad Miah0
Wales Matthew Stevens1
England Hammad Miah4
England Tom Ford4
England Stuart Carrington0
England Joe Perry4
China Chen Zifan2
England Joe Perry2
England Stuart Carrington4
Wales Jackson Page1
England Stuart Carrington4
England Tom Ford0
China Cao Yupeng4
England Allan Taylor4
Iran Soheil Vahedi3
England Allan Taylor3
China Cao Yupeng4
China Cao Yupeng4
England Andrew Higginson0
China Cao Yupeng4
Wales Daniel Wells3
England Jimmy White4
Thailand Sunny Akani1
England Jimmy White1
Wales Daniel Wells4
England Shaun Murphy (6)3
Wales Daniel Wells4

Section 7

Last 128 Best of 7 framesLast 64 Best of 7 framesLast 32 Best of 7 framesLast 16 Best of 7 frames
England Barry Hawkins (7)2
Wales Jamie Jones4
Wales Jamie Jones0
China Yan Bingtao4
Australia Matthew Bolton0
China Yan Bingtao4
China Yan Bingtao3
Scotland Stephen Maguire4
Republic of Ireland Leo Fernandez1
Pakistan Hamza Akbar4
Pakistan Hamza Akbar2
Scotland Stephen Maguire4
Malta Alex Borg0
Scotland Stephen Maguire4
Scotland Stephen Maguire4
China Xu Si1
Wales Mark Williams (10)w/d
China Xu Siw/o
China Xu Si4
England Jimmy Robertson2
England Paul Davison3
England Jimmy Robertson4
China Xu Si4
England Craig Steadman2
Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty1
England Craig Steadman4
England Craig Steadman4
England Alfie Burden2
England Alfie Burden4
Scotland Ross Muir2

Section 8

Last 128 Best of 7 framesLast 64 Best of 7 framesLast 32 Best of 7 framesLast 16 Best of 7 frames
China Mei Xiwen4
Norway Kurt Maflin0
China Mei Xiwen1
England Elliot Slessor4
Scotland Rhys Clark2
England Elliot Slessor4
England Elliot Slessor4
England Peter Ebdon3
India Aditya Mehta2
England Peter Ebdon4
England Peter Ebdon4
Scotland Anthony McGill (15)1
Scotland Anthony McGill (15)4
Wales Ryan Day0
England Elliot Slessor3
England Judd Trump (2)4
Scotland Eden Sharav4
England Mark Davis3
Scotland Eden Sharav3
England Michael Holt4
England Robbie Williams0
England Michael Holt4
England Michael Holt0
England Judd Trump (2)4
England Sam Craigie4
Thailand Boonyarit Keattikun2
England Sam Craigie2
England Judd Trump (2)4
England Judd Trump (2)4
Finland Robin Hull0

Finals

Quarter-finals Best of 9 framesSemi-finals Best of 11 framesFinal Best of 17 frames
China Xiao Guodong4
Australia Neil Robertson (9)5
Australia Neil Robertson (9)6
Scotland John Higgins (5)3
Scotland John Higgins (5)5
England Ronnie O'Sullivan (4)0
Australia Neil Robertson (9)9
China Cao Yupeng8
England Ricky Walden3
China Cao Yupeng5
China Cao Yupeng6
England Judd Trump4
Scotland Stephen Maguire2
England Judd Trump5

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Leo Scullion. Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland, 17 December 2017.
Neil Robertson (9) Australia9–8Cao Yupeng China
Afternoon: 21–118 (82), 72–62 (Robertson 61, Cao 62), 0–96 (72), 29–75 (74), 68–34, 7–119 (53, 66), 37–72 (67), 115–18 (64, 50) Evening: 31–79 (72), 132–0 (132), 6–81 (81), 0–108 (66), 85–6 (85), 62–14, 73–30, 60–54, 77–16 (59)
132Highest break82
1Century breaks0
650+ breaks10

Century breaks

A total of 73 century breaks were made during the competition.