In the early morning of November 27th, Beijing time, the 2017 Snooker Northern Ireland Open ended perfectly. Chinese teenager Yan Bingtao, who was born after the 00s, was finally reversed 8-9 by Mark Williams, one of the 75 bests, and missed his first ranking championship, but he still became the youngest player in history to reach the finals of the major rankings.

In the top 8 of the 2017 Snooker Northern Ireland Open, there were 4 Chinese players, and one of the matchups was the Chinese Derby. A ticket for the semi-finals was booked for China in advance.