| Tournament Name | 2017 Australian Open Championship |
| Place | Brisbane |
| Federation | AUS |
| Date Begin | 02/01/2017 |
| Date End | 12/01/2017 |
| Arbiter(s) | IA Peter TSAI (3214672) |
| Play System | swiss FIDE Dutch (JaVaFo) |
| Rounds | 11 |
| Score game | 0-0.5-1 |
| Tie break | BucM BucT |
| Registered Players | 103 |
| Number of Federations | 15 |
| Average Rating (all) | 1945 |
| Average Rating (only FIDE rated) | 1980 |
| Players from AUS Federation | 83 |
| Players NOT from AUS Federation | 20 |
| FIDE rated players | 93 |
| unrated players | 10 |
| unrated players from AUS Federation | 10 |
| unrated players NOT from AUS Federation | 0 |
| unrated Federations | 1 |
| FIDE titled players | 33 |
| GM players | 5 |
| WGM players | 0 |
| IM players | 9 |
| WIM players | 2 |
| FM players | 7 |
| WFM players | 1 |
| CM players | 9 |
| WCM players | 0 |
| FIDE titled player from AUS Federation | 21 |
| FIDE titled player NOT from AUS Federation | 12 |