The 1997 Doc Martens European League was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that was played from 28 December 1996 to 18 May 1997. All matches including the play-offs were played at the Diamond Centre at Irthlingborough.[1]

Doc Martens European League
Tournament information
Dates28 December 1996 – 18 May 1997 (1996-12-28 – 1997-05-18)
VenueDiamond Centre
CityIrthlingborough
CountryEngland
OrganisationMatchroom Sport
FormatNon-ranking event
Winner's share£60,000
Final
ChampionEngland Ronnie O'Sullivan
Runner-upScotland Stephen Hendry
Score10–8
1996
1998

Ronnie O'Sullivan won in the final 10–8 against Stephen Hendry.[2]

League phase

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Ranking  
EBD
 
HEN
 
DOH
 
OSU
 
DAV
 
HIG
 
PAR
 
WHI
Frame
W-L
Match
W-D-L
Pld-Pts
1 Peter Ebdon x x 5 + 2 x 4 5 7 5 28–20 4–1–1 6–9
2 Stephen Hendry x x x 6 + 4 7 2 4 7 30–18 3–2–1 6–8
3 Ken Doherty 3 + 6 x x x 3 4 7 6 29–19 3–1–2 6–7
4 Ronnie O'Sullivan x 2 + 4 x x 7 4 4 7 28–20 2–3–1 6–7
5 Steve Davis 4 1 5 1 x 6 + 4 x x 21–27 2–2–2 6–6
6 John Higgins 3 6 4 4 2 + 4 x x x 23–25 1–3–2 6–5
7 John Parrott 1 4 1 4 x x x 7 + 4 21–27 1–3–2 6–5
8 Jimmy White 3 1 2 1 x x 1 + 4 x 12–36 0–1–5 6–1

Top four qualified for the play-offs. If points were level then most frames won determined their positions. If two players had an identical record then the result in their match determined their positions. If that ended 4–4 then the player who got to four first was higher.[3]

  • 28 December Match Day 1
    • Ken Doherty 7–1 John Parrott
    • Ronnie O'Sullivan 7–1 Steve Davis
  • 29 December Match Day 2
    • Peter Ebdon 7–1 John Parrott
    • Peter Ebdon 5–3 Ken Doherty
    • Steve Davis 6–2 John Higgins
  • 18 January Match Day 3
    • Stephen Hendry 6–2 Ronnie O'Sullivan
    • John Parrott 7–1 Jimmy White
    • John Higgins 6–2 Stephen Hendry
  • 19 January Match Day 4
    • Ken Doherty 6–2 Jimmy White
    • Peter Ebdon 5–3 Jimmy White
    • Ronnie O'Sullivan 4–4 John Higgins
    • Stephen Hendry 7–1 Steve Davis
  • 12 April Match Day 5
    • John Higgins 4–4 Ken Doherty
    • John Parrott 4–4 Stephen Hendry
  • 13 April Match Day 6
    • Ronnie O'Sullivan 4–4 John Parrott
    • Ken Doherty 6–2 Peter Ebdon
    • Stephen Hendry 7–1 Jimmy White
  • 10 May Match Day 7
    • John Higgins 4–4 Ken Doherty
    • Steve Davis 5–3 Ken Doherty
    • Ronnie O'Sullivan 7–1 Jimmy White
  • 11 May Match Day 8
    • Steve Davis 4–4 John Higgins
    • Ronnie O'Sullivan 4–4 Stephen Hendry
    • John Parrott 4–4 Jimmy White
  • Unknown Dates so far
    • Steve Davis 4–4 Peter Ebdon
    • Peter Ebdon 5–3 John Higgins

Play-offs

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17–18 May (Diamond Centre, Irthlingborough, England)[3]

Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
Final
Best of 19 frames
      
1   Peter Ebdon 2
4   Ronnie O'Sullivan 6
4   Ronnie O'Sullivan 10
2   Stephen Hendry 8
2   Stephen Hendry 6
3   Ken Doherty 3

References

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  1. ^ "The 1996/97 Season". snooker.org. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Premier/Matchroom League, Matchroom Championship League". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  3. ^ a b Layton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 171.