This article needs additional citations for verification. (January 2018) |
The 1997 Grand Prix was a professional snooker tournament and the first of eight WPBSA ranking events in the 1997/1998 season, preceding the UK Championship. It was held from 14 to 26 October 1997 at the Bournemouth International Centre in Bournemouth, England.
Tournament information | |
---|---|
Dates | 14–26 October 1997 |
Venue | Bournemouth International Centre |
City | Bournemouth |
Country | England |
Organisation | WPBSA |
Format | Ranking event |
Total prize fund | £350,000 |
Winner's share | £60,000 |
Highest break | ![]() |
Final | |
Champion | ![]() |
Runner-up | ![]() |
Score | 9–6 |
← 1996 1998 → |
Mark Williams was the defending champion, but he lost his last 32 match against Matthew Stevens. Dominic Dale won his first ranking title by defeating John Higgins 9–6 in the final.
Tournament summary
editDefending champion Mark Williams was the number 1 seed with World Champion Ken Doherty seeded 2. The remaining places were allocated to players based on the world rankings.
Main draw
editFinal
editFinal: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Colin Brinded. Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth, England, 26 October 1997. | ||
John Higgins (4) Scotland |
6–9 | Dominic Dale (54) Wales |
Afternoon: 0–73 (50), 44–57, 59–69, 17–78, 70–59 (61), 31–81, 77–1 (71), 98–0 (98) Evening: 104–0 (104), 0–89, 87–4, 53–67, 74–39, 6–120 (120), 9–71 (71) | ||
104 | Highest break | 120 |
1 | Century breaks | 1 |
4 | 50+ breaks | 3 |
Qualifying
editRound of 96 Best of 9 frames
Michael Judge 5–3 Darren Clarke Wayne Jones 5–2 Martin Dziewialtowski Peter McCullagh 5–4 Nick Pearce Drew Henry 5–3 Ian Brumby Euan Henderson 5–1 Sean Storey Stephen O'Connor 5–3 Stefan Mazrocis Craig MacGillivray 5–4 Mark Davis
|
Jamie Burnett 5–2 Lee Richardson Paul Davies 5–2 Marcus Campbell Dennis Taylor 5–2 Jamie Woodman Jonathan Birch 5–1 Steve Judd Anthony Davies w/o–w/d Karl Payne Ian McCulloch 5–3 Chris Scanlon Stuart Pettman 5–3 Dene O'Kane
|
Century breaks
edit
|
References
edit- ^ "Grand Prix". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2017.