1997 Grand Prix (snooker)
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Tournament information | |
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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 | Alfie Burden (ENG) (143) |
Final | |
Champion | Dominic Dale (WAL) |
Runner-up | John Higgins (SCO) |
Score | 9–6 |
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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.
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[]
Defending 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[]
Final[]
Final: 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[]
Round of 96 Best of 9 frames
Michael Judge 5–3 Darren Clarke Matthew Stevens 5–3 Mark Gray Wayne Jones 5–2 Martin Dziewialtowski 5–4 Nick Pearce Drew Henry 5–3 Ian Brumby Euan Henderson 5–1 Sean Storey 5–3 Stefan Mazrocis Craig MacGillivray 5–4 Mark Davis 5–3 Tony Jones
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Jamie Burnett 5–2 Lee Richardson Paul Davies 5–2 Marcus Campbell Dennis Taylor 5–2 David Gray 5–4 Dave Finbow Anthony Davies w/o–w/d Karl Payne Ian McCulloch 5–3 Chris Scanlon 5–3 Jason Prince Stuart Pettman 5–3 Dene O'Kane
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Century breaks[]
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References[]
- ^ "Grand Prix". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- World Open (snooker)
- 1997 in snooker
- 1997 in English sport
- October 1997 sports events in the United Kingdom