1997 Pontins Professional

1997 Pontins Professional

Tournament information
Dates	May 1997
Venue	Pontin's
City	Prestatyn
Country	Wales
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Non-Ranking event
Final
Champion	Martin Clark
Runner-up	Andy Hicks
Score	9–7
← 1996 1998 →

The 1997 Pontins Professional was the twenty-fourth edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament which took place in May 1997 in Prestatyn, Wales.^[1]

The tournament featured eight professional players. The quarter-final matches were contested over the best of 9 frames, the semi-final matches over the best of 11 frames, and the final over the best of 17 frames.

Martin Clark won the event for the first time, beating Andy Hicks 9–7 in the final.^[2]

Main draw[]

	Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames					Semi-finals Best of 11 frames					Final Best of 17 frames
		Martin Clark	5
		Willie Thorne	2				Martin Clark	6
		Neal Foulds	5				Neal Foulds	4
		Mark Williams	3									Martin Clark	9
		Andy Hicks	5									Andy Hicks	7
		Joe Swail	2				Andy Hicks	6
		Ken Doherty	5				Ken Doherty	5
		Mike Hallett	2

Final - Martin Clark vs. Andy Hicks[]

Winner[]

Martin Clark

Frame scores[]

75(51)-30; 17–72; 30–43; 64–50; 79–14; 78–65; 71(56)-20; 7-65(56); 53–64; 8-76; 42–49; 61–54; 79–8; 44–56; 70–25; 78-56

Match Progress[]

1–0, 1-1, 1–2, 2-2, 3–2, 4–2, 5–2, 5–3, 5–4, 5-5, 5–6, 6-6, 7–6, 7-7, 8–7, 9-7

References[]