1997 British Open

The 1997 British Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament, that was held from March to April 1997 at the Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth, England.[1]

1997 British Open
Tournament information
Dates27 March – 5 April 1997 (1997-03-27 – 1997-04-05)
VenuePlymouth Pavilions
CityPlymouth
CountryEngland
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatRanking event
Winner's share£60,000
Final
Champion Mark Williams (WAL)
Runner-up Stephen Hendry (SCO)
Score9–2
1996
1998

Mark Williams won the tournament by defeating Stephen Hendry nine frames to two in the final. The defending champion, Nigel Bond, was defeated in the last 16 by Tony Drago.[2]

Main draw edit

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Last 64
Best of 9 frames
Last 32
Best of 9 frames
Last 16
Best of 9 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
Final
Best of 17 frames
                  
Nigel Bond5
Tony Knowles0
Nigel Bond5
Andy Hicks4
Andy Hicks5
Robert Milkins2
Nigel Bond1
Tony Drago5
Tony Drago5
Wayne Jones3
Tony Drago5
Ian McCulloch0
Stephen Lee2
Ian McCulloch5
Tony Drago1
Mark Williams5
Mark Williams5
Jason Prince4
Mark Williams5
Nick Pearce0
Chris Small4
Nick Pearce5
Mark Williams5
Gary Wilkinson3
John Parrott3
Drew Henry5
Drew Henry1
Gary Wilkinson5
Gary Wilkinson5
Terry Murphy3
Mark Williams6
Peter Ebdon5
Ken Doherty3
Michael Judge5
Michael Judge5
Nick Walker4
Rod Lawlerw/d
Nick Walkerw/o
Michael Judge5
Dominic Dale3
Jimmy White3
Dominic Dale5
Dominic Dale5
Steve James2
Steve James5
Tony Chappel3
Michael Judge3
Peter Ebdon5
Alain Robidoux5
Joe Perry3
Alain Robidoux1
Anthony Hamilton5
Anthony Hamilton5
Lee Richardson2
Anthony Hamilton1
Peter Ebdon5
Peter Ebdon5
Fergal O'Brien2
Peter Ebdon5
Jimmy Michie2
Joe Swail4
Jimmy Michie5
Mark Williams9
Stephen Hendry2
John Higgins4
Antony Bolsover5
Antony Bolsover3
Martin Clark5
Martin Clark5
Graeme Dott3
Martin Clark4
Steve Davis5
Steve Davis5
Marcus Campbell1
Steve Davis5
Mark Davis0
Dene O'Kane2
Mark Davis5
Steve Davis5
Alan McManus2
Darren Morgan5
Sean Storey3
Darren Morgan4
Willie Thorne5
Willie Thorne5
Shokat Ali4
Willie Thorne2
Alan McManus5
Alan McManus5
Tony Jones2
Alan McManus5
Mark King1
Dave Finbow2
Mark King5
Steve Davis2
Stephen Hendry6
Ronnie O'Sullivan4
Gerard Greene5
Gerard Greene2
Paul Sweeny5
Mick Price4
Paul Sweeny5
Paul Sweeny4
Dave Harold5
Dave Harold5
Billy Snaddon4
Dave Harold5
Dennis Taylor2
Dennis Taylor5
Stephen Murphy2
Dave Harold3
Stephen Hendry5
James Wattana4
Paul McPhillips5
Paul McPhillips5
Jason Ferguson2
Jason Ferguson5
Steve Judd2
Paul McPhillips4
Stephen Hendry5
Stephen Hendry5
Karl Broughton3
Stephen Hendry5
Paul Wykes1
Neal Foulds3
Paul Wykes5

References edit

  1. ^ Layton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. pp. 170–171.
  2. ^ "British Open". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 2012-02-16. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  3. ^ "British Open 1997". snooker.org. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  4. ^ "British Open". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 2013-01-24. Retrieved 15 January 2018.