1997 China International

Catch China International

Tournament information
Dates	17–20 September 1997 (1997-09-17 – 1997-09-20)
City	Beijing
Country	China
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Non-ranking event
Winner's share	£10,000
Highest break	James Wattana (147) [1]
Final
Champion	Steve Davis
Runner-up	Jimmy White
Score	7–4
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The 1997 Catch China International was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place from 17 to 20 September 1997 in Beijing, China. The tournament was the inaugural staging of the event as a non-ranking tournament, and was the first major international snooker tournament held in China. It featured a mixture of top sixteen stars and local Chinese players. ^[2]

Steve Davis won the tournament by defeating Jimmy White 7–4 in the final. ^[3]

Main draw

^[3]

	Round 1 Best of 7 frames					Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames					Semi-finals Best of 11 frames					Final Best of 13 frames
						Stephen Hendry		0
	Steve Davis		4			Steve Davis		5
	Hasimu Tuerxun		0								Steve Davis		6
											James Wattana		1
						James Wattana		5
	Pang Weiguo		4			Pang Weiguo		4
	Xu Xinjian		1													Steve Davis		7
																Jimmy White		4
						Ronnie O'Sullivan		5
	Guo Hua		4			Guo Hua		1
	Da Hailin		0								Ronnie O'Sullivan		0
											Jimmy White		6
						Mark Williams		3
	Jimmy White		4			Jimmy White		5
	Gao Feng		3

References

1. Everton, Clive (19 September 1997). "Sport in brief: Snooker". The Guardian . p. S.11. Archived from the original on 14 February 2025. Retrieved 14 February 2025– via newspapers.com.
2. "China International, China Open, Shanghai Masters, Jiangsu / Wuxi Classic". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
3. Layton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 172.