1997 Grand Prix (snooker)

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Grand Prix
Tournament information
Dates14–26 October 1997 (1997-10-14 1997-10-26)
Venue Bournemouth International Centre
City Bournemouth
CountryEngland
Organisation WPBSA
Format Ranking event
Total prize fund £350,000
Winner's share£60,000
Highest breakFlag of England.svg  Alfie Burden  (ENG) (143)
Final
ChampionFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Dominic Dale  (WAL)
Runner-upFlag of Scotland.svg  John Higgins  (SCO)
Score9–6
1996
1998

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.

Contents

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

[1]

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
                  
1 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Williams 5
56 Flag of Ireland.svg Michael Judge 2
1 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Williams 4
53 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Matthew Stevens 5
24 Flag of England.svg Steve James 1
53 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Matthew Stevens 5
53 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Matthew Stevens 5
32 Flag of Scotland.svg Billy Snaddon 4
32 Flag of Scotland.svg Billy Snaddon 5
94 Flag of England.svg Matthew Couch 4
32 Flag of Scotland.svg Billy Snaddon 5
15 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Darren Morgan 3
15 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Darren Morgan 5
58 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wayne Jones 4
53 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Matthew Stevens 5
6 Flag of England.svg John Parrott 4
16 Flag of England.svg Stephen Lee 5
Flag of England.svg Troy Shaw 4
16 Flag of England.svg Stephen Lee 1
43 Flag of England.svg Paul Hunter 5
27 Flag of England.svg Martin Clark 1
43 Flag of England.svg Paul Hunter 5
43 Flag of England.svg Paul Hunter 4
6 Flag of England.svg John Parrott 5
28 Flag of England.svg Brian Morgan 5
Flag of England.svg Peter McCullagh 0
28 Flag of England.svg Brian Morgan 0
6 Flag of England.svg John Parrott 5
6 Flag of England.svg John Parrott 5
40 Flag of Scotland.svg Drew Henry 1
53 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Matthew Stevens 5
4 Flag of Scotland.svg John Higgins 6
7 Flag of England.svg Ronnie O'Sullivan 5
80 Flag of England.svg Bradley Jones 4
7 Flag of England.svg Ronnie O'Sullivan 2
86 Flag of England.svg John Read 5
26 Flag of England.svg Rod Lawler 3
86 Flag of England.svg John Read 5
86 Flag of England.svg John Read 5
11 Flag of Malta.svg Tony Drago 3
23 Flag of Ireland.svg Fergal O'Brien 2
69 Flag of England.svg Paul Wykes 5
69 Flag of England.svg Paul Wykes 3
11 Flag of Malta.svg Tony Drago 5
11 Flag of Malta.svg Tony Drago 5
44 Flag of Scotland.svg Euan Henderson 2
86 Flag of England.svg John Read 0
4 Flag of Scotland.svg John Higgins 5
12 Flag of Thailand.svg James Wattana 5
106 Flag of Ireland.svg Stephen O'Connor 4
12 Flag of Thailand.svg James Wattana 1
20 Flag of England.svg Mark King 5
20 Flag of England.svg Mark King 5
Flag of Scotland.svg Craig MacGillivray 2
20 Flag of England.svg Mark King 0
4 Flag of Scotland.svg John Higgins 5
22 Ulster Banner.svg Joe Swail 2
104 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Quinten Hann 5
104 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Quinten Hann 4
4 Flag of Scotland.svg John Higgins 5
4 Flag of Scotland.svg John Higgins 5
Flag of England.svg Leigh Griffin 1
4 Flag of Scotland.svg John Higgins 6
54 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Dominic Dale 9
3 Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Hendry 3
38 Flag of Scotland.svg Jamie Burnett 5
38 Flag of Scotland.svg Jamie Burnett 3
18 Flag of England.svg Dave Harold 5
18 Flag of England.svg Dave Harold 5
62 Ulster Banner.svg Gerard Greene 3
18 Flag of England.svg Dave Harold 4
54 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Dominic Dale 5
19 Flag of England.svg Andy Hicks 3
54 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Dominic Dale 5
54 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Dominic Dale 5
13 Flag of England.svg Steve Davis 2
13 Flag of England.svg Steve Davis 5
90 Flag of England.svg Peter Lines 3
54 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Dominic Dale 5
25 Flag of Scotland.svg Chris Small 2
9 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alain Robidoux 1
48 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Paul Davies 5
48 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Paul Davies 2
25 Flag of Scotland.svg Chris Small 5
25 Flag of Scotland.svg Chris Small 5
34 Ulster Banner.svg Dennis Taylor 0
25 Flag of Scotland.svg Chris Small 5
Flag of England.svg Alfie Burden 2
17 Flag of England.svg Gary Wilkinson 3
Flag of England.svg Alfie Burden 5
Flag of England.svg Alfie Burden 5
8 Flag of England.svg Nigel Bond 3
8 Flag of England.svg Nigel Bond 5
Flag of England.svg David Gray 2
54 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Dominic Dale 6
21 Flag of England.svg Jimmy White 2
5 Flag of England.svg Peter Ebdon 3
45 Flag of England.svg Jonathan Birch 5
45 Flag of England.svg Jonathan Birch 4
31 Flag of England.svg Mick Price 5
31 Flag of England.svg Mick Price 5
61 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Anthony Davies 3
31 Flag of England.svg Mick Price 5
99 Flag of England.svg Wayne Brown 2
29 Ulster Banner.svg Terry Murphy 5
76 Flag of England.svg Ian McCulloch 0
29 Ulster Banner.svg Terry Murphy 4
99 Flag of England.svg Wayne Brown 5
14 Flag of England.svg Anthony Hamilton 4
99 Flag of England.svg Wayne Brown 5
31 Flag of England.svg Mick Price 0
21 Flag of England.svg Jimmy White 5
10 Flag of Scotland.svg Alan McManus 5
87 Flag of England.svg Stuart Pettman 2
10 Flag of Scotland.svg Alan McManus 5
49 Flag of England.svg David Roe 1
30 Flag of England.svg Neal Foulds 1
49 Flag of England.svg David Roe 5
10 Flag of Scotland.svg Alan McManus 1
21 Flag of England.svg Jimmy White 5
21 Flag of England.svg Jimmy White 5
37 Flag of England.svg Jason Ferguson 0
21 Flag of England.svg Jimmy White 5
36 Flag of England.svg Willie Thorne 2
2 Flag of Ireland.svg Ken Doherty 4
36 Flag of England.svg Willie Thorne 5

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Colin Brinded.
Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth, England, 26 October 1997.
John Higgins (4)
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
6–9 Dominic Dale (54)
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  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)
104Highest break120
1Century breaks1
450+ breaks3

Qualifying

Round of 96 Best of 9 frames

Century breaks

References

  1. "Grand Prix". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2017.