1997 UK Championship

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1997 Liverpool Victoria UK Championship
Tournament information
Dates12–30 November 1997 (1997-11-12 1997-11-30)
Venue Preston Guild Hall
City Preston
CountryEngland
Organisation WPBSA
Format Ranking event
Total prize fund£440,000
Winner's share£75,000
Highest breakFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Matthew Stevens  (WAL) (143)
Final
ChampionFlag of England.svg  Ronnie O'Sullivan  (ENG)
Runner-upFlag of Scotland.svg  Stephen Hendry  (SCO)
Score10–6
1996
1998

The 1997 UK Championship (officially the 1997 Liverpool Victoria UK Championship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place at the Guild Hall in Preston, England. The event started on 12 November 1997 and the televised stages were shown on BBC between 22 and 30 November 1997. This was the last UK championship to be held in Preston, where the event was held since 1978. The following year's competition was held in Bournemouth.

Contents

Ronnie O'Sullivan defeated Stephen Hendry 10–6 in the final, ending Hendry's run of three successive UK championship wins. O'Sullivan had been the last player other than Hendry to win the event, as a 17-year-old in 1993. [1] The highest TV break of the competition was 137 made by Stephen Lee and it was worth £5,000.[ citation needed ]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:

Main draw

[2]

Top half

Round 1 (Last 64)
Best of 17 frames
Round 2 (Last 32)
Best of 17 frames
Round 3 (Last 16)
Best of 17 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 17 frames
Semi-final
Best of 17 frames
               
1 Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Hendry 9
86 Flag of England.svg John Read 2
1 Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Hendry 9
82 Flag of England.svg Sean Storey 7
27 Flag of England.svg Martin Clark 5
82 Flag of England.svg Sean Storey 9
1 Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Hendry 9
14 Flag of England.svg Anthony Hamilton 8
14 Flag of England.svg Anthony Hamilton 9
131 Flag of England.svg Troy Shaw 2
14 Flag of England.svg Anthony Hamilton 9
38 Flag of Scotland.svg Jamie Burnett 3
31 Flag of England.svg Mick Price 6
38 Flag of Scotland.svg Jamie Burnett 9
1 Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Hendry 9
10 Flag of Scotland.svg Alan McManus 5
21 Flag of England.svg Jimmy White 9
48 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Paul Davies 2
21 Flag of England.svg Jimmy White 7
10 Flag of Scotland.svg Alan McManus 9
10 Flag of Scotland.svg Alan McManus 9
60 Flag of England.svg Tony Jones 6
10 Flag of Scotland.svg Alan McManus 9
42 Ulster Banner.svg Jason Prince 5
18 Flag of England.svg Dave Harold 6
42 Ulster Banner.svg Jason Prince 9
42 Ulster Banner.svg Jason Prince 9
5 Flag of England.svg Peter Ebdon 5
5 Flag of England.svg Peter Ebdon 9
152 Flag of England.svg David Gray 6
1 Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Hendry 9
53 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Matthew Stevens 5
8 Flag of England.svg Nigel Bond 6
104 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Quinten Hann 9
104 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Quinten Hann 6
116 Flag of Scotland.svg Martin Dziewialtowski9
22 Ulster Banner.svg Joe Swail 5
116 Flag of Scotland.svg Martin Dziewialtowski9
116 Flag of Scotland.svg Martin Dziewialtowski9
51 Flag of England.svg Dean Reynolds 7
9 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alain Robidoux 3
59 Flag of Pakistan.svg Shokat Ali 9
59 Flag of Pakistan.svg Shokat Ali 6
51 Flag of England.svg Dean Reynolds 9
28 Flag of England.svg Brian Morgan 7
51 Flag of England.svg Dean Reynolds 9
116 Flag of Scotland.svg Martin Dziewialtowski1
53 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Matthew Stevens 9
26 Flag of England.svg Rod Lawler 7
53 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Matthew Stevens 9
53 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Matthew Stevens 9
11 Flag of Malta.svg Tony Drago 8
11 Flag of Malta.svg Tony Drago 9
76 Flag of England.svg Ian McCulloch 7
53 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Matthew Stevens 9
4 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Williams 1
24 Flag of England.svg Steve James 5
34 Ulster Banner.svg Dennis Taylor 9
34 Ulster Banner.svg Dennis Taylor 3
4 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Williams 9
4 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Williams 9
45 Flag of England.svg Jonathan Birch 6

Bottom half

Round 1 (Last 64)
Best of 17 frames
Round 2 (Last 32)
Best of 17 frames
Round 3 (Last 16)
Best of 17 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 17 frames
Semi-final
Best of 17 frames
               
3 Flag of Ireland.svg Ken Doherty 9
41 Flag of England.svg Karl Broughton 3
3 Flag of Ireland.svg Ken Doherty 4
30 Flag of England.svg Neal Foulds 9
30 Flag of England.svg Neal Foulds 9
78 Flag of England.svg Karl Burrows 6
30 Flag of England.svg Neal Foulds 2
16 Flag of England.svg Stephen Lee 9
16 Flag of England.svg Stephen Lee 9
50 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Bennett 5
16 Flag of England.svg Stephen Lee 9
25 Flag of Scotland.svg Chris Small 4
25 Flag of Scotland.svg Chris Small 9
43 Flag of England.svg Paul Hunter 8
16 Flag of England.svg Stephen Lee 9
20 Flag of England.svg Mark King 2
23 Flag of Ireland.svg Fergal O'Brien 2
80 Flag of England.svg Bradley Jones 9
80 Flag of England.svg Bradley Jones 6
15 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Darren Morgan 9
15 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Darren Morgan 9
54 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Dominic Dale 2
15 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Darren Morgan 5
20 Flag of England.svg Mark King 9
20 Flag of England.svg Mark King 9
90 Flag of England.svg Peter Lines 4
20 Flag of England.svg Mark King 9
6 Flag of England.svg John Parrott 6
6 Flag of England.svg John Parrott 9
69 Flag of England.svg Paul Wykes 1
16 Flag of England.svg Stephen Lee 4
7 Flag of England.svg Ronnie O'Sullivan 9
7 Flag of England.svg Ronnie O'Sullivan 9
97 Flag of Scotland.svg Marcus Campbell 6
7 Flag of England.svg Ronnie O'Sullivan 9
29 Ulster Banner.svg Terry Murphy 5
29 Ulster Banner.svg Terry Murphy 9
64 Flag of England.svg Chris Scanlon 8
7 Flag of England.svg Ronnie O'Sullivan 9
17 Flag of England.svg Gary Wilkinson 4
12 Flag of Thailand.svg James Wattana 9
58 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wayne Jones 6
12 Flag of Thailand.svg James Wattana 8
17 Flag of England.svg Gary Wilkinson 9
17 Flag of England.svg Gary Wilkinson 9
36 Flag of England.svg Willie Thorne 7
7 Flag of England.svg Ronnie O'Sullivan 9
62 Ulster Banner.svg Gerard Greene 6
19 Flag of England.svg Andy Hicks 9
105 Flag of England.svg Lee Richardson 8
19 Flag of England.svg Andy Hicks 8
62 Ulster Banner.svg Gerard Greene 9
13 Flag of England.svg Steve Davis 2
62 Ulster Banner.svg Gerard Greene 9
62 Ulster Banner.svg Gerard Greene 9
85 Flag of England.svg Gary Ponting 6
32 Flag of Scotland.svg Billy Snaddon 6
35 Flag of New Zealand.svg Dene O'Kane 9
35 Flag of New Zealand.svg Dene O'Kane 5
85 Flag of England.svg Gary Ponting 9
2 Flag of Scotland.svg John Higgins 4
85 Flag of England.svg Gary Ponting 9

Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: John Williams
The Guild Hall, Preston, England, 30 November 1997.
Stephen Hendry (1)
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
6–10 Ronnie O'Sullivan (7)
Flag of England.svg  England
First session:103–29 (89), 75–37, 13–78 (78), 10–115 (78), 63–44 (57), 88–16 (67), 28–67, 73–21 (68), 33–98 (98)
Second session: 23–75, 0–89 (89), 0–72, 0–79 (54), 0–82, 80–1, 17–70 (70)
89Highest break98
0Century breaks0
450+ breaks6

Qualifying

[3]

1st Round Best of 11 frames

Century breaks

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