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1997 Grand Prix (snooker)

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.

Grand Prix
Tournament information
Dates14–26 October 1997 (1997-10-14 – 1997-10-26)
VenueBournemouth International Centre
CityBournemouth
CountryEngland
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£350,000
Winner's share£60,000
Highest break Alfie Burden (ENG) (143)
Final
Champion Dominic Dale (WAL)
Runner-up John Higgins (SCO)
Score9–6
← 1996
1998 →

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

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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

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

Final

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Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Colin Brinded.
Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth, England, 26 October 1997.
John Higgins (4)
  Scotland 		6–9 Dominic Dale (54)
  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)
104 Highest break 120
1 Century breaks 1
4 50+ breaks 3

Qualifying

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Round of 96 Best of 9 frames

Century breaks

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References

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