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1997–98 snooker season

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The 1997–98 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between August 1997 and May 1998. The following table outlines the results for ranking events and the invitational events. This was the first season since 1987–88 that Stephen Hendry failed to win at least one Triple Crown title, although he did reach two of the three Triple Crown finals.

1997–98 snooker season
Details
Duration14 August 1997 – 17 May 1998 (1997-08-14 – 1998-05-17)
Tournaments18 (8 ranking events)
Triple Crown winners
UK ChampionshipEngland Ronnie O'Sullivan
MastersWales Mark Williams
World ChampionshipScotland John Higgins

Calendar

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Start Finish Country Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score Ref.
14 Aug 16 Aug   CHN Superstar International Guangdong Hotel Guangzhou England  Ronnie O'Sullivan England  Jimmy White 5–3 [1]
17 Sep 20 Sep   CHN China International Beijing England  Steve Davis England  Jimmy White 7–4 [2]
30 Sep 5 Oct   SCO Scottish Masters Civic Centre Motherwell England  Nigel Bond Scotland  Alan McManus 9–8 [3]
14 Oct 26 Oct   ENG Grand Prix Bournemouth International Centre Bournemouth Wales  Dominic Dale Scotland  John Higgins 9–6 [4]
27 Oct 8 Nov   ENG Benson & Hedges Championship Willie Thorne Snooker Centre Malvern England  Andy Hicks Wales  Paul Davies 9–6 [5]
30 Oct 2 Nov   MLT Malta Grand Prix Jerma Palace Hotel Marsaskala Republic of Ireland  Ken Doherty Scotland  John Higgins 7–5 [6][7]
12 Nov 30 Nov   ENG UK Championship Guild Hall Preston England  Ronnie O'Sullivan Scotland  Stephen Hendry 10–6 [8]
8 Dec 14 Dec   GER German Open Atlantis Rheinhotel Bingen am Rhein Scotland  John Higgins England  John Parrott 9–4 [9]
16 Jan 25 Jan   WAL Welsh Open Newport Leisure Centre Newport England  Paul Hunter Scotland  John Higgins 9–5 [10][11]
1 Feb 8 Feb   ENG The Masters Wembley Conference Centre London Wales  Mark Williams Scotland  Stephen Hendry 10–9 [12][13]
12 Feb 22 Feb   SCO Scottish Open A.E.C.C. Aberdeen England  Ronnie O'Sullivan Scotland  John Higgins 9–5 [14][15]
26 Feb 1 Mar   ENG Charity Challenge Assembly Rooms Derby Scotland  John Higgins England  Ronnie O'Sullivan 9–8 [16][17]
7 Mar 15 Mar   THA Thailand Masters Imperial Queens Park Hotel Bangkok Scotland  Stephen Hendry England  John Parrott 9–6 [18][19]
24 Mar 29 Mar   IRL Irish Masters Goff's Kill Republic of Ireland  Ken Doherty England  Ronnie O'Sullivan Disqualified[n 1] [20]
2 Apr 12 Apr   ENG British Open Plymouth Pavilions Plymouth Scotland  John Higgins Scotland  Stephen Hendry 9–8 [21][22]
18 Apr 4 May   ENG World Snooker Championship Crucible Theatre Sheffield Scotland  John Higgins Republic of Ireland  Ken Doherty 18–12 [23]
16 May 23 May   WAL Pontins Professional Pontins Prestatyn Wales  Mark Williams England  Martin Clark 9–6 [24]
3 Jan 24 May   ENG Premier League Diamond Centre Irthlingborough Republic of Ireland  Ken Doherty England  Jimmy White 10–2 [25]
Ranking event
Non-ranking event

Official rankings

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Main article: Snooker world rankings 1997/1998

The top 16 of the world rankings, these players automatically played in the final rounds of the world ranking events and were invited for the Masters.[26][27][28]

No. Ch. Name Points
1 Steady  Scotland  Stephen Hendry 43127
2 Steady  Scotland  John Higgins 30867
3 Rise  Republic of Ireland  Ken Doherty 28601
4 Rise  Wales  Mark Williams 27485
5 Fall  England  Peter Ebdon 25282
6 Fall  England  John Parrott 25082
7 Rise  England  Ronnie O'Sullivan 24217
8 Fall  England  Nigel Bond 22182
9 Rise  Canada  Alain Robidoux 21994
10 Fall  Scotland  Alan McManus 20995
11 Rise  Malta  Tony Drago 19959
12 Steady  Thailand  James Wattana 18822
13 Fall  England  Steve Davis 18654
14 Rise  England  Anthony Hamilton 17004
15 Fall  Wales  Darren Morgan 16423
16 Rise  England  Stephen Lee 16079

Notes

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  1. ^ Having won 9–3, Ronnie O'Sullivan was subsequently stripped of his title and disqualified from the tournament, after failing a drugs test. The title was subsequently awarded to the runner-up, Ken Doherty.

References

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  1. ^ Turner, Chris. "Riley Superstar International". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  2. ^ Turner, Chris. "China International, China Open, Shanghai Masters, Jiangsu/Wuxi Classic". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
  3. ^ "Regal Scottish Masters 1997". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  4. ^ "Grand Prix 1997". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  5. ^ Turner, Chris. "Benson & Hedges Championship, Masters Qualifying Tournament". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2010.
  6. ^ "Rothmans Grand Prix 1997". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  7. ^ Turner, Chris. "Malta Grand Prix, Malta Cup". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 3 April 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  8. ^ "Liverpool Victoria UK Championship 1997". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  9. ^ "German Open 1997". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  10. ^ "Regal Welsh Open 1998". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  11. ^ Turner, Chris. "On this Week: Hunter's first ranking title". Eurosport UK. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
  12. ^ "Benson & Hedges Masters 1998". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  13. ^ Turner, Chris. "On this Week: White becomes Brown". Eurosport UK. Archived from the original on 18 September 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
  14. ^ "Regal Scottish Open 1998". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  15. ^ Turner, Chris. "On this Week: Ranking first for Carter". Eurosport. Archived from the original on 18 September 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
  16. ^ "Liverpool Victoria Charity Challenge 1998". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  17. ^ Turner, Chris. "On this Week: British success for the Whirlwind". Eurosport UK. Archived from the original on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
  18. ^ "Beer Chang Thailand Masters 1998". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  19. ^ Turner, Chris. "On this Week: Birth of the Hurricane". Eurosport UK. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
  20. ^ "Benson & Hedges Irish Masters 1998". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  21. ^ "British Open 1998". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  22. ^ Turner, Chris. "On this Week: First world title for Reardon". Eurosport UK. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
  23. ^ "Embassy World Championship 1998". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  24. ^ "1998 Pontins Professional". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 21 October 2008. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  25. ^ "Premier/Matchroom League, Matchroom Championship League". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012.
  26. ^ Turner, Chris. "Historical World Rankings 1990/91 to 2004/05". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
  27. ^ "World Rankings 1997/98". Snooker.org. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  28. ^ Hayton, Eric (2004). The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker. Lowestoft: Rose Villa Publications. pp. 119–123. ISBN 0-9548549-0-X.
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