1997 British Open

1997 British Open
Tournament information
Dates	27 March – 5 April 1997
Venue	Plymouth Pavilions
City	Plymouth
Country	England
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Ranking event
Winner's share	£60,000
Final
Champion	Mark Williams (WAL)
Runner-up	Stephen Hendry (SCO)
Score	9–2
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The 1997 British Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament, that was held from March to April 1997 at the Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth, England.^[1]

Mark Williams won the tournament by defeating Stephen Hendry nine frames to two in the final. The defending champion, Nigel Bond, was defeated in the last 16 by Tony Drago.^[2]

Main draw

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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

Nigel Bond	5

Tony Knowles	0
		Nigel Bond	5

		Andy Hicks	4
Andy Hicks	5

Robert Milkins	2
				Nigel Bond	1

				Tony Drago	5
Tony Drago	5

Wayne Jones	3
		Tony Drago	5

		Ian McCulloch	0
Stephen Lee	2

Ian McCulloch	5
						Tony Drago	1

						Mark Williams	5
Mark Williams	5

Jason Prince	4
		Mark Williams	5

		Nick Pearce	0
Chris Small	4

Nick Pearce	5
				Mark Williams	5

				Gary Wilkinson	3
John Parrott	3

Drew Henry	5
		Drew Henry	1

		Gary Wilkinson	5
Gary Wilkinson	5

Terry Murphy	3
								Mark Williams	6

								Peter Ebdon	5
Ken Doherty	3

Michael Judge	5
		Michael Judge	5

		Nick Walker	4
Rod Lawler	w/d

Nick Walker	w/o
				Michael Judge	5

				Dominic Dale	3
Jimmy White	3

Dominic Dale	5
		Dominic Dale	5

		Steve James	2
Steve James	5

Tony Chappel	3
						Michael Judge	3

						Peter Ebdon	5
Alain Robidoux	5

Joe Perry	3
		Alain Robidoux	1

		Anthony Hamilton	5
Anthony Hamilton	5

Lee Richardson	2
				Anthony Hamilton	1

				Peter Ebdon	5
Peter Ebdon	5

Fergal O'Brien	2
		Peter Ebdon	5

		Jimmy Michie	2
Joe Swail	4

Jimmy Michie	5
										Mark Williams	9

										Stephen Hendry	2
John Higgins	4

Antony Bolsover	5
		Antony Bolsover	3

		Martin Clark	5
Martin Clark	5

Graeme Dott	3
				Martin Clark	4

				Steve Davis	5
Steve Davis	5

Marcus Campbell	1
		Steve Davis	5

		Mark Davis	0
Dene O'Kane	2

Mark Davis	5
						Steve Davis	5

						Alan McManus	2
Darren Morgan	5

Sean Storey	3
		Darren Morgan	4

		Willie Thorne	5
Willie Thorne	5

Shokat Ali	4
				Willie Thorne	2

				Alan McManus	5
Alan McManus	5

Tony Jones	2
		Alan McManus	5

		Mark King	1
Dave Finbow	2

Mark King	5
								Steve Davis	2

								Stephen Hendry	6
Ronnie O'Sullivan	4

Gerard Greene	5
		Gerard Greene	2

		Paul Sweeny	5
Mick Price	4

Paul Sweeny	5
				Paul Sweeny	4

				Dave Harold	5
Dave Harold	5

Billy Snaddon	4
		Dave Harold	5

		Dennis Taylor	2
Dennis Taylor	5

Stephen Murphy	2
						Dave Harold	3

						Stephen Hendry	5
James Wattana	4

Paul McPhillips	5
		Paul McPhillips	5

		Jason Ferguson	2
Jason Ferguson	5

Steve Judd	2
				Paul McPhillips	4

				Stephen Hendry	5
Stephen Hendry	5

Karl Broughton	3
		Stephen Hendry	5

		Paul Wykes	1
Neal Foulds	3

Paul Wykes	5

References

^ Layton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. pp. 170–171.
^ "British Open". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 2012-02-16. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
^ "British Open 1997". snooker.org. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
^ "British Open". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 2013-01-24. Retrieved 15 January 2018.

[Cuesport-1] Layton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. pp. 170–171.

[2] "British Open". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 2012-02-16. Retrieved 15 January 2018.

[Snooker.org-3] "British Open 1997". snooker.org. Retrieved 15 January 2018.

[4] "British Open". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 2013-01-24. Retrieved 15 January 2018.

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