1997 European Open (snooker)

July 20251997 European Open 1997 02 23 1997 03 2 y Mediterranean Conference Centre Valletta Malta World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association Ranking event £321,760 £60,000 141 (x2) John Higgins SCO John Parrott ENG 9–5 1996 1998 The 1997 European Open was the 1997 edition of the European Open snooker tournament, held from 23 February to 2 March 1997 at the Mediterranean Conference Centre, Valletta, Malta. John Higgins defeated John Parrott by nine frames to five (9–5) in the final to claim his sixth ranking-event title. In the semi-finals Higgins defeated James Wattana and Parrott beat Ken Doherty. The tournament was the seventh of ten WPBSA ranking events in the 1996/1997 season, following the International Open and preceding the Thailand Open. Tournament summary The 1997 tournament was the seventh of tenth WPBSA ranking events in the 1996/1997 season, following the International Open and preceding the Thailand Open. Held in February, the International Open was won by Stephen Hendry, who defeated Tony Drago by nine frames to one (9–1) in the final.International Open 1997 http://www.snooker.org/trn/9697/io_res.shtml snooker.org Hermund Årdalen 18 June 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140630082642/http://snooker.org/trn/9697/io_res.shtml 30 June 2014 live Final In the best-of-17 final Higgins defeated Parrott 9–5 to win his sixth ranking title, earning £60,000 in prize money. Main draw Last 32 Best of 9 frames Last 16Best of 9 frames Quarter-finalsBest of 9 frames Semi-finalsBest of 11 frames FinalBest of 17 frames SCO Alan McManus 5 ENG Darren Clarke 2 WAL Darren Morgan 5 ENG Anthony Hamilton 3 ENG John Parrott 5 SCO Drew Henry 2 MLT Tony Drago 5 WAL Paul Davies 0 IRL Ken Doherty 5 ENG Robert Milkins 3 ENG Andy Hicks 5 WAL Mark Williams 3 ENG Peter Ebdon 5 WAL Tony Chappel 2 CAN Alain Robidoux 5 ENG Martin Clark 4 SCO John Higgins 5 NIR Joe Swail 3 ENG Jimmy White 5 WAL Matthew Stevens 1 ENG Stephen Lee 5 ENG Steve Davis 0 ENG Nigel Bond 5 ENG Rod Lawler 3 SCO Stephen Hendry 5 SCO Jamie Burnett 1 ENG Jonathan Birch 5 ENG Dave Harold 1 SCO Chris Small 5 ENG Ronnie O'Sullivan 1 THA James Wattana 5 SCO Euan Henderson 2 SCO Alan McManus 5 WAL Darren Morgan 3 ENG John Parrott 5 MLT Tony Drago 2 IRL Ken Doherty 5 ENG Andy Hicks 3 ENG Peter Ebdon 5 CAN Alain Robidoux 3 SCO John Higgins 5 ENG Jimmy White 3 ENG Stephen Lee 5 ENG Nigel Bond 1 SCO Stephen Hendry 5 ENG Jonathan Birch 3 SCO Chris Small 3 THA James Wattana 5 SCO Alan McManus 4 ENG John Parrott 5 IRL Ken Doherty 5 ENG Peter Ebdon 3 SCO John Higgins 5 ENG Stephen Lee 3 SCO Stephen Hendry 2 THA James Wattana 5 ENG John Parrott 6 IRL Ken Doherty 4 SCO John Higgins 6 THA James Wattana 0 ENG John Parrott 5 SCO John Higgins 9 Final Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Mediterranean Conference Centre, Valletta, Malta, 2 March 1997. John Parrott 5–9 John HigginsAfternoon: 9–74, 6–74, 1–109, 21–71, 4–62, 64–41, 56–48, 0–73Evening: 101–1, 32–76, 71–12, 57–31, 32–71, 6–66 Highest break Century breaks 50+ breaks References 30em Category:European Masters (snooker) European Open European Open (snooker) European Open European Open Category:Snooker in Malta