1997 Grand Prix (snooker)

January 2018 Grand Prix 1997 10 14 1997 10 26 y Bournemouth International Centre Bournemouth England WPBSA Ranking event £350,000 £60,000 Alfie Burden ENG (143) Dominic Dale WAL John Higgins SCO 9–6 1996 1998 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. 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 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 Grand Prix http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=21 https://web.archive.org/web/20130124071643/http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=21 24 January 2013 Snooker Scene 29 November 2017 Last 64Best of 9 frames Last 32Best of 9 frames Last 16Best of 9 frames Quarter-finalsBest of 9 frames Semi-finalsBest of 11 frames FinalBest of 17 frames 1 WAL Mark Williams 5 56 IRL Michael Judge 2 24 ENG Steve James 1 53 WAL Matthew Stevens 5 32 SCO Billy Snaddon 5 94 ENG Matthew Couch 4 15 WAL Darren Morgan 5 58 WAL Wayne Jones 4 16 ENG Stephen Lee 5 ENG Troy Shaw 4 27 ENG Martin Clark 1 43 ENG Paul Hunter 5 28 ENG Brian Morgan 5 ENG Peter McCullagh 0 6 ENG John Parrott 5 40 SCO Drew Henry 1 7 ENG Ronnie O'Sullivan 5 80 ENG Bradley Jones 4 26 ENG Rod Lawler 3 86 ENG John Read 5 23 IRL Fergal O'Brien 2 69 ENG Paul Wykes 5 11 MLT Tony Drago 5 44 SCO Euan Henderson 2 12 THA James Wattana 5 106 IRL Stephen O'Connor 4 20 ENG Mark King 5 SCO Craig MacGillivray 2 22 NIR Joe Swail 2 104 AUS Quinten Hann 5 4 SCO John Higgins 5 ENG Leigh Griffin 1 3 SCO Stephen Hendry 3 38 SCO Jamie Burnett 5 18 ENG Dave Harold 5 62 NIR Gerard Greene 3 19 ENG Andy Hicks 3 54 WAL Dominic Dale 5 13 ENG Steve Davis 5 90 ENG Peter Lines 3 9 CAN Alain Robidoux 1 48 WAL Paul Davies 5 25 SCO Chris Small 5 34 NIR Dennis Taylor 0 17 ENG Gary Wilkinson 3 ENG Alfie Burden 5 8 ENG Nigel Bond 5 ENG David Gray 2 5 ENG Peter Ebdon 3 45 ENG Jonathan Birch 5 31 ENG Mick Price 5 61 WAL Anthony Davies 3 29 NIR Terry Murphy 5 76 ENG Ian McCulloch 0 14 ENG Anthony Hamilton 4 99 ENG Wayne Brown 5 10 SCO Alan McManus 5 87 ENG Stuart Pettman 2 30 ENG Neal Foulds 1 49 ENG David Roe 5 21 ENG Jimmy White 5 37 ENG Jason Ferguson 0 2 IRL Ken Doherty 4 36 ENG Willie Thorne 5 1 WAL Mark Williams 4 53 WAL Matthew Stevens 5 32 SCO Billy Snaddon 5 15 WAL Darren Morgan 3 16 ENG Stephen Lee 1 43 ENG Paul Hunter 5 28 ENG Brian Morgan 0 6 ENG John Parrott 5 7 ENG Ronnie O'Sullivan 2 86 ENG John Read 5 69 ENG Paul Wykes 3 11 MLT Tony Drago 5 12 THA James Wattana 1 20 ENG Mark King 5 104 AUS Quinten Hann 4 4 SCO John Higgins 5 38 SCO Jamie Burnett 3 18 ENG Dave Harold 5 54 WAL Dominic Dale 5 13 ENG Steve Davis 2 48 WAL Paul Davies 2 25 SCO Chris Small 5 ENG Alfie Burden 5 8 ENG Nigel Bond 3 45 ENG Jonathan Birch 4 31 ENG Mick Price 5 29 NIR Terry Murphy 4 99 ENG Wayne Brown 5 10 SCO Alan McManus 5 49 ENG David Roe 1 21 ENG Jimmy White 5 36 ENG Willie Thorne 2 53 WAL Matthew Stevens 5 32 SCO Billy Snaddon 4 43 ENG Paul Hunter 4 6 ENG John Parrott 5 86 ENG John Read 5 11 MLT Tony Drago 3 20 ENG Mark King 0 4 SCO John Higgins 5 18 ENG Dave Harold 4 54 WAL Dominic Dale 5 25 SCO Chris Small 5 ENG Alfie Burden 2 31 ENG Mick Price 5 99 ENG Wayne Brown 2 10 SCO Alan McManus 1 21 ENG Jimmy White 5 53 WAL Matthew Stevens 5 6 ENG John Parrott 4 86 ENG John Read 0 4 SCO John Higgins 5 54 WAL Dominic Dale 5 25 SCO Chris Small 2 31 ENG Mick Price 0 21 ENG Jimmy White 5 53 WAL Matthew Stevens 5 4 SCO John Higgins 6 54 WAL Dominic Dale 6 21 ENG Jimmy White 2 4 SCO John Higgins 6 54 WAL Dominic Dale 9 Final Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Colin Brinded.Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth, England, 26 October 1997. John Higgins (4) 6–9 Dominic Dale (54)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 Round of 96 Best of 9 frames IRL Michael Judge 5–3 Darren Clarke ENG WAL Matthew Stevens 5–3 Mark Gray ENG ENG Matthew Couch 5–2 Joe Johnson ENG WAL Wayne Jones 5–2 Martin Dziewialtowski SCO ENG Troy Shaw 5–3 Jimmy Michie ENG ENG Paul Hunter 5–2 Gary Ponting ENG ENG Peter McCullagh 5–4 Nick Pearce ENG SCO Drew Henry 5–3 Ian Brumby ENG ENG Bradley Jones 5–2 Shokat Ali PAK ENG John Read 5–3 Dean Reynolds ENG ENG Paul Wykes 5–0 Karl Broughton ENG SCO Euan Henderson 5–1 Sean Storey ENG IRL Stephen O'Connor 5–3 Stefan Mazrocis ENG SCO Craig MacGillivray 5–4 Mark Davis ENG AUS Quinten Hann 5–3 Mark Bennett WAL ENG Leigh Griffin 5–3 Tony Jones ENG SCO Jamie Burnett 5–2 Lee Richardson ENG NIR Gerard Greene 5–4 Joe Perry ENG WAL Dominic Dale 5–1 Karl Burrows ENG ENG Peter Lines 5–0 Tony Chappel WAL WAL Paul Davies 5–2 Marcus Campbell SCO NIR Dennis Taylor 5–2 Jamie Woodman ENG ENG Alfie Burden 5–2 Graeme Dott SCO ENG David Gray 5–4 Dave Finbow ENG ENG Jonathan Birch 5–1 Steve Judd ENG WAL Anthony Davies w/o–w/d Karl Payne ENG ENG Ian McCulloch 5–3 Chris Scanlon ENG ENG Wayne Brown 5–3 Jason Prince NIR ENG Stuart Pettman 5–3 Dene O'Kane NZL ENG David Roe 5–2 John Lardner SCO ENG Jason Ferguson 5–3 Lee Walker WAL ENG Willie Thorne 5–4 Nick Walker ENG Century breaks References 1997 Grand Prix Grand Prix (snooker) Grand Prix