1997 Welsh Open (snooker)

1997 Welsh Open the darts tournament Welsh Open (darts) 1997 Regal Welsh Open 1997 01 24 1997 02 1 y Newport Leisure Centre Newport Wales WPBSA Ranking event £215,000https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/snooker-williams-dispatches-drago-1285790.html Snooker: Williams dispatches Drago The Independent 29 January 1997 2 March 2023 https://archive.today/20230302131523/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/snooker-williams-dispatches-drago-1285790.html?amp 2 March 2023 live £37,500 Stephen Hendry SCO (140) Stephen Hendry SCO Mark King ENG 9–2 1996 1998 The 1997 Welsh Open (officially the 1997 Regal Welsh Open) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 24 January–1 February 1997 at the Newport Leisure Centre in Newport, Wales. Mark Williams was the defending champion, but lost in the semi-final to Mark King. Stephen Hendry defeated Mark King 9–2 in the final to win his second Welsh Open title. Prize fund The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:Corner Pocket South Wales Argus 28 January 1997 16 70% 50% Winner: £37,500 Runner Up: £21,000 Semi Finalists: £10,500 Quarter Finalist: £5,755 Last 16: £2,940 Last 32: £1,655 Last 64: £1,275 Last 96: £490 50% Stage one highest break: £1,000 Stage two highest break: £5,000 Stage one maximum break: £5,000 Stage two maximum break: £20,000 Total: £215,000 Main draw Welsh Open http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=35 https://web.archive.org/web/20130124071817/http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=35 dead 24 January 2013 Snooker Scene 6 December 20171997 Welsh Open Results Grid http://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/EventResultGrid.aspx?EventKey=179 Snooker Database 6 December 2017 6 December 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171206142647/http://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/EventResultGrid.aspx?EventKey=179 dead 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 SCO Stephen Hendry 5 ENG Ian McCulloch 2 ENG Mick Price 5 ENG Mark Johnston-Allen 4 THA James Wattana 5 WAL Steve Newbury 1 NIR Dennis Taylor 5 WAL Mark Bennett 2 NIR Terry Murphy 5 ENG Stephen Lee 3 ENG Ronnie O'Sullivan 5 ENG Barry Pinches 2 ENG Nigel Bond 5 ENG Darren Clarke 4 ENG Steve James 5 WAL Doug Mountjoy 1 ENG John Parrott 5 ENG Peter Lines 3 SCO Jamie Burnett 5 ENG Neal Foulds 2 NZL Dene O'Kane 5 ENG Chris Scanlon 4 NIR Dylan Leary 5 ENG Jimmy White 3 SCO John Higgins 5 SCO Graeme Dott 3 ENG Nick Walker 5 ENG Anthony Hamilton 4 CAN Alain Robidoux 5 SCO Billy Snaddon 4 PAK Shokat Ali 5 ENG Jason Ferguson 3 WAL Mark Williams 5 WAL Dominic Dale 2 ENG Willie Thorne 5 ENG Darryn Walker 4 MLT Tony Drago 5 SCO Drew Henry 2 THA Noppadon Noppachorn 5 ENG Dave Finbow 2 WAL Paul Davies 5 ENG Dave Harold 2 SCO Chris Small 5 ENG Joe Johnson 3 IRL Ken Doherty 5 ENG Paul Wykes 3 NIR Joe Swail 5 SCO Euan Henderson 0 ENG Mark King 5 ENG Steve Davis 4 IRL Michael Judge 5 ENG Andy Hicks 4 WAL Tony Chappel 5 SCO Alan McManus 3 ENG Lee Richardson 5 ENG Rod Lawler 4 IRL Fergal O'Brien 5 ENG Martin Clark 4 ENG Peter Ebdon 5 ENG Nick Terry 0 NIR Jason Prince 5 ENG Gary Wilkinson 4 ENG Dean Reynolds 5 WAL Darren Morgan 3 SCO Stephen Hendry 5 ENG Mick Price 2 THA James Wattana 5 NIR Dennis Taylor 3 NIR Terry Murphy 5 ENG Ronnie O'Sullivan 4 ENG Nigel Bond 5 ENG Steve James 1 ENG John Parrott 5 SCO Jamie Burnett 2 NZL Dene O'Kane 5 NIR Dylan Leary 1 SCO John Higgins 5 ENG Nick Walker 3 CAN Alain Robidoux 5 PAK Shokat Ali 2 WAL Mark Williams 5 ENG Willie Thorne 1 MLT Tony Drago 5 THA Noppadon Noppachorn 1 WAL Paul Davies 5 SCO Chris Small 3 IRL Ken Doherty 5 NIR Joe Swail 0 ENG Mark King 5 IRL Michael Judge 4 WAL Tony Chappel 5 ENG Lee Richardson 3 IRL Fergal O'Brien 5 ENG Peter Ebdon 4 NIR Jason Prince 5 ENG Dean Reynolds 3 SCO Stephen Hendry 5 THA James Wattana 4 NIR Terry Murphy 5 ENG Nigel Bond 0 ENG John Parrott 5 NZL Dene O'Kane 4 SCO John Higgins 5 CAN Alain Robidoux 2 WAL Mark Williams 5 MLT Tony Drago 4 WAL Paul Davies 5 IRL Ken Doherty 4 ENG Mark King 5 WAL Tony Chappel 1 IRL Fergal O'Brien 5 NIR Jason Prince 1 SCO Stephen Hendry 5 NIR Terry Murphy 3 ENG John Parrott 5 SCO John Higgins 1 WAL Mark Williams 5 WAL Paul Davies 3 ENG Mark King 5 IRL Fergal O'Brien 2 SCO Stephen Hendry 6 ENG John Parrott 2 WAL Mark Williams 5 ENG Mark King 6 SCO Stephen Hendry 9 ENG Mark King 2 Final Regal Welsh 1997 http://www.snooker.org/trn/9697/wo_res.shtml snooker.org 6 December 2017 Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Colin Brinded. Newport Leisure Centre, Newport, Wales, 1 February 1997. Stephen Hendry 9–2 Mark KingAfternoon: 140–0 (140), 101–5 (101), 29–75, 113–0 (95), 72–50, 110–1 (106), 67–2, 16–96 (58)Evening: 91–26, 71–20, 90–1 (52) 140 Highest break 58 3 Century breaks 0 5 50+ breaks 1 References Category:Welsh Open (snooker) Category:1997 in snooker Category:1990s in Cardiff Welsh