World Snooker Championship 1997

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Contents 1 The event 2 Prize Money 3 Results 4 Highest Break

[edit] The event

The Embassy World Snooker Championship took place at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield between the 19th April to the 5th May 1997.

Only one English player reached the quarter-finals, a world championship record, and until 2006 a ranking tournament record. Six different nations were represented in the last 8, a total matched in the 2006 event.

[edit] Prize Money

Winner £210,000

Runner-Up £126,000

Semi-finalist £63,000

Quarter-finalist £31,500

Round Two £16,800

Round One £9,450

Highest TV Break £18,000

Maximum TV Break £147,000

Total £1,260,000

[edit] Results

	First Round				Second Round				Quarter-Finals				Semi-Finals
	Best of 19 frames				Best of 25 frames				Best of 25 frames				Best of 33 frames
	Peter Averkos	10
	Andy Hicks	6
					Peter Averkos	13
					Mark Williams	8
	Mark Williams	10
	Terry Griffiths	9
									Stephen Hendry	13
									Darren Morgan	10
	Darren Morgan	10
	Gary Wilkinson	5
					Darren Morgan	13
					Ronnie O'Sullivan	12
	Ronnie O'Sullivan	10
	Mick Price	6
													Stephen Hendry	17
													James Wattana	13
	Stephen Lee	10
	Nigel Bond	8
					Stephen Lee	7
					James Wattana	13
	James Wattana	10
	Graeme Dott	9
									James Wattana	13
									John Parrott	10
	Anthony Hamilton	10
	Jimmy White	9
					Anthony Hamilton	11
					John Parrott	13
	John Parrott	10
	Bradley Jones	9
	Stefan Mazrocis	10
	Peter Ebdon	3
					Stefan Mazrocis	9
					Alain Robidoux	13
	Alain Robidoux	10
	Brian Morgan	8
									Alain Robidoux	13
									Lee Walker	8
	Lee Walker	10
	Dave Harold	7
					Lee Walker	13
					Alan McManus	10
	Alan McManus	10
	Billy Snaddon	9
													Alain Robidoux	7
													Ken Doherty	17
	Ken Doherty	10
	Mark Davis	8
					Ken Doherty	13
					Steve Davis	3
	Steve Davis	10
	David McLellan	2
									Ken Doherty	13
									John Higgins	9
	Dominic Dale	10
	Tony Drago	9
					Dominic Dale	5
					John Higgins	13
	John Higgins	10
	Graham Horne	6

Final (Best of 35 frames) Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, 4 May & 5 May 1997. Referee: Alan Chamberlain
Ken Doherty	18-12	Stephen Hendry
67-1, 5-117 (117), 0-106 (106), 77-13, 78-9 (69), 75-51, 69-11 (59), 0-122 (122). 12-76, 89-32, 62-55, 57-43, 65-13, 85-50 (85, 50), 47-74, 60-28 (52), 23-70 (58), 71-24 (70), 4-110 (92), 86-0 (46), 85-16, 59-45, 0-137 (137), 12-75, 30-61 (51), 0-114 (110), 57-61, 82-23, 69-19 (50), 71-49		67-1, 5-117 (117), 0-106 (106), 77-13, 78-9 (69), 75-51, 69-11 (59), 0-122 (122). 12-76, 89-32, 62-55, 57-43, 65-13, 85-50 (85, 50), 47-74, 60-28 (52), 23-70 (58), 71-24 (70), 4-110 (92), 86-0 (46), 85-16, 59-45, 0-137 (137), 12-75, 30-61 (51), 0-114 (110), 57-61, 82-23, 69-19 (50), 71-49
Ken Doherty wins the 1997 Embassy World Snooker Championship

[edit] Highest Break

147 Ronnie O'Sullivan

O'Sullivan made the quickest 147 in history with a time of 5 minutes and 20 seconds and the fourth in history.

There were 39 centuries in this year's championship.

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