1997 UK Championship

1997 Liverpool Victoria UK Championship
Tournament information
Dates12–30 November 1997 (1997-11-12 – 1997-11-30)
VenuePreston Guild Hall
CityPreston
CountryEngland
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£440,000
Winner's share£75,000
Highest break Matthew Stevens (WAL) (143)
Final
Champion Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)
Runner-up Stephen Hendry (SCO)
Score10–6
1996
1998

The 1997 UK Championship (officially the 1997 Liverpool Victoria UK Championship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place at the Guild Hall in Preston, England. The event started on 12 November 1997 and the televised stages were shown on BBC between 22 and 30 November 1997. This was the last UK championship to be held in Preston, where the event was held since 1978. The following year's competition was held in Bournemouth.

Ronnie O'Sullivan defeated Stephen Hendry 10–6 in the final, ending Hendry's run of three successive UK championship wins. O'Sullivan had been the last player other than Hendry to win the event, as a 17-year-old in 1993.[1] The highest TV break of the competition was 137 made by Stephen Lee and it was worth £5,000.[citation needed]

Prize fund

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The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:

Main draw

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Top half

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Round 1 (Last 64)
Best of 17 frames
Round 2 (Last 32)
Best of 17 frames
Round 3 (Last 16)
Best of 17 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 17 frames
Semi-final
Best of 17 frames
               
1 Scotland Stephen Hendry 9
86 England John Read 2
1 Scotland Stephen Hendry 9
82 England Sean Storey 7
27 England Martin Clark 5
82 England Sean Storey 9
1 Scotland Stephen Hendry 9
14 England Anthony Hamilton 8
14 England Anthony Hamilton 9
131 England Troy Shaw 2
14 England Anthony Hamilton 9
38 Scotland Jamie Burnett 3
31 England Mick Price 6
38 Scotland Jamie Burnett 9
1 Scotland Stephen Hendry 9
10 Scotland Alan McManus 5
21 England Jimmy White 9
48 Wales Paul Davies 2
21 England Jimmy White 7
10 Scotland Alan McManus 9
10 Scotland Alan McManus 9
60 England Tony Jones 6
10 Scotland Alan McManus 9
42 Northern Ireland Jason Prince 5
18 England Dave Harold 6
42 Northern Ireland Jason Prince 9
42 Northern Ireland Jason Prince 9
5 England Peter Ebdon 5
5 England Peter Ebdon 9
152 England David Gray 6
1 Scotland Stephen Hendry 9
53 Wales Matthew Stevens 5
8 England Nigel Bond 6
104 Australia Quinten Hann 9
104 Australia Quinten Hann 6
116 Scotland Martin Dziewialtowski 9
22 Northern Ireland Joe Swail 5
116 Scotland Martin Dziewialtowski 9
116 Scotland Martin Dziewialtowski 9
51 England Dean Reynolds 7
9 Canada Alain Robidoux 3
59 Pakistan Shokat Ali 9
59 Pakistan Shokat Ali 6
51 England Dean Reynolds 9
28 England Brian Morgan 7
51 England Dean Reynolds 9
116 Scotland Martin Dziewialtowski 1
53 Wales Matthew Stevens 9
26 England Rod Lawler 7
53 Wales Matthew Stevens 9
53 Wales Matthew Stevens 9
11 Malta Tony Drago 8
11 Malta Tony Drago 9
76 England Ian McCulloch 7
53 Wales Matthew Stevens 9
4 Wales Mark Williams 1
24 England Steve James 5
34 Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor 9
34 Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor 3
4 Wales Mark Williams 9
4 Wales Mark Williams 9
45 England Jonathan Birch 6

Bottom half

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Round 1 (Last 64)
Best of 17 frames
Round 2 (Last 32)
Best of 17 frames
Round 3 (Last 16)
Best of 17 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 17 frames
Semi-final
Best of 17 frames
               
3 Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 9
41 England Karl Broughton 3
3 Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 4
30 England Neal Foulds 9
30 England Neal Foulds 9
78 England Karl Burrows 6
30 England Neal Foulds 2
16 England Stephen Lee 9
16 England Stephen Lee 9
50 Wales Mark Bennett 5
16 England Stephen Lee 9
25 Scotland Chris Small 4
25 Scotland Chris Small 9
43 England Paul Hunter 8
16 England Stephen Lee 9
20 England Mark King 2
23 Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 2
80 England Bradley Jones 9
80 England Bradley Jones 6
15 Wales Darren Morgan 9
15 Wales Darren Morgan 9
54 Wales Dominic Dale 2
15 Wales Darren Morgan 5
20 England Mark King 9
20 England Mark King 9
90 England Peter Lines 4
20 England Mark King 9
6 England John Parrott 6
6 England John Parrott 9
69 England Paul Wykes 1
16 England Stephen Lee 4
7 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 9
7 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 9
97 Scotland Marcus Campbell 6
7 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 9
29 Northern Ireland Terry Murphy 5
29 Northern Ireland Terry Murphy 9
64 England Chris Scanlon 8
7 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 9
17 England Gary Wilkinson 4
12 Thailand James Wattana 9
58 Wales Wayne Jones 6
12 Thailand James Wattana 8
17 England Gary Wilkinson 9
17 England Gary Wilkinson 9
36 England Willie Thorne 7
7 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 9
62 Northern Ireland Gerard Greene 6
19 England Andy Hicks 9
105 England Lee Richardson 8
19 England Andy Hicks 8
62 Northern Ireland Gerard Greene 9
13 England Steve Davis 2
62 Northern Ireland Gerard Greene 9
62 Northern Ireland Gerard Greene 9
85 England Gary Ponting 6
32 Scotland Billy Snaddon 6
35 New Zealand Dene O'Kane 9
35 New Zealand Dene O'Kane 5
85 England Gary Ponting 9
2 Scotland John Higgins 4
85 England Gary Ponting 9

Final

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Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: John Williams
The Guild Hall, Preston, England, 30 November 1997.
Stephen Hendry (1)
 Scotland
6–10 Ronnie O'Sullivan (7)
 England
First session: 103–29 (89), 75–37, 13–78 (78), 10–115 (78), 63–44 (57), 88–16 (67), 28–67, 73–21 (68), 33–98 (98)
Second session: 23–75, 0–89 (89), 0–72, 0–79 (54), 0–82, 80–1, 17–70 (70)
89 Highest break 98
0 Century breaks 0
4 50+ breaks 6

Qualifying

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1st Round Best of 11 frames

Century breaks

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References

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  1. ^ Turner, Chris. "UK Championship". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
  2. ^ "UK Championship". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
  3. ^ "Liverpool Victoria UK Championship 1997". Snooker.org. Retrieved 24 April 2011.