1997 International Open

1997 International OpenTournament information

Dates| 13–22 February 1997 (1997-02-13 – 1997-02-22)
Venue| AECC
City| Aberdeen
Country| Scotland
Organisation| WPBSA
Format| Ranking event
Total prize fund| £330,000[1]
Winner's share| £60,000[2]
Highest break|  Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) (142)[2]
Final
Champion|  Stephen Hendry (SCO)
Runner-up|  Tony Drago (MLT)
Score| 9–1

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The 1997 International Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 13 and 22 February 1997 at the AECC in Aberdeen, Scotland.[3]

Stephen Hendry won the title by defeating Tony Drago 9–1 in the final. The defending champion John Higgins was defeated by Drago in the semi-finals.[4]

## Main draw

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| Last 64
Best of 9 frames | | | Last 32
Best of 9 frames | | | Last 16
Best of 9 frames | | | Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames | | | Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames | | | Final
Best of 17 frames |

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|  |  |  | | |  |  |  | | |  |  |  | | |  |  |  | | |  |  |  | | |  |  |  |
|  John Higgins | 5 | | | | | |
|  Graeme Dott | 4 |
| |  John Higgins | 5 |
|  |
| | |  Dennis Taylor | 2 |
|  Dennis Taylor | 5 |

|  Paul McPhillips | 4 |
| |  John Higgins | 5 |
|  |
| | |  Paul Wykes | 1 |
|  Bradley Jones | 5 | |

|  Alain Robidoux | 4 |
| |  Bradley Jones | 1 |
|  |
| | |  Paul Wykes | 5 |
|  Paul Wykes | 5 |

|  Rod Lawler | 2 |
| |  John Higgins | 5 |
|  |
| | |  Alan McManus | 3 |
|  Stuart Parnell | 5 | | |

|  Darren Morgan | 2 |
| |  Stuart Parnell | 5 |
|  |
| | |  Adrian Rosa | 1 |
|  Adrian Rosa | 5 |

|  Jason Ferguson | 3 |
| |  Stuart Parnell | 1 |
|  |
| | |  Alan McManus | 5 |
|  Alan McManus | 5 | |

|  Matt Wilson | 3 |
| |  Alan McManus | 5 |
|  |
| | |  Stephen Lee | 4 |
|  Stephen Lee | 5 |

|  Nick Walker | 2 |
| |  John Higgins | 5 |
|  |
| | |  Tony Drago | 6 |
|  Ken Doherty | 5 | | | |

|  Mark Rowing | 0 |
| |  Ken Doherty | 3 |
|  |
| | |  Joe Swail | 5 |
|  Joe Swail | 5 |

|  Mehmet Husnu | 1 |
| |  Joe Swail | 3 |
|  |
| | |  Tony Drago | 5 |
|  Tony Drago | 5 | |

|  Jason Prince | 1 |
| |  Tony Drago | 5 |
|  |
| | |  Shokat Ali | 4 |
|  Shokat Ali | 5 |

|  Willie Thorne | 2 |
| |  Tony Drago | 5 |
|  |
| | |  John Parrott | 3 |
|  Dave Harold | 5 | | |

|  Brian Morgan | 3 |
| |  Dave Harold | 5 |
|  |
| | |  Steve James | 0 |
|  Steve James | 5 |

|  Jamie Woodman | 3 |
| |  Dave Harold | 2 |
|  |
| | |  John Parrott | 5 |
|  John Parrott | 5 | |

|  Jamie Burnett | 2 |
| |  John Parrott | 5 |
|  |
| | |  Joe Johnson | 2 |
|  Joe Johnson | 5 |

|  Martin Clark | 1 |
| |  Tony Drago | 1 |
|  |
| | |  Stephen Hendry | 9 |
|  Peter Ebdon | 5 | | | | |

|  Mark Johnston-Allen | 2 |
| |  Peter Ebdon | 5 |
|  |
| | |  David McLellan | 0 |
|  David McLellan | 5 |

|  Mick Price | 1 |
| |  Peter Ebdon | 5 |
|  |
| | |  Mark Williams | 4 |
|  Mark Williams | 5 | |

|  Tony Chappel | 2 |
| |  Mark Williams | 5 |
|  |
| | |  Andy Hicks | 3 |
|  Andy Hicks | 5 |

|  Alan Burnett | 2 |
| |  Peter Ebdon | 5 |
|  |
| | |  Ronnie O'Sullivan | 1 |
|  James Wattana | 5 | | |

|  Terry Murphy | 1 |
| |  James Wattana | 2 |
|  |
| | |  Dene O'Kane | 5 |
|  Dene O'Kane | 5 |

|  Jonathan Birch | 0 |
| |  Dene O'Kane | 2 |
|  |
| | |  Ronnie O'Sullivan | 5 |
|  Ronnie O'Sullivan | 5 | |

|  Mark Fenton | 1 |
| |  Ronnie O'Sullivan | 5 |
|  |
| | |  Stuart Pettman | 3 |
|  Stuart Pettman | 5 |

|  Neal Foulds | 1 |
| |  Peter Ebdon | 3 |
|  |
| | |  Stephen Hendry | 6 |
|  Nigel Bond | 5 | | | |

|  Wayne Brown | 3 |
| |  Nigel Bond | 5 |
|  |
| | |  David Roe | 2 |
|  David Roe | 5 |

|  Anthony Hamilton | 2 |
| |  Nigel Bond | 3 |
|  |
| | |  Jimmy White | 5 |
|  Jimmy White | 5 | |

|  Michael Judge | 1 |
| |  Jimmy White | 5 |
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| | |  Dave Finbow | 1 |
|  Dave Finbow | 5 |

|  Leigh Griffin | 3 |
| |  Jimmy White | 2 |
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| | |  Stephen Hendry | 5 |
|  Steve Davis | 5 | | |

|  Oliver King | 1 |
| |  Steve Davis | 3 |
|  |
| | |  Chris Small | 5 |
|  Chris Small | 5 |

|  Billy Snaddon | 4 |
| |  Chris Small | 2 |
|  |
| | |  Stephen Hendry | 5 |
|  Stephen Hendry | 5 | |

|  Euan Henderson | 4 |
| |  Stephen Hendry | 5 |
|  |
| | |  Gary Wilkinson | 3 |
|  Gary Wilkinson | 5 |

|  Jason Weston | 1 |

## References

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1. ^ "More gloom for Thorne". Herald Scotland. 15 February 1997. Archived from the original on 2 March 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
2. ^ a b c "International Open 1997". snooker.org. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
3. ^ Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 170.
4. ^ "International Open, Goya Matchroom Trophy". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
5. ^ "International Open". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2018.

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