The 1997 Irish Masters was the twenty-third edition of the professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 6–13 March 1997 at the Goffs in Kill, County Kildare, Republic of Ireland.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 18–23 March 1997 |
| Venue | Goffs |
| City | Kill |
| Country | Republic of Ireland |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Non-Ranking event |
| Winner's share | £72,000 |
| Highest break | 129 |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Stephen Hendry |
| Runner-up |  Darren Morgan |
| Score | 9–8 |
← 1996 1998 → | |
Stephen Hendry defeated Darren Morgan 9–8 in the final by winning the last two frame at 7–8 down.
Main draw edit
| Round 1 Best of 11 Frames | Quarter-finals Best of 11 Frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 Frames | Final Best of 17 Frames | ||||||||||||||||
| John Higgins
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Ronnie O'Sullivan
| 6 | Ronnie O'Sullivan
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nigel Bond
| 5 | Ronnie O'Sullivan
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Stephen Hendry
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen Hendry
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jimmy White
| 6 | Jimmy White
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Alan McManus
| 3 | Stephen Hendry
| 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Darren Morgan
| 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Peter Ebdon
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Steve Davis
| 6 | Steve Davis
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||
 Ken Doherty
| 1 | Peter Ebdon
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Darren Morgan
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Darren Morgan
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| John Parrott
| 6 | John Parrott
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Stephen Murphy
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
Century breaks edit
- 129 – John Parrott
- 127 – Stephen Hendry
- 121, 118, 101 – Ronnie O'Sullivan
- 100, 100 – Darren Morgan
References edit
- ^ "Benson & Hedges Irish Masters 1997". Snooker.org. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
- ^ "Irish Masters". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
- ^ a b "1997 Irish Masters". CueTracker: Snooker results and statistics database. Archived from the original on 5 May 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2013.