1997 Grand Prix (snooker)

The 1997 Grand Prix was a professional snooker tournament and the first of eight WPBSA ranking events in the 1997/1998 season, preceding the UK Championship. It was held from 14 to 26 October 1997 at the Bournemouth International Centre in Bournemouth, England.

Grand Prix

Tournament information
Dates	14–26 October 1997 (1997-10-14 – 1997-10-26)
Venue	Bournemouth International Centre
City	Bournemouth
Country	England
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£350,000
Winner's share	£60,000
Highest break	Alfie Burden (ENG) (143)
Final
Champion	Dominic Dale (WAL)
Runner-up	John Higgins (SCO)
Score	9–6
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Mark Williams was the defending champion, but he lost his last 32 match against Matthew Stevens. Dominic Dale won his first ranking title by defeating John Higgins 9–6 in the final.

Tournament summary

Defending champion Mark Williams was the number 1 seed with World Champion Ken Doherty seeded 2. The remaining places were allocated to players based on the world rankings.

Main draw

	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
	1	Mark Williams	5
	56	Michael Judge	2
						1	Mark Williams	4
						53	Matthew Stevens	5
	24	Steve James	1
	53	Matthew Stevens	5
											53	Matthew Stevens	5
											32	Billy Snaddon	4
	32	Billy Snaddon	5
	94	Matthew Couch	4
						32	Billy Snaddon	5
						15	Darren Morgan	3
	15	Darren Morgan	5
	58	Wayne Jones	4
																53	Matthew Stevens	5
																6	John Parrott	4
	16	Stephen Lee	5
		Troy Shaw	4
						16	Stephen Lee	1
						43	Paul Hunter	5
	27	Martin Clark	1
	43	Paul Hunter	5
											43	Paul Hunter	4
											6	John Parrott	5
	28	Brian Morgan	5
		Peter McCullagh	0
						28	Brian Morgan	0
						6	John Parrott	5
	6	John Parrott	5
	40	Drew Henry	1
																					53	Matthew Stevens	5
																					4	John Higgins	6
	7	Ronnie O'Sullivan	5
	80	Bradley Jones	4
						7	Ronnie O'Sullivan	2
						86	John Read	5
	26	Rod Lawler	3
	86	John Read	5
											86	John Read	5
											11	Tony Drago	3
	23	Fergal O'Brien	2
	69	Paul Wykes	5
						69	Paul Wykes	3
						11	Tony Drago	5
	11	Tony Drago	5
	44	Euan Henderson	2
																86	John Read	0
																4	John Higgins	5
	12	James Wattana	5
	106	Stephen O'Connor	4
						12	James Wattana	1
						20	Mark King	5
	20	Mark King	5
		Craig MacGillivray	2
											20	Mark King	0
											4	John Higgins	5
	22	Joe Swail	2
	104	Quinten Hann	5
						104	Quinten Hann	4
						4	John Higgins	5
	4	John Higgins	5
		Leigh Griffin	1
																										4	John Higgins	6
																										54	Dominic Dale	9
	3	Stephen Hendry	3
	38	Jamie Burnett	5
						38	Jamie Burnett	3
						18	Dave Harold	5
	18	Dave Harold	5
	62	Gerard Greene	3
											18	Dave Harold	4
											54	Dominic Dale	5
	19	Andy Hicks	3
	54	Dominic Dale	5
						54	Dominic Dale	5
						13	Steve Davis	2
	13	Steve Davis	5
	90	Peter Lines	3
																54	Dominic Dale	5
																25	Chris Small	2
	9	Alain Robidoux	1
	48	Paul Davies	5
						48	Paul Davies	2
						25	Chris Small	5
	25	Chris Small	5
	34	Dennis Taylor	0
											25	Chris Small	5
												Alfie Burden	2
	17	Gary Wilkinson	3
		Alfie Burden	5
							Alfie Burden	5
						8	Nigel Bond	3
	8	Nigel Bond	5
		David Gray	2
																					54	Dominic Dale	6
																					21	Jimmy White	2
	5	Peter Ebdon	3
	45	Jonathan Birch	5
						45	Jonathan Birch	4
						31	Mick Price	5
	31	Mick Price	5
	61	Anthony Davies	3
											31	Mick Price	5
											99	Wayne Brown	2
	29	Terry Murphy	5
	76	Ian McCulloch	0
						29	Terry Murphy	4
						99	Wayne Brown	5
	14	Anthony Hamilton	4
	99	Wayne Brown	5
																31	Mick Price	0
																21	Jimmy White	5
	10	Alan McManus	5
	87	Stuart Pettman	2
						10	Alan McManus	5
						49	David Roe	1
	30	Neal Foulds	1
	49	David Roe	5
											10	Alan McManus	1
											21	Jimmy White	5
	21	Jimmy White	5
	37	Jason Ferguson	0
						21	Jimmy White	5
						36	Willie Thorne	2
	2	Ken Doherty	4
	36	Willie Thorne	5

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Colin Brinded. Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth, England, 26 October 1997.
John Higgins (4) Scotland	6–9	Dominic Dale (54) Wales
Afternoon: 0–73 (50), 44–57, 59–69, 17–78, 70–59 (61), 31–81, 77–1 (71), 98–0 (98) Evening: 104–0 (104), 0–89, 87–4, 53–67, 74–39, 6–120 (120), 9–71 (71)
104	Highest break	120
1	Century breaks	1
4	50+ breaks	3

Qualifying

Round of 96 Best of 9 frames

Michael Judge 5–3 Darren Clarke

Matthew Stevens 5–3 Mark Gray

Matthew Couch 5–2 Joe Johnson

Wayne Jones 5–2 Martin Dziewialtowski

Troy Shaw 5–3 Jimmy Michie

Paul Hunter 5–2 Gary Ponting

Peter McCullagh 5–4 Nick Pearce

Drew Henry 5–3 Ian Brumby

Bradley Jones 5–2 Shokat Ali

John Read 5–3 Dean Reynolds

Paul Wykes 5–0 Karl Broughton

Euan Henderson 5–1 Sean Storey

Stephen O'Connor 5–3 Stefan Mazrocis

Craig MacGillivray 5–4 Mark Davis

Quinten Hann 5–3 Mark Bennett

Leigh Griffin 5–3 Tony Jones

Jamie Burnett 5–2 Lee Richardson

Gerard Greene 5–4 Joe Perry

Dominic Dale 5–1 Karl Burrows

Peter Lines 5–0 Tony Chappel

Paul Davies 5–2 Marcus Campbell

Dennis Taylor 5–2 Jamie Woodman

Alfie Burden 5–2 Graeme Dott

David Gray 5–4 Dave Finbow

Jonathan Birch 5–1 Steve Judd

Anthony Davies w/o–w/d Karl Payne

Ian McCulloch 5–3 Chris Scanlon

Wayne Brown 5–3 Jason Prince

Stuart Pettman 5–3 Dene O'Kane

David Roe 5–2 John Lardner

Jason Ferguson 5–3 Lee Walker

Willie Thorne 5–4 Nick Walker