World Snooker Championship 1997

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Contents 1 The event 2 Notable Moments 3 Prize Money 4 Results 5 Highest Break

[edit] The event

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

[edit] Notable Moments

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

• 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.

• Stephen Hendry's five year run as World Champion came to an end after losing to Ken Doherty 12-18. Doherty also became only the second overseas player to win the world title after Cliff Thorburn in 1980 even so the Republic of Ireland sometimes dosen't count as an overseas country despite being independent from the UK.

[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
	Stephen Hendry	10
	Andy Hicks	6
					Stephen Hendry	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

There were 39 centuries in this year's championship.

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