Snooker season 1997/1998

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The snooker season 1997/1998 is a series of snooker tournaments played during the years 1997 and 1998. The following table outlines the results for ranking events and the invitational events.


Date Tournament Location Winner Runner-up Score
Aug 14 - Aug 16 Riley Super Star Championship Ronnie O'Sullivan (England) Jimmy White (England) 5-3
Sept 17 - Sept 20 Catch China Challenge China Steve Davis (England) Jimmy White (England) 7-4
Sept 30 - Oct 05 Regal Scottish Masters Motherwell (Scotland) Nigel Bond (England) Alan McManus (Scotland) 9-8
Oct 14 - Oct 26 Grand Prix Bournemouth (England) Dominic Dale (Wales) John Higgins (Scotland) 9-6
Oct 27 - Nov 08 Benson and Hedges Championship England Andy Hicks (England) Paul Davies (Wales) 9-6
Oct 30 - Nov 02 Rothmans Grand Prix Malta Ken Doherty (Ireland) John Higgins (Scotland) 7-5
Nov 12 - Nov 30 Liverpool Victoria UK Championship Preston (England) Ronnie O'Sullivan (England) Stephen Hendry (Scotland) 10-6
Dec 08 - Dec 14 German Open Bingen am Rhein (Germany) John Higgins (Scotland) John Parrott (England) 9-4
Jan 16 - Jan 25 Regal Welsh Open Cardiff (Wales) Paul Hunter (England) John Higgins (Scotland) 9-5
Feb 01 - Feb 08 Benson and Hedges Masters Wembley (England) Mark J Williams (Wales) Stephen Hendry (Scotland) 10-9
Feb 12 - Feb 22 Regal Scottish Open Aberdeen (Scotland) Ronnie O'Sullivan (England) John Higgins (Scotland) 9-5
Feb 26 - Mar 01 Liverpool Victoria Charity Challenge Derby (England) John Higgins (Scotland) Ronnie O'Sullivan (England) 9-8
Mar 07 - Mar 15 Beer Chang Thailand Masters Bangkok (Thailand) Stephen Hendry (Scotland) John Parrott (England) 9-6
Mar 24 - Mar 29 Benson and Hedges Irish Masters Dublin (Ireland) Ken Doherty (Ireland) Ronnie O'Sullivan was stripped of his title after failing drugs test after winning 9-3.
Apr 02 - Apr 12 British Open Plymouth (England) John Higgins (Scotland) Stephen Hendry (Scotland) 9-8
Apr 18 - May 04 Embassy World Snooker Championship Sheffield (England) John Higgins (Scotland) Ken Doherty (Ireland) 18-12
All season Premier League Snooker England Ken Doherty (Ireland) Jimmy White (England) 10-2


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