1997 Scottish Masters

Scottish Masters

Tournament information
Dates	30 September-5 October 1997
Venue	Civic Centre
City	Motherwell
Country	Scotland
Organisation(s)	WPBSA
Format	Non-ranking event
Total prize fund	£180,000
Winner's share	£60,0000
Highest break	140
Final
Champion	Nigel Bond
Runner-up	Alan McManus
Score	9–8
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The 1997 Regal Scottish Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 30 September and 5 October 1997 at the Civic Centre in Motherwell, Scotland.

Nigel Bond recovered from 6–8 down to defeat local favorite Alan McManus 9–8.

Main Draw

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Quarter-finals Best of 11 frames					Semi-finals Best of 11 frames					Final Best of 17 frames
	Alan McManus	6
	Peter Ebdon	3				Alan McManus	6
	John Higgins	6				John Higgins	5
	Ronnie O'Sullivan	2									Alan McManus	8
	John Parrott	6									Nigel Bond	9
	Stephen Hendry	5				John Parrott	3
	Nigel Bond	6				Nigel Bond	6
	Ken Doherty	5

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Motherwell Civic Centre, Motherwell, Scotland, 5 October 1997.
Alan McManus  Scotland	8–9	Nigel Bond  England
64–26 (63), 102–17 (66), 4–99 (51), 74–5 (62), 53–84, 0–77 (55), 28–78 (66), 29–58, 0-128 (128), 93–24 (61) 69–44, 112–12 (63), 74-2 (74), 90–12 (85), 61-67 (McManus 56, Bond 67), 14–72, 30–67
85	Highest break	126
0	Century breaks	1
8	50+ breaks	6

Qualifying

	Round 1 Best of 9 frames					Round 2 Best of 9 frames					Round 3 Best of 9 frames
							Tony Drago	5
		Dennis Taylor	5				Dennis Taylor	3
		Anthony Hamilton	4									Tony Drago	2
												Alan McManus	5
							Alan McManus	5
		Darren Morgan	5				Darren Morgan	1
		Billy Snaddon	0

Century breaks

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• 140, 119 Alan McManus
• 128 Nigel Bond
• 120, 105 Ronnie O'Sullivan
• 119 John Parrott
• 114 John Higgins
• 111 Anthony Hamilton

References