1997 China International
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 17–20 September 1997 |
| City | Beijing |
| Country | China |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Winner's share | £10,000 |
| Highest break |  James Wattana (147)[1] |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Steve Davis |
| Runner-up | Jimmy White |
| Score | 7–4 |
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The 1997 Catch China International was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place from 17 to 20 September 1997 in Beijing, China. The tournament was the inaugural staging of the event as a non-ranking tournament, and was the first major international snooker tournament held in China. It featured a mixture of top sixteen stars and local Chinese players.[2]
Steve Davis won the tournament by defeating Jimmy White 7–4 in the final.[3]
Main draw
| Round 1 Best of 7 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Final Best of 13 frames | ||||||||||||||||
 Stephen Hendry | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Steve Davis | 4 | Steve Davis | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
 Hasimu Tuerxun | 0 | Steve Davis | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| James Wattana | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| James Wattana | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Pang Weiguo | 4 | Pang Weiguo | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Xu Xinjian | 1 | Steve Davis | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jimmy White | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ronnie O'Sullivan | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Guo Hua | 4 | Guo Hua | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Da Hailin | 0 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jimmy White | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Mark Williams | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jimmy White | 4 | Jimmy White | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gao Feng | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
References
- ^ Everton, Clive (19 September 1997). "Sport in brief: Snooker". The Guardian. p. S.11. Archived from the original on 14 February 2025. Retrieved 14 February 2025 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "China International, China Open, Shanghai Masters, Jiangsu / Wuxi Classic". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
- ^ a b Layton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 172.