1997 China International

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.[1]

Catch China International
Tournament information
Dates17–20 September 1997 (1997-09-17 – 1997-09-20)
CityBeijing
CountryChina
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatNon-ranking event
Winner's share£10,000
Highest breakThailand James Wattana (147)
Final
ChampionEngland Steve Davis
Runner-upEngland Jimmy White
Score7–4
← First
1999

Steve Davis won the tournament by defeating Jimmy White 7–4 in the final.[2]

Main draw

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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

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ a b Layton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 172.