1997 UK Championship (snooker)

Liverpool Victoria UK Championship

Tournament information
Dates	12–30 November 1997
Venue	Guild Hall
City	Preston
Country	England
Organisation(s)	WPBSA
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£440,000
Winner's share	£75,000
Highest break	137
Final
Champion	Ronnie O'Sullivan
Runner-up	Stephen Hendry
Score	10–6
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The 1997 Liverpool Victoria UK Championship was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place at the Guild Hall in Preston, England. The event started on 12 November 1997 and the televised stages were shown on BBC between 22 and 30 November 1997. This was the last UK championship to be held in Preston, where the event was held since 1978. The following year's competition was held in Bournemouth.

Ronnie O'Sullivan defeated Stephen Hendry 10–6 in the final, ending Hendry's run of three successive UK championship wins. O'Sullivan had been the last player other than Hendry to win the event, as a 17-year-old in 1993.^[1] The highest TV break of the competition was 137 made by Stephen Lee and it was £5,000 worth.

Main draw

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1st Round Best of 11 frames

John Read 6–3 Michael Judge Sean Storey 6–1 Euan Henderson Troy Shaw 6–4 Dave Finbow Jamie Burnett 6–1 Craig MacGillivray Tony Jones 6–3 John Lardner Paul Davies 6–4 Steve Judd David Gray 6–5 Graeme Dott Jason Prince 6–4 Matthew Couch Quinten Hann 6–3 Joe Johnson Martin Dziewialtowski 6–3 Anthony Davies Shokat Ali 6–4 Karl Payne Dean Reynolds 6–3 Stephen O'Connor Ian McCulloch 6–5 Jason Ferguson Matthew Stevens 6–3 Jamie Woodman Jonathan Birch 6–0 Mark Gray Dennis Taylor 6–2 Wayne Brown

Gary Ponting 6–4 Nick Pearce Dene O'Kane 6–2 Stuart Pettman Gerard Greene 6–5 Ian Brumby Lee Richardson 6–5 Stefan Mazrocis Wayne Jones 6–4 Leigh Griffin Willie Thorne 6–2 Peter McCullagh Marcus Campbell 6–5 Tony Chappel Chris Scanlon 6–4 Joe Perry Paul Wykes 6–5 Mark Davis Peter Lines 6–5 Jimmy Michie Dominic Dale 6–5 Alfie Burden Bradley Jones 6–5 Drew Henry Paul Hunter 6–3 Nick Walker Mark Bennett 6–4 Darren Clarke Karl Broughton 6–2 Lee Walker Karl Burrows 6–4 David Roe

2nd Round Best of 17 frames

Stephen Hendry 9–2 John Read Sean Storey 9–5 Martin Clark Anthony Hamilton 9–2 Troy Shaw Jamie Burnett 9–6 Mick Price Alan McManus 9–6 Tony Jones Jimmy White 9–2 Paul Davies Peter Ebdon 9–6 David Gray Jason Prince 9–6 Dave Harold Quinten Hann 9–6 Nigel Bond Martin Dziewialtowski 9–5 Joe Swail Shokat Ali 9–3 Alain Robidoux Dean Reynolds 9–7 Brian Morgan Tony Drago 9–7 Ian McCulloch Matthew Stevens 9–7 Rod Lawler Mark Williams 9–6 Jonathan Birch Dennis Taylor 9–5 Steve James

Gary Ponting 9–4 John Higgins Dene O'Kane 9–6 Billy Snaddon Gerard Greene 9–2 Steve Davis Andy Hicks 9–8 Lee Richardson James Wattana 9–6 Wayne Jones Gary Wilkinson 9–7 Willie Thorne Ronnie O'Sullivan 9–6 Marcus Campbell Terry Murphy 9–8 Chris Scanlon John Parrott 9–1 Paul Wykes Mark King 9–4 Peter Lines Darren Morgan 9–2 Dominic Dale Bradley Jones 9–2 Fergal O'Brien Stephen Lee 9–8 Paul Hunter Chris Small 9–5 Mark Bennett Ken Doherty 9–3 Karl Broughton Neal Foulds 9–6 Karl Burrows

3rd Round Best of 17 frames

Stephen Hendry 9–7 Sean Storey

Anthony Hamilton 9–3 Jamie Burnett

Alan McManus 9–7 Jimmy White

Jason Prince 9–5 Peter Ebdon

Martin Dziewialtowski 9–6 Quinten Hann

Dean Reynolds 9–6 Shokat Ali

Matthew Stevens 9–8 Tony Drago

Mark Williams 9–3 Dennis Taylor

Gary Ponting 9–5 Dene O'Kane

Gerard Greene 9–6 Andy Hicks

Gary Wilkinson 9–8 James Wattana

Ronnie O'Sullivan 9–5 Terry Murphy

Mark King 9–6 John Parrott

Darren Morgan 9–6 Bradley Jones

Stephen Lee 9–4 Chris Small

Neal Foulds 9–4 Ken Doherty

	Round of 16				Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	Stephen Hendry	9
	Anthony Hamilton	8
					Stephen Hendry	9
					Alan McManus	5
	Alan McManus	9
	Jason Prince	5
									Stephen Hendry	9
									Matthew Stevens	5
	Martin Dziewialtowski	9
	Dean Reynolds	7
					Martin Dziewialtowski	1
					Matthew Stevens	9
	Matthew Stevens	9
	Mark Williams	1
													Stephen Hendry	6
													Ronnie O'Sullivan	10
	Gerard Greene	9
	Gary Ponting	6
					Gerard Greene	6
					Ronnie O'Sullivan	9
	Ronnie O'Sullivan	9
	Gary Wilkinson	4
									Ronnie O'Sullivan	9
									Stephen Lee	4
	Mark King	9
	Darren Morgan	5
					Mark King	2
					Stephen Lee	9
	Stephen Lee	9
	Neal Foulds	2

Century breaks

All Rounds

• 143, 121, 120, 105, 100 Matthew Stevens
• 138, 129, 119, 115 Anthony Hamilton
• 137, 121, 119, 115 Stephen Lee
• 136 Jamie Burnett
• 134, 115 Peter Ebdon
• 131 David Gray
• 130, 126, 113, 107 Alan McManus
• 130, 100, 100 Quinten Hann
• 130 Dean Reynolds
• 124, 113, 105 Ronnie O'Sullivan
• 124 Mark Bennett
• 122 Peter Lines
• 119, 116, 110, 108 Darren Morgan
• 119 Andy Hicks
• 116, 114 Bradley Jones
• 116 Stuart Pettman
• 115 Mark Williams
• 113, 100 Ian McCulloch
• 112, 111 Karl Burrows
• 108, 106, 105, 101 Martin Dziewialtowski
• 108 Tony Chappell
• 107 Rod Lawler
• 106 Drew Henry
• 105 Stephen Hendry
• 104 Jason Prince
• 103 Shokat Ali
• 103 Stephen O'Connor
• 102 John Higgins
• 102 Gary Wilkinson
• 100 Mick Price
• 100 Marcus Campbell
• 100 Dene O'Kane

References

1. Turner, Chris. "UK Championship". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
2. "Liverpool Victoria UK Championship 1997". Snooker.org. Retrieved 24 April 2011.