Snookerweltmeisterschaft 1997
# Snookerweltmeisterschaft 1997

Die Snookerweltmeisterschaft 1997 fand vom 19. April bis zum 5. Mai 1997 im Crucible Theatre in Sheffield statt und bildete den Abschluss der Snooker-Saison 1996/97.

Titelverteidiger war der Schotte Stephen Hendry, der auch diesmal wieder ins Finale kam. Dort musste er sich aber Ken Doherty mit 12:18 geschlagen geben. Mit Doherty gewann zum ersten und bislang einzigen Mal ein Spieler aus der Republik Irland die Snookerweltmeisterschaft.

## Preisgeld

| | Preisgeld |
| - | - |
| Sieger | 210.000 £ |
| Finalist | 126.000 £ |
| Halbfinalist | 63.000 £ |
| Viertelfinalist | 31.500 £ |
| Achtelfinalist | 16.800 £ |
| Letzten 32 | 9.450 £ |
| Höchstes Break | 18.000 £ |
| Maximum Break (Hauptrunde) | 147.000 £ |
| Insgesamt | 1.260.000 £ |

## Hauptrunde

| Runde 1 Best of 19 Frames 2 Sessions; Frames 9 – 10 | Runde 1 Best of 19 Frames 2 Sessions; Frames 9 – 10 | Runde 1 Best of 19 Frames 2 Sessions; Frames 9 – 10 | Achtelfinale Best of 25 Frames 3 Sessions; Frames 8 – 8 – 9 | Achtelfinale Best of 25 Frames 3 Sessions; Frames 8 – 8 – 9 | Achtelfinale Best of 25 Frames 3 Sessions; Frames 8 – 8 – 9 | Viertelfinale Best of 25 Frames 3 Sessions; Frames 8 – 8 – 9 | Viertelfinale Best of 25 Frames 3 Sessions; Frames 8 – 8 – 9 | Viertelfinale Best of 25 Frames 3 Sessions; Frames 8 – 8 – 9 | | | Halbfinale Best of 33 Frames 4 Sessions; Frames 8 – 8 – 8 – 9 | Halbfinale Best of 33 Frames 4 Sessions; Frames 8 – 8 – 8 – 9 | Halbfinale Best of 33 Frames 4 Sessions; Frames 8 – 8 – 8 – 9 | Finale Best of 35 Frames 4 Sessions; Frames 8 – 8 – 8 – 11 | Finale Best of 35 Frames 4 Sessions; Frames 8 – 8 – 8 – 11 | Finale Best of 35 Frames 4 Sessions; Frames 8 – 8 – 8 – 11 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Schottland Stephen Hendry | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | England Andy Hicks | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | England Andy Hicks | 6 | 1 | Schottland Stephen Hendry | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 16 | Wales Mark Williams | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Wales Mark Williams | 10 | 16 | Wales Mark Williams | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Wales Terry Griffiths | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Wales Terry Griffiths | 9 | | | | 1 | Schottland Stephen Hendry | 13 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 9 | Wales Darren Morgan | 10 | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Wales Darren Morgan | 10 | | | | | | 9 | Wales Darren Morgan | 10 | | | | | | |
| | England Gary Wilkinson | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | England Gary Wilkinson | 5 | 9 | Wales Darren Morgan | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | England Ronnie O’Sullivan | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | England Ronnie O’Sullivan | 10 | 8 | England Ronnie O’Sullivan | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | England Mick Price | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | England Mick Price | 6 | | | | | | | | | 1 | Schottland Stephen Hendry | 17 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | Thailand James Wattana | 13 | | | |
| 5 | England Nigel Bond | 8 | | | | | | | | | 12 | Thailand James Wattana | 13 | | | |
| | England Stephen Lee | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | England Stephen Lee | 10 | | England Stephen Lee | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 12 | Thailand James Wattana | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Thailand James Wattana | 10 | 12 | Thailand James Wattana | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Schottland Graeme Dott | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Schottland Graeme Dott | 9 | | | | 12 | Thailand James Wattana | 13 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | England John Parrott | 10 | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | England Jimmy White | 9 | | | | | | 4 | England John Parrott | 10 | | | | | | |
| | England Anthony Hamilton | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | England Anthony Hamilton | 10 | | England Anthony Hamilton | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | England John Parrott | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | England John Parrott | 10 | 4 | England John Parrott | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | England Bradley Jones | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | England Bradley Jones | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Schottland Stephen Hendry | 12 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Irland Ken Doherty | 18 |
| 3 | England Peter Ebdon | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Irland Ken Doherty | 18 |
| | England Stefan Mazrocis | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | England Stefan Mazrocis | 10 | | England Stefan Mazrocis | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 14 | Kanada Alain Robidoux | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Kanada Alain Robidoux | 10 | 14 | Kanada Alain Robidoux | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | England Brian Morgan | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | England Brian Morgan | 8 | | | | 14 | Kanada Alain Robidoux | 13 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Wales Lee Walker | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | England Dave Harold | 7 | | | | | | | Wales Lee Walker | 8 | | | | | | |
| | Wales Lee Walker | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Wales Lee Walker | 10 | | Wales Lee Walker | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Schottland Alan McManus | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Schottland Alan McManus | 10 | 6 | Schottland Alan McManus | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Schottland Billy Snaddon | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Schottland Billy Snaddon | 9 | | | | | | | | | 14 | Kanada Alain Robidoux | 7 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Irland Ken Doherty | 17 | | | |
| 7 | Irland Ken Doherty | 10 | | | | | | | | | 7 | Irland Ken Doherty | 17 | | | |
| | England Mark Davis | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | England Mark Davis | 8 | 7 | Irland Ken Doherty | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 10 | England Steve Davis | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | England Steve Davis | 10 | 10 | England Steve Davis | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Schottland David McLellan | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Schottland David McLellan | 2 | | | | 7 | Irland Ken Doherty | 13 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | Schottland John Higgins | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Malta Tony Drago | 9 | | | | | | 2 | Schottland John Higgins | 9 | | | | | | |
| | Wales Dominic Dale | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Wales Dominic Dale | 10 | | Wales Dominic Dale | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | Schottland John Higgins | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Schottland John Higgins | 10 | 2 | Schottland John Higgins | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Schottland Graham Horne | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Finale

Finale: Best of 35 Frames Schiedsrichter/in: Alan Chamberlain Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, England, 4./5. Mai 1997 :

| Stephen Hendry Schottland | 12:18 | Irland Ken Doherty |
| - | - | - |
| 1. Session: 1:67, 117:5 (117), 106:0 (106), 13:77, 9:77 (69), 51:75, 11:69 (59), 122:0 (122) 2. Session: 76:12, 32:89, 55:62, 43:57, 13:65, 50 :85 (50 SH, 85 KD), 74:47, 20:60 (52) 3. Session: 70:23 (58), 24:71 (70), 110:4 (92), 0:86, 16:85, 45:59, 137:0 (137), 75:12 4. Session: 61:30 (51), 114:0 (110), 61:57, 23:82, 19:69 (50), 49:71 |||
| 137 | Höchstes Break | 85 |
| 5 | Century-Breaks | – |
| 8 | 50+-Breaks | 6 |

## Qualifikation

| Spiel | Spieler 1 | Ergebnis | Spieler 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Mark Davis England | 510:510 | England Jason Ferguson |
| 2 | Brian Morgan England | 610:610 | Neuseeland Dene O’Kane |
| 3 | Billy Snaddon Schottland | 710:710 | England Rod Lawler |
| 4 | Stephen Lee England | 510:510 | Schottland Drew Henry |
| 5 | Bradley Jones England | 410:410 | England Dave Finbow |
| 6 | Graham Horne Schottland | 710:710 | England Steve James |
| 7 | Mick Price England | 910:910 | England Jimmy Michie |
| 8 | Gary Wilkinson England | 910:910 | Irland Michael Judge |
| 9 | Stefan Mazrocis England | 410:410 | Schottland Chris Small |
| 10 | Dominic Dale Wales | 610:610 | England Willie Thorne |
| 11 | David McLellan Schottland | 910:910 | England Neal Foulds |
| 12 | Terry Griffiths Wales | 410:410 | England Alfie Burden |
| 13 | Andy Hicks England | 710:710 | Wales Matthew Stephens |
| 14 | Lee Walker Wales | 710:710 | Nordirland Dennis Taylor |
| 15 | Anthony Hamilton England | 510:510 | England Karl Broughton |
| 16 | Graeme Dott Schottland | 810:810 | Nordirland Joe Swail |

## Century-Breaks

### Hauptrunde

Während der Hauptrunde wurden von 16 Spielern 39 Centuries erzielt. Die höchste Anzahl erreichte Stephen Hendry mit neun Centuries. Das höchste Break erzielte Ronnie O’Sullivan, dem mit 147 Punkten das zwanzigste Maximum Break in der Geschichte des Snooker und das vierte bei einer Weltmeisterschaft gelang.

| England Ronnie O’Sullivan | 147, 139 |
| - | - |
| Schottland Stephen Hendry | 137, 122, 117, 114, 110, 106, 106, 101, 101 |
| Schottland John Higgins | 134, 130, 111, 101 |
| England John Parrott | 133, 129, 129, 102 |
| Schottland Billy Snaddon | 131 |
| England Anthony Hamilton | 129, 121, 117 |
| Wales Darren Morgan | 128, 121, 116, 108 |
| England Stefan Mazrocis | 127 |
| England Jimmy White | 125 |
| Wales Mark Williams | 123 |
| Kanada Alain Robidoux | 121, 113 |
| Irland Ken Doherty | 116, 104, 101 |
| Thailand James Wattana | 112 |
| Wales Dominic Dale | 110 |
| England Stephen Lee | 100 |
| Schottland Alan McManus | 100 |
