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1997 Masters (snooker)
Professional non-ranking snooker tournament, Feb 1997
Professional non-ranking snooker tournament, Feb 1997
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| tournament_name | 1997 Benson & Hedges Masters |
| dates | |
| venue | Wembley Conference Centre |
| location | London |
| country | England |
| organisation | WPBSA |
| format | Non-ranking event |
| winners_share | £135,000 |
| highest_break | Steve Davis (130) |
| winner | Steve Davis |
| runner_up | Ronnie O'Sullivan |
| score | 10–8 |
| previous | [1996](1996-masters-snooker) |
| next | [1998](1998-masters-snooker) |
- http://www.cuetracker.net/Tournaments/Masters/1996/02
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\bcuetracker\.net\bon the local blacklist|bot=Cyberbot II|invisible=false}} The 1997 Masters (officially the 1997 Benson & Hedges Masters) was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 2 and 9 February 1997 at the Wembley Conference Centre in London, England.
Steve Davis won his third Masters title, nine years after his last win in 1988, by defeating Ronnie O'Sullivan in the final. O'Sullivan, who was playing in his third consecutive Masters final, took an 8–4 lead before Davis came back to win six successive frames and clinch the title with a 10–8 victory.
The final was notable for featuring snooker's first ever streaker, 22-year-old secretary Lianne Crofts, who invaded the playing area at the beginning of the third frame. After stewards removed her from the arena, O'Sullivan amused the crowd by comically wiping the brow of veteran referee John Street, who was refereeing his final match of his career.
The wild-card players included Paul Hunter, who would later go on to win 3 Masters titles in 4 years between 2001 and 2004. The highest break of the tournament was 130 made by Steve Davis.
Field
Stephen Hendry, defending champion and World Champion was the number 1 seed. Places were allocated to the top 16 players in the world rankings. Players seeded 15 and 16 played in the wild-card round against the winner of the qualifying event, Brian Morgan (ranked 49), and Paul Hunter (ranked 78), who was the wild-card selection. Paul Hunter and Brian Morgan were making their debuts in the Masters.
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
- Winner: £135,000
- Runner-up: £70,000
- High Break Prize: £15,000
Wild-card round
In the preliminary round, the qualifier and wild-card players played the 15th and 16th seeds:
| Match | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|
| WC1 | Sunday 2 February | Tony Drago (15) |
| WC2 | Monday 3 February | **Mark Williams** (16) |
Main draw
| seed-width = | team-width = 180 | score-width = Best of 11 frames Best of 11 frames Best of 11 frames Best of 19 frames | RD1-seed01=1 | RD1-team01=Stephen Hendry | RD1-score01=6 | RD1-seed02= | RD1-team02=Brian Morgan | RD1-score02=1 | RD1-seed03=8 | RD1-team03=Ronnie O'Sullivan | RD1-score03=6 | RD1-seed04=11 | RD1-team04=Dave Harold | RD1-score04=1 | RD1-seed05=5 | RD1-team05=Nigel Bond | RD1-score05=6 | RD1-seed06=12 | RD1-team06=James Wattana | RD1-score06=1 | RD1-seed07=4 | RD1-team07=John Parrott | RD1-score07=6 | RD1-seed08=13 | RD1-team08=Jimmy White | RD1-score08=5 | RD1-seed09=3 | RD1-team09=Peter Ebdon | RD1-score09=6 | RD1-seed10=9 | RD1-team10=Darren Morgan | RD1-score10=4 | RD1-seed11=6 | RD1-team11=Alan McManus | RD1-score11=4 | RD1-seed12=10 | RD1-team12=Steve Davis | RD1-score12=6 | RD1-seed13=7 | RD1-team13=Ken Doherty | RD1-score13=6 | RD1-seed14=14 | RD1-team14=Alain Robidoux | RD1-score14=2 | RD1-seed15=2 | RD1-team15=John Higgins | RD1-score15=4 | RD1-seed16=16 | RD1-team16=Mark Williams | RD1-score16=6 | RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team01=SCO Stephen Hendry | RD2-score01=4 | RD2-seed02=8 | RD2-team02=ENG Ronnie O'Sullivan | RD2-score02=6 | RD2-seed03=5 | RD2-team03=ENG Nigel Bond | RD2-score03=6 | RD2-seed04=4 | RD2-team04=ENG John Parrott | RD2-score04=2 | RD2-seed05=3 | RD2-team05=ENG Peter Ebdon | RD2-score05=4 | RD2-seed06=10 | RD2-team06=ENG Steve Davis | RD2-score06=6 | RD2-seed07=7 | RD2-team07=IRL Ken Doherty | RD2-score07=6 | RD2-seed08=16 | RD2-team08=WAL Mark Williams | RD2-score08=3 | RD3-seed01=8 | RD3-team01=ENG Ronnie O'Sullivan | RD3-score01=6 | RD3-seed02=5 | RD3-team02=ENG Nigel Bond | RD3-score02=5 | RD3-seed03=10 | RD3-team03=ENG Steve Davis | RD3-score03=6 | RD3-seed04=7 | RD3-team04=IRL Ken Doherty | RD3-score04=1 | RD4-seed01=8 | RD4-team01=ENG Ronnie O'Sullivan | RD4-score01=8 | RD4-seed02=10 | RD4-team02=ENG Steve Davis | RD4-score02=10
Final
| **8** | 50+ breaks | 4 |
|---|
Qualifying
Brian Morgan won the qualifying tournament, known as the 1996 Benson & Hedges Championship at the time.
Century breaks
Total: 10
- 130 Steve Davis
- 121, 116, 113, 108 Ronnie O'Sullivan
- 115 Mark Williams
- 109 Nigel Bond
- 109 Peter Ebdon
- 108 Brian Morgan
- 104 Ken Doherty
Brian Morgan's century was scored in the wild-card round.
References
References
- "Benson & Hedges Masters 1997". Snooker.org.
- (22 April 2004). "Winning streak continues". BBC Sport.
- "The Masters". Snooker Scene.
- "Benson & Hedges Masters 1997". Snooker.org.
- "1996 Masters". CueTracker - Snooker Results and Statistics Database.
- Turner, Chris. "Benson & Hedges Championship, Masters Qualifying Tournament". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive.
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