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 break James Wattana (147)
Final
Champion Steve Davis
Runner-up Jimmy White
Score7–4
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Steve Davis won the tournament by defeating Jimmy White 7–4 in the final.[2]

Main draw

[2]

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
  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. Layton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 172.
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