Snooker season 1997/1998

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Snooker season 1997/1998
Details
Duration 14 August 1997–17 May 1998
Tournaments 18
Triple Crown winners
UK Championship England Ronnie O'Sullivan
Masters Wales Mark Williams
World Championship Scotland John Higgins

The snooker season 1997/1998 was a series of snooker tournaments played during the years 1997 and 1998. The following table outlines the results for ranking events and the invitational events.

Calendar

Date[n 1] Rank Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score[1][2] Reference
08–14 08–16  CHN Riley Superstar International Guangdong Hotel Guangzhou England Ronnie O'Sullivan England Jimmy White 5–3 [3]
09–17 09–20  CHN China International Beijing England Steve Davis England Jimmy White 7–4 [4]
09–30 10–05  SCO Scottish Masters Civic Centre Motherwell England Nigel Bond Scotland Alan McManus 9–8 [5]
10–14 10–26  ENG WR Grand Prix Bournemouth International Centre Bournemouth Wales Dominic Dale Scotland John Higgins 9–6 [6]
10–27 11–08  ENG Benson & Hedges Championship Willie Thorne Snooker Centre Malvern England Andy Hicks Wales Paul Davies 9–6 [7]
10–30 11–02  MLT Malta Grand Prix Jerma Palace Hotel Marsaskala Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty Scotland John Higgins 7–5 [8][9]
11–12 11–30  ENG WR UK Championship Guild Hall Preston England Ronnie O'Sullivan Scotland Stephen Hendry 10–6 [10]
12–08 12–14  GER WR German Open Atlantis Rheinhotel Bingen am Rhein Scotland John Higgins England John Parrott 9–4 [11]
01–16 01–25  WAL WR Welsh Open Newport Leisure Centre Newport England Paul Hunter Scotland John Higgins 9–5 [12][13]
02–01 02–08  ENG Masters Wembley Conference Centre London Wales Mark Williams Scotland Stephen Hendry 10–9 [14][15]
02–12 02–22  SCO WR Scottish Open A.E.C.C. Aberdeen England Ronnie O'Sullivan Scotland John Higgins 9–5 [16][17]
02–26 03–01  ENG Charity Challenge Assembly Rooms Derby Scotland John Higgins England Ronnie O'Sullivan 9–8 [18][19]
03–07 03–15  THA WR Thailand Masters Imperial Queens Park Hotel Bangkok Scotland Stephen Hendry England John Parrott 9–6 [20][21]
03–24 03–29  IRL Irish Masters Goff's Kill Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty England Ronnie O'Sullivan 3–9[n 2] [22]
04–02 04–12  ENG WR British Open Plymouth Pavilions Plymouth Scotland John Higgins Scotland Stephen Hendry 9–8 [23][24]
04–18 05–04  ENG WR World Snooker Championship Crucible Theatre Sheffield Scotland John Higgins Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 18–12 [25]
05–?? 05–??  WAL Pontins Professional Pontins Prestatyn Wales Mark Williams England Martin Clark 9–6 [26]
01–?? 05–17  ENG Premier League Snooker Diamond Centre Irthlingborough Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty England Jimmy White 10–1 [27]
WR = World ranking event
Non-ranking event

Official rankings

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Main article: Snooker world rankings 1997/1998

The top 16 of the world rankings, these players automatically played in the final rounds of the world ranking events and were invited for the Masters.[28][29][30]

No. Ch. Name Points
1 Steady Scotland Stephen Hendry 43127
2 Steady Scotland John Higgins 30867
3 Rise Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 28601
4 Rise Wales Mark Williams 27485
5 Fall England Peter Ebdon 25282
6 Fall England John Parrott 25082
7 Rise England Ronnie O'Sullivan 24217
8 Fall England Nigel Bond 22182
9 Rise Canada Alain Robidoux 21994
10 Fall Scotland Alan McManus 20995
11 Rise Malta Tony Drago 19959
12 Steady Thailand James Wattana 18822
13 Fall England Steve Davis 18654
14 Rise England Anthony Hamilton 17004
15 Fall Wales Darren Morgan 16423
16 Rise England Stephen Lee 16079

Notes

  1. ↑ Dates use the month day format
  2. ↑ Having won 9–3, Ronnie O'Sullivan was subsequently stripped of his title and disqualified from the tournament, for failing a drugs test.

References

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