1997 WPA World Pool Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 1–5 October 1997 |
| City | Chicago |
| Country | United States |
| Organisation(s) | WPA World Nine-ball Championship |
| Format | Group stage, Single elimination |
| Final | |
| Champion | Johnny Archer[1] |
| Runner-up | Kun-Fang Lee |
| Score | 9-3 |
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The 1997 WPA World Nine-ball Championship was a professional pool championship that took place in 1997 in Chicago, United States. The event was won by Johnny Archer, who defeated Kun-Fang Lee in the final 9–3.[2] Defending champion Ralf Souquet was defeated in the semifinals 9-8 by Lee.[3]
Tournament Summary
Johnny Archer would win his second world nine-ball championship, after previously winning the event in 1992.[4][5]
Knockout Stages
The following is the results from the knockout stages. Players competing had progressed through the earlier knockout round.[6] All matches were played as race to 13 racks.[7][8]
References
- ^ "World Champions – WPA Pool". WPA Pool. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
Nick Varner
- ^ "World 9-Ball Championship 1999 - match results :: ProPool.info". propool.info. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
- ^ "World 9-Ball Championship 1997 - match results :: ProPool.info". propool.info. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ "Players: Johnny Archer :: ProPool.info". propool.info. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ "Johnny ARCHER - Johnny". azbilliards.com. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ "World 9-Ball Championship 1997 - match results :: ProPool.info". propool.info. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
- ^ "Чемпионат Мира по «Девятке» 1997 - результаты матчей". propool.info. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ Metcalfe, Nick. The Pool Bible. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
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