1997 German Open (snooker)

1997 German Open

Tournament information
Dates	8–14 December 1997
Venue	Atlantis Rheinhotel
City	Bingen am Rhein
Country	Germany
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Ranking event
Final
Champion	John Higgins
Runner-up	John Parrott
Score	9–4
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The 1997 German Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 8 and 14 December 1997 at the Atlantis Rheinhotel in Bingen am Rhein, Germany.

This was the third edition of the tournament to be held as a ranking event. John Higgins won the event for the second time, defeating John Parrott 9–4 in the final.

Main draw

	Last 32 Best of 9 frames					Last 16 Best of 9 frames					Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames					Semi-finals Best of 11 frames					Final Best of 17 frames
	Ronnie O'Sullivan		5
	Graeme Dott		1
						Ronnie O'Sullivan		5
						James Wattana		2
	James Wattana		5
	Dave Harold		4
											Ronnie O'Sullivan		5
											Tony Drago		4
	Tony Drago		5
	Steve James		4
						Tony Drago		5
						Quinten Hann		3
	Quinten Hann		5
	Mark Williams		3
																Ronnie O'Sullivan		4
																John Higgins		6
	Anthony Hamilton		5
	Ian McCulloch		3
						Anthony Hamilton		5
						Jason Ferguson		2
	Jason Ferguson		5
	Peter Ebdon		1
											Anthony Hamilton		4
											John Higgins		5
	John Higgins		5
	Brian Morgan		0
						John Higgins		5
						Martin Clark		2
	Martin Clark		5
	Steve Davis		3
																					John Higgins		9
																					John Parrott		4
	Stephen Hendry		5
	Paul Wykes		0
						Stephen Hendry		5
						Jimmy White		2
	Jimmy White		5
	Alan McManus		2
											Stephen Hendry		3
											John Parrott		5
	John Parrott		5
	Lee Walker		2
						John Parrott		5
						Stephen Lee		3
	Stephen Lee		5
	Chris Small		3
																John Parrott		6
																Ken Doherty		4
	Gary Wilkinson		5
	Nigel Bond		3
						Gary Wilkinson		4
						Jamie Burnett		5
	Jamie Burnett		5
	Alain Robidoux		1
											Jamie Burnett		4
											Ken Doherty		5
	Ken Doherty		5
	Billy Snaddon		3
						Ken Doherty		5
						Shokat Ali		2
	Shokat Ali		5
	Darren Morgan		2