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Tournament information | |
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Dates | 23 February – 2 March 1997 |
Venue | Mediterranean Conference Centre |
City | Valletta |
Country | Malta |
Organisation | World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association |
Format | Ranking event |
Total prize fund | £321,760 |
Winner's share | £60,000 |
Highest break | Chris Small (SCO) (141) Graeme Dott (SCO) (141) |
Final | |
Champion | John Higgins (SCO) |
Runner-up | John Parrott (ENG) |
Score | 9–5 |
← 1996 2001 → |
The 1997 European Open was the 1997 edition of the European Open snooker tournament, held from 23 February to 2 March 1997 at the Mediterranean Conference Centre, Valletta, Malta. John Higgins defeated John Parrott by nine frames to five (9–5) in the final to claim his sixth ranking-event title. In the semi-finals Higgins defeated James Wattana and Parrott beat Ken Doherty. The tournament was the seventh of ten WPBSA ranking events in the 1996/1997 season, following the International Open and preceding the Thailand Open.
Summary
[edit]Final
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Main draw
[edit]Final
[edit]Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Mediterranean Conference Centre, Valletta, Malta, 2 March 1997. | ||
John Parrott England |
5–9 | John Higgins Scotland |
Afternoon: 9–74, 6–74, 1–109, 21–71, 4–62, 64–41, 56–48, 0–73 Evening: 101–1, 32–76, 71–12, 57–31, 32–71, 6–66 | ||
Highest break | ||
Century breaks | ||
50+ breaks |
References
[edit]External links
[edit]Category:European Masters (snooker) European Open European Open (snooker) European Open European Open Category:Snooker in Malta