The 1997 UK Championship (officially the 1997 Liverpool Victoria UK Championship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place at the Guild Hall in Preston, England. The event started on 12 November 1997 and the televised stages were shown on BBC between 22 and 30 November 1997. This was the last UK championship to be held in Preston, where the event was held since 1978. The following year's competition was held in Bournemouth.

1997 Liverpool Victoria UK Championship
Tournament information
Dates12–30 November 1997 (1997-11-12 – 1997-11-30)
VenuePreston Guild Hall
CityPreston
CountryEngland
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£440,000
Winner's share£75,000
Highest break Matthew Stevens (WAL) (143)
Final
Champion Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)
Runner-up Stephen Hendry (SCO)
Score10–6
1996
1998

Ronnie O'Sullivan defeated Stephen Hendry 10–6 in the final, ending Hendry's run of three successive UK championship wins. O'Sullivan had been the last player other than Hendry to win the event, as a 17-year-old in 1993.[1] The highest TV break of the competition was 137 made by Stephen Lee and it was worth £5,000.[citation needed]

Prize fund

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The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:

Main draw

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Top half

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Round 1 (Last 64)
Best of 17 frames
Round 2 (Last 32)
Best of 17 frames
Round 3 (Last 16)
Best of 17 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 17 frames
Semi-final
Best of 17 frames
               
1   Stephen Hendry 9
86   John Read 2
1   Stephen Hendry 9
82   Sean Storey 7
27   Martin Clark 5
82   Sean Storey 9
1   Stephen Hendry 9
14   Anthony Hamilton 8
14   Anthony Hamilton 9
131   Troy Shaw 2
14   Anthony Hamilton 9
38   Jamie Burnett 3
31   Mick Price 6
38   Jamie Burnett 9
1   Stephen Hendry 9
10   Alan McManus 5
21   Jimmy White 9
48   Paul Davies 2
21   Jimmy White 7
10   Alan McManus 9
10   Alan McManus 9
60   Tony Jones 6
10   Alan McManus 9
42   Jason Prince 5
18   Dave Harold 6
42   Jason Prince 9
42   Jason Prince 9
5   Peter Ebdon 5
5   Peter Ebdon 9
152   David Gray 6
1   Stephen Hendry 9
53   Matthew Stevens 5
8   Nigel Bond 6
104   Quinten Hann 9
104   Quinten Hann 6
116   Martin Dziewialtowski 9
22   Joe Swail 5
116   Martin Dziewialtowski 9
116   Martin Dziewialtowski 9
51   Dean Reynolds 7
9   Alain Robidoux 3
59   Shokat Ali 9
59   Shokat Ali 6
51   Dean Reynolds 9
28   Brian Morgan 7
51   Dean Reynolds 9
116   Martin Dziewialtowski 1
53   Matthew Stevens 9
26   Rod Lawler 7
53   Matthew Stevens 9
53   Matthew Stevens 9
11   Tony Drago 8
11   Tony Drago 9
76   Ian McCulloch 7
53   Matthew Stevens 9
4   Mark Williams 1
24   Steve James 5
34   Dennis Taylor 9
34   Dennis Taylor 3
4   Mark Williams 9
4   Mark Williams 9
45   Jonathan Birch 6

Bottom half

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Round 1 (Last 64)
Best of 17 frames
Round 2 (Last 32)
Best of 17 frames
Round 3 (Last 16)
Best of 17 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 17 frames
Semi-final
Best of 17 frames
               
3   Ken Doherty 9
41   Karl Broughton 3
3   Ken Doherty 4
30   Neal Foulds 9
30   Neal Foulds 9
78   Karl Burrows 6
30   Neal Foulds 2
16   Stephen Lee 9
16   Stephen Lee 9
50   Mark Bennett 5
16   Stephen Lee 9
25   Chris Small 4
25   Chris Small 9
43   Paul Hunter 8
16   Stephen Lee 9
20   Mark King 2
23   Fergal O'Brien 2
80   Bradley Jones 9
80   Bradley Jones 6
15   Darren Morgan 9
15   Darren Morgan 9
54   Dominic Dale 2
15   Darren Morgan 5
20   Mark King 9
20   Mark King 9
90   Peter Lines 4
20   Mark King 9
6   John Parrott 6
6   John Parrott 9
69   Paul Wykes 1
16   Stephen Lee 4
7   Ronnie O'Sullivan 9
7   Ronnie O'Sullivan 9
97   Marcus Campbell 6
7   Ronnie O'Sullivan 9
29   Terry Murphy 5
29   Terry Murphy 9
64   Chris Scanlon 8
7   Ronnie O'Sullivan 9
17   Gary Wilkinson 4
12   James Wattana 9
58   Wayne Jones 6
12   James Wattana 8
17   Gary Wilkinson 9
17   Gary Wilkinson 9
36   Willie Thorne 7
7   Ronnie O'Sullivan 9
62   Gerard Greene 6
19   Andy Hicks 9
105   Lee Richardson 8
19   Andy Hicks 8
62   Gerard Greene 9
13   Steve Davis 2
62   Gerard Greene 9
62   Gerard Greene 9
85   Gary Ponting 6
32   Billy Snaddon 6
35   Dene O'Kane 9
35   Dene O'Kane 5
85   Gary Ponting 9
2   John Higgins 4
85   Gary Ponting 9

Final

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Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: John Williams
The Guild Hall, Preston, England, 30 November 1997.
Stephen Hendry (1)
  Scotland
6–10 Ronnie O'Sullivan (7)
  England
First session: 103–29 (89), 75–37, 13–78 (78), 10–115 (78), 63–44 (57), 88–16 (67), 28–67, 73–21 (68), 33–98 (98)
Second session: 23–75, 0–89 (89), 0–72, 0–79 (54), 0–82, 80–1, 17–70 (70)
89 Highest break 98
0 Century breaks 0
4 50 breaks 6

Qualifying

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1st Round Best of 11 frames

Century breaks

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References

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  1. ^ Turner, Chris. "UK Championship". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
  2. ^ "UK Championship". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
  3. ^ "Liverpool Victoria UK Championship 1997". Snooker.org. Retrieved 24 April 2011.