International Open 1997
Aberdeen Exhibition & Conference Centre, Scotland (Feb 13-22, 1997) [ Report | Pictures | Results | Related Pages ]
ReportStephen Hendry won a record-equalling 28th ranking title by beating Tony Drago 9-1. He and Steve Davis now have the same number of wins. This was Hendry's 63rd career major title, just eight shy of Davis' record 71. It was also his third ranking title of the season. It was only his second International Open win though. His previous title came in the 1992/93 season. He pocketed £60,000 for the victory. Ronnie O'Sullivan got the high break prize with a 142. The match was over after less than two hours as Drago only managed to win one frame in the final - the second. He must be pleased with his work this week though. Before this tournament he had never passed the quarter-final stage of any ranking event. This effort took him to ninth spot in the provisional rankings which Hendry still dominates.
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Results(Players are English unless stated) FinalStephen Hendry (Scotland) 9-1 Tony Drago (Malta) 90-31, 23-69, 128-6 (128), 72-59, 69-55, 69-14, 71-23, 78-7, 116-0, 91-29 Semi-finalsTony Drago (Malta) 6-5 John Higgins (Scotland) Stephen Hendry (Scotland) 6-3 Peter Ebdon Quarter-finalsJohn Higgins (Scotland) 5-3 Alan McManus (Scotland) Tony Drago (Malta) 5-3 John Parrott Peter Ebdon 5-1 Ronnie O'Sullivan Stephen Hendry (Scotland) 5-2 Jimmy White Third roundJohn Higgins (Scotland) 5-1 Paul Wykes Alan McManus (Scotland) 5-1 Stuart Parnell Tony Drago (Malta) 5-3 Joe Swail (N.Ireland) John Parrott 5-2 Dave Harold Peter Ebdon 5-4 Mark J Williams (Wales) Ronnie O'Sullivan 5-2 Dene O'Kane (New Zealand) Jimmy White 5-3 Nigel Bond Stephen Hendry (Scotland) 5-2 Chris Small (Scotland) Second roundJohn Higgins (Scotland) 5-1 Dennis Taylor (N.Ireland) Paul Wykes 5-1 Bradley Jones Stuart Parnell 5-1 Adrian Rosa Alan McManus (Scotland) 5-4 Stephen Lee Joe Swail (N.Ireland) 5-3 Ken Doherty (Ireland) Tony Drago (Malta) 5-4 Shokat Ali (Pakistan) Dave Harold 5-0 Steve James John Parrott 5-2 Joe Johnson Peter Ebdon 5-0 David McLellan (Scotland) Mark J Williams (Wales) 5-3 Andy Hicks Dene O'Kane (New Zealand) 5-2 James Wattana (Thailand) Ronnie O'Sullivan 5-3 Stuart Pettman Nigel Bond 5-2 David Roe Jimmy White 5-1 Dave Finbow Chris Small (Scotland) 5-3 Steve Davis Stephen Hendry (Scotland) 5-3 Gary Wilkinson First roundJohn Higgins (Scotland) 5-4 Graeme Dott (Scotland) Dennis Taylor (N.Ireland) 5-4 Paul McPhillips (Scotland) Bradley Jones 5-4 Alain Robidoux (Canada) Paul Wykes 5-2 Rod Lawler Stuart Parnell 5-2 Darren Morgan (Wales) Adrian Rosa 5-3 Jason Ferguson Alan McManus (Scotland) 5-3 Matt Wilson Stephen Lee 5-2 Nick Walker Ken Doherty (Ireland) 5-0 Mark Rowing Joe Swail (N.Ireland) 5-1 Mehmet Husnu (Cyprus) Tony Drago (Malta) 5-1 Jason Prince (N.Ireland) Shokat Ali (Pakistan) 5-2 Willie Thorne Dave Harold 5-3 Brian Morgan Steve James 5-3 Jamie Woodman John Parrott 5-2 Jamie Burnett (Scotland) Joe Johnson 5-1 Martin Clark Peter Ebdon 5-2 Mark Johnston-Allen David McLellan (Scotland) 5-1 Mick Price Mark J Williams (Wales) 5-2 Tony Chappel (Wales) Andy Hicks 5-2 Alan Burnett (Scotland) James Wattana (Thailand) 5-1 Terry Murphy (N.Ireland) Dene O'Kane (New Zealand) 5-0 Jon Birch Ronnie O'Sullivan 5-1 Mark Fenton (Wales) Stuart Pettman 5-1 Neal Foulds Nigel Bond 5-3 Wayne Brown David Roe 5-2 Anthony Hamilton Jimmy White 5-1 Michael Judge (Ireland) Dave Finbow 5-3 Leigh Griffin Steve Davis 5-1 Oliver King Chris Small (Scotland) 5-4 Billy Snaddon (Scotland) Stephen Hendry (Scotland) 5-4 Euan Henderson (Scotland) Gary Wilkinson 5-1 James Weston Final qualifying round*
Norbreck Castle Hotel, Blackpool, England (Jan 16, 1997) Graeme Dott (Scotland) 5-0 Quinten Hann (Australia) Paul McPhillips (Scotland) 5-4 Chris Scanlon Bradley Jones 5-1 Nick Terry Paul Wykes 5-3 Mark Davis Stuart Parnell 5-4 Mark Bennett (Wales) Adrian Rosa 5-2 Dean Reynolds Matt Wilson 5-2 Anthony Davies (Wales) Nick Walker 5-0 Karl Broughton Mark Rowing 5-2 Mike Hallett Mehmet Husnu (Cyprus) 5-3 Tony Jones Jason Prince (N.Ireland) 5-3 P Williams (Wales) Shokat Ali (Pakistan) 5-4 Wayne Jones (Wales) Brian Morgan 5-1 Dominic Dale (Wales) Jamie Woodman 5-3 Fergal O'Brien (Ireland) Jamie Burnett (Scotland) 5-2 Stephen O'Connor (Ireland) Joe Johnson 5-3 A Carter David McLellan (Scotland) 5-0 Doug Mountjoy (Wales) Mark Johnston-Allen 5-4 Nigel Gilbert Tony Chappel (Wales) 5-4 Yasin Merchant (India) Alan Burnett (Scotland) 5-4 Drew Henry (Scotland) Terry Murphy (N.Ireland) 5-3 Robert Milkins Jon Birch 5-3 John Lardner (Scotland) Mark Fenton (Wales) 5-3 Mark King Stuart Pettman 5-2 Tony Knowles Wayne Brown 5-2 Stephen Murphy (Ireland) David Roe 5-2 Gerard Greene (N.Ireland) Michael Judge (Ireland) 5-3 Paul Davies (Wales) Leigh Griffin 5-4 Mark Flowerdew Ollie King 5-0 Karl Payne * Three matches missing (Small, Henderson and Weston the winners) David McLellan, of Glasgow, was responsible for the fastest best-of-nine-frame victory in a world ranking tournament when he required only 34min 19sec to defeat Doug Mountjoy 5-0. McLellan, the world No 107, totally dominated and allowed Mountjoy to aggregate only 31 points.
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