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The 1997/98 Season

[ Professional | Pro-Am | Ladies ]

Professional

Ranking

Grand Prix (Oct 14-26, 1997)
Dominic Dale (Wales) 9-6 John Higgins (Scotland)

Liverpool Victoria UK Championship (Nov 12-30, 1997)
Ronnie O'Sullivan (England) 10-6 Stephen Hendry (Scotland)

German Open (Dec 8-14, 1997)
John Higgins (Scotland) 9-4 John Parrott (England)

Regal Welsh Open (Jan 16-25, 1998)
Paul Hunter (England) 9-5 John Higgins (Scotland)

Regal Scottish Open (Feb 12-22, 1998)
Ronnie O'Sullivan (England) 9-5 John Higgins (Scotland)

Beer Chang Thailand Masters (Mar 7-15, 1998)
Stephen Hendry (Scotland) 9-6 John Parrott (England)

British Open (Apr 2-12, 1998)
John Higgins (Scotland) 9-8 Stephen Hendry (Scotland)

Embassy World Championship (Apr 18 - May 4, 1998)
John Higgins (Scotland) 18-12 Ken Doherty (Ireland)

Invitational

Riley Super Star Championship (Aug 14-16, 1997)
Ronnie O'Sullivan (England) 5-3 Jimmy White (England)

Catch China Challenge (Sep 17-20, 1997)
Steve Davis (England) 7-4 Jimmy White (England)

Regal Masters (Sep 30 - Oct 5, 1997)
Nigel Bond (England) 9-8 Alan McManus (Scotland)

Rothmans Grand Prix (Oct 30 - Nov 2, 1997)
Ken Doherty (Ireland) 7-5 John Higgins (Scotland)

Benson & Hedges Masters (Feb 1-8, 1998)
Mark J Williams (Wales) 10-9 Stephen Hendry (Scotland)

Liverpool Victoria Charity Challenge (Feb 26 - Mar 1, 1998)
John Higgins (Scotland) 9-8 Ronnie O'Sullivan (England)

Benson & Hedges Irish Masters (Mar 24-29, 1998)
* Ken Doherty (Ireland)

Dr Martens Premier League (1998)
Ken Doherty (Ireland) 10-2 Jimmy White (England)

Other

Benson & Hedges Championship (Oct 27 - Nov 8, 1997)
Andy Hicks (England) 9-6 Paul Davies (Wales)

Riley UK Tour #1
Paul McPhillips (Scotland) 6-5 Michael Holt (England)

Riley UK Tour #2
Mark Fenton (Wales) 6-4 Antony Bolsover (England)

Riley UK Tour #3
Simon Bedford (England) 6-3 Robert Milkins (England)

Riley UK Tour #4
Patrick Wallace (N.Ireland) 6-4 Shaun Maurphy (England)

Pro-Am

International

Tougher Oil/Dolmen Hotel IBSF World Under-21 Championship (Aug 17-31, 1997)
Marco Ka Chun Fu (Hong Kong) 11-7 Björn Haneveer (Belgium)

IBSF World Championship (Nov 15-29, 1997)
Marco Ka Chun Fu (Hong Kong) 11-10 Stuart Bingham (England)

European Championship (May 7-17, 1998)
Kristjan Helgason (Iceland) 7-2 Alex Borg (Malta)

National Championships

Norwegian Championship (April 25-26, 1998)
Andre Hellerud (Norway) 5-2 Kjartan Fridthjofsson (Iceland)

Ladies

Embassy World Ladies Championship (Apr 26, 1998)
Kelly Fisher (England) 5-0 Karen Corr (Northern Ireland)

European Championship (May 7-17, 1998)
Karen Corr (Northern Ireland) 5-2 Kelly Fisher (England)

* Ronnie O'Sullivan beat Ken Doherty 9-3 in the final of the 1998 Benson & Hedges Irish Masters, but was later stripped of the title after failing a drug test.