EBSA European Snooker Championship 1997

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European Snooker Championship 1997
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Venue: Biarritz , France
Opening: July 19, 1997
Endgame: July 29, 1997

Winner: FinlandFinland Robin Hull
Highest Break: 133 ( Mark Gray ) EnglandEngland
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The EBSA Snooker European Championship 1997 was the sixth edition of the European Billiards and Snooker Association hosted European Championship in Snooker . It took place from July 19 to 29, 1997 in Biarritz , France .

The Finn Robin Hull became European champion with a 7-3 victory in the final against the Icelandic Kristján Helgason .

mode

The 48 participants were initially divided into eight groups in which they competed against each other in round robin mode . The top two in each group qualified for the final round, which was played out in the knockout system .

Final round

  Round of 16 Quarter finals Semifinals final
                             
 ScotlandScotland Graham Horne 5                  
 DenmarkDenmark Allan Norvak 0  
 ScotlandScotland Graham Horne 6th
 
   EnglandEngland Mark Gray 2  
 EnglandEngland Mark Gray 5
 NetherlandsNetherlands Mario Wehrmann 1  
 ScotlandScotland Graham Horne 4th
   FinlandFinland Robin Hull 6th  
 FinlandFinland Robin Hull 5    
 EnglandEngland David Lilley 2  
 FinlandFinland Robin Hull 6th
 
   MaltaMalta Joe Grech 1  
 MaltaMalta Joe Grech 5
 FranceFrance Yannick Poulain 1  
 FinlandFinland Robin Hull 7th
   IcelandIceland Kristjan Helgason 3
 IcelandIceland Kristjan Helgason 5        
 
 FinlandFinland Markku Hämäläinen 1  
 IcelandIceland Kristjan Helgason 6th
 
   NetherlandsNetherlands Raymon Fabrie 4th  
 NetherlandsNetherlands Raymon Fabrie 5
 Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Mark Esdale 3  
 IcelandIceland Kristjan Helgason 6th
   MaltaMalta Alex Borg 0  
 MaltaMalta Alex Borg 5    
 BelgiumBelgium Bjorn Haneveer 3  
 MaltaMalta Alex Borg 6th
 
   BelgiumBelgium Steve Lemmens 2  
 BelgiumBelgium Steve Lemmens 5
 WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Gavin Lewis 2  

Century breaks

EnglandEngland Mark Gray 133
FinlandFinland Robin Hull 119
ScotlandScotland Graham Horne 101

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