German Open 1997 (Snooker)
German Open 1997
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| Tournament type: | World ranking tournament |
| Venue: | Bingen am Rhein |
| Opening: | December 8, 1997 |
| Endgame: | December 14, 1997
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| Winner: |
 John Higgins
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| Finalist: |
 John Parrott
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| Highest Break: | 130 ( Stephen Hendry )
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The German Open 1997 was a snooker tournament that was held from December 8th to 14th in the Atlantis-Rhein-Hotel in Bingen am Rhein . For the third time in a row it was part of the 1997/98 snooker season as a world ranking tournament . World number two John Higgins won the final against John Parrott . It was his second victory at the German Open after 1995 .
In the following year the tournament was renamed German Masters and lost its status as a world ranking tournament.
Prize money
Compared to the first two tournaments, the prize money increased significantly. A total of £ 48,000 more was paid out to main round and qualifying participants. The winning bonus increased by £ 10,000.
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| winner | £ 50,000 |
| finalist | £ 26,000 |
| Semi-finalist | £ 13,000 |
| Quarter finalist | £ 7,500 |
| Round of 16 | £ 3,700 |
| Highest final round break | 3000 pounds |
| All in all | € 278,400 |
Main round
The main tournament began with the round of 16.
| Round of 16 Best of 9 frames |
Quarterfinals Best of 9 frames |
Semi-finals Best of 11 frames |
Final Best of 17 frames |
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| Ronnie O'Sullivan
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5 | |||||||||||||
 James Wattana
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2 | |||||||||||||
| Ronnie O'Sullivan
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5 | |||||||||||||
 Tony Drago
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4th | |||||||||||||
| Tony Drago
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5 | |||||||||||||
 Quinten Hann
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3 | |||||||||||||
| Ronnie O'Sullivan
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4th | |||||||||||||
| John Higgins
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6th | |||||||||||||
| Anthony Hamilton
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5 | |||||||||||||
| Jason Ferguson
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2 | |||||||||||||
| Anthony Hamilton
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4th | |||||||||||||
| John Higgins
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5 | |||||||||||||
| John Higgins
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5 | |||||||||||||
| Martin Clark
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2 | |||||||||||||
| John Higgins
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9 | |||||||||||||
| John Parrott
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4th | |||||||||||||
| Stephen Hendry
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5 | |||||||||||||
| Jimmy White
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| Stephen Hendry
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3 | |||||||||||||
| John Parrott
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5 | |||||||||||||
| John Parrott
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5 | |||||||||||||
| Stephen Lee
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| John Parrott
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6th | |||||||||||||
 Ken Doherty
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4th | |||||||||||||
| Jamie Burnett
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5 | |||||||||||||
| Gary Wilkinson
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4th | |||||||||||||
| Jamie Burnett
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4th | |||||||||||||
| Ken Doherty
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| Ken Doherty
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5 | |||||||||||||
 Shokat Ali
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final
John Higgins had already made it to the finals twice this season and took his first win on the third attempt. Until the break of the session he was a bit happy with 5: 3 against Parrott, in the evening the Englishman then missed his chances to come back. Only the penultimate frame went to him before Higgins made the final 9: 4 perfect with the highest break of the day.
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Final: Best of 17 frames Referee: Jan Verhaas Atlantis-Rhein-Hotel, Bingen am Rhein , Germany , 14 December 1997 |
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John Parrott
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4: 9 |
John Higgins
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Afternoon session: 28: 83 , 92 : 1 (86), 67 : 14, 21: 69 , 44: 72 (52), 27: 57 , 102 : 0 (102), 48: 59 evening session: 5: 80 (80) , 49: 80 (54) 14: 80 , 67 : 53, 25: 109 (105) |
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| 102 | Highest break | 105 |
| 1 | Century breaks | 1 |
| 2 | 50+ breaks | 4th |
Century Breaks
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- ↑ 1997 German Open - Finishes , CueTracker, accessed on October 9, 2015
- ^ German Open 1997 at snooker.org
- ↑ 1997 German Open at CueTracker
