Pontins Professional 1997

Pontins Professional 1997
Tournament type:	Invitation tournament
Attendees:	8th
Venue:	Pontins, Prestatyn , Wales
Opening:	May 1997
Endgame:	May 1997
Winner:	Martin Clark
Finalist:	Andy Hicks
Highest Break:	135 ( Andy Hicks )
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The 1997 Pontins Professional was a snooker tournament for the 1996/97 season . It was held in May after the World Cup at Pontins' holiday resort in Prestatyn on the north coast of Wales.

Defending champion Ken Doherty was eliminated in the semifinals and missed the final for the first time in his fifth participation. The winner was Martin Clark , who defeated Doherty defeated Andy Hicks 9: 7 in the final.

Final round

8 players competed in an elimination tournament and played out the winner in three rounds.

	Quarter Finals (Best of 9)					Semi-finals (Best of 11)					Final (Best of 17)
	1	Ken Doherty	5
	8th	Mike Hallett	2
						1	Ken Doherty	5
						3	Andy Hicks	6th
	3	Andy Hicks	5
	4th	Joe Swail	2
											3	Andy Hicks	7th
											5	Martin Clark	9
	5	Martin Clark	5
	7th	Willie Thorne	2
						5	Martin Clark	6th
						6th	Neal Foulds	4th
	2	Mark Williams	3
	6th	Neal Foulds	5

Century breaks

Ken Doherty has had a total of 11 breaks of 100 points or more in the last five editions of Pontins Professional.

Andy Hicks	135
Ken Doherty	121, 108

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1. ^ Pontins Open / Pontins Professional / Pontins World Pro-Am Series. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive, archived from the original on January 7, 2012 ; accessed on December 9, 2018 . 
2. ↑ ^{a b} 1997 Pontins Professional - Finishes. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed December 9, 2018 . 
3. ↑ 1997 Pontins Professional. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed December 9, 2018 . 
4. ↑ 1997 Pontins Professional Results. In: Snooker Database. Retrieved December 9, 2018 . 
5. ↑ Rankings - 1996-1997. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed December 9, 2018 .