1997 Thailand Open

The 1997 Singha and Eagle Cement Thailand Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 10–16 March 1997 at the Century Park Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand.^[1]

Thailand Open

Tournament information
Dates	10–16 March 1997 (1997-03-10 – 1997-03-16)
Venue	Century Park Hotel
City	Bangkok
Country	Thailand
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Ranking event
Winner's share	£40,000
Final
Champion	Peter Ebdon (ENG)
Runner-up	Nigel Bond (ENG)
Score	9–7
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Peter Ebdon won the tournament, defeating Nigel Bond 9–7 in the final. The defending champion, Alan McManus, was eliminated by Anthony Hamilton in the first round.^[2]

Wildcard round

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Match		Score
WC1	Robin Hull (FIN)	5–4	Kwok Ming Chan (HKG)
WC2	Bradley Jones (ENG)	5–3	Anan Terananon (THA)
WC3	Quinten Hann (AUS)	5–3	Kwan Poomjang (THA)
WC4	Graham Horne (SCO)	5–4	Anurat Wongjan (THA)

Main draw

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	Last 32 Best of 9 frames					Last 16 Best of 9 frames					Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames					Semi-finals Best of 9 frames					Final Best of 17 frames
	Anthony Hamilton		5
	Alan McManus		3
						Anthony Hamilton		1
						Stephen Lee		5
	Stephen Lee		5
	Darren Morgan		3
											Stephen Lee		3
											Ronnie O'Sullivan		5
	Steve Davis		5
	Jamie Woodman		4
						Steve Davis		2
						Ronnie O'Sullivan		5
	Ronnie O'Sullivan		5
	Robin Hull		2
																Ronnie O'Sullivan		1
																Peter Ebdon		5
	John Parrott		5
	Graeme Dott		4
						John Parrott		5
						Alain Robidoux		1
	Alain Robidoux		5
	Jimmy Michie		3
											John Parrott		0
											Peter Ebdon		5
	Dave Harold		5
	Gary Wilkinson		1
						Dave Harold		1
						Peter Ebdon		5
	Peter Ebdon		5
	Bradley Jones		3
																					Peter Ebdon		9
																					Nigel Bond		7
	Quinten Hann		5
	John Higgins		3
						Quinten Hann		5
						Mark Williams		1
	Mark Williams		5
	Paul Hunter		1
											Quinten Hann		0
											Nigel Bond		5
	James Wattana		5
	Graham Horne		2
						James Wattana		4
						Nigel Bond		5
	Nigel Bond		5
	Mark King		1
																Nigel Bond		5
																Stephen Hendry		4
	Ken Doherty		5
	Neal Foulds		1
						Ken Doherty		4
						Fergal O'Brien		5
	Fergal O'Brien		5
	Tony Drago		2
											Fergal O'Brien		3
											Stephen Hendry		5
	Jimmy White		5
	Peter Lines		0
						Jimmy White		2
						Stephen Hendry		5
	Stephen Hendry		5
	Mark Flowerdew		0

References

1. "Thailand Open, Thailand Classic, Thailand Masters". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
2. Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 170.
3. "Singha and Eagle Cement Thailand Open 1997". snooker.org. Retrieved 26 January 2018.