1997 European League

The 1997 Doc Martens European League was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that was played from 28 December 1996 to 18 May 1997.[1]

Doc Martens European League

Tournament information
Dates	28 December 1996–18 May 1997
Country	United Kingdom
Organisation(s)	Matchroom Sport
Format	Non-ranking event
Winner's share	£60,000
Final
Champion	Ronnie O'Sullivan
Runner-up	Stephen Hendry
Score	10–8
← 1996 1998 →

Ronnie O'Sullivan won in the final 10–8 against Stephen Hendry.[2]

League phase

Ranking		EBD	HEN	DOH	OSU	DAV	HIG	PAR	WHI	Frame W-L	Match W-D-L	Pld-Pts
1	Peter Ebdon	x	x	5 + 2	x	4	5	7	5	28–20	4–1–1	6–9
2	Stephen Hendry	x	x	x	6 + 4	7	2	4	7	30–18	3–2–1	6–8
3	Ken Doherty	3 + 6	x	x	x	3	4	7	6	29–19	3–1–2	6–7
4	Ronnie O'Sullivan	x	2 + 4	x	x	7	4	4	7	28–20	2–3–1	6–7
5	Steve Davis	4	1	5	1	x	6 + 4	x	x	21–27	2–2–2	6–6
6	John Higgins	3	6	4	4	2 + 4	x	x	x	23–25	1–3–2	6–5
7	John Parrott	1	4	1	4	x	x	x	7 + 4	21–27	1–3–2	6–5
8	Jimmy White	3	1	2	1	x	x	1 + 4	x	12–36	0–1–5	6–1

Top four qualified for the play-offs. If points were level then most frames won determined their positions. If two players had an identical record then the result in their match determined their positions. If that ended 4–4 then the player who got to four first was higher.[3]

Peter Ebdon 7–1 John Parrott Peter Ebdon 5–3 Ken Doherty Steve Davis 6–2 John Higgins Stephen Hendry 6–2 Ronnie O'Sullivan Ken Doherty 7–1 John Parrott Ronnie O'Sullivan 7–1 Steve Davis Ken Doherty 6–2 Jimmy White Ronnie O'Sullivan 4–4 John Higgins

John Parrott 7–1 Jimmy White John Higgins 6–2 Stephen Hendry Peter Ebdon 5–3 Jimmy White Stephen Hendry 7–1 Steve Davis Steve Davis 4–4 Peter Ebdon John Parrott 4–4 Stephen Hendry Stephen Hendry 7–1 Jimmy White Ken Doherty 6–2 Peter Ebdon

Ronnie O'Sullivan 4–4 John Parrott John Higgins 4–4 Ken Doherty John Parrott 4–4 Jimmy White Ronnie O'Sullivan 4–4 Stephen Hendry Steve Davis 5–3 Ken Doherty Peter Ebdon 5–3 John Higgins Ronnie O'Sullivan 7–1 Jimmy White Steve Davis 4–4 John Higgins

Play-offs

17–18 May (Diamond Centre, Irthlingborough, England)[3]

	Semi-finals Best of 11 frames					Final Best of 19 frames
	1	Peter Ebdon	2
	4	Ronnie O'Sullivan	6
						4	Ronnie O'Sullivan	10
						2	Stephen Hendry	8
	2	Stephen Hendry	6
	3	Ken Doherty	3

References

1. "The 1996/97 Season". snooker.org. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
2. "Premier/Matchroom League, Matchroom Championship League". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
3. Layton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 171.