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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. All matches including the play-offs were played at the Diamond Centre at Irthlingborough. Ronnie O'Sullivan won in the final 10–8 against Stephen Hendry. __TOC__ League phase 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. * 28 December Match Day 1 ** Ken Doherty 7–1 John Parrott ** Ronnie O'Sullivan 7–1 Steve Davis * 29 December Match Day 2 ** Peter Ebdon 7–1 John Parrott ** Peter Ebdon 5–3 Ken Doherty ** Steve Davis 6–2 John Higgins * 18 January Match Day 3 ** Stephen Hendry 6–2 Ronnie O'Sullivan ** John Parrott 7–1 Jimmy White ** John Higgins 6–2 Stephen Hendry * 19 January Match Day 4 ** K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Premier League Snooker
The Premier League Snooker was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament. It was held from 1987 until 2012. The tournament was played in a round-robin format over a number of weeks, normally from mid-September to early December, around the other World Snooker events in various locations. History The event started in 1987 as the Matchroom League. The inaugural event was won by Steve Davis, who retained the title in the following three years. The matches were of eight frames and all frames were played out. Three points were awarded for a win and one point for a draw. The winner of the tournament was the player, who finished top of the league. In 1990 there was also a tournament in Europe, called International League. There had also been an earlier attempt to run a league-style format in snooker in 1984, which was called the Professional Snooker League. However it was beset by financial problems and was withdrawn after one season. In 1992 a play-off system was added. The top f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |