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The 1997
Pontins Professional The Pontins Professional was an invitational professional non-ranking snooker tournament which ran from 1974 until 2000. History Top snooker professionals had regularly supplemented their income from professional events by playing exhibition ma ...
was the twenty-fourth edition of the professional invitational
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tournament, which took place between 12 and 16 May 1997 at Pontin's in
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,
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. The tournament featured eight professional players. The quarter-final matches were contested over the best of 9 frames, the semi-final matches over the best of 11 frames, and the final over the best of 17 frames. Martin Clark, who was a last-minute replacement for
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, won the event for the first time, beating
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9–7 in the final.


Main draw


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{{Snooker season 1996/1997 Pontins Professional Snooker competitions in Wales
Pontins Professional The Pontins Professional was an invitational professional non-ranking snooker tournament which ran from 1974 until 2000. History Top snooker professionals had regularly supplemented their income from professional events by playing exhibition ma ...
Pontins Professional The Pontins Professional was an invitational professional non-ranking snooker tournament which ran from 1974 until 2000. History Top snooker professionals had regularly supplemented their income from professional events by playing exhibition ma ...
Pontins Professional The Pontins Professional was an invitational professional non-ranking snooker tournament which ran from 1974 until 2000. History Top snooker professionals had regularly supplemented their income from professional events by playing exhibition ma ...