1997 Superstar International

The 1997 Riley Superstar International was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 14 and 16 August 1997 at the Guangdong Hotel, Guangzhou, China.[1]

Superstar International

Tournament information
Dates	14–16 August 1997
Venue	Guangdong Hotel
City	Guangzhou
Country	China
Format	Non-ranking event
Winner's share	£10,000[1]
Final
Champion	Ronnie O'Sullivan
Runner-up	Jimmy White
Score	5–3

Ronnie O'Sullivan won in the final 5–3 against Jimmy White.[2][3]

First group stage

[2]

Group 1

POS Player MP MW FW FL FD PTS 1 Ken Doherty 2 2 4 0 +4 2 2 Guo Hua 2 1 2 2 0 1 3 Keith E Boon 2 0 0 4 −4 0

Ken Doherty 2–0 Keith Boon Guo Hua 2–0 Keith Boon Ken Doherty 2–0 Guo Hua

Group 2

POS Player MP MW FW FL FD PTS 1 Hasimu Tuerxun 2 1 3 2 +1 1 2 James Wattana 2 1 3 3 0 1 3 Gao Feng 2 1 2 3 −1 0

James Wattana 2–1 Hasimu Tuerxun Hasimu Tuerxun 2–0 Gao Feng Gao Feng 2–1 James Wattana

Group 3

POS Player MP MW FW FL FD PTS 1 Jimmy White 2 2 4 1 +3 2 2 Xu Xinjian 2 1 3 3 0 1 3 Li Jin 2 0 1 4 −3 0

Jimmy White 2–1 Xu Xinjian Xu Xinjian 2–1 Li Jin Jimmy White 2–0 Li Jin

Group 4

POS Player MP MW FW FL FD PTS 1 Pang Weiguo 2 2 4 0 +4 2 2 Ronnie O'Sullivan 2 1 2 2 0 1 3 Li Zong 2 0 0 4 −4 0

Pang Weiguo 2–0 Ronnie O'Sullivan Pang Weiguo 2–0 Li Zong Ronnie O'Sullivan 2–0 Li Zong

Second group stage

[2]

Group 1

POS Player MP MW FW FL FD PTS 1 Guo Hua 3 2 8 5 +3 2 2 Ken Doherty 3 2 8 5 +3 2 3 James Wattana 3 2 8 6 +2 2 4 Hasimu Tuerxun 2 0 1 9 −8 0

Ken Doherty 3–0 Hasimu Tuerxun James Wattana 3–2 Guo Hua Ken Doherty 3–2 James Wattana Guo Hua 3–0 Hasimu Tuerxun Guo Hua 3–2 Ken Doherty James Wattana 3–1 Hasimu Tuerxun

Group 2

POS Player MP MW FW FL FD PTS 1 Jimmy White 3 2 8 5 +3 2 2 Ronnie O'Sullivan 3 2 7 5 +2 2 3 Pang Weiguo 3 2 7 5 +2 2 4 Xu Xinjian 2 0 2 7 −8 0

Pang Weigo 3–2 Jimmy White Ronnie O'Sullivan 3–1 Xu Xinjian Jimmy White 3–1 Ronnie O'Sullivan Pang Weiguo 3–0 Xu Xinjian Jimmy White 3–1 Xu Xinjian Ronnie O'Sullivan 3–1 Pang Weiguo

• O'Sullivan progressed on a head-to-head basis by winning his match against Pang Weiguo

Knockout stage

[2]

	Semi-finals Best of 7 frames					Final Best of 9 frames
	Ronnie O'Sullivan		4
	Guo Hua		1
						Ronnie O'Sullivan		5
						Jimmy White		3
	Jimmy White		4
	Ken Doherty		0

References

1. "Other Non-Ranking and Invitation Events". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
2. Layton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 172.
3. "The 1997/98 season". snooker.org. Retrieved 10 January 2018.