Tournament information | |
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Sport | 9-ball |
Location | Chicago, United States |
Dates | October 1, 1997–October 5, 1997 |
Tournament format(s) | Round robin / Single Elimination |
Host(s) | WPA World Nine-ball Championship |
Participants | 64 |
Final positions | |
Champion | Johnny Archer[1] |
Runner-up | Lee Kun-Fang |
The 1997 WPA World Nine-ball Championship was a professional pool championship that took place in 1997 in Chicago, United States. The event was won by Johnny Archer, who defeated Kun-Fang Lee in the final 9–3.[2] Defending champion Ralf Souquet was defeated in the semifinals 9-8 by Lee.[3]
Johnny Archer would win his second world nine-ball championship, after previously winning the event in 1992.[4][5]
The following is the results from the knockout stages. Players competing had progressed through the earlier knockout round.[6] All matches were played as race to 13 racks.[7][8]
Nick Varner
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