title: 1997 China International
text: # 1997 China International
  
  The 1997 Catch China International was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place from 17 to 20 September 1997 in Beijing, China. The tournament was the inaugural staging of the event as a non-ranking tournament, and was the first major international snooker tournament held in China. It featured a mixture of top sixteen stars and local Chinese players.
  
  Steve Davis won the tournament by defeating Jimmy White 7–4 in the final.
  
  ## Main draw
  
  | Round 1 Best of 7 frames | Round 1 Best of 7 frames | Round 1 Best of 7 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Final Best of 13 frames | Final Best of 13 frames | Final Best of 13 frames |
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  | | | | Stephen Hendry | Stephen Hendry | 0 | | | | | | |
  | Steve Davis | Steve Davis | 4 | Steve Davis | Steve Davis | 5 | | | | | | |
  | Hasimu Tuerxun | Hasimu Tuerxun | 0 | | | | Steve Davis | Steve Davis | 6 | | | |
  | | | | | | | James Wattana | James Wattana | 1 | | | |
  | | | | James Wattana | James Wattana | 5 | | | | | | |
  | Pang Weiguo | Pang Weiguo | 4 | Pang Weiguo | Pang Weiguo | 4 | | | | | | |
  | Xu Xinjian | Xu Xinjian | 1 | | | | | | | Steve Davis | Steve Davis | 7 |
  | | | | | | | | | | Jimmy White | Jimmy White | 4 |
  | | | | Ronnie O'Sullivan | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 5 | | | | | | |
  | Guo Hua | Guo Hua | 4 | Guo Hua | Guo Hua | 1 | | | | | | |
  | Da Hailin | Da Hailin | 0 | | | | Ronnie O'Sullivan | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 0 | | | |
  | | | | | | | Jimmy White | Jimmy White | 6 | | | |
  | | | | Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 3 | | | | | | |
  | Jimmy White | Jimmy White | 4 | Jimmy White | Jimmy White | 5 | | | | | | |
  | Gao Feng | Gao Feng | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  