| Tournament Name: | Catch China International |
| Location: | Beijing |
| Country: | China |
| Organisation: | WPBSA |
| Format: | Non-ranking event |
| Winners Share: | £10,000 |
| Highest Break: |  James Wattana (147) |
| Winner: | Steve Davis |
| Runner Up: | Jimmy White |
| Score: | 7–4 |
| Previous: | First |
| Next: | 1999 |
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.[1]
Steve Davis won the tournament by defeating Jimmy White 7–4 in the final.[2]