1997 WPA World Pool Championship explained

WPA World 9-ball Championship 1997
Location:	Chicago, United States
Start Date:	October 1, 1997
End Date:	October 5, 1997
Sport:	9-ball
Tournament Format:	Round robin / Single Elimination
Host:	WPA World Nine-ball Championship
Runner-Up1:	Lee Kun-Fang
Participants:	64
Champion:	Johnny Archer^[1]
Previous:	1996
Next:	1998

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]

Tournament Summary

Johnny Archer would win his second world nine-ball championship, after previously winning the event in 1992.^{[4] [5]}

Knockout stages

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]

External links

• event at Propool.info

Notes and References

1. Web site: World Champions – WPA Pool . WPA Pool . 10 January 2019 . Nick Varner.
2. Web site: World 9-Ball Championship 1999 - match results :: ProPool.info . propool.info . 10 January 2019 .
3. Web site: World 9-Ball Championship 1997 - match results :: ProPool.info . propool.info . 4 February 2019 . 4 February 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190204174608/http://propool.info/tours/world-9-ball-championship-1997-matches.htm . dead .
4. Web site: Players: Johnny Archer :: ProPool.info . propool.info . 4 February 2019 .
5. Web site: Johnny ARCHER - Johnny . azbilliards.com . 4 February 2019 .
6. Web site: World 9-Ball Championship 1997 - match results :: ProPool.info . propool.info . 10 January 2019 .
7. Web site: Чемпионат Мира по "Девятке" 1997 - результаты матчей . propool.info . 4 February 2019 .