1997 Scottish Masters

The 1997 Regal Scottish Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 30 September and 5 October 1997 at the Motherwell Civic Centre in Motherwell, Scotland.

Nigel Bond recovered from 6–8 down to defeat local favorite Alan McManus 9–8.

Qualifying Event
Qualifying for the tournament took place amongst 6 players at the Spencer's Snooker Centre in Stirling from 9 to 11 September 1997. In the first round, 1985 World Champion Dennis Taylor beat Anthony Hamilton 5–4, while former Irish Masters champion Darren Morgan whitewashed Billy Snaddon. In the semi-finals, former Masters champion Alan McManus defeated Morgan 5–1, while world number 11 Tony Drago won 5–3 over Taylor. In the final McManus defeated Drago 5–2, making five half-century breaks in the match, to earn a place at the main draw. All matches were played to the best-of-nine frames and players in bold indicate match winners.

Century breaks

 * 140, 119 – Alan McManus
 * 128 – Nigel Bond
 * 120, 105 – Ronnie O'Sullivan
 * 119 – John Parrott
 * 114 – John Higgins
 * 111 – Anthony Hamilton