# 1997 WPA World Pool Championship

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. Defending champion Ralf Souquet was defeated in the semifinals 9-8 by Lee.

## Tournament Summary

Johnny Archer would win his second world nine-ball championship, after previously winning the event in 1992.

## Knockout stages

The following is the results from the knockout stages. Players competing had progressed through the earlier knockout round. All matches were played as race to 13 racks.
| 1st Round | 1st Round | 1st Round | 2nd Round | 2nd Round | 2nd Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| TPE Kun Fang-Lee | TPE Kun Fang-Lee | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| PHL Warren Kiamco | PHL Warren Kiamco | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| PHL Warren Kiamco | PHL Warren Kiamco | 11 | TPE Kun Fang-Lee | TPE Kun Fang-Lee | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | GER Andreas Vondenhoff | GER Andreas Vondenhoff | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| USA Roger Griffis | USA Roger Griffis | 12 | GER Andreas Vondenhoff | GER Andreas Vondenhoff | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| GER Andreas Vondenhoff | GER Andreas Vondenhoff | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| GER Andreas Vondenhoff | GER Andreas Vondenhoff | 13 | | | | TPE Kun Fang-Lee | TPE Kun Fang-Lee | 13 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | TPE Min Wai Chin | TPE Min Wai Chin | 12 | | | | | | | | |
| GER Oliver Ortmann | GER Oliver Ortmann | 7 | | | | | | | TPE Min Wai Chin | TPE Min Wai Chin | 12 | | | | | | | | |
| TPE Min Wai Chin | TPE Min Wai Chin | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| TPE Min Wai Chin | TPE Min Wai Chin | 13 | TPE Min Wai Chin | TPE Min Wai Chin | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | USA CJ Wiley | USA CJ Wiley | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| USA CJ Wiley | USA CJ Wiley | 13 | USA CJ Wiley | USA CJ Wiley | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| TPE Kim Won Suk | TPE Kim Won Suk | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| TPE Kim Won Suk | TPE Kim Won Suk | 6 | | | | | | | | TPE Kun Fang-Lee | TPE Kun Fang-Lee | 9 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | GER Ralf Souquet | GER Ralf Souquet | 8 | | | | |
| JPN Takeshi Okumura | JPN Takeshi Okumura | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | GER Ralf Souquet | GER Ralf Souquet | 8 | | | | |
| GER Christian Reimering | GER Christian Reimering | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| GER Christian Reimering | GER Christian Reimering | 7 | JPN Takeshi Okumura | JPN Takeshi Okumura | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | JPN Kunihiko Takahashi | JPN Kunihiko Takahashi | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ENG Steve Knight | ENG Steve Knight | 9 | JPN Kunihiko Takahashi | JPN Kunihiko Takahashi | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| JPN Kunihiko Takahashi | JPN Kunihiko Takahashi | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| JPN Kunihiko Takahashi | JPN Kunihiko Takahashi | 13 | | | | JPN Kunihiko Takahashi | JPN Kunihiko Takahashi | 12 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | GER Ralf Souquet | GER Ralf Souquet | 13 | | | | | | | | |
| TPE Wei Chi Chen | TPE Wei Chi Chen | 13 | | | | | | | GER Ralf Souquet | GER Ralf Souquet | 13 | | | | | | | | |
| CHN Min You Chow | CHN Min You Chow | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| CHN Min You Chow | CHN Min You Chow | 5 | TPE Wei Chi Chen | TPE Wei Chi Chen | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | GER Ralf Souquet | GER Ralf Souquet | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| USA Kim Davenport | USA Kim Davenport | 10 | GER Ralf Souquet | GER Ralf Souquet | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| GER Ralf Souquet | GER Ralf Souquet | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| GER Ralf Souquet | GER Ralf Souquet | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | TPE Kun Fang-Lee | TPE Kun Fang-Lee | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | USA Johnny Archer | USA Johnny Archer | 9 |
| USA Johnny Archer | USA Johnny Archer | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | USA Johnny Archer | USA Johnny Archer | 9 |
| MEX Ernesto Dominguez | MEX Ernesto Dominguez | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MEX Ernesto Dominguez | MEX Ernesto Dominguez | 8 | USA Johnny Archer | USA Johnny Archer | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | PHL Efren Reyes | PHL Efren Reyes | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| GER Bernd Jahnke | GER Bernd Jahnke | 6 | PHL Efren Reyes | PHL Efren Reyes | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| PHL Efren Reyes | PHL Efren Reyes | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| PHL Efren Reyes | PHL Efren Reyes | 13 | | | | USA Johnny Archer | USA Johnny Archer | 13 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | FIN Mika Immonen | FIN Mika Immonen | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| FIN Mika Immonen | FIN Mika Immonen | 13 | | | | | | | FIN Mika Immonen | FIN Mika Immonen | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| USA Danny DiLiberto | USA Danny DiLiberto | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| USA Danny DiLiberto | USA Danny DiLiberto | 6 | FIN Mika Immonen | FIN Mika Immonen | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | SWE Tom Storm | SWE Tom Storm | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| SWE Tom Storm | SWE Tom Storm | 13 | SWE Tom Storm | SWE Tom Storm | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| JPN Syuji Nagata | JPN Syuji Nagata | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| JPN Syuji Nagata | JPN Syuji Nagata | 10 | | | | | | | | USA Johnny Archer | USA Johnny Archer | 9 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | USA Reed Pierce | USA Reed Pierce | 4 | | | | |
| USA Reed Pierce | USA Reed Pierce | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | USA Reed Pierce | USA Reed Pierce | 4 | | | | |
| USA George Breedlove | USA George Breedlove | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| USA George Breedlove | USA George Breedlove | 12 | USA Reed Pierce | USA Reed Pierce | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | PHL Francisco Bustamante | PHL Francisco Bustamante | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| PHL Francisco Bustamante | PHL Francisco Bustamante | 13 | PHL Francisco Bustamante | PHL Francisco Bustamante | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| PHL Rodolfo Luat | PHL Rodolfo Luat | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| PHL Rodolfo Luat | PHL Rodolfo Luat | 11 | | | | USA Reed Pierce | USA Reed Pierce | 13 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | USA Jimmy Wetch | USA Jimmy Wetch | 12 | | | | | | | | |
| USA Jimmy Wetch | USA Jimmy Wetch | 13 | | | | | | | USA Jimmy Wetch | USA Jimmy Wetch | 12 | | | | | | | | |
| USA Edgardo Ramirez | USA Edgardo Ramirez | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| USA Edgardo Ramirez | USA Edgardo Ramirez | 4 | USA Jimmy Wetch | USA Jimmy Wetch | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | TPE S Hu Chen | TPE S Hu Chen | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| JPN Akikumo Toshikawa | JPN Akikumo Toshikawa | 10 | TPE S Hu Chen | TPE S Hu Chen | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| TPE S Hu Chen | TPE S Hu Chen | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |