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.

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