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.

Steve Davis won the tournament by defeating Jimmy White 7–4 in the final.

Main draw

Round 1 Best of 7 framesQuarter-finals Best of 9 framesSemi-finals Best of 11 framesFinal Best of 13 frames
Scotland Stephen Hendry0
England Steve Davis4England Steve Davis5
China Hasimu Tuerxun0England Steve Davis6
Thailand James Wattana1
Thailand James Wattana5
China Pang Weiguo4China Pang Weiguo4
China Xu Xinjian1England Steve Davis7
England Jimmy White4
England Ronnie O'Sullivan5
China Guo Hua4China Guo Hua1
China Da Hailin0England Ronnie O'Sullivan0
England Jimmy White6
Wales Mark Williams3
England Jimmy White4England Jimmy White5
China Gao Feng3