Report
Former professional Bjørn L'Orange (Christiania Biljardklubb) defeated Kjartan
Fridthjofsson (Oslo Biljardklubb) 4-0 in the final of the 1997 Norwegian Championship to take his
fourth title overall. That means he is still leading the all-time
medals table for the event.
In the semi-finals L'Orange defeated Andre Hellerud (Oslo Sisu) 3-1 whilst Fridthjofsson scraped
through with a 3-2 victory over Tore Skagestein (Oslo BK).
Although no official records were kept, the highest break was a 69 that L'Orange made in the
concluding frame of the final. Tommy Olsen (Arctic) had a 68.
All in all there were 21 contestants taking part in the tournament. That's three more than
last year but it is still a relatively low number. Oslo clubs
supplied the vast majority of the competitors. Only two of the players came from other parts
of the country, one from Arctic (Bodø) and one from Grimstad.
Results
Final
Bjørn L'Orange 4-0 Kjartan Fridthjofsson
Bronze final
Andre Hellerud 3-0 Tore Skagestein
Semi-finals
Bjørn L'Orange 3-1 Andre Hellerud
Kjartan Fridthjofsson 3-2 Tore Skagestein
Quarter-finals
Bjørn L'Orange 3-0 Henning Hagen
Andre Hellerud 3-0 Bjørn Berger
Kjartan Fridthjofsson 3-0 Tommy Olsen
Tore Skagestein 3-2 Thomas Lund
High break
69 Bjørn L'Orange
Ranking
