The strongest Hawke's Bay players at that time, who held all current local club and regional championship titles between them, meet for an exciting showdown - the first ever Hawkes Bay Rapid Championship!
1= Justin Davis (1997 - Bay Of Plenty Champion)
1= Mike Burn (1997 - Hawke's Bay Champion)
3rd Chris Smith (1997 - Hastings Champion)
4th Andrew Reid (1997 - Napier Champion)
Davis Burn Smith Reid
1. Davis X X ½ 1 0 1 1 1 4.5/6
2. Burn ½ 0 X X 1 1 1 1 4.5/6
3. Smith 1 0 0 0 X X 1 1 3/6
4. Reid 0 0 0 0 0 0 X X 0/6