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1998 Charity Challenge

1998 Charity Challenge
Tournament information
Dates26 February – 1 March 1998 (1998-02-26 – 1998-03-01)
VenueAssembly Rooms
CityDerby
CountryEngland
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatNon-ranking event
Total prize fund£130,000[1]
Winner's share£30,000[2]
Highest break Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) (141)[3]
Final
ChampionScotland John Higgins
Runner-upEngland Ronnie O'Sullivan
Score9–8
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The 1998 Liverpool Victoria Charity Challenge was the fourth edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament, which took place between 26 February and 1 March 1998.[4] The tournament was played at the Assembly Rooms in Derby, and featured twelve professional players.[5]

John Higgins won the title, beating Ronnie O'Sullivan 9–8 in the final.[6]

Main draw

[4]

Round 1
Best of 9 Frames 		Quarter-finals
Best of 9 Frames 		Semi-finals
Best of 11 Frames 		Final
Best of 17 Frames
Scotland John Higgins 5
England John Parrott 5 England John Parrott 4
Wales Lee Walker 0 Scotland John Higgins 6
Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 5
Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 5
England Steve Davis 5 England Steve Davis 4
England Nigel Bond 4 Scotland John Higgins 9
England Ronnie O'Sullivan 8
Wales Mark Williams 4
England Ronnie O'Sullivan 5 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 5
Malta Tony Drago 1 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 6
Scotland Stephen Hendry 4
Scotland Stephen Hendry 5
England Jimmy White 5 England Jimmy White 4
England Peter Ebdon 4

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames.
Assembly Rooms, Derby, England, 1 March 1998.[4]
John Higgins
 Scotland 		9–8 Ronnie O'Sullivan
 England
Afternoon: 79–4 (79), 85–6 (85), 21–74 (74), 70–53, 16–101 (62), 0–98 (98), 52–68, 77–16 (64)
Evening: 66–26, 96–0 (79), 65–0 (57), 66–70 (66, 70), 24–64, 67–39 (54), 0–67 (67), 1–74, 84–1 (61)
85 Highest break 98
0 Century breaks 0
8 50+ breaks 5

References

  1. ^ Yeomans, Ray (11 August 1997). "Judd is in with big boys". Evening Post. Nottingham. p. 24.
  2. ^ Dee, John (2 March 1998). "Higgins no longer a bridesmaid". The Daily Telegraph. London. p. 45.
  3. ^ Yates, Phil (2 March 1998). "Charity smiles on Higgins". The Times. London. p. 27.
  4. ^ a b c "Liverpool Victoria Charity Challenge 1998". snooker.org. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Liverpool Victoria Charity Challenge". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  6. ^ Layton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 175.
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