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1998 Charity Challenge
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 26 February – 1 March 1998 |
| Venue | Assembly Rooms |
| City | Derby |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £130,000[1] |
| Winner's share | £30,000[2] |
| Highest break |  Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) (141)[3] |
| Final | |
| Champion |  John Higgins |
| Runner-up | Ronnie O'Sullivan |
| Score | 9–8 |
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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
[edit]| Round 1 Best of 9 Frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 Frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 Frames | Final Best of 17 Frames | ||||||||||||||||
| John Higgins
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| John Parrott
| 5 | John Parrott
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
 Lee Walker
| 0 | John Higgins
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||
 Ken Doherty
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ken Doherty
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Steve Davis
| 5 | Steve Davis
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nigel Bond
| 4 | John Higgins
| 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ronnie O'Sullivan
| 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mark Williams
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ronnie O'Sullivan
| 5 | Ronnie O'Sullivan
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||
 Tony Drago
| 1 | Ronnie O'Sullivan
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Stephen Hendry
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen Hendry
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jimmy White
| 5 | Jimmy White
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Peter Ebdon
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Final
[edit]| 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
[edit]- ^ Yeomans, Ray (11 August 1997). "Judd is in with big boys". Evening Post. Nottingham. p. 24.
- ^ Dee, John (2 March 1998). "Higgins no longer a bridesmaid". The Daily Telegraph. London. p. 45.
- ^ Yates, Phil (2 March 1998). "Charity smiles on Higgins". The Times. London. p. 27.
- ^ a b c "Liverpool Victoria Charity Challenge 1998". snooker.org. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ "Liverpool Victoria Charity Challenge". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ Layton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 175.