1998 Charity Challenge
Tournament information | |
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Dates | 26 February – 1 March 1998 (1998-02-26 – 1998-03-01) |
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 | ![]() |
Final | |
Champion | ![]() |
Runner-up | ![]() |
Score | 9–8 |
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Snooker tournament
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 | ||||||||||||||||
![]() | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 5 | ![]() | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | ![]() | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
![]() | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 5 | ![]() | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
![]() | 4 | ![]() | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
![]() | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 5 | ![]() | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
![]() | 1 | ![]() | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
![]() | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 5 | ![]() | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
![]() | 4 |
Final
Final: Best of 17 frames. Assembly Rooms, Derby, England, 1 March 1998.[4] | ||
John Higgins ![]() | 9–8 | Ronnie O'Sullivan ![]() |
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
- ^ 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.
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