1998 Super Challenge

The 1998 Red Bull Super Challenge was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place in June 1998 in Guangzhou, China.[1]

Red Bull Super Challenge

Tournament information
Dates	June 1998
City	Guangzhou
Country	China
Organisation(s)	WPBSA
Format	Non-ranking event
Winner's share	£12,000
Final
Champion	Steve Davis
Runner-up	Stephen Hendry
Score	Round-Robin

This one-off event was held as a six-man round robin. The players who competed were Steve Davis, Stephen Hendry, James Wattana plus three local stars who had yet to make their mark as professionals, Marco Fu, Pang Weiguo and Guo Hua. Davis and Hendry had identical records but Davis took the title as he had beaten Hendry in their individual match.[2]

Round-robin

[3]

POS	Player	MP	MW	FW	FL	FD	PTS
Winner	Steve Davis	5	4	16	9	+7	4 *
Runner-up	Stephen Hendry	5	4	16	9	+7	4
3	James Wattana	5	3	12	13	−1	3
4	Pang Weiguo	5	2	12	13	-1	2
5	Marco Fu	5	1	11	14	−3	1
6	Guo Hua	5	1	8	17	−9	1

* Steve Davis won the title on head to head results after beating Stephen Hendry 3–2.

References

1. "The 1998/99 Season". snooker.org. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
2. "Other Non-Ranking and Invitation Events". Chris Turners' Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
3. Snooker Scene, July 1998, page 14