1998 Charity Challenge

The 1998 Liverpool Victoria Charity Challenge was the fourth edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament, which took place from February to March 1998. The tournament was played at the Assembly Rooms in Derby, and featured twelve professional players.[1]

1998 Charity Challenge

Tournament information
Dates	26 February–1 March 1998
Venue	Assembly Rooms
City	Derby
Country	England
Organisation(s)	WPBSA
Format	Non-ranking event
Total prize fund	£130,000
Winner's share	£60,000
Final
Champion	John Higgins
Runner-up	Ronnie O'Sullivan
Score	9–8
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John Higgins won the title, beating Ronnie O'Sullivan 9–8 in the final.[2]

Main draw

[3]

	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

Final: Best of 17 frames. Assembly Rooms, Derby, England, 1 March 1998.[3]
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. "Liverpool Victoria Charity Challenge". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
2. Layton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 175.
3. "Liverpool Victoria Charity Challenge 1998". snooker.org. Retrieved 15 January 2018.