| 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
| 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. [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
- ^ 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.