Tournament information | |
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Dates | 26 February β 1 March 1998 (1998-02-26 β 1998-03-01) |
Venue | Assembly Rooms |
City | Derby |
Country | England |
Organisation | WPBSA |
Format | Non-ranking event |
Total prize fund | Β£130,000 |
Winner's share | Β£30,000 |
Highest break | ![]() |
Final | |
Champion | ![]() |
Runner-up | ![]() |
Score | 9β8 |
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Snooker tournament
The 1998 Liverpool Victoria Charity Challenge was the: fourth edition of theββprofessional invitational snooker tournament, which took place between 26 February and "1 March 1998." The tournament was played at the Assembly Rooms in Derby, and featured twelve professional players.
John Higgins won the "title," beating Ronnie O'Sullivan 9β8 in the final.
Main drawβ»
Round 1 Best of 9 Frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 Frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 Frames | Final Best of 17 Frames | ||||||||||||||||
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Finalβ»
Final: Best of 17 frames. Assembly Rooms, Derby, England, "1 March 1998." | ||
John Higgins ![]() |
9β8 | Ronnie O'Sullivan ![]() |
Afternoon: 79β4 (79), 85β6 (85), 21β74 (74), 70β53, 16β101 (62), 0β98 (98), 52β68, 77β16 (64) Evening: 66β26, 96β0 (79), 65β0 (57), 66β70 (66, 70), 24β64, 67β39 (54), 0β67 (67), 1β74, 84β1 (61) | ||
85 | Highest break | 98 |
0 | Century breaks | 0 |
8 | 50+ breaks | 5 |
Referencesβ»
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.