1998 Charity Challenge

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]

1998 Charity Challenge

Tournament information
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	Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) (141)[3]
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.^[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
						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