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	WPBSA
Format	Non-ranking event
Winner's share	£12,000
Highest break	Marco Fu (CHN), 138
Final
Champion	Steve Davis (ENG)
Runner-up	Stephen Hendry (SCO)
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 establish themselves 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] Fu made the highest break of the tournament, 138.^[3]

Round-robin

^[3]

Position	Player	Played	Won	Lost	FW	FW	Points	Prize money
Winner	Steve Davis (ENG)	5	4	1	16	9	28*	£12,000
Runner-up	Stephen Hendry (SCO)	5	4	1	16	9	28	£8,000
3	James Wattana (THA)	5	3	2	12	13	21	£5,000
4	Pang Weiguo	5	2	3	12	13	18	£750
5	Marco Fu (HKG)	5	1	4	11	14	14	£750
6	Guo Hua (CHN)	5	1	4	8	17	11	£750

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