1996 Charity Challenge
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 3–7 January 1996 |
| Venue | International Convention Centre |
| City | Birmingham |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Winner's share | £30,000 |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Ronnie O'Sullivan |
| Runner-up |  John Higgins |
| Score | 9–6 |
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The 1996 Liverpool Victoria Charity Challenge was the second edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament, which took place in January 1996. The tournament was played at the International Convention Centre in Birmingham, England, and featured sixteen professional players.[1]
Ronnie O'Sullivan won the title, beating John Higgins 9–6 in the final.[2]
Main draw
[edit]| Round 1 Best of 9 Frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 Frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 Frames | Final Best of 17 Frames7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ronnie O'Sullivan
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| David Roe
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ronnie O'Sullivan
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Darren Morgan
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Darren Morgan
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Terry Griffiths
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ronnie O'Sullivan
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Ken Doherty
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ken Doherty
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Dennis Taylor
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ken Doherty
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| John Parrott
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| John Parrott
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dave Harold
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ronnie O'Sullivan
| 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| John Higgins
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| John Higgins
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen Hendry
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| John Higgins
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jimmy White
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jimmy White
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nigel Bond
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| John Higgins
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Peter Ebdon
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Peter Ebdon
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Tony Drago
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Peter Ebdon
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Willie Thorne
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Willie Thorne
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alan McManus
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "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. 168.
- ^ "Liverpool Victoria Charity Challenge". snooker.org. Retrieved 15 January 2018.