Charity Challenge 1995

Charity Challenge 1995 Liverpool Victoria Charity Challenge 1995
Tournament type:	Invitation tournament
Attendees:	16
Venue:	International Convention Center , Birmingham , England
Opening:	4th January 1995
Endgame:	January 8, 1995
Winner:	Stephen Hendry
Finalist:	Dennis Taylor
Highest Break:	145 ( Stephen Hendry )
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The 1995 Liverpool Victoria Charity Challenge was an inviting professional snooker tournament for the 1994/95 season . The tournament was held from January 4th to 8th 1995 in the International Convention Center in the English city ​​of Birmingham . The winner was Stephen Hendry from Scotland , who defeated Northern Irish Dennis Taylor 9-1 in the final. Hendry also played the tournament's highest break with a 145 break.

Prize money

The tournament was sponsored by Liverpool Victoria , with a total of £ 150,000 in prize money that was donated to charitable causes. However, the players were paid all costs.

	Prize money
winner	£ 30,000
final	£ 20,000
Semifinals	£ 15,000
Quarter finals	£ 10,000
Round of 16	5,000
All in all	£ 160,000

Tournament course

16 leading players were invited to the tournament, who played for the title in the knockout system from the round of 16 . The eighth and quarter finals were played in the best of 9 frames mode , the semifinals in the best of 11 frames mode and the final in the best of 17 frames mode .

	Round of 16 best of 9 frames				Quarterfinals Best of 9 Frames				Semi-final best of 11 frames				Final Best of 17 frames
	Stephen Hendry	5
	Joe Swail	2
					Stephen Hendry	5
					Ronnie O'Sullivan	3
	Ronnie O'Sullivan	5
	David Roe	4th
									Stephen Hendry	6th
									Alan McManus	5
	Alan McManus	5
	Nigel Bond	3
					Alan McManus	5
					John Parrott	1
	John Parrott	5
	Peter Ebdon	2
													Stephen Hendry	9
													Dennis Taylor	1
	Dennis Taylor	5
	Jimmy White	4th
					Dennis Taylor	5
					Willie Thorne	1
	Willie Thorne	5
	Darren Morgan	0
									Dennis Taylor	6th
									Terry Griffiths	3
	Terry Griffiths	5
	Ken Doherty	1
					Terry Griffiths	5
					Steve Davis	2
	Steve Davis	5
	Tony Drago	1

final

The final of the first edition of the tournament turned into a kind of generational duel. Stephen Hendry from Scotland was the leading player in the 1990s and had won four world championships by the time of the final. On his way to the final with Joe Swail , Ronnie O'Sullivan and Alan McManus, he had defeated three of the players who were professionals even after Hendry's career ended in 2012 and had also been among the world's best for years. One of them, O'Sullivan, even became Hendry's successor in terms of dominance. In the final, Hendry met Dennis Taylor , a player who had peaked in the late 1970s and 1980s and was world champion ten years ago. On his way to the final, he had defeated three players, Jimmy White , Willie Thorne and Terry Griffiths , who celebrated success in the 1980s and for the most part belonged to the extended world elite - with the exception of number four in the world rankings, Jimmy White .

The final became a straightforward affair: Hendry dominated the game and only gave a single frame to Taylor after winning six frames. The match ended with a clear 9: 1 victory for the Scotsman, who made Taylor's last participation in the final at a professional tournament a debacle for him.

Final: Best of 17 Frames International Convention Center ,  Birmingham , England , January 8, 1995
Stephen Hendry	9 : 1	Dennis Taylor
116 : 15 (54), 75 : 21 (55), 61 : 46, 100 : 22, 76 : 46, 68 : 27, 20: 71 , 80 : 35, 78 : 35, 121 : 10 (107)
107	Highest break	-
1	Century breaks	-
3	50+ breaks	-

Century Breaks

During the tournament, five players played a total of eight century breaks .

Stephen Hendry 145 , 111, 107, 106 Peter Ebdon 133 Joe Swail 110

Willie Thorne 108 Alan McManus 100

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Ron Florax: 1995 Charity Challenge. CueTracker.net, accessed on August 3, 2019 .  
2. ^ ^{A b} Ron Florax: 1995 Charity Challenge - Finishes. CueTracker.net, accessed on August 3, 2019 .  
3. ↑ Chris Turner: Liverpool Victoria Charity Challenge / Champions Cup - Invitation Events. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive, 2008, archived from the original on 2008 ; accessed on August 3, 2019 .