Charity Challenge 1996
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Charity Challenge 1996 Liverpool Victoria Charity Challenge 1995 
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| Tournament type: | Invitation tournament |
| Attendees: | 16 |
| Venue: | International Convention Center , Birmingham , England |
| Opening: | January 3, 1996 |
| Endgame: | January 7, 1996
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| Defending champion: |
 Stephen Hendry
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| Winner: |
 Ronnie O'Sullivan
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| Finalist: |
John Higgins
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| Highest Break: | 138 ( Ken Doherty )
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The 1996 Liverpool Victoria Charity Challenge was an inviting professional snooker tournament for the 1995/96 season . The tournament was held from January 3rd to 7th, 1995 in the International Convention Center in the English city of Birmingham . The winner was the Englishman Ronnie O'Sullivan , who defeated the Scottish Stephen Hendry 9: 6 in the final. The highest break of the tournament was played by the Irishman Ken Doherty .
Prize money
The tournament was sponsored by Liverpool Victoria , with a total of £ 160,000 in prize money that was donated to charitable causes. However, the players were paid all costs.
| Prize money | |
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| winner | £ 30,000 |
| final | £ 20,000 |
| Semifinals | £ 12,500 |
| Quarter finals | £ 8,750 |
| Round of 16 | £ 5,000 |
| All in all | £ 150,000 |
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 .
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Round of 16 best of 9 frames |
Quarterfinals Best of 9 Frames |
Semi-final best of 11 frames |
Final Best of 17 frames |
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| Ronnie O'Sullivan
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5 | |||||||||||||
| David Roe
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2 | |||||||||||||
| Ronnie O'Sullivan
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5 | |||||||||||||
 Darren Morgan
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2 | |||||||||||||
| Darren Morgan
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5 | |||||||||||||
| Terry Griffiths
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3 | |||||||||||||
| Ronnie O'Sullivan
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6th | |||||||||||||
| Ken Doherty
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4th | |||||||||||||
| Ken Doherty
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5 | |||||||||||||
 Dennis Taylor
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3 | |||||||||||||
| Ken Doherty
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5 | |||||||||||||
| John Parrott
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2 | |||||||||||||
| John Parrott
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5 | |||||||||||||
| Dave Harold
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3 | |||||||||||||
| Ronnie O'Sullivan
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9 | |||||||||||||
| John Higgins
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6th | |||||||||||||
| John Higgins
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5 | |||||||||||||
| Stephen Hendry
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4th | |||||||||||||
| John Higgins
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5 | |||||||||||||
| Jimmy White
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2 | |||||||||||||
| Jimmy White
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5 | |||||||||||||
| Nigel Bond
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1 | |||||||||||||
| John Higgins
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6th | |||||||||||||
| Peter Ebdon
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4th | |||||||||||||
| Peter Ebdon
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5 | |||||||||||||
 Tony Drago
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3 | |||||||||||||
| Peter Ebdon
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5 | |||||||||||||
| Willie Thorne
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2 | |||||||||||||
| Willie Thorne
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5 | |||||||||||||
| Alan McManus
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3 | |||||||||||||
final
After the two finalists of the previous year had already been eliminated in the round of 16, Ronnie O'Sullivan and John Higgins, two representatives of the so-called Golden Generation, had reached the final.
O'Sullivan took a 2-0 lead at the start of the match, but then his Scottish rival turned the match around and took the lead 2-4 himself. Again O'Sullivan turned the match around and took a 5: 4 lead, before expanding it to 7: 5 after an equalizer from Higgins. Higgins came close to him at 7: 6, but O'Sullivan won the following two frames to 9: 6 final victory.
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Final: Best of 17 Frames International Convention Center , Birmingham , England , January 7, 1995 |
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Ronnie O'Sullivan
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9 : 6 |
John Higgins
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79 : 1 (79), 62 : 36, 44: 61 , 30: 74 (50), 21: 78 , 43: 53 , 62 : 29, 82 : 55 (O'S. 82; H. 55), 72 : 37 (61), 32: 66 , 79 : 0, 82 : 8 (82), 44: 68 , 68 : 31, 70 : 18 (58) |
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| 82 | Highest break | 55 |
| - | Century breaks | - |
| 5 | 50+ breaks | 2 |
Century Breaks
During the tournament, four players played a total of seven century breaks .
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Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Ron Florax: 1996 Charity Challenge. CueTracker.net, accessed on August 3, 2019 .
- ↑ a b Ron Florax: 1996 Charity Challenge - Finishes. CueTracker.net, accessed on August 3, 2019 .
- ↑ Chris Turner: Liverpool Victoria Charity Challenge / Champions Cup - Invitation Events. (No longer available online.) Chris Turner's Snooker Archive, 2008, archived from the original on 2008 ; accessed on August 3, 2019 .