The 1997 Liverpool Victoria
Charity Challenge was the third edition of the professional invitational
snooker tournament, which took place in January 1997. The tournament was played at the
International Convention Centre in
Birmingham
Birmingham ( ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands (county), West Midlands in England. It is the second-largest city in the United Kingdom with a population of 1. ...
, England, and featured twelve professional players.
Stephen Hendry
Stephen Gordon Hendry (born 13 January 1969) is a Scottish professional snooker player who dominated the sport during the 1990s, becoming one of the most successful players in its history. After turning professional in 1985 at age 16, Hendry ...
won the title, beating
Ronnie O'Sullivan
Ronald Antonio O'Sullivan (born 5 December 1975) is an English professional snooker player who is the current world champion and world number one. Widely recognised as one of the most talented and accomplished players in the sport's history, ...
9–8 in the final. Hendry had led 8–2, O'Sullivan won 6 frames in a row to level at 8–8, before Hendry made a
147 Maximum break in the deciding frame.
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Main draw
Final
References
{{Snooker season 1996/1997
Champions Cup (snooker)
1997 in snooker
1997 in English sport