The Charity Challenge 1996 (also known as the Liverpool Victoria Charity Challenge 1996 - by the name of the sponsor) is a professional unrated (invitation) snooker tournament held from January 3 to 7, 1996 in Birmingham , England . The winner of the tournament was Ronnie O'Sullivan , who beat John Higgins in the final with a score of 9: 6. The previous champion, Stephen Hendry , lost in the first round.
 Snooker tournaments |
| Liverpool Victoria Charity Challenge |
| Birmingham england |
| January 3 - 7, 1996 |
| International Convention Center |
| Prize pool - £ ? |
| Winner - £ 30,000 |
| The highest break -? |
| Status - Unrated |
| Champion |
| Champion 1995 - Stephen Hendry |
| Champion 1996 - Ronnie O'Sullivan |
| Finalist - John Higgins |
Prize Fund
- Tournament champion Ronnie O'Sullivan received £ 30,000 for the victory. 100,000 pounds were donated to charity.
Results
First round
Matches up to 5 wins
John Higgins 5 : 4 Stephen Hendry
Ronnie O'Sullivan 5 : 2 David Roe
John Parrot 5 : 3 Dave Harold
Willie Thorne 5 : 3 Alan McManus
Jimmy White 5 : 1 Nigel Bond
Darren Morgan 5 : 3 Terry Griffiths
Ken Doherty 5 : 3 Dennis Taylor
Peter Ebdon 5 : 3 Tony Drago
| Quarter finals | Semifinals | The final | ||||||||
| Ronnie O'Sullivan | five | |||||||||
| Darren Morgan | 2 | |||||||||
| Ronnie O'Sullivan | 6 | |||||||||
| Ken Doherty | four | |||||||||
| Ken Doherty | five | |||||||||
| John Parrot | 2 | |||||||||
| Ronnie O'Sullivan | 9 | |||||||||
| John Higgins | 6 | |||||||||
| Peter Ebdon | five | |||||||||
| Willie Thorne | 2 | |||||||||
| Peter Ebdon | four | |||||||||
| John Higgins | 6 | |||||||||
| John Higgins | five | |||||||||
| Jimmy white | 2 | |||||||||