1998 Super Challenge
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | June 1998 |
| City | Guangzhou |
| Country | China |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Winner's share | £12,000 |
| Highest break | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Marco Fu (CHN), 138 |
| Final | |
| Champion | File:Flag of England.svg Steve Davis (ENG) |
| Runner-up | File:Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Hendry (SCO) |
| Score | Round-Robin |
The 1998 Red Bull Super Challenge was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place in June 1998 in Guangzhou, China.[1]
This one-off event was held as a six-man round robin. The players who competed were Steve Davis, Stephen Hendry, James Wattana plus three local stars who had yet to establish themselves as professionals, Marco Fu, Pang Weiguo and Guo Hua. Davis and Hendry had identical records but Davis took the title as he had beaten Hendry in their individual match.[2] Fu made the highest break of the tournament, 138.[3]
Round-robin
[edit | edit source]| Position | Player | Played | Won | Lost | FW | FW | Points | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | File:Flag of England.svg Steve Davis (ENG) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 28* | £12,000 |
| Runner-up | File:Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Hendry (SCO) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 28 | £8,000 |
| 3 | File:Flag of Thailand.svg James Wattana (THA) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 21 | £5,000 |
| 4 | China Pang Weiguo | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 18 | £750 |
| 5 | File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Marco Fu (HKG) | 5 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 14 | £750 |
| 6 | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Guo Hua (CHN) | 5 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 11 | £750 |
* Steve Davis won the title on head to head results after beating Stephen Hendry 3–2.
References
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