| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 2–5 January 1997 (1997-01-02 – 1997-01-05) |
| Venue | International Convention Centre |
| City | Birmingham |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Winner's share | £30,000 |
| Highest break |  Stephen Hendry (147) |
| Final | |
| Champion | Stephen Hendry |
| Runner-up |  Ronnie O'Sullivan |
| Score | 9–8 |
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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 CentreinBirmingham, England, and featured twelve professional players.[1]
Stephen Hendry won the title, beating Ronnie O'Sullivan 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.[2]
| Round 1 Best of 9 Frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 Frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 Frames | Final Best of 17 Frames | ||||||||||||||||
| Stephen Hendry
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nigel Bond
| 5 | Nigel Bond
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||
 Alain Robidoux
| 2 | Stephen Hendry
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Alan McManus
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| John Higgins
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alan McManus
| 5 | Alan McManus
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||
 Darren Morgan
| 1 | Stephen Hendry
| 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ronnie O'Sullivan
| 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ronnie O'Sullivan
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| John Parrott
| 5 | John Parrott
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jimmy White
| 2 | Ronnie O'Sullivan
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Peter Ebdon
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Peter Ebdon
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Ken Doherty
| 5 | Ken Doherty
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Steve Davis
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Final: Best of 17 frames. International Convention Centre, Birmingham, England, 5 January 1997.[3] | ||
| Stephen Hendry Scotland
|
9–8 | Ronnie O'Sullivan England
|
| Afternoon: 110–25 (110), 59–31, 129–0 (129), 67–46, 10–107 (100), 129–9, 136–0 (136), 23–66 Evening: 82–1, 88–0, 20–106, 1–137 (137), 16–124 (124), 37–91, 9–87, 0–72, 147–0 (147) | ||
| 147 | Highest break | 137 |
| 4 | Century breaks | 3 |
| 4 | 50+ breaks | 3 |
