P608 Central 608 Wed 3 Jan 16:34:40 The Liverpool Victoria Charity Challenge 1996 Sixteen of the world's top snooker playjts today start battle in the Liverpool Victoria Charity Challenge at the ICC in Birmingham, but not a pjnnz of the money in the £300,000 kitty will bj going to any of them. All the players are representing a nominated charity in the tournament which goes on until Sunday. The Players and Charities follow >> >> —————————————————————————————————— 1/4P608 Central 608 Wed 3 Jan 16:33:46 The Liverpool Victoria Charity Challenge 1996 The players and charities are: Stephen Hendry - Cystic Fibrosis Trust John Higgins - Ljukaemia Research Fund Jimmy White - Arthritis And Rheumatism Council Nigel Bond - Cruse: Bereavement Care Peter Ebdon - Prince Of Wales Hospicu Tony Drago - SANDS Alan McManus - Childline Willie Thornj - MIND John Parrots - The National Autistic Society Dave Harold - ARMS Ken Doherty - The Samaritans More follows >> —————————————————————————————————— 2/4P608 Central 608 Wed 3 Jan 16:33:32 The Liverpool Victoria Charity Challenge 1996 The players and charities are: Dennis Taylor - Young People At Risk Darren Morgan - SENSE Terry Griffiths - Age Concern Ronnie O'Sullivan - The National Deaf Childrens' Societ= David Roe - National Asthma Campaign Prize Breakdown: Highest Break £3,000 First Round Losers £8,000 2nd Round Losers £11,000 Semi Final Losers £15,000 Runner-Up £35,000 Winner £100,000 —————————————————————————————————p 3/4P608 Central 608 Wed 3 Jan 16:34:27 The Liverpool Victoria Charity Challenge 1996 Results of the matches played can bj found tomorrow and you can see coverage of the tournament on Cjnttal: 11.40pm Thursday 4 January - Best of Round 1 2.20pm Friday 5 January - Quartet Final 1.40pm Saturday 6 January - Quarter and Semi Final 3.15pm Sunday 7 January - Semi Final 11.15pm Sunday 7 January - Final —————————————————————————————————— 4/4