1999 China International
Tournament information | |
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Dates | 8–14 March 1999 |
Venue | |
City | Shanghai |
Country | China |
Organisation | WPBSA |
Format | Ranking event |
Total prize fund | £255,000 |
Winner's share | £42,000 |
Highest break | ![]() |
Final | |
Champion | ![]() |
Runner-up | ![]() |
Score | 9–3 |
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The 1999 China International was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place from 8–14 March 1999 at the in Shanghai, China. The tournament was the inaugural staging of the event as a ranking tournament, after the 1997 edition had previously been held as an invitational tournament. This edition was the seventh ranking event out of the 1998/1999 season.
John Higgins won the tournament by defeating Billy Snaddon 9–3 in the final. Mehmet Husnu recorded a maximum break against during qualifying for the tournament.[1]
Prize fund[]
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[2]
Winner: £42,000 |
Highest break (televised): £2,500 |
Wildcard round[]
Match | Score | ||
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WC1 | ![]() |
5–3 | ![]() |
WC2 | ![]() |
1–5 | ![]() |
WC3 | ![]() |
5–2 | ![]() |
WC4 | ![]() |
5–4 | ![]() |
Main draw[]
References[]
- ^ "China International, China Open, Shanghai Masters". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ^ "China International 1999 (March)". snooker.org. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- ^ "1999 China Open Results". Snooker Database. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- ^ "1999 China Open Results Grid". Snooker Database. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- China Open (snooker)
- 1999 in snooker
- 1999 in Chinese sport
- Sports competitions in Shanghai