1999 Grand Prix (snooker)
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Tournament information | |
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Dates | 11–24 October 1999 |
Venue | Guild Hall |
City | Preston |
Country | England |
Organisation | WPBSA |
Format | Ranking event |
Total prize fund | £400,000 |
Winner's share | £62,000 |
Highest break | Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) (147) |
Final | |
Champion | John Higgins (SCO) |
Runner-up | Mark Williams (WAL) |
Score | 9–8 |
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The 1999 Grand Prix was a professional snooker tournament and the second of nine WPBSA ranking events in the 1999/2000 season, following the British Open and preceding the UK Championship. It was held from 11 to 24 October 1999 at the Guild Hall in Preston, England.
Stephen Lee was the defending champion, but he lost his last 32 match against Tony Drago. John Higgins won his 11th ranking title by defeating Mark Williams 9–8 in the final.
Tournament summary[]
Defending champion Stephen Lee was the number 1 seed with World Champion Stephen Hendry seeded 2. The remaining places were allocated to players based on the world rankings.
Main draw[]
Final[]
Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: . Guild Hall, Preston, England, 24 October 1999. | ||
Mark Williams (4) Wales |
8–9 | John Higgins (3) Scotland |
Afternoon: 1–89 (64), 69–5, 46–77 (55), 83–0 (82), 77–2 (73), 62–30, 53–33, 49–2 Evening: 42–50, 12–68 (68), 0–86 (53), 0–78 (78), 37–59, 88–24 (65), 65–1, 23–107 (66), 0–75 | ||
82 | Highest break | 78 |
0 | Century breaks | 0 |
3 | 50+ breaks | 6 |
Qualifying[]
Round of 128 Best of 9 frames
Ian Brumby 5–4 Phaitoon Phonbun 5–3 Richard King Nick Dyson 5–0 Shokat Ali Barry Pinches 5–1 Tony Knowles Mark Selby 5–2 Stephen O'Connor Mark Davis 5–2 Nick Terry Robin Hull 5–1 Tony Jones Dene O'Kane 5–2 Karl Burrows 5–3 Peter McCullagh Michael Judge 5–0 5–3 Stuart Bingham John Lardner 5–1 Robert Milkins Chris Scanlon 5–3 Hugh Abernethy Darren Clarke 5–1 Mark Bennett
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David McLellan 5–4 Dennis Taylor Mark Fenton 5–2 Michael Holt Kristján Helgason 5–3 Stefan Mazrocis Craig Harrison 5–1 Patrick Wallace Wayne Jones 5–3 Wayne Brown Willie Thorne 5–4 James Reynolds Lee Richardson 5–4 Troy Shaw Anthony Davies 5–1 Gareth Chilcott Martin Dziewialtowski 5–1 Adrian Gunnell Noppadon Noppachorn 5–0 Sean Storey Mark Gray 5–4 Stephen Maguire
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Round of 96 Best of 9 frames
Gerard Greene 5–2 Phaitoon Phonbun Drew Henry 5–2 Nick Dyson Mario Geudens 5–2 Alfie Burden Jason Ferguson 5–1 Craig MacGillivray Paul Wykes 5–2 Robin Hull Dave Finbow 5–4 Dene O'Kane Neal Foulds 5–2 Chris Scanlon 5–1 Bradley Jones
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David McLellan 5–4 Joe Johnson Mark Fenton 5–2 Martin Clark Kristján Helgason 5–2 Jason Prince Joe Perry 5–1 Munraj Pal Mick Price 5–2 Craig Harrison Wayne Jones 5–4 David Roe Euan Henderson 5–3 Stuart Pettman Marcus Campbell 5–1 Lee Richardson Leo Fernandez w/o–w/d Alain Robidoux Jonathan Birch 5–2 Martin Dziewialtowski Ali Carter 5–2 John Read Noppadon Noppachorn 5–2 David Gray Gary Ponting 5–3 Mark Gray
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References[]
- ^ "Grand Prix". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- World Open (snooker)
- 1999 in snooker
- October 1999 sports events in the United Kingdom