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1999 Grand Prix (snooker)
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Grand Prix 1999 10 11 1999 10 24 y Guild Hall Preston England WPBSA Ranking event £400,000 £62,000 Ronnie O'Sullivan ENG (147) John Higgins SCO Mark Williams WAL 9–8 1998 2000
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
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Last 64Best of 9 frames Last 32Best of 9 frames Last 16Best of 9 frames Quarter-finalsBest of 9 frames Semi-finalsBest of 11 frames FinalBest of 17 frames 1 ENG Stephen Lee 5 103 ENG Ian Brumby 0 20 MLT Tony Drago 5 41 NIR Gerard Greene 1 21 ENG Nigel Bond 5 45 SCO Drew Henry 1 10 ENG Anthony Hamilton 5 98 BEL Mario Geudens 4 13 ENG Peter Ebdon 3 ENG Barry Pinches 5 30 NIR Terry Murphy 5 50 ENG Jason Ferguson 2 17 ENG Dave Harold 5 ENG Mark Selby 4 8 SCO Alan McManus 5 78 ENG Mark Davis 2 7 IRL Ken Doherty 5 56 ENG Paul Wykes 2 23 WAL Darren Morgan 2 52 ENG Dave Finbow 5 28 NIR Joe Swail 5 91 ENG Karl Burrows 3 12 ENG Paul Hunter 5 67 IRL Michael Judge 4 9 WAL Matthew Stevens 5 40 ENG Neal Foulds 0 18 SCO Chris Small 5 44 ENG Steve James 3 29 ENG Gary Wilkinson 5 70 ENG Chris Scanlon 2 4 WAL Mark Williams 5 90 ENG Darren Clarke 1 3 SCO John Higgins 5 63 ENG Jimmy Michie 4 19 WAL Dominic Dale 5 SCO David McLellan 0 22 THA James Wattana 5 WAL Mark Fenton 3 16 ENG Jimmy White 5 105 ISL Kristján Helgason 4 11 IRL Fergal O'Brien 5 34 ENG Joe Perry 2 32 ENG Andy Hicks 5 57 ENG Mick Price 2 25 SCO Graeme Dott 5 104 WAL Wayne Jones 3 5 ENG Ronnie O'Sullivan 5 75 ENG Willie Thorne 3 6 ENG John Parrott 5 43 SCO Euan Henderson 1 24 SCO Billy Snaddon 1 48 SCO Marcus Campbell 5 26 AUS Quinten Hann w/d 35 HKG Marco Fu w/o 14 ENG Mark King 5 81 IRL Leo Fernandez 2 15 ENG Steve Davis 2 53 ENG Jonathan Birch 5 31 ENG Brian Morgan 2 142 ENG Ali Carter 5 27 SCO Jamie Burnett 1 THA Noppadon Noppachorn 5 2 SCO Stephen Hendry 5 49 ENG Gary Ponting 2 1 ENG Stephen Lee 4 20 MLT Tony Drago 5 21 ENG Nigel Bond 3 10 ENG Anthony Hamilton 5 ENG Barry Pinches 5 30 NIR Terry Murphy 4 17 ENG Dave Harold 5 8 SCO Alan McManus 2 7 IRL Ken Doherty 5 52 ENG Dave Finbow 1 28 NIR Joe Swail 1 12 ENG Paul Hunter 5 9 WAL Matthew Stevens 2 18 SCO Chris Small 5 29 ENG Gary Wilkinson 0 4 WAL Mark Williams 5 3 SCO John Higgins 5 19 WAL Dominic Dale 0 22 THA James Wattana 5 16 ENG Jimmy White 3 11 IRL Fergal O'Brien 2 32 ENG Andy Hicks 5 25 SCO Graeme Dott 1 5 ENG Ronnie O'Sullivan 5 6 ENG John Parrott 4 48 SCO Marcus Campbell 5 35 HKG Marco Fu 5 14 ENG Mark King 3 53 ENG Jonathan Birch 2 142 ENG Ali Carter 5 THA Noppadon Noppachorn 0 2 SCO Stephen Hendry 5 20 MLT Tony Drago 3 10 ENG Anthony Hamilton 5 ENG Barry Pinches 1 17 ENG Dave Harold 5 7 IRL Ken Doherty 5 12 ENG Paul Hunter 3 18 SCO Chris Small 1 4 WAL Mark Williams 5 3 SCO John Higgins 5 22 THA James Wattana 3 32 ENG Andy Hicks 4 5 ENG Ronnie O'Sullivan 5 48 SCO Marcus Campbell 2 35 HKG Marco Fu 5 142 ENG Ali Carter 5 2 SCO Stephen Hendry 3 10 ENG Anthony Hamilton 2 17 ENG Dave Harold 5 7 IRL Ken Doherty 3 4 WAL Mark Williams 5 3 SCO John Higgins 5 5 ENG Ronnie O'Sullivan 3 35 HKG Marco Fu 3 142 ENG Ali Carter 5 17 ENG Dave Harold 5 4 WAL Mark Williams 6 3 SCO John Higgins 6 142 ENG Ali Carter 3 4 WAL Mark Williams 8 3 SCO John Higgins 9
Final
Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Alan Chamberlain.Guild Hall, Preston, England, 24 October 1999. Mark Williams (4) 8–9 John Higgins (3) Afternoon: 1–89 (64), 69–5, 46–77 (55), 83–0 (82), 77–2 (73), 62–30, 53–33, 49–2Evening: 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
ENG Ian Brumby 5–4 Leigh Griffin ENG
THA Phaitoon Phonbun 5–3 Richard King ENG
ENG Nick Dyson 5–0 Shokat Ali PAK
BEL Mario Geudens 5–4 Steve Judd ENG
ENG Barry Pinches 5–1 Tony Knowles ENG
SCO Craig MacGillivray 5–2 Wayne Saidler ENG
ENG Mark Selby 5–2 Stephen O'Connor IRL
ENG Mark Davis 5–2 Nick Terry ENG
FIN Robin Hull 5–1 Tony Jones ENG
NZL Dene O'Kane 5–2 Eddie Manning ENG
ENG Karl Burrows 5–3 Peter McCullagh ENG
IRL Michael Judge 5–0 Paul Sweeny ENG
BEL Patrick Delsemme 5–3 Stuart Bingham ENG
SCO John Lardner 5–1 Robert Milkins ENG
ENG Chris Scanlon 5–3 Hugh Abernethy SCO
ENG Darren Clarke 5–1 Mark Bennett WAL
CYP 1960 Mehmet Husnu 5–3 Nick Pearce ENG
SCO David McLellan 5–4 Dennis Taylor NIR
WAL Mark Fenton 5–2 Michael Holt ENG
ISL Kristján Helgason 5–3 Stefan Mazrocis ENG
ENG Munraj Pal 5–2 Karl Broughton ENG
ENG Craig Harrison 5–1 Patrick Wallace NIR
WAL Wayne Jones 5–3 Wayne Brown ENG
ENG Willie Thorne 5–4 James Reynolds WAL
ENG Stuart Pettman 5–2 Mike Dunn ENG
ENG Lee Richardson 5–4 Troy Shaw ENG
WAL Anthony Davies 5–1 Gareth Chilcott WAL
IRL Leo Fernandez 5–2 Ryan Day WAL
SCO Martin Dziewialtowski 5–1 Adrian Gunnell ENG
ENG Ali Carter 5–3 Tony Chappel WAL
THA Noppadon Noppachorn 5–0 Sean Storey ENG
ENG Mark Gray 5–4 Stephen Maguire SCO
Round of 96 Best of 9 frames
ENG Ian Brumby 5–2 Matthew Couch ENG
NIR Gerard Greene 5–2 Phaitoon Phonbun THA
SCO Drew Henry 5–2 Nick Dyson ENG
BEL Mario Geudens 5–2 Alfie Burden ENG
ENG Barry Pinches 5–1 Paul Davies WAL
ENG Jason Ferguson 5–1 Craig MacGillivray SCO
ENG Mark Selby 5–4 Ian McCulloch ENG
ENG Mark Davis 5–3 Dean Reynolds ENG
ENG Paul Wykes 5–2 Robin Hull FIN
ENG Dave Finbow 5–4 Dene O'Kane NZL
ENG Karl Burrows 5–2 Lee Walker WAL
IRL Michael Judge 5–4 Rod Lawler ENG
ENG Neal Foulds 5–2 Patrick Delsemme BEL
ENG Steve James 5–4 John Lardner SCO
ENG Chris Scanlon 5–1 Bradley Jones ENG
ENG Darren Clarke 5–1 Nick Walker ENG
ENG Jimmy Michie 5–2 Mehmet Husnu CYP 1960
SCO David McLellan 5–4 Joe Johnson ENG
WAL Mark Fenton 5–2 Martin Clark ENG
ISL Kristján Helgason 5–2 Jason Prince NIR
ENG Joe Perry 5–1 Munraj Pal ENG
ENG Mick Price 5–2 Craig Harrison ENG
WAL Wayne Jones 5–4 David Roe ENG
ENG Willie Thorne 5–2 Peter Lines ENG
SCO Euan Henderson 5–3 Stuart Pettman ENG
SCO Marcus Campbell 5–1 Lee Richardson ENG
HKG Marco Fu 5–2 Anthony Davies WAL
IRL Leo Fernandez w/o–w/d Alain Robidoux CAN
ENG Jonathan Birch 5–2 Martin Dziewialtowski SCO
ENG Ali Carter 5–2 John Read ENG
THA Noppadon Noppachorn 5–2 David Gray ENG
ENG Gary Ponting 5–3 Mark Gray ENG
References
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