1999 Welsh Open (snooker)

1999 Welsh Open the darts tournament Welsh Open (darts) January 2017 1999 Regal Welsh Open 1999 01 25 1999 01 31 y Cardiff International Arena Cardiff Wales WPBSA Ranking event £382,900 £60,000 Ronnie O'Sullivan ENG (147) Mark Williams WAL Stephen Hendry SCO 9–8 1998 2000 The 1999 Welsh Open (officially the 1999 Regal Welsh Open) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 25 and 31 January 1999 at the Cardiff International Arena in Cardiff, Wales. Paul Hunter was the defending champion, but he lost his last 32 match against Fergal O'Brien. Mark Williams defeated Stephen Hendry 9–8 in the final to win his fifth ranking title. Tournament summary Defending champion Paul Hunter was the number 1 seed with World Champion John Higgins seeded 2. The remaining places were allocated to players based on the world rankings. Ronnie O'Sullivan made a maximum break during the third frame of his quarter final victory over James Wattana. Main draw http://www.snooker.org/trn/9899/wo99_res.shtml WWW Snooker: Welsh Open 1999 www.snooker.orghttp://www.snooker.org/rnk/9899/rk_9899.shtml WWW Snooker: 1998/99 Embassy World Rankings www.snooker.org 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 Paul Hunter 5 60 ENG Ian McCulloch 4 21 IRL Fergal O'Brien 5 ENG Ali Carter 2 20 ENG Dave Harold 3 55 ENG Joe Johnson 5 15 ENG Steve Davis 5 44 ENG Bradley Jones 4 9 SCO Alan McManus 5 SCO Alan Burnett 3 30 SCO Graeme Dott 0 HKG Marco Fu 5 25 SCO Chris Small 5 58 IRL Michael Judge 2 6 WAL Mark Williams 5 34 ENG Neal Foulds 2 5 IRL Ken Doherty 2 NIR Patrick Wallace 5 27 ENG Brian Morgan 4 47 WAL Tony Chappel 5 18 ENG Gary Wilkinson 2 52 NIR Dennis Taylor 5 16 THA James Wattana 5 ENG Robert Milkins 4 13 CAN Alain Robidoux 5 THA Phaitoon Phonbun 4 17 ENG Mark King 3 ENG Mike Dunn 5 19 ENG Jimmy White 5 ENG Barry Mapstone 1 4 ENG Ronnie O'Sullivan 5 ENG Nigel Gilbert 2 3 SCO Stephen Hendry 5 48 ENG David Roe 1 31 SCO Jamie Burnett 1 87 ENG Darren Clarke 5 26 WAL Matthew Stevens 5 94 SCO John Lardner 1 10 ENG Stephen Lee 5 78 ENG Matthew Couch 3 12 ENG Anthony Hamilton 5 75 ENG Gary Ponting 4 32 SCO Billy Snaddon 5 43 SCO Drew Henry 2 22 ENG Andy Hicks 4 50 WAL Lee Walker 5 7 ENG John Parrott 5 92 ENG Mark Gray 2 8 ENG Peter Ebdon 5 ENG Leigh Griffin 1 29 NIR Terry Murphy 2 56 ENG Mark Davis 5 24 WAL Dominic Dale 3 36 NIR Joe Swail 5 14 ENG Nigel Bond 5 68 ENG Dave Finbow 4 11 MLT Tony Drago 0 164 ENG Stuart Bingham 5 23 WAL Darren Morgan 1 59 NIR Gerard Greene 5 28 ENG Martin Clark 4 ENG Paul Sweeny 5 2 SCO John Higgins 5 66 WAL Mark Bennett 1 1 ENG Paul Hunter 2 21 IRL Fergal O'Brien 5 55 ENG Joe Johnson 3 15 ENG Steve Davis 5 9 SCO Alan McManus 5 HKG Marco Fu 4 25 SCO Chris Small 0 6 WAL Mark Williams 5 NIR Patrick Wallace 5 47 WAL Tony Chappel 1 52 NIR Dennis Taylor 2 16 THA James Wattana 5 13 CAN Alain Robidoux 5 ENG Mike Dunn 1 19 ENG Jimmy White 2 4 ENG Ronnie O'Sullivan 5 3 SCO Stephen Hendry 5 87 ENG Darren Clarke 2 26 WAL Matthew Stevens 5 10 ENG Stephen Lee 4 12 ENG Anthony Hamilton 5 32 SCO Billy Snaddon 1 50 WAL Lee Walker 5 7 ENG John Parrott 4 8 ENG Peter Ebdon 5 56 ENG Mark Davis 0 36 NIR Joe Swail 5 14 ENG Nigel Bond 3 164 ENG Stuart Bingham 5 59 NIR Gerard Greene 4 ENG Paul Sweeny 3 2 SCO John Higgins 5 21 IRL Fergal O'Brien 0 15 ENG Steve Davis 5 9 SCO Alan McManus 0 6 WAL Mark Williams 5 NIR Patrick Wallace 2 16 THA James Wattana 5 13 CAN Alain Robidoux 4 4 ENG Ronnie O'Sullivan 5 3 SCO Stephen Hendry 5 26 WAL Matthew Stevens 4 12 ENG Anthony Hamilton 5 50 WAL Lee Walker 2 8 ENG Peter Ebdon 3 36 NIR Joe Swail 5 164 ENG Stuart Bingham 5 2 SCO John Higgins 4 15 ENG Steve Davis 4 6 WAL Mark Williams 5 16 THA James Wattana 2 4 ENG Ronnie O'Sullivan 5 3 SCO Stephen Hendry 5 12 ENG Anthony Hamilton 2 36 NIR Joe Swail 5 164 ENG Stuart Bingham 1 6 WAL Mark Williams 6 4 ENG Ronnie O'Sullivan 1 3 SCO Stephen Hendry 6 36 NIR Joe Swail 2 6 WAL Mark Williams 9 3 SCO Stephen Hendry 8 Final Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: John Williams.Cardiff International Arena, Cardiff, Wales, 31 January 1999. Mark Williams (6) 9–8 Stephen Hendry (3)Afternoon: 15–100 (57), 59–66, 89–7 (71), 74–1 (62), 15–116 (67), 52–74 (56), 71–24 (56), 13–116 (116)Evening: 82–9 (81), 117–23 (84), 42–71 (52), 67–74 (Williams 67), 68–40, 106–4 (64), 104–6 (104), 54–63 (Williams 52), 65–48 104 Highest break 116 1 Century breaks 1 9 50+ breaks 5 References Category:Welsh Open (snooker) Category:1999 in snooker Category:1990s in Cardiff Category:1999 in Welsh sport