1999 Welsh Open (snooker)
Appearance
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Tournament information | |
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Dates | 25–31 January 1999 |
Venue | Cardiff International Arena |
City | Cardiff |
Country | Wales |
Organisation | WPBSA |
Format | Ranking event |
Total prize fund | £382,900 |
Winner's share | £60,000 |
Highest break | Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) (147) |
Final | |
Champion | Mark Williams (WAL) |
Runner-up | Stephen Hendry (SCO) |
Score | 9–8 |
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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
[edit]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
[edit]Final
[edit]Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: John Williams. Cardiff International Arena, Cardiff, Wales, 31 January 1999. | ||
Mark Williams (6) Wales |
9–8 | Stephen Hendry (3) Scotland |
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 |
Century breaks
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References
[edit]- ^ "WWW Snooker: Welsh Open 1999". www.snooker.org.
- ^ "WWW Snooker: 1998/99 Embassy World Rankings". www.snooker.org.