The 1999 China International was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place from 8–14 March 1999 at the JC Mandarin Hotel 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.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 8–14 March 1999 |
| Venue | JC Mandarin Hotel |
| City | Shanghai |
| Country | China |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £255,000 |
| Winner's share | £42,000 |
| Highest break |  Michael Holt (ENG) |
| Final | |
| Champion |  John Higgins (SCO) |
| Runner-up | Billy Snaddon (SCO) |
| Score | 9–3 |
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John Higgins won the tournament by defeating Billy Snaddon 9–3 in the final. Mehmet Husnu recorded a maximum break against Eddie Barker during qualifying for the tournament.[1]
Prize fund edit
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[2]
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Winner: £42,000 |
Highest break (televised): £2,500 |
Wildcard round edit
| Match | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| WC1 | Michael Holt (ENG) |
5–3 |  Yang Jianyn (CHN)
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| WC2 | Peter Lines (ENG) |
1–5 | Pang Weiguo (CHN)
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| WC3 | Dave Finbow (ENG) |
5–2 | Pao Shan (CHN)
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| WC4 |  Anthony Davies (WAL) |
5–4 | Zhang Kai (CHN)
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Main draw edit
References edit
- ^ "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. Archived from the original on 5 December 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- ^ "1999 China Open Results Grid". Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 5 December 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017.