The 1999 Irish Masters was the twenty-fifth edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament, which took place from 23 to 28 March 1999.[4] The tournament was played at Goffs in Kill, County Kildare, and featured twelve professional players.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 23–28 March 1999 |
| Venue | Goffs |
| City | Kill |
| Country | Republic of Ireland |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Non-Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £200,000[1] |
| Winner's share | £75,000[2] |
| Highest break |  Stephen Lee (ENG) (139)[3] |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Stephen Hendry |
| Runner-up | Stephen Lee |
| Score | 9–8 |
← 1998 2000 → | |
Stephen Hendry won the tournament for the third time, defeating Stephen Lee 9–8 in the final.
Main draw
edit| Round 1 Best of 11 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 11 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Final Best of 17 frames | ||||||||||||||||
| Stephen Hendry
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Steve Davis
| 6 | Steve Davis
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| John Parrott
| 3 | Stephen Hendry
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Peter Ebdon
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Peter Ebdon
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Peter Ebdon
| 6 | John Higgins
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||
 Michael Judge
| 2 | Stephen Hendry
| 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Stephen Lee
| 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen Lee
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen Lee
| 6 | Ken Doherty
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Alan McManus
| 2 | Stephen Lee
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jimmy White
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jimmy White
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jimmy White
| 6 | Ronnie O'Sullivan
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
 Mark Williams
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ Boyle, Pat (5 April 1999). "Sports sponsorship ban won't snooker tobacco firms". Irish Independent. p. 16.
- ^ Gilleece, Dermot (23 March 1999). "Full house for White's clash with Williams". The Irish Times. p. 21.
- ^ Gilleece, Dermot (29 March 1999). "Hendry wins pulsating final". The Irish Times. p. A1.
- ^ Gilleece, Dermot (24 February 1999). "Higgins gives hosts friendly warning". The Irish Times. p. 21.
- ^ "Irish Masters". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- ^ "1999 Irish Masters Results". Snooker Database. Retrieved 21 November 2017.