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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.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 11–24 October 1999 |
| Venue | Guild Hall |
| City | Preston |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £400,000 |
| Winner's share | £62,000 |
| Highest break |  Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) (147) |
| Final | |
| Champion |  John Higgins (SCO) |
| Runner-up |  Mark Williams (WAL) |
| Score | 9–8 |
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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 edit
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 edit
Final edit
| Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Alan Chamberlain. Guild Hall, Preston, England, 24 October 1999. | ||
| Mark Williams (4) Wales | 8–9 | John Higgins (3) Scotland |
| Afternoon: 1–89 (64), 69–5, 46–77 (55), 83–0 (82), 77–2 (73), 62–30, 53–33, 49–2 Evening: 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 edit
Round of 128 Best of 9 frames
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Round of 96 Best of 9 frames
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References edit
- ^ "Grand Prix". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2017.