1999 Grand Prix (snooker)

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.

Grand Prix

Tournament information
Dates	11–24 October 1999
Venue	Guild Hall
City	Preston
Country	England
Organisation(s)	WPBSA
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£400,000
Winner's share	£62,000
Highest break	Ronnie O'Sullivan (147)
Final
Champion	John Higgins
Runner-up	Mark Williams
Score	9–8
← 1998 2000 →

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

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

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	Last 64 Best of 9 frames					Last 32 Best of 9 frames					Last 16 Best of 9 frames					Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames					Semi-finals Best of 11 frames					Final Best of 17 frames
	1	Stephen Lee	5
	103	Ian Brumby	0
						1	Stephen Lee	4
						20	Tony Drago	5
	20	Tony Drago	5
	41	Gerard Greene	1
											20	Tony Drago	3
											10	Anthony Hamilton	5
	21	Nigel Bond	5
	45	Drew Henry	1
						21	Nigel Bond	3
						10	Anthony Hamilton	5
	10	Anthony Hamilton	5
	98	Mario Geudens	4
																10	Anthony Hamilton	2
																17	Dave Harold	5
	13	Peter Ebdon	3
		Barry Pinches	5
							Barry Pinches	5
						30	Terry Murphy	4
	30	Terry Murphy	5
	50	Jason Ferguson	2
												Barry Pinches	1
											17	Dave Harold	5
	17	Dave Harold	5
		Mark Selby	4
						17	Dave Harold	5
						8	Alan McManus	2
	8	Alan McManus	5
	78	Mark Davis	2
																					17	Dave Harold	5
																					4	Mark Williams	6
	7	Ken Doherty	5
	56	Paul Wykes	2
						7	Ken Doherty	5
						52	Dave Finbow	1
	23	Darren Morgan	2
	52	Dave Finbow	5
											7	Ken Doherty	5
											12	Paul Hunter	3
	28	Joe Swail	5
	91	Karl Burrows	3
						28	Joe Swail	1
						12	Paul Hunter	5
	12	Paul Hunter	5
	67	Michael Judge	4
																7	Ken Doherty	3
																4	Mark Williams	5
	9	Matthew Stevens	5
	40	Neal Foulds	0
						9	Matthew Stevens	2
						18	Chris Small	5
	18	Chris Small	5
	44	Steve James	3
											18	Chris Small	1
											4	Mark Williams	5
	29	Gary Wilkinson	5
	70	Chris Scanlon	2
						29	Gary Wilkinson	0
						4	Mark Williams	5
	4	Mark Williams	5
	90	Darren Clarke	1
																										4	Mark Williams	8
																										3	John Higgins	9
	3	John Higgins	5
	63	Jimmy Michie	4
						3	John Higgins	5
						19	Dominic Dale	0
	19	Dominic Dale	5
		David McLellan	0
											3	John Higgins	5
											22	James Wattana	3
	22	James Wattana	5
		Mark Fenton	3
						22	James Wattana	5
						16	Jimmy White	3
	16	Jimmy White	5
	105	Kristján Helgason	4
																3	John Higgins	5
																5	Ronnie O'Sullivan	3
	11	Fergal O'Brien	5
	34	Joe Perry	2
						11	Fergal O'Brien	2
						32	Andy Hicks	5
	32	Andy Hicks	5
	57	Mick Price	2
											32	Andy Hicks	4
											5	Ronnie O'Sullivan	5
	25	Graeme Dott	5
	104	Wayne Jones	3
						25	Graeme Dott	1
						5	Ronnie O'Sullivan	5
	5	Ronnie O'Sullivan	5
	75	Willie Thorne	3
																					3	John Higgins	6
																					142	Ali Carter	3
	6	John Parrott	5
	43	Euan Henderson	1
						6	John Parrott	4
						48	Marcus Campbell	5
	24	Billy Snaddon	1
	48	Marcus Campbell	5
											48	Marcus Campbell	2
											35	Marco Fu	5
	26	Quinten Hann	w/d
	35	Marco Fu	w/o
						35	Marco Fu	5
						14	Mark King	3
	14	Mark King	5
	81	Leo Fernandez	2
																35	Marco Fu	3
																142	Ali Carter	5
	15	Steve Davis	2
	53	Jonathan Birch	5
						53	Jonathan Birch	2
						142	Ali Carter	5
	31	Brian Morgan	2
	142	Ali Carter	5
											142	Ali Carter	5
											2	Stephen Hendry	3
	27	Jamie Burnett	1
		Noppadon Noppachorn	5
							Noppadon Noppachorn	0
						2	Stephen Hendry	5
	2	Stephen Hendry	5
	49	Gary Ponting	2

Final

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

Round of 128 Best of 9 frames

Ian Brumby 5–4 Leigh Griffin Phaitoon Phonbun 5–3 Richard King Nick Dyson 5–0 Shokat Ali Mario Geudens 5–4 Steve Judd Barry Pinches 5–1 Tony Knowles Craig MacGillivray 5–2 Wayne Saidler Mark Selby 5–2 Stephen O'Connor Mark Davis 5–2 Nick Terry Robin Hull 5–1 Tony Jones Dene O'Kane 5–2 Eddie Manning Karl Burrows 5–3 Peter McCullagh Michael Judge 5–0 Paul Sweeny Patrick Delsemme 5–3 Stuart Bingham John Lardner 5–1 Robert Milkins Chris Scanlon 5–3 Hugh Abernethy Darren Clarke 5–1 Mark Bennett

Mehmet Husnu 5–3 Nick Pearce David McLellan 5–4 Dennis Taylor Mark Fenton 5–2 Michael Holt Kristján Helgason 5–3 Stefan Mazrocis Munraj Pal 5–2 Karl Broughton Craig Harrison 5–1 Patrick Wallace Wayne Jones 5–3 Wayne Brown Willie Thorne 5–4 James Reynolds Stuart Pettman 5–2 Mike Dunn Lee Richardson 5–4 Troy Shaw Anthony Davies 5–1 Gareth Chilcott Leo Fernandez 5–2 Ryan Day Martin Dziewialtowski 5–1 Adrian Gunnell Ali Carter 5–3 Tony Chappel Noppadon Noppachorn 5–0 Sean Storey Mark Gray 5–4 Stephen Maguire

Round of 96 Best of 9 frames

Ian Brumby 5–2 Matthew Couch Gerard Greene 5–2 Phaitoon Phonbun Drew Henry 5–2 Nick Dyson Mario Geudens 5–2 Alfie Burden Barry Pinches 5–1 Paul Davies Jason Ferguson 5–1 Craig MacGillivray Mark Selby 5–4 Ian McCulloch Mark Davis 5–3 Dean Reynolds Paul Wykes 5–2 Robin Hull Dave Finbow 5–4 Dene O'Kane Karl Burrows 5–2 Lee Walker Michael Judge 5–4 Rod Lawler Neal Foulds 5–2 Patrick Delsemme Steve James 5–4 John Lardner Chris Scanlon 5–1 Bradley Jones Darren Clarke 5–1 Nick Walker

Jimmy Michie 5–2 Mehmet Husnu David McLellan 5–4 Joe Johnson Mark Fenton 5–2 Martin Clark Kristján Helgason 5–2 Jason Prince Joe Perry 5–1 Munraj Pal Mick Price 5–2 Craig Harrison Wayne Jones 5–4 David Roe Willie Thorne 5–2 Peter Lines Euan Henderson 5–3 Stuart Pettman Marcus Campbell 5–1 Lee Richardson Marco Fu 5–2 Anthony Davies Leo Fernandez w/o–w/d Alain Robidoux Jonathan Birch 5–2 Martin Dziewialtowski Ali Carter 5–2 John Read Noppadon Noppachorn 5–2 David Gray Gary Ponting 5–3 Mark Gray

References

1. "Grand Prix". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2017.