1999 Thailand Masters

The 1999 Thailand Masters was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 1–7 March 1999 at the Ambassador Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand.[1]

Thailand Masters

Tournament information
Dates	1–7 March 1999
Venue	Ambassador Hotel
City	Bangkok
Country	Thailand
Organisation(s)	WPBSA
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£295,000
Winner's share	£50,000
Final
Champion	Mark Williams
Runner-up	Alan McManus
Score	9–7
← 1998 2000 →

Mark Williams retained the title by winning in the final 9–7 against Alan McManus.[2]

Wildcard round

[3]

Match		Score
WC1	Hugh Abernethy	5–3	Atthasit Mahitthi
WC2	Chan Wai Tat	w/o–w/d	Dean Reynolds
WC3	Dave Finbow	5–2	Kwan Poomjang
WC4	Ian McCulloch	5–1	Phirom Ritthiprasong

Main draw

[3]

	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
	Stephen Hendry		5
	Paul Davies		4
						Stephen Hendry		5
						Alain Robidoux		1
	Alain Robidoux		5
	Quinten Hann		1
											Stephen Hendry		2
											Mark Williams		5
	Tony Drago		4
	Euan Henderson		5
						Euan Henderson		2
						Mark Williams		5
	Mark Williams		5
	Hugh Abernethy		3
																Mark Williams		6
																John Parrott		2
	John Parrott		5
	Dave Harold		4
						John Parrott		5
						Stephen Lee		3
	Stephen Lee		5
	Billy Snaddon		3
											John Parrott		5
											Ken Doherty		3
	James Wattana		5
	Bradley Jones		3
						James Wattana		2
						Ken Doherty		5
	Ken Doherty		5
	Chan Wai Tat		3
																					Mark Williams		9
																					Alan McManus		7
	Ronnie O'Sullivan		4
	Darren Morgan		5
						Darren Morgan		5
						Nigel Bond		1
	Nigel Bond		5
	Dave Finbow		0
											Darren Morgan		5
											Steve Davis		3
	Steve Davis		5
	Dominic Dale		2
						Steve Davis		5
						Peter Ebdon		1
	Peter Ebdon		5
	Paul Hunter		4
																Darren Morgan		1
																Alan McManus		6
	Alan McManus		5
	Matthew Stevens		4
						Alan McManus		5
						Joe Swail		4
	Anthony Hamilton		3
	Joe Swail		5
											Alan McManus		5
											John Higgins		4
	Mark King		5
	Jamie Burnett		1
						Mark King		3
						John Higgins		5
	John Higgins		5
	Ian McCulloch		2

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Ambassador Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand. 7 March 1999.[3]
Mark Williams  Wales	9–7	Alan McManus  Scotland
Afternoon: 87–0 (87), 114–2 (106), 0–94 (59), 64–10 (64), 53–62 (Williams 52), 77–63 (70), 72–17 (72), 68–24 Evening: 57–69 (Williams 57), 70–43 (65), 60–12, 12–65, 22–62, 53–73, 2–62, 78–46
106	Highest break	59
1	Century breaks	0
6	50+ breaks	3

References

1. "Thailand Open, Thailand Classic, Thailand Masters". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
2. Layton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 175.
3. "Thailand Masters 1999". snooker.org. Retrieved 17 January 2018.