The 1999 UK Championship (officially the 1999 Liverpool Victoria UK Championship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place at the Bournemouth International Centre in Bournemouth, England. The event started on 13 November 1999 and the televised stages were shown on the BBC between 20 and 28 November 1999.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 13–28 November 1999 |
| Venue | Bournemouth International Centre |
| City | Bournemouth |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £500,000 |
| Winner's share | £78,000 |
| Highest break |  Stephen Hendry (SCO) (147) |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Mark Williams (WAL) |
| Runner-up | Matthew Stevens (WAL) |
| Score | 10–8 |
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Stephen Hendry became the first player to make two maximum breaks in the tournament's history after scoring a 147 against Paul Wykes in the last 16.
In the final Mark Williams defeated Matthew Stevens 10–8. This was Stevens' second consecutive final at the event.
Tournament summary
editDefending champion John Higgins was the number 1 seed with World Champion Stephen Hendry seeded 2. The remaining places were allocated to players based on the world rankings.
Prize fund
editThe breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
- Winner: £78,000
- Runner-up: £41,000
- Total: £500,000
Main draw
editFinal
edit| Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Alan Chamberlain. Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth, England, 28 November 1999.[2] | ||
| Matthew Stevens (9) |
8–10 | Mark Williams (3) |
| Afternoon: 67–24, 81–0 (81), 16–72 (60), 4–67, 46–71 (65), 8–76, 5–71 (58), 32–65, 68–0 (60) Evening: 73–27, 63–47, 110–0 (110), 63–67 (50), 21–56, 22–62, 80–25 (75), 71–0 (71), 51–54 (Stevens 50) | ||
| 110 | Highest break | 65 |
| 1 | Century breaks | 0 |
| 6 | 50+ breaks | 4 |
Qualifying
edit[3][4] Round of 128 Best of 11 frames
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Round of 96 Best of 11 frames
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Century breaks
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References
edit- ^ "UK Championship". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
- ^ "Liverpool Victoria UK Championship 1999". snooker.org. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool Victoria UK Championship 1999". Snooker.org. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
- ^ "1999 UK Championship Results". Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 30 December 2013. Retrieved 16 March 2013.