1999 China Open (snooker)

Summary

The 1999 China Open (also known as the 1999 China International) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 11 and 19 December 1999 at the JC Mandarin Hotel in Shanghai, China. The tournament was the fourth ranking event out of the 1999/2000 season.

China Open
Tournament information
Dates11–19 December 1999 (1999-12-11 – 1999-12-19)
VenueJC Mandarin Hotel[1]
CityShanghai[1]
CountryChina
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£305,000
Winner's share£50,000
Highest break Dave Harold (ENG) (140)
Final
Champion Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)
Runner-up Stephen Lee (ENG)
Score9–2
1999
2000

The defending champion was John Higgins, but he was eliminated in the first round, losing 1–5 against Peter Lines.

Ronnie O'Sullivan won the tournament by defeating Stephen Lee 9–2 in the final.

Wildcard round edit

[2]

Match Score
WC1   Peter Lines (ENG) 5–3   Zhang Kai (CHN)
WC2   Anthony Davies (WAL) 5–1   Pang Weiguo (CHN)
WC3   Marco Fu (HKG) 5–3   Dai Han Lin (CHN)

Main draw edit

[2]

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   John Higgins 1
42   Peter Lines 5
42   Peter Lines 5
13   Peter Ebdon 4
13   Peter Ebdon 5
  Stephen Maguire 0
42   Peter Lines 4
31   Brian Morgan 5
15   Steve Davis 3
31   Brian Morgan 5
31   Brian Morgan 5
  Stuart Bingham 2
5   John Parrott 4
  Stuart Bingham 5
31   Brian Morgan 5
4   Ronnie O'Sullivan 6
7   Ken Doherty 3
  Paul Sweeny 5
    Paul Sweeny 5
  Wayne Brown 4
16   Jimmy White 3
  Wayne Brown 5
  Paul Sweeny 1
4   Ronnie O'Sullivan 5
11   Fergal O'Brien 3
  Shokat Ali 5
  Shokat Ali 2
4   Ronnie O'Sullivan 5
4   Ronnie O'Sullivan 5
  Anthony Davies 2
4   Ronnie O'Sullivan 9
6   Stephen Lee 2
3   Mark Williams 5
17   Dave Harold 4
3   Mark Williams 5
12   Paul Hunter 0
12   Paul Hunter 5
28   Joe Swail 4
3   Mark Williams 4
6   Stephen Lee 5
14   Mark King 5
30   Terry Murphy 3
14   Mark King 4
6   Stephen Lee 5
6   Stephen Lee 5
19   Dominic Dale 3
6   Stephen Lee 6
2   Stephen Hendry 4
8   Alan McManus 0
34   Joe Perry 5
34   Joe Perry 5
25   Graeme Dott 3
10   Anthony Hamilton 4
25   Graeme Dott 5
34   Joe Perry 4
2   Stephen Hendry 5
9   Matthew Stevens 5
27   Jamie Burnett 3
9   Matthew Stevens 2
2   Stephen Hendry 5
2   Stephen Hendry 5
35   Marco Fu 1

Final edit

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Alan Chamberlain.
JC Mandarin Hotel in Shanghai, China, 19 December 1999.[3]
Ronnie O'Sullivan (4)
  England
9–2 Stephen Lee (6)
  England
Afternoon: 61–23, 36–91, 115–17 (115), 94–8 (87) 124–8 (124), 93–16, 109–1, 75–43 (75)
Evening: 20–85 (69), 75–1, 76–33 (56)
124 Highest break 69
2 Century breaks 0
5 50+ breaks 1

References edit

  1. ^ a b "O'Sullivan breaks title drought". Snooker Scene. February 2000. p. 5.
  2. ^ a b "1999 China Open Results". Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
  3. ^ "China International 1999 (Dec)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 29 April 2011.