1999 Grand Prix (snooker)

Grand Prix

Tournament information
Dates	11–24 October 1999(1999-10-11–1999-10-24)
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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The1999Grand Prixwas a professional snooker tournament and the second of nine WPBSA ranking events in the1999/2000season, following the British Open and preceding the UK Championship. It was held from 11 to 24 October 1999 at theGuild HallinPreston,England.

Stephen Leewas the defending champion, but he lost his last 32 match againstTony Drago.John Higginswon his 11thranking titleby defeatingMark Williams9–8 in the final.

Tournament summary

Defending championStephen Leewas the number 1 seed withWorld ChampionStephen Hendryseeded 2. The remaining places were allocated to players based on theworld rankings.

Main draw

	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 128Best of 9 frames

Ian Brumby 5–4Leigh Griffin

Phaitoon Phonbun5–3 Richard King

Nick Dyson5–0Shokat Ali

Mario Geudens5–4 Steve Judd

Barry Pinches5–1Tony Knowles

Craig MacGillivray5–2Wayne Saidler

Mark Selby5–2 Stephen O'Connor

Mark Davis5–2Nick Terry

Robin Hull5–1Tony Jones

Dene O'Kane5–2Eddie Manning

Karl Burrows5–3Peter McCullagh

Michael Judge5–0Paul Sweeny

Patrick Delsemme5–3Stuart Bingham

John Lardner5–1Robert Milkins

Chris Scanlon5–3Hugh Abernethy

Darren Clarke 5–1Mark Bennett

Mehmet Husnu5–3Nick Pearce

David McLellan5–4Dennis Taylor

Mark Fenton 5–2Michael Holt

Kristján Helgason5–3Stefan Mazrocis

Munraj Pal5–2Karl Broughton

Craig Harrison 5–1Patrick Wallace

Wayne Jones5–3 Wayne Brown

Willie Thorne5–4 James Reynolds

Stuart Pettman5–2Mike Dunn

Lee Richardson 5–4Troy Shaw

Anthony Davies5–1 Gareth Chilcott

Leo Fernandez5–2Ryan Day

Martin Dziewialtowski5–1Adrian Gunnell

Ali Carter5–3Tony Chappel

Noppadon Noppachorn5–0Sean Storey

Mark Gray5–4Stephen Maguire

Round of 96Best of 9 frames

Ian Brumby 5–2Matthew Couch

Gerard Greene5–2Phaitoon Phonbun

Drew Henry5–2Nick Dyson

Mario Geudens5–2Alfie Burden

Barry Pinches5–1Paul Davies

Jason Ferguson5–1Craig MacGillivray

Mark Selby5–4Ian McCulloch

Mark Davis5–3Dean Reynolds

Paul Wykes5–2Robin Hull

Dave Finbow5–4Dene O'Kane

Karl Burrows5–2Lee Walker

Michael Judge5–4Rod Lawler

Neal Foulds5–2Patrick Delsemme

Steve James5–4John Lardner

Chris Scanlon5–1Bradley Jones

Darren Clarke 5–1Nick Walker

Jimmy Michie5–2Mehmet Husnu

David McLellan5–4Joe Johnson

Mark Fenton 5–2Martin Clark

Kristján Helgason5–2Jason Prince

Joe Perry5–1Munraj Pal

Mick Price5–2 Craig Harrison

Wayne Jones5–4David Roe

Willie Thorne5–2Peter Lines

Euan Henderson5–3Stuart Pettman

Marcus Campbell5–1 Lee Richardson

Marco Fu5–2Anthony Davies

Leo Fernandezw/o–w/dAlain Robidoux

Jonathan Birch5–2Martin Dziewialtowski

Ali Carter5–2John Read

Noppadon Noppachorn5–2David Gray

Gary Ponting5–3Mark Gray