- World Snooker Championship 1999
The 1999 Embassy
World Snooker Championship took place between the17th April to the3rd May 1999 at theCrucible Theatre ,Sheffield . The total prize money was £1,148,000 with £230,000 going to the winner.Stephen Hendry won his 7th title by beating Mark Williams in the final by 18 frames to 11.Notable Moments
Notable moments from the championship include:
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Stephen Hendry won the world title for a seventh time, a modern-day record, beatingRay Reardon andSteve Davis ' six titles, and second only to Joe Davis' fifteen. Hendry won all his titles in the 1990s while Davis won his six in the 1980s and Reardon won his in the 1970s.*
Ronnie O'Sullivan attempted a 147 break in his semi-final match with Hendry. He missed the last pink on the middle pocket and his break ended at 134.*The five players Hendry beat en route to the title have all reached at least the semi-finals at the championship.
Results
World Snooker Championship Rounds
|flagicon|ScotlandJohn Higgins |10|flagicon|Northern IrelandGerard Greene |2
|flagicon|England Mark King|10|flagicon|WalesDarren Morgan |8
|flagicon|EnglandStephen Lee |10|flagicon|ScotlandJohn Lardner |7
|flagicon|ScotlandAlan McManus |10|flagicon|EnglandJimmy White |7
|flagicon|Wales Mark Williams|10|flagicon|England Ian McCulloch|4
|flagicon|EnglandNick Walker |10|flagicon|CanadaAlain Robidoux |6
|flagicon|EnglandNigel Bond |10|flagicon|WalesDominic Dale |6
|flagicon|IrelandKen Doherty |10|flagicon|England Steve James|3
|flagicon|EnglandRonnie O'Sullivan |10|flagicon|IrelandLeo Fernandez |3
|flagicon|EnglandJoe Perry |10|flagicon|EnglandSteve Davis |9
|flagicon|ScotlandChris Small |10|flagicon|England Anthony Hamilton|9
|flagicon|EnglandJohn Parrott |10|flagicon|Northern Ireland Terry Murphy|8
|flagicon|WalesMatthew Stevens |10|flagicon|EnglandPeter Ebdon |7
|flagicon|MaltaTony Drago |10|flagicon|IrelandFergal O'Brien |4
|flagicon|ThailandJames Wattana |10|flagicon|Hong KongMarco Fu |8
|flagicon|ScotlandStephen Hendry |10|flagicon|EnglandPaul Hunter |8
|flagicon|ScotlandJohn Higgins |13|flagicon|England Mark King|4
|flagicon|EnglandStephen Lee |13|flagicon|ScotlandAlan McManus |7
|flagicon|Wales Mark Williams|13|flagicon|EnglandNick Walker |7
|flagicon|EnglandNigel Bond |11|flagicon|IrelandKen Doherty |13
|flagicon|EnglandRonnie O'Sullivan |13|flagicon|EnglandJoe Perry |8
|flagicon|ScotlandChris Small |12|flagicon|EnglandJohn Parrott |13
|flagicon|WalesMatthew Stevens |13|flagicon|MaltaTony Drago |8
|flagicon|ThailandJames Wattana |7|flagicon|ScotlandStephen Hendry |13
|flagicon|ScotlandJohn Higgins |13|flagicon|EnglandStephen Lee |6
|flagicon|Wales Mark Williams|13|flagicon|IrelandKen Doherty |9
|flagicon|EnglandRonnie O'Sullivan |13|flagicon|EnglandJohn Parrott |9
|flagicon|WalesMatthew Stevens |5|flagicon|ScotlandStephen Hendry |13
|flagicon|ScotlandJohn Higgins |10|flagicon|Wales Mark Williams|17
|flagicon|EnglandRonnie O'Sullivan |13|flagicon|ScotlandStephen Hendry |17
("Best of 35 frames") Crucible Theatre, Sheffield,2 May &3 May 1999 . Referee:Colin Brinded
flagicon|ScotlandStephen Hendry
18-11
Mark Williams flagicon|Wales
82-47 (62), 120-6 (98), 51-16, 77-60 (77), 0-75, 101-16 (86), 16-73, 24-92, 77-24 (77), 76-15 (76), 20-65, 133-4 (132), 49-75, 30-67, 64-22, 100-23 (92), 51-85, 32-72, 78-0 (78), 29-84, 106-10 (106), 71-13 (55), 75-62 (53), 60-48, 72-45 (66), 71-29 (62), 0-89, 67-73, 88-40 (88)|
82-47, 120-6, 51-16, 77-60 ("56"), 0-75, 101-16, 16-73, 24-92 (86), 77-24, 76-15, 20-65, 133-4, 49-75 (64), 30-67, 64-22, 100-23, 51-85 (85), 32-72 (72), 78-0, 29-84, 106-10, 71-13, 75-62, 60-48, 72-45, 71-29, 0-89 (89), 67-73, 88-40
flagicon|ScotlandStephen Hendry wins the 1999 EmbassyWorld Snooker Championship
"Best of 19 frames"
"Best of 25 frames"
"Best of 25 frames"
"Best of 33 frames"Prize Money
Champion : £230,000
Runner-up : £135,000
Semi-final : £68,000
Quarter-final : £34,000
Last 16 : £18,350
Last 32 : £12,500
Highest Break prize : £20,000
147 Break Prize : £147,000
Highest Break
142
John Higgins There were 53 centuries but no maximum break in the 1999 World Championship
External links
BBC: Seventh Title for Hendry [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/334491.stm]
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