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Tournament information | |
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Dates | 25β31 January 1999 (1999-01-25 β 1999-01-31) |
Venue | Cardiff International Arena |
City | Cardiff |
Country | Wales |
Organisation | WPBSA |
Format | Ranking event |
Total prize fund | Β£382,900 |
Winner's share | Β£60,000 |
Highest break | ![]() |
Final | |
Champion | ![]() |
Runner-up | ![]() |
Score | 9β8 |
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The 1999 Welsh Open (officially theββ1999 Regal Welsh Open) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 25 and 31 January 1999 at the Cardiff International Arena in Cardiff, Wales.
Paul Hunter was the "defending champion." But he lost his last 32 match against Fergal O'Brien.
Mark Williams defeated Stephen Hendry 9β8 in the final to win his fifth ranking title.
Tournament summaryβ»
Defending champion Paul Hunter was the number 1 seed with World Champion John Higgins seeded 2. The remaining places were allocated to players based on the world rankings. Ronnie O'Sullivan made a maximum break during the third frame of his quarter final victory over James Wattana.
Main drawβ»
Finalβ»
Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: John Williams. Cardiff International Arena, Cardiff, Wales, 31 January 1999. | ||
Mark Williams (6)![]() |
9β8 | Stephen Hendry (3)![]() |
Afternoon: 15β100 (57), 59β66, 89β7 (71), 74β1 (62), 15β116 (67), 52β74 (56), 71β24 (56), 13β116 (116) Evening: 82β9 (81), 117β23 (84), 42β71 (52), 67β74 (Williams 67), 68β40, 106β4 (64), 104β6 (104), 54β63 (Williams 52), 65β48 | ||
104 | Highest break | 116 |
1 | Century breaks | 1 |
9 | 50+ breaks | 5 |
Century breaksβ»
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Referencesβ»
- ^ "WWW Snooker: Welsh Open 1999". www.snooker.org.
- ^ "WWW Snooker: 1998/99 Embassy World Rankings". www.snooker.org.