1999 China Open (snooker)

China Open

Tournament information
Dates	11–19 December 1999 (1999-12-11 – 1999-12-19)
Venue	JC Mandarin Hotel [1]
City	Shanghai [1]
Country	China
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Ranking 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)
Score	9–2
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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.

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

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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

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	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

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

1. "O'Sullivan breaks title drought". Snooker Scene. February 2000. p. 5.
2. "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.