1999 China Open (snooker)

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China Open
Tournament information
Dates11–19 December 1999 (1999-12-11 1999-12-19)
Venue Beijing University Students' Gymnasium
City Beijing
CountryChina
Organisation WPBSA
Format Ranking event
Total prize fund £305,000
Winner's share£50,000
Highest breakFlag of England.svg  Dave Harold  (ENG) (140)
Final
ChampionFlag of England.svg  Ronnie O'Sullivan  (ENG)
Runner-upFlag of England.svg  Stephen Lee  (ENG)
Score9–2
1999
2000

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 Beijing University Students' Gymnasium in Beijing, China. The tournament was the fourth ranking event out of the 1999/2000 season.

Contents

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

[1]

MatchScore
WC1Flag of England.svg  Peter Lines  (ENG)5–3Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhang Kai  (CHN)
WC2Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Anthony Davies  (WAL)5–1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Pang Weiguo  (CHN)
WC3Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Marco Fu  (HKG)5–3Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Dai Han Lin  (CHN)

Main draw

[1]

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 Flag of Scotland.svg John Higgins 1
42 Flag of England.svg Peter Lines 5
42 Flag of England.svg Peter Lines 5
13 Flag of England.svg Peter Ebdon 4
13 Flag of England.svg Peter Ebdon 5
Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Maguire 0
42 Flag of England.svg Peter Lines 4
31 Flag of England.svg Brian Morgan 5
15 Flag of England.svg Steve Davis 3
31 Flag of England.svg Brian Morgan 5
31 Flag of England.svg Brian Morgan 5
Flag of England.svg Stuart Bingham 2
5 Flag of England.svg John Parrott 4
Flag of England.svg Stuart Bingham 5
31 Flag of England.svg Brian Morgan 5
4 Flag of England.svg Ronnie O'Sullivan 6
7 Flag of Ireland.svg Ken Doherty 3
Flag of England.svg Paul Sweeny 5
  Flag of England.svg Paul Sweeny 5
Flag of England.svg Wayne Brown 4
16 Flag of England.svg Jimmy White 3
Flag of England.svg Wayne Brown 5
Flag of England.svg Paul Sweeny 1
4 Flag of England.svg Ronnie O'Sullivan 5
11 Flag of Ireland.svg Fergal O'Brien 3
Flag of Pakistan.svg Shokat Ali 5
Flag of Pakistan.svg Shokat Ali 2
4 Flag of England.svg Ronnie O'Sullivan 5
4 Flag of England.svg Ronnie O'Sullivan 5
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Anthony Davies 2
4 Flag of England.svg Ronnie O'Sullivan 9
6 Flag of England.svg Stephen Lee 2
3 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Williams 5
17 Flag of England.svg Dave Harold 4
3 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Williams 5
12 Flag of England.svg Paul Hunter 0
12 Flag of England.svg Paul Hunter 5
28 Ulster Banner.svg Joe Swail 4
3 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Williams 4
6 Flag of England.svg Stephen Lee 5
14 Flag of England.svg Mark King 5
30 Ulster Banner.svg Terry Murphy 3
14 Flag of England.svg Mark King 4
6 Flag of England.svg Stephen Lee 5
6 Flag of England.svg Stephen Lee 5
19 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Dominic Dale 3
6 Flag of England.svg Stephen Lee 6
2 Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Hendry 4
8 Flag of Scotland.svg Alan McManus 0
34 Flag of England.svg Joe Perry 5
34 Flag of England.svg Joe Perry 5
25 Flag of Scotland.svg Graeme Dott 3
10 Flag of England.svg Anthony Hamilton 4
25 Flag of Scotland.svg Graeme Dott 5
34 Flag of England.svg Joe Perry 4
2 Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Hendry 5
9 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Matthew Stevens 5
27 Flag of Scotland.svg Jamie Burnett 3
9 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Matthew Stevens 2
2 Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Hendry 5
2 Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Hendry 5
35 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Marco Fu 1

Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Alan Chamberlain.
Beijing University Students' Gymnasium, Beijing, China, 19 December 1999. [2]
Ronnie O'Sullivan (4)
Flag of England.svg  England
9–2 Stephen Lee (6)
Flag of England.svg  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)
124Highest break69
2Century breaks0
550+ breaks1

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