1999 Pontins Professional

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1999 Pontins Professional
Tournament information
Dates15–22 May 1999 (1999-05-15 1999-05-22)
VenuePontin's
City Prestatyn
Country Wales
Organisation WPBSA
FormatNon-Ranking event
Highest break Flag of England.svg Jimmy White (134)
Final
Champion Flag of England.svg Jimmy White
Runner-up Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Matthew Stevens
Score9–5
1998
2000

The 1999 Pontins Professional was the twenty-sixth edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament which took place in May 1999 in Prestatyn, Wales.

Contents

The tournament featured eight professional players. The quarter-final matches were contested over the best of 9 frames, the semi-finals best of eleven and the final best of seventeen.

Jimmy White won the event, beating Matthew Stevens 9–5 in the final. [1]

Main draw

Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
Final
Best of 17 frames
         
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Williams 5
Flag of England.svg Mike Hallett 1
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Williams 4
Flag of England.svg Jimmy White 6
Flag of England.svg Jimmy White 5
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Darren Morgan 2
Flag of England.svg Jimmy White 9
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Matthew Stevens 5
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Matthew Stevens 5
Flag of Ireland.svg Ken Doherty 4
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Matthew Stevens 6
Flag of England.svg Stephen Lee 5
Flag of England.svg Stephen Lee 5
Flag of England.svg Paul Hunter 4

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: unknown.
Pontins, Prestatyn, Wales, 22 May 1999. [1]
Jimmy White
Flag of England.svg  England
9–5 Matthew Stevens
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
81(81)–1, 19–68, 45–72(72), 79(71)–8, 83–0, 16–64(60), 68–4, 134(134)–0, 40–65(55), 0–86(50), 64–36, 84–2, 94(94)–0, 60–6
134Highest break72
1Century breaks0
450+ breaks4

Century breaks

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References

  1. 1 2 "CueTracker - 1999 Pontins Professional - Snooker Results & Statistics". cuetracker.net.