1999 Premier League Snooker

Riley Premier League

Tournament information
Dates	2 January – 16 May 1999 (1999-01-02 – 1999-05-16)
Country	United Kingdom
Organisation	Matchroom Sport
Format	Non-ranking event
Final
Champion	John Higgins
Runner-up	Jimmy White
Score	9–4
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The 1999 Riley Premier League was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that was played from 2 January to 16 May 1999.

John Higgins won in the final 9–4 against Jimmy White. ^[1]

League phase

Ranking		OSU	WIL	HIG	WHI	DOH	HEN	DAV	Frame W-L	Match W-D-L	Pld-Pts
1	Ronnie O'Sullivan	x	4	5	4	6	6	6	31–17	4–2–0	6–10
2	Mark Williams	4	x	4	5	5	5	5	28–20	4–2–0	6–10
3	John Higgins	3	4	x	4	6	3	6	26–22	2–2–2	6–6
4	Jimmy White	4	3	4	x	4	5	3	23–25	1–3–2	6–5
5	Ken Doherty	2	3	2	4	x	6	4	21–27	1–2–3	6–4
6	Stephen Hendry	3	2	2	4	3	x	4	21–26	2–0–4	6–4
7	Steve Davis	2	3	2	5	4	2	x	18–30	1–1–4	6–3

Top four qualified for the play-offs. If points were level then most frames won determined their positions. If two players had an identical record then the result in their match determined their positions. If that ended 4–4 then the player who got to four first was higher. ^[2]

• Match Day 1 – Torbay Leisure Centre, Paignton (2 January 1999)
  • Mark Williams 5–3 Steve Davis
  • Jimmy White 4–4 Ronnie O'Sullivan
• Match Day 2 – Torbay Leisure Centre, Paignton (3 January 1999)
  • Ronnie O'Sullivan 4–4 Mark Williams
  • Jimmy White 4–4 Ken Doherty
  • Stephen Hendry 5–3 John Higgins
• Match Day 3 – Park Leisure Centre, Barrow (9 January 1999)
  • Ronnie O'Sullivan 6–2 Ken Doherty
  • John Higgins 4–4 Mark Williams
  • Stephen Hendry 6–2 Steve Davis
• Match Day 4 – Park Leisure Centre, Barrow (10 January 1999)
  • Mark Williams 5–3 Ken Doherty
  • John Higgins 6–2 Steve Davis
  • Ronnie O'Sullivan 6–2 Stephen Hendry
• Match Day 5 – North Kesteven Sports Centre, North Hykeham, Lincolnshire (6 February 1999)
  • Jimmy White 4–4 John Higgins
  • Jimmy White 5–3 Stephen Hendry
• Match Day 6 – North Kesteven Sports Centre, North Hykeham (7 February 1999)
  • John Higgins 6–2 Ken Doherty
  • Ken Doherty 6–2 Stephen Hendry
  • Ronnie O'Sullivan 6–2 Steve Davis
• Match Day 7 – Cleethorpes Leisure Centre, Cleethorpes (8 May 1999)
  • Mark Williams 5–3 Stephen Hendry
  • Steve Davis 5–3 Jimmy White
• Match Day 8 – Cleethorpes Leisure Centre, Cleethorpes (9 May 1999)
  • Steve Davis 4–4 Ken Doherty
  • Mark Williams 5–3 Jimmy White
  • Ronnie O'Sullivan 5–3 John Higgins

Play-offs

15–16 May – Magnet Leisure Centre, Maidenhead, England ^[2]

	Semi-finals Best of 11 frames					Final Best of 17 frames
	1	Ronnie O'Sullivan	1
	4	Jimmy White	6
						4	Jimmy White	4
						3	John Higgins	9
	2	Mark Williams	2
	3	John Higgins	6

References

1. "Premier/Matchroom League, Matchroom Championship League". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
2. Layton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 176.