1999 UK Championship

1999 Liverpool Victoria UK Championship

Tournament information
Dates	13–28 November 1999 (1999-11-13 – 1999-11-28)
Venue	Bournemouth International Centre
City	Bournemouth
Country	England
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£500,000
Winner's share	£78,000
Highest break	Stephen Hendry  (SCO) (147)
Final
Champion	Mark Williams  (WAL)
Runner-up	Matthew Stevens  (WAL)
Score	10–8
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The 1999 UK Championship (officially the 1999 Liverpool Victoria UK Championship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place at the Bournemouth International Centre in Bournemouth, England. The event started on 13 November 1999 and the televised stages were shown on the BBC between 20 and 28 November 1999.

Stephen Hendry became the first player to make two maximum breaks in the tournament's history after scoring a 147 against Paul Wykes in the last 16.

In the final Mark Williams defeated Matthew Stevens 10–8. This was Stevens' second consecutive final at the event.

Tournament summary

Defending champion John Higgins was the number 1 seed with World Champion Stephen Hendry seeded 2. The remaining places were allocated to players based on the world rankings.

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:

• Winner: £78,000
• Runner-up: £41,000
• Semi-finalists: £20,600
• Quarter-finalists: £11,200
• Last 16: £5,760
• Last 32: £3,650
• Last 64: £3,125
• Last 96: £1,525
• Last 128: £1,100
• Total: £500,000

Main draw

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Top half

	Last 64 Best of 17 frames					Last 32 Best of 17 frames					Last 16 Best of 17 frames					Quarter-finals Best of 17 frames					Semi-final Best of 17 frames
	1	John Higgins	9
	138	David McLellan	3
						1	John Higgins	9
						18	Chris Small	5
	18	Chris Small	9
	53	Jonathan Birch	3
											1	John Higgins	9
											15	Steve Davis	4
	27	Jamie Burnett	9
	103	Ian Brumby	7
						27	Jamie Burnett	5
						15	Steve Davis	9
	15	Steve Davis	9
	110	Paul Sweeny	6
																1	John Higgins	9
																74	Michael Holt	6
	11	Fergal O'Brien	8
	46	Lee Walker	9
						46	Lee Walker	9
						63	Jimmy Michie	5
	32	Andy Hicks	8
	63	Jimmy Michie	9
											46	Lee Walker	4
											74	Michael Holt	9
	20	Tony Drago	9
	49	Gary Ponting	6
						20	Tony Drago	1
						74	Michael Holt	9
	8	Alan McManus	8
	74	Michael Holt	9
																					1	John Higgins	7
																					9	Matthew Stevens	9
	5	John Parrott	9
	59	Joe Johnson	7
						5	John Parrott	5
						28	Joe Swail	9
	28	Joe Swail	9
	112	Mark Fenton	4
											28	Joe Swail	4
											9	Matthew Stevens	9
	21	Nigel Bond	9
	61	Alfie Burden	5
						21	Nigel Bond	2
						9	Matthew Stevens	9
	9	Matthew Stevens	9
	34	Joe Perry	8
																9	Matthew Stevens	9
																4	Ronnie O'Sullivan	3
	10	Anthony Hamilton	9
	58	David Roe	7
						10	Anthony Hamilton	9
						35	Marco Fu	5
	24	Billy Snaddon	3
	35	Marco Fu	9
											10	Anthony Hamilton	1
											4	Ronnie O'Sullivan	9
	22	James Wattana	6
	83	Wayne Brown	9
						83	Wayne Brown	2
						4	Ronnie O'Sullivan	9
	4	Ronnie O'Sullivan	9
	44	Steve James	3

Bottom half

	Last 64 Best of 17 frames					Last 32 Best of 17 frames					Last 16 Best of 17 frames					Quarter-finals Best of 17 frames					Semi-final Best of 17 frames
	3	Mark Williams	9
		Mark Selby	0
						3	Mark Williams	9
						67	Michael Judge	4
	26	Quinten Hann	w/d
	67	Michael Judge	w/o
											3	Mark Williams	9
											16	Jimmy White	8
	30	Terry Murphy	9
	100	Robert Milkins	6
						30	Terry Murphy	5
						16	Jimmy White	9
	16	Jimmy White	9
	38	Paul Davies	6
																3	Mark Williams	9
																23	Darren Morgan	1
	13	Peter Ebdon	4
	69	Shokat Ali	9
						69	Shokat Ali	5
						23	Darren Morgan	9
	23	Darren Morgan	9
	60	David Gray	8
											23	Darren Morgan	9
											45	Drew Henry	7
	19	Dominic Dale	4
	45	Drew Henry	9
						45	Drew Henry	9
						6	Stephen Lee	8
	6	Stephen Lee	9
	84	Patrick Wallace	4
																					3	Mark Williams	9
																					2	Stephen Hendry	6
	7	Ken Doherty	9
	79	Mark Gray	2
						7	Ken Doherty	9
						25	Graeme Dott	4
	25	Graeme Dott	9
	80	Anthony Davies	2
											7	Ken Doherty	8
											17	Dave Harold	9
	17	Dave Harold	9
	57	Mick Price	3
						17	Dave Harold	9
						12	Paul Hunter	5
	12	Paul Hunter	9
	95	Phaitoon Phonbun	6
																17	Dave Harold	5
																2	Stephen Hendry	9
	14	Mark King	9
	193	Stephen Maguire	2
						14	Mark King	7
						56	Paul Wykes	9
	29	Gary Wilkinson	3
	56	Paul Wykes	9
											56	Paul Wykes	3
											2	Stephen Hendry	9
	31	Brian Morgan	7
	68	Stuart Pettman	9
						68	Stuart Pettman	6
						2	Stephen Hendry	9
	2	Stephen Hendry	9
	50	Jason Ferguson	8

Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Alan Chamberlain. Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth, England, 28 November 1999. [2]
Matthew Stevens (9)   Wales	8–10	Mark Williams (3)   Wales
Afternoon:67–24, 81–0 (81), 16–72 (60), 4–67, 46–71 (65), 8–76, 5–71 (58), 32–65, 68–0 (60) Evening:73–27, 63–47, 110–0 (110), 63–67 (50), 21–56, 22–62, 80–25 (75), 71–0 (71), 51–54 (Stevens 50)
110	Highest break	65
1	Century breaks	0
6	50+ breaks	4

Qualifying

^{[3] [4]} Round of 128 Best of 11 frames

David McLellan 6–4 Mark Bennett Stuart Bingham 6–5 Kristján Helgason Ian Brumby 6–1 Chris Scanlon Paul Sweeny 6–5 Leigh Griffin Sean Storey 6–2 Adrian Gunnell Gareth Chilcott 6–2 Dene O'Kane Ali Carter 6–3 Stephen O'Connor Michael Holt 6–5 James Reynolds Tony Jones 6–5 Hugh Abernethy Mark Fenton 6–1 Dennis Taylor Nick Pearce 6–2 Peter McCullagh Martin Dziewialtowski 6–2 Munraj Pal Mehmet Husnu 6–5 Tony Chappel Craig Harrison 6–3 Craig MacGillivray Wayne Brown 6–3 Lee Richardson Karl Burrows 6–5 Barry Pinches

Mark Selby 6–3 Tony Knowles Michael Judge 6–3 Mario Geudens Robert Milkins 6–2 Karl Broughton Wayne Jones 6–3 Leo Fernandez Shokat Ali 6–3 Nick Dyson John Lardner 6–3 Wayne Saidler Mark Davis 6–2 Patrick Delsemme Patrick Wallace 6–5 Darren Clarke Mark Gray 6–0 Eddie Manning Anthony Davies 6–2 Ryan Day Steve Judd 6–2 Nick Terry Phaitoon Phonbun 6–2 Richard King Stephen Maguire 6–5 Stefan Mazrocis Willie Thorne 6–2 Mike Dunn Stuart Pettman 6–3 Noppadon Noppachorn Troy Shaw 6–3 Robin Hull

Round of 96 Best of 11 frames

David McLellan w/o–w/d Alain Robidoux Jonathan Birch 6–3 Stuart Bingham Ian Brumby 6–2 Euan Henderson Paul Sweeny 6–2 Matthew Couch Lee Walker 6–4 Sean Storey Jimmy Michie 6–4 Gareth Chilcott Gary Ponting 6–3 Ali Carter Michael Holt 6–4 Peter Lines Joe Johnson 6–4 Tony Jones Mark Fenton 6–0 Jason Prince Alfie Burden 6–5 Nick Pearce Joe Perry 6–3 Martin Dziewialtowski David Roe 6–5 Mehmet Husnu Marco Fu 6–0 Craig Harrison Wayne Brown 6–2 Nick Walker Steve James 6–4 Karl Burrows

Mark Selby 6–4 John Read Michael Judge 6–3 Gerard Greene Robert Milkins 6–2 Rod Lawler Paul Davies 6–3 Wayne Jones Shokat Ali 6–3 Dean Reynolds David Gray 6–4 John Lardner Drew Henry 6–2 Mark Davis Patrick Wallace 6–4 Marcus Campbell Mark Gray 6–2 Martin Clark Anthony Davies 6–3 Bradley Jones Mick Price 6–5 Steve Judd Phaitoon Phonbun 6–5 Dave Finbow Stephen Maguire 6–4 Ian McCulloch Paul Wykes 6–2 Willie Thorne Stuart Pettman 6–2 Neal Foulds Jason Ferguson 6–3 Troy Shaw

References

1. "UK Championship". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
2. "Liverpool Victoria UK Championship 1999". snooker.org. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
3. "Liverpool Victoria UK Championship 1999". Snooker.org. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
4. "1999 UK Championship Results". Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 30 December 2013. Retrieved 16 March 2013.