| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 2 January – 16 May 1999 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Organisation(s) | 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]
| 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]
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 | |||||||
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