1999 British Open (1998/1999)
The 1999 British Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament, that was held from 4–11 April 1999 at the Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth, England.[1]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 4–11 April 1999 |
| Venue | Plymouth Pavilions |
| City | Plymouth |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £370,000 |
| Winner's share | £60,000 |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Fergal O'Brien (IRL) |
| Runner-up |  Anthony Hamilton (ENG) |
| Score | 9–7 |
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Fergal O'Brien won the tournament by defeating Anthony Hamilton nine frames to seven in the final. The defending champion, John Higgins, was defeated by O'Brien in the semi-final.[2]
Jason Prince recorded a maximum break during qualifying for the tournament against Ian Brumby.[2] Graeme Dott made a maximum in his round of 64 match against David Roe.[3][4]
Main draw
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Final
| Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Eirian Williams Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth, England. 11 April 1999.[3] | ||
| Fergal O'Brien Ireland |
9–7 | Anthony Hamilton England |
| Afternoon: 0–134 (110), 0–134 (134), 55–40, 67–60 (51), 108–15 (59), 0–77 (61), 22–66 (64), 70–58 Evening: 95–0 (95), 65–41 (51), 0–80 (80), 4–86 (82), 0–143 (121), 77–42, 130–0 (129), 73–60 | ||
| 129 | Highest break | 134 |
| 1 | Century breaks | 3 |
| 5 | 50+ breaks | 7 |
References
- Layton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 176.
- "British Open". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 2012-02-16. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- "British Open 1999". snooker.org. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- "Dott Crafts World Championship Maximum - World Snooker". World Snooker. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- "British Open". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 2013-01-24. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
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