1999 Grand Prix (snooker)

Grand Prix

Tournament information
Dates	11–24 October 1999 (1999-10-11 – 1999-10-24)
Venue	Guild Hall
City	Preston
Country	England
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£400,000
Winner's share	£62,000
Highest break	Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) (147)
Final
Champion	John Higgins (SCO)
Runner-up	Mark Williams (WAL)
Score	9–8
← 1998 2000 →

The 1999 Grand Prix was a professional snooker tournament and the second of nine WPBSA ranking events in the 1999/2000 season, following the British Open and preceding the UK Championship. It was held from 11 to 24 October 1999 at the Guild Hall in Preston, England.

Stephen Lee was the defending champion, but he lost his last 32 match against Tony Drago. John Higgins won his 11th ranking title by defeating Mark Williams 9–8 in the final.

Tournament summary

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

Main draw

	Last 64 Best of 9 frames					Last 32 Best of 9 frames					Last 16 Best of 9 frames					Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames					Semi-finals Best of 11 frames					Final Best of 17 frames
	1	Stephen Lee	5
	103	Ian Brumby	0
						1	Stephen Lee	4
						20	Tony Drago	5
	20	Tony Drago	5
	41	Gerard Greene	1
											20	Tony Drago	3
											10	Anthony Hamilton	5
	21	Nigel Bond	5
	45	Drew Henry	1
						21	Nigel Bond	3
						10	Anthony Hamilton	5
	10	Anthony Hamilton	5
	98	Mario Geudens	4
																10	Anthony Hamilton	2
																17	Dave Harold	5
	13	Peter Ebdon	3
		Barry Pinches	5
							Barry Pinches	5
						30	Terry Murphy	4
	30	Terry Murphy	5
	50	Jason Ferguson	2
												Barry Pinches	1
											17	Dave Harold	5
	17	Dave Harold	5
		Mark Selby	4
						17	Dave Harold	5
						8	Alan McManus	2
	8	Alan McManus	5
	78	Mark Davis	2
																					17	Dave Harold	5
																					4	Mark Williams	6
	7	Ken Doherty	5
	56	Paul Wykes	2
						7	Ken Doherty	5
						52	Dave Finbow	1
	23	Darren Morgan	2
	52	Dave Finbow	5
											7	Ken Doherty	5
											12	Paul Hunter	3
	28	Joe Swail	5
	91	Karl Burrows	3
						28	Joe Swail	1
						12	Paul Hunter	5
	12	Paul Hunter	5
	67	Michael Judge	4
																7	Ken Doherty	3
																4	Mark Williams	5
	9	Matthew Stevens	5
	40	Neal Foulds	0
						9	Matthew Stevens	2
						18	Chris Small	5
	18	Chris Small	5
	44	Steve James	3
											18	Chris Small	1
											4	Mark Williams	5
	29	Gary Wilkinson	5
	70	Chris Scanlon	2
						29	Gary Wilkinson	0
						4	Mark Williams	5
	4	Mark Williams	5
	90	Darren Clarke	1
																										4	Mark Williams	8
																										3	John Higgins	9
	3	John Higgins	5
	63	Jimmy Michie	4
						3	John Higgins	5
						19	Dominic Dale	0
	19	Dominic Dale	5
		David McLellan	0
											3	John Higgins	5
											22	James Wattana	3
	22	James Wattana	5
		Mark Fenton	3
						22	James Wattana	5
						16	Jimmy White	3
	16	Jimmy White	5
	105	Kristján Helgason	4
																3	John Higgins	5
																5	Ronnie O'Sullivan	3
	11	Fergal O'Brien	5
	34	Joe Perry	2
						11	Fergal O'Brien	2
						32	Andy Hicks	5
	32	Andy Hicks	5
	57	Mick Price	2
											32	Andy Hicks	4
											5	Ronnie O'Sullivan	5
	25	Graeme Dott	5
	104	Wayne Jones	3
						25	Graeme Dott	1
						5	Ronnie O'Sullivan	5
	5	Ronnie O'Sullivan	5
	75	Willie Thorne	3
																					3	John Higgins	6
																					142	Ali Carter	3
	6	John Parrott	5
	43	Euan Henderson	1
						6	John Parrott	4
						48	Marcus Campbell	5
	24	Billy Snaddon	1
	48	Marcus Campbell	5
											48	Marcus Campbell	2
											35	Marco Fu	5
	26	Quinten Hann	w/d
	35	Marco Fu	w/o
						35	Marco Fu	5
						14	Mark King	3
	14	Mark King	5
	81	Leo Fernandez	2
																35	Marco Fu	3
																142	Ali Carter	5
	15	Steve Davis	2
	53	Jonathan Birch	5
						53	Jonathan Birch	2
						142	Ali Carter	5
	31	Brian Morgan	2
	142	Ali Carter	5
											142	Ali Carter	5
											2	Stephen Hendry	3
	27	Jamie Burnett	1
		Noppadon Noppachorn	5
							Noppadon Noppachorn	0
						2	Stephen Hendry	5
	2	Stephen Hendry	5
	49	Gary Ponting	2

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Alan Chamberlain. Guild Hall, Preston, England, 24 October 1999.
Mark Williams (4) Wales	8–9	John Higgins (3) Scotland
Afternoon: 1–89 (64), 69–5, 46–77 (55), 83–0 (82), 77–2 (73), 62–30, 53–33, 49–2 Evening: 42–50, 12–68 (68), 0–86 (53), 0–78 (78), 37–59, 88–24 (65), 65–1, 23–107 (66), 0–75
82	Highest break	78
0	Century breaks	0
3	50+ breaks	6

Qualifying

Round of 128 Best of 9 frames

Ian Brumby 5–4 Leigh Griffin

Phaitoon Phonbun 5–3 Richard King

Nick Dyson 5–0 Shokat Ali

Mario Geudens 5–4 Steve Judd

Barry Pinches 5–1 Tony Knowles

Craig MacGillivray 5–2 Wayne Saidler

Mark Selby 5–2 Stephen O'Connor

Mark Davis 5–2 Nick Terry

Robin Hull 5–1 Tony Jones

Dene O'Kane 5–2 Eddie Manning

Karl Burrows 5–3 Peter McCullagh

Michael Judge 5–0 Paul Sweeny

Patrick Delsemme 5–3 Stuart Bingham

John Lardner 5–1 Robert Milkins

Chris Scanlon 5–3 Hugh Abernethy

Darren Clarke 5–1 Mark Bennett

Mehmet Husnu 5–3 Nick Pearce

David McLellan 5–4 Dennis Taylor

Mark Fenton 5–2 Michael Holt

Kristján Helgason 5–3 Stefan Mazrocis

Munraj Pal 5–2 Karl Broughton

Craig Harrison 5–1 Patrick Wallace

Wayne Jones 5–3 Wayne Brown

Willie Thorne 5–4 James Reynolds

Stuart Pettman 5–2 Mike Dunn

Lee Richardson 5–4 Troy Shaw

Anthony Davies 5–1 Gareth Chilcott

Leo Fernandez 5–2 Ryan Day

Martin Dziewialtowski 5–1 Adrian Gunnell

Ali Carter 5–3 Tony Chappel

Noppadon Noppachorn 5–0 Sean Storey

Mark Gray 5–4 Stephen Maguire

Round of 96 Best of 9 frames

Ian Brumby 5–2 Matthew Couch

Gerard Greene 5–2 Phaitoon Phonbun

Drew Henry 5–2 Nick Dyson

Mario Geudens 5–2 Alfie Burden

Barry Pinches 5–1 Paul Davies

Jason Ferguson 5–1 Craig MacGillivray

Mark Selby 5–4 Ian McCulloch

Mark Davis 5–3 Dean Reynolds

Paul Wykes 5–2 Robin Hull

Dave Finbow 5–4 Dene O'Kane

Karl Burrows 5–2 Lee Walker

Michael Judge 5–4 Rod Lawler

Neal Foulds 5–2 Patrick Delsemme

Steve James 5–4 John Lardner

Chris Scanlon 5–1 Bradley Jones

Darren Clarke 5–1 Nick Walker

Jimmy Michie 5–2 Mehmet Husnu

David McLellan 5–4 Joe Johnson

Mark Fenton 5–2 Martin Clark

Kristján Helgason 5–2 Jason Prince

Joe Perry 5–1 Munraj Pal

Mick Price 5–2 Craig Harrison

Wayne Jones 5–4 David Roe

Willie Thorne 5–2 Peter Lines

Euan Henderson 5–3 Stuart Pettman

Marcus Campbell 5–1 Lee Richardson

Marco Fu 5–2 Anthony Davies

Leo Fernandez w/o–w/d Alain Robidoux

Jonathan Birch 5–2 Martin Dziewialtowski

Ali Carter 5–2 John Read

Noppadon Noppachorn 5–2 David Gray

Gary Ponting 5–3 Mark Gray