1999 China International
Snooker tournament
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The 1999 China International was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place from 8–14 March 1999 at the JC Mandarin Hotel in Shanghai, China. The tournament was the inaugural staging of the event as a ranking tournament, after the 1997 edition had previously been held as an invitational tournament. This edition was the seventh ranking event out of the 1998/1999 season.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 8–14 March 1999 |
| Venue | JC Mandarin Hotel |
| City | Shanghai |
| Country | China |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £255,000 |
| Winner's share | £42,000 |
| Highest break |  Michael Holt (ENG) |
| Final | |
| Champion |  John Higgins (SCO) |
| Runner-up | Billy Snaddon (SCO) |
| Score | 9–3 |
← 1997 1999 → | |
John Higgins won the tournament by defeating Billy Snaddon 9–3 in the final. Mehmet Husnu recorded a maximum break against Eddie Barker during qualifying for the tournament.[1]
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[2]
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Winner: £42,000 |
Highest break (televised): £2,500 |
Wildcard round
| Match | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| WC1 | Michael Holt (ENG) | 5–3 |  Yang Jianyn (CHN) |
| WC2 | Peter Lines (ENG) | 1–5 | Pang Weiguo (CHN) |
| WC3 | Dave Finbow (ENG) | 5–2 | Pao Shan (CHN) |
| WC4 |  Anthony Davies (WAL) | 5–4 | Zhang Kai (CHN) |
