China Open 1999 (Snooker)
China Open 1999
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| Tournament type: | World ranking tournament |
| Attendees: | 130 |
| Venue: | JC Mandarin Hotel, Shanghai , China |
| Opening: | December 11, 1999 |
| Endgame: | December 19, 1999
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| Winner: |
 Ronnie O'Sullivan
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| Finalist: |
Stephen Lee
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| Highest Break: | 140 ( Dave Harold )
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The China Open 1999 was a snooker tournament as part of the Snooker Main Tour of the 1999/2000 season , which was held in Shanghai from December 11th to 19th . The tournament was the successor to the China International , which had also taken place in the preseason (but in the same calendar year) at the JC Mandarin Hotel in the east Chinese port city.
The China International in March was won by world number one John Higgins . This time he was eliminated in the first round. The two English riders Ronnie O'Sullivan and Stephen Lee contested the final . O'Sullivan took his first rankings title in China with a clear 9-2 win.
Prize money / ranking points
There was £ 40,000 more to be won at the first China Open compared to China International. There was £ 8,000 more for the winner and £ 5,000 more for the losing finalist. Gradually, the increases continued through the field up to the first qualifying round.
In contrast, there were no changes in the points for the world rankings .
| placement | Prize money | Points a |
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| winner | £ 50,000 | 4,560 |
| final | £ 26,000 | 3,040 |
| Semifinals | £ 13,000 | 2,025 |
| Quarter finals | £ 7,250 | 1,520 |
| Round of 16 | £ 3,910 | 1,330 |
| Last 32 | £ 3,100 | 1,140 (/ 855) |
| Last 48 | £ 1,800 | 855 (/ 640) |
| Last 64 | £ 1,200 | 640 (/ 480) |
| Last 96 | £ 775 | 480 (/ 300) |
| Last 128 | 375 pounds | 100 |
| All in all | £ 296,905 |
Wildcard round
China International's tradition of inviting local players to the main tournament was retained. Instead of four, this time there were only three wildcards that the Chinese association was allowed to issue. The three Chinese played against three qualifiers before the start of the actual main tournament for entry into the main round. Pang Weiguo, who had already been selected twice at China International and had won his qualifying match both times, got a third chance, but this time lost as well as his two compatriots in the wildcard round.
The wildcard games kicked off the tournament on December 11th. The Best of 9 mode (5 winning frames) applied to all games .
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Final round
For round 1, the 16 winners of the qualification or wildcard games were drawn from the top 16 of the world rankings .
final
With Ronnie O'Sullivan and Stephen Lee the number 4 and number 6 of the world rankings clashed. At the start of the season they had last played against each other at the Millennium Cup in Hong Kong : For the first time it was a final and for the first time after 4 defeats Lee had won. For Lee this was the second tournament victory, while O'Sullivan has already won 13 titles in various formats.
The two Englishmen shared the first two frames, then O'Sullivan's triumphant advance began. He won 6 frames in a row by the end of the first session, achieving breaks of at least 68 points five times, 2 of which were century breaks . In the evening, Stephen Lee was able to interrupt the series by winning the first frame, but not stop his opponent. O'Sullivan won the next two frames and with it the one-sided match with 9: 2. With this he secured his 7th rankings and a total of 14th professional titles.
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Final: Best of 17 Frames Referee: Alan Chamberlain JC Mandarin Hotel, Shanghai , China , December 19, 1999 |
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Ronnie O'Sullivan
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9 : 2 |
Stephen Lee
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Afternoon : 61 : 23, 36: 91 (60), 115 : 17 (115), 94 : 8 (87), 124 : 8 (124), 93 : 16, 109 : 1 (68), 75 : 43 (75 ); Evening : 20: 85 (69), 75 : 1, 76 : 33 (56) |
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| 124 | Highest break | 69 |
| 2 | Century breaks | - |
| 6th | 50+ breaks | 2 |
qualification
The qualification took place from September 22nd to 26th, 1999 in Blackpool , North West England. In 4 rounds the field was reduced from 112 players to the 16 players who were then allowed to compete in Shanghai in December. In round 1, the players from 65th place on the world rankings met , in round 2 the players from 33rd place and in round 4 those from 17th place. The top 16 players were set for the main tournament.
Century breaks
5 players scored 9 breaks of at least 100 points in Shanghai. Dave Harold scored the highest tournament break of 140 points in round 1 and thus secured an extra bonus.
Main tournament
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- ↑ a b c d e 1999 China Open - Finishes. CueTracker, accessed September 9, 2019 .
- ↑ 1999 China Open. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed September 9, 2019 .
- ↑ a b China International 1999 (Dec). snooker.org, accessed September 9, 2019 .
- ↑ Rankings - 1999-2000. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed September 9, 2019 .
