Masters 1999

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Masters 1999
Benson & Hedges Masters 1999
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Tournament type: Invitation tournament
Attendees: 18th
Venue: Wembley Conference Center,
London , England
Opening: February 7, 1999
Endgame: February 14, 1999

Winner: ScotlandScotland John Higgins
Finalist: IrelandIreland Ken Doherty
Highest Break: 123 ( Mark Williams ) WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg
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The 1999 Benson & Hedges Masters was an invitation-only snooker tournament for the 1998/99 season that was held from February 7-14 , 1999 at the Wembley Conference Center in London . It was the 25th edition of the Masters.

With a 10: 8 win in the final against Ken Doherty , John Higgins won the Masters for the first time. Defending champion Mark Williams lost in the quarterfinals to Alan McManus .

In the wildcard round, James Wattana defeated David Gray 6-2, Mark King defeated Jimmy White 6-5.

Prize money

Prize money
winner £ 155,000
finalist £ 80,000
Semi-finalist £ 40,000
Quarter finalist £ 26,000
Round of 16 £ 15,000
Highest break £ 18,000
total £ 575,000

Final round

  Round of 16
best of 11 frames 		Quarterfinals
Best of 11 frames 		Semi-final
best of 11 frames 		Final
Best of 19 frames
                             
 WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Mark Williams 6th                  
 EnglandEngland Nigel Bond 0  
 WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Mark Williams 4th
 
   ScotlandScotland Alan McManus 6th  
 ScotlandScotland Alan McManus 6th
 EnglandEngland Stephen Lee 2  
 ScotlandScotland Alan McManus 3
   IrelandIreland Ken Doherty 6th  
 IrelandIreland Ken Doherty 6th    
 EnglandEngland Steve Davis 4th  
 IrelandIreland Ken Doherty 6th
 
   EnglandEngland Ronnie O'Sullivan 2  
 EnglandEngland Ronnie O'Sullivan 6th
 ThailandThailand James Wattana 5  
 IrelandIreland Ken Doherty 8th
   ScotlandScotland John Higgins 10
 MaltaMalta Tony Drago 6th        
 
 ScotlandScotland Stephen Hendry 4th  
 MaltaMalta Tony Drago 5
 
   EnglandEngland Anthony Hamilton 6th  
 EnglandEngland Anthony Hamilton 6th
 EnglandEngland John Parrott 4th  
 EnglandEngland Anthony Hamilton 3
   ScotlandScotland John Higgins 6th  
 EnglandEngland Mark King 6th    
 EnglandEngland Peter Ebdon 5  
 EnglandEngland Mark King 1
 
   ScotlandScotland John Higgins 6th  
 ScotlandScotland John Higgins 6th
 CanadaCanada Alain Robidoux 1  

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Benson & Hedges Masters 1999 . Snooker.org. Retrieved April 4, 2011.
  2. ↑ a b The Masters . Snooker scene. Archived from the original on January 24, 2013. Retrieved on August 8, 2012.