Tournament information | |
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Dates | 4–11 April 1999 |
Venue | Plymouth Pavilions |
City | Plymouth |
Country | England |
Organisation | WPBSA |
Format | Ranking event |
Total prize fund | £370,000 [1] |
Winner's share | £60,000 [1] |
Highest break | Graeme Dott ( SCO) ( 147) [1] |
Final | |
Champion | Fergal O'Brien ( IRL) |
Runner-up | Anthony Hamilton ( ENG) |
Score | 9–7 |
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The 1999 British Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament, that was held from 4–11 April 1999 at the Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth, England. [2]
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. [3]
Jason Prince recorded a maximum break during qualifying for the tournament against Ian Brumby. [3] Graeme Dott made a maximum in his round of 64 match against David Roe. [1] [4]
Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee:
Eirian Williams Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth, England. 11 April 1999. [1] | ||
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 |