| 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 |
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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.
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]
|
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)
|
Main draw
References
- ^ "China International, China Open, Shanghai Masters". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ^ "China International 1999 (March)". snooker.org. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- ^ "1999 China Open Results". Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 5 December 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- ^ "1999 China Open Results Grid". Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 5 December 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017.