1999 China International
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Tournament information | |
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Dates | 8–14 March 1999 |
Venue | JC Mandarin Hotel |
City | Shanghai |
Country | China |
Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
Format | Ranking event |
Total prize fund | £255,000 |
Winner's share | £42,000 |
Highest break | Michael Holt |
Final | |
Champion | John Higgins |
Runner-up | Billy Snaddon |
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.
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[1]
Winner: £42,000 |
Highest break (televised): £2,500 |
Wildcard round
Match | Score | ||
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WC1 | Michael Holt | 5–3 | Yang Jianyn |
WC2 | Peter Lines | 1–5 | Pang Weiguo |
WC3 | Dave Finbow | 5–2 | Pao Shan |
WC4 | Anthony Davies | 5–4 | Zhang Kai |