# 1999 China International

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.

## Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:

## 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

| Last 32 Best of 9 frames | Last 32 Best of 9 frames | Last 32 Best of 9 frames | Last 16 Best of 9 frames | Last 16 Best of 9 frames | Last 16 Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | | Final Best of 17 frames | Final Best of 17 frames | Final Best of 17 frames |
| John Higgins | John Higgins | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jamie Burnett | Jamie Burnett | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jamie Burnett | Jamie Burnett | 4 | John Higgins | John Higgins | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Matthew Stevens | Matthew Stevens | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Matthew Stevens | Matthew Stevens | 5 | Matthew Stevens | Matthew Stevens | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alain Robidoux | Alain Robidoux | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alain Robidoux | Alain Robidoux | 0 | | | | John Higgins | John Higgins | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Paul Davies | Paul Davies | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Paul Davies | Paul Davies | 5 | | | | | | | Paul Davies | Paul Davies | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Tony Drago | Tony Drago | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tony Drago | Tony Drago | 0 | Paul Davies | Paul Davies | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 5 | Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dominic Dale | Dominic Dale | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dominic Dale | Dominic Dale | 0 | | | | | | | | John Higgins | John Higgins | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Alan McManus | Alan McManus | 4 | | | | |
| Alan McManus | Alan McManus | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | Alan McManus | Alan McManus | 4 | | | | |
| Chris Small | Chris Small | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Chris Small | Chris Small | 3 | Alan McManus | Alan McManus | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Mark King | Mark King | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark King | Mark King | 5 | Mark King | Mark King | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Paul Hunter | Paul Hunter | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Paul Hunter | Paul Hunter | 0 | | | | Alan McManus | Alan McManus | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Ken Doherty | Ken Doherty | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Ken Doherty | Ken Doherty | 5 | | | | | | | Ken Doherty | Ken Doherty | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Michael Holt | Michael Holt | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Michael Holt | Michael Holt | 0 | Ken Doherty | Ken Doherty | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Anthony Hamilton | Anthony Hamilton | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Anthony Hamilton | Anthony Hamilton | 5 | Anthony Hamilton | Anthony Hamilton | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jonathan Birch | Jonathan Birch | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jonathan Birch | Jonathan Birch | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | John Higgins | John Higgins | 9 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Billy Snaddon | Billy Snaddon | 3 |
| Billy Snaddon | Billy Snaddon | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Billy Snaddon | Billy Snaddon | 3 |
| James Wattana | James Wattana | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| James Wattana | James Wattana | 3 | Billy Snaddon | Billy Snaddon | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Ronnie O'Sullivan | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ronnie O'Sullivan | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 5 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bradley Jones | Bradley Jones | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bradley Jones | Bradley Jones | 3 | | | | Billy Snaddon | Billy Snaddon | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Stephen Lee | Stephen Lee | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Stephen Lee | Stephen Lee | 5 | | | | | | | Stephen Lee | Stephen Lee | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Drew Henry | Drew Henry | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Drew Henry | Drew Henry | 1 | Stephen Lee | Stephen Lee | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Peter Ebdon | Peter Ebdon | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Peter Ebdon | Peter Ebdon | 5 | Peter Ebdon | Peter Ebdon | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Pang Weiguo | Pang Weiguo | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Pang Weiguo | Pang Weiguo | 3 | | | | | | | | Billy Snaddon | Billy Snaddon | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Stephen Hendry | Stephen Hendry | 2 | | | | |
| Stephen Hendry | Stephen Hendry | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | Stephen Hendry | Stephen Hendry | 2 | | | | |
| Anthony Davies | Anthony Davies | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Anthony Davies | Anthony Davies | 2 | Stephen Hendry | Stephen Hendry | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Steve Davis | Steve Davis | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Steve Davis | Steve Davis | 5 | Steve Davis | Steve Davis | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Quinten Hann | Quinten Hann | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Quinten Hann | Quinten Hann | 1 | | | | Stephen Hendry | Stephen Hendry | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | John Parrott | John Parrott | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| John Parrott | John Parrott | 5 | | | | | | | John Parrott | John Parrott | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Dave Finbow | Dave Finbow | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dave Finbow | Dave Finbow | 4 | John Parrott | John Parrott | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Nigel Bond | Nigel Bond | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Nigel Bond | Nigel Bond | 5 | Nigel Bond | Nigel Bond | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Joe Swail | Joe Swail | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |