# Wereldkampioenschap snooker 1999

Het Embassy World Snooker Championship 1999 vond plaats van 17 april tot en met 3 mei 1999 in het Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, Engeland. John Higgins was de titelverdediger. Stephen Hendry won zijn zevende 'Crucible' wereldtitel en werd daarmee alleenrecordhouder, voor Steve Davis en Ray Reardon (allebei zes keer winnaar).

## Prijzenpot

* Winnaar: £ 230.000,-
* Finalist: £ 135.000,-
* Halvefinalist: £ 68.000,-
* Kwartfinalist: £ 34.000,-
* Laatste 16: £ 18.350,-
* Laatste 32: £ 12.500,-
* Hoogste break: £ 20.000,-
* Maximumbreak: £ 147.000,-

## Hoofdtoernooi

| eerste ronde best of 19 frames | eerste ronde best of 19 frames | eerste ronde best of 19 frames | tweede ronde best of 25 frames | tweede ronde best of 25 frames | tweede ronde best of 25 frames | kwartfinale best of 25 frames | kwartfinale best of 25 frames | kwartfinale best of 25 frames | halve finale best of 33 frames | halve finale best of 33 frames | halve finale best of 33 frames | finale best of 35 frames | finale best of 35 frames | finale best of 35 frames |
| John Higgins (1) | John Higgins (1) | 10 |
| Gerard Greene | Gerard Greene | 2 |
| Gerard Greene | Gerard Greene | 2 | John Higgins (1) | John Higgins (1) | 13 |
| | | | Mark King (16) | Mark King (16) | 4 |
| Mark King (16) | Mark King (16) | 10 | Mark King (16) | Mark King (16) | 4 |
| Darren Morgan | Darren Morgan | 8 | | | |
| Darren Morgan | Darren Morgan | 8 | | | | John Higgins (1) | John Higgins (1) | 13 |
| | | | | | | Stephen Lee (9) | Stephen Lee (9) | 6 |
| Stephen Lee (9) | Stephen Lee (9) | 10 | | | | Stephen Lee (9) | Stephen Lee (9) | 6 |
| John Lardner | John Lardner | 7 | | | | | | |
| John Lardner | John Lardner | 7 | Stephen Lee (9) | Stephen Lee (9) | 13 | | | |
| | | | Alan McManus (8) | Alan McManus (8) | 7 | | | |
| Alan McManus (8) | Alan McManus (8) | 10 | Alan McManus (8) | Alan McManus (8) | 7 | | | |
| Jimmy White | Jimmy White | 7 | | | | | | |
| Jimmy White | Jimmy White | 7 | | | | | | | John Higgins (1) | John Higgins (1) | 10 |
| | | | | | | | | | Mark Williams (5) | Mark Williams (5) | 17 |
| Mark Williams (5) | Mark Williams (5) | 10 | | | | | | | Mark Williams (5) | Mark Williams (5) | 17 |
| Ian McCulloch | Ian McCulloch | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Ian McCulloch | Ian McCulloch | 4 | Mark Williams (5) | Mark Williams (5) | 13 | | | | | | |
| | | | Nick Walker | Nick Walker | 7 | | | | | | |
| Alain Robidoux (12) | Alain Robidoux (12) | 6 | Nick Walker | Nick Walker | 7 | | | | | | |
| Nick Walker | Nick Walker | 10 | | | | | | | | | |
| Nick Walker | Nick Walker | 10 | | | | Mark Williams (5) | Mark Williams (5) | 13 | | | |
| | | | | | | Ken Doherty (4) | Ken Doherty (4) | 9 | | | |
| Nigel Bond (13) | Nigel Bond (13) | 10 | | | | Ken Doherty (4) | Ken Doherty (4) | 9 | | | |
| Dominic Dale | Dominic Dale | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Dominic Dale | Dominic Dale | 6 | Nigel Bond (13) | Nigel Bond (13) | 11 | | | | | | |
| | | | Ken Doherty (4) | Ken Doherty (4) | 13 | | | | | | |
| Ken Doherty (4) | Ken Doherty (4) | 10 | Ken Doherty (4) | Ken Doherty (4) | 13 | | | | | | |
| Steve James | Steve James | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Steve James | Steve James | 3 | | | | | | | | | | Mark Williams (5) | Mark Williams (5) | 11 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Stephen Hendry (2) | Stephen Hendry (2) | 18 |
| Ronnie O'Sullivan (3) | Ronnie O'Sullivan (3) | 10 | | | | | | | | | | Stephen Hendry (2) | Stephen Hendry (2) | 18 |
| Leo Fernandez | Leo Fernandez | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Leo Fernandez | Leo Fernandez | 3 | Ronnie O'Sullivan (3) | Ronnie O'Sullivan (3) | 13 | | | | | | |
| | | | Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 8 | | | | | | |
| Steve Davis (14) | Steve Davis (14) | 9 | Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 8 | | | | | | |
| Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 10 | | | | | | | | | |
| Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 10 | | | | Ronnie O'Sullivan (3) | Ronnie O'Sullivan (3) | 13 | | | |
| | | | | | | John Parrott (6) | John Parrott (6) | 9 | | | |
| Anthony Hamilton (11) | Anthony Hamilton (11) | 9 | | | | John Parrott (6) | John Parrott (6) | 9 | | | |
| Chris Small | Chris Small | 10 | | | | | | | | | |
| Chris Small | Chris Small | 10 | Chris Small | Chris Small | 12 | | | | | | |
| | | | John Parrott (6) | John Parrott (6) | 13 | | | | | | |
| John Parrott (6) | John Parrott (6) | 10 | John Parrott (6) | John Parrott (6) | 13 | | | | | | |
| Terry Murphy | Terry Murphy | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| Terry Murphy | Terry Murphy | 8 | | | | | | | Ronnie O'Sullivan (3) | Ronnie O'Sullivan (3) | 13 |
| | | | | | | | | | Stephen Hendry (2) | Stephen Hendry (2) | 17 |
| Peter Ebdon (7) | Peter Ebdon (7) | 7 | | | | | | | Stephen Hendry (2) | Stephen Hendry (2) | 17 |
| Matthew Stevens | Matthew Stevens | 10 | | | | | | |
| Matthew Stevens | Matthew Stevens | 10 | Matthew Stevens | Matthew Stevens | 13 | | | |
| | | | Tony Drago (10) | Tony Drago (10) | 8 | | | |
| Tony Drago (10) | Tony Drago (10) | 10 | Tony Drago (10) | Tony Drago (10) | 8 | | | |
| Fergal O'Brien | Fergal O'Brien | 4 | | | | | | |
| Fergal O'Brien | Fergal O'Brien | 4 | | | | Matthew Stevens | Matthew Stevens | 5 |
| | | | | | | Stephen Hendry (2) | Stephen Hendry (2) | 13 |
| James Wattana (15) | James Wattana (15) | 10 | | | | Stephen Hendry (2) | Stephen Hendry (2) | 13 |
| Marco Fu | Marco Fu | 8 | | | |
| Marco Fu | Marco Fu | 8 | James Wattana (15) | James Wattana (15) | 7 |
| | | | Stephen Hendry (2) | Stephen Hendry (2) | 13 |
| Stephen Hendry (2) | Stephen Hendry (2) | 10 | Stephen Hendry (2) | Stephen Hendry (2) | 13 |
| Paul Hunter | Paul Hunter | 8 |

## Century breaks

* 142, 132, 127, 126, 124, 108, 104, 104, 100 - John Higgins
* 140, 123, 109, 104, 101, 100 - Mark Williams
* 137, 108 - Tony Drago
* 137 - Steve James
* 136, 130, 110 - James Wattana
* 135, 134, 122, 120, 110, 105, 100 - Ronnie O'Sullivan
* 133 - John Parrott
* 132, 126, 109, 108, 106, 104, 104 101 - Stephen Hendry
* 131, 114 - Chris Small
* 128, 110, 104 - Stephen Lee
* 124, 120, 100 - Matthew Stevens
* 122 - Dominic Dale
* 120, 109 - Joe Perry
* 108, 103 - Anthony Hamilton
* 104 - Ken Doherty
* 103, 103 - Mark King

## Opvallendheden

* Ronnie O'Sullivan en Stephen Hendry vestigden in hun halve finale een WK-record door samen acht 'century breaks' (100+ punten in één beurt) te maken tijdens één wedstrijd.
* Dominic Dale eindigde in zijn wedstrijd tegen Nigel Bond een frame met 167 punten, meer dan ooit eerder behaald in een frame tijdens een rankingtoernooi. Hij incasseerde 44 bonuspunten door (afgedwongen) fouten van Bond en maakte daarna een break van 123.
* Verliezend finalist Mark Williams bereikte een jaar later opnieuw de finale en won toen wel zijn eerste wereldtitel.
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