1999 UK Championship

The 1999 UK Championship (officially the 1999 Liverpool Victoria UK Championship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place at the Bournemouth International Centre in Bournemouth, England. The event started on 13 November 1999 and the televised stages were shown on the BBC between 20 and 28 November 1999.

1999 Liverpool Victoria UK Championship

Tournament information
Dates	13–28 November 1999 (1999-11-13 – 1999-11-28)
Venue	Bournemouth International Centre
City	Bournemouth
Country	England
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£500,000
Winner's share	£78,000
Highest break	Stephen Hendry (SCO) (147)
Final
Champion	Mark Williams (WAL)
Runner-up	Matthew Stevens (WAL)
Score	10–8
← 1998 2000 →

Stephen Hendry became the first player to make two maximum breaks in the tournament's history after scoring a 147 against Paul Wykes in the last 16.

In the final Mark Williams defeated Matthew Stevens 10–8. This was Stevens' second consecutive final at the event.

Tournament summary

Defending champion John Higgins was the number 1 seed with World Champion Stephen Hendry seeded 2. The remaining places were allocated to players based on the world rankings.

Main draw

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	Last 64 Best of 17 frames					Last 32 Best of 17 frames					Last 16 Best of 17 frames					Quarter-finals Best of 17 frames					Semi-finals Best of 17 frames					Final Best of 19 frames
	1	John Higgins	9
	138	David McLellan	3
						1	John Higgins	9
						18	Chris Small	5
	18	Chris Small	9
	53	Jonathan Birch	3
											1	John Higgins	9
											15	Steve Davis	4
	27	Jamie Burnett	9
	103	Ian Brumby	7
						27	Jamie Burnett	5
						15	Steve Davis	9
	15	Steve Davis	9
	110	Paul Sweeny	6
																1	John Higgins	9
																74	Michael Holt	6
	11	Fergal O'Brien	8
	46	Lee Walker	9
						46	Lee Walker	9
						63	Jimmy Michie	5
	32	Andy Hicks	8
	63	Jimmy Michie	9
											46	Lee Walker	4
											74	Michael Holt	9
	20	Tony Drago	9
	49	Gary Ponting	6
						20	Tony Drago	1
						74	Michael Holt	9
	8	Alan McManus	8
	74	Michael Holt	9
																					1	John Higgins	7
																					9	Matthew Stevens	9
	5	John Parrott	9
	59	Joe Johnson	7
						5	John Parrott	5
						28	Joe Swail	9
	28	Joe Swail	9
	112	Mark Fenton	4
											28	Joe Swail	4
											9	Matthew Stevens	9
	21	Nigel Bond	9
	61	Alfie Burden	5
						21	Nigel Bond	2
						9	Matthew Stevens	9
	9	Matthew Stevens	9
	34	Joe Perry	8
																9	Matthew Stevens	9
																4	Ronnie O'Sullivan	3
	10	Anthony Hamilton	9
	58	David Roe	7
						10	Anthony Hamilton	9
						35	Marco Fu	5
	24	Billy Snaddon	3
	35	Marco Fu	9
											10	Anthony Hamilton	1
											4	Ronnie O'Sullivan	9
	22	James Wattana	6
	83	Wayne Brown	9
						83	Wayne Brown	2
						4	Ronnie O'Sullivan	9
	4	Ronnie O'Sullivan	9
	44	Steve James	3
																										9	Matthew Stevens	8
																										3	Mark Williams	10
	3	Mark Williams	9
		Mark Selby	0
						3	Mark Williams	9
						67	Michael Judge	4
	26	Quinten Hann	w/d
	67	Michael Judge	w/o
											3	Mark Williams	9
											16	Jimmy White	8
	30	Terry Murphy	9
	100	Robert Milkins	6
						30	Terry Murphy	5
						16	Jimmy White	9
	16	Jimmy White	9
	38	Paul Davies	6
																3	Mark Williams	9
																23	Darren Morgan	1
	13	Peter Ebdon	4
	69	Shokat Ali	9
						69	Shokat Ali	5
						23	Darren Morgan	9
	23	Darren Morgan	9
	60	David Gray	8
											23	Darren Morgan	9
											45	Drew Henry	7
	19	Dominic Dale	4
	45	Drew Henry	9
						45	Drew Henry	9
						6	Stephen Lee	8
	6	Stephen Lee	9
	84	Patrick Wallace	4
																					3	Mark Williams	9
																					2	Stephen Hendry	6
	7	Ken Doherty	9
	79	Mark Gray	2
						7	Ken Doherty	9
						25	Graeme Dott	4
	25	Graeme Dott	9
	80	Anthony Davies	2
											7	Ken Doherty	8
											17	Dave Harold	9
	17	Dave Harold	9
	57	Mick Price	3
						17	Dave Harold	9
						12	Paul Hunter	5
	12	Paul Hunter	9
	95	Phaitoon Phonbun	6
																17	Dave Harold	5
																2	Stephen Hendry	9
	14	Mark King	9
	193	Stephen Maguire	2
						14	Mark King	7
						56	Paul Wykes	9
	29	Gary Wilkinson	3
	56	Paul Wykes	9
											56	Paul Wykes	3
											2	Stephen Hendry	9
	31	Brian Morgan	7
	68	Stuart Pettman	9
						68	Stuart Pettman	6
						2	Stephen Hendry	9
	2	Stephen Hendry	9
	50	Jason Ferguson	8

Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Alan Chamberlain. Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth, England, 28 November 1999.^[2]
Matthew Stevens (9)   Wales	8–10	Mark Williams (3)   Wales
Afternoon: 67–24, 81–0 (81), 16–72 (60), 4–67, 46–71 (65), 8–76, 5–71 (58), 32–65, 68–0 (60) Evening: 73–27, 63–47, 110–0 (110), 63–67 (50), 21–56, 22–62, 80–25 (75), 71–0 (71), 51–54 (Stevens 50)
110	Highest break	65
1	Century breaks	0
6	50+ breaks	4

Qualifying

^[3][4]Round of 128 Best of 11 frames

David McLellan 6–4 Mark Bennett     Stuart Bingham 6–5 Kristján Helgason     Ian Brumby 6–1 Chris Scanlon     Paul Sweeny 6–5 Leigh Griffin     Sean Storey 6–2 Adrian Gunnell     Gareth Chilcott 6–2 Dene O'Kane     Ali Carter 6–3 Stephen O'Connor     Michael Holt 6–5 James Reynolds     Tony Jones 6–5 Hugh Abernethy     Mark Fenton 6–1 Dennis Taylor     Nick Pearce 6–2 Peter McCullagh     Martin Dziewialtowski 6–2 Munraj Pal     Mehmet Husnu 6–5 Tony Chappel     Craig Harrison 6–3 Craig MacGillivray     Wayne Brown 6–3 Lee Richardson     Karl Burrows 6–5 Barry Pinches

Mark Selby 6–3 Tony Knowles     Michael Judge 6–3 Mario Geudens     Robert Milkins 6–2 Karl Broughton     Wayne Jones 6–3 Leo Fernandez     Shokat Ali 6–3 Nick Dyson     John Lardner 6–3 Wayne Saidler     Mark Davis 6–2 Patrick Delsemme     Patrick Wallace 6–5 Darren Clarke     Mark Gray 6–0 Eddie Manning     Anthony Davies 6–2 Ryan Day     Steve Judd 6–2 Nick Terry     Phaitoon Phonbun 6–2 Richard King     Stephen Maguire 6–5 Stefan Mazrocis     Willie Thorne 6–2 Mike Dunn     Stuart Pettman 6–3 Noppadon Noppachorn     Troy Shaw 6–3 Robin Hull

Round of 96 Best of 11 frames

David McLellan w/o–w/d Alain Robidoux     Jonathan Birch 6–3 Stuart Bingham     Ian Brumby 6–2 Euan Henderson     Paul Sweeny 6–2 Matthew Couch     Lee Walker 6–4 Sean Storey     Jimmy Michie 6–4 Gareth Chilcott     Gary Ponting 6–3 Ali Carter     Michael Holt 6–4 Peter Lines     Joe Johnson 6–4 Tony Jones     Mark Fenton 6–0 Jason Prince     Alfie Burden 6–5 Nick Pearce     Joe Perry 6–3 Martin Dziewialtowski     David Roe 6–5 Mehmet Husnu     Marco Fu 6–0 Craig Harrison     Wayne Brown 6–2 Nick Walker     Steve James 6–4 Karl Burrows

Mark Selby 6–4 John Read     Michael Judge 6–3 Gerard Greene     Robert Milkins 6–2 Rod Lawler     Paul Davies 6–3 Wayne Jones     Shokat Ali 6–3 Dean Reynolds     David Gray 6–4 John Lardner     Drew Henry 6–2 Mark Davis     Patrick Wallace 6–4 Marcus Campbell     Mark Gray 6–2 Martin Clark     Anthony Davies 6–3 Bradley Jones     Mick Price 6–5 Steve Judd     Phaitoon Phonbun 6–5 Dave Finbow     Stephen Maguire 6–4 Ian McCulloch     Paul Wykes 6–2 Willie Thorne     Stuart Pettman 6–2 Neal Foulds     Jason Ferguson 6–3 Troy Shaw

Century breaks

References

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2. "Liverpool Victoria UK Championship 1999". snooker.org. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
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4. . Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 30 December 2013. Retrieved 16 March 2013.