1999 China Open (snooker)

China Open
Tournament information
Dates 11–19 November 1999
Venue Beijing University Students Gymnasium
City Beijing
Country China
Organisation(s) WPBSA
Format Ranking event
Total prize fund £305,000
Final
Champion Ronnie O'Sullivan
Runner-up Stephen Lee
Score 9–2
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The 1999 China Open (also known as the 1999 China International) professional snooker tournament, took place between 11–19 December 1999 at the Beijing University Students Gymnasium. The tournament was the fourth ranking event out of nine of the 1999/2000 season.

The defending champion was John Higgins, but he was eliminated in the fifth round of the qualifiers, losing to Peter Lines 1–5. Ronnie O'Sullivan won the tournament, beating Stephen Lee 9–2 in the final.

Contents

Wildcard round

[1]

Match Score
WC1 Peter Lines 5–3 Zhang Kai
WC2 Anthony Davies 5–1 Pang Wei Guo
WC3 Marco Fu 5–3 Dai Han Lin

Main draw

[1]

Round 1
Best of 9 frames
  Round 2
Best of 9 frames
  Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames
  Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
  Final
Best of 19 frames
                                   
  John Higgins 1  
  Peter Lines 5       Peter Lines 5  
  Peter Ebdon 5     Peter Ebdon 4  
  Stephen Maguire 0         Peter Lines 4  
  Steve Davis 3         Brian Morgan 5  
  Brian Morgan 5       Brian Morgan 5
  John Parrott 4     Stuart Bingham 2  
  Stuart Bingham 5         Brian Morgan 5  
  Ken Doherty 3         Ronnie O'Sullivan 6  
  Paul Sweeny 5       Paul Sweeny 5  
  Jimmy White 3     Wayne Brown 4  
  Wayne Brown 5         Paul Sweeny 1
  Fergal O'Brien 3         Ronnie O'Sullivan 5  
  Shokat Ali 5       Shokat Ali 2
  Ronnie O'Sullivan 5     Ronnie O'Sullivan 5  
  Anthony Davies 2         Ronnie O'Sullivan 9
  Mark Williams 5         Stephen Lee 2
  Dave Harold 4       Mark Williams 5  
  Paul Hunter 5     Paul Hunter 0  
  Joe Swail 4         Mark Williams 4  
  Mark King 5         Stephen Lee 5  
  Terry Murphy 3       Mark King 4
  Stephen Lee 5     Stephen Lee 5  
  Dominic Dale 3         Stephen Lee 6
  Alan McManus 0         Stephen Hendry 4  
  Joe Perry 5       Joe Perry 5  
  Anthony Hamilton 4     Graeme Dott 3  
  Graeme Dott 5         Joe Perry 4
  Matthew Stevens 5         Stephen Hendry 5  
  Jamie Burnett 3       Matthew Stevens 2
  Stephen Hendry 5     Stephen Hendry 5  
  Marco Fu 1  

Final

Final: Best of 19 frames
Beijing Student University Stadium, Beijing, China, 19 December 1999.[2]
Ronnie O'Sullivan
 England
9–2 Stephen Lee
 England
Afternoon: 61–23, 36–91, 115–17 (115), 94–8 (87) 124–8 (124), 93–16, 109–1, 75–43 (75)
Evening: 20–85 (69), 75–1, 76–33 (56)
124 Highest break 69
2 Century breaks 0
5 50+ breaks 1

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