| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 4–11 April 1999 |
| Venue | Plymouth Pavilions |
| City | Plymouth |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £370,000 |
| Winner's share | £60,000 |
| Highest break | Graeme Dott (SCO) (147) |
| Final | |
| Champion | Fergal O'Brien (IRL) |
| Runner-up | Anthony Hamilton (ENG) |
| Score | 9–7 |
← 1998 Sep 1999 → | |
The 1999 British Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament, that was held from 4–11 April 1999 at the Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth, England.
Fergal O'Brien won the tournament by defeating Anthony Hamilton nine frames to seven in the final. The defending champion, John Higgins, was defeated by O'Brien in the semi-final.
Jason Prince recorded a maximum break during qualifying for the tournament against Ian Brumby. Graeme Dott made a maximum in his round of 64 match against David Roe.
Main draw
Final
| Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Eirian Williams Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth, England. 11 April 1999. | ||
| Fergal O'Brien Ireland |
9–7 | Anthony Hamilton England |
| Afternoon: 0–134 (110), 0–134 (134), 55–40, 67–60 (51), 108–15 (59), 0–77 (61), 22–66 (64), 70–58 Evening: 95–0 (95), 65–41 (51), 0–80 (80), 4–86 (82), 0–143 (121), 77–42, 130–0 (129), 73–60 | ||
| 129 | Highest break | 134 |
| 1 | Century breaks | 3 |
| 5 | 50+ breaks | 7 |
References
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- ^ "Dott Crafts World Championship Maximum - World Snooker". World Snooker. Archived from the original on April 11, 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- ^ "British Open". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 2013-01-24. Retrieved 12 January 2018.