1998–99 snooker season

1998–99 snooker season
Details
DurationJune 1998–16 May 1999
Tournaments26 (9 ranking events)
Triple Crown winners
UK ChampionshipScotland John Higgins
MastersScotland John Higgins
World ChampionshipScotland Stephen Hendry

The 1998–99 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between June 1998 and May 1999. The following table outlines the results for the ranking and the invitational events.

Calendar

World Snooker Tour

Start Finish Country Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score Ref.
? Jun ? Jun  CHN Super Challenge Guangzhou England Steve Davis Scotland Stephen Hendry [n 1] [1]
8 Sep 10 Sep  CHN Champions Super League [n 2] Scotland Stephen Hendry Scotland John Higgins [n 1] [2]
29 Sep 4 Oct  SCO Scottish Masters Civic Centre Motherwell England Ronnie O'Sullivan Scotland John Higgins 9–7 [3]
14 Oct 25 Oct  ENG Grand Prix Guild Hall Preston England Stephen Lee Hong Kong Marco Fu 9–2 [4]
1 Nov 12 Nov  ENG Benson & Hedges Championship Willie Thorne Snooker Centre Malvern England David Gray England Dave Harold 9–6 [5]
16 Nov 29 Nov  ENG UK Championship Bournemouth International Centre Bournemouth Scotland John Higgins Wales Matthew Stevens 10–6 [6]
3 Dec 6 Dec  MLT Malta Grand Prix New Dolmen Hotel Qawra Scotland Stephen Hendry Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 7–6 [7]
8 Dec 13 Dec  GER German Masters Best Western Rheinhotel Bingen am Rhein England John Parrott Wales Mark Williams 6–4 [8]
15 Dec 20 Dec  IRL Irish Open National Basketball Arena Tallaght Wales Mark Williams Scotland Alan McManus 9–4 [9]
16 Jan 24 Jan  ENG Nations Cup Telewest Arena Newcastle upon Tyne  Wales  Scotland 6–4 [10][11][12]
25 Jan 31 Jan  WAL Welsh Open Cardiff International Arena Cardiff Wales Mark Williams Scotland Stephen Hendry 9–8 [13]
7 Feb 14 Feb  ENG The Masters Wembley Conference Centre London Scotland John Higgins Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 10–8 [14][15]
15 Feb 21 Feb  SCO Scottish Open A.E.C.C. Aberdeen Scotland Stephen Hendry Scotland Graeme Dott 9–1 [16][17]
25 Feb 28 Feb  ENG Charity Challenge Assembly Rooms Derby Scotland John Higgins England Ronnie O'Sullivan 9–4 [18][19]
1 Mar 7 Mar  THA Thailand Masters Ambassador Hotel Bangkok Wales Mark Williams Scotland Alan McManus 9–7 [20]
8 Mar 14 Mar  CHN China International JC Mandarin Hotel Shanghai Scotland John Higgins Scotland Billy Snaddon 9–3 [21][22]
23 Mar 28 Mar  IRL Irish Masters Goff's Kill Scotland Stephen Hendry England Stephen Lee 9–8 [23][24]
4 Apr 11 Apr  ENG British Open Plymouth Pavilions Plymouth Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien England Anthony Hamilton 9–7 [25][26]
17 Apr 3 May  ENG World Snooker Championship Crucible Theatre Sheffield Scotland Stephen Hendry Wales Mark Williams 18–11 [27]
2 Jan 16 May  ENG Premier League Magnet Leisure Centre Maidenhead Scotland John Higgins England Jimmy White 9–4 [28]
15 May 22 May  WAL Pontins Professional Pontins Prestatyn England Jimmy White Wales Matthew Stevens 9–5 [29]
Ranking event
Non-ranking event

UK Tour

Start Finish Country Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score Ref.
5 Oct 7 Oct  ENG UK Tour 1 Hazel Grove Snooker Club Stockport England Alfie Burden Wales Anthony Davies 6–5 [30]
27 Oct 29 Oct  ENG UK Tour 2 Jesters Snooker Club Swindon Northern Ireland Joe Swail England Alfie Burden 6–1 [30]
22 Feb 24 Feb  ENG UK Tour 3 Jesters Snooker Club Swindon England Stuart Bingham England Matthew Couch 6–1 [30]
12 Apr 14 Apr  ENG UK Tour 4 Hazel Grove Snooker Club Stockport Wales James Reynolds England Jason Ferguson 6–4 [30]

Other events

Start Finish Country Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score Ref.
6 Dec 19 Dec  THA Asian Games Land Sports Complex Bangkok Pakistan Shokat Ali Malaysia Sam Chong 7–6 [31]

Official rankings

Main article: Snooker world rankings 1998/1999

The top 16 of the world rankings, these players automatically played in the final rounds of the world ranking events and were invited for the Masters.[32][33][34]

No. Ch. Player Points 1996/1997 Points 1997/1998 Total
1 Rise Scotland John Higgins 19587 27835 47422
2 Fall Scotland Stephen Hendry 30457 16790 47247
3 Rise England Ronnie O'Sullivan 18302 21105 39407
4 Fall Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 21072 15095 36167
5 Fall Wales Mark Williams 21420 11335 32755
6 Steady England John Parrott 16422 15335 31757
7 Fall England Peter Ebdon 15086 10340 25426
8 Rise Scotland Alan McManus 13639 10755 24394
9 Rise England Stephen Lee 11384 12880 24264
10 Rise Malta Tony Drago 14504 9305 23809
11 Rise England Anthony Hamilton 11764 10760 22524
12 Fall Canada Alain Robidoux 16597 5790 22387
13 Fall England Nigel Bond 14106 8150 22256
14 Fall England Steve Davis 13077 9175 22252
15 Fall Thailand James Wattana 13177 8365 21542
16 Rise England Mark King 10520 10950 21470

Points distribution

1998/1999 points distribution for world ranking events:[35]

Tournament Round → L256 L198 L166 L134 L102 L96 L64 L48 L32 L16 QF SF F W
Grand Prix Unseeded loser – 200 270 360 480 480 640 – 855 1140 1520 2025 3040 4560
Seeded loser – – 200 270 360 360 480 – – – – – – –
UK Championship Unseeded loser – 270 360 480 640 640 855 – 1140 1520 2025 2700 4050 6075
Seeded loser – – 270 360 480 480 640 – – – – – – –
Irish Open Unseeded loser – 200 270 360 480 480 640 855 1140 1330 1520 2025 3040 4560
Seeded loser – – 200 270 360 360 – 640 855 – – – – –
Welsh Open Unseeded loser – 200 270 360 480 480 640 – 855 1140 1520 2025 3040 4560
Seeded loser – – 200 270 360 360 480 – – – – – – –
Scottish Open Unseeded loser – 200 270 360 480 480 640 – 855 1140 1520 2025 3040 4560
Seeded loser – – 200 270 360 360 480 – – – – – – –
China International Unseeded loser – 200 270 360 480 480 640 855 1140 1330 1520 2025 3040 4560
Seeded loser – – 200 270 360 360 – 640 855 – – – – –
Thailand Masters Unseeded loser – 200 270 360 480 480 640 855 1140 1330 1520 2025 3040 4560
Seeded loser – – 200 270 360 360 – 640 855 – – – – –
British Open Unseeded loser – 200 270 360 480 480 640 – 855 1140 1520 2025 3040 4560
Seeded loser – – 200 270 360 360 480 – – – – – – –
World Championship Unseeded loser 270 360 480 640 855 855 1140 1520 2027 2360 2700 3600 5400 8100
Seeded loser 200 – 360 480 640 640 – 1140 1520 – – – – –

Notes

  1. ^ a b No play-off was held and the title was decided on league table only.
  2. ^ The event was played at three different venues in Shenyang, Xian and Beijing.

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