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1999 British Open
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.^[2]

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.^[3]

Jason Prince recorded a maximum break during qualifying for the tournament against Ian Brumby.^[3] Graeme Dott made a maximum in his round of 64 match against David Roe.^[1]^[4]

Main draw

^[1]^[5]

Last 64 Best of 9 frames		Last 32 Best of 9 frames		Last 16 Best of 9 frames		Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames		Semi-finals Best of 11 frames		Final Best of 17 frames

John Higgins	5

John Read	0
		John Higgins	5

		Terry Murphy	1
Terry Murphy	5

Mario Geudens	0
				John Higgins	5

				Michael Holt	1
James Wattana	4

Michael Holt	5
		Michael Holt	5

		David Finbow	2
Andy Hicks	2

David Finbow	5
						John Higgins	5

						Brian Morgan	0
Alain Robidoux	2

Anthony Davies	5
		Anthony Davies	2

		Nick Walker	5
Dave Harold	4

Nick Walker	5
				Nick Walker	4

				Brian Morgan	5
Alan McManus	5

Alfie Burden	3
		Alan McManus	3

		Brian Morgan	5
Brian Morgan	5

Philip Williams	2
								John Higgins	5

								Fergal O'Brien	6
Peter Ebdon	5

Quinten Hann	3
		Peter Ebdon	5

		Mark Gray	4
Jamie Burnett	3

Mark Gray	5
				Peter Ebdon	5

				Chris Small	3
Stephen Lee	w/d

Drew Henry	w/o
		Drew Henry	3

		Chris Small	5
Chris Small	5

Joe Johnson	4
						Peter Ebdon	4

						Fergal O'Brien	5
Nigel Bond	3

Bradley Jones	5
		Bradley Jones	4

		Fergal O'Brien	5
Fergal O'Brien	5

Antony Bolsover	4
				Fergal O'Brien	5

				Gary Wilkinson	2
Ken Doherty	5

Wayne Brown	1
		Ken Doherty	4

		Gary Wilkinson	5
Gary Wilkinson	5

Ian Brumby	4
										Fergal O'Brien	9

										Anthony Hamilton	7
Ronnie O'Sullivan	5

Tony Jones	2
		Ronnie O'Sullivan	5

		Paul Davies	0
Matthew Stevens	1

Paul Davies	5
				Ronnie O'Sullivan	3

				Jimmy Michie	5
Tony Drago	3

Jimmy Michie	5
		Jimmy Michie	5

		Marcus Campbell	2
Martin Clark	2

Marcus Campbell	5
						Jimmy Michie	5

						John Parrott	4
Steve Davis	5

Darren Clarke	2
		Steve Davis	5

		Michael Judge	3
Dominic Dale	4

Michael Judge	5
				Steve Davis	4

				John Parrott	5
John Parrott	5

Lee Walker	4
		John Parrott	5

		Jimmy White	4
Jimmy White	5

Joe Swail	4
								Jimmy Michie	1

								Anthony Hamilton	6
Mark Williams	5

Joe Perry	2
		Mark Williams	5

		Craig Harrison	2
Billy Snaddon	3

Craig Harrison	5
				Mark Williams	4

				Anthony Hamilton	5
Anthony Hamilton	5

Marco Fu	4
		Anthony Hamilton	5

		Paul Hunter	4
Paul Hunter	5

Ian Sargeant	3
						Anthony Hamilton	5

						Stephen Hendry	4
Mark King	5

Barry Mapstone	2
		Mark King	5

		Darren Morgan	3
Darren Morgan	5

Dean Reynolds	3
				Mark King	4

				Stephen Hendry	5
Stephen Hendry	5

Jonathan Birch	0
		Stephen Hendry	5

		Graeme Dott	2
Graeme Dott	5

David Roe	4

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Eirian Williams Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth, England. 11 April 1999.^[1]
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

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "British Open 1999". snooker.org. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
^ Layton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 176.
^ ^a ^b "British Open". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 2012-02-16. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
^ "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.

[Snooker.org-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "British Open 1999". snooker.org. Retrieved 12 January 2018.

[Cuesport-2] Layton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 176.

[Chris_Turner-3] "British Open". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 2012-02-16. Retrieved 12 January 2018.

[4] "Dott Crafts World Championship Maximum - World Snooker". World Snooker. Archived from the original on April 11, 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2022.

[5] "British Open". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 2013-01-24. Retrieved 12 January 2018.

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1999 British Open (1998/1999)

Main draw

Final

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