1999 Irish Masters
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 23–28 March 1999 |
| Venue | Goffs |
| City | Kill |
| Country | Republic of Ireland |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Non-Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £200,000[1] |
| Winner's share | £75,000[2] |
| Highest break |  Stephen Lee (ENG) (139)[3] |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Stephen Hendry |
| Runner-up | Stephen Lee |
| Score | 9–8 |
← 1998 2000 → | |
The 1999 Irish Masters was the twenty-fifth edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament, which took place from 23 to 28 March 1999.[4] The tournament was played at Goffs in Kill, County Kildare, and featured twelve professional players.
Stephen Hendry won the tournament for the third time, defeating Stephen Lee 9–8 in the final.
Main draw
[edit]| Round 1 Best of 11 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 11 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Final Best of 17 frames | ||||||||||||||||
| Stephen Hendry
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Steve Davis
| 6 | Steve Davis
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| John Parrott
| 3 | Stephen Hendry
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Peter Ebdon
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Peter Ebdon
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Peter Ebdon
| 6 | John Higgins
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||
 Michael Judge
| 2 | Stephen Hendry
| 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Stephen Lee
| 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen Lee
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen Lee
| 6 | Ken Doherty
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Alan McManus
| 2 | Stephen Lee
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jimmy White
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jimmy White
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jimmy White
| 6 | Ronnie O'Sullivan
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
 Mark Williams
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ Boyle, Pat (5 April 1999). "Sports sponsorship ban won't snooker tobacco firms". Irish Independent. p. 16.
- ^ Gilleece, Dermot (23 March 1999). "Full house for White's clash with Williams". The Irish Times. p. 21.
- ^ Gilleece, Dermot (29 March 1999). "Hendry wins pulsating final". The Irish Times. p. A1.
- ^ Gilleece, Dermot (24 February 1999). "Higgins gives hosts friendly warning". The Irish Times. p. 21.
- ^ "Irish Masters". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- ^ "1999 Irish Masters Results". Snooker Database. Retrieved 21 November 2017.