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China International

Tournament information
Dates	8–14 March 1999 (1999-03-08 – 1999-03-14)
Venue	JC Mandarin Hotel
City	Shanghai
Country	China
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£255,000
Winner's share	£42,000
Highest break	Michael Holt (ENG)
Final
Champion	John Higgins (SCO)
Runner-up	Billy Snaddon (SCO)
Score	9–3
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The 1999 China International was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place from 8–14 March 1999 at the JC Mandarin Hotel in Shanghai, China. The tournament was the inaugural staging of the event as a ranking tournament, after the 1997 edition had previously been held as an invitational tournament. This edition was the seventh ranking event out of the 1998/1999 season.

John Higgins won the tournament by defeating Billy Snaddon 9–3 in the final. Mehmet Husnu recorded a maximum break against Eddie Barker during qualifying for the tournament.

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:

Wildcard round

Match		Score
WC1	Michael Holt (ENG)	5–3	Yang Jianyn (CHN)
WC2	Peter Lines (ENG)	1–5	Pang Weiguo (CHN)
WC3	Dave Finbow (ENG)	5–2	Pao Shan (CHN)
WC4	Anthony Davies (WAL)	5–4	Zhang Kai (CHN)

Main draw

	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
	Jamie Burnett		4
						John Higgins		5
						Matthew Stevens		0
	Matthew Stevens		5
	Alain Robidoux		0
											John Higgins		5
											Paul Davies		2
	Paul Davies		5
	Tony Drago		0
						Paul Davies		5
						Mark Williams		2
	Mark Williams		5
	Dominic Dale		0
																John Higgins		6
																Alan McManus		4
	Alan McManus		5
	Chris Small		3
						Alan McManus		5
						Mark King		4
	Mark King		5
	Paul Hunter		0
											Alan McManus		5
											Ken Doherty		4
	Ken Doherty		5
	Michael Holt		0
						Ken Doherty		5
						Anthony Hamilton		3
	Anthony Hamilton		5
	Jonathan Birch		2
																					John Higgins		9
																					Billy Snaddon		3
	Billy Snaddon		5
	James Wattana		3
						Billy Snaddon		5
						Ronnie O'Sullivan		3
	Ronnie O'Sullivan		5
	Bradley Jones		3
											Billy Snaddon		5
											Stephen Lee		3
	Stephen Lee		5
	Drew Henry		1
						Stephen Lee		5
						Peter Ebdon		3
	Peter Ebdon		5
	Pang Weiguo		3
																Billy Snaddon		6
																Stephen Hendry		2
	Stephen Hendry		5
	Anthony Davies		2
						Stephen Hendry		5
						Steve Davis		4
	Steve Davis		5
	Quinten Hann		1
											Stephen Hendry		5
											John Parrott		2
	John Parrott		5
	Dave Finbow		4
						John Parrott		5
						Nigel Bond		1
	Nigel Bond		5
	Joe Swail		0

References

1. "China International, China Open, Shanghai Masters". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
2. "China International 1999 (March)". snooker.org. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
3. "1999 China Open Results". Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 5 December 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
4. "1999 China Open Results Grid". Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 5 December 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017.

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