Embassy World Championship

Tour: Main Tour; Date: 17 Apr - 3 May 1999; Venue: Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, England; Type: Ranking; Defending champion: John Higgins; Notes: See also results (185)

Final
played on 2-3 May
		Stephen Hendry (a)	18	-	11	Mark J Williams (a)	Stephen Hendry won his 7th world title, a record in the modern era, beating Ray Reardon and Steve Davis' six titles. Hendry won all his titles in the 1990s.
	82(62)-47; 120(98)-6; 16-51; 77(77)-60(56); 75-0; 101(86)-16; 73-16; 92-24(86) 77(77)-24; 76(76)-15; 65-20; 133(132)-4; 75-49(64); 67-30; 22-64; 100(92)-23 85-51(85); 72-32(72); 78(78)-0; 84-29; 106(106)-10; 71(55)-13; 75(53)-62; 48-60 72(66)-45; 71(62)-19; 89-0(89); 67(63)-73; 88(88)-40 Referee: Colin Brinded
Semifinals
played on 29 April - 1 May
		Mark J Williams (a)	17	-	10	John Higgins (a)
		Stephen Hendry (a)	17	-	13	Ronnie O'Sullivan (a)	O'Sullivan missed the last pink to the middle pocket in a maximum attempt in frame 23. O'Sullivan and Hendry made the most century breaks in a single match at the WC with eight. The two players also made 4 centuries in 4 frames, with two tons each, the first time this has happened in any ranking event.
Quarterfinals
played on 27-28 April
		John Higgins (a)	13	-	6	Stephen Lee (a)
		Mark J Williams (a)	13	-	9	Ken Doherty (a)
		Ronnie O'Sullivan (a)	13	-	9	John Parrott (a)
		Stephen Hendry (a)	13	-	5	Matthew Stevens (a)
Round 2 (Last 16)
played on 22-26 April
1		John Higgins (a)	13	-	4	Mark King (a)
2		Stephen Lee (a)	13	-	7	Alan McManus (a)
3		Mark J Williams (a)	13	-	7	Nick Walker (a)
4		Ken Doherty (a)	13	-	11	Nigel Bond (a)
5		Ronnie O'Sullivan (a)	13	-	8	Joe Perry (a)
6		John Parrott (a)	13	-	12	Chris Small (a)
7		Matthew Stevens (a)	13	-	8	Tony Drago (a)
8		Stephen Hendry (a)	13	-	7	James Wattana (a)
Round 1 (Last 32)
played on 17-22 April
1		John Higgins (a)	10	-	2	Gerard Greene (a)
2		Mark King (a)	10	-	8	Darren Morgan (a)
3		Stephen Lee (a)	10	-	7	John Lardner (a)
4		Alan McManus (a)	10	-	7	Jimmy White (a)
5		Mark J Williams (a)	10	-	4	Ian McCulloch (a)
6		Nick Walker (a)	10	-	6	Alain Robidoux (a)
7		Nigel Bond (a)	10	-	6	Dominic Dale (a)	Dale scored 167 points (44 penalty points plus a century break) A record for the highest number of points scored in one frame. (This record stood for over 22 years until Jimmy Robertson scored 178 points in a single frame at the 2021 Scottish Open)
8		Ken Doherty (a)	10	-	3	Steve James (a)	James compiled the 500th century break at the Crucible in frame seven.
9		Ronnie O'Sullivan (a)	10	-	3	Leo Fernandez (a)
10		Joe Perry (a)	10	-	9	Steve Davis (a)
11		Chris Small (a)	10	-	9	Anthony Hamilton (a)
12		John Parrott (a)	10	-	8	Terry Murphy (a)
13		Matthew Stevens (a)	10	-	7	Peter Ebdon (a)
14		Tony Drago (a)	10	-	4	Fergal O'Brien (a)
15		James Wattana (a)	10	-	8	Marco Fu (a)
16		Stephen Hendry (a)	10	-	8	Paul Hunter (a)

World Championship Qualifiers

Tour: Main Tour; Date: 3 Jan - 20 Mar 1999; Venue: Newport Centre, Newport, Wales; View on separate page; Notes: See also results (154)

Qual Round 6 (Last 48)
1	Gerard Greene (a)	10	-	2	Andy Hicks (a)
2	Darren Morgan (a)	10	-	9	Nick Pearce (a)
3	John Lardner (a)	10	-	2	Martin Clark (a)
4	Jimmy White (a)	10	-	7	Dean Reynolds (a)
5	Ian McCulloch (a)	10	-	9	Gary Wilkinson (a)
6	Nick Walker (a)	10	-	6	Jamie Burnett (a)
7	Dominic Dale (a)	10	-	6	Leigh Griffin (a)
8	Steve James (a)	10	-	6	Billy Snaddon (a)
9	Leo Fernandez (a)	10	-	5	Brian Morgan (a)
10	Joe Perry (a)	10	-	7	Dave Harold (a)
11	Chris Small (a)	10	-	2	David Finbow (a)
12	Terry Murphy (a)	10	-	9	Michael Judge (a)
13	Matthew Stevens (a)	10	-	6	Jonathan Birch (a)
14	Fergal O'Brien (a)	10	-	7	Chris Scanlon (a)
15	Marco Fu (a)	10	-	4	Graeme Dott (a)
16	Paul Hunter (a)	10	-	5	Euan Henderson (a)
Qual Round 5 (Last 64)
1	Gerard Greene (a)	10	-	8	Alfie Burden (a)
2	Nick Pearce (a)	10	-	7	Gary Ponting (a)
3	John Lardner (a)	10	-	8	Quinten Hann (a)
4	Dean Reynolds (a)	10	-	5	Joe Johnson (a)
5	Ian McCulloch (a)	10	-	6	Peter Lines (a)
6	Nick Walker (a)	10	-	8	Rod Lawler (a)
7	Leigh Griffin (a)	10	-	5	Mark Davis (a)
8	Steve James (a)	10	-	5	Craig MacGillivray (a)
9	Leo Fernandez (a)	10	-	9	Bradley Jones (a)
10	Joe Perry (a)	10	-	6	Nigel Gilbert (a)
11	David Finbow (a)	10	-	8	Drew Henry (a)
12	Michael Judge (a)	10	-	6	Mario Geudens (a)
13	Jonathan Birch (a)	10	-	7	Stephen O'Connor (a)
14	Chris Scanlon (a)	10	-	5	Paul Sweeny (a)
15	Marco Fu (a)	10	-	4	Robert Milkins (a)
16	Euan Henderson (a)	10	-	8	Paul Wykes (a)
Qual Round 4 (Last 96)
1	Gerard Greene (a)	10	-	3	Lee Richardson (a)
2	Alfie Burden (a)	10	-	4	Dene O'Kane (a)
3	Nick Pearce (a)	10	-	7	Bjorn Haneveer (a)
4	Gary Ponting (a)	10	-	5	David Roe (a)
5	John Lardner (a)	10	-	5	Neal Foulds (a)
6	Quinten Hann (a)	10	-	8	Stuart Bingham (a)
7	Joe Johnson (a)	10	-	7	Robin Hull (a)
8	Dean Reynolds (a)	10	-	4	John Read (a)
9	Ian McCulloch (a)	10	-	9	Barry Pinches (a)
10	Peter Lines (a)	10	-	8	Troy Shaw (a)
11	Nick Walker (a)	10	-	3	Dennis Taylor (a)
12	Rod Lawler (a)	10	-	3	Nick Terry (a)
13	Mark Davis (a)	10	-	4	Chris Shade (a)
14	Leigh Griffin (a)	10	-	6	Lee Walker (a)
15	Steve James (a)	10	-	5	Craig Harrison (a)
16	Craig MacGillivray (a)	10	-	8	Tony Chappel (a)
17	Leo Fernandez (a)	10	-	9	Paul Davies (a)
18	Bradley Jones (a)	10	-	7	Stephen Maguire (a)
19	Joe Perry (a)	10	-	8	Mick Price (a)
20	Nigel Gilbert (a)	10	-	9	Joe Swail (a)
21	David Finbow (a)	10	-	5	Jason Prince (a)
22	Drew Henry (a)	10	-	6	Paul McPhillips (a)
23	Michael Judge (a)	10	-	4	Tony Knowles (a)
24	Mario Geudens (a)	10	-	6	Tony Jones (a)	Geudens and Fu qualified via an alternative oversea route.
25	Jonathan Birch (a)	10	-	2	Joe Grech (a)
26	Stephen O'Connor (a)	10	-	5	David Gray (a)
27	Chris Scanlon (a)	10	-	7	Shokat Ali (a)
28	Paul Sweeny (a)	10	-	0	Willie Thorne (a)
29	Marco Fu (a)	10	-	1	Jason Ferguson (a)	Geudens and Fu qualified via an alternative oversea route.
30	Robert Milkins (a)	10	-	6	Karl Broughton (a)
31	Euan Henderson (a)	10	-	6	Matthew Couch (a)
32	Paul Wykes (a)	10	-	8	Michael Holt (a)
Qual Round 3 (Last 126)
1	Lee Richardson (a)	10	-	4	Paul S Davison (a)
2	Alfie Burden (a)	10	-	4	Barry Hawkins (a)
3	Bjorn Haneveer (a)	10	-	9	Stefan Mazrocis (a)
4	Gary Ponting (a)	10	-	7	Colm Gilcreest (a)
5	John Lardner (a)	10	-	4	Damian Massey (a)
6	Stuart Bingham (a)	10	-	6	Martin Dziewialtowski (a)
7	Robin Hull (a)	10	-	8	Peter McCullagh (a)
8	John Read (a)	10	-	4	Nick Dyson (a)
9	Barry Pinches (a)	10	-	2	Anthony Davies (a)
10	Troy Shaw (a)	10	-	7	Kristjan Helgason (a)
11	Nick Walker (a)	10	-	6	Rory McLeod (a)
12	Nick Terry (a)	10	-	6	Stuart Pettman (a)
13	Chris Shade (a)	10	-	2	Wayne Brown (a)
14	Leigh Griffin (a)	10	-	5	Shailesh Jogia (a)
15	Craig Harrison (a)	10	-	7	Wayne Jones (a)
16	Craig MacGillivray (a)	10	-	7	Munraj Pal (a)
17	Leo Fernandez (a)	10	-	5	Steve Judd (a)
18	Stephen Maguire (a)	10	-	8	Sean Storey (a)
19	Joe Perry (a)	10	-	4	Mark Johnston-Allen (a)
20	Nigel Gilbert (a)	10	-	7	Ian Brumby (a)
21	David Finbow (a)	10	-	3	Patrick Wallace (a)
22	Paul McPhillips (a)	10	-	6	Jimmy Michie (a)
23	Tony Knowles (a)	10	-	5	Marcus Campbell (a)
24	Joe Grech (a)	10	-	6	Karl Payne (a)
25	Stephen O'Connor (a)	10	-	8	John Whitty (a)
26	Chris Scanlon (a)	10	-	9	Darryn Walker (a)
27	Paul Sweeny (a)	10	-	6	Mark Bennett (a)
28	Robert Milkins (a)	10	-	6	Mark Gray (a)
29	Matthew Couch (a)	10	-	5	David McLellan (a)
30	Michael Holt (a)	10	-	7	Darren Clarke (a)
Qual Round 2 (Last 156)
1	Paul S Davison (a)	10	-	6	Ryan Day (a)
2	Barry Hawkins (a)	10	-	3	Micky Roughan (a)
3	Bjorn Haneveer (a)	10	-	3	Adrian Rosa (a)
4	Colm Gilcreest (a)	10	-	4	Eddie Manning (a)
5	Damian Massey (a)	10	-	8	Philip Williams (a)
6	Stuart Bingham (a)	10	-	6	Alan Burnett (a)
7	Robin Hull (a)	10	-	4	Stephen Murphy (a)
8	Nick Dyson (a)	10	-	9	Oliver King (a)
9	Barry Pinches (a)	10	-	6	Jason Weston (a)
10	Kristjan Helgason (a)	10	-	8	Simon Bedford (a)
11	Rory McLeod (a)	10	-	7	Barry Mapstone (a)
12	Nick Terry (a)	10	-	6	Jamie Bodle (a)
13	Chris Shade (a)	10	-	7	Malcolm Bilclough (a)
14	Shailesh Jogia (a)	10	-	4	Jason Wallace (a)
15	Craig Harrison (a)	10	-	8	Guo Hua (a)
16	Munraj Pal (a)	10	-	8	Ian Sargeant (a)
17	Leo Fernandez (a)	10	-	5	Neil Robertson (a)
18	Stephen Maguire (a)	10	-	9	Mark Fenton (a)
19	Mark Johnston-Allen (a)	10	-	5	Anthony Bolsover (a)
20	Nigel Gilbert (a)	10	-	9	Eddie Barker (a)
21	Patrick Wallace (a)	10	-	8	Gary Thomson (a)
22	Paul McPhillips (a)	10	-	9	Geoff Dunn (a)
23	Tony Knowles (a)	10	-	7	Avtar Sohanpal (a)
24	Joe Grech (a)	10	-	6	Kirk Stevens (a)
25	John Whitty (a)	10	-	8	James Reynolds (a)
26	Darryn Walker (a)	10	-	8	Les Dodd (a)
27	Paul Sweeny (a)	10	-	5	Sam Chong (a)
28	Robert Milkins (a)	10	-	7	Mike Hallett (a)
29	David McLellan (a)	10	-	7	Craig Roper (a)
30	Michael Holt (a)	10	-	7	Matt Wilson (a)
Qual Round 1 (Last 186)
1	Ryan Day (a)	10	-	5	Neil Selman (a)
2	Barry Hawkins (a)	10	-	3	Sean Lanigan (a)
3	Bjorn Haneveer (a)	10	-	5	Steve Harrison (a)
4	Colm Gilcreest (a)	10	-	4	David McDonnell (a)
5	Damian Massey (a)	10	-	6	Grant Conquest (a)
6	Stuart Bingham (a)	10	-	5	Joe Delaney (a)
7	Robin Hull (a)	10	-	8	Brian Rowswell (a)
8	Nick Dyson (a)	10	-	5	Tai Pichit (a)
9	Barry Pinches (a)	10	-	3	Jeff Cundy (a)
10	Kristjan Helgason (a)	10	-	6	Ali Carter (a)
11	Rory McLeod (a)	10	-	7	Marc Farnsworth (a)
12	Jamie Bodle (a)	10	-	8	Richard Jones (a)
13	Malcolm Bilclough (a)	10	-	7	Mike Henson (a)
14	Shailesh Jogia (a)	10	-	6	Bob Chaperon (a)
15	Guo Hua (a)	10	-	3	Stuart Mann (a)
16	Ian Sargeant (a)	10	-	6	Surinder Gill (a)
17	Neil Robertson (a)	10	-	8	Johl Younger (a)
18	Stephen Maguire (a)	10	-	6	Adrian Gunnell (a)
19	Mark Johnston-Allen (a)	10	-	6	John Burns (a)
20	Eddie Barker (a)	10	-	8	Keith Boon (a)
21	Gary Thomson (a)	10	-	7	Dermot McGlinchey (a)
22	Geoff Dunn (a)	10	-	3	Paul Cavney (a)
23	Avtar Sohanpal (a)	10	-	9	Mike Dunn (a)
24	Kirk Stevens (a)	10	-	8	Gary Lees (a)
25	John Whitty (a)	10	-	8	Mehmet Husnu (a)
26	Les Dodd (a)	10	-	8	John Giles (a)
27	Sam Chong (a)	10	-	3	Paul Clarke (a)
28	Mike Hallett (a)	10	-	4	Andy Neck (a)
29	Craig Roper (a)	10	-	5	Mark Miller (a)
30	Matt Wilson (a)	10	-	6	Stuart Reardon (a)

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