1999 Champions Cup
The 1999 Liverpool Victoria Champions Cup was a professional invitational snooker tournament which took place from August to September 1999 in Croydon, England. It featured players who had won tournaments the previous season.[1]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 28 August – 5 September 1999 |
| Venue | Fairfield Halls |
| City | Croydon |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £175,000 |
| Winner's share | £175,000 |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Stephen Hendry |
| Runner-up |  Mark Williams |
| Score | 7–5 |
← 1999 2000 → | |
Stephen Hendry won the event, beating Mark Williams 7–5 in the final,[2] netting the £175,000 prize fund. Only the champion won any prize money, as part of a "winner takes all" format.[3]
Group stage
Group A
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Group B
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Knockout stage
| Semi-finals Best of 9 frames | Final Best of 13 frames | ||||||||
| Stephen Hendry
| 5 | ||||||||
| John Higgins
| 2 | ||||||||
| Stephen Hendry
| 7 | ||||||||
| Mark Williams
| 5 | ||||||||
 Ronnie O'Sullivan
| 4 | ||||||||
| Mark Williams
| 5 | ||||||||
References
- "Liverpool Victoria Charity Challenge". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 2012-01-07. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- Layton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 176.
- "Liverpool Victoria Champions Cup 1999". snooker.org. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
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