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1999–2000 snooker season
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| duration | |
| tournaments | 23 (9 ranking events) |
| UK | WAL Mark Williams |
| Masters | WAL Matthew Stevens |
| WorldChamps | WAL Mark Williams |
| previous | [1998–99](1998-99-snooker-season) |
| next | [2000–01](2000-01-snooker-season) |
The 1999–2000 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between 23 July 1999 and 28 May 2000. The following table outlines the results for ranking events and the invitational events.
Calendar
World Snooker Tour
| Start | Finish | Country | Tournament name | Venue | City | Winner | Runner-up | Score | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jul | 25 Jul | HKG | [Millennium Cup](1999-millennium-cup) | Regent Hotel | Hong Kong | England Stephen Lee | England Ronnie O'Sullivan | 7–2 | |
| 28 Aug | 5 Sep | ENG | [Champions Cup](1999-champions-cup) | Fairfield Halls | Croydon | SCO Stephen Hendry | Wales Mark Williams | 7–5 | |
| 8 Sep | 19 Sep | ENG | [British Open](1999-british-open-1999-2000) | Plymouth Pavilions | Plymouth | SCO Stephen Hendry | ENG Peter Ebdon | 9–5 | |
| 28 Sep | 3 Oct | SCO | [Scottish Masters](1999-scottish-masters) | Civic Centre | Motherwell | WAL Matthew Stevens | SCO John Higgins | 9–7 | |
| 11 Oct | 24 Oct | ENG | [Grand Prix](1999-grand-prix-snooker) | Guild Hall | Preston | SCO John Higgins | WAL Mark Williams | 9–8 | |
| 5 Nov | 16 Nov | ENG | [Benson & Hedges Championship](2000-masters-snooker-qualifying) | Willie Thorne Snooker Centre | Malvern | England Ali Carter | England Simon Bedford | 9–4 | |
| 13 Nov | 28 Nov | ENG | [UK Championship](1999-uk-championship) | Bournemouth International Centre | Bournemouth | WAL Mark Williams | WAL Matthew Stevens | 10–8 | |
| 11 Dec | 19 Dec | CHN | [China Open](1999-china-open-snooker) | JC Mandarin Hotel | Shanghai | England Ronnie O'Sullivan | ENG Stephen Lee | 9–2 | |
| 15 Jan | 23 Jan | ENG | [Nations Cup](2000-nations-cup-snooker) | The Hexagon | Reading | 6–4 | |||
| 24 Jan | 30 Jan | WAL | [Welsh Open](2000-welsh-open-snooker) | Cardiff International Arena | Cardiff | SCO John Higgins | ENG Stephen Lee | 9–8 | |
| 6 Feb | 13 Feb | ENG | [The Masters](2000-masters-snooker) | Wembley Conference Centre | London | WAL Matthew Stevens | IRL Ken Doherty | 10–8 | |
| 20 Feb | 27 Feb | MLT | [Malta Grand Prix](2000-malta-grand-prix) | Mediterranean Conference Centre | Valletta | IRL Ken Doherty | WAL Mark Williams | 9–3 | |
| 3 Mar | 11 Mar | THA | [Thailand Masters](2000-thailand-masters) | Riverside Montien Hotel | Bangkok | WAL Mark Williams | SCO Stephen Hendry | 9–5 | |
| 21 Mar | 26 Mar | IRL | [Irish Masters](2000-irish-masters) | Goff's | Kill | SCO John Higgins | Scotland Stephen Hendry | 9–4 | |
| 28 Mar | 9 Apr | SCO | [Scottish Open](2000-scottish-open-snooker) | A.E.C.C. | Aberdeen | ENG Ronnie O'Sullivan | WAL Mark Williams | 9–1 | |
| 15 Apr | 1 May | ENG | [World Snooker Championship](2000-world-snooker-championship) | Crucible Theatre | Sheffield | WAL Mark Williams | WAL Matthew Stevens | 18–16 | |
| 8 Jan | 6 May | ENG | [Premier League](2000-premier-league-snooker) | Charter Hall | Colchester | SCO Stephen Hendry | WAL Mark Williams | 9–5 | |
| 13 May | 20 May | WAL | [Pontins Professional](2000-pontins-professional) | Pontins | Prestatyn | WAL Darren Morgan | ENG Jimmy White | 9–2 |
| Non-ranking event |
|---|
UK Tour
| Start | Finish | Country | Tournament name | Venue | City | Winner | Runner-up | Score | Ref. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Oct | 10 Oct | ENG | UK Tour 1 | Riley's | Oldham | ENG Matt Wilson | ENG Barry Hawkins | 6–4 | url=http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/challenge.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120228200859/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/challenge.html | archive-date=28 February 2012 | title=WPBSA Secondary Professional Tour | publisher=Chris Turner's Snooker Archive | access-date=8 May 2010}} |
| 23 Jan | 25 Jan | ENG | UK Tour 2 | Jesters Snooker Club | Swindon | ENG Andrew Higginson | SCO Scott MacKenzie | 6–3 | ||||||
| 16 Mar | 18 Mar | ENG | UK Tour 3 | Riley's | Stockport | ENG Simon Bedford | ENG Barry Hawkins | 6–5 | ||||||
| 10 Apr | 12 Apr | ENG | UK Tour 4 | Jesters Snooker Club | Swindon | ENG Barry Hawkins | ENG Craig Butler | 6–1 |
Seniors event
| Start | Finish | Country | Tournament name | Venue | City | Winner | Runner-up | Score | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 May | 28 May | ENG | [World Seniors Masters](2000-world-seniors-masters) | Royal Automobile Club | London | ENG Willie Thorne | CAN Cliff Thorburn | 1–0 |
Official rankings
Main article: Snooker world rankings 1999/2000
The top 16 of the world rankings, these players automatically played in the final rounds of the world ranking events and were invited for the Masters.
| No. | Ch. | Player | Points 1997/1998 | Points 1998/1999 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SCO John Higgins | 27835 | 22755 | 50590 | |
| 2 | SCO Stephen Hendry | 16790 | 24445 | 41235 | |
| 3 | WAL Mark Williams | 11335 | 25445 | 36780 | |
| 4 | ENG Ronnie O'Sullivan | 21105 | 12440 | 33545 | |
| 5 | ENG John Parrott | 15335 | 14665 | 30000 | |
| 6 | ENG Stephen Lee | 12880 | 15625 | 28505 | |
| 7 | IRL Ken Doherty | 15095 | 12995 | 28090 | |
| 8 | SCO Alan McManus | 10755 | 15760 | 26515 | |
| 9 | WAL Matthew Stevens | 10280 | 13100 | 23380 | |
| 10 | ENG Anthony Hamilton | 10760 | 12255 | 23015 | |
| 11 | IRL Fergal O'Brien | 9095 | 13667 | 22762 | |
| 12 | ENG Paul Hunter | 9715 | 12422 | 22137 | |
| 13 | ENG Peter Ebdon | 10340 | 11470 | 21810 | |
| 14 | ENG Mark King | 10950 | 9470 | 20420 | |
| 15 | ENG Steve Davis | 9175 | 10870 | 20045 | |
| 16 | ENG Jimmy White | 10810 | 9012 | 19822 |
Notes
References
References
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- "Liverpool Victoria Champions Cup 1999". Snooker.org.
- Turner, Chris. "On this Week: Fastest frame". [[Eurosport]].
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- "Grand Prix 1999". Snooker.org.
- Turner, Chris. "Benson & Hedges Championship, Masters Qualifying Tournament". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive.
- "Liverpool Victoria UK Championship 1999". Snooker.org.
- "China International 1999 (Dec)". Snooker.org.
- Turner, Chris. "World Cup, World Team Classic, Nations Cup". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive.
- Turner, Chris. "On this Week: Werbeniuk passes away". [[Eurosport.
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- Turner, Chris. "On this Week: Ranking first for Carter". [[Eurosport]].
- "Thailand Masters 2000". Snooker.org.
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- "On this Week: Irish hat-trick success". [[Eurosport.
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- "Embassy World Championship 2000". Snooker.org.
- "2000 Results". Matchroom Sport.
- Turner, Chris. "Pontins Open, Pontins Professional, Pontins World Pro-Am Series". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive.
- "WPBSA Secondary Professional Tour". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive.
- Turner, Chris. "Masters/Seniors Snooker (Over 40s)". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive.
- (29 May 2000). "Happy Thorne lands crown". [[Coventry Telegraph.
- Turner, Chris. "World Rankings (1990/91 to 2004/05)". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive.
- "1999/2000 Embassy World Rankings". Snooker.org.
- Hayton, Eric. (2004). "The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker". Rose Villa Publications.
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