1999 World Snooker Championship

Background

The inaugural 1927 World Snooker Championship, then known as the Professional Championship of Snooker, took place at various venues in England between November 1926 and May 1927. Joe Davis won the final—held at Camkin's Hall in Birmingham from 9 to 12 May 1927—and went on to win the tournament 15 consecutive times before retiring undefeated after the 1946 edition (no tournaments were held from 1941 to 1945 because of World War II). The tournament went into abeyance after only two players contested the 1952 edition. The six editions of the World Professional Match-play Championship held between 1952 and 1957 are retroactively regarded as legitimate continuations of the World Snooker Championship, but that tournament was discontinued due to waning public interest in snooker in the post-war era. The world title was uncontested between 1958 and 1963.

Then-professional player Rex Williams was instrumental in reviving the World Snooker Championship on a challenge basis in 1964. John Pulman, winner of the 1957 World Professional Match-play Championship, defended the world title across seven challenge matches between 1964 and 1968. The World Snooker Championship reverted to an annual knockout tournament for the 1969 edition, marking the beginning of the championship's "modern era". The 1977 edition was the first staged at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, where it has remained since. The most successful players in the modern era were Ray Reardon, Steve Davis and Stephen Hendry, each having won the title six times. Hendry was also the tournament's youngest winner, having captured his first title at the 1990 event, aged . Reardon became the oldest winner when he secured his sixth title at the 1978 event, aged .

Overview

The 1999 World Snooker Championship was the ninth and last ranking tournament of the 1998–99 snooker season, held after the British Open. It was sponsored by cigarette manufacturer Embassy. The 1999 edition marked the 22nd consecutive year that the tournament was held at the Crucible and the 30th successive year that the World Championship was contested through the modern knockout format. The defending champion was John Higgins, who had defeated Ken Doherty 1812 in the final of the 1998 World Championship to win his maiden world title.

Format

The top 16 players in the snooker world rankings were seeded through to the main stage at the Crucible Theatre. They faced 16 players who progressed through the qualifying rounds, which took place from 3 January to 20 March at the Newport Centre in Wales. First-round matches were played as the best of 19 , held over two . Second-round and quarter-final matches were played as the best of 25 frames, held over three sessions. The semi-final matches were played as the best of 33 frames, held over four sessions. The final was the best of 35 frames, also held over four sessions.

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money is shown below:

• Winner: £230,000
• Runner-up: £135,000
• Semi-final: £68,000
• Quarter-final: £34,000
• Last 16: £18,350
• Last 32: £12,500
• Last 48: £9,250
• Last 64: £6,000
• Last 96: £3,700
• Last 134: £300
• Stage one highest break : £2,000
• Stage two highest break : £20,000
• Stage two maximum break: £147,000
• Total: £1,400,000

Summary

First round

The first round was played between 17 and 22 April as the best of 19 held over two . The defending champion, John Higgins, had earned more than £400,000 in prize money during the season. Although his opponent, Gerard Greene, made a 95 break to go 12, Higgins then won six frames on the trot for an 81 lead. He went on to win 102. Nigel Bond, who had not made it to the quarter-finals of any ranking event during the season, faced Dominic Dale. Dale won the first frame, but Bond then took eight in a row. In the fifteenth frame, Dale scored 167 points: 44 plus a century break, which set a record for the highest number of total points scored in a single frame during professional competition. The record stood until 2021, when it was broken by Jimmy Robertson, who scored 178 points in a frame during the Scottish Open. Bond won the match 106. Facing Fergal O'Brien, Tony Drago had only reached the semi-finals of a ranking tournament, the 1998 Irish Open. Drago won the first four frames of the match and sealed victory with a 104 result. Anthony Hamilton, runner-up of the 1999 British Open during the season, lost a against Chris Small.

John Parrott, champion in 1991, was tied at 88 with Terry Murphy, but took the last two frames of the match for victory. Ken Doherty, winner of the 1997 World Championship and runner-up in 1998, had lost the final of the 1999 Masters during the season. He attempted a maximum break in his match against Steve James, but missed the fourteenth . "I thought the 147 was on when I reached 24. It was a great chance because the reds were nicely spread. You don't get many opportunities to make a maximum, especially here," Doherty said afterwards. In frame seven, James compiled the 500th century break in the history of the World Championship at the Crucible Theatre and also made a 137 , but lost 310 to Doherty, who manufactured breaks of 81, 65, 57, 56 and 54 for the win. Nick Walker faced Alain Robidoux, a semi-finalist in the previous edition of the tournament. Robidoux took the first frame, but Walker replied by winning five on the trot and went on to win 106. Matthew Stevens made a 120 break as he took the first four frames of his encounter with Peter Ebdon, runner-up in 1996. Stevens also won the last three of the match for a 107 victory.

In the first all-Asian match at the Crucible, James Wattana, a semi-finalist in 1994 and 1997, built a 54 lead against Marco Fu. Fu then went 87 ahead, but Wattana won three consecutive frames, making a 136 break in the process, to progress to the second round. Mark King had lost three first-round matches throughout the season and faced the risk of losing his spot on the top 16. He defeated Darren Morgan 108 to secure it. Mark Williams, a semi-finalist in the previous edition of the World Championship, defeated Ian McCulloch 104. Six-time World Champion Stephen Hendry, who had won the 1999 Irish Masters and the 1999 Scottish Open during the season, led Paul Hunter 54. Hunter was in front at 87, but Hendry won three consecutive frames to claim victory. "There were two or three qualifiers most of us wanted to avoid and Paul [Hunter] was one of them. This was a tough match," Hendry said.

Joe Perry had a five-frame advantage at 72 over Steve Davis, winner of the event in 1981, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1988 and 1989. Davis recovered, took the match to a decider and built a 52-point lead. However, he missed a and Perry replied with a of 55 points to progress to the second round. "This won't sink in for a day or two but I thought Steve [Davis] would win as he moved nearer and nearer the finishing line. There were only four reds left when I went back to the table and I knew it was my last chance," Perry said. Having reached the Crucible through the qualifiers, Jimmy White faced Alan McManus, runner-up of the 1999 Irish Open and the 1999 Thailand Masters during the season. Although White had an early lead at 31, McManus won the match 107. Stephen Lee, winner of the 1998 Grand Prix, ended the first day of play with a 72 lead against John Lardner. Lardner reduced the deficit and was 79 down, but Lee took the following frame on the to claim victory. "That was a real struggle and I'll have to play a lot better if I'm to stay in the championship. There's work to be done," Lee stated. Lardner, who was making his debut at the Crucible, admitted that his hands "were shaking badly" at the first stages of the match. Ronnie O'Sullivan had won the 1998 Scottish Masters during the season, but then did not compete in the 1998 UK Championship and the 1998 German Masters. He defeated Leo Fernandez 103. "That performance wasn't the best in the world though to be fair I wasn't under any real pleasure," O'Sullivan said afterward.

Second round

The second round was played as the best of 25 frames, held over three sessions, between 22 and 26 April. In the match between Small and Parrott, there were frames that lasted an hour, 47 minutes and two of 43 minutes. Small tied the scores at 1212 with a 131 break to force the decider, which Parrott won with a break of 68. "I just couldn't get rid of him. I should have won 1310 but he dug in and made a fantastic century after looking a bit shaky. I know Chris [Small] is slow but he is still a very good player and difficult to play against," Parrot said. "This is the third time I've played John [Parrott] and I've lost in the decider all three. I can't play fast if I did I would miss all the time. I can't change my game," Small replied. After this defeat, Small lost his place in the top 16, which went to White.

Higgins made consecutive century breaks of 104 and 108 to build an 80 advantage over King at the end of the first day of play. King replied with two successive century breaks of his own, but went on to lose 413. In the process, Higgins made further breaks of 84, 77, 75, 62 and 51. Stevens manufactured breaks of 79, 73, 72, 62, 60 and 53 as he went 62 in front of Drago. Drago won four of the next six frames. Later on, Stevens took three consecutive frames to win 138. Doherty trailed Bond 610 at the conclusion of the second session. Bond also led 1110, but Doherty won three frames on the spin for victory.

Wattana led Hendry 21, but Hendry made breaks of 74, 65 and 64 and recovered for a 42 advantage. Wattana won the seventh frame. Hendry was in the lead in the following frame. Wattana replied with a 63 break, but then missed the final blue. Hendry potted blue and , but then missed the , which Wattana potted. This meant that the eight frames of the first session were shared. In frame 19, Hendry attempted a maximum break, but the break ended at 80. He went on to win 137. "Every time I win here [at the Crucible] I think that's enough, but when I return I want to win it again and it's no different this year," Hendry said. O'Sullivan was 53 ahead of Perry, who recovered to tie the scores at 66. O'Sullivan enjoyed a 97 lead at the end of the second session. He also took the first frame of the following day with a 66-point clearance, but Perry then compiled a 109 break. O'Sullivan went on to win 138, with a 74 break in the last frame. "I felt more confident in this match than I have done for maybe six years and I'm much happier with any form," O'Sullivan said.

Aided by breaks of 49, 89 and 128, Lee manufactured a 30 lead against McManus. McManus won the fourth frame. In the fifth, when the frame was already in the stage, Lee went and McManus took advantage of a and won the frame. Further breaks of 87 and 104 provided Lee with a four-frame advantage at the end of the first session. Lee extended his lead to seven frames at 92 and made a 90 break for a 137 win. "I feel I can win this championship, no problem," Lee said. Walker was tied with Williams at 66, but Williams ended the first day of play 97 ahead. Williams, who manufactured breaks of 123, 88, 83, 62, 55 and 52 during the match, took all four frames played after the resumption to win 137. "I have as good a chance as anyone here. My form can hardly improve all that much on what I have so far achieved this season," he claimed.

Quarter-finals

The quarter-finals were played as the best of 25 frames, held over three sessions, between 27 and 28 April. Higgins faced Lee. For a second consecutive match, Higgins won all eight frames of the first session. At the resumption on the following day, the first six frames were shared and Lee then won the remaining two of the session to reduce the deficit to six at 511. Lee then made a 110 break in the following frame, but Higgins replied by winning back-to-back frames, clinching victory with a century break of his own.

O'Sullivan faced Parrott, who was making his 11th appearance in the quarter-finals of the World Championship. O'Sullivan won the first two frames and also made a 53 break in the third, but Parrott took it. O'Sullivan went 31 in front, before Parrot replied with a 133 break. From then on, O'Sullivan made consecutive breaks of 88, 52, 85, 70 and 120 to win five frames on the trot. Parrott won the next with a break of 79, but O'Sullivan produced a 105 to go 93. Despite breaks of 55, 54 and 72 by Parrott, O'Sullivan went on to win 139. "This was as good a result as I've ever had considering the stage we were on and the fact that John has been my bogey man for such a long time. He even gave me a 133 wupping here five years ago," O'Sullivan said, referring to the 1994 World Championship. Parrott praised O'Sullivan, stating: "People say it's a travesty that Jimmy White has never won the world title. But it would be an even bigger one if Ronnie [O'Sullivan] never wins it. For pure natural talent and ability he is the best that ever wielded the cue. He just floats around the table pinging balls in from everywhere."

In a repeat of one of the previous year's semi-finals, Williams won seven of the eight frames of the first session of his match against Doherty, featuring breaks of 71, 76, 78 and 82. On the following day, Doherty edged closer at 812, but Williams clinched victory with a break of 97. "The damage was done during the first eight frames when Mark [Williams] hit a purple patch. He is a tough player who is difficult to stop and has a good chance of winning," Doherty said. Hendry compiled a break of 109 in the fifth frame of his duel with Stevens to go 50 in front. Stevens then won two consecutive frames, making a century break of his own. Hendry led 82 and 103, made another century break and ended up advancing to the semi-finals with a 135 result. "I have proved I am far from being a spent force and some of my clearances were vintage Hendry. I just have to score a little heavier, otherwise every aspect of my game is good," Hendry claimed.

Semi-finals

The semi-finals were played as the best of 31 frames, held over four sessions, between 29 April and 1 May. Higgins faced Williams. "It will be a massive battle and I'm sure Mark [Williams] will bring the best out of me. I will have to be on top form to win, though I reckon I'm a better player now than I was this time last year. I also believe I'm the one to beat, but I suppose the other three [semi-finalists] are saying the same," Higgins said in the build-up to the semi-final. Higgins made a 72 break to win the first frame. After breaks of 104 and 101 by Williams and 126 by Higgins, the scores were tied at 33. Two consecutive half-centuries gave Williams the lead, but Higgins replied to equal the scores once again, making a century break in the process. While he was on this break, Higgins realised that there was a drip, with droplets falling to the table, and alerted the referee, Alan Chamberlain, who stopped play. The issue, which required that the table be covered to avoid any damage, was solved after twenty minutes. The scores were also level at 66, 77 and 88. Williams then compiled three half-centuries as he opened a four-frame cushion. Higgins only managed to win two more frames and Williams sealed a 1710 victory. This made Higgins the ninth first-time champion who failed to defend his title since the tournament moved to the Crucible Theatre in 1977, succumbing to what has been called the 'Crucible curse'. "That's the best anyone has ever played against me. I did feel intimidated because I was missing some long pots and I knew if I missed, Mark [Williams] wouldn't. It made me get uptight as well. It's not the worst moment of my career but I won't watch the final. It's too hurtful," Higgins said.

In the second semi-final, Hendry faced O'Sullivan. "Ronnie [O'Sullivan] is a match for anyone if his head and attitude are right. He is probably the most talented player in the world, but he does make mistakes and at this stage it is how you punish those mistakes that counts," Hendry said ahead of the match. Hendry made breaks of 126, 82 and 86 to lead 30, with O'Sullivan still to make a pot. O'Sullivan won the fourth frame with a break of 78 and also made a half-century in the next, but Hendry took it. Hendry won two more to extend the lead to 61. O'Sullivan then secured five frames on the trot to tie the scores, featuring breaks of 67, 122 and 135. The match was also level at 77 and 1010. Four consecutive century breaks, two by each player, followed. One of them was a maximum attempt by O'Sullivan, who missed the last pink ball to the . O'Sullivan made a 70 break in the 25th frame to take the lead at 1312 for the first time in the semi-final, but Hendry then won five consecutive frames, with four half-centuries, to book a place in the final. Clive Everton praised the match as "one of the best" ever in the World Championship.

Final

The final was played as the best of 35 frames, held over four sessions, on 2 and 3 May, between Williams and Hendry. Williams had won the three major finals the two had contested before, including the 1998 Masters on a on the deciding frame. "Mark [Williams] has become something of an annoyance to me as I have such a poor record against him. I have also been watching him here and he has been awesome," Hendry said ahead of the match. In their way to the final of the World Championship, both players had had to win 53 frames, with Hendry losing 33 and Williams conceding 30. Referee Colin Brinded officiated the match.

Hendry took the first four frames of the final, with breaks of 62, 98 and 77. Williams won the fifth, but another half-century gave Hendry a 51 lead. Williams halved the deficit by securing the last two frames of the first session, with a break of 86 in the last. At the resumption, breaks of 77 and 76 allowed Hendry to restore a four-frame lead at 73. The following two frames were shared, with Hendry compiling a 132 break. Williams then won frames 13 and 14, but the first day of play concluded with Hendry winning two on the trot, with a final break of 92.

Going into the third session, Williams trailed Hendry 610. He produced breaks of 85 and 72 to take the first two frames of the second day of the final and halve the deficit. The following two frames were shared, but Hendry then made breaks of 106, 55 and 53 to win the remaining four of the session and end it 159 ahead, only three away from winning the title. Breaks of 66 and 62 also gave him the first two frames of the fourth and final session. Williams then manufactured an 89 break and also won the fourth frame of the session. In the following frame, Williams constructed a 40-point lead, but then missed a pot on a red and allowed Hendry in. Hendry claimed victory and a record-breaking seventh title with a break of 88.

Hendry became the most successful player in the World Championship during the modern era, superseding the six titles won by both Ray Reardon and Davis. "This is worth more to me than other six championships put together. This is my finest hour in snooker without a doubt. I've been in the doldrums for a couple of years and wondered if I would ever win another title," Hendry said. He explained he did not think he would have been able to win the World Championship again if it had not been for Frank Callan's coaching. It was Hendry's 31st ranking event win. He earned £230,000, while £135,000 went to Williams as a runner-up. "There was nothing left in the tank in the last session. I was done for. But it's still an achievement to get this far. Stephen [Hendry] played too strongly for me all through the match," Williams admitted.

Main draw

The draw for the main tournament is shown below. The numbers in parentheses after the players' names denote the seedings for the 16 seeded players (116). The match winners are shown in bold.

| team-width = auto Best of 19 frames Best of 25 frames Best of 25 frames Best of 33 frames Best of 35 frames | 17 April |John Higgins (1) |10 |Gerard Greene |2 | 19 & 20 April |Mark King (16) |10 |Darren Morgan |8 | 21 & 22 April |Stephen Lee (9) |10 |John Lardner |7 | 21 April |Alan McManus (8) |10 |Jimmy White |7 | 18 & 19 April |Mark Williams (5) |10 |Ian McCulloch |4 | 18 & 19 April |Alain Robidoux (12) |6 |Nick Walker |10 | 17 & 18 April |Nigel Bond (13) |10 |Dominic Dale |6 | 18 & 19 April |Ken Doherty (4) |10 |Steve James |3 | 21 & 22 April |Ronnie O'Sullivan (3) |10 |Leo Fernandez |3 | 20 & 21 April |Steve Davis (14) |9 |Joe Perry |10 | 17 & 18 April |Anthony Hamilton (11) |9 |Chris Small |10 | 17 & 18 April |John Parrott (6) |10 |Terry Murphy |8 | 19 April |Peter Ebdon (7) |7 |Matthew Stevens |10 | 17 & 18 April |Tony Drago (10) |10 |Fergal O'Brien |4 | 19 & 20 April |James Wattana (15) |10 |Marco Fu |8 | 20 & 21 April |Stephen Hendry (2) |10 |Paul Hunter |8 | 22, 23 & 24 April |SCO John Higgins (1) |13 |ENG Mark King (16) |4 | 25 & 26 April |ENG Stephen Lee (9) |13 |SCO Alan McManus (8) |7 | 24, 25 & 26 April |WAL Mark Williams (5) |13 |ENG Nick Walker |7 | 23 & 24 April |ENG Nigel Bond (13) |11 |IRL Ken Doherty (4) |13 | 24, 25 & 26 April |ENG Ronnie O'Sullivan (3) |13 |ENG Joe Perry |8 | 22 & 23 April |SCO Chris Small |12 |ENG John Parrott (6) |13 | 23 & 24 April |WAL Matthew Stevens |13 |MLT Tony Drago (10) |8 | 25 & 26 April |THA James Wattana (15) |7 |SCO Stephen Hendry (2) |13 | 27 & 28 April |SCO John Higgins (1) |13 |ENG Stephen Lee (9) |6 | 27 & 28 April |WAL Mark Williams (5) |13 |IRL Ken Doherty (4) |9 | 27 & 28 April |ENG Ronnie O'Sullivan (3) |13 |ENG John Parrott (6) |9 | 27 & 28 April |WAL Matthew Stevens |5 |SCO Stephen Hendry (2) |13 | 29, 30 April & 1 May |SCO John Higgins (1) |10 |WAL Mark Williams (5) |17 | 29, 30 April & 1 May |ENG Ronnie O'Sullivan (3) |13 |SCO Stephen Hendry (2) |17 | 2 & 3 May |WAL Mark Williams (5) |11 |SCO Stephen Hendry (2) |18

Final

|(Best of 35 frames) Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, 2 & 3 May 1999 Referee: Colin Brinded |Mark Williams (5)

|1118 |Stephen Hendry (2)

|35 (35) |35 (610) |35 (915) |23 (1118) |(frame 27) 89 |132 (frame 12) |0 |2 |6 |15 |SCO Stephen Hendry wins the 1999 World Snooker Championship

Qualifying

There were five pre-qualifying rounds and nine qualifying rounds. All the matches were played as the best of 19 frames. Qualifying matches were held between 3 January and 20 March at the Newport Centre in Newport, Wales. The final three qualifying rounds were held at Telford International Centre from 29 March to 2 April. | team-width = auto | RD1-teams=4 | RD2-teams=4 | RD3-teams=4 | RD4-teams=4 | RD5-teams=4 | RD6-teams=2 | RD7-teams=2 | show-bye-paths = yes Best of 19 frames Best of 19 frames Best of 19 frames Best of 19 frames Best of 19 frames Best of 19 frames Best of 19 frames | RD1-team01=WAL Ryan Day | RD1-score01=10 | RD1-team02=ENG Neil Selman | RD1-score02=5

| RD1-team03=ENG Barry Hawkins | RD1-score03=10 | RD1-team04=ENG Sean Lanigan | RD1-score04=3

| RD1-team05=BEL Bjorn Haneveer | RD1-score05=10 | RD1-team06=ENG Steve Harrison | RD1-score06=5

| RD1-team07=IRL Colm Gilcreest | RD1-score07=10 | RD1-team08=IRL David McDonnell | RD1-score08=4

| RD1-team09=ENG Damian Massey | RD1-score09=10 | RD1-team10=ENG Grant Conquest | RD1-score10=6

| RD1-team11=ENG Stuart Bingham | RD1-score11=10 | RD1-team12=IRL Joe Delaney | RD1-score12=5

| RD1-team13=FIN Robin Hull | RD1-score13=10 | RD1-team14=ENG Brian Rowswell | RD1-score14=8

| RD1-team15=ENG Nick Dyson | RD1-score15=10 | RD1-team16=THA Tai Pichit | RD1-score16=5

| RD1-team17=ENG Barry Pinches | RD1-score17=10 | RD1-team18=ENG Jeff Cundy | RD1-score18=3

| RD1-team19=ISL Kristjan Helgason | RD1-score19=10 | RD1-team20=ENG Ali Carter | RD1-score20=6

| RD1-team21=ENG Rory McLeod | RD1-score21=10 | RD1-team22=ENG Marc Farnsworth | RD1-score22=7

| RD1-team23=ENG Jamie Bodle | RD1-score23=10 | RD1-team24=ENG Richard Jones | RD1-score24=8

| RD1-team25=ENG Malcolm Bilclough | RD1-score25=10 | RD1-team26=GER Mike Henson | RD1-score26=7

| RD1-team27=ENG Shailesh Jogia | RD1-score27=10 | RD1-team28=CAN Bob Chaperon | RD1-score28=6

| RD1-team29=CHN Guo Hua | RD1-score29=10 | RD1-team30=ENG Stuart Mann | RD1-score30=3

| RD1-team31=WAL Ian Sargeant | RD1-score31=10 | RD1-team32=ENG Surinder Gill | RD1-score32=6

| RD1-team33=AUS Neil Robertson | RD1-score33=10 | RD1-team34=AUS Johl Younger | RD1-score34=8

| RD1-team35=SCO Stephen Maguire | RD1-score35=10 | RD1-team36=ENG Adrian Gunnell | RD1-score36=6

| RD1-team37=ENG Mark Johnston-Allen | RD1-score37=10 | RD1-team38=ENG John Burns | RD1-score38=6

| RD1-team39=ENG Eddie Barker | RD1-score39=10 | RD1-team40=SGP Keith Boon | RD1-score40=8

| RD1-team41=SCO Gary Thomson | RD1-score41=10 | RD1-team42=NIR Dermot McGlinchey | RD1-score42=7

| RD1-team43=SCO Geoff Dunn | RD1-score43=10 | RD1-team44=ENG Paul Cavney | RD1-score44=3

| RD1-team45=ENG Avtar Sohanpal | RD1-score45=10 | RD1-team46=ENG Mike Dunn | RD1-score46=9

| RD1-team47=BEL Patrick Delsemme | RD1-score47=10 | RD1-team48=ENG Darren Hackeson | RD1-score48=6

| RD1-team49=CAN Kirk Stevens | RD1-score49=10 | RD1-team50=ENG Gary Lees | RD1-score50=8

| RD1-team51=ENG John Whitty | RD1-score51=10 | RD1-team52=CYP Mehmet Husnu | RD1-score52=8

| RD1-team53=ENG Les Dodd | RD1-score53=10 | RD1-team54=ENG John Giles | RD1-score54=8

| RD1-team55=MYS Sam Chong | RD1-score55=10 | RD1-team56=ENG Paul Clarke | RD1-score56=3

| RD1-team57=WAL Gareth Chilcott | RD1-score57=10 | RD1-team58=ENG Simon Parker | RD1-score58=4

| RD1-team59=ENG Mike Hallett | RD1-score59=10 | RD1-team60=ENG Andy Neck | RD1-score60=4

| RD1-team61=ENG Craig Roper | RD1-score61=10 | RD1-team62=ENG Mark Miller | RD1-score62=5

| RD1-team63=ENG Matt Wilson | RD1-score63=10 | RD1-team64=ENG Stuart Reardon | RD1-score64=5

| RD2-team01=ENG Paul Davison | RD2-score01=10 | RD2-team02=WAL Ryan Day | RD2-score02=6

| RD2-team03=ENG Barry Hawkins | RD2-score03=10 | RD2-team04=IRL Micky Roughan | RD2-score04=3

| RD2-team05=BEL Bjorn Haneveer | RD2-score05=10 | RD2-team06=ENG Adrian Rosa | RD2-score06=3

| RD2-team07=IRL Colm Gilcreest | RD2-score07=10 | RD2-team08=ENG Eddie Manning | RD2-score08=4

| RD2-team09=ENG Damian Massey | RD2-score09=10 | RD2-team10=WAL Philip Williams | RD2-score10=8

| RD2-team11=ENG Stuart Bingham | RD2-score11=10 | RD2-team12=SCO Alan Burnett | RD2-score12=6

| RD2-team13=FIN Robin Hull | RD2-score13=10 | RD2-team14=IRL Stephen Murphy | RD2-score14=4

| RD2-team15=ENG Nick Dyson | RD2-score15=10 | RD2-team16=ENG Oliver King | RD2-score16=9

| RD2-team17=ENG Barry Pinches | RD2-score17=10 | RD2-team18=ENG Jason Weston | RD2-score18=6

| RD2-team19=ISL Kristjan Helgason | RD2-score19=10 | RD2-team20=ENG Simon Bedford | RD2-score20=8

| RD2-team21=ENG Rory McLeod | RD2-score21=10 | RD2-team22=ENG Barry Mapstone | RD2-score22=7

| RD2-team23=ENG Nick Terry | RD2-score23=10 | RD2-team24=ENG Jamie Bodle | RD2-score24=6

| RD2-team25=SCO Chris Shade | RD2-score25=10 | RD2-team26=ENG Malcolm Bilclough | RD2-score26=7

| RD2-team27=ENG Shailesh Jogia | RD2-score27=10 | RD2-team28=ENG Jason Wallace | RD2-score28=4

| RD2-team29=ENG Craig Harrison | RD2-score29=10 | RD2-team30=CHN Guo Hua | RD2-score30=8

| RD2-team31=ENG Munraj Pal | RD2-score31=10 | RD2-team32=WAL Ian Sargeant | RD2-score32=8

| RD2-team33=IRL Leo Fernandez | RD2-score33=10 | RD2-team34=AUS Neil Robertson | RD2-score34=5

| RD2-team35=SCO Stephen Maguire | RD2-score35=10 | RD2-team36=WAL Mark Fenton | RD2-score36=9

| RD2-team37=ENG Mark Johnston-Allen | RD2-score37=10 | RD2-team38=ENG Anthony Bolsover | RD2-score38=5

| RD2-team39=ENG Nigel Gilbert | RD2-score39=10 | RD2-team40=ENG Eddie Barker | RD2-score40=9

| RD2-team41=NIR Patrick Wallace | RD2-score41=10 | RD2-team42=SCO Gary Thomson | RD2-score42=8

| RD2-team43=SCO Paul McPhillips | RD2-score43=10 | RD2-team44=SCO Geoff Dunn | RD2-score44=9

| RD2-team45=ENG Tony Knowles | RD2-score45=10 | RD2-team46=ENG Avtar Sohanpal | RD2-score46=7

| RD2-team47=BEL Patrick Delsemme | RD2-score47=10 | RD2-team48=SCO Hugh Abernethy | RD2-score48=5

| RD2-team49=MLT Joe Grech | RD2-score49=10 | RD2-team50=CAN Kirk Stevens | RD2-score50=6

| RD2-team51=ENG John Whitty | RD2-score51=10 | RD2-team52=WAL James Reynolds | RD2-score52=8

| RD2-team53=ENG Darryn Walker | RD2-score53=10 | RD2-team54=ENG Les Dodd | RD2-score54=8

| RD2-team55=ENG Paul Sweeny | RD2-score55=10 | RD2-team56=MYS Sam Chong | RD2-score56=5

| RD2-team57=WAL Gareth Chilcott | RD2-score57=10 | RD2-team58=WAL Steve Newbury | RD2-score58=7

| RD2-team59=ENG Robert Milkins | RD2-score59=10 | RD2-team60=ENG Mike Hallett | RD2-score60=7

| RD2-team61=SCO David McLellan | RD2-score61=10 | RD2-team62=ENG Craig Roper | RD2-score62=7

| RD2-team63=ENG Michael Holt | RD2-score63=10 | RD2-team64=ENG Matt Wilson | RD2-score64=7

| RD3-team01=ENG Lee Richardson | RD3-score01=10 | RD3-team02=ENG Paul Davison | RD3-score02=4

| RD3-team03=ENG Alfie Burden | RD3-score03=10 | RD3-team04=ENG Barry Hawkins | RD3-score04=4

| RD3-team05=BEL Bjorn Haneveer | RD3-score05=10 | RD3-team06=ENG Stefan Mazrocis | RD3-score06=9

| RD3-team07=ENG Gary Ponting | RD3-score07=10 | RD3-team08=IRL Colm Gilcreest | RD3-score08=7

| RD3-team09=SCO John Lardner | RD3-score09=10 | RD3-team10=ENG Damian Massey | RD3-score10=4

| RD3-team11=ENG Stuart Bingham | RD3-score11=10 | RD3-team12=SCO Martin Dziewialtowski | RD3-score12=6

| RD3-team13=FIN Robin Hull | RD3-score13=10 | RD3-team14=AUS Peter McCullagh | RD3-score14=8

| RD3-team15=ENG John Read | RD3-score15=10 | RD3-team16=ENG Nick Dyson | RD3-score16=4

| RD3-team17=ENG Barry Pinches | RD3-score17=10 | RD3-team18=WAL Anthony Davies | RD3-score18=2

| RD3-team19=ENG Troy Shaw | RD3-score19=10 | RD3-team20=ISL Kristjan Helgason | RD3-score20=7

| RD3-team21=ENG Nick Walker | RD3-score21=10 | RD3-team22=ENG Rory McLeod | RD3-score22=6

| RD3-team23=ENG Nick Terry | RD3-score23=10 | RD3-team24=ENG Stuart Pettman | RD3-score24=6

| RD3-team25=SCO Chris Shade | RD3-score25=10 | RD3-team26=ENG Wayne Brown | RD3-score26=2

| RD3-team27=ENG Leigh Griffin | RD3-score27=10 | RD3-team28=ENG Shailesh Jogia | RD3-score28=5

| RD3-team29=ENG Craig Harrison | RD3-score29=10 | RD3-team30=WAL Wayne Jones | RD3-score30=7

| RD3-team31=SCO Craig MacGillivray | RD3-score31=10 | RD3-team32=ENG Munraj Pal | RD3-score32=7

| RD3-team33=IRL Leo Fernandez | RD3-score33=10 | RD3-team34=ENG Steve Judd | RD3-score34=5

| RD3-team35=SCO Stephen Maguire | RD3-score35=10 | RD3-team36=ENG Sean Storey | RD3-score36=8

| RD3-team37=ENG Joe Perry | RD3-score37=10 | RD3-team38=ENG Mark Johnston-Allen | RD3-score38=4

| RD3-team39=ENG Nigel Gilbert | RD3-score39=10 | RD3-team40=ENG Ian Brumby | RD3-score40=7

| RD3-team41=ENG David Finbow | RD3-score41=10 | RD3-team42=NIR Patrick Wallace | RD3-score42=3

| RD3-team43=SCO Paul McPhillips | RD3-score43=10 | RD3-team44=ENG Jimmy Michie | RD3-score44=6

| RD3-team45=ENG Tony Knowles | RD3-score45=10 | RD3-team46=SCO Marcus Campbell | RD3-score46=5

| RD3-team47=BEL Patrick Delsemme | RD3-score47=10 | RD3-team48=ENG Karl Burrows | RD3-score48=9

| RD3-team49=MLT Joe Grech | RD3-score49=10 | RD3-team50=ENG Karl Payne | RD3-score50=6

| RD3-team51=IRL Stephen O'Connor | RD3-score51=10 | RD3-team52=ENG John Whitty | RD3-score52=8

| RD3-team53=ENG Chris Scanlon | RD3-score53=10 | RD3-team54=ENG Darryn Walker | RD3-score54=9

| RD3-team55=ENG Paul Sweeny | RD3-score55=10 | RD3-team56=ENG Mark Bennett | RD3-score56=6

| RD3-team57=WAL Gareth Chilcott | RD3-score57=10 | RD3-team58=SCO Graham Horne | RD3-score58=6

| RD3-team59=ENG Robert Milkins | RD3-score59=10 | RD3-team60=ENG Mark Gray | RD3-score60=6

| RD3-team61=ENG Matthew Couch | RD3-score61=10 | RD3-team62=SCO David McLellan | RD3-score62=5

| RD3-team63=ENG Michael Holt | RD3-score63=10 | RD3-team64=ENG Darren Clarke | RD3-score64=7

| RD4-team11=ENG Stuart Bingham | RD4-score11=10 | RD4-team12=AUS Shawn Budd | RD4-score12=4

| RD4-team13=FIN Robin Hull | RD4-score13=10 | RD4-team14=CAN Tom Finstad | RD4-score14=0

| RD4-team17=ENG Barry Pinches | RD4-score17=10 | RD4-team18=MUS Richard Somauroo | RD4-score18=3

| RD4-team35=SCO Stephen Maguire | RD4-score35=10 | RD4-team36=THA Phaitoon Phonbun | RD4-score36=7

| RD4-team47=BEL Mario Geudens | RD4-score47=10 | RD4-team48=BEL Patrick Delsemme | RD4-score48=8

| RD4-team57=HKG Marco Fu | RD4-score57=10 | RD4-team58=WAL Gareth Chilcott | RD4-score58=0

| RD5-team01=NIR Gerard Greene | RD5-score01=10 | RD5-team02=ENG Lee Richardson | RD5-score02=3

| RD5-team03=ENG Alfie Burden | RD5-score03=10 | RD5-team04=NZL Dene O'Kane | RD5-score04=4

| RD5-team05=ENG Nick Pearce | RD5-score05=10 | RD5-team06=BEL Bjorn Haneveer | RD5-score06=7

| RD5-team07=ENG Gary Ponting | RD5-score07=10 | RD5-team08=ENG David Roe | RD5-score08=5

| RD5-team09=SCO John Lardner | RD5-score09=10 | RD5-team10=ENG Neal Foulds | RD5-score10=5

| RD5-team11=AUS Quinten Hann | RD5-score11=10 | RD5-team12=ENG Stuart Bingham | RD5-score12=8

| RD5-team13=ENG Joe Johnson | RD5-score13=10 | RD5-team14=FIN Robin Hull | RD5-score14=7

| RD5-team15=ENG Dean Reynolds | RD5-score15=10 | RD5-team16=ENG John Read | RD5-score16=4

| RD5-team17=ENG Ian McCulloch | RD5-score17=10 | RD5-team18=ENG Barry Pinches | RD5-score18=9

| RD5-team19=ENG Peter Lines | RD5-score19=10 | RD5-team20=ENG Troy Shaw | RD5-score20=8

| RD5-team21=ENG Nick Walker | RD5-score21=10 | RD5-team22=NIR Dennis Taylor | RD5-score22=3

| RD5-team23=ENG Rod Lawler | RD5-score23=10 | RD5-team24=ENG Nick Terry | RD5-score24=3

| RD5-team25=ENG Mark Davis | RD5-score25=10 | RD5-team26=SCO Chris Shade | RD5-score26=4

| RD5-team27=ENG Leigh Griffin | RD5-score27=10 | RD5-team28=WAL Lee Walker | RD5-score28=6

| RD5-team29=ENG Steve James | RD5-score29=10 | RD5-team30=ENG Craig Harrison | RD5-score30=5

| RD5-team31=SCO Craig MacGillivray | RD5-score31=10 | RD5-team32=WAL Tony Chappel | RD5-score32=8

| RD5-team33=IRL Leo Fernandez | RD5-score33=10 | RD5-team34=ENG Paul Davies | RD5-score34=9

| RD5-team35=ENG Bradley Jones | RD5-score35=10 | RD5-team36=SCO Stephen Maguire | RD5-score36=7

| RD5-team37=ENG Joe Perry | RD5-score37=10 | RD5-team38=IRL Mick Price | RD5-score38=8

| RD5-team39=ENG Nigel Gilbert | RD5-score39=10 | RD5-team40=NIR Joe Swail | RD5-score40=9

| RD5-team41=ENG David Finbow | RD5-score41=10 | RD5-team42=NIR Jason Prince | RD5-score42=5

| RD5-team43=SCO Drew Henry | RD5-score43=10 | RD5-team44=SCO Paul McPhillips | RD5-score44=6

| RD5-team45=IRL Michael Judge | RD5-score45=10 | RD5-team46=ENG Tony Knowles | RD5-score46=4

| RD5-team47=BEL Mario Geudens | RD5-score47=10 | RD5-team48=ENG Tony Jones | RD5-score48=6

| RD5-team49=ENG Jonathan Birch | RD5-score49=10 | RD5-team50=MLT Joe Grech | RD5-score50=2

| RD5-team51=IRL Stephen O'Connor | RD5-score51=10 | RD5-team52=ENG David Gray | RD5-score52=5

| RD5-team53=ENG Chris Scanlon | RD5-score53=10 | RD5-team54=PAK Shokat Ali | RD5-score54=7

| RD5-team55=ENG Paul Sweeny | RD5-score55=10 | RD5-team56=ENG Willie Thorne | RD5-score56=0

| RD5-team57=HKG Marco Fu | RD5-score57=10 | RD5-team58=ENG Jason Ferguson | RD5-score58=1

| RD5-team59=ENG Robert Milkins | RD5-score59=10 | RD5-team60=ENG Karl Broughton | RD5-score60=6

| RD5-team61=SCO Euan Henderson | RD5-score61=10 | RD5-team62=ENG Matthew Couch | RD5-score62=6

| RD5-team63=ENG Paul Wykes | RD5-score63=10 | RD5-team64=ENG Michael Holt | RD5-score64=8

| RD6-team01=NIR Gerard Greene | RD6-score01=10 | RD6-team02=ENG Alfie Burden | RD6-score02=8

| RD6-team03=ENG Nick Pearce | RD6-score03=10 | RD6-team04=ENG Gary Ponting | RD6-score04=7

| RD6-team05=SCO John Lardner | RD6-score05=10 | RD6-team06=AUS Quinten Hann | RD6-score06=8

| RD6-team07=ENG Joe Johnson | RD6-score07=5 | RD6-team08=ENG Dean Reynolds | RD6-score08=10

| RD6-team09=ENG Ian McCulloch | RD6-score09=10 | RD6-team10=ENG Peter Lines | RD6-score10=6

| RD6-team11=ENG Nick Walker | RD6-score11=10 | RD6-team12=ENG Rod Lawler | RD6-score12=8

| RD6-team13=ENG Mark Davis | RD6-score13=5 | RD6-team14=ENG Leigh Griffin | RD6-score14=10

| RD6-team15=ENG Steve James | RD6-score15=10 | RD6-team16=SCO Craig MacGillivray | RD6-score16=5

| RD6-team17=IRL Leo Fernandez | RD6-score17=10 | RD6-team18=ENG Bradley Jones | RD6-score18=9

| RD6-team19=ENG Joe Perry | RD6-score19=10 | RD6-team20=ENG Nigel Gilbert | RD6-score20=6

| RD6-team21=ENG David Finbow | RD6-score21=10 | RD6-team22=SCO Drew Henry | RD6-score22=8

| RD6-team23=IRL Michael Judge | RD6-score23=10 | RD6-team24=BEL Mario Geudens | RD6-score24=6

| RD6-team25=ENG Jonathan Birch | RD6-score25=10 | RD6-team26=IRL Stephen O'Connor | RD6-score26=7

| RD6-team27=ENG Chris Scanlon | RD6-score27=10 | RD6-team28=ENG Paul Sweeny | RD6-score28=5

| RD6-team29=HKG Marco Fu | RD6-score29=10 | RD6-team30=ENG Robert Milkins | RD6-score30=4

| RD6-team31=SCO Euan Henderson | RD6-score31=10 | RD6-team32=ENG Paul Wykes | RD6-score32=8

| RD7-team01=NIR Gerard Greene | RD7-score01=10 | RD7-team02=ENG Andy Hicks | RD7-score02=2

| RD7-team03=WAL Darren Morgan | RD7-score03=10 | RD7-team04=ENG Nick Pearce | RD7-score04=9

| RD7-team05=SCO John Lardner | RD7-score05=10 | RD7-team06=ENG Martin Clark | RD7-score06=2

| RD7-team07=ENG Jimmy White | RD7-score07=10 | RD7-team08=ENG Dean Reynolds | RD7-score08=7

| RD7-team09=ENG Ian McCulloch | RD7-score09=10 | RD7-team10=ENG Gary Wilkinson | RD7-score10=9

| RD7-team11=ENG Nick Walker | RD7-score11=10 | RD7-team12=SCO Jamie Burnett | RD7-score12=6

| RD7-team13=WAL Dominic Dale | RD7-score13=10 | RD7-team14=ENG Leigh Griffin | RD7-score14=6

| RD7-team15=ENG Steve James | RD7-score15=10 | RD7-team16=SCO Billy Snaddon | RD7-score16=6

| RD7-team17=IRL Leo Fernandez | RD7-score17=10 | RD7-team18=ENG Brian Morgan | RD7-score18=5

| RD7-team19=ENG Joe Perry | RD7-score19=10 | RD7-team20=ENG Dave Harold | RD7-score20=7

| RD7-team21=SCO Chris Small | RD7-score21=10 | RD7-team22=ENG David Finbow | RD7-score22=2

| RD7-team23=NIR Terry Murphy | RD7-score23=10 | RD7-team24=IRL Michael Judge | RD7-score24=9

| RD7-team25=WAL Matthew Stevens | RD7-score25=10 | RD7-team26=ENG Jonathan Birch | RD7-score26=6

| RD7-team27=IRL Fergal O'Brien | RD7-score27=10 | RD7-team28=ENG Chris Scanlon | RD7-score28=7

| RD7-team29=HKG Marco Fu | RD7-score29=10 | RD7-team30=SCO Graeme Dott | RD7-score30=4

| RD7-team31=ENG Paul Hunter | RD7-score31=10 | RD7-team32=SCO Euan Henderson | RD7-score32=5

Century breaks

A total of 53 century breaks were made during the main stage of the tournament. The highest break was a 142 compiled by John Higgins.

• 142, 132, 127, 126, 124, 108, 104, 104, 100 John Higgins
• 140, 123, 109, 104, 101, 100 Mark Williams
• 137, 108 Tony Drago
• 137 Steve James
• 136, 130, 110 James Wattana
• 135, 134, 122, 120, 110, 105, 100 Ronnie O'Sullivan
• 133 John Parrott
• 132, 126, 109, 108, 106, 104, 104, 101 Stephen Hendry
• 131, 114 Chris Small
• 128, 110, 104 Stephen Lee
• 124, 120, 100 Matthew Stevens
• 122 Dominic Dale
• 120, 109 Joe Perry
• 108, 103 Anthony Hamilton
• 104 Ken Doherty
• 103, 103 Mark King

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