1999 Charity Challenge

The 1999 Charity Challenge was the fifth and final edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament, which took place from 25 to 28 February 1999. The tournament was played at the Assembly Rooms in Derby, and featured twelve professional players.

Charity Challenge
Tournament information
Dates25–28 February 1999
VenueAssembly Rooms
CityDerby
CountryEngland
Organisation(s)WPBSA
FormatNon-Ranking event
Total prize fund£130,000[1]
Winner's share£30,000[2]
Highest break John Higgins (137)
Final
Champion John Higgins
Runner-up Ronnie O'Sullivan
Score9–4
1998
1999

John Higgins won the title for the second time in succession, beating Ronnie O'Sullivan 9–4 in the final.[3]

Qualifying

Four qualifying matches were played, under a best-of-nine frames format, the winners going on to play Ken Doherty, O'Sullivan, Stephen Hendry and Higgins, all of whom were seeded to the quarter-final stage.

Round 1

Main draw

Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
Final
Best of 17 frames
Ronnie O'Sullivan 5
Alan McManus 2 Ronnie O'Sullivan 6
Jimmy White 5 Jimmy White 4
Stephen Hendry 2 Ronnie O'Sullivan 4
John Higgins 5 John Higgins 9
Steve Davis 0 John Higgins 6
Marco Fu 4 Ken Doherty 5
Ken Doherty 5

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: unknown.
Assembly Rooms, Derby, England, 28 February 1999.[4]
John Higgins
 Scotland
9–4 Ronnie O'Sullivan
 England
83(52)–0, 16–92(64), 62–0, 25–63(62), 82(65)–1, 67(62)–36, 94(63)–0, 67–52, 65–59, 79(78)–15, 20–71(62), 1–70(69), 67(67)–15
78 Highest break 69
0 Century breaks 0
6 50+ breaks 4

Century breaks

References

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