1999 Masters (snooker)
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 7–14 February 1999 |
| Venue | Wembley Conference Centre |
| City | London |
| Country | England |
| Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £575,000 |
| Winner's share | £155,000 |
| Highest break |
 Mark Williams (123) |
| Final | |
| Champion |
 John Higgins
|
| Runner-up |
 Ken Doherty
|
| Score | 10–8 |
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The 1999 Benson & Hedges Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 7 and 14 February 1999 at the Wembley Conference Centre in London, England. The wild-card matches were extended from 9 to 11 frames.
John Higgins defeated Ken Doherty 10–8 in the final to win his first Masters title. He had also won the World title and UK title within the last year.
Defending champion Mark Williams was the number 1 seed with World Champion John Higgins seeded 2. Places were allocated to the top 16 players in the world rankings. Players seeded 15 and 16 played in the wild-card round against the winner of the qualifying event, David Gray (ranked 61), and Jimmy White (ranked 18), who was the wild-card selection. David Gray and Mark King were making their debuts in the Masters.
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
Winner: £155,000
Runner-up: £80,000
Semi-finalist: £40,000
Quarter finalist: £26,000
Last 16: £15,000
Wild-card round: £9,000
High break Prize: £18,000
Maximum break: B&H Gold Award and a Honda car
Total: £575,000
In the preliminary round, the wild-card players plays the 15th and 16th seeds:
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