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]

1999 Champions Cup

Tournament information
Dates	28 August – 5 September 1999
Venue	Fairfield Halls
City	Croydon
Country	England
Organisation(s)	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

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Group A

POS Player MP MW FW FL FD PTS 1 Ronnie O'Sullivan 4 3 13 7 +6 3 2 John Higgins 4 3 12 12 0 3 3 Fergal O'Brien 4 2 12 12 0 2 4 Jimmy White 4 1 11 12 −1 1 5 John Parrott 4 1 8 13 −5 1

Ronnie O'Sullivan 4–0 John Higgins Jimmy White 4–0 John Parrott Ronnie O'Sullivan 4–1 Fergal O'Brien John Higgins 4–2 Jimmy White John Parrott 4–1 Ronnie O'Sullivan John Higgins 4–3 Fergal O'Brien John Higgins 4–3 John Parrott Fergal O'Brien 4–3 Jimmy White Fergal O'Brien 4–1 John Parrott Ronnie O'Sullivan 4–2 Jimmy White

Group B

POS Player MP MW FW FL FD PTS 1 Stephen Hendry 4 3 14 9 +5 3 2 Mark Williams 4 2 12 9 +3 2 3 Steve Davis 4 2 11 12 −1 2 4 Ken Doherty 4 2 10 12 −2 2 5 Stephen Lee 4 1 9 13 −4 1

Mark Williams 4–0 Stephen Lee Stephen Hendry 4–1 Steve Davis Steve Davis 4–2 Mark Williams Ken Doherty 4–2 Stephen Hendry Ken Doherty 4–2 Steve Davis Stephen Hendry 4–2 Stephen Lee Mark Williams 4–1 Ken Doherty Steve Davis 4–3 Stephen Lee Stephen Lee 4–1 Ken Doherty Stephen Hendry 4–2 Mark Williams

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

1. "Liverpool Victoria Charity Challenge". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 2012-01-07. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
2. Layton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 176.
3. "Liverpool Victoria Champions Cup 1999". snooker.org. Retrieved 15 January 2018.