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Millennium Cup
Tournament information
Dates23–25 July 1999 (1999-07-23 – 1999-07-25)
VenueRegent Hotel
City Hong Kong
CountryHong Kong
Organisation WPBSA
FormatNon- Ranking event
Total prize fundUnknown
Winner's share£50,000
Highest break  Stephen Hendry ( SCO) (131)
Final
Champion  Stephen Lee ( ENG)
Runner-up  Ronnie O'Sullivan ( ENG)
Score7–2
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The Millennium Cup was a professional invitational snooker tournament, which took place from 23 to 25 July 1999. The tournament was played at the Regent Hotel in Hong Kong, and featured eight players. [1] [2]

Stephen Lee won the second title of his professional career, beating Ronnie O'Sullivan 7–2 in the final after taking a 5–0 lead. [3] Lee received £50,000 as winner. [3]

Main draw

Results were as follows. [2]

Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
Final
Best of 13 frames
         
England Ronnie O'Sullivan 5
Hong Kong Chan Wok Ming 2
England Ronnie O'Sullivan 6
Wales Mark Williams 5
Wales Mark Williams 5
Hong Kong Chan Wai Tat 1
England Ronnie O'Sullivan 2
England Stephen Lee 7
England Stephen Lee 5
Hong Kong Marco Fu 0
England Stephen Lee 6
Scotland Stephen Hendry 1
Hong Kong Wang Tik Fan 2
Scotland Stephen Hendry 5

Final

Final: Best of 13 frames. [2]
Regent Hotel, Hong Kong, 25 July 1999.
Stephen Lee
  England
7–2 Ronnie O'Sullivan
  England
53–29, 73(60)–48, 90(61)–26, 58(57)–33, 53(53)–12, 32–69, 59–44, 8–89(89), 85(84)–1
84 Highest break 89
0 Century breaks 0
5 50+ breaks 1

Century breaks

References

  1. ^ Chow, Aries (9 June 1999). "Fu sets sights on Hendry for Millennium Cup". South China Morning Post. p. 24.
  2. ^ a b c "Lee beats Fu, Hendry and O'Sullivan to win Hong Kong curtain raiser". Snooker Scene. September 1999. pp. 16–17.
  3. ^ a b Chow, Aries (26 July 1999). "Lee puts on one-man show; World number six claims prized scalps of Hendry and O'Sullivan on way to cup triumph". South China Morning Post. p. 24.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Millennium Cup
Tournament information
Dates23–25 July 1999 (1999-07-23 – 1999-07-25)
VenueRegent Hotel
City Hong Kong
CountryHong Kong
Organisation WPBSA
FormatNon- Ranking event
Total prize fundUnknown
Winner's share£50,000
Highest break  Stephen Hendry ( SCO) (131)
Final
Champion  Stephen Lee ( ENG)
Runner-up  Ronnie O'Sullivan ( ENG)
Score7–2
← first
last →

The Millennium Cup was a professional invitational snooker tournament, which took place from 23 to 25 July 1999. The tournament was played at the Regent Hotel in Hong Kong, and featured eight players. [1] [2]

Stephen Lee won the second title of his professional career, beating Ronnie O'Sullivan 7–2 in the final after taking a 5–0 lead. [3] Lee received £50,000 as winner. [3]

Main draw

Results were as follows. [2]

Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
Final
Best of 13 frames
         
England Ronnie O'Sullivan 5
Hong Kong Chan Wok Ming 2
England Ronnie O'Sullivan 6
Wales Mark Williams 5
Wales Mark Williams 5
Hong Kong Chan Wai Tat 1
England Ronnie O'Sullivan 2
England Stephen Lee 7
England Stephen Lee 5
Hong Kong Marco Fu 0
England Stephen Lee 6
Scotland Stephen Hendry 1
Hong Kong Wang Tik Fan 2
Scotland Stephen Hendry 5

Final

Final: Best of 13 frames. [2]
Regent Hotel, Hong Kong, 25 July 1999.
Stephen Lee
  England
7–2 Ronnie O'Sullivan
  England
53–29, 73(60)–48, 90(61)–26, 58(57)–33, 53(53)–12, 32–69, 59–44, 8–89(89), 85(84)–1
84 Highest break 89
0 Century breaks 0
5 50+ breaks 1

Century breaks

References

  1. ^ Chow, Aries (9 June 1999). "Fu sets sights on Hendry for Millennium Cup". South China Morning Post. p. 24.
  2. ^ a b c "Lee beats Fu, Hendry and O'Sullivan to win Hong Kong curtain raiser". Snooker Scene. September 1999. pp. 16–17.
  3. ^ a b Chow, Aries (26 July 1999). "Lee puts on one-man show; World number six claims prized scalps of Hendry and O'Sullivan on way to cup triumph". South China Morning Post. p. 24.

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