1999 World Snooker Championship

The Snooker World Championship 1999 was held from 17 April to 3 May 1999 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield held and concluded the snooker season 1998 /99.

Defending champion was the Scot John Higgins, but lost this year in the semifinals against the Welshman Mark Williams with 10:17. He thus fell like its predecessor the curse of the Crucible victim. The winner was Higgins ' compatriot Stephen Hendry, who won the World Snooker Championship for the seventh and last time.

• 3.1 Main Round

Prize money and world ranking points

Main Round

Final

Century- Breaks

Main Round

During the main round were scored by 16 players 53 Centuries. John Higgins scored with nine the highest number of Century breaks. With 142 points, he also achieved the highest break of the competition.