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1999 Champions Cup
Tournament information
Dates28 August – 5 September 1999 (1999-08-28 – 1999-09-05)
VenueFairfield Halls
CityCroydon
CountryEngland
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatNon-ranking event
Total prize fund£175,000
Winner's share£175,000
Final
ChampionScotland Stephen Hendry
Runner-upWales Mark Williams
Score7–5
1999
2000

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]

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

[3]

Group A

Group B

Knockout stage

Semi-finals
Best of 9 frames
Final
Best of 13 frames
      
Scotland Stephen Hendry 5
Scotland John Higgins 2
Scotland Stephen Hendry 7
Wales Mark Williams 5
England Ronnie O'Sullivan 4
Wales 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. ^ a b "Liverpool Victoria Champions Cup 1999". snooker.org. Retrieved 15 January 2018.