The 1999 Crucible Contest
The competition is over. A record total of 636 people entered. You can now view the final results. It's also possible to check out how things went in the 1998 edition of the competition.
[ Results | Winners | Match-by-match | Countries | Detailed list of entries ]
Winners
The contestants' favourites for the title
| Pos | Player | # Picks |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | John Higgins (Scotland) | 220 |
| 2. | Stephen Hendry (Scotland) | 134 |
| 3. | Mark J Williams (Wales) | 73 |
| 4. | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 64 |
| 5. | Marco Fu (Hong Kong) | 43 |
| 6. | Jimmy White | 41 |
| 7. | Ken Doherty (Ireland) | 18 |
| 8. | Steve Davis | 11 |
| 9. | John Parrott | 6 |
| James Wattana (Thailand) | 6 | |
| 11. | Anthony Hamilton | 5 |
| 12. | Peter Ebdon | 4 |
| 13. | Alan McManus (Scotland) | 3 |
| Matthew Stevens (Wales) | 3 | |
| 15. | Stephen Lee | 2 |
| 16. | Gerard Greene (N.Ireland) | 1 |
| Paul Hunter | 1 | |
| Ian McCulloch | 1 |
Match-by-match
Number of picks for each player in each match. The eventual winners are marked with "*".
Countries
Where the contestants come from
125 England 89 Netherlands 56 Hong Kong 50 Canada 42 Ireland 28 Belgium 23 Thailand 21 Finland 21 Malaysia 19 Germany 19 United States 16 China 14 Australia 12 Scotland 9 Norway 8 Brazil 8 Wales 7 Sweden 6 Singapore 5 India 5 New Zealand 5 Switzerland 4 Denmark 4 Japan 4 Northern Ireland 3 France 3 Indonesia 2 Austria 2 Hungary 2 Iceland 2 Slovenia 2 Taiwan 2 United Arab Emirates 1 Afghanistan 1 Albania 1 Argentina 1 Bangladesh 1 Greece 1 Iraq 1 Korea 1 Macau 1 Mauritius 1 Mongolia 1 Other 1 Pakistan 1 Portugal 1 Russian Federation 1 Solomon Islands 1 South Africa 1 Turkey 1 Zambia |