The 1999 Regal

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was a professional non-

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tournament that took place between 28 September and 3 October 1999 at the

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. Matthew Stevens won the tournament, defeating John Higgins 9–7 in the final.

Prize Fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: *Winner: £61,000 *Runner-up: £29,700 *Semi-final: £15,350 *Quarter-final: £8,650 *Round 1: £4,850 *Highest break: £5,000 *Total: 181,900

Main draw

Qualifying Event

Qualifying for the tournament took place at the Spencer's Snooker Centre in Stirling from 23 to 27 August 1999. Matthew Stevens earned the final spot for the event, beating Marco Fu 5–1 in the final.

Century breaks

* 138

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* 134 Stephen Hendry * 129 Anthony Hamilton * 128, 126, 111 John Higgins * 106, 100 Chris Small * 103, 103, 103 Matthew Stevens * 102 Paul Hunter

References

{{Snooker season 1999/2000 Scottish Masters 1999 in snooker 1999 in Scottish sport