1999 UK Championship (snooker) 1999 UK Championship (snooker) The 1999 Liverpool Victoria UK Championship was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place at the Bournemouth International Centre in Bournemouth, England. The event started on 13 November 1999 and the televised stages were shown on BBC between 20 and 28 November 1999. Stephen Hendry became the first player to make two maximum break in the tournament's history after scoring a 147 against Paul Wykes in the last 16. In the final Mark Williams defeated Matthew Stevens 10–8. This was Stevens' second consecutive final at the event. Defending champion John Higgins was the number 1
1971 World Snooker Championship 1971 World Snooker Championship The 1971 World Snooker Championship was a professional snooker tournament that took place between 28 September and 7 November 1970 in Australia. Matches were held at various locations in New South Wales with one match played in Brisbane. John Spencer won his second World Championship title by defeating Warren Simpson 37–29 in the final. Eddie Charlton made the highest break of the tournament with a break of 129 in the final session of his match against Gary Owen. This was the first time the championship was held outside the United Kingdom. It would be hosted in