1998 - 1999 Season

Date	Tournament	Place	Results
17/Apr-3/May	Embassy World Championship	Sheffield, England	Details
4-11/Apr	British Open	Plymouth, England	Details
23-28/Mar	Benson & Hedges Irish Masters	Co Kildare, Ireland	Details
8-14/Mar	China International	Shanghai, China	Details
1-7/Mar	Thailand Masters	Bangkok, Thailand	Details
25-28/Feb	Liverpool Victoria Charity	Derby, England	Details
15-21/Feb	Regal Scottish Open	Aberdeen, Scotland	Details
7-14/Feb	Benson & Hedges Masters	Wimbledon, London	Details

WPBSA 1999 AWARDS

Player of the Year
nominee	achievement
John Higgins	Won 5 titles, World No. 1
Stephen Hendry	Won 3 titles and 7th World Championship
Mark Williams	World Championship Finalist and won 3 Ranking Events
Newcomer of the Year
nominee	achievement
Macro Fu	1998 Grand Prix Finalist, when ranked 377
Mark Selby	Qualified for the Main Tour, aged 15
James Reynolds	Won One Tour Event and overall winner of 98-9 UK Tour
Performance of the Year
nominee	achievement
John Higgins	Won 5 major titles
Stephen Hendry	Won 7th World Championship
Mark Williams	Won three ranking events
Ladies Player of the Year
nominee	achievement
Kelly Fisher	Won World Championship
Tessa Davidson	UK Champion for the third time
Lynette Horsburgh	British Open Champion
Billiards Player of the Year (Fred Davis Trophy)
nominee	achievement
Mike Russell	Won 3 out of 5 ranking events
Geet Sethi	Won fourth World Championship and World Matchplay
Chris Shutt	UK Championship Finalist, up to 6th on World Rankings
Joe Davis Special Award
nominee	achievement
Jim Elkins	retired after ten years as Special Events Director of Benson and Hedges, who have sponsored the prestigious B&H Masters for 25 years

Player received the award (at the Annual Awards Lunch, at the Caf� Royal in London on 8/Oct)
Player of the Year -	John Higgins
Newcomer of the Year -	Macro Fu
Performance of the Year -	Stephen Hendry
Ladies Player of the Year -	Kelly Fisher
Billiards Player of the Year (Fred Davis Trophy) -	Geet Sethi
Joe Davis Special Award -	Jim Elkins