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Points distribution1998/1999 points distribution for world ranking events:
| Tournament | Round → | L256 | L198 | L166 | L134 | L102 | L96 | L64 | L48 | L32 | L16 | QF | SF | F | W | | Grand Prix | | – | 200 | 270 | 360 | 480 | 480 | 640 | – | 855 | 1140 | 1520 | 2025 | 3040 | 4560 | | Grand Prix | Seeded loser | – | – | 200 | 270 | 360 | 360 | 480 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | UK Championship | Unseeded loser | – | 270 | 360 | 480 | 640 | 640 | 855 | – | 1140 | 1520 | 2025 | 2700 | 4050 | 6075 | | UK Championship | Seeded loser | – | – | 270 | 360 | 480 | 480 | 640 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Irish Open | Unseeded loser | – | 200 | 270 | 360 | 480 | 480 | 640 | 855 | 1140 | 1330 | 1520 | 2025 | 3040 | 4560 | | Irish Open | Seeded loser | – | – | 200 | 270 | 360 | 360 | – | 640 | 855 | – | – | – | – | – | | Welsh Open | Unseeded loser | – | 200 | 270 | 360 | 480 | 480 | 640 | – | 855 | 1140 | 1520 | 2025 | 3040 | 4560 | | Welsh Open | Seeded loser | – | – | 200 | 270 | 360 | 360 | 480 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Scottish Open | Unseeded loser | – | 200 | 270 | 360 | 480 | 480 | 640 | – | 855 | 1140 | 1520 | 2025 | 3040 | 4560 | | Scottish Open | Seeded loser | – | – | 200 | 270 | 360 | 360 | 480 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | China International | Unseeded loser | – | 200 | 270 | 360 | 480 | 480 | 640 | 855 | 1140 | 1330 | 1520 | 2025 | 3040 | 4560 | | China International | Seeded loser | – | – | 200 | 270 | 360 | 360 | – | 640 | 855 | – | – | – | – | – | | Thailand Masters | Unseeded loser | – | 200 | 270 | 360 | 480 | 480 | 640 | 855 | 1140 | 1330 | 1520 | 2025 | 3040 | 4560 | | Thailand Masters | Seeded loser | – | – | 200 | 270 | 360 | 360 | – | 640 | 855 | – | – | – | – | – | | British Open | Unseeded loser | – | 200 | 270 | 360 | 480 | 480 | 640 | – | 855 | 1140 | 1520 | 2025 | 3040 | 4560 | | British Open | Seeded loser | – | – | 200 | 270 | 360 | 360 | 480 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Unseeded loser | 270 | 360 | 480 | 640 | 855 | 855 | 1140 | 1520 | 2027 | 2360 | 2700 | 3600 | 5400 | 8100 | | Seeded loser | 200 | – | 360 | 480 | 640 | 640 | – | 1140 | 1520 | – | – | – | – | – |
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