1998–99 snooker season
The 1998–99 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between June 1998 and May 1999. The following table outlines the results for the ranking and the invitational events.Calendar
The top 16 of the world rankings, these players automatically played in the final rounds of the world ranking events and were invited for the Masters.
| No. | Ch. | Player | Points 1996/1997 | Points 1997/1998 | Total |
| 1 | |  John Higgins | 19587 | 27835 | 47422 |
| 2 | | Stephen Hendry | 30457 | 16790 | 47247 |
| 3 | |  Ronnie O'Sullivan | 18302 | 21105 | 39407 |
| 4 | |  Ken Doherty | 21072 | 15095 | 36167 |
| 5 | |  Mark Williams | 21420 | 11335 | 32755 |
| 6 | | John Parrott | 16422 | 15335 | 31757 |
| 7 | | Peter Ebdon | 15086 | 10340 | 25426 |
| 8 | | Alan McManus | 13639 | 10755 | 24394 |
| 9 | | Stephen Lee | 11384 | 12880 | 24264 |
| 10 | |  Tony Drago | 14504 | 9305 | 23809 |
| 11 | | Anthony Hamilton | 11764 | 10760 | 22524 |
| 12 | |  Alain Robidoux | 16597 | 5790 | 22387 |
| 13 | | Nigel Bond | 14106 | 8150 | 22256 |
| 14 | | Steve Davis | 13077 | 9175 | 22252 |
| 15 | |  James Wattana | 13177 | 8365 | 21542 |
| 16 | | Mark King | 10520 | 10950 | 21470 |
Points distribution
1998/1999 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 | – | – | – | – | – |
