The winner was Joel Wapnick of Canada. This was the second time a player representing Canada has won, the first being when David Boys won in 1995. The 1991 champion, Peter Morris, was also a Canadian but represented the United States. Eight games were played on each of the first three days with the top two players advancing to a best-of-five finals. In the first game, Wapnick opened with the bingo CHAPLET and took a 249-60 lead three turns later with the double -double FILTHIER then cruised to a 624-307 victory. Nyman took the second game and Wapnick took the third then got off to an early lead in the fourth before losing a turn when he tried the phony FUROUR. The game remained tight, with both players getting down two bingos, until Wapnick drew the X and DEOXY for 50 to take a one -point lead and take the last tile out of the bag. With Wapnick having multiple places to go out, Nyman was unable to catch him and lost by a single point. Joel Wapnick could now add a world title to his US national title and Canadian title, one of only two players to have won the big three. Complete Results  Finals Game 1: Wapnick 624 - Nyman 307 Game 2: Nyman 444 - Wapnick 330 Game 3: Wapnick 462 - Nyman 339 Game 4: Wapnick 403 - Nyman 402  References   1999 Category:1999 in Australian sport Category:1990s in Melbourne Category:November 1999 sports events in Oceania
The winner was Jolene Wapnick of Canada. This was the second time a player representing Canada has won, the first being when David Boys won in 1995. The 1991 champion, Peter Morris, was also a Canadian but represented the United States. Eight games were played on each of the first three days with the top two players advancing to a best-of-five finals. In the first game, Wapnick opened with the bingo CHAPLET and took a 249-60 lead three turns later with the double -double FILTHIER then cruised to a 624-307 victory. Nyman took the second game and Wapnick took the third then got off to an early lead in the fourth before losing a turn when she tried the phony FUROUR. The game remained tight, with both players getting down two bingos, until Wapnick drew the X and DEOXY for 50 to take a one -point lead and take the last tile out of the bag. With Wapnick having multiple places to go out, Nyman was unable to catch her and lost by a single point. Jolene Wapnick could now add a world title to her US national title and Canadian title, one of only two players to have won the big three. Complete Results
 Finals
 Game 1: Wapnick 624-Nyman 307
 Game 2: Nyman 444-Wapnick 330
 Game 3: Wapnick 462-Nyman 339
 Game 4: Wapnick 403-Nyman 402
 References 
1999
 Category:1999 in Australian sport
 Category:1990s in Melbourne
 Category:November 1999 sports events in Oceania