2000 Grand Prix (snooker)

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Grand Prix
Tournament information
Dates13–22 October 2000 (2000-10-13 – 2000-10-22)
VenueTelford International Centre
CityTelford
CountryEngland
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£440,000
Winner's share£62,000
Highest break Brian Morgan (ENG) (143)
Final
Champion Mark Williams (WAL)
Runner-up Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)
Score9–5
1999
2001

The 2000 Grand Prix was a professional snooker tournament and the second of eight WPBSA ranking events in the 2000/2001 season, following the British Open and preceding the UK Championship. It was held from 13 to 22 October 2000 at the Telford International Centre in Telford, England.

John Higgins was the defending champion, but he withdrew from his quarter-final match against Graeme Dott. Mark Williams won his 10th ranking title by defeating Ronnie O'Sullivan 9–5 in the final.

Tournament summary[edit]

Defending champion John Higgins was the number 1 seed with World Champion Mark Williams seeded 2. The remaining places were allocated to players based on the world rankings.

Despite reaching the quarter-finals, Higgins withdrew from the tournament at the quarter-final stage, giving opponent Graeme Dott a walkover into the semi-finals. Higgins was angry that his quarter-final match with Dott was to fall on the same day as his brother's wedding, despite Higgins' claim he had been assured eight months previously no such clash was to take place. World Snooker insisted no such assurances were made.[1]

Main draw[edit]

Last 48
Best of 9 frames
Last 32
Best of 9 frames
Last 16
Best of 9 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
Final
Best of 17 frames
1Scotland John Higgins5
25Wales Darren Morgan0England Paul Sweeny0
1Scotland John Higgins5
England Paul Sweeny5
30Northern Ireland Terry Murphy3
11England Anthony Hamiltonw/d
30Northern Ireland Terry Murphy530Northern Ireland Terry Murphyw/o
1Scotland John Higginsw/d
England Nick Dyson4
19Scotland Graeme Dottw/o
13England Dave Harold4
19Scotland Graeme Dott519Scotland Graeme Dott5
19Scotland Graeme Dott5
England Andy Hicks4
6Wales Matthew Stevens4
6Wales Matthew Stevens5
26Malta Tony Drago526Malta Tony Drago4
19Scotland Graeme Dott3
Scotland Marcus Campbell2
4England Ronnie O'Sullivan6
7Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty5
20Wales Dominic Dale4Northern Ireland Patrick Wallace0
7Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty5
Northern Ireland Patrick Wallace5
9Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien3
9Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien5
23England Nigel Bond2England Bradley Jones4
7Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty0
England Bradley Jones5
4England Ronnie O'Sullivan5
10England John Parrott2
21Scotland Chris Small2England Robert Milkins5
England Robert Milkins1
England Robert Milkins5
4England Ronnie O'Sullivan5
4England Ronnie O'Sullivan5
32Australia Quinten Hann532Australia Quinten Hann0
4England Ronnie O'Sullivan5
Northern Ireland Jason Prince2
2Wales Mark Williams9
3Scotland Stephen Hendry2
28England Brian Morgan528England Brian Morgan5
28England Brian Morgan5
England Matt Wilson2
12England Peter Ebdon2
12England Peter Ebdon5
31England Joe Perry531England Joe Perry3
28England Brian Morgan3
Scotland Jamie Burnett1
18England Jimmy White5
15Hong Kong Marco Fu3
18England Jimmy White518England Jimmy White5
18England Jimmy White5
England Matthew Couch1
8Scotland Alan McManus4
8Scotland Alan McManus5
29Scotland Drew Henry529Scotland Drew Henry3
18England Jimmy White2
Republic of Ireland Michael Judge0
2Wales Mark Williams6
5England Stephen Lee5
27Thailand James Wattana2England Alfie Burden1
5England Stephen Lee4
England Alfie Burden5
14England Paul Hunter5
14England Paul Hunter5
17England Steve Davis517England Steve Davis2
14England Paul Hunter3
England Jimmy Michie4
2Wales Mark Williams5
16Northern Ireland Joe Swail4
22England Mark King522England Mark King5
22England Mark King1
England Eddie Manning2
2Wales Mark Williams5
2Wales Mark Williams5
24Scotland Billy Snaddon524Scotland Billy Snaddon3
Scotland Paul McPhillips4

Final[edit]

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Colin Brinded.
Telford International Centre, Telford, England, 22 October 2000.
Ronnie O'Sullivan (4)
 England
5–9 Mark Williams (2)
 Wales
Afternoon: 68–56, 32–102 (101), 111–8 (71), 17–73 (73), 6–108 (108), 17–66, 12–69 (69), 26–60
Evening: 31–94 (50), 95–0 (95), 102–4 (56), 74–50 (50, 74), 1–74, 17–79 (56)
95 Highest break 108
0 Century breaks 2
4 50+ breaks 7

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Higgins to withdraw from Grand Prix". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 February 2019.

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