2000 British Open
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 1–8 October 2000 |
| Venue | Plymouth Pavilions |
| City | Plymouth |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £440,000 |
| Winner's share | £62,000 |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Peter Ebdon (ENG) |
| Runner-up | Jimmy White (ENG) |
| Score | 9–6 |
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The 2000 British Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament, that was held from 1–8 October 2000 at the Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth, England.
Peter Ebdon won the tournament by defeating Jimmy White nine frames to six in the final. The defending champion, Stephen Hendry, was defeated by Alan McManus in the quarter-final.[1]
Prize fund
[edit]The breakdown of prize money for the championship is shown below:[2]
- Winner: £62,000
- Runner-up: £33,000
- Semi-finalists: £16,500
- Quarter-finalists: £9,400
- Last 16: £4,800
- Last 32: £3,900
- Last 48: £3,150
- Last 64: £2,400
- Last 96: £1,550
- Last 128: £950
- Highest break (televised stage): £5,000
- Highest break (untelevised stage): £1,000
- Total: £440,000
Main draw
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Final
[edit]| Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Alan Chamberlain Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth, England. 8 October 2000.[3] | ||
| Peter Ebdon England
|
9–6 | Jimmy White England
|
| Afternoon: 35–70 (59), 8–88, 93–7, 69–15, 37–69 (57), 64–0 (57), 15–67 (54), 94–0 (53) Evening: 34–59, 121–0 (80), 68–58 (63), 107–8 (50, 57), 7–76, 120–4 (120), 83–43 | ||
| 120 | Highest break | 59 |
| 1 | Century breaks | 0 |
| 7 | 50+ breaks | 3 |
References
[edit]- ^ "British Open". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 2012-02-16. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- ^ Hendon, David (29 September 2000). "English hoping to bloom on home soil". TSN Snooker. Archived from the original on 5 December 2000. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
- ^ a b "British Open 2000". snooker.org. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- ^ "British Open". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2018.