2001 Scottish Open (snooker)

2001 Regal Scottish Open

Tournament information
Dates	8–15 April 2001 (2001-04-08 – 2001-04-15)
Venue	AECC
City	Aberdeen
Country	Scotland
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£438,050
Winner's share	£62,000
Final
Champion	Peter Ebdon (ENG)
Runner-up	Ken Doherty (IRL)
Score	9–7
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The 2001 Scottish Open (officially the 2001 Regal Scottish Open) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 8–15 April 2001 at the AECC in Aberdeen, Scotland. It was the seventh and penultimate ranking event of the 2000/2001 season.

Peter Ebdon won the title by defeating Ken Doherty 9–7 in the final. The defending champion, Ronnie O'Sullivan, was defeated by Mark Davis in the second round.

Main draw

	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
						1	Ronnie O'Sullivan	1
	26	Tony Drago	1			77	Mark Davis	5
											77	Mark Davis	5
	77	Mark Davis	5
											22	Mark King	1
						15	Marco Fu	4
	22	Mark King	5			22	Mark King	5
																77	Mark Davis	3
	33	Jamie Burnett	2
																7	Ken Doherty	5
						13	Dave Harold	4
	31	Joe Perry	2			46	Michael Judge	5
											46	Michael Judge	3
	46	Michael Judge	5
											7	Ken Doherty	5
						7	Ken Doherty	5
	27	James Wattana	5			27	James Wattana	2
																					7	Ken Doherty	6
		Munraj Pal	1
																					14	Paul Hunter	3
						5	Stephen Lee	4
	30	Terry Murphy	1				David McDonnell	5
												David McDonnell	2
		David McDonnell	5
											14	Paul Hunter	5
						14	Paul Hunter	5
	28	Brian Morgan	4				Ryan Day	3
																14	Paul Hunter	5
		Ryan Day	5
																16	Joe Swail	2
						16	Joe Swail	5
	24	Billy Snaddon	5			24	Billy Snaddon	1
											16	Joe Swail	5
	38	Ian McCulloch	3
											92	Ali Carter	1
						4	Stephen Hendry	2
	32	Quinten Hann	3			92	Ali Carter	5
																										7	Ken Doherty	7
	92	Ali Carter	5
																										12	Peter Ebdon	9
						3	John Higgins	5
	17	Steve Davis	5			17	Steve Davis	3
											3	John Higgins	4
		Mark Gray	0
											29	Drew Henry	5
						9	Fergal O'Brien	3
	29	Drew Henry	5			29	Drew Henry	5
																29	Drew Henry	5
	64	Steve James	4
																6	Matthew Stevens	4
						11	Anthony Hamilton	5
	20	Dominic Dale	3			55	David Roe	2
											11	Anthony Hamilton	0
	55	David Roe	5
											6	Matthew Stevens	5
						6	Matthew Stevens	5
	23	Nigel Bond	5			23	Nigel Bond	1
																					29	Drew Henry	4
	50	Alfie Burden	2
																					12	Peter Ebdon	6
						8	Alan McManus	5
	18	Jimmy White	3			100	Stephen Maguire	0
											8	Alan McManus	5
	100	Stephen Maguire	5
											10	John Parrott	1
						10	John Parrott	5
	21	Chris Small	5			21	Chris Small	2
																8	Alan McManus	2
	37	Bradley Jones	3
																12	Peter Ebdon	5
						12	Peter Ebdon	5
	19	Graeme Dott	5			19	Graeme Dott	3
											12	Peter Ebdon	5
		Antony Bolsover	2
											2	Mark Williams	2
						2	Mark Williams	5
	25	Darren Morgan	w/d			52	David Gray	4
	52	David Gray	w/o

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. AECC, Aberdeen, Scotland, 15 April 2001.
Peter Ebdon (12) England	9–7	Ken Doherty (7) Ireland
Afternoon: 66–67 (Ebdon 66, Doherty 59), 82–16 (60), 109–0 (55), 84–0 (84), 1–88 (88), 107–6 (79), 51–78, 0–76 Evening: 60–38, 35–62, 57–69, 73–0, 64–53, 24–87, 58–57 (Doherty 52), 62–23
84	Highest break	88
0	Century breaks	0
5	50+ breaks	3