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2000 World Snooker Championship

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Embassy World Snooker Championship
Tournament information
Dates15 April – 1 May 2000 (2000-04-15 – 2000-05-01)
VenueCrucible Theatre
CitySheffield
CountryEngland
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£1,460,000
Winner's share£240,000
Highest break Matthew Stevens (WAL) (143)
Final
Champion Mark Williams (WAL)
Runner-up Matthew Stevens (WAL)
Score18–16
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2001 →

The 2000 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 2000 Embassy World Snooker Championship for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 15 April and 1 May 2000 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England.

Stephen Hendry was the defending champion, but he lost in the first round 7–10 against Stuart Bingham.

Mark Williams won his first World title by defeating fellow Welsh player Matthew Stevens 18–16 in the final.[1]

Tournament summary

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  • In the final qualifying round Gary Wilkinson and Jason Ferguson set the record of the longest best-of-19-frames match at 11 hours and 38 minutes.[2]
  • The pre-tournament favourite Stephen Hendry[3] was eliminated in the first round by Crucible debutant Stuart Bingham (10–7).
  • Despite becoming the first player to make 5 centuries in a first round match at The Crucible, and outscoring his opponent, Ronnie O'Sullivan lost 9–10 to David Gray. This record was eventually equalled in 2020 when Mark Allen also made 5 centuries in his first round match.
  • Gray lost 1–13 to Dominic Dale with a session to spare, scoring just 208 points, a record low for a best-of-25 match.
  • Swail's place in the semi-finals ended Steve Davis' run in the elite top 16 – he had been in since 1980 including holding the world number one spot from 1983 to 1990.[4] Davis lost 11–13 to John Higgins in the second round. He later returned to the top 16 in 2003/2004.[4]
  • Higgins made a record 485 unanswered points in his quarter-final match against Anthony Hamilton.[5]
  • Mark Williams became only the third Welsh snooker player to win the world title, after Ray Reardon and Terry Griffiths, and the first since 1979.[6] Trailing 7–13 against fellow countryman Matthew Stevens in the final, Williams recorded a comeback to defeat Stevens 18–16 and win the title.[7]
  • John Newton refereed his first and only World final and retired from refereeing after the match.[8] This was also the first ever all-Welsh World final and remains the only one to-date.[9]

Prize fund

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The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[10][11]

Main draw

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Shown below are the results for each round. The numbers in parentheses beside some of the players are their seeding ranks (each championship has 16 seeds and 16 qualifiers).[10][12][13][14][15]

First round
Best of 19 frames		Second round
Best of 25 frames		Quarter-finals
Best of 25 frames		Semi-finals
Best of 33 frames		Final
Best of 35 frames
15 April
Scotland Stephen Hendry (1)7
21 & 22 April
England Stuart Bingham10
England Stuart Bingham9
19 & 20 April
England Jimmy White (16)13
England Jimmy White (16)10
25 & 26 April
Scotland Billy Snaddon7
England Jimmy White (16)7
17 & 18 April
Wales Matthew Stevens (9)13
Wales Matthew Stevens (9)10
23 & 24 April
Malta Tony Drago2
Wales Matthew Stevens (9)13
19 April
Scotland Alan McManus (8)4
Scotland Alan McManus (8)10
27, 28 & 29 April
England Nigel Bond7
Wales Matthew Stevens (9)17
18 April
Northern Ireland Joe Swail12
England John Parrott (5)10
22, 23 & 24 April
England Gary Wilkinson9
England John Parrott (5)12
15 & 16 April
Northern Ireland Joe Swail13
England Paul Hunter (12)6
25 & 26 April
Northern Ireland Joe Swail10
Northern Ireland Joe Swail13
16 & 17 April
Wales Dominic Dale9
England Peter Ebdon (13)6
20 & 21 April
Wales Dominic Dale10
Wales Dominic Dale13
16 & 17 April
England David Gray1
England Ronnie O'Sullivan (4)9
30 April & 1 May
England David Gray10
Wales Matthew Stevens (9)16
15 & 16 April
Wales Mark Williams (3)18
Wales Mark Williams (3)10
20 & 21 April
England John Read4
Wales Mark Williams (3)13
15 & 16 April
Scotland Drew Henry9
England Mark King (14)8
25 & 26 April
Scotland Drew Henry10
Wales Mark Williams (3)13
15 & 16 April
Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien (11)5
Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien (11)10
21 & 22 April
Scotland Chris Small8
Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien (11)13
18 & 19 April
England Stephen Lee (6)8
England Stephen Lee (6)10
27, 28 & 29 April
Iceland Kristján Helgason3
Wales Mark Williams (3)17
17 & 18 April
Scotland John Higgins (2)15
Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty (7)10
22, 23 & 24 April
Wales Darren Morgan3
Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty (7)12
17 April
England Anthony Hamilton (10)13
England Anthony Hamilton (10)10
25 & 26 April
Hong Kong Marco Fu4
England Anthony Hamilton (10)3
18 & 19 April
Scotland John Higgins (2)13
England Steve Davis (15)10
23 & 24 April
Scotland Graeme Dott6
England Steve Davis (15)11
19 & 20 April
Scotland John Higgins (2)13
Scotland John Higgins (2)10
England Dave Harold8
Final (Best of 35 frames) Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, 30 April & 1 May 2000. Referee: John Newton[16]
Matthew Stevens (9)
 Wales 		16–18 Mark Williams (3)
 Wales
62–50, 84–28, 33–56, 103–23, 18–65, 61–76, 0–123, 75–35, 64–24, 91–37, 59–21, 117–0, 114–7, 6–79, 73–22, 0–68, 133–0, 66–48, 0–106, 55–54, 0–81, 34–79, 46–71, 37–79, 33–77, 67–0, 6–75, 0–74, 120–16, 13–61, 66–70, 60–29, 8–76, 21–73 Century breaks: 7
(Stevens 5, Williams 2)

Highest break by Stevens: 120
Highest break by Williams: 123

62–50, 84–28, 33–56, 103–23, 18–65, 61–76, 0–123, 75–35, 64–24, 91–37, 59–21, 117–0, 114–7, 6–79, 73–22, 0–68, 133–0, 66–48, 0–106, 55–54, 0–81, 34–79, 46–71, 37–79, 33–77, 67–0, 6–75, 0–74, 120–16, 13–61, 66–70, 60–29, 8–76, 21–73
Wales Mark Williams wins the 2000 Embassy World Snooker Championship

Century breaks

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There were 54 centuries in the Championship.[17][18] The highest breaks were 143 made by Matthew Stevens in the televised stage and Nick Dyson in the qualifying stage.[10]

Qualifying

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The qualifying matches were held between 3 January and 20 March 2000 at the Newport Centre in Newport, Wales.

Round 1–2

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Round 1
(Best of 19 frames) 		Round 2
(Best of 19 frames)
England Stuart Bingham 10–4 Cyprus Mehmet Husnu England Stuart Bingham 10–8 England Ian McCulloch
New Zealand Dene O'Kane 10–5 England Barry Mapstone New Zealand Dene O'Kane 10–8 England Steve James
Republic of Ireland Colm Gilcreest 10–0 England Karl Burrows Republic of Ireland Colm Gilcreest 10–5 England Jimmy Michie
England Stefan Mazrocis 10–4 Scotland Hugh Abernethy England Stefan Mazrocis 10–5 Northern Ireland Jason Prince
England Ali Carter 10–6 Scotland Martin Dziewialtowski England Joe Perry 10–5 England Ali Carter
Thailand Noppadon Noppachorn 10–7 England Sean Storey Thailand Noppadon Noppachorn 10–6 Scotland Marcus Campbell
England Tony Jones 10–4 England Wayne Saidler Scotland Euan Henderson 10–4 England Tony Jones
England Sean Lanigan 10–8 Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor England Peter Lines 10–4 England Sean Lanigan
England Willie Thorne 10–6 England Adrian Gunnell England Jason Ferguson 10–7 England Willie Thorne
England Tony Knowles 10–8 Scotland Chris Shade England Dean Reynolds 10–4 England Tony Knowles
England Karl Broughton 10–8 Wales Gareth Chilcott England Bradley Jones 10–6 England Karl Broughton
Scotland Stephen Maguire 10–7 England Wayne Brown Scotland Stephen Maguire 10–4 England Nick Walker
Northern Ireland Patrick Wallace 10–8 England Matthew Street Northern Ireland Patrick Wallace 10–6 Northern Ireland Gerard Greene
England Stuart Pettman 10–5 England Mike Dunn England Stuart Pettman 10–8 England Alfie Burden
England Munraj Pal 10–8 Republic of Ireland Stephen O'Connor England David Gray 10–5 England Munraj Pal
England Lee Spick 10–8 England Nick Pearce England David Roe 10–5 England Lee Spick
England Mark Davis 10–9 Belgium Mario Geudens England John Read 10–4 England Mark Davis
Wales Ryan Day 10–6 England Steve Judd England Neal Foulds 10–9 Wales Ryan Day
England Leigh Griffin 10–6 England Jason Weston Scotland Drew Henry 10–6 England Leigh Griffin
Thailand Phaitoon Phonbun 10–6 Republic of Ireland David McDonnell England Matthew Couch 10–7 Thailand Phaitoon Phonbun
Scotland Craig MacGillivray 10–4 England Lee Richardson Wales Paul Davies 10–3 Scotland Craig MacGillivray
England Robert Milkins 10–8 England Michael Holt England Gary Ponting 10–8 England Robert Milkins
Iceland Kristján Helgason 10–2 Scotland John Lardner Iceland Kristján Helgason 10–5 England Joe Johnson
England Malcolm Bilclough 10–9 England Mark Gray England Rod Lawler 10–6 England Malcolm Bilclough
Republic of Ireland Michael Judge 10–8 Wales Wayne Jones Republic of Ireland Michael Judge 10–9 Wales Lee Walker
Wales Tony Chappel 10–6 England Paul Sweeny Wales Tony Chappel 10–7 England Martin Clark
Belgium Patrick Delsemme 10–4 Pakistan Shokat Ali Hong Kong Marco Fu 10–7 Belgium Patrick Delsemme
Scotland David McLellan 10–9 England Chris Scanlon England David Finbow 10–4 Scotland David McLellan
England Eddie Manning 10–9 England Troy Shaw England Eddie Manning 10–9 England Jonathan Birch
England Andrew Higginson 10–2 Republic of Ireland Leo Fernandez Canada Alain Robidoux 10–5 England Andrew Higginson
Wales Anthony Davies 10–9 England Nick Terry Wales Anthony Davies 10–2 England Mick Price
Wales Mark Bennett 10–1 England Nick Dyson Wales Mark Bennett 10–4 England Paul Wykes

Round 3–4

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Round 3
(Best of 19 frames) 		Round 4
(Best of 19 frames)
England Stuart Bingham 10–9 New Zealand Dene O'Kane England Stuart Bingham 10–9 Australia Quinten Hann
Republic of Ireland Colm Gilcreest 10–9 England Stefan Mazrocis Scotland Billy Snaddon 10–6 Republic of Ireland Colm Gilcreest
England Joe Perry 10–8 Thailand Noppadon Noppachorn Malta Tony Drago 10–8 England Joe Perry
Scotland Euan Henderson 10–8 England Peter Lines England Nigel Bond 10–5 Scotland Euan Henderson
England Jason Ferguson 10–8 England Dean Reynolds England Gary Wilkinson 10–9 England Jason Ferguson
Scotland Stephen Maguire 10–4 England Bradley Jones Northern Ireland Joe Swail 10–9 Scotland Stephen Maguire
Northern Ireland Patrick Wallace 10–4 England Stuart Pettman Wales Dominic Dale 10–8 Northern Ireland Patrick Wallace
England David Gray 10–3 England David Roe England David Gray 10–6 Thailand James Wattana
England John Read 10–5 England Neal Foulds England John Read 10–7 England Brian Morgan
Scotland Drew Henry 10–9 England Matthew Couch Scotland Drew Henry 10–3 Scotland Jamie Burnett
Wales Paul Davies 10–4 England Gary Ponting Scotland Chris Small 10–6 Wales Paul Davies
Iceland Kristján Helgason 10–9 England Rod Lawler Iceland Kristján Helgason 10–5 Northern Ireland Terry Murphy
Republic of Ireland Michael Judge 10–3 Wales Tony Chappel Wales Darren Morgan 10–7 Republic of Ireland Michael Judge
Hong Kong Marco Fu 10–7 England David Finbow Hong Kong Marco Fu 10–3 England Andy Hicks
England Eddie Manning 10–9 Canada Alain Robidoux Scotland Graeme Dott 10–3 England Eddie Manning
Wales Anthony Davies 10–6 England Mark Bennett England Dave Harold 10–7 Wales Anthony Davies

References

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