2000 Grand Prix (snooker)

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.

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

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

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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

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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  John Higgins5
25  Darren Morgan0  Paul Sweeny0
1  John Higgins5
  Paul Sweeny5
30  Terry Murphy3
11  Anthony Hamiltonw/d
30  Terry Murphy530  Terry Murphyw/o
1  John Higginsw/d
  Nick Dyson4
19  Graeme Dottw/o
13  Dave Harold4
19  Graeme Dott519  Graeme Dott5
19  Graeme Dott5
  Andy Hicks4
6  Matthew Stevens4
6  Matthew Stevens5
26  Tony Drago526  Tony Drago4
19  Graeme Dott3
  Marcus Campbell2
4  Ronnie O'Sullivan6
7  Ken Doherty5
20  Dominic Dale4  Patrick Wallace0
7  Ken Doherty5
  Patrick Wallace5
9  Fergal O'Brien3
9  Fergal O'Brien5
23  Nigel Bond2  Bradley Jones4
7  Ken Doherty0
  Bradley Jones5
4  Ronnie O'Sullivan5
10  John Parrott2
21  Chris Small2  Robert Milkins5
  Robert Milkins1
  Robert Milkins5
4  Ronnie O'Sullivan5
4  Ronnie O'Sullivan5
32  Quinten Hann532  Quinten Hann0
4  Ronnie O'Sullivan5
  Jason Prince2
2  Mark Williams9
3  Stephen Hendry2
28  Brian Morgan528  Brian Morgan5
28  Brian Morgan5
  Matt Wilson2
12  Peter Ebdon2
12  Peter Ebdon5
31  Joe Perry531  Joe Perry3
28  Brian Morgan3
  Jamie Burnett1
18  Jimmy White5
15  Marco Fu3
18  Jimmy White518  Jimmy White5
18  Jimmy White5
  Matthew Couch1
8  Alan McManus4
8  Alan McManus5
29  Drew Henry529  Drew Henry3
18  Jimmy White2
  Michael Judge0
2  Mark Williams6
5  Stephen Lee5
27  James Wattana2  Alfie Burden1
5  Stephen Lee4
  Alfie Burden5
14  Paul Hunter5
14  Paul Hunter5
17  Steve Davis517  Steve Davis2
14  Paul Hunter3
  Jimmy Michie4
2  Mark Williams5
16  Joe Swail4
22  Mark King522  Mark King5
22  Mark King1
  Eddie Manning2
2  Mark Williams5
2  Mark Williams5
24  Billy Snaddon524  Billy Snaddon3
  Paul McPhillips4

Final

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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

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

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