2000 Irish Masters

Irish Masters

Tournament information
Dates	21–26 March 2000 (2000-03-21 – 2000-03-26)
Venue	Goffs
City	Kill
Country	Ireland
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Non-Ranking event
Final
Champion	John Higgins
Runner-up	Stephen Hendry
Score	9–4
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The 2000 Irish Masters was the twenty-sixth edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament, which took place from 21 to 26 March 2000. The tournament was played at Goffs in Kill, County Kildare, and featured twelve professional players.

John Higgins won the tournament for the first time, defeating Stephen Hendry 9‍–‍4 in the final. Higgins made a 147, the second maximum of his career in his quarter‑final win against Jimmy White. ^[1]

Main draw

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	Round 1 Best of 11 frames					Quarter-finals Best of 11 frames					Semi-finals Best of 11 frames					Final Best of 17 frames
						John Higgins		6
	Jimmy White		6			Jimmy White		4
	Stephen Lee		4								John Higgins		6
											Ronnie O'Sullivan		3
						Ronnie O'Sullivan		6
	Matthew Stevens		6			Matthew Stevens		4
	Ken Doherty		4													John Higgins		9
																Stephen Hendry		4
						Stephen Hendry		6
	Alan McManus		6			Alan McManus		2
	Fergal O'Brien		4								Stephen Hendry		6
											John Parrott		3
						John Parrott		6
	John Parrott		6			Mark Williams		3
	Steve Davis		1

References

1. Everton, Clive (25 March 2000). "Sport in brief: Snooker". The Guardian . p. S.11. Archived from the original on 14 February 2025. Retrieved 14 February 2025– via newspapers.com.
2. "Irish Masters". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
3. "2000 Irish Masters Results". Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2017.