2000 Malta Grand Prix

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Malta Grand Prix
Tournament information
Dates20–27 February 2000 (2000-02-20 2000-02-27)
Venue Mediterranean Conference Centre
City Valletta
Country Malta
Organisation WPBSA
Format Ranking event
Total prize fund £290,000
Winner's share£50,000
Highest breakFlag of England.svg  Ronnie O'Sullivan  (ENG) (142)
Final
ChampionFlag of Ireland.svg  Ken Doherty  (IRL)
Runner-upFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Mark Williams  (WAL)
Score9–3
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The 2000 Malta Grand Prix was the sixth edition of the professional ranking snooker tournament which took place at the Mediterranean Conference Centre in Valletta, Malta. Qualifying for the event started on 3 January 2000 and the final stages took place between 20 and 27 February 2000.

Contents

Ken Doherty won the tournament, defeating Mark Williams 9–3 in the final. The highest break, a 142, was compiled by quarter-finalist Ronnie O'Sullivan in his last-16 match against Jimmy White.

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:

Wildcard round

MatchScore
WC1Flag of England.svg  Adrian Gunnell  (ENG)5–1Flag of Malta.svg  Alex Borg  (MLT)
WC2Flag of England.svg  Nick Dyson  (ENG)4–5Flag of Malta.svg  Joe Grech  (MLT)

Main draw

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
               
Flag of England.svg Alfie Burden 5
Flag of England.svg Mark King 4
Flag of England.svg Alfie Burden 2
Flag of Ireland.svg Ken Doherty 5
Flag of Ireland.svg Ken Doherty 5
Flag of England.svg Gary Wilkinson 1
Flag of Ireland.svg Ken Doherty 5
Flag of England.svg Ronnie O'Sullivan 2
Flag of Ireland.svg Stephen O'Connor 4
Flag of England.svg Jimmy White 5
Flag of England.svg Jimmy White 1
Flag of England.svg Ronnie O'Sullivan 5
Flag of England.svg Ronnie O'Sullivan 5
Flag of England.svg Rod Lawler 4
Flag of Ireland.svg Ken Doherty 6
Flag of England.svg Stephen Lee 4
Flag of England.svg Adrian Gunnell 0
Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Hendry 5
Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Hendry 5
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Matthew Stevens 3
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Matthew Stevens 5
Flag of England.svg Michael Holt 3
Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Hendry 2
Flag of England.svg Stephen Lee 5
Flag of England.svg Paul Hunter 3
Flag of England.svg Nigel Bond 5
Flag of England.svg Nigel Bond 4
Flag of England.svg Stephen Lee 5
Flag of England.svg Stephen Lee 5
Flag of England.svg David Gray 4
Flag of Ireland.svg Ken Doherty 9
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Williams 3
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Marco Fu 5
Flag of England.svg Peter Ebdon 3
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Marco Fu 5
Flag of Scotland.svg Alan McManus 4
Flag of Scotland.svg Alan McManus 5
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Dominic Dale 2
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Marco Fu 5
Flag of Scotland.svg John Higgins 3
Flag of Ireland.svg Fergal O'Brien 5
Flag of Scotland.svg Drew Henry 4
Flag of Ireland.svg Fergal O'Brien 3
Flag of Scotland.svg John Higgins 5
Flag of Scotland.svg John Higgins 5
Ulster Banner.svg Joe Swail 2
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Marco Fu 3
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Williams 6
Flag of Scotland.svg Billy Snaddon 3
Flag of England.svg John Parrott 5
Flag of England.svg John Parrott 5
Flag of England.svg Robert Milkins 4
Flag of England.svg Robert Milkins 5
Flag of England.svg Anthony Hamilton 4
Flag of England.svg John Parrott 1
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Williams 5
Flag of England.svg Steve Davis 5
Flag of England.svg Stuart Pettman 0
Flag of England.svg Steve Davis 2
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Williams 5
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Williams 5
Flag of Malta.svg Joe Grech 2

Qualifying

The three qualifying rounds took place between 3 and 14 January 2000, and were all played under a best-of-nine frames format.

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Century breaks

References

  1. "WWW Snooker: Rothmans Malta Grand Prix 2000".