2000 Scottish Open (snooker)

2000 Regal Scottish Open

Tournament information
Dates	28 March – 9 April 2000 (2000-03-28 – 2000-04-09)
Venue	AECC
City	Aberdeen
Country	Scotland
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£400,000 [1]
Winner's share	£62,000 [2]
Highest break	Ronnie O'Sullivan  (ENG) (147) [2]
Final
Champion	Ronnie O'Sullivan  (ENG)
Runner-up	Mark Williams  (WAL)
Score	9–1
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The 2000 Scottish Open (officially the 2000 Regal Scottish Open) was a professional ranking snooker tournament, that took place between 28 March and 9 April 2000 at the AECC, Aberdeen, Scotland. ^{[1] [3]} Stephen Hendry, was the defending champion but he lost 2–5 in the last 16 to Matthew Stevens. ^[4]

Ronnie O'Sullivan won the tournament by defeating Mark Williams nine frames to one in the final. O'Sullivan made a 147 maximum break in frame four of his 5–4 victory over Quinten Hann in the last 32. Stephen Maguire had also made a 147 in the qualifying stages (not televised) so this marked the first time that two maximum breaks had been made in the same ranking tournament. ^[5]

Main draw

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	Last 64 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
	Stephen Hendry		5
	Lee Walker		0
						Stephen Hendry		5
						Craig Harrison		2
	Andy Hicks		4
	Craig Harrison		5
											Stephen Hendry		2
											Matthew Stevens		5
	Matthew Stevens		5
	Patrick Delsemme		1
						Matthew Stevens		5
						Steve James		1
	Brian Morgan		2
	Steve James		5
																Matthew Stevens		3
																Graeme Dott		5
	Fergal O'Brien		5
	Mark Gray		1
						Fergal O'Brien		5
						James Wattana		2
	James Wattana		5
	Peter Lines		2
											Fergal O'Brien		3
											Graeme Dott		5
	Stephen Lee		w/d
	Nick Dyson		w/o
						Nick Dyson		3
						Graeme Dott		5
	Graeme Dott		5
	Sean Storey		2
																					Graeme Dott		5
																					Ronnie O'Sullivan		6
	John Parrott		3
	Ali Carter		5
						Ali Carter		1
						Paul Davies		5
	Terry Murphy		3
	Paul Davies		5
											Paul Davies		1
											Dave Harold		5
	Steve Davis		5
	David McLellan		0
						Steve Davis		0
						Dave Harold		5
	Dave Harold		5
	Mick Price		3
																Dave Harold		1
																Ronnie O'Sullivan		5
	Jimmy White		4
	Marcus Campbell		5
						Marcus Campbell		5
						Ian Brumby		3
	Darren Morgan		3
	Ian Brumby		5
											Marcus Campbell		4
											Ronnie O'Sullivan		5
	Ronnie O'Sullivan		5
	Dave Finbow		4
						Ronnie O'Sullivan		5
						Quinten Hann		4
	Quinten Hann		5
	Wayne Brown		0
																										Ronnie O'Sullivan		9
																										Mark Williams		1
	Mark Williams		5
	John Lardner		1
						Mark Williams		5
						Kristján Helgason		3
	Jamie Burnett		3
	Kristján Helgason		5
											Mark Williams		5
											Mark King		4
	Mark King		5
	Drew Henry		3
						Mark King		5
						Alfie Burden		2
	Joe Swail		4
	Alfie Burden		5
																Mark Williams		5
																Anthony Hamilton		2
	Anthony Hamilton		5
	Karl Broughton		1
						Anthony Hamilton		5
						Chris Small		3
	Chris Small		5
	Rod Lawler		3
											Anthony Hamilton		5
											Ken Doherty		2
	Ken Doherty		5
	Ian McCulloch		2
						Ken Doherty		5
						Gary Wilkinson		2
	Gary Wilkinson		5
	Jonathan Birch		4
																					Mark Williams		6
																					Marco Fu		5
	Alan McManus		5
	Noppadon Noppachorn		0
						Alan McManus		4
						Marco Fu		5
	Tony Drago		2
	Marco Fu		5
											Marco Fu		5
											Gary Ponting		0
	Paul Hunter		2
	Gary Ponting		5
						Gary Ponting		5
						Billy Snaddon		0
	Billy Snaddon		5
	Joe Perry		2
																Marco Fu		5
																John Higgins		3
	Peter Ebdon		5
	Stuart Pettman		0
						Peter Ebdon		5
						Dominic Dale		3
	Dominic Dale		5
	Hugh Abernethy		0
											Peter Ebdon		1
											John Higgins		5
	John Higgins		5
	Anthony Davies		2
						John Higgins		5
						Martin Clark		1
	Nigel Bond		2
	Martin Clark		5

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. AECC, Aberdeen, Scotland. 9 April 2000. [1]
Ronnie O'Sullivan   England	9–1	Mark Williams   Wales
Afternoon: 75–68 (O'Sullivan 59 + re-spotted black, Williams 68), 85–5 (65), 69–0, 75–13, 65–53 (60), 24–69, 76–48 (67), 79–32 (69) Evening: 71–0 (57), 94–1 (58)
69	Highest break	68
0	Century breaks	0
7	50+ breaks	1

References

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3. Layton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 177.
4. "Scottish Open". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
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