2000 Welsh Open (snooker)

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2000 Regal Welsh Open
Tournament information
Dates24–30 January 2000 (2000-01-24 2000-01-30)
Venue Cardiff International Arena
City Cardiff
Country Wales
Organisation WPBSA
Format Ranking event
Total prize fund £401,250
Winner's share£62,000
Highest breakFlag of England.svg  Ronnie O'Sullivan  (ENG) (141)
Final
ChampionFlag of Scotland.svg  John Higgins  (SCO)
Runner-upFlag of England.svg  Stephen Lee  (ENG)
Score9–8
1999
2001

The 2000 Welsh Open (officially the 2000 Regal Welsh Open) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 24 and 30 January 2000 at the Cardiff International Arena in Cardiff, Wales.

Contents

Mark Williams was the defending champion, but he lost his last 16 match against Matthew Stevens.

John Higgins defeated Stephen Lee 9–8 in the final to win his 13th ranking title.

Tournament summary

Defending champion Mark Williams was the number 1 seed with World Champion Stephen Hendry seeded 2. The remaining places were allocated to players based on the world rankings.

Main draw

[1] [2]

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
                  
1 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Williams 5
61 Flag of England.svg Alfie Burden 0
1 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Williams 5
28 Ulster Banner.svg Joe Swail 1
28 Ulster Banner.svg Joe Swail 5
Flag of England.svg Nick Dyson 3
1 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Williams 4
9 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Matthew Stevens 5
19 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Dominic Dale 5
96 Flag of England.svg Troy Shaw 3
19 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Dominic Dale 3
9 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Matthew Stevens 5
9 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Matthew Stevens 5
34 Flag of England.svg Joe Perry 1
9 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Matthew Stevens 2
6 Flag of England.svg Stephen Lee 5
12 Flag of England.svg Paul Hunter 5
69 Flag of Pakistan.svg Shokat Ali 2
12 Flag of England.svg Paul Hunter 5
82 Flag of Scotland.svg Martin Dziewialtowski 3
23 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Darren Morgan 1
82 Flag of Scotland.svg Martin Dziewialtowski 5
12 Flag of England.svg Paul Hunter 4
6 Flag of England.svg Stephen Lee 5
25 Flag of Scotland.svg Graeme Dott 5
57 Flag of England.svg Mick Price 2
25 Flag of Scotland.svg Graeme Dott 2
6 Flag of England.svg Stephen Lee 5
6 Flag of England.svg Stephen Lee 5
60 Flag of England.svg David Gray 4
6 Flag of England.svg Stephen Lee 6
16 Flag of England.svg Jimmy White 5
8 Flag of Scotland.svg Alan McManus 4
39 Flag of England.svg Ian McCulloch 5
39 Flag of England.svg Ian McCulloch 5
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Fenton 2
26 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Quinten Hann w/d
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Fentonw/o
39 Flag of England.svg Ian McCulloch 5
35 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Marco Fu 2
24 Flag of Scotland.svg Billy Snaddon 0
73 Flag of England.svg Leigh Griffin 5
73 Flag of England.svg Leigh Griffin 0
35 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Marco Fu 5
14 Flag of England.svg Mark King 3
35 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Marco Fu 5
39 Flag of England.svg Ian McCulloch 1
16 Flag of England.svg Jimmy White 5
16 Flag of England.svg Jimmy White 5
49 Flag of England.svg Gary Ponting 0
16 Flag of England.svg Jimmy White 5
32 Flag of England.svg Andy Hicks 2
32 Flag of England.svg Andy Hicks 5
51 Flag of England.svg Rod Lawler 2
16 Flag of England.svg Jimmy White 5
4 Flag of England.svg Ronnie O'Sullivan 2
29 Flag of England.svg Gary Wilkinson 1
68 Flag of England.svg Stuart Pettman 5
68 Flag of England.svg Stuart Pettman 3
4 Flag of England.svg Ronnie O'Sullivan 5
4 Flag of England.svg Ronnie O'Sullivan 5
56 Flag of England.svg Paul Wykes 0
6 Flag of England.svg Stephen Lee 8
3 Flag of Scotland.svg John Higgins 9
3 Flag of Scotland.svg John Higgins 5
80 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Anthony Davies 3
3 Flag of Scotland.svg John Higgins 5
93 Flag of England.svg Stuart Bingham 0
21 Flag of England.svg Nigel Bond 1
93 Flag of England.svg Stuart Bingham 5
3 Flag of Scotland.svg John Higgins 5
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ryan Day 1
30 Ulster Banner.svg Terry Murphy 2
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ryan Day 5
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ryan Day 5
15 Flag of England.svg Steve Davis 4
15 Flag of England.svg Steve Davis 5
59 Flag of England.svg Joe Johnson 4
3 Flag of Scotland.svg John Higgins 5
33 Flag of England.svg Bradley Jones 1
10 Flag of England.svg Anthony Hamilton 4
63 Flag of England.svg Jimmy Michie 5
63 Flag of England.svg Jimmy Michie 2
33 Flag of England.svg Bradley Jones 5
27 Flag of Scotland.svg Jamie Burnett 1
33 Flag of England.svg Bradley Jones 5
33 Flag of England.svg Bradley Jones 5
45 Flag of Scotland.svg Drew Henry 0
18 Flag of Scotland.svg Chris Small 3
58 Flag of England.svg David Roe 5
58 Flag of England.svg David Roe 2
45 Flag of Scotland.svg Drew Henry 5
5 Flag of England.svg John Parrott 3
45 Flag of Scotland.svg Drew Henry 5
3 Flag of Scotland.svg John Higgins 6
13 Flag of England.svg Peter Ebdon 4
7 Flag of Ireland.svg Ken Doherty 5
89 Flag of Scotland.svg Craig MacGillivray 1
7 Flag of Ireland.svg Ken Doherty 5
20 Flag of Malta.svg Tony Drago 3
20 Flag of Malta.svg Tony Drago 5
Flag of Thailand.svg Noppadon Noppachorn 1
7 Flag of Ireland.svg Ken Doherty 4
13 Flag of England.svg Peter Ebdon 5
31 Flag of England.svg Brian Morgan 5
90 Flag of England.svg Darren Clarke 3
31 Flag of England.svg Brian Morgan 3
13 Flag of England.svg Peter Ebdon 5
13 Flag of England.svg Peter Ebdon 5
53 Flag of England.svg Jonathan Birch 1
13 Flag of England.svg Peter Ebdon 5
11 Flag of Ireland.svg Fergal O'Brien 2
11 Flag of Ireland.svg Fergal O'Brien 5
42 Flag of England.svg Peter Lines 2
11 Flag of Ireland.svg Fergal O'Brien 5
17 Flag of England.svg Dave Harold 4
17 Flag of England.svg Dave Harold 5
Flag of England.svg Nick Terry 1
11 Flag of Ireland.svg Fergal O'Brien 5
22 Flag of Thailand.svg James Wattana 0
22 Flag of Thailand.svg James Wattana 5
Flag of England.svg Mike Dunn 0
22 Flag of Thailand.svg James Wattana 5
50 Flag of England.svg Jason Ferguson 2
2 Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Hendry 3
50 Flag of England.svg Jason Ferguson 5

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Eirian Williams.
Cardiff International Arena, Cardiff, Wales, 30 January 2000.
Stephen Lee (6)
Flag of England.svg  England
8–9 John Higgins (3)
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Afternoon: 17–102 (101), 129–0 (129), 78–43, 74–36, 0–129 (77, 52), 1–74 (52), 68–54 (50), 7–83 (83)
Evening:71–28, 46–94, 70–61 (Higgins 56, Lee 64), 81–67 (Higgins 67), 34–86 (63), 78–42 (71), 13–113 (54, 59), 0–100 (100), 8–65
129Highest break101
1Century breaks2
450+ breaks11

Century breaks

References

  1. "WWW Snooker: Regal Welsh Open 2000". www.snooker.org.
  2. "WWW Snooker: 1999/2000 Embassy World Rankings". www.snooker.org.