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2000 UK Championship

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2000 Liverpool Victoria UK Championship
Tournament information
Dates18 November – 3 December 2000 (2000-11-18 – 2000-12-03)
VenueBournemouth International Centre
CityBournemouth
CountryEngland
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£440,000
Winner's share£78,000
Highest break Quinten Hann (AUS) (141)
Final
Champion John Higgins (SCO)
Runner-up Mark Williams (WAL)
Score10–4
1999
2001

The 2000 UK Championship (officially the 2000 Liverpool Victoria UK Championship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place at the Bournemouth International Centre in Bournemouth, England. The event started on 18 November 2000 and the televised stages were shown on BBC between 25 November and 3 December 2000. Nick Dyson made a maximum break in the qualifying stage against Robert Milkins.

John Higgins won in the final 10–4 against Mark Williams.[1]

This was to be the last UK Championship to be held in Bournemouth, where the event was hosted since the 1998. From 2001 onwards it was hosted in York.[1]

Tournament summary

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Defending champion and World Champion Mark Williams was the number 1 seed. The remaining places were allocated to players based on the world rankings.

Prize money

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

  • Winner: £78,000
  • Runner-up: £41,000
  • Total: £440,000

Main draw

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Last 48
Best of 17 frames
Last 32
Best of 17 frames
Last 16
Best of 17 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 17 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 17 frames
Final
Best of 19 frames
1Wales Mark Williams9
26Malta Tony Drago926Malta Tony Drago1
1Wales Mark Williams9
51England Rod Lawler7
15Hong Kong Marco Fu3
15Hong Kong Marco Fu9
23England Nigel Bond923England Nigel Bond2
1Wales Mark Williams9
97England Barry Pinches7
9Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien2
9Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien9
18England Jimmy White6114England Nick Dyson2
9Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien9
114England Nick Dyson9
6Wales Matthew Stevens8
6Wales Matthew Stevens9
21Scotland Chris Small921Scotland Chris Small5
1Wales Mark Williams9
82England Mark Gray3
4England Ronnie O'Sullivan4
7Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty5
25Wales Darren Morgan758Northern Ireland Gerard Greene9
58Northern Ireland Gerard Greene0
58Northern Ireland Gerard Greene9
32Australia Quinten Hann9
16Northern Ireland Joe Swail7
32Australia Quinten Hann932Australia Quinten Hann9
32Australia Quinten Hann5
88England Adrian Gunnell7
4England Ronnie O'Sullivan9
13England Dave Harold9
19Scotland Graeme Dott919Scotland Graeme Dott7
13England Dave Harold5
73England Neal Foulds8
4England Ronnie O'Sullivan9
4England Ronnie O'Sullivan9
24Scotland Billy Snaddon541England Jimmy Michie2
1Wales Mark Williams4
41England Jimmy Michie9
2Scotland John Higgins10
3Scotland Stephen Hendry9
17England Steve Davis917England Steve Davis5
3Scotland Stephen Hendry9
37England Bradley Jones5
46Republic of Ireland Michael Judge6
14England Paul Hunter6
30Northern Ireland Terry Murphy346Republic of Ireland Michael Judge9
3Scotland Stephen Hendry9
46Republic of Ireland Michael Judge9
5England Stephen Lee8
10England John Parrott2
28England Brian Morgan928England Brian Morgan9
28England Brian Morgan7
44England Jonathan Birch1
5England Stephen Lee9
5England Stephen Lee9
31England Joe Perry931England Joe Perry7
3Scotland Stephen Hendry4
74Iceland Kristján Helgason6
2Scotland John Higgins9
8Scotland Alan McManus5
29Scotland Drew Henry929Scotland Drew Henry9
29Scotland Drew Henry9
43England Stuart Bingham8
20Wales Dominic Dale4
11England Anthony Hamilton2
20Wales Dominic Dale920Wales Dominic Dale9
29Scotland Drew Henry6
59Northern Ireland Patrick Wallace3
2Scotland John Higgins9
12England Peter Ebdon9
22England Mark King922England Mark King4
12England Peter Ebdon4
39England Dave Finbow5
2Scotland John Higgins9
2Scotland John Higgins9
27Thailand James Wattana652England David Gray6
52England David Gray9

Final

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Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: John Williams.
Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth, England, 3 December 2000.
Mark Williams (1)
 Wales
4–10 John Higgins (2)
 Scotland
Afternoon: 17–74 (73), 0–131 (131), 73–0 (73), 32–94 (54), 0–108 (108), 47–71 (55), 0–115 (115), 117–0 (117)
Evening: 0–80, 15–67, 0–105 (76), 75–13 (51), 81–8 (51), 46–76
117 Highest break 131
1 Century breaks 3
4 50+ breaks 7

Qualifying

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Round of 160 Best of 9 frames

Round of 128 Best of 9 frames

Round of 96 Best of 9 frames

Round of 64 Best of 11 frames

References

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  1. ^ a b Turner, Chris. "UK Championship". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
  2. ^ "UK Championship". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 2013-01-24. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Liverpool Victoria UK Championship 2000". Snooker.org. Retrieved 30 April 2011.