2000 British Open

The 2000 British Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament, that was held from 1–8 October 2000 at the Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth, England.

British Open

Tournament information
Dates	1–8 October 2000
Venue	Plymouth Pavilions
City	Plymouth
Country	England
Organisation(s)	WPBSA
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£440,000
Final
Champion	Peter Ebdon
Runner-up	Jimmy White
Score	9–6
← Sep 1999 2001 →

Peter Ebdon won the tournament by defeating Jimmy White nine frames to six in the final. The defending champion, Stephen Hendry, was defeated by Alan McManus in the quarter-final.[1]

Main draw

[2][3]

	Last 48 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
	30	Terry Murphy	5			1	Stephen Hendry	5
		Stuart Bingham	3			30	Terry Murphy	2
											1	Stephen Hendry	5
												Robert Milkins	3
	28	Brian Morgan	0	16	Joe Swail	2
		Robert Milkins	5				Robert Milkins	5
																1	Stephen Hendry	2
															8	Alan McManus	5
	17	Steve Davis	5			9	Fergal O'Brien	3
		Kristján Helgason	4			17	Steve Davis	5
											17	Steve Davis	3
											8	Alan McManus	5
	26	Tony Drago	5	8	Alan McManus	5
		John Lardner	4			26	Tony Drago	4
																					8	Alan McManus	2
																					12	Peter Ebdon	6
	20	Dominic Dale	5			5	Stephen Lee	5
		Gary Wilkinson	3			20	Dominic Dale	3
											5	Stephen Lee	2
											12	Peter Ebdon	5
	19	Graeme Dott	5	12	Peter Ebdon	5
		Jonathan Birch	1			19	Graeme Dott	1
																12	Peter Ebdon	5
															4	Ronnie O'Sullivan	3
	29	Drew Henry	4			13	Dave Harold	5
		Shokat Ali	5				Shokat Ali	4
											13	Dave Harold	3
											4	Ronnie O'Sullivan	5
	32	Quinten Hann	5	4	Ronnie O'Sullivan	5
		Michael Holt	2			32	Quinten Hann	3
																										12	Peter Ebdon	9
																										18	Jimmy White	6
	25	Darren Morgan	3			3	John Higgins	5
		Anthony Davies	5				Anthony Davies	1
											3	John Higgins	4
											14	Paul Hunter	5
	24	Billy Snaddon	5	14	Paul Hunter	5
		Lee Walker	2			24	Billy Snaddon	4
																14	Paul Hunter	5
																Gary Ponting	4
	21	Chris Small	3			11	Anthony Hamilton	w/d
		Gary Ponting	5				Gary Ponting	w/o
												Gary Ponting	5
											6	Matthew Stevens	4
	23	Nigel Bond	0	6	Matthew Stevens	5
		David Gray	5				David Gray	2
																					14	Paul Hunter	2
																					18	Jimmy White	6
	18	Jimmy White	5			7	Ken Doherty	2
		Peter Lines	3			18	Jimmy White	5
											18	Jimmy White	5
											31	Joe Perry	2
	31	Joe Perry	5	10	John Parrott	2
		Troy Shaw	0			31	Joe Perry	5
																18	Jimmy White	5
															22	Mark King	4
	22	Mark King	5			15	Marco Fu	4
		Steve James	0			22	Mark King	5
											22	Mark King	5
											2	Mark Williams	3
	27	James Wattana	5	2	Mark Williams	5
		Andrew Higginson	4			27	James Wattana	4

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Alan Chamberlain Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth, England. 8 October 2000.[2]
Peter Ebdon  England	9–6	Jimmy White  England
Afternoon: 35–70 (59), 8–88, 93–7, 69–15, 37–69 (57), 64–0 (57), 15–67 (54), 94–0 (53) Evening: 34–59, 121–0 (80), 68–58 (63), 107–8 (50, 57), 7–76, 120–4 (120), 83–43
120	Highest break	59
1	Century breaks	0
7	50+ breaks	3

References

1. "British Open". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 2012-02-16. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
2. "British Open 2000". snooker.org. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
3. "British Open". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2018.