2001 World Snooker Championship

The 2001 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 2001 Embassy World Snooker Championship for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 21 April and 7 May 2001 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. The tournament was sponsored by cigarette manufacturer Embassy.

Embassy World Snooker Championship
Tournament information
Dates21 April – 7 May 2001
VenueCrucible Theatre
CitySheffield
CountryEngland
Organisation(s)WPBSA
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£1,532,000
Winner's share£250,000
Highest break Joe Swail (140)
Final
Champion Ronnie O'Sullivan
Runner-up John Higgins
Score18–14
← 2000
2002 →

Defending champion Mark Williams lost in the second round 12–13 against Joe Swail, and became the latest first-time champion to fall to the Crucible curse, being unable to defend his first World title.

Ronnie O'Sullivan won his first World title by defeating John Higgins 18–14 in the final.

Tournament summary
  • Both Steve Davis and Jimmy White failed to qualify for the championship for the first time since their World Championship debuts, in 1979 and 1981 respectively.[1][2] They were both eliminated in the final qualifying round; Davis lost 6–10 against Andy Hicks and White lost 7–10 against Michael Judge.[3]
  • Patrick Wallace reached the quarter-finals of the championship on his debut, however he never qualified for the main draw again.[4]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[5]

  • Winner: £250,000
  • Runner-up: £147,000
  • Semi-final: £73,000
  • Quarter-final: £36,500
  • Last 16: £20,000
  • Last 32: £14,000
  • Last 48: £10,500
  • Last 64: £6,600
  • Last 96: £4,000
  • Last 128: £1,100
  • Highest break: £20,000
  • Maximum break: £147,000
  • Total: £1,532,000

Main draw

Shown below are the results for each round. The numbers in parentheses beside some of the players are their seeding ranks (each championship has 16 seeds and 16 qualifiers).[6][7][8]

First round Second round Quarter-finals Semi-finals
Best of 19 frames Best of 25 frames Best of 25 frames Best of 33 frames
                           
21 April[9]            
  Mark Williams (1)  10
26, 27 & 28 April[10]
  Billy Snaddon  4  
  Mark Williams (1)  12
25 April[9]
    Joe Swail (16)  13  
  Joe Swail (16)  10
1 & 2 May[11]
  Sean Storey  9  
  Joe Swail (16)  13
24 April[9]
    Patrick Wallace  11  
  Fergal O'Brien (9)  8
29 & 30 April[10]
  Mark King  10  
  Mark King  5
23 & 24 April[9]
    Patrick Wallace  13  
  Alan McManus (8)  2
3, 4 & 5 May[12]
  Patrick Wallace  10  
  Joe Swail (16)  11
25 & 26 April[9]
    Ronnie O'Sullivan (4)  17
  Stephen Lee (5)  10
28, 29 & 30 April[10]
  Nigel Bond  3  
  Stephen Lee (5)  12
22 & 23 April[9]
    Peter Ebdon (12)  13  
  Peter Ebdon (12)  10
1 & 2 May[11]
  James Wattana  8  
  Peter Ebdon (12)  6
21 & 22 April[9]
    Ronnie O'Sullivan (4)  13  
  Dave Harold (13)  10
27 & 28 April[10]
  Quinten Hann  5  
  Dave Harold (13)  6
22 & 23 April[9]
    Ronnie O'Sullivan (4)  13  
  Ronnie O'Sullivan (4)  10
  Andy Hicks  2  
25 & 26 April[9]            
  Stephen Hendry (3)  10
29 & 30 April[10]
  Mark Davis  5  
  Stephen Hendry (3)  13
21 & 22 April[9]
    Paul Hunter (14)  5  
  Paul Hunter (14)  10
1 & 2 May[11]
  David Roe  6  
  Stephen Hendry (3)  5
21 & 22 April
    Matthew Stevens (6)  13  
  Anthony Hamilton (11)  10
26 & 27 April[10]
  Marcus Campbell  4  
  Anthony Hamilton (11)  5
21 & 22 April[9]
    Matthew Stevens (6)  13  
  Matthew Stevens (6)  10
3, 4 & 5 May[13]
  Tony Drago  1  
  Matthew Stevens (6)  15
23 April[9]
    John Higgins (2)  17
  Ken Doherty (7)  10
27 & 28 April[10]
  Nick Dyson  7  
  Ken Doherty (7)  13
23 & 24 April[9]
    Michael Judge  7  
  John Parrott (10)  6
1 & 2 May[11]
  Michael Judge  10  
  Ken Doherty (7)  6
24 & 25 April[9]
    John Higgins (2)  13  
  Marco Fu (15)  8
28, 29 & 30 April[10]
  Chris Small  10  
  Chris Small  8
24 & 25 April[9]
    John Higgins (2)  13  
  John Higgins (2)  10
  Graeme Dott  4  
Final (Best of 35 frames) Crucible Theatre, Sheffield. 6 & 7 May 2001.[14] Referee: Eirian Williams.[15]
Ronnie O'Sullivan (4)
 England		 18–14 John Higgins (2)
 Scotland
92–41, 0–92, 81–0, 79–0, 56–47, 0–135, 90–28, 71–0, 49–72, 49–36, 2–53, 50–68, 99–0, 100–12, 22–108, 99–0, 81–26, 12–78, 139–0, 85–0, 133–0, 33–65, 21–67, 0–98, 19–68, 68–0, 78–43, 8–67, 5–101, 68–60, 69–71, 80–45 Century breaks: 4
(O'Sullivan 2, Higgins 2)

Highest break by O'Sullivan: 139
Highest break by Higgins: 135

 92–41, 0–92, 81–0, 79–0, 56–47, 0–135, 90–28, 71–0, 49–72, 49–36, 2–53, 50–68, 99–0, 100–12, 22–108, 99–0, 81–26, 12–78, 139–0, 85–0, 133–0, 33–65, 21–67, 0–98, 19–68, 68–0, 78–43, 8–67, 5–101, 68–60, 69–71, 80–45
Ronnie O'Sullivan wins the 2001 Embassy World Snooker Championship

Qualifying

The qualifying matches were held between 20 February and 4 March 2001 at the Newport Centre in Newport, Wales.

Round 1
Best of 19 frames
Hasimu Tuerxun10–3 Lasse Münstermann
Tom Ford10–2 Charoen Phorat
Ricky Walden10–5 David McDonnell
Shailesh Jogia10–9 Shaun Murphy
Bob Chaperon10–6 Ian Hurdman
Darryn Walker10–3 Eddie Barker
Lee Spick10–7 Michael Rhodes
Neil Robertson10–7 Paul Davison

Round 2–4
Round 2
(Best of 19 frames)		 Round 3
(Best of 19 frames)		 Round 4
(Best of 19 frames)
Hugh Abernethy 10–4 Hasimu Tuerxun Hugh Abernethy 10–8 Jason Prince Rod Lawler 10–4 Hugh Abernethy
Nick Dyson 10–7 Ian Brumby Nick Dyson 10–8 Mark Gray Nick Dyson 10–7 Steve James
Tony Knowles 10–4 Colm Gilcreest Tony Knowles 10–9 Dene O'Kane Jimmy Michie 10–2 Tony Knowles
Jason Weston 10–8 Lee Richardson Nick Pearce 10–6 Jason Weston Alain Robidoux 10–6 Nick Pearce
Tom Ford 10–4 Scott Mackenzie Barry Pinches 10–5 Tom Ford Barry Pinches 10–5 Dave Finbow
Craig Harrison w/o–w/d Barry Pinches Neal Foulds 10–9 Craig Harrison] Jamie Burnett 10–5 Neal Foulds
Farhan Mirza 10–8 Craig Roper Shokat Ali 10–3 Farhan Mirza Shokat Ali 10–7 Stuart Bingham
Jeff Cundy 10–6 Ricky Walden Mark Davis 10–3 Jeff Cundy Mark Davis 10–4 Peter Lines
Stephen Maguire 10–3 Troy Shaw Stephen Maguire 10–3 John Lardner Stephen Maguire 10–2 Stuart Pettman
Sean Storey 10–6 Wayne Saidler Sean Storey 10–2 Stephen O'Connor Sean Storey 10–8 Gary Ponting
Barry Hawkins w/o–w/d Mark Bennett Barry Hawkins 10–8 Robert Milkins Bradley Jones 10–8 Barry Hawkins
Noppadon Noppachorn 10–8 Anthony Bolsover Noppadon Noppachorn 10–5 Mike Dunn Noppadon Noppachorn 10–9 Paul Wykes
Munraj Pal 10–2 Alan Burnett Munraj Pal 10–3 Mick Price Anthony Davies 10–6 Munraj Pal
Paul McPhillips 10–7 Shailesh Jogia Paul McPhillips 10–6 Tony Jones Michael Judge 10–1 Paul McPhillips
Bjorn Haneveer 10–4 Richard King Bjorn Haneveer 10–2 Darren Clarke Bjorn Haneveer 10–4 Jason Ferguson
Craig Butler 10–9 Ryan Day Craig Butler 10–7 Karl Broughton Craig Butler 10–6 Lee Walker
Patrick Delsemme w/o–w/d Gareth Chilcott Patrick Delsemme 10–8 Leigh Griffin Patrick Delsemme 10–3 Gerard Greene
Stefan Mazrocis 10–4 Mehmet Husnu Steve Judd 10–8 Stefan Mazrocis Alfie Burden 10–2 Steve Judd
Jason Barton 10–7 Chris Shade Jason Barton 10–8 Tony Chappel Gary Wilkinson 10–5 Jason Barton
Andrew Higginson 10–7 Bob Chaperon Andrew Higginson 10–8 Adrian Gunnell Michael Holt 10–5 Andrew Higginson
Philip Williams 10–5 Mario Wehrmann Philip Williams 10–8 Paul Sweeny Andy Hicks 10–8 Philip Williams
Eddie Manning 10–9 Mike Hallett Wayne Brown 10–8 Eddie Manning Euan Henderson 10–3 Wayne Brown
Darryn Walker 10–4 Wayne Jones Darryn Walker 10–9 Phaitoon Phonbun Jonathan Birch 10–8 Darryn Walker
Stuart Mann 10–5 Peter McCullagh Stuart Mann 10–9 Martin Dziewialtowski Stuart Mann 10–2 Matthew Couch
James Reynolds 10–9 Joe Delaney Dean Reynolds 10–7 James Reynolds David Roe 10–8 Dean Reynolds
Karl Burrows w/o–w/d Nick Terry Karl Burrows 10–3 Craig MacGillivray Karl Burrows 10–7 John Read
Robin Hull 10–7 Barry Mapstone Ali Carter 10–4 Robin Hull Marcus Campbell 10–8 Ali Carter
Lee Spick 10–3 Matt Wilson Kristján Helgason 10–7 Lee Spick David Gray 10–4 Kristján Helgason
Neil Robertson 10–9 David McLellan Neil Robertson 10–9 Mark Fenton Ian McCulloch 10–8 Neil Robertson
Somporn Kathawung 10–4 Graham Lee Somporn Kathawung 10–6 Willie Thorne Joe Johnson 10–2 Somporn Kathawung
Simon Bedford 10–5 Da Hailin Simon Bedford 10–8 Leo Fernandez Simon Bedford 10–3 Paul Davies
Mark Selby 10–4 Stuart Reardon Nick Walker 10–9 Mark Selby Patrick Wallace 10–2 Nick Walker

Round 5–6

[6]

Round 5
(Best of 19 frames)		 Round 6
(Best of 19 frames)
Nick Dyson 10–8 Rod Lawler Nick Dyson 10–9 Brian Morgan
Jimmy Michie 10–7 Alain Robidoux Nigel Bond 10–6 Jimmy Michie
Barry Pinches 10–5 Jamie Burnett Chris Small 10–8 Barry Pinches
Mark Davis 10–5 Shokat Ali Mark Davis 10–9 Dominic Dale
Sean Storey 10–5 Stephen Maguire Sean Storey 10–9 Terry Murphy
Bradley Jones 10–2 Noppadon Noppachorn Mark King 10–6 Bradley Jones
Michael Judge 10–9 Anthony Davies Michael Judge 10–7 Jimmy White
Bjorn Haneveer 10–7 Craig Butler Graeme Dott 10–8 Bjorn Haneveer
Patrick Delsemme 10–7 Alfie Burden Quinten Hann 10–3 Patrick Delsemme
Michael Holt 10–5 Gary Wilkinson Billy Snaddon 10–6 Michael Holt
Andy Hicks 10–9 Euan Henderson Andy Hicks 10–6 Steve Davis
Jonathan Birch 10–6 Stuart Mann James Wattana 10–5 Jonathan Birch
David Roe 10–8 Karl Burrows David Roe 10–8 Darren Morgan
Marcus Campbell 10–9 David Gray Marcus Campbell 10–5 Drew Henry
Ian McCulloch 10–4 Joe Johnson Tony Drago 10–9 Ian McCulloch
Patrick Wallace 10–9 Simon Bedford Patrick Wallace 10–4 Joe Perry

Century breaks

There were 53 century breaks in the Championship.[16] The highest break of the tournament was 140 made by Joe Swail.[6][17]

References
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