2000 Grand Prix (snooker)

The 2000 Grand Prix was a professional snooker tournament and the second of eight WPBSA ranking events in the 2000/2001 season, following the British Open and preceding the UK Championship. It was held from 13 to 22 October 2000 at the Telford International Centre in Telford, England.

Grand Prix
Tournament information
Dates13–22 October 2000
VenueTelford International Centre
CityTelford
CountryEngland
Organisation(s)WPBSA
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£440,000
Winner's share£62,000
Highest break Brian Morgan (143)
Final
Champion Mark Williams
Runner-up Ronnie O'Sullivan
Score9–5
← 1999
2001 →

John Higgins was the defending champion, but he withdrew from his quarter-final match against Graeme Dott. Mark Williams won his 10th ranking title by defeating Ronnie O'Sullivan 9–5 in the final.

Tournament summary

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

Despite reaching the quarter-finals, Higgins withdrew from the tournament at the quarter-final stage, giving opponent Graeme Dott a walkover into the semi-finals. Higgins was angry that his quarter-final match with Dott was to fall on the same day as his brother's wedding, despite Higgins' claim he had been assured eight months previously no such clash was to take place. World Snooker insisted no such assurances were made.[1]

Main draw
  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
                                                         
25 Darren Morgan 0     1 John Higgins 5  
Paul Sweeny 5     Paul Sweeny 0  
  1 John Higgins 5  
  30 Terry Murphy 3  
30 Terry Murphy 5 11 Anthony Hamilton w/d
Nick Dyson 4     30 Terry Murphy w/o  
  1 John Higgins w/d  
  19 Graeme Dott w/o  
19 Graeme Dott 5     13 Dave Harold 4  
Andy Hicks 4     19 Graeme Dott 5  
  19 Graeme Dott 5
  6 Matthew Stevens 4  
26 Tony Drago 5 6 Matthew Stevens 5
Marcus Campbell 2     26 Tony Drago 4  
  19 Graeme Dott 3  
  4 Ronnie O'Sullivan 6  
20 Dominic Dale 4     7 Ken Doherty 5  
Patrick Wallace 5     Patrick Wallace 0  
  7 Ken Doherty 5
  9 Fergal O'Brien 3  
23 Nigel Bond 2 9 Fergal O'Brien 5
Bradley Jones 5     Bradley Jones 4  
  7 Ken Doherty 0
  4 Ronnie O'Sullivan 5  
21 Chris Small 2     10 John Parrott 2  
Robert Milkins 5     Robert Milkins 5  
  Robert Milkins 1
  4 Ronnie O'Sullivan 5  
32 Quinten Hann 5 4 Ronnie O'Sullivan 5
Jason Prince 2     32 Quinten Hann 0  
4 Ronnie O'Sullivan 5
2 Mark Williams 9
28 Brian Morgan 5     3 Stephen Hendry 2  
Matt Wilson 2     28 Brian Morgan 5  
  28 Brian Morgan 5  
  12 Peter Ebdon 2  
31 Joe Perry 5 12 Peter Ebdon 5
Jamie Burnett 1     31 Joe Perry 3  
  28 Brian Morgan 3  
  18 Jimmy White 5  
18 Jimmy White 5     15 Marco Fu 3  
Matthew Couch 1     18 Jimmy White 5  
  18 Jimmy White 5
  8 Alan McManus 4  
29 Drew Henry 5 8 Alan McManus 5
Michael Judge 0     29 Drew Henry 3  
  18 Jimmy White 2
  2 Mark Williams 6  
27 James Wattana 2     5 Stephen Lee 5  
Alfie Burden 5     Alfie Burden 1  
  5 Stephen Lee 4
  14 Paul Hunter 5  
17 Steve Davis 5 14 Paul Hunter 5
Jimmy Michie 4     17 Steve Davis 2  
  14 Paul Hunter 3
  2 Mark Williams 5  
22 Mark King 5     16 Joe Swail 4  
Eddie Manning 2     22 Mark King 5  
  22 Mark King 1
  2 Mark Williams 5  
24 Billy Snaddon 5 2 Mark Williams 5
Paul McPhillips 4     24 Billy Snaddon 3  

Final
Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Colin Brinded.
Telford International Centre, Telford, England, 22 October 2000.
Ronnie O'Sullivan (4)
 England		 5–9 Mark Williams (2)
 Wales
Afternoon: 68–56, 32–102 (101), 111–8 (71), 17–73 (73), 6–108 (108), 17–66, 12–69 (69), 26–60
Evening: 31–94 (50), 95–0 (95), 102–4 (56), 74–50 (50, 74), 1–74, 17–79 (56)
95 Highest break 108
0 Century breaks 2
4 50+ breaks 7
gollark: Randomly picking an answer is irrational if you want to find a true answer, say.
gollark: Well, I would say that something can only really be "rational" in terms of whether it's a good way to achieve some particular goal.
gollark: > random quoted words
gollark: We still pay attention to them a lot and treat them seriously.
gollark: I mean, they're mostly heuristics for stuff which vaguely made sense in the savannah 100000 years ago.

References
  1. "Higgins to withdraw from Grand Prix". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 February 2019.

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