2001 Scottish Open (snooker)

The 2001 Regal Scottish Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 8–15 April 2001 at the AECC in Aberdeen, Scotland. It was the seventh and penultimate ranking event of the 2000/2001 season.

Regal Scottish Open

Tournament information
Dates	8–15 April 2001
Venue	AECC
City	Aberdeen
Country	Scotland
Organisation(s)	WPBSA
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£438,050
Winner's share	£62,000
Final
Champion	Peter Ebdon
Runner-up	Ken Doherty
Score	9–7
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Peter Ebdon won the title by defeating Ken Doherty 9–7 in the final. The defending champion, Ronnie O'Sullivan, was defeated by Mark Davis in the second round.[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
	26	Tony Drago	1			1	Ronnie O'Sullivan	1
	77	Mark Davis	5			77	Mark Davis	5
											77	Mark Davis	5
											22	Mark King	1
	22	Mark King	5	15	Marco Fu	4
	33	Jamie Burnett	2			22	Mark King	5
																77	Mark Davis	3
															7	Ken Doherty	5
	31	Joe Perry	2			13	Dave Harold	4
	46	Michael Judge	5			46	Michael Judge	5
											46	Michael Judge	3
											7	Ken Doherty	5
	27	James Wattana	5	7	Ken Doherty	5
		Munraj Pal	1			27	James Wattana	2
																					7	Ken Doherty	6
																					14	Paul Hunter	3
	30	Terry Murphy	1			5	Stephen Lee	4
		David McDonnell	5				David McDonnell	5
												David McDonnell	2
											14	Paul Hunter	5
	28	Brian Morgan	4	14	Paul Hunter	5
		Ryan Day	5				Ryan Day	3
																14	Paul Hunter	5
															16	Joe Swail	2
	24	Billy Snaddon	5			16	Joe Swail	5
	38	Ian McCulloch	3			24	Billy Snaddon	1
											16	Joe Swail	5
											92	Ali Carter	1
	32	Quinten Hann	3	4	Stephen Hendry	2
	92	Ali Carter	5			92	Ali Carter	5
																										7	Ken Doherty	7
																										12	Peter Ebdon	9
	17	Steve Davis	5			3	John Higgins	5
		Mark Gray	0			17	Steve Davis	3
											3	John Higgins	4
											29	Drew Henry	5
	29	Drew Henry	5	9	Fergal O'Brien	3
	64	Steve James	4			29	Drew Henry	5
																29	Drew Henry	5
															6	Matthew Stevens	4
	20	Dominic Dale	3			11	Anthony Hamilton	5
	55	David Roe	5			55	David Roe	2
											11	Anthony Hamilton	0
											6	Matthew Stevens	5
	23	Nigel Bond	5	6	Matthew Stevens	5
	50	Alfie Burden	2			23	Nigel Bond	1
																					29	Drew Henry	4
																					12	Peter Ebdon	6
	18	Jimmy White	3			8	Alan McManus	5
	100	Stephen Maguire	5			100	Stephen Maguire	0
											8	Alan McManus	5
											10	John Parrott	1
	21	Chris Small	5	10	John Parrott	5
	37	Bradley Jones	3			21	Chris Small	2
																8	Alan McManus	2
															12	Peter Ebdon	5
	19	Graeme Dott	5			12	Peter Ebdon	5
		Antony Bolsover	2			19	Graeme Dott	3
											12	Peter Ebdon	5
											2	Mark Williams	2
	25	Darren Morgan	w/d	2	Mark Williams	5
	52	David Gray	w/o			52	David Gray	4

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. AECC, Aberdeen, Scotland, 15 April 2001.[2]
Peter Ebdon (12)  England	9–7	Ken Doherty (7)  Ireland
Afternoon: 66–67 (Ebdon 66, Doherty 59), 82–16 (60), 109–0 (55), 84–0 (84), 1–88 (88), 107–6 (79), 51–78, 0–76 Evening: 60–38, 35–62, 57–69, 73–0, 64–53, 24–87, 58–57 (Doherty 52), 62–23
84	Highest break	88
0	Century breaks	0
5	50+ breaks	3

References

1. "Scottish Open". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 30 September 2010. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
2. "Regal Scottish Open 2001". Snooker.org. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
3. "Scottish Open". Snooker Scene. Retrieved 20 December 2017.