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.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 18 November – 3 December 2000 |
| Venue | Bournemouth International Centre |
| City | Bournemouth |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking 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) |
| Score | 10–4 |
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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
editDefending 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
editThe breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
- Winner: £78,000
- Runner-up: £41,000
- Total: £440,000
Main draw
editFinal
edit| Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: John Williams. Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth, England, 3 December 2000. | ||
| Mark Williams (1) |
4–10 | John Higgins (2) |
| 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
editRound of 160 Best of 9 frames
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Round of 128 Best of 9 frames
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Round of 96 Best of 9 frames
Round of 64 Best of 11 frames
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "UK Championship". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 2013-01-24. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool Victoria UK Championship 2000". Snooker.org. Retrieved 30 April 2011.