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.

2000 Liverpool Victoria UK Championship
Tournament information
Dates18 November – 3 December 2000 (2000-11-18 – 2000-12-03)
VenueBournemouth International Centre
CityBournemouth
CountryEngland
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatRanking 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)
Score10–4
1999
2001

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

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Defending 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

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

  • Winner: £78,000
  • Runner-up: £41,000
  • Total: £440,000

Main draw

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Last 48
Best of 17 frames
Last 32
Best of 17 frames
Last 16
Best of 17 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 17 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 17 frames
Final
Best of 19 frames
1  Mark Williams9
26  Tony Drago926  Tony Drago1
1  Mark Williams9
51  Rod Lawler7
15  Marco Fu3
15  Marco Fu9
23  Nigel Bond923  Nigel Bond2
1  Mark Williams9
97  Barry Pinches7
9  Fergal O'Brien2
9  Fergal O'Brien9
18  Jimmy White6114  Nick Dyson2
9  Fergal O'Brien9
114  Nick Dyson9
6  Matthew Stevens8
6  Matthew Stevens9
21  Chris Small921  Chris Small5
1  Mark Williams9
82  Mark Gray3
4  Ronnie O'Sullivan4
7  Ken Doherty5
25  Darren Morgan758  Gerard Greene9
58  Gerard Greene0
58  Gerard Greene9
32  Quinten Hann9
16  Joe Swail7
32  Quinten Hann932  Quinten Hann9
32  Quinten Hann5
88  Adrian Gunnell7
4  Ronnie O'Sullivan9
13  Dave Harold9
19  Graeme Dott919  Graeme Dott7
13  Dave Harold5
73  Neal Foulds8
4  Ronnie O'Sullivan9
4  Ronnie O'Sullivan9
24  Billy Snaddon541  Jimmy Michie2
1  Mark Williams4
41  Jimmy Michie9
2  John Higgins10
3  Stephen Hendry9
17  Steve Davis917  Steve Davis5
3  Stephen Hendry9
37  Bradley Jones5
46  Michael Judge6
14  Paul Hunter6
30  Terry Murphy346  Michael Judge9
3  Stephen Hendry9
46  Michael Judge9
5  Stephen Lee8
10  John Parrott2
28  Brian Morgan928  Brian Morgan9
28  Brian Morgan7
44  Jonathan Birch1
5  Stephen Lee9
5  Stephen Lee9
31  Joe Perry931  Joe Perry7
3  Stephen Hendry4
74  Kristján Helgason6
2  John Higgins9
8  Alan McManus5
29  Drew Henry929  Drew Henry9
29  Drew Henry9
43  Stuart Bingham8
20  Dominic Dale4
11  Anthony Hamilton2
20  Dominic Dale920  Dominic Dale9
29  Drew Henry6
59  Patrick Wallace3
2  John Higgins9
12  Peter Ebdon9
22  Mark King922  Mark King4
12  Peter Ebdon4
39  Dave Finbow5
2  John Higgins9
2  John Higgins9
27  James Wattana652  David Gray6
52  David Gray9

Final

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Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: John Williams.
Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth, England, 3 December 2000.
Mark Williams (1)
  Wales
4–10 John Higgins (2)
  Scotland
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

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Round of 160 Best of 9 frames

Round of 128 Best of 9 frames

Round of 96 Best of 9 frames

Round of 64 Best of 11 frames

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "UK Championship". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 2013-01-24. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Liverpool Victoria UK Championship 2000". Snooker.org. Retrieved 30 April 2011.