2000 China Open (snooker)

China Open

Tournament information
Dates	9–17 December 2000 (2000-12-09 – 2000-12-17)
Venue
City	Shenzhen
Country	China
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£311,000
Final
Champion	Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)
Runner-up	Mark Williams (WAL)
Score	9–3
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The 2000 China Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place from 9–17 December 2000 at the in Shenzhen, China. It was the fourth ranking event of the 2000/2001 season.

The reigning champion was Ronnie O'Sullivan, who retained his title by defeating Mark Williams in the final 9–3.^[1]

Wildcard round[]

Match		Score
WC1	Bjorn Haneveer (BEL)	5–3	Cai Jianzhong (CHN)
WC2	Stephen Maguire (SCO)	5–1	Pang Weiguo (CHN)

Main draw[]

	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
	Ronnie O'Sullivan		5
	Billy Snaddon		4
						Ronnie O'Sullivan		5
						Dominic Dale		2
	Dominic Dale		5
	Fergal O'Brien		1
											Ronnie O'Sullivan		5
											Paul Hunter		4
	Paul Hunter		5
	Michael Holt		0
						Paul Hunter		5
						Ken Doherty		0
	Ken Doherty		5
	Michael Judge		2
																Ronnie O'Sullivan		6
																Stephen Hendry		3
	Stephen Hendry		5
	Bjorn Haneveer		3
						Stephen Hendry		5
						Peter Ebdon		2
	Peter Ebdon		5
	David Gray		2
											Stephen Hendry		5
											Alan McManus		2
	Alan McManus		5
	Steve Davis		4
						Alan McManus		5
						Marco Fu		3
	Marco Fu		5
	Mark King		2
																					Ronnie O'Sullivan		9
																					Mark Williams		3
	Mark Williams		5
	Marcus Campbell		2
						Mark Williams		5
						Nigel Bond		2
	Nigel Bond		5
	Anthony Hamilton		4
											Mark Williams		5
											Stephen Lee		3
	Stephen Lee		5
	Ian McCulloch		4
						Stephen Lee		5
						Jimmy White		1
	Jimmy White		5
	Joe Swail		4
																Mark Williams		6
																Drew Henry		5
	Drew Henry		5
	Dave Harold		4
						Drew Henry		5
						Bradley Jones		3
	Bradley Jones		5
	John Higgins		2
											Drew Henry		5
											Matthew Stevens		0
	Matthew Stevens		5
	Graeme Dott		2
						Matthew Stevens		5
						John Parrott		3
	John Parrott		5
	Stephen Maguire		0

Final[]

Final: Best of 19 frames , Shenzhen, China, 17 December 2000.
Ronnie O'Sullivan  England	9–3	Mark Williams  Wales
Afternoon: 77–11 (70), 7–71 (63), 68–60 (O'Sullivan 54), 103–9 (76), 68–53, 87–0 (87), 92–9 (63), 74–18 (74) Evening: 59–63, 35–70 (65), 75–43 (68), 99–6 (54)
87	Highest break	65
0	Century breaks	0
8	50+ breaks	2

References[]