2000 Scottish Open (snooker)

Scottish Open
Tournament information
Dates	28 March – 9 April 2000
Venue	AECC
City	Aberdeen
Country	Scotland
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£400,000
Highest break	Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) (147)
Final
Champion	Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)
Runner-up	Mark Williams (WAL)
Score	9–1
	← 1999 2001 →

The 2000 Regal Scottish Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament, that was held from March to April 2000 at the AECC, Aberdeen, Scotland.^[1] Stephen Hendry, was the defending champion but he lost 2–5 in the last 16 to Matthew Stevens.^[2]

Ronnie O'Sullivan won the tournament by defeating Mark Williams nine frames to one in the final. O'Sullivan made a 147 maximum break in frame four of his 5–4 victory over Quentin Hann in the last 32. Stephen Maguire had also made a 147 in the qualifying stages (not televised) so this marked the first time that two maximum breaks had been made in the same ranking tournament.^[3]

Main draw[]

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Last 64 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

Stephen Hendry	5

Lee Walker	0
		Stephen Hendry	5

			2
Andy Hicks	4

	5
				Stephen Hendry	2

				Matthew Stevens	5
Matthew Stevens	5

	1
		Matthew Stevens	5

		Steve James	1
Brian Morgan	2

Steve James	5
						Matthew Stevens	3

						Graeme Dott	5
Fergal O'Brien	5

Mark Gray	1
		Fergal O'Brien	5

		James Wattana	2
James Wattana	5

Peter Lines	2
				Fergal O'Brien	3

				Graeme Dott	5
Stephen Lee	w/d

Nick Dyson	w/o
		Nick Dyson	3

		Graeme Dott	5
Graeme Dott	5

Sean Storey	2
								Graeme Dott	5

								Ronnie O'Sullivan	6
John Parrott	3

Ali Carter	5
		Ali Carter	1

		Paul Davies	5
Terry Murphy	3

Paul Davies	5
				Paul Davies	1

				Dave Harold	5
Steve Davis	5

David McLellan	0
		Steve Davis	0

		Dave Harold	5
Dave Harold	5

Mick Price	3
						Dave Harold	1

						Ronnie O'Sullivan	5
Jimmy White	4

Marcus Campbell	5
		Marcus Campbell	5

		Ian Brumby	3
Darren Morgan	3

Ian Brumby	5
				Marcus Campbell	4

				Ronnie O'Sullivan	5
Ronnie O'Sullivan	5

Dave Finbow	4
		Ronnie O'Sullivan	5

		Quinten Hann	4
Quinten Hann	5

	0
										Ronnie O'Sullivan	9

										Mark Williams	1
Mark Williams	5

John Lardner	1
		Mark Williams	5

		Kristján Helgason	3
Jamie Burnett	3

Kristján Helgason	5
				Mark Williams	5

				Mark King	4
Mark King	5

Drew Henry	3
		Mark King	5

		Alfie Burden	2
Joe Swail	4

Alfie Burden	5
						Mark Williams	5

						Anthony Hamilton	2
Anthony Hamilton	5

Karl Broughton	1
		Anthony Hamilton	5

		Chris Small	3
Chris Small	5

Rod Lawler	3
				Anthony Hamilton	5

				Ken Doherty	2
Ken Doherty	5

Ian McCulloch	2
		Ken Doherty	5

		Gary Wilkinson	2
Gary Wilkinson	5

Jonathan Birch	4
								Mark Williams	6

								Marco Fu	5
Alan McManus	5

Noppadon Noppachorn	0
		Alan McManus	4

		Marco Fu	5
Tony Drago	2

Marco Fu	5
				Marco Fu	5

				Gary Ponting	0
Paul Hunter	2

Gary Ponting	5
		Gary Ponting	5

		Billy Snaddon	0
Billy Snaddon	5

Joe Perry	2
						Marco Fu	5

						John Higgins	3
Peter Ebdon	5

Stuart Pettman	0
		Peter Ebdon	5

		Dominic Dale	3
Dominic Dale	5

Hugh Abernethy	0
				Peter Ebdon	1

				John Higgins	5
John Higgins	5

Anthony Davies	2
		John Higgins	5

		Martin Clark	1
Nigel Bond	2

Martin Clark	5

Final[]

Final: Best of 17 frames. AECC, Aberdeen, Scotland. 9 April 2000.^[4]
Ronnie O'Sullivan England	9–1	Mark Williams Wales
Afternoon: 75–68 (O'Sullivan 59 + re-spotted black, Williams 68), 85–5 (65), 69–0, 75–13, 65–53 (60), 24–69, 76–48 (67), 79–32 (69) Evening: 71–0 (57), 94–1 (58)
69	Highest break	68
0	Century breaks	0
7	50+ breaks	1

References[]

^ Layton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 177.
^ "Scottish Open". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 2012-02-16. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
^ mymcmanaman (2007-12-19), 147 by Ronnie O'Sullivan 2000 Scottish Open vs Quinten Hann, retrieved 2019-07-11
^ ^a ^b "Regal Scottish Open 2000". snooker.org. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
^ "Scottish Open". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2018.

[Cuesport-1] Layton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 177.

[2] "Scottish Open". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 2012-02-16. Retrieved 16 January 2018.

[3] ymcmanaman (2007-12-19), 147 by Ronnie O'Sullivan 2000 Scottish Open vs Quinten Hann, retrieved 2019-07-11

[Snooker.org-4] "Regal Scottish Open 2000". snooker.org. Retrieved 16 January 2018.

[5] "Scottish Open". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2018.

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Tournament information
Dates	28 March – 9 April 2000 (2000-03-28 – 2000-04-09)
Venue	AECC
City	Aberdeen
Country	Scotland
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£400,000
Highest break	Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) (147)
Final
Champion	Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)
Runner-up	Mark Williams (WAL)
Score	9–1
← 1999 2001 →