2000 UK Championship (snooker)

Liverpool Victoria UK Championship

Tournament information
Dates	18 November–3 December 2000
Venue	Bournemouth International Centre
City	Bournemouth
Country	England
Organisation(s)	WPBSA
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£440,000
Winner's share	£78,000
Final
Champion	John Higgins
Runner-up	Mark Williams
Score	10–4
← 1999 2001 →

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.

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]

Prize money

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

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

Main draw

^[2]

Round of 160 Best of 9 frames

Mehmet Husnu 5–1 Sean Storey Wayne Jones 5–2 Ryan Day Mike Hallett 5–3 Lee Spick Barry Pinches 5–4 Joe Jogia Nick Dyson 5–0 Alan Burnett Darryn Walker 5–4 Jeff Cundy Simon Bedford w/o–w/d Da Hailin Somporn Kanthawung 5–3 Stephen Maguire Stuart Mann 5–0 Lasse Munstermann Richard King 5–4 Scott MacKenzie Barry Mapstone 5–3 Matt Wilson Patrick Delsemme 5–3 Neil Robertson Graham Lee 5–4 Bob Chaperon Anthony Bolsover 5–1 Mark Bannett Joe Delaney 5–3 Wayne Saidler Philip Williams 5–4 Charoen Phorat

Jason Barton 5–3 Chris Shade Stefan Mazrocis 5–4 Eddie Manning Craig Harrison 5–1 Craig Roper Hugh Abernethy 5–2 Karl Burrows James Reynolds 5–3 Paul McPhilips Jason Weston 5–1 Mario Wehrmann Mark Selby 5–3 Ian Brumby Bjorn Haneveer 5–2 Peter McCullagh Stuart Reardon 5–1 Farhan Mirza Barry Hawkins 5–4 Colm Gilcreest Andrew Higginson 5–4 Noppadon Noppachorn Robin Hull 5–3 Gareth Chilcott David McLellan 5–4 Lee Richardson David McDonnell 5–3 Nick Terry Munraj Pal 5–1 Tony Knowles Troy Shaw 5–1 Craig Butler

Round of 128 Best of 9 frames

Mehmet Husnu 5–3 Ali Carter Leigh Griffin 5–1 Wayne Jones Mike Hallett 5–0 Stephen O'Connor Barry Pinches 5–2 Mick Price Nick Dyson 5–3 Robert Milkins Darryn Walker 5–0 Craig MacGillivray Mark Gray 5–4 Simon Bedford Somporn Kanthawung 5–0 Steve Judd Mike Dunn 5–2 Stuart Mann Richard King 5–4 Dean Reynolds Adrian Gunnell 5–2 Barry Mapstone Patrick Delsemme 5–1 Phaitoon Phonbun Neal Foulds 5–1 Graham Lee Tony Jones 5–4 Anthony Bolsover Shokat Ali 5–2 Joe Delaney Philip Williams 5–0 Leo Fernandez

Jason Barton 5–0 Dene O'Kane Mark Fenton 5–2 Stefan Mazrocis Craig Harrison w/o–w/d Martin Clark Jason Prince 5–2 Hugh Abernethy James Reynolds 5–1 Darren Clarke Jason Weston 5–1 Tony Chappel Kristjan Helgason 5–4 Mark Selby Bjorn Haneveer 5–3 Nick Walker Stuart Reardon 5–2 Wayne Brown Barry Hawkins 5–3 John Lardner Andrew Higginson 5–1 Willie Thorne Robin Hull 5–2 Paul Sweeny David McLellan 5–2 Mark Davis Nick Pearce 5–3 David McDonnell Karl Broughton 5–3 Munraj Pal Martin Dziewialtowski 5–3 Troy Shaw

Round of 96 Best of 9 frames

Mehmet Husnu 5–3 Ian McCulloch Rod Lawler 5–4 Leigh Griffin Jamie Burnett 5–4 Mike Hallett Barry Pinches 5–3 Lee Walker Nick Dyson 5–1 Paul Davies Peter Lines 5–2 Darryn Walker Mark Gray 5–3 Joe Johnson Alfie Burden 5–3 Somporn Kanthawung Anthony Davies 5–2 Mike Dunn Gerard Greene 5–2 Richard King Adrian Gunnell 5–4 Steve James Patrick Delsemme 5–4 Alain Robidoux Neal Foulds 5–2 Gary Ponting Tony Jones 5–3 Stuart Pettman Shokat Ali 5–4 Michael Holt Jimmy Michie 5–4 Philip Williams

Bradley Jones 5–3 Jason Barton Mark Fenton 5–4 John Read Michael Judge 5–2 Craig Harrison Jason Prince 5–1 Jason Ferguson Jonathan Birch 5–2 James Reynolds Paul Wykes 5–1 Jason Weston Kristjan Helgason 5–3 Euan Henderson Bjorn Haneveer 5–3 Marcus Campbell Stuart Bingham 5–2 Stuart Reardon Barry Hawkins 5–3 Andy Hicks Andrew Higginson 5–4 David Roe Patrick Wallace 5–1 Robin Hull Dave Finbow 5–3 David McLellan Nick Pearce 5–4 Matthew Couch David Gray 5–2 Karl Broughton Gary Wilkinson 5–2 Martin Dziewialtowski

Round of 64 Best of 11 frames

Rod Lawler 6–5 Mehmet Husnu Barry Pinches 6–4 Jamie Burnett Nick Dyson 6–4 Peter Lines Mark Gray 6–2 Alfie Burden Gerard Greene 6–5 Anthony Davies Adrian Gunnell 6–4 Patrick Delsemme Neal Foulds 6–2 Tony Jones Jimmy Michie 6–1 Shokat Ali

Bradley Jones 6–4 Mark Fenton Michael Judge 6–4 Jason Prince Jonathan Birch 6–4 Paul Wykes Kristjan Helgason 6–5 Bjorn Haneveer Stuart Bingham 6–2 Barry Hawkins Patrick Wallace 6–1 Andrew Higginson Dave Finbow 6–4 Nick Pearce David Gray 6–2 Gary Wilkinson

Round of 48 Best of 17 frames

Tony Drago 9–7 Rod Lawler Nigel Bond 9–7 Barry Pinches Nick Dyson 9–6 Jimmy White Chris Small 9–3 Mark Gray Gerard Greene 9–7 Darren Morgan Quinten Hann 9–7 Adrian Gunnell Graeme Dott 9–8 Neal Foulds Jimmy Michie 9–5 Billy Snaddon

Steve Davis 9–5 Bradley Jones Michael Judge 9–3 Terry Murphy Brian Morgan 9–1 Jonathan Birch Joe Perry 9–6 Kristjan Helgason Drew Henry 9–8 Stuart Bingham Dominic Dale 9–3 Patrick Wallace Mark King 9–5 Dave Finbow David Gray 9–6 James Wattana

Round of 32 Best of 17 frames

Mark Williams 9–1 Tony Drago Marco Fu 9–2 Nigel Bond Fergal O'Brien 9–2 Nick Dyson Matthew Stevens 9–5 Chris Small Gerard Greene 9–5 Ken Doherty Quinten Hann 9–7 Joe Swail Dave Harold 9–7 Graeme Dott Ronnie O'Sullivan 9–2 Jimmy Michie

Stephen Hendry 9–5 Steve Davis Michael Judge 9–6 Paul Hunter Brian Morgan 9–2 John Parrott Stephen Lee 9–7 Joe Perry Drew Henry 9–5 Alan McManus Dominic Dale 9–2 Anthony Hamilton Peter Ebdon 9–4 Mark King John Higgins 9–6 David Gray

	Round of 16				Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	Mark Williams	9
	Marco Fu	3
					Mark Williams	9
					Fergal O'Brien	2
	Fergal O'Brien	9
	Matthew Stevens	8
									Mark Williams	9
									Ronnie O'Sullivan	4
	Quinten Hann	9
	Gerard Greene	0
					Quinten Hann	5
					Ronnie O'Sullivan	9
	Ronnie O'Sullivan	9
	Dave Harold	5
													Mark Williams	4
													John Higgins	10
	Stephen Hendry	9
	Michael Judge	6
					Stephen Hendry	9
					Stephen Lee	8
	Stephen Lee	9
	Brian Morgan	7
									Stephen Hendry	4
									John Higgins	9
	Drew Henry	9
	Dominic Dale	4
					Drew Henry	6
					John Higgins	9
	John Higgins	9
	Peter Ebdon	4

References

1. 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. "Liverpool Victoria UK Championship 2000". Snooker.org. Retrieved 30 April 2011.