2000 China Open (snooker)

The 2000 China Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place from 9–17 December 2000 at the Mission Hills Resort in Shenzhen, China. It was the fourth ranking event of the 2000/2001 season.

China Open
Tournament information
Dates9–17 December 2000 (2000-12-09 – 2000-12-17)
VenueMission Hills Resort
CityShenzhen
CountryChina
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£311,000
Final
Champion Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)
Runner-up Mark Williams (WAL)
Score9–3
1999
2002

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

Wildcard round edit

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

Main draw edit

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'Sullivan5
Billy Snaddon4
Ronnie O'Sullivan5
Dominic Dale2
Dominic Dale5
Fergal O'Brien1
Ronnie O'Sullivan5
Paul Hunter4
Paul Hunter5
Michael Holt0
Paul Hunter5
Ken Doherty0
Ken Doherty5
Michael Judge2
Ronnie O'Sullivan6
Stephen Hendry3
Stephen Hendry5
Bjorn Haneveer3
Stephen Hendry5
Peter Ebdon2
Peter Ebdon5
David Gray2
Stephen Hendry5
Alan McManus2
Alan McManus5
Steve Davis4
Alan McManus5
Marco Fu3
Marco Fu5
Mark King2
Ronnie O'Sullivan9
Mark Williams3
Mark Williams5
Marcus Campbell2
Mark Williams5
Nigel Bond2
Nigel Bond5
Anthony Hamilton4
Mark Williams5
Stephen Lee3
Stephen Lee5
Ian McCulloch4
Stephen Lee5
Jimmy White1
Jimmy White5
Joe Swail4
Mark Williams6
Drew Henry5
Drew Henry5
Dave Harold4
Drew Henry5
Bradley Jones3
Bradley Jones5
John Higgins2
Drew Henry5
Matthew Stevens0
Matthew Stevens5
Graeme Dott2
Matthew Stevens5
John Parrott3
John Parrott5
Stephen Maguire0

Final edit

Final: Best of 17 frames
Mission Hills Resort, Shenzhen, China, 17 December 2000.
Ronnie O'Sullivan
 England
9–3Mark 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)
87Highest break65
0Century breaks0
850+ breaks2

References edit

  1. ^ "Major Snooker Events in China". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2017.