2000 British Open
Snooker tournament
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The 2000 British Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament, that was held from 1–8 October 2000 at the Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth, England.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 1–8 October 2000 |
| Venue | Plymouth Pavilions |
| City | Plymouth |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £440,000 |
| Winner's share | £62,000 |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Peter Ebdon (ENG) |
| Runner-up | Jimmy White (ENG) |
| Score | 9–6 |
← Sep 1999 2001 → | |
Peter Ebdon won the tournament by defeating Jimmy White nine frames to six in the final. The defending champion, Stephen Hendry, was defeated by Alan McManus in the quarter-final.[1]
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for the championship is shown below:[2]
- Winner: £62,000
- Runner-up: £33,000
- Semi-finalists: £16,500
- Quarter-finalists: £9,400
- Last 16: £4,800
- Last 32: £3,900
- Last 48: £3,150
- Last 64: £2,400
- Last 96: £1,550
- Last 128: £950
- Highest break (televised stage): £5,000
- Highest break (untelevised stage): £1,000
- Total: £440,000
Main draw
Final
| Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Alan Chamberlain Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth, England. 8 October 2000.[3] | ||
| Peter Ebdon England |
9–6 | Jimmy White England |
| Afternoon: 35–70 (59), 8–88, 93–7, 69–15, 37–69 (57), 64–0 (57), 15–67 (54), 94–0 (53) Evening: 34–59, 121–0 (80), 68–58 (63), 107–8 (50, 57), 7–76, 120–4 (120), 83–43 | ||
| 120 | Highest break | 59 |
| 1 | Century breaks | 0 |
| 7 | 50+ breaks | 3 |