The 2000 Benson & Hedges Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 7 and 14 February 2000 at the Wembley Conference Centre in London, England.
Tournament information | |
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Dates | 7–14 February 2000 |
Venue | Wembley Conference Centre |
City | London |
Country | England |
Organisation | WPBSA |
Format | Non-ranking event |
Total prize fund | £615,000 |
Winner's share | £175,000 |
Highest break | 140 |
Final | |
Champion | Matthew Stevens |
Runner-up | Ken Doherty |
Score | 10–8 |
← 1999 2001 → |
Matthew Stevens won the title on his second attempt after 1996 by defeating Ken Doherty, who had made his second final in a row, 10–8. On the 15th frame of the final, Doherty attempted a maximum break, but he missed the final black at 140.[1] This was the highest break of the tournament.
Wild card round
In the preliminary round, the wildcard players plays the 15th and 16th seeds:[2][3]
Match | Score | ||
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WC1 | Steve Davis | 5–6 | Ali Carter |
WC2 | Jimmy White | 6–3 | Marco Fu |
Main draw
Last 16 Best of 11 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 11 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Final Best of 19 frames | |||||||||||
John Higgins | 4 | |||||||||||||
Jimmy White | 6 | |||||||||||||
Jimmy White | 3 | |||||||||||||
Matthew Stevens | 6 | |||||||||||||
Alan McManus | 2 | |||||||||||||
Matthew Stevens | 6 | |||||||||||||
Matthew Stevens | 6 | |||||||||||||
John Parrott | 2 | |||||||||||||
John Parrott | 6 | |||||||||||||
Paul Hunter | 3 | |||||||||||||
John Parrott | 6 | |||||||||||||
Ronnie O'Sullivan | 3 | |||||||||||||
Ronnie O'Sullivan | 6 | |||||||||||||
Anthony Hamilton | 4 | |||||||||||||
Matthew Stevens | 10 | |||||||||||||
Ken Doherty | 8 | |||||||||||||
Mark Williams | 6 | |||||||||||||
Peter Ebdon | 3 | |||||||||||||
Mark Williams | 4 | |||||||||||||
Stephen Lee | 6 | |||||||||||||
Stephen Lee | 6 | |||||||||||||
Fergal O'Brien | 4 | |||||||||||||
Stephen Lee | 0 | |||||||||||||
Ken Doherty | 6 | |||||||||||||
Ken Doherty | 6 | |||||||||||||
Ali Carter | 0 | |||||||||||||
Ken Doherty | 6 | |||||||||||||
Stephen Hendry | 3 | |||||||||||||
Stephen Hendry | 6 | |||||||||||||
Mark King | 3 | |||||||||||||
Final
Final: Best of 19 frames. Wembley Conference Centre, London, England, 14 February 2000.[2] | ||
Matthew Stevens Wales |
10–8 | Ken Doherty Ireland |
Afternoon: 126–4 (118), 61–51 (50 Stevens), 50–68, 96–0 (96), 85–22 (65), 87–0 (87), 2–102 (78), 59–70 Evening: 122–0 (122), 17–83 (60), 72–47 (56), 9–96, 58–14, 78–34 (61), 0–144 (140), 22–82, 0–85 (85), 101–1 (63) | ||
122 | Highest break | 140 |
2 | Century breaks | 1 |
9 | 50+ breaks | 4 |
Qualifying
Ali Carter won the qualifying tournament, known as the 1999 Benson & Hedges Championship at the time.[4] Karl Burrows made his only maximum break against Adrian Rosa.[5]
Century breaks
- 140, 118, 104 Ken Doherty
- 137, 106, 104 Stephen Hendry
- 126, 113 Ronnie O'Sullivan
- 122, 118 Matthew Stevens
- 117 Jimmy White
- 112 Anthony Hamilton
- 101 Stephen Lee
Jimmy White's century was scored in the Wild card round.
References
- ^ "February 14 down the years: Torvill and Dean's Bolero". ESPN. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
- ^ a b c "Benson & Hedges Masters 2000". Snooker.org. Retrieved 23 October 2010.
- ^ a b "The Masters". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
- ^ Turner, Chris. "Benson & Hedges Championship, Masters Qualifying Tournament". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2010.
- ^ Turner, Chris. "Maximum Breaks". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 7 April 2010. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
- ^ "2000 Masters". CueTracker - Snooker Results and Statistics Database. Retrieved 19 January 2015.