2000–01 snooker season

Series of snooker tournaments 2000 08 26 2001 05 13 y 20 (8 ranking events) SCO John Higgins ENG Paul Hunter ENG Ronnie O'Sullivan 1999–2000 2001–02 The 2000–01 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between 26 August 2000 and 13 May 2001. The following table outlines the results for the ranking and invitational events. Calendar World Snooker Tour Start Finish Country Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score Ref. 26 Aug 3 Sep ENG Champions Cup Brighton Centre Brighton England Ronnie O'Sullivan Wales Mark Williams 7–5 Champions Cup 2000 https://www.snooker.org/trn/0001/ccup2000_res.shtml Snooker.org 24 November 2011Turner Chris On this Week: Fastest frame http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/31082009/58/week-fastest-frame.html Eurosport 24 May 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20090919104351/http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/31082009/58/week-fastest-frame.html 19 September 2009 1 Oct 8 Oct ENG British Open Plymouth Pavilions Plymouth England Peter Ebdon England Jimmy White 9–6 British Open 2000 https://www.snooker.org/trn/0001/bo2000_res.shtml Snooker.org 24 November 2011 13 Oct 22 Oct ENG Grand Prix Telford International Centre Telford Wales Mark Williams England Ronnie O'Sullivan 9–5 Grand Prix 2000 https://www.snooker.org/trn/0001/gp2000_res.shtml Snooker.org 24 November 2011 24 Oct 29 Oct SCO Scottish Masters Civic Centre Motherwell England Ronnie O'Sullivan Scotland Stephen Hendry 9–6 Regal Scottish Masters 2000 https://www.snooker.org/trn/0001/sm2000_res.shtml Snooker.org 24 November 2011 5 Nov 16 Nov ENG Benson & Hedges Championship Willie Thorne Snooker Centre Malvern England Shaun Murphy England Stuart Bingham 9–7 2000 Benson and Hedges Championship http://www.azbilliards.com/snooker/2000-01/00bhchamps.html AZ Billiards 24 November 2011 11 July 2002 https://web.archive.org/web/20020711190642/http://www.azbilliards.com/snooker/2000-01/00bhchamps.html dead 18 Nov 3 Dec ENG UK Championship Bournemouth International Centre Bournemouth Scotland John Higgins Wales Mark Williams 10–4 Liverpool Victoria UK Championship 2000 https://www.snooker.org/trn/0001/uk2000_res.shtml Snooker.org 24 November 2011 9 Dec 17 Dec CHN China Open Mission Hills Resort Shenzhen England Ronnie O'Sullivan Wales Mark Williams 9–3 China Open 2000 https://www.snooker.org/trn/0001/co2000_res.shtml Snooker.org 24 November 2011 13 Jan 21 Jan ENG Nations Cup The Hexagon Reading 6–2 Coalite Nations Cup 2001 http://www.azbilliards.com/snooker/2000-01/01nationscup.html AZ Billiards 24 November 2011 22 May 2003 https://web.archive.org/web/20030522000509/http://www.azbilliards.com/snooker/2000-01/01nationscup.html deadTurner Chris On this Week: Werbeniuk passes away http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/18012010/58/week-werbeniuk-passes.html Eurosport UK 3 June 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20100122004621/http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/18012010/58/week-werbeniuk-passes.html 22 January 2010 24 Jan 28 Jan WAL Welsh Open Cardiff International Arena Cardiff Ireland Ken Doherty England Paul Hunter 9–2 Regal Welsh Open 2001 https://www.snooker.org/trn/0001/wo2001_res.shtml Snooker.org 24 November 2011Turner Chris On this Week: Hunter's first ranking title http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/27012010/58/week-jan-24-30-hunter-first-ranking-title.html Eurosport UK 3 June 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20140116141449/http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/27012010/58/week-jan-24-30-hunter-first-ranking-title.html live 16 January 2014 4 Feb 11 Feb ENG Masters Wembley Conference Centre London England Paul Hunter Ireland Fergal O'Brien 10–9 Benson & Hedges Masters 2001 https://www.snooker.org/trn/0001/bm2001_res.shtml Snooker.org 24 November 2011 21 Feb 25 Feb MLT Malta Grand Prix Mediterranean Conference Centre Valletta Scotland Stephen Hendry Wales Mark Williams 7–1 2001 Rothmans Malta Grand Prix http://www.azbilliards.com/snooker/2000-01/01maltagp.html AZ Billiards 24 November 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120406224259/http://www.azbilliards.com/snooker/2000-01/01maltagp.html 6 April 2012 dead 11 Mar 17 Mar THA Thailand Masters Mercahant Court Hotel Bangkok Ireland Ken Doherty Scotland Stephen Hendry 9–3 Blue Eagle/Thai Airways Thailand Masters 2001 https://www.snooker.org/trn/0001/tm2001_res.shtml Snooker.org 24 November 2011Turner Chris On this Week: Birth of the Hurricane http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/15032010/58/week-birth-hurricane.html Eurosport UK 24 May 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120911070744/http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/15032010/58/week-birth-hurricane.html 11 September 2012 live 27 Mar 1 Apr IRL Irish Masters Citywest Hotel Dublin England Ronnie O'Sullivan Scotland Stephen Hendry 9–8 Citywest Irish Masters 2001 https://www.snooker.org/trn/0001/im2001_res.shtml Snooker.org 24 November 2011 8 Apr 15 Apr SCO Scottish Open A.E.C.C. Aberdeen England Peter Ebdon Ireland Ken Doherty 9–7 Regal Scottish Open 2001 https://www.snooker.org/trn/0001/so2001_res.shtml Snooker.org 24 November 2011Turner Chris On this Week: First world title for Reardon http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/12042010/58/week-first-world-title-reardon.html Eurosport UK 22 November 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20131023205744/http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/12042010/58/week-first-world-title-reardon.html live 23 October 2013 21 Apr 7 May ENG World Snooker Championship Crucible Theatre Sheffield England Ronnie O'Sullivan Scotland John Higgins 18–14 Embassy World Championship 2001 https://www.snooker.org/trn/0001/wc2001_res.shtml Snooker.org 24 November 2011 6 Jan 13 May SCO Premier League Inverness Leisure Centre Inverness England Ronnie O'Sullivan Scotland Stephen Hendry 9–7 2001 Results http://premierleaguesnooker.matchroomcms.com/results/2001_results.htm premierleaguesnooker.matchroomcms.com Matchroom Sport 5 January 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120227195708/http://premierleaguesnooker.matchroomcms.com/results/2001_results.htm 27 February 2012 dead Ranking event Non-ranking event Challenge Tour Start Finish Country Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score Ref. 31 Oct 2 Nov ENG Challenge Tour 1 Jesters Snooker Club Swindon ENG Adrian Rosa ENG Surinder Gill 6–4 2000/2001 Challenger Tour Provisional Tour Tournament Dates http://www.fcsnooker.co.uk/Players/Challenge_tour/tour_dates.htm 4 November 2011 26 April 2002 fcsnooker The Frank Callan Suite Preston, Lancashire https://web.archive.org/web/20081012121040/http://www.fcsnooker.co.uk/Players/Challenge_tour/tour_dates.htm 12 October 2008http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/challenge.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120228200859/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/challenge.html 28 February 2012 WPBSA Secondary Professional Tour Chris Turner's Snooker Archive 8 May 2010 18 Dec 20 Dec ENG Challenge Tour 2 Manhattan Club and Snooker Centre Harrogate ENG Andrew Norman ENG Luke Fisher 6–3 9 Mar 11 Mar ENG Challenge Tour 3 Jesters Snooker Club Swindon ENG Shaun Murphy ENG Andrew Norman 6–3 4 Apr 6 Apr ENG Challenge Tour 4 Manhattan Club and Snooker Centre Harrogate ENG Shaun Murphy ENG Luke Simmonds 6–2 Challenge Tour Event Four Finals http://worldsnooker.com/snooker_media_centre/challenge_tour_4/stats.asp worldsnooker.com World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 29 June 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20010407205221/http://worldsnooker.com/snooker_media_centre/challenge_tour_4/stats.asp 7 April 2001 Official rankings Snooker world rankings 2000/2001 The top 16 of the world rankings, these players automatically played in the final rounds of the world ranking events and were invited for the Masters.Turner Chris World Rankings (1990/91 to 2004/05) http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/HistoricRank2.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120313150539/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/HistoricRank2.html 13 March 2012 cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk Chris Turner's Snooker Archive 27 April 2011Embassy World Rankings 2000/2001 https://www.snooker.org/Rnk/0001/rk_20002001.shtml Snooker.org 4 November 2011Hayton Eric The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker 2004 Rose Villa Publications Lowestoft 0-9548549-0-X 119–123 No. Ch. Player Points 1998/1999 Points 1999/2000 Total 1 WAL Mark Williams 25445 31655 57100 2 SCO John Higgins 22755 21690 44445 3 SCO Stephen Hendry 24445 18125 42570 4 ENG Ronnie O'Sullivan 12440 20200 32640 5 ENG Stephen Lee 15625 15980 31605 6 WAL Matthew Stevens 13100 18005 31105 7 IRL Ken Doherty 12995 16260 29255 8 SCO Alan McManus 15760 9750 25510 9 IRL Fergal O'Brien 13667 11035 24702 10 ENG John Parrott 14665 9400 24065 11 ENG Anthony Hamilton 12255 11260 23515 12 ENG Peter Ebdon 11470 11885 23355 13 ENG Dave Harold 10885 11852 22737 14 ENG Paul Hunter 12422 10075 22497 15 HKG Marco Fu 10372 11957 22329 16 NIR Joe Swail 8835 12755 21590 Notes n References 2 External links 2000 Season 2001 Season 2000