2000 Nations Cup (snooker)

April 2022 2000 Nations Cup 2000 01 15 2000 01 23 y Telewest Arena Newcastle upon Tyne England WPBSA Non-ranking event John Higgins (147) England Ronnie O'Sullivan John Parrott Stephen Lee Jimmy White Wales Darren Morgan Mark Williams Matthew Stevens Dominic Dale 6–4 1999 2001 The 2000 Nations Cup was a professional non-ranking snooker team tournament that took place at Telewest Arena in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, from 15 to 23 January 2000.Snooker. The Opening Match The Observer Newspaper 16 January 2000 It was the second edition of the Nations Cup. The competition was contested by five nations of four players each. The England team of Ronnie O'Sullivan, John Parrott, Stephen Lee and Jimmy White won the title with a 6–4 victory in the final over the Wales Team of Darren Morgan, Mark Williams, Matthew Stevens and Dominic Dale. John Higgins compiled the 35th official maximum break in his round-robin match against Dennis Taylor.Everton Clive Sport in brief: Snooker https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-guardian-higgins-max/165445457/ The Guardian 22 January 2000 S.11 newspapers.com 14 February 2025 14 February 2025 https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20250214144849/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-guardian-higgins-max/165445457/ live Participants Below is a list of participating teams and players. Country Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 England Ronnie O'Sullivan John Parrott Stephen LeeJimmy White Northern Ireland Joe SwailTerry MurphyGerard GreeneDennis Taylor Republic of Ireland Ken DohertyFergal O'BrienMichael JudgeStephen O'Connor Scotland Stephen Hendry John HigginsAlan McManusChris Small Wales Darren Morgan Dominic DaleMark WilliamsMatthew Stevens Round robin Teams in bold indicate match winners. Winning team Score Losing team 5–5 7–3 8–2 6–4 8–2 8–2 6–4 6–4 9–1 7–3 Final Snooker The Guardian Newspaper 25 January 2000 Final: Best of 11 frames.Telewest Arena, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, 23 January 2000. Ronnie O'SullivanJohn ParrottStephen LeeJimmy White 6–4 Mark WilliamsDarren MorganDominic DaleMatthew StevensO'Sullivan beat Dale (1–0)O'Sullivan beat Stevens (2–0)O'Sullivan beat Williams (3–0)Lee beat Morgan (4–0)Lee lost to Stevens (4–1)Lee lost to Williams (4–2)White beat Williams (5–2)White lost to Dale (5–3)Parrott lost to Stevens (5–4)Parrott beat Morgan (6–4) References 30em 2000 Category:2000 in snooker Category:2000 in English sport Category:January 2000 sports events in the United Kingdom