Snookerweltmeisterschaft 2000
# Snookerweltmeisterschaft 2000

Die Snookerweltmeisterschaft 2000 fand vom 15. April bis zum 1. Mai 2000 im Crucible Theatre in Sheffield statt und bildete den Abschluss der Snooker-Saison 1999/2000.

Titelverteidiger war der Schotte Stephen Hendry, der aber in diesem Jahr bereits in der ersten Runde gegen den Engländer Stuart Bingham mit 7:10 verlor. Sieger wurde der Waliser Mark Williams, für den dies der erste Weltmeistertitel war.

## Preisgeld und Weltranglistenpunkte

| | Preisgeld |
| - | - |
| Sieger | 240.000 £ |
| Finalist | 140.000 £ |
| Halbfinalist | 70.000 £ |
| Viertelfinalist | 35.000 £ |
| Achtelfinalist | 19.000 £ |
| Letzten 32 | 13.000 £ |
| Letzten 48 | 10.000 £ |
| Letzten 96 | 6.375 £ |
| Letzten 128 | 1.050 £ |
| Höchstes Break (Hauptrunde) | 20.000 £ |
| Höchstes Break (Qualifikation) | 2.000 £ |
| Insgesamt | 1.460.000 £ |

## Hauptrunde

| Runde 1 Best of 19 Frames 2 Sessions; Frames 9 – 10 | Runde 1 Best of 19 Frames 2 Sessions; Frames 9 – 10 | Runde 1 Best of 19 Frames 2 Sessions; Frames 9 – 10 | Achtelfinale Best of 25 Frames 3 Sessions; Frames 8 – 8 – 9 | Achtelfinale Best of 25 Frames 3 Sessions; Frames 8 – 8 – 9 | Achtelfinale Best of 25 Frames 3 Sessions; Frames 8 – 8 – 9 | Viertelfinale Best of 25 Frames 3 Sessions; Frames 8 – 8 – 9 | Viertelfinale Best of 25 Frames 3 Sessions; Frames 8 – 8 – 9 | Viertelfinale Best of 25 Frames 3 Sessions; Frames 8 – 8 – 9 | | | Halbfinale Best of 33 Frames 4 Sessions; Frames 8 – 8 – 8 – 9 | Halbfinale Best of 33 Frames 4 Sessions; Frames 8 – 8 – 8 – 9 | Halbfinale Best of 33 Frames 4 Sessions; Frames 8 – 8 – 8 – 9 | Finale Best of 35 Frames 4 Sessions; Frames 8 – 8 – 8 – 11 | Finale Best of 35 Frames 4 Sessions; Frames 8 – 8 – 8 – 11 | Finale Best of 35 Frames 4 Sessions; Frames 8 – 8 – 8 – 11 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Schottland Stephen Hendry | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 93 | England Stuart Bingham | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 93 | England Stuart Bingham | 10 | 93 | England Stuart Bingham | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 16 | England Jimmy White | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | England Jimmy White | 10 | 16 | England Jimmy White | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 24 | Schottland Billy Snaddon | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 24 | Schottland Billy Snaddon | 7 | | | | 16 | England Jimmy White | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 9 | Wales Matthew Stevens | 13 | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Wales Matthew Stevens | 10 | | | | | | 9 | Wales Matthew Stevens | 13 | | | | | | |
| 20 | Malta Tony Drago | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 20 | Malta Tony Drago | 2 | 9 | Wales Matthew Stevens | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Schottland Alan McManus | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Schottland Alan McManus | 10 | 8 | Schottland Alan McManus | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 21 | England Nigel Bond | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 21 | England Nigel Bond | 7 | | | | | | | | | 9 | Wales Matthew Stevens | 17 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | 28 | Nordirland Joe Swail | 12 | | | |
| 5 | England John Parrott | 10 | | | | | | | | | 28 | Nordirland Joe Swail | 12 | | | |
| 29 | England Gary Wilkinson | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 29 | England Gary Wilkinson | 9 | 5 | England John Parrott | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 28 | Nordirland Joe Swail | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | England Paul Hunter | 6 | 28 | Nordirland Joe Swail | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 28 | Nordirland Joe Swail | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 28 | Nordirland Joe Swail | 10 | | | | 28 | Nordirland Joe Swail | 13 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 19 | Wales Dominic Dale | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | England Peter Ebdon | 6 | | | | | | 19 | Wales Dominic Dale | 9 | | | | | | |
| 19 | Wales Dominic Dale | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 19 | Wales Dominic Dale | 10 | 19 | Wales Dominic Dale | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 60 | England David Gray | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | England Ronnie O’Sullivan | 9 | 60 | England David Gray | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 60 | England David Gray | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 60 | England David Gray | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Wales Matthew Stevens | 16 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Wales Mark Williams | 18 |
| 3 | Wales Mark Williams | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Wales Mark Williams | 18 |
| 62 | England John Read | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 62 | England John Read | 4 | 3 | Wales Mark Williams | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 45 | Schottland Drew Henry | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | England Mark King | 8 | 45 | Schottland Drew Henry | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 45 | Schottland Drew Henry | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 45 | Schottland Drew Henry | 10 | | | | 3 | Wales Mark Williams | 13 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 11 | Irland Fergal O’Brien | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Irland Fergal O’Brien | 10 | | | | | | 11 | Irland Fergal O’Brien | 5 | | | | | | |
| 18 | Schottland Chris Small | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 18 | Schottland Chris Small | 8 | 11 | Irland Fergal O’Brien | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | England Stephen Lee | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | England Stephen Lee | 10 | 6 | England Stephen Lee | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 105 | Island Kristjan Helgason | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 105 | Island Kristjan Helgason | 3 | | | | | | | | | 3 | Wales Mark Williams | 17 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Schottland John Higgins | 15 | | | |
| 7 | Irland Ken Doherty | 10 | | | | | | | | | 2 | Schottland John Higgins | 15 | | | |
| 23 | Wales Darren Morgan | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 23 | Wales Darren Morgan | 3 | 7 | Irland Ken Doherty | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 10 | England Anthony Hamilton | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | England Anthony Hamilton | 10 | 10 | England Anthony Hamilton | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 35 | Hongkong Marco Fu | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 35 | Hongkong Marco Fu | 4 | | | | 10 | England Anthony Hamilton | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | Schottland John Higgins | 13 | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | England Steve Davis | 10 | | | | | | 2 | Schottland John Higgins | 13 | | | | | | |
| 25 | Schottland Graeme Dott | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 25 | Schottland Graeme Dott | 6 | 15 | England Steve Davis | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | Schottland John Higgins | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Schottland John Higgins | 10 | 2 | Schottland John Higgins | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 17 | England Dave Harold | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Finale

Finale: Best of 35 Frames Schiedsrichter/in: John Newton Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, England, 30. April/1. Mai 2000 :

| Matthew Stevens Wales | 16:18 | Wales Mark Williams |
| - | - | - |
| 1. Session: 62:50, 84:28 (77), 33:56, 103:23 (103), 18:65, 61:76 (57), 0:123 (123), 75:35 (65) 2. Session: 64:24, 91:37 (85), 59:21, 117:0 (111), 114:7 (114), 6:79 (59), 73:22 (73), 68:0 (63) 3. Session: 133:0 (108), 66:48, 0:106 (106), 55:54, 0:81 (80), 34:79, 46:71, 37:79 4. Session: 33:77 (77), 67:0 (67), 6:75, 0:74 (67), 120:16 (120), 13:61, 66:70, 60:29, 8:76 (56), 21:73 |||
| 120 | Höchstes Break | 123 |
| 5 | Century-Breaks | 2 |
| 11 | 50+-Breaks | 8 |

## Century-Breaks

### Hauptrunde

Während der Hauptrunde wurden von 14 Spielern 54 Centuries erzielt. John Higgins erzielte mit zwölf die höchste Anzahl an Century-Breaks. Das höchste Break des Wettbewerbs erzielte Matthew Stevens mit 143 Punkten.

| Wales Matthew Stevens | 143, 120, 114, 114, 112, 111, 110, 109, 108, 104, 103 |
| - | - |
| Schottland John Higgins | 141, 141, 137, 136, 135, 129, 127, 126, 109, 108, 108, 103 |
| Nordirland Joe Swail | 141, 103, 102 |
| England Ronnie O’Sullivan | 136, 123, 115, 102, 101 |
| Schottland Drew Henry | 133 |
| England Stuart Bingham | 132 |
| England Stephen Lee | 126, 102 |
| Wales Mark Williams | 123, 112, 106, 105, 101, 101 |
| Wales Dominic Dale | 120, 119, 103, 101, 100 |
| Irland Ken Doherty | 118, 106, 104, 101 |
| Schottland Stephen Hendry | 106 |
| England John Parrott | 102 |
| Schottland Chris Small | 101 |
| England Peter Ebdon | 100 |
