# 2000 UK Championship

The 2000 UK Championship (officially the 2000 Liverpool Victoria UK Championship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place at the Bournemouth International Centre in Bournemouth, England. The event started on 18 November 2000 and the televised stages were shown on BBC between 25 November and 3 December 2000. Nick Dyson made a maximum break in the qualifying stage against Robert Milkins.
John Higgins won in the final 10–4 against Mark Williams.
This was to be the last UK Championship to be held in Bournemouth, where the event was hosted since the 1998. From 2001 onwards it was hosted in York.

## Tournament summary

Defending champion and World Champion Mark Williams was the number 1 seed. The remaining places were allocated to players based on the world rankings.

## Prize money

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
* Winner: £78,000
* Runner-up: £41,000
* Semi-finalists: £20,600
* Quarter-finalists: £11,200
* Last 16: £5,800
* Last 32: £4,900
* Last 64: £3,125
* Last 96: £1,655
* Last 128: £1,150
* Highest break (televised): £5,000
* Highest break (untelevised): £1,520
* Maximum break: £20,000
* Total: £540,000

## Main draw

| Last 48 Best of 17 frames | Last 48 Best of 17 frames | Last 48 Best of 17 frames | Last 32 Best of 17 frames | Last 32 Best of 17 frames | Last 32 Best of 17 frames | Last 16 Best of 17 frames | Last 16 Best of 17 frames | Last 16 Best of 17 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 17 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 17 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 17 frames | Semi-finals Best of 17 frames | Semi-finals Best of 17 frames | Semi-finals Best of 17 frames | Final Best of 19 frames | Final Best of 19 frames | Final Best of 19 frames |
| | | | 1 | Mark Williams | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 26 | Tony Drago | 9 | 26 | Tony Drago | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 26 | Tony Drago | 9 | 26 | Tony Drago | 1 | 1 | Mark Williams | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| 51 | Rod Lawler | 7 | | | | 1 | Mark Williams | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| 51 | Rod Lawler | 7 | | | | 15 | Marco Fu | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 15 | Marco Fu | 9 | 15 | Marco Fu | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 23 | Nigel Bond | 9 | 23 | Nigel Bond | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 23 | Nigel Bond | 9 | 23 | Nigel Bond | 2 | | | | 1 | Mark Williams | 9 | | | | | |
| 97 | Barry Pinches | 7 | | | | | | | 1 | Mark Williams | 9 | | | | | |
| 97 | Barry Pinches | 7 | | | | | | | 9 | Fergal O'Brien | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Fergal O'Brien | 9 | | | | 9 | Fergal O'Brien | 2 | | | | | |
| 18 | Jimmy White | 6 | 114 | Nick Dyson | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 18 | Jimmy White | 6 | 114 | Nick Dyson | 2 | 9 | Fergal O'Brien | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| 114 | Nick Dyson | 9 | | | | 9 | Fergal O'Brien | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| 114 | Nick Dyson | 9 | | | | 6 | Matthew Stevens | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Matthew Stevens | 9 | 6 | Matthew Stevens | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| 21 | Chris Small | 9 | 21 | Chris Small | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 21 | Chris Small | 9 | 21 | Chris Small | 5 | | | | | | | 1 | Mark Williams | 9 | | |
| 82 | Mark Gray | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Mark Williams | 9 | | |
| 82 | Mark Gray | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 4 | | |
| | | | 7 | Ken Doherty | 5 | | | | | | | 4 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 4 | | |
| 25 | Darren Morgan | 7 | 58 | Gerard Greene | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 25 | Darren Morgan | 7 | 58 | Gerard Greene | 9 | 58 | Gerard Greene | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| 58 | Gerard Greene | 9 | | | | 58 | Gerard Greene | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| 58 | Gerard Greene | 9 | | | | 32 | Quinten Hann | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 16 | Joe Swail | 7 | 32 | Quinten Hann | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| 32 | Quinten Hann | 9 | 32 | Quinten Hann | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 32 | Quinten Hann | 9 | 32 | Quinten Hann | 9 | | | | 32 | Quinten Hann | 5 | | | | | |
| 88 | Adrian Gunnell | 7 | | | | | | | 32 | Quinten Hann | 5 | | | | | |
| 88 | Adrian Gunnell | 7 | | | | | | | 4 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 9 | | | | | |
| | | | 13 | Dave Harold | 9 | | | | 4 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 9 | | | | | |
| 19 | Graeme Dott | 9 | 19 | Graeme Dott | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 19 | Graeme Dott | 9 | 19 | Graeme Dott | 7 | 13 | Dave Harold | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 73 | Neal Foulds | 8 | | | | 13 | Dave Harold | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 73 | Neal Foulds | 8 | | | | 4 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 9 | 4 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| 24 | Billy Snaddon | 5 | 41 | Jimmy Michie | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 24 | Billy Snaddon | 5 | 41 | Jimmy Michie | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Mark Williams | 4 |
| 41 | Jimmy Michie | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Mark Williams | 4 |
| 41 | Jimmy Michie | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | John Higgins | 10 |
| | | | 3 | Stephen Hendry | 9 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | John Higgins | 10 |
| 17 | Steve Davis | 9 | 17 | Steve Davis | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 17 | Steve Davis | 9 | 17 | Steve Davis | 5 | 3 | Stephen Hendry | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| 37 | Bradley Jones | 5 | | | | 3 | Stephen Hendry | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| 37 | Bradley Jones | 5 | | | | 46 | Michael Judge | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 14 | Paul Hunter | 6 | 46 | Michael Judge | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 30 | Terry Murphy | 3 | 46 | Michael Judge | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 30 | Terry Murphy | 3 | 46 | Michael Judge | 9 | | | | 3 | Stephen Hendry | 9 | | | | | | |
| 46 | Michael Judge | 9 | | | | | | | 3 | Stephen Hendry | 9 | | | | | | |
| 46 | Michael Judge | 9 | | | | | | | 5 | Stephen Lee | 8 | | | | | | |
| | | | 10 | John Parrott | 2 | | | | 5 | Stephen Lee | 8 | | | | | | |
| 28 | Brian Morgan | 9 | 28 | Brian Morgan | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 28 | Brian Morgan | 9 | 28 | Brian Morgan | 9 | 28 | Brian Morgan | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 44 | Jonathan Birch | 1 | | | | 28 | Brian Morgan | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 44 | Jonathan Birch | 1 | | | | 5 | Stephen Lee | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Stephen Lee | 9 | 5 | Stephen Lee | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| 31 | Joe Perry | 9 | 31 | Joe Perry | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 31 | Joe Perry | 9 | 31 | Joe Perry | 7 | | | | | | | 3 | Stephen Hendry | 4 | | | |
| 74 | Kristján Helgason | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Stephen Hendry | 4 | | | |
| 74 | Kristján Helgason | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | John Higgins | 9 | | | |
| | | | 8 | Alan McManus | 5 | | | | | | | 2 | John Higgins | 9 | | | |
| 29 | Drew Henry | 9 | 29 | Drew Henry | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 29 | Drew Henry | 9 | 29 | Drew Henry | 9 | 29 | Drew Henry | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| 43 | Stuart Bingham | 8 | | | | 29 | Drew Henry | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| 43 | Stuart Bingham | 8 | | | | 20 | Dominic Dale | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 11 | Anthony Hamilton | 2 | 20 | Dominic Dale | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 20 | Dominic Dale | 9 | 20 | Dominic Dale | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 20 | Dominic Dale | 9 | 20 | Dominic Dale | 9 | | | | 29 | Drew Henry | 6 | | | | | | |
| 59 | Patrick Wallace | 3 | | | | | | | 29 | Drew Henry | 6 | | | | | | |
| 59 | Patrick Wallace | 3 | | | | | | | 2 | John Higgins | 9 | | | | | | |
| | | | 12 | Peter Ebdon | 9 | | | | 2 | John Higgins | 9 | | | | | | |
| 22 | Mark King | 9 | 22 | Mark King | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 22 | Mark King | 9 | 22 | Mark King | 4 | 12 | Peter Ebdon | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 39 | Dave Finbow | 5 | | | | 12 | Peter Ebdon | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 39 | Dave Finbow | 5 | | | | 2 | John Higgins | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | John Higgins | 9 | 2 | John Higgins | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| 27 | James Wattana | 6 | 52 | David Gray | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 52 | David Gray | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: John Williams. Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth, England, 3 December 2000. :
| Mark Williams (1) Wales | 4–10 | John Higgins (2) Scotland |
| Afternoon: 17–74 (73), 0–131 (131), 73–0 (73), 32–94 (54), 0–108 (108), 47–71 (55), 0–115 (115), 117–0 (117) Evening: 0–80, 15–67, 0–105 (76), 75–13 (51), 81–8 (51), 46–76 |||
| 117 | Highest break | 131 |
| 1 | Century breaks | 3 |
| 4 | 50+ breaks | 7 |

## Qualifying

Round of 160 Best of 9 frames
Round of 128 Best of 9 frames
Round of 96 Best of 9 frames
Round of 64 Best of 11 frames