# 2000 China Open (snooker)

The 2000 China Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place from 9–17 December 2000 at the Mission Hills Resort in Shenzhen, China. It was the fourth ranking event of the 2000/2001 season.
The reigning champion was Ronnie O'Sullivan, who retained his title by defeating Mark Williams in the final 9–3.

## Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
* Winner: £50,000
* Runner-up: £26,000
* Semi-finalists: £13,000
* Quarter-finalists: £7,250
* Last 16: £3,910
* Last 32: £3,400
* Last 48: £1,500
* Last 64: £1,250
* Last 96: £950
* Last 128: £500
* Highest break (televised): £3,000
* Highest break (untelevised): £1,000
* Total: £311,000

## Wildcard round

| Match | | Score | |
| WC1 | Bjorn Haneveer (BEL) | 5–3 | Cai Jianzhong (CHN) |
| WC2 | Stephen Maguire (SCO) | 5–1 | Pang Weiguo (CHN) |

## Main draw

| Last 32 Best of 9 frames | Last 32 Best of 9 frames | Last 32 Best of 9 frames | Last 16 Best of 9 frames | Last 16 Best of 9 frames | Last 16 Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | | Final Best of 17 frames | Final Best of 17 frames | Final Best of 17 frames |
| Ronnie O'Sullivan | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Billy Snaddon | Billy Snaddon | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Billy Snaddon | Billy Snaddon | 4 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Dominic Dale | Dominic Dale | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dominic Dale | Dominic Dale | 5 | Dominic Dale | Dominic Dale | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Fergal O'Brien | Fergal O'Brien | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Fergal O'Brien | Fergal O'Brien | 1 | | | | Ronnie O'Sullivan | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Paul Hunter | Paul Hunter | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Paul Hunter | Paul Hunter | 5 | | | | | | | Paul Hunter | Paul Hunter | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Michael Holt | Michael Holt | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Michael Holt | Michael Holt | 0 | Paul Hunter | Paul Hunter | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Ken Doherty | Ken Doherty | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ken Doherty | Ken Doherty | 5 | Ken Doherty | Ken Doherty | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Michael Judge | Michael Judge | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Michael Judge | Michael Judge | 2 | | | | | | | | Ronnie O'Sullivan | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Stephen Hendry | Stephen Hendry | 3 | | | | |
| Stephen Hendry | Stephen Hendry | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | Stephen Hendry | Stephen Hendry | 3 | | | | |
| Bjorn Haneveer | Bjorn Haneveer | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bjorn Haneveer | Bjorn Haneveer | 3 | Stephen Hendry | Stephen Hendry | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Peter Ebdon | Peter Ebdon | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Peter Ebdon | Peter Ebdon | 5 | Peter Ebdon | Peter Ebdon | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| David Gray | David Gray | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| David Gray | David Gray | 2 | | | | Stephen Hendry | Stephen Hendry | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Alan McManus | Alan McManus | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Alan McManus | Alan McManus | 5 | | | | | | | Alan McManus | Alan McManus | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Steve Davis | Steve Davis | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Steve Davis | Steve Davis | 4 | Alan McManus | Alan McManus | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Marco Fu | Marco Fu | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Marco Fu | Marco Fu | 5 | Marco Fu | Marco Fu | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark King | Mark King | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark King | Mark King | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | Ronnie O'Sullivan | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 9 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 3 |
| Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 3 |
| Marcus Campbell | Marcus Campbell | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Marcus Campbell | Marcus Campbell | 2 | Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Nigel Bond | Nigel Bond | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Nigel Bond | Nigel Bond | 5 | Nigel Bond | Nigel Bond | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Anthony Hamilton | Anthony Hamilton | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Anthony Hamilton | Anthony Hamilton | 4 | | | | Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Stephen Lee | Stephen Lee | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Stephen Lee | Stephen Lee | 5 | | | | | | | Stephen Lee | Stephen Lee | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Ian McCulloch | Ian McCulloch | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ian McCulloch | Ian McCulloch | 4 | Stephen Lee | Stephen Lee | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Jimmy White | Jimmy White | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jimmy White | Jimmy White | 5 | Jimmy White | Jimmy White | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Joe Swail | Joe Swail | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Joe Swail | Joe Swail | 4 | | | | | | | | Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Drew Henry | Drew Henry | 5 | | | | |
| Drew Henry | Drew Henry | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | Drew Henry | Drew Henry | 5 | | | | |
| Dave Harold | Dave Harold | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dave Harold | Dave Harold | 4 | Drew Henry | Drew Henry | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Bradley Jones | Bradley Jones | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bradley Jones | Bradley Jones | 5 | Bradley Jones | Bradley Jones | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| John Higgins | John Higgins | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| John Higgins | John Higgins | 2 | | | | Drew Henry | Drew Henry | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Matthew Stevens | Matthew Stevens | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Matthew Stevens | Matthew Stevens | 5 | | | | | | | Matthew Stevens | Matthew Stevens | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Graeme Dott | Graeme Dott | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Graeme Dott | Graeme Dott | 2 | Matthew Stevens | Matthew Stevens | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | John Parrott | John Parrott | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| John Parrott | John Parrott | 5 | John Parrott | John Parrott | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Stephen Maguire | Stephen Maguire | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Final

Final: Best of 17 frames Mission Hills Resort, Shenzhen, China, 17 December 2000. :
| Ronnie O'Sullivan England | 9–3 | Mark Williams Wales |
| Afternoon: 77–11 (70), 7–71 (63), 68–60 (O'Sullivan 54), 103–9 (76), 68–53, 87–0 (87), 92–9 (63), 74–18 (74) Evening: 59–63, 35–70 (65), 75–43 (68), 99–6 (54) |||
| 87 | Highest break | 65 |
| 0 | Century breaks | 0 |
| 8 | 50+ breaks | 2 |