# 2000 Scottish Masters

The 2000 Regal Scottish Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament which took place from 24 to 29 October. The tournament was played at the Motherwell Civic Centre, Scotland, and featured twelve professional players.
Ronnie O'Sullivan won the tournament for the second time, defeating Stephen Hendry 9–6 in the final. Marco Fu recorded his first maximum break in his first round match with Ken Doherty. This was the first ever 147 streamed live on the Internet.

## Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for the tournament was as follows:
* Winner: £62,000
* Runner-up: £30,000
* Semi-finalists: £15,500
* Quarter-finalists: £9,000
* First round: £5,000
* Highest break: £5,000
* Maximum break: a car
* Total: £195,000

## Main draw

| Round 1 Best of 9 frames | Round 1 Best of 9 frames | Round 1 Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 11 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 11 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 11 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 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Ronnie O'Sullivan | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 5 | John Higgins | John Higgins | 4 | | | | | | |
| Jimmy White | Jimmy White | 3 | | | | Ronnie O'Sullivan | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 6 | | | |
| | | | | | | Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 5 | | | |
| | | | Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 6 | | | | | | |
| Stephen Lee | Stephen Lee | 5 | Stephen Lee | Stephen Lee | 4 | | | | | | |
| Steve Davis | Steve Davis | 1 | | | | | | | Ronnie O'Sullivan | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 9 |
| | | | | | | | | | Stephen Hendry | Stephen Hendry | 6 |
| | | | Stephen Hendry | Stephen Hendry | 6 | | | | | | |
| Alan McManus | Alan McManus | 5 | Alan McManus | Alan McManus | 5 | | | | | | |
| Fergal O'Brien | Fergal O'Brien | 3 | | | | Stephen Hendry | Stephen Hendry | 6 | | | |
| | | | | | | Ken Doherty | Ken Doherty | 1 | | | |
| | | | Ken Doherty | Ken Doherty | 6 | | | | | | |
| Ken Doherty | Ken Doherty | 5 | Matthew Stevens | Matthew Stevens | 1 | | | | | | |
| Marco Fu | Marco Fu | 1 | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying Event

Qualifying for the tournament took place amongst 12 players at the Spencer's Snooker Centre in Stirling from 18 to 22 September 2000. Jimmy White dropped only four frames throughout the event as he won the tournament and earned the final wild card spot for the Scottish Masters by defeating Stephen Maguire, Drew Henry and Joe Swail over three rounds. All matches were played to the best-of-nine frames and players in bold indicate match winners.
| Round 1 Best of 9 frames | Round 1 Best of 9 frames | Round 1 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 9 frames | Semi-finals Best of 9 frames | Semi-finals Best of 9 frames | Final Best of 9 frames | Final Best of 9 frames | Final Best of 9 frames |
| | | | Anthony Hamilton | Anthony Hamilton | 2 | | | | | | |
| Billy Snaddon | Billy Snaddon | 2 | Drew Henry | Drew Henry | 5 | | | | | | |
| Drew Henry | Drew Henry | 5 | | | | Drew Henry | Drew Henry | 1 | | | |
| | | | | | | Jimmy White | Jimmy White | 5 | | | |
| | | | Jimmy White | Jimmy White | 5 | | | | | | |
| Graeme Dott | Graeme Dott | 1 | Stephen Maguire | Stephen Maguire | 1 | | | | | | |
| Stephen Maguire | Stephen Maguire | 5 | | | | | | | Jimmy White | Jimmy White | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | Joe Swail | Joe Swail | 2 |
| | | | Joe Swail | Joe Swail | 5 | | | | | | |
| Dominic Dale | Dominic Dale | 4 | Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 3 | | | | | | |
| Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 5 | | | | Joe Swail | Joe Swail | 5 | | | |
| | | | | | | Chris Small | Chris Small | 4 | | | |
| | | | Dave Harold | Dave Harold | 0 | | | | | | |
| Chris Small | Chris Small | 5 | Chris Small | Chris Small | 5 | | | | | | |
| David Gray | David Gray | 2 | | | | | | | | | |