# Wereldkampioenschap snooker 2000

Het Embassy World Snooker Championship 2000 vond plaats van 15 april tot en met 1 mei 2000 in het Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, Engeland. Stephen Hendry was de titelverdediger. Mark Williams won zijn eerste wereldtitel.

## Prijzenpot

* Winnaar: £ 240.000,-
* Finalist: £ 140.000,-
* Halvefinalist: £ 70.000,-
* Kwartfinalist: £ 35.000,-
* Laatste 16: £ 19.000,-
* Laatste 32: £ 13.000,-
* Hoogste break: £ 20.000,-
* Maximumbreak: £ 147.000,-

## Hoofdtoernooi

| eerste ronde best of 19 frames | eerste ronde best of 19 frames | eerste ronde best of 19 frames | tweede ronde best of 25 frames | tweede ronde best of 25 frames | tweede ronde best of 25 frames | kwartfinale best of 25 frames | kwartfinale best of 25 frames | kwartfinale best of 25 frames | halve finale best of 33 frames | halve finale best of 33 frames | halve finale best of 33 frames | finale best of 35 frames | finale best of 35 frames | finale best of 35 frames |
| Stephen Hendry (1) | Stephen Hendry (1) | 7 |
| Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 10 |
| Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 10 | Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 9 |
| | | | Jimmy White (16) | Jimmy White (16) | 13 |
| Jimmy White (16) | Jimmy White (16) | 10 | Jimmy White (16) | Jimmy White (16) | 13 |
| Billy Snadon | Billy Snadon | 7 | | | |
| Billy Snadon | Billy Snadon | 7 | | | | Jimmy White (16) | Jimmy White (16) | 7 |
| | | | | | | Matthew Stevens (9) | Matthew Stevens (9) | 13 |
| Matthew Stevens (9) | Matthew Stevens (9) | 10 | | | | Matthew Stevens (9) | Matthew Stevens (9) | 13 |
| Tony Drago | Tony Drago | 2 | | | | | | |
| Tony Drago | Tony Drago | 2 | Matthew Stevens (9) | Matthew Stevens (9) | 13 | | | |
| | | | Alan McManus (8) | Alan McManus (8) | 4 | | | |
| Alan McManus (8) | Alan McManus (8) | 10 | Alan McManus (8) | Alan McManus (8) | 4 | | | |
| Nigel Bond | Nigel Bond | 7 | | | | | | |
| Nigel Bond | Nigel Bond | 7 | | | | | | | Matthew Stevens (9) | Matthew Stevens (9) | 17 |
| | | | | | | | | | Joe Swail | Joe Swail | 12 |
| John Parrott (5) | John Parrott (5) | 10 | | | | | | | Joe Swail | Joe Swail | 12 |
| Gary Wilkinson | Gary Wilkinson | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| Gary Wilkinson | Gary Wilkinson | 9 | John Parrott (5) | John Parrott (5) | 12 | | | | | | |
| | | | Joe Swail | Joe Swail | 13 | | | | | | |
| Paul Hunter (12) | Paul Hunter (12) | 6 | Joe Swail | Joe Swail | 13 | | | | | | |
| Joe Swail | Joe Swail | 10 | | | | | | | | | |
| Joe Swail | Joe Swail | 10 | | | | Joe Swail | Joe Swail | 13 | | | |
| | | | | | | Dominic Dale | Dominic Dale | 9 | | | |
| Peter Ebdon (13) | Peter Ebdon (13) | 6 | | | | Dominic Dale | Dominic Dale | 9 | | | |
| Dominic Dale | Dominic Dale | 10 | | | | | | | | | |
| Dominic Dale | Dominic Dale | 10 | Dominic Dale | Dominic Dale | 13 | | | | | | |
| | | | David Gray | David Gray | 1 | | | | | | |
| Ronnie O'Sullivan (4) | Ronnie O'Sullivan (4) | 9 | David Gray | David Gray | 1 | | | | | | |
| David Gray | David Gray | 10 | | | | | | | | | |
| David Gray | David Gray | 10 | | | | | | | | | | Matthew Stevens (9) | Matthew Stevens (9) | 16 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Mark Williams (3) | Mark Williams (3) | 18 |
| Mark Williams (3) | Mark Williams (3) | 10 | | | | | | | | | | Mark Williams (3) | Mark Williams (3) | 18 |
| John Read | John Read | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| John Read | John Read | 4 | Mark Williams (3) | Mark Williams (3) | 13 | | | | | | |
| | | | Drew Henry | Drew Henry | 9 | | | | | | |
| Mark King (14) | Mark King (14) | 8 | Drew Henry | Drew Henry | 9 | | | | | | |
| Drew Henry | Drew Henry | 10 | | | | | | | | | |
| Drew Henry | Drew Henry | 10 | | | | Mark Williams (3) | Mark Williams (3) | 13 | | | |
| | | | | | | Fergal O'Brien (11) | Fergal O'Brien (11) | 5 | | | |
| Fergal O'Brien (11) | Fergal O'Brien (11) | 10 | | | | Fergal O'Brien (11) | Fergal O'Brien (11) | 5 | | | |
| Chris Small | Chris Small | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| Chris Small | Chris Small | 8 | Fergal O'Brien (11) | Fergal O'Brien (11) | 13 | | | | | | |
| | | | Stephen Lee (6) | Stephen Lee (6) | 8 | | | | | | |
| Stephen Lee (6) | Stephen Lee (6) | 10 | Stephen Lee (6) | Stephen Lee (6) | 8 | | | | | | |
| Kristjan Helgason | Kristjan Helgason | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Kristjan Helgason | Kristjan Helgason | 3 | | | | | | | Mark Williams (3) | Mark Williams (3) | 17 |
| | | | | | | | | | John Higgins (2) | John Higgins (2) | 15 |
| Ken Doherty (7) | Ken Doherty (7) | 10 | | | | | | | John Higgins (2) | John Higgins (2) | 15 |
| Darren Morgan | Darren Morgan | 3 | | | | | | |
| Darren Morgan | Darren Morgan | 3 | Ken Doherty (7) | Ken Doherty (7) | 12 | | | |
| | | | Anthony Hamilton (10) | Anthony Hamilton (10) | 13 | | | |
| Anthony Hamilton (10) | Anthony Hamilton (10) | 10 | Anthony Hamilton (10) | Anthony Hamilton (10) | 13 | | | |
| Marco Fu | Marco Fu | 4 | | | | | | |
| Marco Fu | Marco Fu | 4 | | | | Anthony Hamilton (10) | Anthony Hamilton (10) | 3 |
| | | | | | | John Higgins (2) | John Higgins (2) | 13 |
| Steve Davis (15) | Steve Davis (15) | 10 | | | | John Higgins (2) | John Higgins (2) | 13 |
| Graeme Dott | Graeme Dott | 6 | | | |
| Graeme Dott | Graeme Dott | 6 | Steve Davis (15) | Steve Davis (15) | 11 |
| | | | John Higgins (2) | John Higgins (2) | 13 |
| John Higgins (2) | John Higgins (2) | 10 | John Higgins (2) | John Higgins (2) | 13 |
| Dave Harold | Dave Harold | 8 |

## Finale

Mark Williams won in de finale met 18-16 van zijn landgenoot Matthew Stevens. Na twintig frames stond hij nog met 7-13 achter.

## Century breaks

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

## Opvallendheden

* De finale van het World Snooker Championship 2000 was de eerste ooit tussen twee spelers uit Wales.
* Referee John Newton leidde voor het eerst in zijn carrière de finale van het World Snooker Championship, wat meteen ook zijn laatste partij als referee was. Hij stopte na de wedstrijd als leidsman.
* Mark Williams won het World Snooker Championship voor het eerst. Hij won het toernooi in 2003 opnieuw.
* Verliezend finalist Matthew Stevens bereikte in 2005 opnieuw de finale van het World Snooker Championship, maar verloor wederom.
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