Masters 2000

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Masters 2000
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Tournament type: Invitation tournament
Attendees: 18th
Venue: Wembley Conference Center ,
London , England
Opening: February 7, 2000
Endgame: February 14, 2000

Winner: WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Matthew Stevens
Finalist: IrelandIreland Ken Doherty
Highest Break: 140 ( Ken Doherty ) IrelandIreland
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The Benson & Hedges Masters 2000 was an invitation-only snooker tournament for the 1999/2000 season that was held from February 7-14 , 2000 at the Wembley Conference Center in London . It was the 26th edition of the Masters.

Matthew Stevens won the final against last year's finalist , Ken Doherty, 10-8 . It was Stevens first Masters tournament victory. Ken Doherty was on his way to play the 36th official maximum break in the 15th frame of the final , but failed on the last black. With 140 points this was the highest break of the tournament.

In the wildcard round , Ali Carter beat Steve Davis 6-5 . Jimmy White defeated Marco Fu 6-3.

Final round

  Round of 16
best of 11 frames
Quarterfinals
Best of 11 frames
Semi-final
best of 11 frames
Final
Best of 19 frames
                             
 ScotlandScotland John Higgins 4th                  
 EnglandEngland Jimmy White 6th  
 EnglandEngland Jimmy White 3
 
   WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Matthew Stevens 6th  
 ScotlandScotland Alan McManus 2
 WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Matthew Stevens 6th  
 WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Matthew Stevens 6th
   EnglandEngland John Parrott 2  
 EnglandEngland John Parrott 6th    
 EnglandEngland Paul Hunter 3  
 EnglandEngland John Parrott 6th
 
   EnglandEngland Ronnie O'Sullivan 3  
 EnglandEngland Ronnie O'Sullivan 6th
 EnglandEngland Anthony Hamilton 4th  
 WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Matthew Stevens 10
   IrelandIreland Ken Doherty 8th
 WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Mark Williams 6th        
 
 EnglandEngland Peter Ebdon 3  
 WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Mark Williams 4th
 
   EnglandEngland Stephen Lee 6th  
 EnglandEngland Stephen Lee 6th
 IrelandIreland Fergal O'Brien 4th  
 EnglandEngland Stephen Lee 0
   IrelandIreland Ken Doherty 6th  
 IrelandIreland Ken Doherty 6th    
 EnglandEngland Ali Carter 0  
 IrelandIreland Ken Doherty 6th
 
   ScotlandScotland Stephen Hendry 3  
 ScotlandScotland Stephen Hendry 6th
 EnglandEngland Mark King 3  

Individual evidence

  1. February 14 down the years: Torvill and Dean's Bolero . ESPN . Retrieved May 23, 2012.
  2. a b Benson & Hedges Masters 2000 . Snooker.org. Retrieved October 23, 2010.
  3. a b The Masters . Snooker scene. Archived from the original on January 24, 2013. Retrieved on August 8, 2012.